Identifying Speaker's Attitude Flashcards
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A DLPT listening passage features a military officer saying, 'Our troops performed adequately under the circumstances, though there is significant room for improvement.' What attitude does the officer convey?
Answer: Guarded criticism with mild acknowledgment
The phrase 'adequately under the circumstances' with 'significant room for improvement' signals restrained acknowledgment paired with underlying criticism.
In a DLPT passage, a diplomat states: 'The proposed treaty terms are, shall we say, rather one-sided.' Which attitude does this reflect?
Answer: Veiled disapproval
'Shall we say' and 'rather one-sided' are diplomatic hedges signaling disapproval without direct confrontation.
A speaker in a DLPT audio clip uses an increasingly rapid pace, rising intonation, and emphatic stress when discussing a policy change. What attitude is most likely being expressed?
Answer: Excitement or agitation
Rising intonation, emphatic stress, and faster speech rate are prosodic markers associated with excitement or emotional agitation.
During a DLPT interview segment, an official repeatedly says 'I see' and 'Interesting' without expanding. What does this pattern most likely indicate?
Answer: Polite disengagement or skepticism
Minimal responses like 'I see' used repeatedly without elaboration typically signal polite disengagement or unspoken skepticism.
A DLPT passage presents a scientist who says, 'While the data are preliminary, the implications could be quite extraordinary.' What attitude does this convey?
Answer: Cautious optimism
'While the data are preliminary' hedges the claim, but 'quite extraordinary' reveals the speaker's underlying optimism.
In a DLPT radio broadcast, an announcer's voice drops in pitch and slows at the end of a report on economic setbacks. What attitude does this prosodic pattern suggest?
Answer: Solemnity or gravity
Falling pitch and slower tempo at a passage's end are prosodic markers of gravity or somber acknowledgment of a serious topic.
A DLPT speaker says about a colleague: 'She certainly has her own unique approach to leadership.' What is the most accurate interpretation of the speaker's attitude?
Answer: Indirect criticism or skepticism
'Unique approach' used without additional praise is a common indirect way to criticize without stating it openly.