Turning Points

Turning Points

Real Talk 2 Chapter One

​Pre-Listening Questions

​1.      What is a turning point?  Give examples from your own experiences.

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2.      Describe your education since high school.  How did your high school education help you choose a post-secondary program?

Listen to the conversation. ​

​Take notes so you can answer the questions that will follow.

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What was Carol's major before she switched it?

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What was Scott's major before he switched it? 

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What was Carol's major after she switched it? 

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What was Scott's major after he switched it?

Open Ended

What was Carol's reason for changing her major?

Open Ended

What was Scott's reason for changing his major?

Multiple Choice

Who is good at math?

• Carol

• Scott

• Both

Multiple Choice

Who is Asian?

• Carol

• Scott

• Both

Multiple Choice

Who wants to have a family?

• Carol

• Scott

• Both

Multiple Choice

Who thought about becoming a doctor?

• Carol

• Scott

• Both

Multiple Choice

Who wants to work with people?

• Carol

• Scott

• Both

Multiple Choice

Who is religious?

• Carol

• Scott

• Both

Multiple Choice

Which pair of adjectives describes the reaction of Carol’s family when she first changed her major and their reaction now?

• Surprised at first, disappointed later

•   Disappointed at first, surprised later

• Disappointed at first, supportive later

• Supportive at first, angry later

Multiple Choice

What is Carol’s reaction to Scott’s current major?

• a.      Disapproval

• Amusement 

• Surprise

• Admiration

Multiple Choice

What can Scott do if he decides later that he is dissatisfied with his career choice?

• Become a doctor

• Go back to school

• Stop working

• Any of the above

​To imply

​What does it mean to imply something?

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​The speaker implies something and the listener infers something.

We need a math teacher for grades 11 and 12. Please review male applicants only. What is the speaker implying? What do you infer from his request?​

I was offended by the implication he made that women cannot be math teachers. ​

​Draw Conclusions from the Listening

1. What does Carol imply about the expectations of some Asian families?

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2. What does Scott imply about the difference between being a doctor and being a nurse?

     You will see several idioms.  Match them with their meanings. 

Multiple Choice

start out

• make a mistake

• begin

• look back in time

• happen over time

Multiple Choice

be on the wrong track 

• make a mistake

• begin

• look back in time

• happen over time

Multiple Choice

in retrospect 

• make a mistake

• begin

• look back in time

• happen over time

Multiple Choice

come about

• make a mistake

• begin

• look back in time

• happen over time

Multiple Choice

Implication is a noun.  What is the verb form?

• to implie

• to implicate

• to imply

• to implicating