---
id: 658160772584ba319849f910
title: "Dialogue 2: Asking How Someone Feels"
challengeType: 21
dashedName: dialogue-2-asking-how-someone-feels
lang: en-US
---

# --description--

Watch the video below to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.

# --assignment--

Watch the video

# --scene--

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      },
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      "filename": "4.1-2.mp3",
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        "text": "Hi Tom, you look a bit down these days. Is everything okay?",
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      "startTime": 6.3,
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        "text": "Hey Alice, yeah, I feel a bit demotivated.",
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        "text": "One thing that really gets to me is working long hours without any breaks.",
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        "text": "It's exhausting, and it feels like I'm constantly running",
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        "text": "without knowing where I'm going.",
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        "text": "I totally get that, Tom. Working overtime all the time can be draining.",
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      }
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      "startTime": 23.4,
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        "text": "Personally, I hate dealing with office politics.",
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        "text": "It's frustrating when people are constantly trying to beat each other",
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        "text": "instead of working together as a team.",
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        "text": "You're right, Alice. Dealing with office politics is never fun.",
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        "text": "Another thing that gets to me is having too many meetings.",
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        "text": "Sometimes, it feels like we're meeting for no reason,",
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        "text": "and it's hard to find time to actually work on projects.",
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        "text": "I hear you, Tom. Sitting in meetings for hours can be discouraging.",
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        "text": "For me, what really annoys me is having to do a bunch of repetitive tasks",
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      "character": "Alice",
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        "text": "without any variation. It feels like I'm wasting my skills and creativity.",
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        "text": "That does sound frustrating, Alice.",
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      "finishTime": 62.8,
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        "text": "Repeating the same tasks over and over can be demotivating.",
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        "text": "Thanks for listening, by the way. It feels good to talk about these things.",
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        "text": "Of course, Tom. We all have our moments of demotivation,",
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```
