I’m worried about my girlfriend. Why is that? She thinks she’s too fat. Is she? No, but she keeps skipping meals. Then, she only eats chips and drinks cola. I used to do that. It’s called binging. It was no fun! Why did you stop doing it? Well, my doctor told me to eat when I’m hungry. She said, “Eat till you’re full or you’ll eat too much later.” She said a lot of girls ruin their health this way. Did she say what to eat? She said, “Eat fruit, vegetables, meats, and grains. Have regular meals and snacks. Get. | Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT TRANSCRIPTS Listening Section Speaking Section Writing Section Listening Note Highlighting indicates a repeated listening sample. Chapter 1 Skill A 01 Campus Life M I m worried about my girlfriend. W Why is that M She thinks she s too fat. W Is she M No but she keeps skipping meals. Then she only eats chips and drinks cola. W I used to do that. It s called binging. It was no fun M Why did you stop doing it W Well my doctor told me to eat when I m hungry. She said Eat till you re full or you ll eat too much later. She said a lot of girls ruin their health this way. M Did she say what to eat W She said Eat fruit vegetables meats and grains. Have regular meals and snacks. Get exercise too. 02 Music History M We know that Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn Germany but we are uncertain of the month. Beethoven wrote hundreds of songs. One of his most famous is his Fifth Symphony. The first four notes go like this dah dah dah da Almost everyone recognizes them. He was the first to use trombones in a symphony. At age 28 he began to go deaf. Yet he kept on writing and conducting. He never got married. But after he died friends found some love letters. We don t know who he wrote them to. Beethoven died in 1827. 03 Biology W s talk about animals we don t see in the winter. Many animals hibernate during the cold months of the year. Basically they go to sleep. Some animals hibernate in holes in the ground. Others sleep in caves under bushes or at the base of trees. Bears hibernate. So do cold-blooded animals like frogs and snakes. When animals are hibernating it seems like they re dead. They have slow heartbeats and they almost stop breathing. They have stored extra energy and fat to keep them alive. By the end of winter they are very weak. They must eat soon after waking up. 04 Campus Life M Hey J ulie what s up W Hi Brian. Taking a break from studying. I m surfing the Internet for an MP3 player. M Do you like the iPod W Yes
