eng7-L2· Unit 3· ~18 min

Listen to a conversation about a talented person

Follow how Alina's museum experience gives Kamil information and a photo for his presentation about Faiq Ahmad.

The recording is a conversation between Alina and Kamil about artist Faiq Ahmad. First identify each speaker's purpose: Kamil is preparing a presentation, while Alina describes what she saw and learned at the carpet museum. Listen for past-time markers such as yesterday and while to reconstruct the museum events. Then follow Kamil's responses to see which information and visual material he plans to use.

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Key terms

presentation — Kamil's planned talk about Faiq Ahmad
interview — the questions Faiq Ahmad was answering for journalists
exhibition — a public showing of an artist's works
foreign museums — museums outside the artist's home country mentioned in the conversation
Speaker map
PersonWhat to listen for
Kamilpreparing and adding to a presentation
Alinamuseum encounter, information learned, and photo offered
Faiq Ahmadgiving an interview and discussing works and exhibitions
Journalistsasking the interview questions
✎Separate simultaneous actions
  1. 1Hear while: Mark the two actions joined by while.
  2. 2Assign speakers: Ask who was answering and who was listening.
  3. 3Check: Reject an option that swaps the two people.
🚫Photo wording matters

Alina took his photo; the recording does not say she took a photo with him.

💡Follow Kamil's responses

His replies show how Alina's information and photo can support the presentation.

Rules

  1. 1Identify who says or does each action before choosing an answer.
  2. 2Keep meeting, seeing, listening, learning, photographing, and presenting as separate actions.
  3. 3Use while to connect actions happening at the same time.
  4. 4Treat yesterday as the time of Alina's museum experience, not the time of Kamil's presentation.
  5. 5Distinguish a photo of Faiq Ahmad from a photo taken with him.
  6. 6For sequence questions, order only events stated in the recording.

Practice

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