Listening: Listening for Inference, Attitude, & Opinion B2 - Lesson 2: Deducing Speaker's Feelings, Attitudes, and Intentions from Prosodic Features

Listening B2

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Prosody & Feeling

ការស្មានអារម្មណ៍ និងអាកប្បកិរិយាពីសម្លេង

It’s not WHAT you say, it’s HOW you say it!

Prosody គឺជាគុណសម្បត្តិនៃសម្លេង (ការឡើងចុះ កម្ពស់ និងល្បឿន) ដែលបង្ហាញពីអារម្មណ៍ពិតរបស់អ្នកនិយាយ ទោះបីជាពាក្យពេចន៍មានន័យផ្សេងក៏ដោយ។

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Intonation music_note

ការឡើងចុះនៃសម្លេង

Rule: The melody of speech. A falling intonation shows certainty or completion. A rising intonation shows uncertainty, surprise, or a question.

Falling (↓) Certainty / Finality I am absolutely sure about this. (ខ្ញុំប្រាកដ ១០០% លើរឿងនេះ។)

Rising (↑) Uncertainty / Surprise You're leaving... right now? (អ្នកចាកចេញ... ឥឡូវនេះមែន?)

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Pace & Speed timer

ល្បឿននៃការនិយាយ

Rule: Speaking fast can show excitement, nervousness, or anger. Speaking slowly can show seriousness, sadness, or emphasis.

Fast Pace sprint Excited / Anxious Oh my gosh, I can't believe we actually won! (ព្រះអើយ ខ្ញុំមិនជឿសោះថាយើងឈ្នះ!)

Slow Pace hourglass_empty Serious / Emphasizing Do. Not. Do. That. Again. (កុំ. ធ្វើ. បែបហ្នឹង. ទៀត។)

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Sarcasm & Irony mood

ការនិយាយបញ្ចើចបញ្ចើរ

Rule: Saying the opposite of what you mean. The words are positive, but a low, flat pitch and slow pace reveal the negative attitude.

Genuine Happiness sentiment_satisfied Oh, great! We have a test today! (អូ ល្អណាស់! ថ្ងៃនេះយើងមានប្រឡង!) *High pitch, fast rate. The student actually loves tests.

Sarcastic / Annoyed sentiment_dissatisfied Oh... great... we have a test today. (អូ៎... ល្អណាស់... យើងមានប្រឡងថ្ងៃហ្នឹង។) *Low pitch, slow rate. The student hates tests.

warning The Literal Trap!

Don't just trust the words!

(កុំជឿតែលើអត្ថន័យពាក្យដែលគេនិយាយចំៗ! ក្នុងវិញ្ញាសាស្តាប់ B2 អ្នកត្រូវទាយអាកប្បកិរិយាពិតរបស់ពួកគេតាមរយៈ "សម្លេង"!)

"Yeah, sure, whatever."

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Literal: They agree with me. close
Prosody (flat tone): They don't care / are annoyed. check_circle

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Listen & Guess headphones

ស្តាប់ ហើយទាយអារម្មណ៍

Emotion Check

(តើអ្នកនិយាយមានអារម្មណ៍យ៉ាងណា?)

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Listen & Guess headphones

ស្តាប់ ហើយទាយអារម្មណ៍

Attitude Check

(ទោះបីជាគាត់ប្រើពាក្យ "Fantastic" តើអាកប្បកិរិយាពិតរបស់គាត់យ៉ាងណា?)

THE TRAP! close

If someone speaks very slowly with falling intonation on every word ("I. Will. Not. Go."), what does it mean?

(ប្រសិនបើគេនិយាយមួយៗយឺតៗ ហើយសង្កត់សម្លេងចុះក្រោម តើវាមានន័យថា...)

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Listen & Guess headphones

ស្តាប់ ហើយទាយអារម្មណ៍

Intonation Check

(តើការឡើងសម្លេងនៅចុងប្រយោគ (Rising Intonation) បង្ហាញពីអ្វី?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Movie Scene movie (មើលឈុតខ្លីមួយក្នុងរឿងបរទេស (គ្មានអក្សររត់ពីក្រោម) ហើយទាយថា តួអង្គខឹង សប្បាយចិត្ត ឬនិយាយបញ្ចើចបញ្ចើរ តាមរយៈសម្លេងរបស់ពួកគេ។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write it down edit_document (សរសេរប្រយោគមួយដែលពាក្យមានន័យវិជ្ជមាន ប៉ុន្តែអ្នកចង់មានន័យអវិជ្ជមាន (Sarcasm) ឧ. "Oh, perfect timing.")

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a friend group (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិពីវិធីប្រើ "សម្លេងសង្កត់ចុះក្រោម និងយឺត" ដើម្បីបង្ហាញការប្រាកដប្រជា ក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស!)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Note mic (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងនិយាយពាក្យ "That is so funny" ចំនួន ២ដង: លើកទី១ សប្បាយចិត្តពិតមែន, លើកទី២ និយាយបញ្ចើចបញ្ចើរ (sarcastic)។)

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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Is sarcasm common in English? In Cambodia we joke, but sarcasm feels a bit rude.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! Yes, sarcasm is VERY common in Western culture, especially in British and American English. It is often used as a form of humor between friends, not necessarily to be rude. That's why reading the tone (prosody) is so important to know if they are joking or actually angry! theater_comedy

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What if I don't know the exact emotion, but I know it's negative. Is that enough for B2?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes! In most listening tests, just being able to identify if the speaker's attitude is Positive (+) or Negative (-) based on their tone of voice is enough to pick the right answer! headphones

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Lyna 8 hours ago

How can I practice intonation by myself?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

The best way is "Shadowing"! Play a podcast or movie scene, pause it, and try to copy the actor's exact voice, speed, and pitch. Record yourself and compare! mic