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Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking
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can improve mood; stores use our emotions to change behavior; Move the registers Shoppers see the Shoppers may medium, and large. They chose the large because it seemed like a C Listening for Details (page 17)
guest offered various tips about when you shop and shopping so shoppers must whole store, and become annoyed good value when compared with the medium. The medium size
online acted as a decoy, and focused attention on the large. Check Men for 1, 2, and 4.
walk through the may be reminded with the confusing
Check Women for 3 and 5.
G (page 7) whole store to pay. to buy items they layout of the store. F Critical Thinking: Reflecting (page 13)
might otherwise
Answers will vary. miss. 1. Answers will vary. AFTER LISTENING
Put chairs outside This is more The appearance 2. Answers will vary.
D Critical Thinking: Reflecting (page 17)
A SPEAKING the fitting rooms accommodating of a long line of 3. Possible answers: Businesses offer special sales and discounts;
so people can sit to people who are people waiting they create an atmosphere in the store that makes customers 1. Answers will vary.
A (page 8) while they wait. elderly, pregnant, outside of feel welcome; sometimes they have excellent customer service. 2. Possible answers: Men may be more goal oriented. Men may
Answers will vary, but should include the following conditionals. etc. fitting rooms not care as much about clothing or fashion. Men may be less
may discourage LESSON B Vocabulary interested in the social aspects of shopping than women.
1. If I need to buy clothes, I usually go … shoppers from Women may be more influenced about what others think, and
2. If I have some free time next weekend, I’ll … trying on and A Meaning from Context (page 14) may want to make more careful choices. Women may enjoy
3. If I could go anywhere, I would go … buying clothes. the process of shopping (touching things, looking at things,
1. identifying as either male or female imagining owning things).
4. If I wanted to celebrate a special occasion, I would go to … 2. a necessary but boring task
LESSON TASK Designing a Store Layout E Critical Thinking: Synthesizing (page 17)
B Critical Thinking: Analyzing (page 8) 3. to do thing with other people
A–B (page 11) 4. to do something such as an experiment Answers will vary.
Answers will vary.
Answers will vary. 5. information discovered through research
C (page 9) 6. faithfulness B SPEAKING
Answers will vary. VIDEO The Decoy Effect 7. an important task
A (page 18)
8. causing somebody to be upset
D Critical Thinking: Recognizing Pros and Cons BEFORE VIEWING 9. not currently available to buy
1. 80%
(page 10) 10. as much as is necessary
2. 20
A (page 12) 3. 46%
1. Pro: easy, convenient; Con: may spend more than you should
1. irresistible B Personalizing (page 15) 4. 68%
2. Pro: fun; friends can help you decide; Con: friends may
persuade you to buy something you don’t need or want 2. concession stand 1. Answers will vary. 5. 60%
3. Pro; convenient; enjoyable; Con: expensive; you may eat more 3. rip off 2. Answers will vary.
B Personalizing (page 18)
in a restaurant 4. head over 3. Possible answers: gardening, cooking, practicing music,
4. Pro: see something new; experience different culture; shopping Answers will vary.
5. influence
Con: expensive; language barrier 6. out of line C (page 19)
C (page 15)
E (page 10) 7. decoy Answers will vary.
1. frustrated
8. appealing 2. exciting
Possible answers: D Quoting Statistics (page 19)
B (page 12) 3. boring
How to Change Pros Cons Answers will vary.
4. relaxed
Shoppers’ Behavior Answers will vary.
5. interested
Train sales clerks A friendly The clerks’ FINAL TASK Giving a Persuasive Presentation
to smile more to atmosphere in friendliness could WHILE VIEWING
B LISTENING A Lecture about Gender A–C (pages 19–20)
put shoppers in a the store would be perceived as
better mood. encourage artificial or forced.
C Understanding Main Ideas (page 13) and Shopping Answers will vary.
shoppers to return. b
Bake fresh bread Customers will buy Baking bread BEFORE LISTENING
D Understanding Details (page 13)
in a supermarket more food when in-store may not A Critical Thinking: Making Inferences (page 16)
to make shoppers hungry. be as practical 1. 3
hungry. or profitable 1. Possible answers: It seems humorous, although it is presented
2. money
compared to as if it is the actual path that shoppers took through a mall. It
bread from 3. medium /med. does clearly make the point that women like to browse while
outside sources. 4. 7 men like to go in and make a purchase.
Post “limit 2 per Customers may Customers who 5. value / bargain 2. The title probably means that men go to stores to buy things,
customer” signs to be more likely to want to buy more while women go to stores to browse and look at items, and
suggest items are buy the item if it than 2 items AFTER VIEWING maybe to buy something.
in limited supply. seems like such a cannot.
great deal that the E (page 13) WHILE LISTENING
quantity is limited. Possible answer: This video showed an experiment to illustrate the B Listening for Main Ideas (page 16)
decoy effect in a movie theater. In the first experiment, customers
had a choice between a small and a large popcorn, and customers 1. c
chose the small. They felt that the large was a lot of money. In the 2. b
second experiment, customers could choose between a small, 3. a
B (page 129)
neglect (v) – ignore or not care well for 8. pessimism (n) E Critical Thinking: Considering Other Views
oppression (n) – unjust use of power or authority over someone 9. renew (v) (page 137)
1. We are affecting the environment negatively, and we can’t just reaction (n) – an action that occurs as a result of something 10. source (v)
be apathetic, can we? Possible answers:
symptom (n) – a sign of a disease or problem Five sentences will vary. 1. Some people may not recycle because it is not convenient. If
2. Facts aren’t what influence people, are they?
toxin (n) – a poison, something that causes disease we consider that people need different trash cans for different
3. You inspire people through their emotions, don’t you? D Brainstorming (page 135)
wisdom (n) – the quality of making careful choices kinds of recycling, we can see the problem.
4. It’s also really important to show people the challenges and the Answers will vary. 2. If we consider politicians, not all are aware of current science
impacts we’re having on the natural world, isn’t it?
WHILE VIEWING about the environment. Their lack of knowledge may cause
5. We can train local people and give them resources, can’t we? E Critical Thinking: Understanding Other them to deny climate change. Or, they may have a different
6. The kids get it, but the adults don’t seem to want to sacrifice C Critical Thinking: Making Inferences (page 132) Views (page 135) understanding of the problem. It may not be a convenient
for the future, do they? Possible answers: belief for a politician.
Answers will vary.
– Senior citizens might be discouraged because they are usually
C Critical Thinking: Considering Other Views
D Understanding Main Ideas (page 133) retired and so live on a fixed income each month. B SPEAKING
(page 129) – Environmental activists might think the crisis can be avoided
Answers will vary.
b because the government will invest money to solve the A (page 138)
problem.
D (page 130) E Understanding Details (page 133) – Office workers might think their workplace is depressing
Answers will vary.
1. 4.5 because they dislike their job or their boss. The office may be B (page 138)
1. a crowded or uncomfortable.
2. 140,000 Possible answers:
2. b – People might want more investment in renewable energy
3. 3 because they think it will be good for the environment. Parents can encourage curiosity about the environment or issues
E Critical Thinking: Evaluating (page 130) 4. 1,000 – Children might be optimistic about the future because many that relate to the child’s everyday life, and talk about possible
Possible answers: 5. 33 children naturally have a positive outlook. solutions; parents can set a good example with their own actions
6. fourth and talk about why they do what they do; parents can encourage
1. The inner core is like the cork center; the outer core is like the F (page 135) a child to take small actions.
two rubber rings; the mantle is like the layers of cotton and
Answers will vary.
wool; the crust is like the leather cover. AFTER VIEWING C Critical Thinking: Synthesizing (page 138)
2. Earth has a very hot core, and each layer is a different
temperature. F Critical Thinking: Ranking (page 133) B LISTENING A Talk about the Environment Possible answers:
3. A baseball is a better analogy because each layer is different. In Answers will vary. 1. The children are taking action and making real contributions.
They are raising the awareness of others and inspiring others to
an onion, each layer is basically the same. BEFORE LISTENING take action. This will help us have a better future.
G (page 133)
F (page 130) A Critical Thinking: Ranking (page 136) 2. The speaker may see the video as a way to raise awareness and
Answers will vary.
inspire action. The speaker, however, seems to prefer concrete
Answers will vary. Answers will vary. actions.
LESSON B Vocabulary
LESSON TASK A Group Presentation about WHILE LISTENING FINAL TASK Planning a Video
B (page 134)
the Environment
1. renewable B Listening for Main Ideas (page 136) A–D (pages 139–140)
A–C (page 131) 2. crisis The Future of Environmental Activism Answers will vary.
Answers will vary. 3. optimism
C Listening for Details (page 136)
4. discouraged
VIDEO Three Seconds Answers will vary. After the introduction, the speaker moves to six
5. activist
new points.
6. deny
BEFORE VIEWING 7. aware AFTER LISTENING
A Personalizing (page 132) 8. pessimism
9. depressing D (page 137)
Answers will vary.
10. source 1. tigers
2. thousands
3. India
4. Toronto/Canada
Answer Key 31
30 Pathways Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking 3
5. likeable; believable AFTER LISTENING
6. leader; worker
E Critical Thinking: Making Inferences (page 197)
7. communicate; cooperate
8. interview; international Possible answers:
9. preview; pretest 1. d
10. review; restart 2. b
3. c
F (page 195) 4. a
1. Answers will vary.
F Critical Thinking: Evaluating (page 197)
2. Possible answers: A person may feel awkward speaking in
front of a large group if the person is shy. A person may feel Answers will vary.
awkward if he or she is asked a question that he or she feels
uncomfortable about answering.
B SPEAKING
3. Possible answers: People may suffer from anxiety because
of too much work, too little sleep, money worries, or traffic A (page 198)
problems.
Answers will vary.