Interview 13: Acknowledging Your Partner’s Contributions
This week we’re listening to Ana from Austria and Jonas from Switzerland. This podcast looks at how to work cooperatively in a role play activity.
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April 13th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
you’re both fantastic and you have, indeed, put together some good ideas in a fluent, captivating manner ; however, I had expected more inventivity from you guys - I mean some ideas beyond the ordinary walking and stretching //??!! nonetheless, great job!
November 16th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Thank you guys. that was wonderful . you were really graet . I am sure you can prove you are even better then this.Thank you for letting us to listen to your impeccable conversation.
best wishes
November 17th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
it was not possible for me to listen the conversation. I only listened the instruction for the task and no more. I would like to know what couls i do for download all the conversation
November 17th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Hi
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November 18th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
First of all I was impressed with some of the words used, such as ‘ergonomics, realistic and voluntary basis’. The candidates’ pronunciation was very good, apart from the word ‘communal’. There were a couple of expressions that were slightly wrong. A native speaker would say ‘comes to mind’ or ’spring to mind’ rather than ’spring TO my mind’ or ‘have on my mind’. This last expression indicates that you have a problem on your mind rather than an idea. We talk of ‘neckache or backache’ rather than a ‘pain or ache in the neck’. Finally we ‘employ or take someone on’ rather than ‘engage’ someone when we want them to work for us. Nevertheless the conversation flowed very well.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:14 am
They both speak very clearly, which it is good to listen and understand it well. But it seems to me that they both have a kind of brainstorm, that they need to organize their thoughts better before actually speaking, especially Jonas. But I think both did quite well.