SECTION I: LISTENING: (4 points)
Part I: Thuc is taking a course in Study skills in English. Now in his class on reading skills, the teacher is
making a quick review about what they learnt in the last class. Listen to this conversation and decide
whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
I. It is important to know the purposes of reading.
2. Surveying a book will help decide whether the book is necessary for you.
3. The contents pages of a book show how the book is orga.niz.ed.
4. Unlike the index, the table of contents gives more detail about the concepts mentioned in the book.
5. It is necessary to make sure that the level of the book is neither too easy nor too difficult for you.
6. The date of publication can usually be found on the cover.
Part II: Listen to the conversation again and answer these questions.
1. In what way do the purposes of reading help your reading a book?
2. Apart from the organiz.ation of the book, what do the contents pages tell readers?
3. Where can readers often find the index of a book? At the beginning or at the end?
4. Where are the items of a book alphabetically arranged, in the contents or the index?