Step 5 - Speaking

Speech cards
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Now you are going to try to have a conversation with someone else.

  1. Find someone to work with and use the speech card A or B.
  2. Write down a couple of words to help you during the conversation.
  3. Practise your conversation at least twice.

After practising twice, do the following things:

  1. Find another pair to work with.
  2. Act out your conversation.
  3. Let your classmate write down feedback for you.
  4. Let them act out their conversation and write down feedback for them.
  5. Discuss what things were good and what you can do better next time.

Person A

Person B

1

Greet person b.

1

Greet person a.

2

Say you are excited to talk to the other person.

2

Ask if the other person can describe his or her home for you.

3

Describe your house (number of floors, what kind of rooms, etc.).
Give an example of an advantage and a disadvantage to your home.
Ask for a description of the other person's house.

3

Describe your house (number of floors, what kind of rooms, etc.).
Give an example of an advantage and a disadvantage to your home.
Ask what is going on around the other person's house.

4

Answer the question by saying what kind of things there are to do around your home.
Also ask the other person what is going on around his / her house.

4

Answer the question by talking about the things to do around your home.

5

Say that the house seems to be exactly what you are looking for.

5

Say that the other person's house is also very appealing to you.

6

Suggest that you can Skype with your families to get to know each other better.

6

Tell him or her that you think that's a good idea.
Ask if next Wednesday at 8 pm would be an option.

7

Tell them to have to ask everyone in your family.
Say you will send an email whether it is possible or not.

7

Say that's okay.
End the conversation politely.

8

End the conversation politely.