Task 1: Learning to Predict

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Task 1: Learning to Predict

Listen to the following sentences. When you hear "pause", stop the player and guess what the speaker is going to say next.

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(3) Hint: The woman is asking the man to buy a pack of fish and chips from a nearby shop.
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Task 1: Learning to Predict

Listen to the following sentences. When you hear "pause", stop  the player and guess what the speaker is going to say next.

(1) Answer:
    Reason:

(2) Answer:
    Reason:

(3) Hint: The woman is asking the man to buy a pack of fish and chips from a nearby shop.
    Answer:
    Reason:

(4) Answer:
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    Key: "I wouldn't mind" suggests that the man will do what the woman doesn't want because of certain attractive conditions.

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    Key: The earlier sentence suggests that the man does not play drum for money. Consequently the explanation must be that he enjoys playing it.