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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #38234 Medium Communication

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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

Transcript:

Persons do not become a society by living in physical proximity, any more than a man ceases to be socially influenced by being so many feet or miles removed from others. A book or a letter may institute a more intimate association between human beings separated thousands of miles from each other than exists between dwellers under the same roof. Individuals do not even compose a social group because they all work for a common end. The parts of a machine work with a maximum of cooperativeness for a common result, but they do not form a community. If, however, they were all cognizant of the common end and all interested in it so that they regulated their specific activity in view of it, then they would form a community. But this would involve communication. Each would have to know what the other was about and would have to have some way of keeping the other informed as to his own purpose and progress. Consensus demands communication.

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People living close to each other in the same physical space. Individuals working together for a common goal like parts of a machine. Individuals who are aware of a common purpose and communicate with each other about it. People who are socially influenced by one another despite physical distance.

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Option 3: "Individuals who are aware of a common purpose and communicate with each other about it."

Explanation: This option is correct as it encapsulates the main idea of the text. The author explains that a community is formed when individuals are cognizant of a common purpose and engage in communication about it. This aligns with the text's emphasis on the necessity of communication for forming a community.

Option 1: "People living close to each other in the same physical space."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text argues that mere physical proximity does not constitute a society. The author emphasizes that individuals living close together do not necessarily form a community, as social influence can exist regardless of distance.

Option 2: "Individuals working together for a common goal like parts of a machine."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that individuals working towards a common end, like machine parts, do not form a community. The author highlights that true community requires awareness and communication, which this option fails to address.

Option 4: "People who are socially influenced by one another despite physical distance."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because, while it acknowledges social influence across distances, it does not capture the essence of community as described in the text. The author argues that social influence alone does not create a community; rather, it requires awareness of a common purpose and communication.

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