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Goal: Use personal experience and opinion to express a favorite.

Directions: Complete the statements in the conversation maps.

food & drink

Ask the person about her/his favorite.My favorite restaurant is___________________________

____________________________ is my favorite restaurant because________________________________________________________

Who would you ask about this favorite?_____________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Why

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Who

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My favorite dessert is___________________________

____________________________ is my favorite dessert because

________________________________________________________

Who would you ask about this favorite?_____________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Why

?

Who

?

Ask the person about her/his favorite.

My favorite food is___________________________

____________________________ is my favorite food because

________________________________________________________

Who would you ask about this favorite?_____________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Why

?

Who

?

Ask the person about her/his favorite.

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Goal: Express opinions about leisure activities.Directions: Give your opinion about each activity using

a word or thought from the box or your own words or thoughts.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

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amusement park

art

antique shopping

air hockey

archery

arcade games

astronomy

auto show

badminton

baking

barbecue

basketball

bingo

Activity/Place Opinion

Sample Opinion Words orThoughts

fun exciting enjoyable thrillingscary tiring boring yucky

“I don’t care for it.” “What’s that?”

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Goal: Initiate conversation turns with a partner related to a location or activity.

Directions: Complete the conversation-turn statements related to a specifi c location or activity.

farm/ranch

fast-food restaurant

fi ne-dining restaurant

fi shing trip

forest

friend’s home

graduation ceremony

grocery store

gym

haunted mansion

holiday/costume party

hotel

jungle safari

lake, beach, or river

library

mountain

movie theater

movie/TV set

museum

music concert

neighborhood/street corner

parade

Turn-StarterCues

Do you like to ________? (action)Do you like ________? (item)Do you want to ________? (do an action)Let’s ________. (take an action)Do you have ________? (ask a question/make a request)Look at _______. (observe something)Can you ________? (ask a question)Where do you think ________? (speculate)

topics

Quick-TurnStarters

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extended

Goal: Identify missing information from a scenario and determine ways to discover those details.

Directions: Read the scenario. Complete the questions to determine missing or additional information from the scenario.

going onvacation

Our family went on vacation last week. We usually go to the beach but we tried something different.

Ask a “what” question to fi nd out more information.

What ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What?

Ask a “who” question to fi nd out more information.

Who ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Who?

Ask a “when” question to fi nd out more information.

When _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

When?

Ask a “where” question to fi nd out more information.

Where _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Where?

Ask a “why” question to fi nd out more information.

Why ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why?

Ask a “how” question or a question type of your choice.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How? or Choice

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Restate the situation. Add a specifi c detail if needed.

I hear you’re . . .

intro

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ion

Express:❑ a feeling❑ an idea❑ an opinion❑ a suggestion

I think . . .

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Ask a follow-up question to react to your partner’s answer(s) to your question(s).fo

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-up

“What can yousay” topic

conversation mapGoal: Introduce a topic and details as content for

a simulated conversation based on another person’s circumstances.

Directions: Use the topics on the pages 193–196 to complete the conversation map.

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❑ someone has a bad cold

❑ someone has a broken leg

❑ someone’s favorite team is going to play in the championships

❑ someone is having a birthday tomorrow

❑ someone stops you and says he is lost

❑ someone got new shoes

❑ someone is going to a funeral

❑ someone is going to a wedding

❑ someone is graduating

❑ someone says her cat had to be put to sleep

❑ someone’s car was badly damaged

❑ someone is entering a photo contest

❑ someone had a fi re at her house

❑ someone is leaving tomorrow for vacation

❑ someone tells you his family is moving away

❑ someone is preparing for a music recital

❑ someone’s home was broken into by a thief

❑ someone found a new job

❑ someone is looking for a new job

❑ someone lost a wallet or purse

❑ someone had an argument with another friend

❑ someone shows you front row tickets for a big concert

❑ someone’s dog ran away

❑ someone shows you her broken mobile phone

❑ someone is acting rude

❑ someone is acting stuck-up

❑ a friend is ignoring you

❑ someone is smiling and whistling to himself

Goal: Introduce a topic and details as content for a simulated conversation based on another person’s circumstances.

Directions: Select a topic and use it to complete the map on page 192.

topics

4What WouldYou Say

When . . . ?

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