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Listening Warm-up · What Can Change a Person’s Perspective?
Before listening, think about experiences that can change a person’s perspective on life: the birth of a child, a disaster, travel, illness, failure, success, or losing something important.
Which experience is most likely to be life-changing?
True or False: A life-changing experience can change how someone sees priorities.
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Listening Comprehension · Three Life-Changing Experiences
Audio 09 · Listening comprehension
Listen to each person talking about a life-changing experience. Choose the best answer.
1. The first speaker’s life was changed when he ______.
2. The second speaker’s life changed when she ______.
3. The third speaker’s perspective on life changed when he ______.
Which speaker learned most directly that material things may not be the most important?
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Understanding Meaning from Context
Audio 10 · Listen again and infer meaning
Read each statement. Infer what the speaker means from context.
1. “I was really able to see other people’s points of view” means that he ______.
2. “It was a real eye-opener for me” means that ______.
3. “It hit me that I was responsible for her” means that ______.
4. “[It] is definitely a life-altering experience” means that ______.
5. “That puts things in perspective” means that ______.
6. “You start to see the big picture” means that ______.
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Unit 1 Checkpoint · Listening and Unit Review
Audio 11 · Checkpoint listening
A. Optimist, Pessimist, or Realist?
Listen and classify each speaker’s reaction.
John
Susan
Matt
B. Who probably said it?
Match each statement to the most likely speaker.
“You’ve got to be practical. There will be some problems in life that you can solve and some that you can’t.”
“Life is full of hard times. You just have to accept that bad things happen.”
“It’s important to see a problem both as a challenge and as an opportunity for success.”
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Checkpoint Review · Personality Types and Advice
C. Complete with a personality type
Choose the best expression from Unit 1.
My supervisor gave me three projects for tonight. He sounds like a real ____.
Sarah helped me with my sales campaign. She’s such a ____.
Tom never stops working. He’s a ____.
Jill didn’t say a word all evening. She’s just not a ____.
Audrey got a perfect score. She’s such a ____.
Eddy says things that make me feel dumb. He’s a ____.
D. Give advice with stop, remember, or forget
Samantha
She has a demanding job, works long hours, shops all weekend, and feels exhausted.
Best advice:
Michael
He spends most of the day at the computer and does not get outside except to walk to the bus stop.
Best advice:
Philip
He is a single father with three kids and travels a lot for work. He hardly sees his children.
Best advice:
Marisa
She has a high credit card bill and cannot keep up with monthly payments.
Best advice:
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