Activity 6.2: Understanding Feelings—Looking for a Part-Time Job A speaker’s tone of voice can help you understand the person’s feelings . Directions: • Scan the QR code to listen to the audio track . • Listen to part of a conversation between an art student who wants to get a part-time job at the college and a student employment advisor. How are the speakers feeling? 1 . Is the student eager or hesitant to take the job? 2 Is the advisor sympathetic or irritated? Even if you do not understand every word that the speakers are saying, you can understand their feelings from their tones of voice . Activity 6.3: Understanding Feelings—Sports and Studying A speaker’s tone of voice can help you understand the person’s feelings . Directions: • Scan the QR code to listen to the audio track . • Listen to the conversation between a student and a professor. How are the speakers feeling?
1 . Is the student happy or unhappy with her grade on the exam? 2 . Is the professor sympathetic or irritated?
Directions: • Listen to the conversation again and take notes on a separate sheet of paper. • Use your notes to answer the questions below. • Check your answers using the answer key at the end of this section . • Read the script at the end of this section to review anything you did not understand.
1 . Why does the woman go to see her professor? A. To tell him about an athletic achievement B . To find out the best approach to studying for a test C. To ask a question about a laboratory project D. To discuss her performance on a biology exam
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