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Preview • This dialog previews the main sub-theme of part 2, which is talking about hard and easy days, and one’s schedule in general. • Things you could mention about this dialog: • Line 1 : “So” is a transition expression that was covered in Unit 1. Again, this little word links this dialog to the one students practiced in part 1. • Lines 2, 3, and 5 : Nice longer answers here… what implicit question are Paul and Sylvie answering in each case? • Lines 6 : Sylvie reactions with compassion, previewing a revisit to the Reacting strategy.

Sounding Natural Note: Answering the implicit “why?” English transcript of audio track 1-28 Again, a key to sounding more communicative in English is to give longer answers. You can easily do that by answering an implicit question or two. While there are many possible implicit questions for a given topic, usually there are one or two main ones. When talking about hardest and easiest days, “why?” is the main implicit question. To sound more natural, simply provide a reason for why your day is especially hard or easy. Let’s take a look at the Model Sentences below for some easy language patterns you can use for answering the “implicit why”. Model Sentences 2 Romaji transcript of audio track 1-29 My hardest day of the week is Monday. Watashi no ichiban taihen na youbi wa getsu youbi desu. My easiest day of the week is Monday. Watashi no ichiban rakuna youbi wa getsu youbi desu. My hardest day of the week is Monday because I have three classes. Watashi no ichban taihen na youbi wa getsu youbi desu. Nazenara, jyugyou ga mittsu aru kara desu. My easiest day of the week is Monday. I don’t have any classes. Watashi no ichban rakuna youbi wa getsu youbi desu. Jyugyou ga nai kara desu. I don’t have to go to class. Jyugyou ni denakutemo ii kara desu. ❉❉ My hardest day of the week is Monday because I have three classes. The word "because" is commonly used to introduce reasons. However, in the course of daily conversation, it's okay to drop this word and state your reason as an additional comment. For example:

Model Sentences 1 Romaji transcript of audio track 1-27

What’s your hardest day of the week? Nan youbi ga ichiban taihen desu ka?

It’s definitely Monday. Zettai getsu youbi desu. It’s probably Monday. Osoraku getsu youbi desu.

Vary your questions Open form : What’s your hardest day of the week?? ➞ Closed form : Is (Monday) your hardest day?

➞ Closed form : Is (Monday) a hard day for you? Alternatives : • Are (Mondays) hard for you? • Are (Mondays) difficult for you?

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