Worksheet 85: Sincerity
Students are to evaluate the spoken comments in situations on the worksheet and to rate the sincerity of the speaker. Then they are to decide what the speaker's probable purpose was in making the comments.
Answer Key:
1. no; to make fun of someone
2. yes; to give advice, be helpful
3. yes; to be polite
4. possibly—we don't know if he can really surf or not; to be included in the group
5. no; the man is being sarcastic, probably trying to call attention to the poor job in an effort to get a response from the boy
6. yes; to express appreciation
Part I: Learning Basic Social Skills