Idea — Speakers leave a lot unsaid; listeners infer attitude, relationship and intention from tone, stress and context. This sub-skill is often neglected but central to real understanding.
Example — "Lovely. Just lovely." said flatly signals sarcasm, not praise — meaning carried by intonation, not words.
Try — Find a line in an audio where tone changes meaning. Ask learners: how does the speaker feel, and which sound told you?
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