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the slow finishers have a chance memorize what they wrote. • For the rehearsal stage, have every pair stand and do their dialogs smoothly in one go, without any undo pauses or mistakes. • For the performance stage, have students work in groups of four. Each pair should take turns doing their dialog while the other pair watches and then gives feedback on areas such as intonation, fluency, body language, and accuracy. Spend time beforehand on teaching them how to give good feedback if you think this is needed. Expansion ideas Here are a few ideas for how you can productively fill any extra time: • Practice vocabulary at cic-mulimedia.com. • Get a head start on their homework by beginning one of the photocopiable worksheets available for this part, such as writing a dialog, recording a conversation, or finding the implicit questions. • Do some role-playing with the cards on pages 124~127.

English transcript of audio track 2-41 One of the main goals of most social interaction is to make a connection with the person you are speaking with. You do this by finding common ground, by finding something you are both interested in. Talking about free time activities is a particularly good way to do this with because we all do something when we are not busy. In Japanese, when two people strive to find common ground, they often use many questions and short answers. In contrast, English speakers tend to talk about themselves in turn. However, when doing so it’s vital to acknowledge your partner. To not do so would lead to two people talking past each other. This is not only unnatural, it is also considered a bit rude, like in the following example: A: I really like sleeping a lot in my free time. B: I like playing baseball. A: I usually get up around 2 pm on the weekends. B: I practice everyday after school. In this example, there is no connection between the speakers. It is strange because they are talking past each other. To properly talk about yourself, you need to react first to what your partner says: A: I really like sleeping a lot in my free time. B: Oh yeah? I like playing baseball. A: Baseball? Really? I usually get up around 2pm on the weekends. B: Wow, that's late. I practice everyday after school. Personalize It! • Go over the directions and make sure students understand what to do. The goal here is to write a short 4-turn dialog with no questions. • Go around and help students complete their dialogs as needed. • When a pair finishes, have them raise their hands. Check their work and then ask them to memorise their dialog. Speaking Time: Memorize & Perform • Using a timer, give everyone about two minutes of so to memorize their dialogs. This will ensure that

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