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Speaking Time: Free Conversation Step 1: • This activity is an opportunity for students to bring together all three parts of unit 3 into one coherent conversation. Feel free to conduct it in any way that works for you. • Go over the questions listed in the table. Point out that these are the open and closed forms of the Model Sentences . Either one is perfectly fine. • Encourage students to give longer answers by answering implicit questions, or to ask implicit questions out loud if their partner gives short replies. Step 2: • If you have time, try the Guided Role-play activity. • Go over the directions on page 124. • Have students begin by doing a round of just “getting to know each other” using the info on each card. • Next, have students improvise complete answers to the Unit 3 questions listed in Step 1. • If possible, join the students as they role play their characters. Toss in some extra questions to help everyone create more details answers. Have fun improvising yourself and showing everyone how it’s done. Your own enthusiasm will make a big difference for the success of this activity.

Full transcript of audio tracks 2-13, 14, 15 (including answers and variations) A: Ah… where are you from again, Sylvie? B: I’m from Chicago . How about you? (UK: London) (AUS: Perth) A: I’m from Broomfield, Colorado . (UK: Skipton, in Yorkshire) (AUS: Dubbo, in New South Wales) B: Pardon? A: I’m from a town (1) called Broomfield, which is between Denver and Boulder . (UK: I’m from a small town called Skipton, which is near the Yorkshire Dales.) (AUS: I’m from a small town called Dubbo, which is west of Sydney.) B: Oh, I see. Is your hometown famous for anything? A: Well, it’s close to the mountains (2) , so there are many good ski areas nearby. (UK: hiking) (AUS: skiing) B: That sounds great. Are there any other fun things to do? A: No, not really! There is nothing to do at night. I don’t like it there. It’s too boring (3) . B: Really? That’s too bad. Where would you like to live in the future? A: I’d like to live abroad (4), in a big city like London. (UK: Singapore) (AUS: New York) B: Well, that’s cool, but I hear it can be a stressful (5) place to live. A: Yeah, I suppose, but it’s also very exciting. There are people from many cultures (6) there. B: Yeah, it’s a multicultural society, that’s true. (UK: Yes) (AUS: Yes)

Illustration: Tanaka Tomohiro

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