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• Within the substitution vocab are several expressions that you may want to go over with your students before they begin reading this dialog in pairs. • If you have time, you could have your students brainstorm an additional line of content. Sounding Natural Note: The six-turn “no questions asked” challenge • This writing task provides more practice in conversing without using too many questions. It’s rather ironic that students spend so much time learning questions only to not need them all the time, but this is the way native English speakers often talk, so it’s a pattern worth learning. English transcript of audio track 3-13 Notice that in the Guided Speaking Practice activity above, the speakers have a lovely conversation about entertainment yet don’t use any questions. The basic pattern goes like this: a topic is introduced, then each person takes turns talking about their own preferences and experiences while at the same time reacting to what their partner is saying. Since this style of speaking does not come naturally for many native speakers of Japanese, we need to practice it more by taking “the no-questions-asked challenge”. In the following activity, work with a partner to write a conversation of at least six turns that contains no questions. Begin with a statement, then go from there. Use the dialog above as a guide, as well as other vocabulary from this unit. In addition, you can find extra vocabulary at cic-multimedia.com. When you’re done, have your teacher check over your work. Good luck!

English transcript of audio track 3-11 As we have studied, a distinctive pattern of native speaker English is to talk for a while without asking any questions. In order to do this, you need to increase your sensitivity to implicit questions related to the topic at hand. Talking about yourself then becomes a matter of simply answering these implicit questions from your point of view and experience. While taking turns talking about the implicit questions, you will find you won’t need to use questions all the time to keep the conversation moving. If this sounds difficult, remember that you already do this naturally without thinking in your own language! If you can do it in Japanese, you can do it in English. When talking about your entertainment preferences, it’s quite common to discuss the pros and cons of your choices, especially with regards to implicit questions such as “ when ?”, “ where ?”, and “ how often? ” Let’s go over the patterns below. When & Where? This answer pattern enables you to talk about when and where you do a particular activity. For example, " I watch TV when I'm tired " answers “ when,” while " I read mangas when I’m on the train " answers “ where ." The expression “ all the time ” answers the implicit question “ how often ;” Feel free to use any frequency adverb here, such as " sometimes ", " occasionally ", " hardly ever do ", or " never do " Pros & Cons The following language patterns and expressions are great for talking about the pros and cons of your various entertainment choices.

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Guided Speaking Practice • Play track #3-12 and go over the vocab as usual. • This dialog is structured to model a six-turn sequence with no questions. It begins with a statement and goes from there. After going through this activity, the students should be well prepared for the writing task that appears in the following Sounding Natural Note .

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