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What are the TWO main purposes of advertisements?
Persuade and inspire
What are three skills of a good interviewer? (not just active listening)
-Asks clear, simple questions
-Asks follow- up questions
-Asks open ended questions
- Active listening
What is an accent?
The way someone pronounces words.
Context is....
The situation or background that helps you understand something.
What is a biography?
The story of someone’s life
Advertisements often use short, repeated, and ______ phrases.
Powerful
What is an open-ended question?
A question that needs more than a yes/no answer.
What are "Key Words" when listening to accents?
Nouns and Verbs
“When the teacher announced there would be no homework, the classroom became very chermy.” What does chermy mean?
Excited or happy
Who built a windmill to help his village?
William Kamkwamba
Name TWO common advertisement tones.
Emotional, strong, important
During an interview, the interviewer nods, makes eye contact, says "mhm," asks follow up questions and reacts naturally. What skill is this?
Active Listening
Finish the sentence: "just because you missed ONE THING..."
Does NOT mean you missed EVERYTHING!!!
“After the power went out, the house became completely murdled. Nobody could see anything.”
Dark
What caused famine in William’s village?
Drought
What does background music add to an advertisement?
Adds feeling/emotion
Good question or bad question? “Do you like music?”
Bad....
Write 4 things that could influence an accent.
“Lena studied every night for two weeks. When she finally got 100% on the test, she felt extremely vantled.”
Proud, happy, accomplished
What did Malala teach people to do?
Speak for what they believe in
Advertisements often use images of (need at least 3)
A student gives these interview answers: “yes” “no” “maybe” “I don’t know..." Why is this a BAD interview guest? Name TWO things the guest should do instead.
The guest is bad because: answers are too short, no detail, conversation stops, not engaging.
The guest should instead: answer with detail, use emotion/emotion words, keep the conversation going, explain ideas more clearly
If you are confused while listening, what are THREE things you should do?
“The soccer team lost their final game after practicing for months and thinking they were going to win.The bus ride home felt very dreckish, nobody talked or even smiled.”
Sad, disappointed, gloomy
Why was Eddie Jaku called “the happiest man alive”?
Because he chose to forgive people who hurt him