Lesson 2_Requests_Listening Check A 2

Ivan: Madam, I must object. How long are you going to keep an old man waiting? Claire: <Sighing> Okay, Ivan. How can I help you?

Ivan: Good afternoon, Mrs. Turner. Claire: Good afternoon, Mr. Broz.

Ivan: How are you?

Claire: Very well, Ivan, thank you. How's Mrs. Broz?

Ivan: Oksana is as well as can be expected. Claire: And yourself ?

Ivan: Oh, fine. Claire: Just fine?

Ivan: Well, there is the matter of the poles these men are putting up along my property line.

Chose True (T) or False (F) for each statement you hear. Ivan speaks formally and indirectly. Using titles and surnames makes Ivan sound more distant from Claire Claire's sighing matches the politeness of her words.