Unit4LawandorderTaskInvestigatingandreportingfactsSkillsbuilding1:listeningforemotionsexpressedbytonesThispartteachesyouhowtofindoutthespeakers’feelings,whichareexpressedbythetonesoftheirvoices
Listentoarecordingofsomeabstractsofplaysandtrytoanalyzehowthecharactersfeelintheplay
Lookatthefollowingdialogues
Trytorole-playthedialoguesandpayattentiontothetones
Whydoyouthinkheorsheisexcited/afraid/ashamed/angry/happy
Dialogue1(excitement)A:Hello,Jane
Howwasyourdayatthethemepark
B:Itwasgreat
Wewentonalltherides
Thebestonewastherollercoaster
Itstartsreallyslowly
Thenwhenyougettothehighestpoint,itsuddenlydropsreallyquickly
Everyonescreamedandwavedtheirhandsintheair
Dialogue2(fear)A:Oh,no
Help,somebody,help
B:What’swrong
A:Inthebath,there’sabigspider
It’shuge
B:Don’tworry
Itcan’thurtyou
I’llput