Listening Prompts

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The Wallet

Question: Have you ever had to make a choice between doing what’s easy and what’s right? What did you choose and why?

PIE Information:

P (Pronunciation)

  • Vocabulary in the text:

    • Idiom: Finders keepers

    • Phrasal Verbs: Pick it up, Look around, give up

    • Homonyms; Tear (a drop from the eye) / Tear (to rip).

  1. I (Intonation)

    • Stress these words to match the narrative tone:

      • wallet, tear, look, around

  2. E (Expression)

    • Yes, this should be expressive so the listener feels the narrator's internal debate and the resolution of the situation.