Unit3BacktothepastTaskGIVINGATALKABOUTAHISTORICALEVENTlisteningforthegistYouhaveconversationswithyourfriends,yourrelativesandotherpeopleeveryday
Whatdecidesthetopicyouaretalkingabout
Willthetopicbedifferentifsomeoneelsejoinsyourconversation
Willthetopicbedifferentifyoumovetoanotherplacetotalk
Willitbedifferentifyouaredoingsomethingelsewhileyouaretalking
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)Whatdoyouusuallylistentoorpayattentiontoinordertoquicklyunderstandwhatothersaretalkingaboutandgetinvolvedinanewconversation
Whenwearelisteningtogetthegistofsomething,wearelisteningforthegeneralidea
Weusuallytrytofindoutabout:howmanypeoplearetalkingwheretheyarewhattheyaredoingwhattheyaretalkingaboutListening:Thenumberofpeopletalking:Theplacetheyaretalkingin:Thethingtheyaredoingwhiletalking:Thesubjectthey