Froggy Jumps: Activity Trackers and Apps (second language - listening comprehension


Froggy Jumps Activity Trackers and AppsOnline version English listening, LEAP 6.1, listening comprehension, inferencing by Robin Kosseff 1 The interview begins with a description of the first activity trackers model, the pedometer. Based on this, we can infer the first users were a weight lifters b runners c cyclists 2 The innovations they discuss in trackers seems to indicate that users have become a richer and more high tech-oriented b concerned about all their daily habits, not just exercise c more culturally diverse 3 New trackers measure the intensity of our activity because a people want to know how many steps they've taken b people burn different amounts of energy when moving c being more intense is more fashionable now 4 About 50% of us think we are a more active than we actually are b less active than we actually are c less perceptive than we actually are 5 Some fitness apps are inconvenient for people whose smartphones a have really loud alarms b don't have a long battery life c don't have GPS systems 6 Tracking our sleep patterns can help us a diagnose health problems b increase the amount of time we dream c know if we are restless sleepers 7 According to the speaker, a problem with trackers is a they actually lead people to be less active b there hasn't been enough research on their use c they tend to be inaccurate 8 When the speaker says trackers have a 'novelty effect', she means that a users lose their enthusiasm for them after a while b users are always looking for the newest models c users quickly become addicted to them 9 Based on the speaker's final statement, it is fair to say that her main interest is a whether these apps really motivate people to be more active b whether these apps are stylish enough to attract more users c doing more research on the importance of personal health data 10 Sharon was likely chosen for this interview because she a is knowledgable about the latest research on activity trackers b has a lot of experience using different activity trackers c doesn't like activity trackers and is therefore more objective about them

1

The interview begins with a description of the first activity trackers model, the pedometer. Based on this, we can infer the first users were

a

weight lifters

b

runners

c

cyclists

2

The innovations they discuss in trackers seems to indicate that users have become

a

richer and more high tech-oriented

b

concerned about all their daily habits, not just exercise

c

more culturally diverse

3

New trackers measure the intensity of our activity because

a

people want to know how many steps they've taken

b

people burn different amounts of energy when moving

c

being more intense is more fashionable now

4

About 50% of us think we are

a

more active than we actually are

b

less active than we actually are

c

less perceptive than we actually are

5

Some fitness apps are inconvenient for people whose smartphones

a

have really loud alarms

b

don't have a long battery life

c

don't have GPS systems

6

Tracking our sleep patterns can help us

a

diagnose health problems

b

increase the amount of time we dream

c

know if we are restless sleepers

7

According to the speaker, a problem with trackers is

a

they actually lead people to be less active

b

there hasn't been enough research on their use

c

they tend to be inaccurate

8

When the speaker says trackers have a 'novelty effect', she means that

a

users lose their enthusiasm for them after a while

b

users are always looking for the newest models

c

users quickly become addicted to them

9

Based on the speaker's final statement, it is fair to say that her main interest is

a

whether these apps really motivate people to be more active

b

whether these apps are stylish enough to attract more users

c

doing more research on the importance of personal health data

10

Sharon was likely chosen for this interview because she

a

is knowledgable about the latest research on activity trackers

b

has a lot of experience using different activity trackers

c

doesn't like activity trackers and is therefore more objective about them

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Activity Trackers and AppsOnline version

by Robin Kosseff

The interview begins with a description of the first activity trackers model, the pedometer. Based on this, we can infer the first users were

The innovations they discuss in trackers seems to indicate that users have become

New trackers measure the intensity of our activity because

About 50% of us think we are

Some fitness apps are inconvenient for people whose smartphones

Tracking our sleep patterns can help us

According to the speaker, a problem with trackers is

When the speaker says trackers have a 'novelty effect', she means that

Based on the speaker's final statement, it is fair to say that her main interest is

Sharon was likely chosen for this interview because she