Discourse markers

discourse markers

today's lesson

conversation...

In today's class we will talk about the most frequent conversational markers used in the most informal and everyday conversations. These "words or phrases" help our fluency and give more level to our English.

We will learn...

Writting

1. Start conversation.

Listening and writting

2. Reaction conversation.

Reading

3. Interaction.

Speaking

4. Agree or opinion.

5. Add information.

To teacher Alfonso.

6. Add Examples.

1.1. Justification of my selection.

1.2. Corrected and evaluated activity.

Informal and formal.

Frequent conversational markers of everyday use in work and social situations.

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Addressing someone:

- Excuse meExcuse me! Can i get a size?

Greetings

- Hello; Hi- Hey!Hi! How are you?

Start conversation

When we want to start a conversation. When we want to ask a question to people we don't know.

Start talking:

- Well...Well... Shall we go to the meeting?

Supporting the interlocutor:

- Really? That's interesting/wonderful- And so/so...? Really! That's awesome, I want to go!

Reaction conversation

React to the interlocutor:

- You’re joking /kidding! I- t’s amazing! - That’s incredible! - No man! - Oh my gosh! You’re kidding me! This is not truth!

When we want to react enthusiastically in a conversation. To be surprised with the speaker.

Involve the Partner:

- Don’t you think? Guess What…- …., right? Talking about the boss, right?

Show interest:

- I see- I know - No way! No way… that’s incredible!

Interaction

Intervene:

Interacting in a conversation. Take the conversation.

- In my opinion…In my opinion it’s not a good idea.

Start an explanation:

- So- Basically Basically, we have to resolve the problem.

Show doubt, agreement and disagreement:

- I understand- I can see your point but… I can see your point but we can go to the cinema tomorrow

Agree or opinion

Clarify opinions or rephrase::

- I mean - In other words… - At least - Or rather - it's just I mean… London is beautiful but I prefer Edimburgo.

To intervene with an opinion. To agree or disagree to initiate a debate.

Add information

- ...and.. too/as well- Also - Firts of all - Firstly/secondly - Finally Firts of all we have to book the hotel.

Add information

Exclude information:

When we have more information to add about a conversation. include data or highlight something.

- For - Except - To be honest... - Whatever! ¿...? example.

Give examples

- for example- Such as… - That is Such a shushita bar is a good restaurant.

Add Examples

Contextualize the space:

The last marker and the one we use the most to direct the conversation towards a topic we know better.

- This /that time - Before that - Later on - Next - Soon - Finally Before that, we live happy

Activities

Speaking

Reading

Listening

Writting

About it

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Activity

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Activity

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Bibiography

Comunidad De Madrid, I., & De Educación, C. (s/f). A) Disposiciones Generales. Comunidad.madrid. Recuperado el 2 de enero de 2024, de https://www.comunidad.madrid/sites/default/files/doc/educacion/fp/fp-ensenanza-sscs01-loe-curriculo-d20110014-modificacion.pdf Ad Collection [@adcollection4154]. (2021, mayo 25). COMMERCIALS | transition | trade me it’s trade me. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN1vB3IrR6M Starbucks, U. K. [@starbucksuk2728]. (2022, agosto 29). Every table has A story. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Ikkh5oxuo Redaccion/Writing de inglés sobre el amor. (s/f). Docsity.com. Recuperado el 2 de enero de 2024, de https://www.docsity.com/es/redaccion-writing-de-ingles-sobre-el-amor/7096103/

Thank you!

Don't forget to send me the listening activity.

To teacher Alfonso

The activity is sent by mail at the end of the class to know the level of English comprehension. It is the evaluable activity to add 0.2 tenths (mock evaluation activity). For reading, I have chosen a text that they have to read and develop campaign ideas. These ideas will be used in Speaking to discuss them among peers using the markers learned in class. This is the best way to introduce the use of the markers in everyday life: talk to your friend.

for grammar and writing I choose two interactive tasks to attract the attention of the students. For the listening, they do the activity while listening to the audios that are exposed in the class, with the objective of knowing that they detect the markers as well as the topic of the listening.

The class is distributed in: teaching the theory about conversation markers. The way of teaching it is a presentation in "Genially". The activities: four important parts of teaching English (writing, listening, speaking and reading) with a duration of 10 minutes each.

To teacher Alfonso

Mock evaluation activity 2. Listening

0,10%

Detect at least three elements for each video

0,10%

Describe what the campaign wants to show. Detect what the campaign is selling and give an opinion.

To teacher Alfonso

Mock evaluation activity 2. Listening

1. Send the email on time
2. check three points
3. write about the campaign
4. she gives me her opinion.

To teacher Alfonso

Mock evaluation activity 2. Listening

1. Send the email on time
2. check three points
3. write about the campaign
4. she gives me her opinion.
5. short text.

->There is a lot of material in this video to write an opinion.

Results

Task interactive

We will have 10 minutes to complete the following online grammar activities. After the time has elapsed, we will continue with other activities:

A._ Choose one or more correct ways to use "discourse markers" depending on the context. B._ Search eleven markers

Good luck! Be creative!

Listening and writting

For this activity we will listen to two marketing ads/campaigns in which these connectors are used. There are two tasks to attend to:

1º Detect the markers they use. 2º What the advertising campaign is about. This activity is sent to me by e-mail in a pdf page to observe your reading comprehension. So take note and stay tuned.

Good luck! Be creative!

IMPORTANT: The use of conversational markers requires the construction of complete sentences. Avoid empty conversations by using only: "i mean."; "I see."

Reading and writing

In the link there is a text to read. Write two campaign ideas based on what you have read. You have 10 minutes to complete the activity.

Write them down on a sheet of paper for the next activity.

Good luck! Be creative!

0,18 tenth

I could have written more text in the videos.

Speaking

The last 15 minutes of the class, we will present the ideas we have drawn from the previous text. But to make use of the markers learned today, the speaking is a debate. They have to interrupt each other and use the markers to keep the conversation going.

Good luck! Be creative!