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8. Wrap up this section by having everyone read Golden Rule 2 aloud: Give longer answers by adding one or two extra pieces of information. N OTES FOR PAGES 14 & 15

and you will know that everyone has gotten the info. 5. As a final point, remind students that while learning what the Golden Rules are is not difficult, mastering them will take time and lots of practice. They’ll be revisiting each rule in every unit, each from the perspective of that unit’s topic. If they work hard, their English will improve a lot. It’s up to them!

Golden Rule 3: Talk about yourself Here is plan you can follow to cover pages 14 and 15 with your students. It will take about 15 minutes to complete and includes a short reading-comparison task. 1. Instead of wading directly into the explanatory text on page 14, try starting with the practice exercise at the top of page 15. Have the students pair-read the two dialogs and then briefly compare them. Again, that face-saving trick can work well here- approach a few confident-looking students in private, ask them what they think, get their answers, then call on them after you bring everyone together. Obviously, you are leading them to notice the difference between a conversation with many questions and one with very few. Note that while learning many questions in this course, students will also learn to not rely on them too heavily! 2. Now that students have gotten the main point through completing the exercise, they will hopefully be more open to the explanatory text on page 14. Have them pair-read their way through it aloud, as usual. 3. After they finish, review Golden Rule 3 by having everyone read it aloud: It’s natural to sometimes talk about yourself . 4. Finally, go over the conclusion to the Golden Rules section on the bottom of page 15. As usual, a pair-reading approach works well because students are active, interacting with each other,

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