Unit 4, lesson c. Conversation strategies

Unit 4. Lesson C

Conversation strategies

Objectives1. Check your understanding with “statement questions”2. Use so to start or close topics, pause, or check understanding

Conversation strategies

Checking your understandingIn conversation, you can ask questions in the form of statements to check your understanding: A: I just don't like big groups of people. B: So you're not going to go, huh? (Instead of: So, aren't you going to go?) People often add huh or right at the end of statement questions: So parties aren't your thing, huh? So you're going this time, right?

AGENDA

VOCABULARY

Listening practice

QUIZ

Prepositions bit

Instructions

Homework

Examples of ideas

Conversation model

Thanks

Self-assessment

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

PARTY TIME

INSTRUCTIONS:1. PLAY AND WATCH THE VIDEO 2. MAKE NOTES 3. TAKE A QUIZ AFTER WATCHING IN THE NEXT SLIDE

QUIZ

ARCADE

START. 3 MINUTES

QUESTION 01

To make small talk is to...

to talk to someome I don't know about unimportant things

to talk to my best friend briefly about work

to talk to someome I don't know about personal topics

QUESTION 02

Which is the only right option?

do a party

set a party

throw a party

QUESTION 03

Attending a party uninvited or after asking for an invite

to crash a party

to throw a party

to sneak into a party

QUESTION 04

If a person is making you feel unhappy at a party he or she is...

a coy pooper

a party pooper

an outgoing pooper

QUESTION 05

If you really enjoy parties and go to as many as possible, you are...

a social butterfly

a people person

a party animal

CONGRATULATIONS!

REPEAT?

Speaking practice

Make a list of at least six ideas about your party preferences on a piece of paper.

To write these sentences you have eight (8) minutes and you can ask for help to Maria Camila or Maylin

Next, you will enter a breakout room to compare your sentences describing your preferences by having a conversation.

The objective of the speaking or conversation is to use the conversation strategy of lesson c as natural as possible

In the next slide you can see examples.

party preferences

• I don't enjoy work parties.

• I don't enjoy talking one on one at parties when the person only talks about politics or religion. It isn't enjoyable!!!

• I don't like people who crash parties.

• I love throwing Halloween parties.

• I am a social butterfly in social events like parties.. any kind of parties.

• I used to be a party animal at the university but now I usually go to a couple of parties a year.

Ideas to start the conversation

surprise parties

make small talk

party animal

party pooper

So, do you know any party poopers?

So, would your friends describe you as a party animal?

So, are you good at making small talk at parties?

So, do you ever throw suprsise parties?

"Well, I'm a social butterfly in social events like parties.. any kind of parties. "

"So you talk to people and strangers for hours and hours, right? "

Watch my conversatiom model example

Pay a attention, watch and listen to how I try to use the conversation strategies

PROCESS

02

01

03

You prepared the lesson

You learned new words

You practiced with a partner and self-assessed.

Listening practice

1. Open the link
2. Do the preparation exercise in the website
3. Listen to the conversation between Ayako and Sam
4. Do the exercises Task 1 and Task 2 in the website.
5. Answer these questions: Which exercise was the easiest? How much did you get in general about the discussion?

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/upper-intermediate-b2/office-party-planning

homework

Complete the exercises of the workbook for lesson c, unit 4 (30%) this week.

Prepare lesson d in unit 4 in COURSE. Do the writing exercise 3: uses of as

Review how to describe a person's appearance and personality. Watch this 20-minute video

Thanks!