{"id":28915,"date":"2023-09-25T18:49:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/?p=28915"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:49:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:19:53","slug":"toefl-listening-task-3-function-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/toefl-listening-task-3-function-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"TOEFL Listening: Listening Task 3 (Function Questions)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These questions typically focus on a specific section of the passage, sometimes even a single word. They involve playing a segment of the recording that relates to the question&#8217;s topic and then replaying only that particular topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/cdnbloglearn.leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-the-invention-of-the-x-ray-Aud.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>These questions are typically phrased as follows<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does the professor imply when he says this?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why does the student say this?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the professor mean when she says this?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-does-the-professor-say-this\"><span id=\"why-does-the-professor-say-this\">Why does the professor say this?\u200b<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/cdnbloglearn.leverageedu.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-the-invention-of-the-x-ray-excerpt-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>a. 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