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Alternatives : • Would you like to live (in the city or the country)? N OTES FOR PAGE 51 How about you? • Give students a bit of time to fill in the blanks with where they would like to live in the future and why. You might find it helpful to go over the few suggested reasons or brainstorm some more on the board before students begin writing their personalized answers. • Go around and help as needed as the students write. • Modeling the model dialog with a few students will ensure that everyone is clear on how to go about this short task. As always, encourage students to use both open and closed forms as they speak. Sounding Natural Note: Agree and disagree politely • This note focuses on how students can agree and disagree with each other while they exchange ideas of where they would like to live someday. It emphasizes the point that having a different preference is not a bad thing to bring up as long as it’s done in a polite way. English transcript of audio track 2-10 The question about where you will live in the future brings up a natural opportunity to compare and contrast your preferences for places to live. Do you prefer living in the countryside or the big city? In your hometown or someplace else? As you talk about where you would like to live someday, you can agree with your partner’s choice using the “Yes, it must be + ” pattern. If you would like to agree and bring up a contrary point, do so by using the “But isn’t it a bit + ?” pattern. To politely state your opposite opinion, use the “Personally, I prefer A” pattern. Politely agreeing and disagreeing will make you sound more communicative.

Preview • This dialog previews the main sub-theme of part 3, which is preferences for where students would like to live in the future and agreeing or disagreeing with those choices. • Things you could mention about this dialog: • Line 3 : Here is a preview of how to disagree politely. • Line 4 : What implicit question does Miyu’s reply answer? • Line 5 : Again, Anika demonstrates how to disagree politely. • Line 6 : This expression shows how you can have a bit of fun teasing someone if you know them well. Model Sentences 1 Romaji transcript of audio track 2-9

Where would you like to live in the future? Shorai, doko ni sumitai desu ka? I’d like to live here. Koko ni sumitai desu. I’d like to live in a big city like Tokyo. Tokyo no youna daitoshi ni sumitai desu.

I’d like to live in a medium-sized city like Hiroshima. Hiroshima no youna chuukibo no machi ni sumitai desu. I’d like to live in a small city like Toyama. Toyama no youna chisai machi ni sumitai desu. ❉❉ I’d like to live in a medium-sized city like Hiroshima. Alternatively, it is quite common to say “midsize”: I’d like to live in a midsize city like Hiroshima. Vary your questions Open form : Where would you like to live in the future? ➞ Closed form : Would you like to live (in a city) in the future?

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