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Model Sentences 2 Romaji transcript of audio track 3-26

English transcript of audio track 3-27 Although we have spent a lot of time learning questions in this textbook, remember that it's also quite common to skip them sometimes. This is how English is often used- you need questions to push a conversation forward, but there are times when you can go 4, 6, or more turns without using one. These back-and-forth sequences are what give your English conversation an added interactive quality. While this may be a simple idea to understand, it takes lots of practice before you can do it automatically, without thinking. The following Guided Speaking Practice activity provides a good example for you to learn from. Guided Speaking Practice • This dialog (track #3-28) is structured to model a six-turn sequence with no questions. It begins with a question and goes from there. • Within the substitution vocab are several expressions that you may want to go over with your students before they begin reading this dialog in pairs, especially how to pronounce the exotic foods in column 2. • If you have time, you could have your students brainstorm an additional line of content. N OTES FOR PAGE 105 Listening Practice 1. Go over the Useful Expressions . 2. Play the three audio tracks continuously and have students fill in the blanks. 3. Go over any differences between the three versions, both pronunciation and vocabulary. 4. (optional) Have students pair-read the dialog out loud without looking at the text as they speak. • Since there is only one difference in vocabulary between the three versions, you may want to focus on differences in pronunciation. • If you have time and interest, remember that you can use these Listening Practice dialogs to open a door to different varieties of world Englishes. Hopefully hearing how English is spoken around the world will help your students appreciate their beautiful Japanese accents.

Do you have a favorite restaurant? Okiniiri no resutoran wa arimasu ka? Do you have a favorite cafe? Okiniiri no kafe wa arimasu ka? No, not really. Iie, toku ni arimasen. Yes, I like “ ◯◯ .” Hai, “ ◯◯ ” ga suki desu.

Yes, I often go to “ ◯◯ .” Hai, “ ◯◯ ” ni yoku ikimasu.

It’s a Japanese restaurant near Shibuya Station. Shibuya eki no chikau no nihon ryoriten desu. It’s cheap and the food is delicious. Yasukute, ryori ga oishiin desu. ❉❉ No, not really. As mentioned previously, it's important to say something after you give a NO answer. Here are some ideas for things you could say here: A: Do you have a favorite restaurant? B: No, not really. B: No, not really. Do you? B: No, not really. There are several places I like, such as Burger King and Mos Burger. N OTES FOR PAGE 104 Sounding Natural Note: Remember to talk about yourself! • This note yet another reminder for students to talk about themselves from time to time and not rely too heavily on questions. This is something they have been practicing all year, but the constant review because this way of speaking does not come habitually to many Japanese learners, especially if they are speaking with a sempai, to someone they don’t know well, or to you, the teacher!

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