1.7 Listening for Information

• Body states: 我饿了, 我渴了, 我累了, 我困了
• Feelings: 我很高兴, 我很难过, 我很生气; also 快乐, 伤心
• Listening for information: catch the state, then a need (我饿了。我想吃饭。)
• Verbal and non-verbal cues: face, pace, no mockery of hunger or sadness

• mention keywords for hunger, tiredness and feelings in a depicted context
• examine verbal and non-verbal cues to comprehend how someone feels
• acknowledge the importance of listening actively to retain feeling-words

“What listening strategies can you use to enhance comprehension?”

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1. 我饿了 我累了: hunger, thirst, tiredness
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Hear and say 我饿了, 我渴了 and 我累了, then add a need: 吃饭, 喝水, 休息.
2. 我很高兴: happy, sad, angry
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Hear 高兴, 难过 and 生气 after 很, and match a calm face to the word — never a parody.
3. Listen twice: the story’s feeling
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Catch 饿了 / 累了 / 高兴 / 难过 from a short story, then feed one sentence back without parody.