---
id: 67e6a61622be1f5310dc6094
title: Task 73
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-73
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Jessica: Thank you. I appreciate your understanding. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`Thank you. I appreciate your BLANK.`

## --blanks--

`understanding`

### --feedback--

This refers to someone's willingness to be patient or kind in a situation. It shows empathy or support. Use the `-ing` form.

# --explanation--

`To appreciate someone's doing something` means to be thankful or grateful for what that person did. For example:

`I appreciate you taking the time to help me.` – This means the speaker is thankful that someone spent time helping them.

# --scene--

```json
{
  "setup": {
    "background": "company2-boardroom.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Jessica",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 15,
          "z": 1.2
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_15-2.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 43.74,
      "finishTimestamp": 45.58
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Jessica",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Jessica",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 2.84,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Thank you. I appreciate your understanding.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Jessica",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 3.34
    }
  ]
}
```
