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I-speak Chapter 1 COLLEGE LIFE PART I. GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS: STRESSED WORDS AND REDUCTIONS A. Jack, Tom, and Herb are new students at Faber College. They meet in the student lounge of their rooming house. Listen to the conversation. You may not understand every word. Listen for the main ideas. B. Listen again. The important words are “stressed”; these words give the main idea. Write the following stressed words in the correct place: hi Tom hi accent doing Tom Riley Herb you’re Jack Tom meet accent right roommate from name Herb Texas Jack: _______Hi_________! How are you ______doing______________? Tom: Oh, hi…You’re ____Jack_________, right? Jack: That’s _____right__________. What’s your __name_____again? Tom: _____Tom__________. _____Tom___________ ___Riley_____________. Jack: _____Tom__________, this is my __roommate___________ ___Herb_________________. Tom: __________Hi______, ____Herb______________. Herb: Nice to ___meet________you. Tom: Where are you ___from____________? Herb: _____Texas_____________. Tom: Oh, yes, you have an ____accent___________________! Herb: Ha! ___You’re__________the ones with the ____accent____________! C. Now listen again. Repeat each sentence after the speaker. Remember that stressed words are louder and clearer than unstressed words. D. Now listen to the rest of the conversation. Underline the stressed words. Jack: Listen, Tom. We’re really hungry. Do you want to get something to eat with us? Tom: I can’t. I have to meet my roommate, Kenji. I think he’s Japanese. Herb: Okay. See you later, then. We’re up in 212.Stop by anytime. Tom: Hey, we’re on the same floor. Room 220. E. Listen again. Notice the stressed words. F. Listen to the following questions. You will hear each question twice. Write the answers. 1._Yes, one student forgets Tom’s name. 2._ Yes, one of the students is from Texas. 3.___No, the 3 students can’t have lunch together. 4.__Yes, all the 3 students live on the same floor. 5.__2 of