Dave
27 mar 20221 min
Looking for key ideas and attitudes
When you listen to people putting forward different ideas, you need to be able to spot any markers which signal whether a speaker is going to agree or disagree with something that has just been said.
Look at the mixed-up expressions in the next slide and match the beginnings and endings of these expressions of agreement and disagreement.
Match the beginnings and endings of these expressions of agreement.
Match the beginnings and endings of these expressions of disagreement.
You will hear some dialogues with the second turn left unfinished.
Do you think the speakers are going to agree or disagree? Write A (agree) or D (disagree). How do you think the speakers will finish what they are saying?
Now listen to the recording.
You will hear some dialogues with the second turn left unfinished.
Do you think the speakers are going to agree or disagree?
Write A (agree) or D (disagree).
Agree/Disagree
1.__
2.__
3.__
4.__
5.__
How do you think the speakers will finish what they are saying?
but having said that…
‘Tell me about it…
‘That’s a bit harsh, isn’t it?...
‘Don’t I know it! …
‘Come off it!...
Now listen and check how close were your predictions?
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