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Check
your skills - set A
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Question 1:
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Click on the
picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of head of a male manager, when the
picture is clicked on the audio is played.
“You’ve done a good job on completing this contract”
(said in a positive, sincere and praising tone.)
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Answer:
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A.
To praise.
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Question 2:
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Click on the
picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of head of a female supervisor when
the picture is clicked on the audio is played.
“This is the way
you do it” (criticising voice with an emphasis on the word THIS.)
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Answer:
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B. To criticise.
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Question 3:
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Click on the
picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of a male union
representative, when the picture
is clicked on the audio is played.
“You should think
very hard about this before you go any further.” (warning voice with an
emphasis on the words VERY HARD)
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Answer:
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D. To warn.
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Question 4:
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Click
on the picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended
purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of a female team
leader, when the picture is clicked on the audio is played.
“Get this to the stores now!” ( shouted in a
commanding manner with an emphasis on the word NOW)
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Answer:
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C. To command.
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Check
your skills - set B
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Question 1:
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Click on the
picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of female employer, when the photo is
clicked on, the audio is played.
“This has been quite a year for all of us, but we
are moving forward” (said in an optimistic tone)
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Answer:
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A. To
encourage
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Question 2:
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Click on the
picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of male employee on hand held
telephone. When the picture
is clicked on, the audio should be played. “I can assure you that we will deal with your
complaint immediately”
(in a conciliatory tone of voice - sincerely said)
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Answer:
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A. To reassure.
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Question 3:
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Click on the
picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of a female
union representative when the picture
is clicked on, the audio should be played. “Why not ask your mate about your legal
rights – you seem to think he knows more than me!” (Said in a sarcastic tone.)
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Answer:
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A.
To be
sarcastic.
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Question 4:
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Click
on the picture to listen to the audio. What is the intended
purpose?
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Content:
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Graphic: Photo of female
team leader when the picture is
clicked on, the audio should be played.
“Let me show you
how to do it” (said in a matter of fact, helpful voice)
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Answer:
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C. To command.
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Learn
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Screen 6:
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These two people
are using the same sentence in a slightly different tone. Click on the pictures to hear which word is
being emphasised in each case.
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Content:
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Graphic: 2 Photos (1 female 1 male) numbered 1 and 2
with audio when clicked (see below for audio) Box below each for dragging and dropping a word int.
There should be no text on graphic.
1 = I promise I’ll never do that again. (Anxious tone – female voice)
2 = I promise I’ll never do that again. (Sarcastic tone – male voice)
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Answer:
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1. never
2. that
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Screen 11:
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Can you tell
whether these people are being sarcastic,
apologetic, rude or polite? Click on the pictures to hear them speak.
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Content:
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Graphic: 4 photos of 3 men and 1 woman – match the
voice to the picture - numbered 1 to 4. When learner clicks the pic the following audio plays
(there should be boxes below each for dragging and dropping a word into.)
1 = Get out of my seat now! (rude)
2 = I’m sorry to disturb you but would it be
possible for you to move as this is my seat? (apologetic)
3 = Would you mind moving as this is my seat? (polite)
4 = Found yourself a good seat have you? Well it so
happens that this one is mine. (sarcastic)
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Answer:
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1.
rude
2.
apologetic
3.
polite
4.
sarcastic
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Screen 15:
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Which of these
people is using language and tone
to criticise others, which is
giving a command, and which is trying to encourage others? Click on the
pictures to hear what they say.
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Content:
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Graphic: 3 photos all female numbered 1 to 3. when
learner clicks the picture the following audio plays (the green words are
direction for the voice over and not to be said in audio). Box below each
for dragging and dropping a word into.
1 = “Get this to the stores now!” (shouted in a commanding manner with an emphasis on the word
NOW)
2 = “This has been
quite a year for all of us, but we are moving forward.” (said in an optimistic tone)
3 = “That
was not the way to do it.” (criticising
voice with an emphasis on the word NOT.)
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Answer:
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1.
command
2.
encourage
3.
criticise
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