Task 1
the campus hero, the women’s track coach, the class started before I got here, some camera film, will develop, cloudy, the glass is a little dirty, a symbol of happiness, wear black

Task 2
preferences: French, Dane speaking English, French speaking English, Mediterranean accents, Swedish accent
Reasons: (French) melodic; easy on the ear; poetic; a rhythm to the language; rounded; no sharp, jagged edges; pleasing to the ear, (Dane speaking English) beautiful, low, sensitive, very soft quality; (French speaking English) nice pronunciation of “h” and “th”; very nice, steady rhythms; gentle and lyrical, (Mediterranean accents) Mediterranean culture; gives English life; beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European; (Swedish accent) makes her smile; sing-songy; makes her want to imitate.

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Task 4
A.
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
B.
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B

Task 5
1. A mother leaving her baby with a babysitter
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3. Two friends talking about their holiday together
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5. Two women are talking in the doctor’s waiting room
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Task 8
In contemporary English, there are many reported differences in the talk of males and females. In same gender pairs having conversations, women generally discuss their personal feelings more than men. Men appear to prefer non-personal topics such as sport and news. Men tend to respond to an expression of feelings or problems by giving advice or solutions, while women are more likely to mention personal experiences that match or connect with the other woman’s. There is a pattern documented in the American English social context of women cooperating and seeking connection via language, whereas men are more competitive and concerned with power via language.