Listening: Listening for Detail A2 - Lesson 2: Identifying Who Said What in a Short, Clear Dialogue with 2-3 Speakers

A2 Listening for Detail: Identifying Who Said What in a Dialogue

Welcome! In this lesson, we will practice a very useful skill: identifying who said what¹ in a short dialogue². This means connecting each piece of information to the correct speaker³.

1. A Special Note on Listening

Important: The audio for this lesson uses one computer voice. To know who is talking, you must listen carefully for the speaker's name or title before each line. For example, you will hear: "Dara said..." or "Lina said...". This is your main clue!

2. Two-Speaker Dialogue

Let's start with a dialogue between two friends, Dara and Lina. They are deciding what to eat for dinner.

Dara: "Hi Lina. Are you hungry?"
Lina: "Yes, I am. Let's get some dinner."
Dara: "Good idea. I would like to eat pizza."
Lina: "Oh, I don't really like pizza. I would prefer Khmer food."

Based on the dialogue, who wants to eat Khmer food?

• A) Dara
• B) Lina
• C) Both of them

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Answer: B) Lina. We know this because the audio said, "Lina said: I would prefer Khmer food."

3. Three-Speaker Dialogue

Now, let's try a harder one with three speakers: a Teacher, and two students, Vuthy and Srey. They are talking about homework.

Teacher: "Okay class, for your homework, please read page 20."
Vuthy: "Teacher, should we answer the questions on that page too?"
Teacher: "No, Vuthy. Just read the page."
Srey: "When is the homework due⁴?"
Teacher: "It is due on Friday."

Who asked if they should answer the questions?

• A) The Teacher
• B) Vuthy
• C) Srey

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Answer: B) Vuthy. We know this because the audio said, "Vuthy said: Teacher, should we answer the questions...?"

Final Quiz: Who Said It?

Listen to this short dialogue at a hotel. Then, answer the questions below.

Tourist: "Hello, I would like to check in. My name is Anna."
Receptionist: "Welcome, Anna. Your room is ready. It is room 305."
Tourist: "Thank you. Can someone help me with my bags?"
Bellboy: "Of course. I can take your bags to your room."

1. Who is checking in?
2. Who knows the room number?
3. Who will help with the bags?

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Answers: 1. Anna (the Tourist), 2. The Receptionist, 3. The Bellboy.

Homework Task

1. Write a Dialogue: With a friend, write a short, four-line dialogue between two people (e.g., a customer and a shopkeeper in Siem Reap). Read the dialogue out loud, with each person reading their part.

2. Listen to a Movie Scene: Find a short scene from an English movie with two characters talking. Listen to the scene two times. Can you follow who is saying what?

Vocabulary Glossary

1. Who Said What (phrase) - Khmer: អ្នកណាថាអ្វី - The skill of identifying which person spoke which words in a conversation. ↩
2. Dialogue (noun) - Khmer: ការសន្ទនា - A conversation between two or more people. ↩
3. Speaker (noun) - Khmer: អ្នកនិយាយ - A person who is talking. ↩
4. Due (adjective) - Khmer: ដល់កំណត់ - Required or expected at a certain time. (e.g., The homework is due on Friday.) ↩