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English ?" Your partner may know and help you. If so, then you can get back to your conversation. If not, try asking your teacher for help. Trust us, your teacher will be very happy to help you! If nothing works, then you'll have to pass and move on. Making an effort may not result in smooth conversation, but it is much better than remaining silent. Example of an unsuccessful exchange: A: What’s your major? B: I’m a … (long silence) A: Hm? Example of a successful exchange: A: What’s your major? B: I’m a … Sorry, how do you say “butsuri" in English? A: Um, is it “physics”? B: Yes, that’s right! I’m a physics major. A: Okay, I see. How about you? • Write “ How do you say~ in English? ” up on the board have have your students repeat this a few times. This will hopefully encourage them to ask you for help with translating their majors and faculties if need be. • A longer list of common majors and faculties can be found on the Unit 1, Part 2 supplementary vocabulary list at cic-multimedia.com. • Model the dialog with several students. Feel free to switch up the open and closed forms of each question as you talk with your students. • Please check page 9 for ideas on various ways to conduct this activity. Model Sentences Romaji transcript of audio track 1-13 Are you in a club? Kurabu ni haitte imasu ka? Are you in any clubs? Nanika kurabu ni wa haitte imasu ka? Yes, I’m in the soccer club. Hai, sakkaa-bu ni haitte imasu. No, I’m not in any club. I’m just too busy. Iie, kurabu ni wa haiteimasen. Isogashi sugirun desu. ❉❉ Are you in any clubs?

Notice that the word "circle" here is not used, which in Japan refers to an informal club. In English, there is no such distinction, so please use the word "club", even if it is a very informal one. ❉❉ No, I’m not in any club. I’m too busy. Here is a tip for sounding more friendly in English: whenever you answer "no" to a question, add a bit more by always answering the implicit question "why not?" This will soften your negative reply and make for smoother conversation. For example, “No, I’m not in any club. I’m just too busy.” Some possible reasons why you are not in a club now are provided in the Variation vocabulary box below. Ask your teacher if you need help coming up with other reasons. N OTES FOR PAGE 22 Sounding Natural Note: Showing interest with reactions This note introduces Reacting , which is one of the most important conversation strategies of all (see page 121). When speaking with someone, it’s vital to use reaction expressions because they help you show interest in what your partner is saying. People do this naturally without thinking in all languages. You can point this out to your students by noting some common Japanese reaction expressions, such as Ee? Honto? Sou desu ne! Maji?! Without these sorts of expressions, it would be very hard to continue a conversation. Without them, much of the friendliness would be gone. This Sounding Natural Note introduces a few basic expressions that can be used at any time. In later notes, we’ll revisit this strategy for reacting in different sorts of situations. • Play audio track 1-14 and have your students listen, or print out the full transcript and have them follow along (see page 10 for more info on conducting this activity). • Have students repeat the listed reaction expressions after you. Point out that nearly any adjective can work in the Sounds + ADJ pattern. You may want to put a few examples on the board and go over them. • This note also contains a short practice activity- have students read the two dialogs aloud in pairs. Encourage your students to notice how it felt to read each one; hopefully they will agree that #2 is better!

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