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/t Nancy Ellen Zeknan, Esq. Illustrated by Patrick R. Moran Supplementary Materials Handbook Three
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Contents Introduction
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Plocedure for Monltored. Conuersatrcn Mistake/ Correction Cards vu Mista_ke Correction viii Mistake Card Fun: 3 Card Games rx How to Prepare your Topic Cards x
Role Plays
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Procedures for Role plags 2 Advice 3 Complaints 6 Conflict 9 Cultural Misunderstandings 12 Dating 14 Descriptions 17 Directions { cetting) ' 19 Directions (Giving) 20 Emotions/Feetings 21 Explanations 23 Famous People 25 Health 27 Introductions 31 Invitations 32 Jobs {cetting a Job) 33 Jobs (On the Job) 36 Parent-Cbild lnteractions 3Z Restaurarts 42 Roommates 44 School (Student,s View) 46 School (Teachert View) 48 Spouses 49 Telephone 52 Thank You ald Farewelt 55 Travel 56
Intenriews
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Procedures for lnteruieus 60 The Arts 61 The Environment 62 Family 63 Foreign Countries arld Foreign Languages
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Interviews,
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Health 65 Intewiewing for the Job 67 Laughter 68 Law and Justice 69 Men, Women, and Relationships Minorities 72 Native Country 74 People 74 Personal Data 76 Personal Values 77 Personal Experience 77 PoLitics 78 School 79 Sports 80 Television 82 What If: 83 Work 81
Talks
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Procedures for Talks 85 Comparisons 86 Hopes and Fears for the Future 87 PersonalExperiences 88 SelJ-Description 8q Time Travel: The Year 2025 90 Tmth or Lies 9l
Group Creativity
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Procedures for Prouerbs and SuperstiCions 95 Proverbs 96 Superstitions 99 Procedures for Chain Stories lOO Chain Stories 101 Procedures for Find Out 1O3 Find Out 104 Procedure for Get Your Partner i1s Get Your Partner 106
Discussions
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Procedures for Discassions uptlrtons tu9 Philosophica.llssues 110 So ci al I s s ues 111 World Issues t 13
Postscript
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Resources for Developing Conversation Skills
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Introduction
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Introduction
Monitored.
Conversation
Proced,ure
This basic procedure can be used with most of the activities and w-ith students with intermediate language skills: 1. Call two students up to the front of t}Ie class and ask thern to sit irr two chairs facing each other, while the rest of the class is seated in a serni-circle,The students seated irr the,,hot seats" get a conversation card. 2. Explain that the two students up front must speak to each other for three minutes, talking about the situation or topic on the card. 3, Explain that the cards merely function to promote Iinguistic interaction, arld that what is important is not the topic per se, but the language used by the two students. 4. Then explain the responsibility ofthe monitoring students, which is to listen to the students in the hot seats for inappropriate speech, mispronunciation, and incorrect grammar. When a mistake is heard, the listeners write down (as best they can) the phrase or sentence in which the mistal
Introd.uction
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Although the skills of listening for mistakes arld writing them down rmmediately is very difhcult at this beginning level, all students can develop this skill with time arld practice.
M i st ak e/ Co r.r ec tio n Car d.s
Note. It is important to be aware that not every mistake must be corrected at this time. Usually five mistakes in addition to those the students have found will be quite sufficient. The students who make tnese mrstakes should always be encouraged, not discouraged.
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Once a week you can collect all the students' mistake cards and give them an oral quiz by calling on each student and reading out loud one of the mistakes on that student's card. You may wart to call on other students in the class to see if they are able to correct the mistakes that their classmates have made. Another activity which can be used with mistake cards involves collecting all cards and dictating to the students the incorrect forms that were used by the students. Be sure the class is aware that these are not the correct forms. (You may wallt them to write the incorrect forms with a big "X" through them.) Then have the students work on finding the mistakes ald making the corrections, At the end of class, dictate the corrected sentences for the students. Altematively, you can prepare a mistake sheet from incorrect sentences on the mistake cards. The students can then work from the paper in groups or individually, correcting the mistakes that they hnd. Mistake
Correction
It is very irnportant that the students themselves try to recognize their own mistakes. If they are able to do this, they are at least aware of the correct form, and with more practice, they will become more accurate tn their speech. Your job is to facilitate the students' realization of these errors by simply calling attention to the fact that an error has been made. You should be the last person to correct the mistakes, not the first. All the students in the class should work on trying to figure out the correction, and only after this has failed should you intervene. In this way, each student has the responsibility for thinking about linguistic accuracy. It is not easy for students to hear their own mispronunciation, but they can discern the pronunciation of others. If and when the listenine students hear something that they do not understand or they know is not pronounced accurately, have them jot the word or the phrase in quotation marks. In this way the students w.ill know which errors in their notes were pronuncration errors. You may want to have all the students repeat the correct pronunciations after you have gone over the grammatical errors. You may also find it helpful to use the corrections as a springboard for a Inrni grammar or pronunciation lesson, using substitution drills. For example: Student A: I don'L know tennis Teacher:
Can angone correct this sentence?
Studeut B: I don't knou.t how to pIaA tennis. Teacher:
Good! Basketball...
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Student A: I don't knou.t how to pla.A ba-sketball or Student A: Teacher:
Can anAone tmproue the pronunciation in this sentence?
Student B: Teacher:
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Theg Live in the citA. Which is conect, # I or#2? #1is"leaue",#2b"Iive".
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They ltue in the country. Good! In the citg...
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Theg "leave" in the country.
Leaue.
Number one. liue.
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In this way you are including all the students in the correction process, and not only the student who has made the original mistake. After the students have been in the,,hot seat,,and their mistake cajds have been returned, allow sufficient time for them to look over their cards and to correct the mistakes. If the students wait too long, they may forget the explanation ald correction. A.ll error correction is done solely for the benefit of the students, arld it is important for you to be aware that some students (especially at first) may be intimidated by this correction procedure. It is up to you to do this error correctlon gently, with teaching as the aim, not fault flnding. At the beginning, one or two errors corrected may be sufficient for each student, and as the students become more cornfortable with the procedure, tne anount of error correction may be increased.
Mistake
Card. Fun
Game # 1 Make a list of the students in the class on the blackboard. Collect the students' mistake cards. Read off one or two mistakes from
GaBe #2 Collect all the mistake cards, alld at home, make up a list of lncorrect sentences. Then divide the class into two or three groups, and give each group a copy of the inconrect sentences. The first group to
x + Introduction correct the most sentences wins. A variation of this can be to make a list of correct and incorrect sentences, and have the students identify the correct sentences and correct the incorrect ones. Game #3 From t}!e mistake cards, dictate a sentence with an error ln lt. The hrst student to corect the sentence wins a point.
Hout to Prepare
Your Topic Card.s
Take a standard, unlined 3 x 5 index card. Either copy the selected topic onto the card, or photocopy the topic and paste it to the card using a glue stick. In either case, some teachers flnd it is helpful to have their students help prepare the cards To help you keep the various activities and topics together in your card frle, you may frnd it useful to copy in large letters at the top right hand corner of each card the small code that appears after the topic. On the sample below, the code R-ad mea:ns "Role Play: Advice." The activities cal be color coded as well by using blue cards for role-play topics, yellow for interviews, pink for talks, etc.
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Index cards are inexpensive aIId wilt last through many uses, but some teachers like to laminate their completed cards. This does protect them and makes them last longer. And it may encourage some students to treat both the cards atd the activity with more respect.
Conversation Insp Lrations
Conuers ation I nsp irations
Role Plags
ROLE PLATS Role plays require the students to assume an identity ald . think and speak in that character,s identity. Fo. some students this is much easier than tt .;;;r"." personallv. "*p..""i.rg
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Actiu itg I ntr od.uc tio n
Procedures for Role Plags With minor variations, procedures for Role plays can be used with any other topic presented in this book. # 1 . Have two students come to the front of the classroom arld tal
Group the students in pairs and ask all the students to turn tieir mistake cards upside down, so they will face you as you walk around the room. Give each pair a role playing card and ask each pair to begin talking about the card. During this time, circulate, listen in on each parr, and write one or two mistakes on their corresponding mistake cards. At the end of three minutes, instruct the pairs to pass their role playing cards to the left. This procedure of timing the conversations, noting the mistakes on mistake cards, ald passilg cards to the nex pair is repeated until each pair has seen each role playing caJd. The the students can look at their mistake cards and together with their partners, correct the mistakes that were made. you can assist in this, workins with each pair
#4. Divide the students into pairs and give each set the sane (or different) role playing cards. The students have fifteen minutes to prepare a short role play to the class. you can monitor the mistakes usins the monitored conversation procedure. #5. Group the students into pa.irs and ask them to write a diaiogue that will be presented to the class. you can use monitor.ed conversation procedure to monitor, or you can collect the dialogues and correct them. #6. You may wan to rntroduce selected new vocabulary before a role play or dialogue. he students can be asked to use these words rn their conversation. This can be made into a game where the pair using the most new vocabulary correctly in their role play is the winner.
Topic: Ad.uice
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Advice 1. Your friend is getting very drunk at a party. Tell her not to drink so much.
10. Your house is infested with fleas. CaU the landlady and ask her
2. Your friend was just fired from his job because of n_rdeness to his employer. Tell him what you think he shoutd do. Ra d
I 1 lt is very diflicult for you to pay y o u r bi l l s. A sk your fri end which he thinks you should d o , d rop out of school and ser a job or stay in schOotwitfr v3f,, little money. R art
3. Your friend wants to get married. You think he is too yourrg. Tetl him what you think he ought to do. Rad 4. Your friend thinks that she rs p r egnant , and s h e c o me s ro you for advice. What should she d o?
5. Your friend's girlfriend is pregnant. Your friend comes to you to find out what you think he should do. Ra d 6. You saw your neighbor slap hrs Ii t t le c hild. A s k y o u r fri e n d what she thinks you should do about it. R' a d 7. Your friend looks very tired, and you know your friend could use some rest. Convince your friend to take it easy. 8. Your friend is thinking about running for City Council. you d o n' t t hink y our fri e n d i s q u a l i _ fi e d f or t he pos i ri o n . T e l l y o u r tnend that you are certain it wi l l c os t a lot o f mo n e y a n d yo u don' t t hink i t i s a g o o d rde a _
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9. You ar.e studying at a very pres_ trgrous school_ your best friend would like to transfer to vour school. Advise your frieni on what to do to get accepted. R ad
what to do.
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12. Your friend is having problems with his teenage child. Tell your friend what you would do in tris situation R ad 13. You bought a new car several months ago, but now lind that you are unable to maLe the pay_ ments. Talk to the car dealer and explain your problem. R-ad. 14. You are taking a trip to Europe tomorrow. You knew you had your passport, but youjust can,t seem to find it. Ask your travel agent what you can do. R ad 15. Two ofyour best friendsjust had a tremendous fight. Go over to the house of one of them and convince him to apologize. R,ad 16 . You think your best friend ,s wife is coming on to you sexually. Talk to another friend about what you should do. Rad 17. Although you have a boyfriend, you Just met someone new who ls very attractive to you. Ask your friend for advice on what to d o . R ad 18. You lound out your friend is us_ ing illegal drugs. Tell him how you feel about thjs ard give him your advice.
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Topic: Advice
19. You are so worried about final exams that you are physically ill. Talk to your parent about your problem. Ra .d 20. You parked your car in an illegal parking spot. You come out of a shop and find that it is being towed away. Find out from the policeman what you should do. Ra d 2 1 . Yo ur hous e is n e x t to th e a i r. port and the noise is drivingyou crazy. Ask your friend what you should do. Ra d 22. Every time you go anywhere you get lost. Ask your friend what you can do
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23. Your friends want to fly to the Caribbean for a vacation. You have Dever told anyone but you are terribly afraid of flying. Talk to your friends about your p roblem . Rad 24. Your friend is gay, but she has not told her parents. Next week, end you and your friend are going to be at her parents'home for a fanily get together and she is thinking about telling them at that time. Tell your friend how you feel about her timing. n,aa 25. Your friend has been gaini_rrga Iot of weight. Tell him what he should do about it. Rad 26
You suspect that your partner may be cheating onyou, but you are not certain. Ask a friend what you should do. Ra d
27. Yolur friend wants to return to her native country because she misses her friends. Tell her what you think about that. Rad
28. Your roommate left for the week end and was planning to be back Monday morning for work. It is now Tuesday night, and you are beginning to worry. Ask a friend what you should do. R-.ld 29. You are at a party and ready to go home. It's late at night and you can't find your keys. Tell the host of the party about your problem. R ad 30. By mistake, you made plans for the evening with two friends, both of whom you like. They do not, however, get along with each other. Ask another friend what you can do to remedy this problem. R ad 3l
You have an urgent report that needs to be completed by tomor row morning. Unfortunately, a good friend is leaving the country alld tonight is the going-away party. Talk to this friend about what you can do. R-ad
32. Your friend is always in need o f m o n ey. For the thi rd ti me this week he is asking to borro w s ome money from you. Tell your friend what he needs to do to get his financial problems under control. R-ad 33. You see someone going into a neighbor's window. Ask your roommate what you should do. Should you call the police? R ad 34. Your friend is having trouble making new friends. Tell her what she should do. R c,d. 35. Talk to a friend about what you ought to do to help your aging parents R-ad
Topic: Ad.vice 36. Your friend is worried that she mrght have gotten AIDS frorn a niBht of unprotecred sex with a new partner. Talk to her abour taking an AIDS test. Ra d
Role plcys * g 46. Your friend tells you she is go_ ing to have triplets. She is worried that she does not have the flnances [o bring up three babies. Advise her on how she can bring up three babies on a lim_ ited budget. R-ad
37. You have a friend who has un_ p r ot ec t ed s ex . A d v i s e y o u r friend to use condoms. R_ad 47 38. Your friend is considering los_ rng his virginity. Discuss this with him R ad 39. Your friend is only 15 years old Dut wants to quit school aIId have a baby. Give her your 48. oplnron. Ra d
The doctor has told your friend to stay in bed. When you arnve at your friend,s house, you hnd he is not paying attentiou ro what the doctor said. TalK to your friend. R ad Your friend is planrring to marry an Americar in order to get citi_ zenship. She does not Jovehim, although the American loves fier. Talk to her about this plar. n-aa
4 0 . Your lr iend' s p a re n ts a re g e L _ ti ng div or c ed. H e r p a re n ts have asked her if she would prefer to live with her morn or 49. Your friend is in this country h e r dad. S he d o e s n ,t k n o w illegally. He is having trouble what to say and comes to you finding work. Give him sorlc for advice. advice. R ad R-6'd 41. A man is standing in the street 5O Your friend insists on speak_ with a sign that says. .Work for ing her native language and re_ Food". Talk to him about what fuses to try to speak English. he should do. Talk to her. R-ad R ad 42. Your friend comes to you crymg. 51. Recently your sibling has been She iells you she fell down iome hanging around with a group stairs. You beLeve her husband ofpeople who seem rather odd. has hit her. Talk to her. Talk to your sibling about your R ad concerns_ R -ad 43. Your sibling is married but ts constantly fighting with his 52. Your friend is carrying a gun to spouse. Advise him to seek mar_ school. Talk to him about vour riage counseling. Rad fears for his safeli. R-ad 44 Your mom recently got divorced 53 Although you know it,s danger from your dad. She hasn,t dated ous, you are thinking about tryrn twenty years. She asks vou ing some illegal drugs. Conhde for your advice on how to irnd in a friend. a da te,
4 5 . Yo u hav e jus t r e c e i v e d y o u r d ri v er ' s - lic ens e. T a l k to y o u r rnend about whether io l our the orgar donor card. Ra' d
5 4 A fri e n d tel l s you that he k n o w s someone sayi ng bad rn rn g s about hi behi nd hi s back. Tell your friend what he s h o u l d do.
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Topic: Complaints
55. In the moming, your friend of ten comes to school drunk. Talk to him about getting some help for his problem. Ra d 56. You go into the school bathroom after lunch and hear a friend vomiting. She tells you that this i s how s he is l o s i n g w e i g h t Tell her what you think she should do. R-d.d 57. A friend conlides in you that h er f at her has b e e n ro u c h i n g h e r s ex ually G i v e h e r s o m e a d v ic e on wha t s h e c a n d o about this. R ad
61. Someone is selling steroids at the grm. You are planning to be in a m a r al hon and are thi nki ng about buying steroids to help increase your performance. Talk to a friend about this. R-ad 62. Your friend has just come out of a drug rehabilitation center. He asks you if he can use you as a personal reference on al application for an apartment. You do not want to hurt your friend's feelings, but you really are not sure he is responsible enough to always pay his rent. Talk to another friend about what you should do. R-ad
58. The parents of a friend ofyours are constantly drinking. Yor-rr friend feels powerless to help 63. Your friend is very sensitive and becomes very upsetwhen people them. Talk to your lriend about joke about her. Tell her how she what can be done to improve the needs to act R-ad situation. Ra d 64. Your neighbors hired an unli59. You hear someone spreading censed carpenter to work on an ru m or s about s o rn e o n e y o u addition to their house. The carknow. Tell this person how you penter asked the neighbors for feel about what he is doing. n-aa $800 for materials and promised 60. You are interested in purchas to return the next day. After rng a home. Your real estate three weeks of begging the caragent has shown you a house penter to do the work, your which is extraordinary, but a neighbors realize that the cajIittle out ofyour price range. Ask penter was a con man. Advise the agent what you should do. y o u r n ei ghbor on w hat to dc. Rad
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Complaints l . You bought an item that was 3. You are at a bajbecue. The harnmarked "Final Sale." When you burger you were given is a little b rought t he it e m h o me , y o u too rare for you. Ask the cook to found it did not work. Bring it put it back on the grill. R--cm back to the store R--cm 4. Complain to the manager of your 2. Complail to the store manager apartment building that there is of a new store that the sales too Inuch noise at night and you people were n:de to you. R
Topic: Complaints
RoIe plags
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5. Youjust bought a used TV at the 14. You bought an article of cloth_ Swap Meet. Before you leave to ing. You washed it once and it go home, you find an outlet a-rld has shrunk. Bring it back to plug it in. The TV doesn't work. the shop .R__cm Go bac k t o t h e p e rs o n y o u 15. You bought a new car but you bought it from. R_cm have had several problems ,,v.ith 6. You buy a gold chatr from a very it. Tell the dealer you wart your expensrve shop. After wearing it money back. R{m for several months, it turns your 16. You are waiting for a parking neck green. Bring it back to the spot when someone who hasn,t Store. R__cm seen you tales it. Get that per 7. Your neighbors are having a big son to move and give you the party. It is two o,clock in the space. R__cm mornlng. Go next door arrd com_ 17. You are at a gas station and you plain about the noise. ](.y,1 need to use the rest room. When 8. Someone is smoking in the back you go in, you find that it is filthy o f t he bus . Co mp l a i n to th e and that there are no paper sup_ driver. plies. Complain to the stauon R cm attendant. .R_cm 9. You brought your VCR into a shop to be repaired. After rwo 18. Youjust receivedyour telephone weeks you a-re informed that it bill. There are several calls listed rs repaired. When you ta&e rt that were made to a country that you have never heard of. Bring home you find out it is still nor your bill into the telephone com_ working properly. Bring it back pany arrd tell them. to the repair shop. R{m R cm 1 0 . You ar e at a m o v i e th e a re r 19. You buy some milk at the growatching a movie. A woman in cery store. When you get home you find that the milk is sour. your row is holding a scream_ Bring it right back to the super_ ing baby. Ask her to leave the theater so that you can enjoy market. R-cm the morrie 20. You bought a pair of shoes ar a 11. You havejust bought some gro department store. you cut the srring [ring rhe pair togerher in ce r les at t he s u p e rma rk e t. When you look at your change ord€r to see if they fit comfort_ you realize you have overpaid. ably When you try to retum the shoes to the store, the sales_ Tell the cashier. R_cm people will not take them be_ 12. You are at a concert and the cause the string has been cut quality ofthe sound is very ooor. Discuss this with the manager Complain about it. ,R{m of the store. R .m 13. You are in a movie theater allo 21 . Your next door neighbor is always th e per s on in lr o n r o [ y o u i s sun bathing in the nude. you carl weanng a very large hat. Ask the see him lrom your yard. Com_ person to take it off. ft__cln plain to him about this. R_cm
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Topic: Complaints
Role Plags
22. Yow ate paying for your child to take swimming lessons. When you arrive at the pool, you see the lifeguard has her back to the pool. Complain to the swimming instructor a-nd insist on appronr i a r c
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23. Your neighbor has a very noisy d o g lt bar k s d a y a n d n i g h t whenever she lets it out into the b a c k y ar d. Comp l a i n to h e r about this. R.m
30 You ordered something from a mail order catalogue. When you received the item you found that it did not fit the description of the item in the catalogue. Go to the Better Business Bureau and complain. Rrm
31. You are at the airport. When your bags come off the rarnp at the baggage claim, they are badly damaged. Go to the baggage ofhce ald ask for a clairn form so that you caIr get your bags repaired free of chaJge. R cm
24. The person sitting next to you in the library has a cold and is constantly coughing ald sneez- 32. You have fleas in your apartment. Ask the apaJtment manager to ing. The library is very crowded. get you arl exterminator. You feel Tell the librarian to ask the perthat the marager should pay for son to leave R,cm this service. R{m 25 Your friend is always comptaining to you about something It's 33. Your landlord just called and told you he is raising the rent always one thing or another. TeIl a g a i n , the thi rd ti me i n si x hirn that you have enough prob months. Talk to your landlord lems of your own and do not about this R{m want to hear his complaints any more. R cm 34. You have just moved into your house and hnd that there are 26. A friend of yours is always upseveral broken windows. Tell set and is calling you up late at your landlady about this. R--crn night. Ask her to stop. R--cm Your friend always embarrasses 35. Youjust bought an item ofcloth ing at one store, and now you you when you go to a restaurant have gone up the street and you because your friend talks much see it on sale for much less too loudly. Talk to your friend money at another shop. Return about this. R-cm th e i t em you bought to the 28 Your neighbors are always leavhi8her priced store. R
Topic: Conflict
Role Plags
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Your "friend,, has been talkrng 1 1 You want to watch a movie on about you behind your back. TV but your friend wants ro Co[front him about this /r-cn watch a sports match. R cn 2. Itt two o'clock in the momino 12. You and your f.iend are driving Your friend calls y.r ;;;;;"1 to work and you see an accidenr. she is very upset. "p You want to stop and see if you catr help, but your friend doesn r 3. Your friend wants to borrow want to be late to work something of yours you don.t ,,r-cz want to lend it. R cn 1 3 . Yo u a re dri vi ng your fri end somewhere. When you ask her 4. Your friend was supposed to to put on the seat belt, she rc_ pick you up two hours ago. He fuses. has Just shown up. Tell him how R cn angry you are Rcn 14 Someone is smoking on an el_ e v a to r A sk hi m to put the ci ga_ 5 You want to get to sleep early. Iette out. It is 10 p.m. on Sunday and a R,cn friend of yours comes over and 15. You are sitting in a movie the_ begs you to go to a movie with ater. The people behind you are her. r_cn makilg a lot of noise. Ask them 6 There is a big dance tonight and to be quiet. R cn you must tate a partner with 16. Your friend is rude to everyone you. Ask your friend ifyou can b u t s h e thi nks she i s bi i ng borrow his girlfiiend. R cn funny. Te.ll her that you think 7. You are stopped by a police of_ that kind ofbehavior is inappro_ l cer bec aus e y o u a re d ri v i n g priate drunk. ri,cn 17. Your friend has started to sell 8. Someone is klocking at your drugs in order to have some ex d o o r . I t is f our o ,c l o i k i n rh e tra cash. Tell him that you are morning. Tetl him to go away going to inform his parents, Rcn and let you sleep. fi cn 18. Your friend is getting married 9. Your mother is having a diffisoon. You have heard a lot of cult time living alone and tat b a d th ings abour her fi ance. ing care of herself. you're worTell your friend what you,ve ried. Talk to her bout movrng neard. R en iato a retiremen home. R cn 1 9 . Yo u s ee someone w ho you 10. You a d your friend are sup_ think is a friend oI yours at a posed o be doing a project toparty. When you rush over to gether You have done a lot her, you realize that she is nor of work, but your friend has done your friend, but rather it rs nothing Tell your friend how someone you had an argument you feel. wlth earlier in the day. R.cn Rcn
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Topic: Contlict
1O * Rote Plags 20. You are leaving a supermarket and look at your receipt. You th ink t he c as h i e r h a s o v e rcharged you. Bring this to his R cn attention.
3 1 . Yo u r f ri end w ants to borrow $l,oo0. when you tell her you do not feel comfortable lending her so much money, she gets angry with you.
21. Your friend is always bossing 32. Your friend asked you to pick you around. Tell him that you something up for him at the want to make your own decis l o re . W hen you bri ng i l home. sions R cn he tells you it is not what he Your friend wants you wanted 22. Everyo$e is going to a party to go back to the store and rew her e t her e are g o i n g to b e turn it, but you don't warlt to go. drugs and alcohol. Tell your him what you feel. R cn Tell friend that you really don't want go R c n to 3 3 . Yo u l eave your car i l l egal l y p a rk e d and go i nto a shop. 23. Your friend never wants to go Wh e n you come out, a pol i ceanywhere. There's going to be a man is writing you a ticket. Talk Breat parry lomorrow night ai a R-cn to him. mutual friend's house. Contance her to go.
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36. You are shopping in your neighborhood supermarket. A guard Your friend is drunk but wants comes up to you and tells you to drive home from the bar. Take that you are being arrested for his car keys. R cn shoplifting. Tell him you have Tell your parents that you are done nothing wrong. R-cn moving out of their house and getting your own place. R ca 37. You paid a haldyperson to make some repairs in your home. Af Tell your father that you do not ter the person has filished, you want to work with him repairnotice that the workmanship is ing your house anymore bevery sloppy. Talk to her about cause he gets so angry when this. you make mistakes. Rcn 38. Although your landscaper told Tell your friend that you feel he's you it would cost no more than changed and you have decided $1,00O to laldscape your yard, not to be his friend anymore. R cn he hands you a bill for $ 1,5OO. Tell the landscaper that you Tell your friend that you wrecked didn't agree to that price. her ca-r. R cn Rcn
Topic: ConJTict 39. You bought a camera. you used it only one day and it fails to work. It has a warranty and you have the receipt. Talk to the store ma.rlager. R cn
RoIe plags * 77 45. You warlt to buy a new car but you don't have a lot of money to s p e n d . The car deal er keeps showing you automobiles which are out ofyour price rarge. Talk to the dealer about what you can afford. r
40. You paid a TV repair shop to hx your television, but they did not fix it. Now they refuse to give 46 You and your friend have been your money back. Discuss this planning a vacation for months. problem with your friend who is After you buy your ticket and president of the Better Busirrcss make all the arralgements, your Bureau. R-cn friend charges his mind and decides not to go. R cn 41. You bought a used car fr<_rrna car dealer who promised you 47. Your friend is visiting you at that the car was irr fine working your new home artd you want to order. After driving around for a show her the house. Unfortu week, you hnd there is art oil n a te l y, )our new carpeti nts rs leak. Bring it back to the dealer. w h i te and your fri end has R-cn muddy shoes. Ask her to ta_ke off her shoes at the door and go 42. You brought your car to a mebarefoot. chanic because you heard a funny noise from your engrnc. 48. When you unexpectedly visited After you pay the mechanic and your child's day care facility, you as you are driving your car could not believe how marly chilhome, you realize that the noise dren were crying arrd how few is still there. Go back to Ine care gtvers were present. Then mechalic R_cn you noticed that the facility was filthy. Demand to speak to the 43. You want to sell your used bidaycare center owner. R,cn cycle for as much money as you can. It is only one year old, and 49. After your babysitter leaves, you it's in good shape. you need the notice that there are several red money for school. Discuss the a re a s on your chi l d' s body. price with a friend who wants to When you ask the child what pay as little as possible R cn h a p p e n ed, you are tol d,,,The babysitter made me profidse not 44. You had licensed roofers put a to tell." Go to the babysitter and new roof on your house; they find out what happened. guaranteed it would be leax_ R_cn proof for five years . After the first 50. Your child was in a fight at big storm, the roof leaked. you school with arlother chiid. your have been calling and ca-tting,bur daughter said the other girl was Tne roolels never return your bullying her. The mother of the calls. The sEuneroofers are now other girl comes to your door putting a roofon your neighbor,s a n d s a y s your chi l d i s the b ul t. house. Talk to them. J
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Topic: Cultural
Misund.erstand.ings
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6 . You were invited to a "pot luck" and you thoughl 'pot luck" was just another narne for a party. Unfortunately, you didn'l knolr that everyone brings a differenl dish to this kind ofparty. Apolo gize to your host for nor bringing anything and explain your misunderstalding. R-cu 7 . An A m eri can fri end i s getri nB married next weekend and you are invited to the wedding. You are plannrng to bring all your relatives (your mother, father, th re e brothers, tw o si sters, y o u r g randmother and your aunt) because you know your re l a ti ves w oul d l i ke to meet y o u r fri end. D i scuss your plans with someone else who is invited to the wedding to see if vrhat you are pianning to do r 5 dPPr
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10. You were taught that it is tmpolite to look directly at someone when you do not know that person well. A friend of yours thinks you don't like him oecause you don't look at hrm when he speaks to you. Talk to your friend ald explain your c u s t om R-cL 11. You are at a party where everyone brought something to eat. Your friend brought a typical dish from her country. It looks and smells rather odd, and no one at the party wants to try it People are laughing and talking about how bad the dish smells and your friend looks upset. Talk to her. fi-cu
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17. Some ofyour classmates laugh when you speak English. you know you have an accent and I2. You were invited to a "costume,, you make mistakes, but you party, but you thought it was a want to keep trying. Talk to one "customs party". When you arof your classmates and explain how you are feeling. rrve, everyone except you rs R-cL dressed up in costume Tell 18. In your country, people never your host that you would like to talk about sex in public. In this go home. R-cu country you find that all people talk about is sex, sex, sex. Dis1 3 . As y ou ar e wal k i n g to y o u r c u s s t hi s w i th someone el se neighborhood drug store, you from your country see a circle of people holding R--cL signs and shouting for you not 19. A friend of yours tells you your to go into the store. Ask someclothing is not fashionable and one what is going on and what you need to "Americanize" your you should do. R-cu wardrobe. Tell your friend that 14. An American friend asks you why people in your country are not very clean At first you are insulted, but you would like to e xplain t haL t h e c u s to m i n your country is to take long hot b a t hs onc e or t w i c e a w e e k , rather than taking short show_ ers daily. Talk to your friend a b out r he dif f e re n t b a rh i n g CUsto ms
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74 # Role Plags
Topic: Dating
21. You and your friends are always teasing each other. However, todayyou made a sarcastic comment about someone from ano th er c ount r y b e c a u s e y o u thought it was funny. Now this person is veryupset. Talk to this
23. In your native country students are very quiet and do not ask any qu€stions. Now you are studying in the US, ald a friend asks why you never participate. What do you say? R--ca
24. You went to the Employment Development office to {ind out if 22. You were invited to a formal they could help you find a job. party, and you asked a friend to You wanted to dress for aI income with you. Unforfunately, terview, so you are wearing an you said, "l€t's have an alfair tooutfit that you usua-lly wear to gether" instead of"Let's go to an church. Your friends are laughaffair together." Now you are ing at you and telling you you embarrassed to talk to your are overdressed. Talk to your friend. Be brave and explain the friend about what outfit would misunderstanding. R-
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2. A woman is continually invitirrg you to go out with her, but you don't like her at all. Ask her to leave you alone. R da 3 . Tell your boyfriend that you are pregnant and discuss your options. R-da Your girlfriend wants to elope but you don't. Explain your reasons. Try to dissuade her. R da
8 , You are in love. Ask your friend to marry you. R,da 9 . Ask your friend about married life. Explain to your friend that you are interested in getting married, but you aren't sure if you are ready for a commitment.R da
10. You have made a first date with a person whom you really would like to impress. You promised to take your date to a concert, but you are unable to find the concert tickets. Explain this problem to your date. R d(!
5 . Tell your fialc6 that you want to 1 1 . You want to go out with a friend ofyours but want to be sure that call olfyour engagement. R-do your Fiend understands that you 6 . Try to get your friend to propose are each going to pay for your own to y ou. Rda dinners. Talk about it. R da 7. Your Iover wants to marrJr youJ 12. Talk to the father of the woman but you aren't sure. Talk to your whom you would like to marry. best friend about it. R-da Ask for his blessings R da
Topic: Dating
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1 3 . Yo u m eet y our b l i n d d a l e a t a coffee shop. You are shocked because he looks nothing like the way he was described to you. Talk to your date. Rda
23. Your friend wants to know why he doesn't have many dates. Explain gently that he should d o s o methi ng about hi s app e a ra n ce. R da
14. Your date believes in sex on the first date and you don't. Discuss your different opinions on this subject. R da
24. You and your date run into a friend of yours. Not only does your friend invite himself to j o i n y o u, but you thi nk he i s flirting with your date. When your date goes to the restroom, confront your friend with your susplclons. R da
15. Your friend has invited you out arld takes you to a very expensive restaurant When the bill comes, she tells you that your half comes to $55. Tell her that you thought she was going to pay, and lhat you didn't bring enough cash Rda
25. You arrd your friend usually stay home on weekends and watch TV together. You would like to go out more often. Talk to your friend about this. R-da
16. Your best friend is dating some . one you really like. Talk to your 26. Your friend is from another friend. R-da country and is uncomfortable 17. You saw your bo/riend with arrabout dating. Talk to your friend other woman arld you are feelabout dating customs. R da ing very jealous. Talk to him 27. You want to advertise for a date about this R'da in the personal column of the 18. Your fianc6 wants to have a big newspaper, but you don't know wedding, but you want to have what to say. Ask a friend to help a sma-ll,intimate one. Discuss it. you with wording your ad. n,aa Compromise Work it out. R d.a 28. You find that you are always 19. You have discovered that your paying for the dates you and girlfriend has lied to you about your friend have. Talk to your where she was last night. Confriend about this. R-da front her with this. Rd a 29. You want to have a lot ofchildren 20. Whenever you and your friend but your lover doesn't want to are on a date, your friend talks have ary. Tell your lover that you about past loves. Talk to your think this difference may put ar friend about this. R-da end to your relationship. R-da 21 You want to have a child but you don't want to get married. Ask a 30. You are onyourflrst date with a friend whom you really like. All friend to be the father of a child of a sudden, you feel ill. When for you. Rd a you tell her this she thinks you 22. Your fiend wants you to help her are making it up because you get a date. You don't wart to pcr don't like her. Convince her that involved. Tell her this. R-da you're telling the truth. R-da
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76 # Role Plags 31 Try to get a person whom you hardly know to ask you out on a dat e .
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33. Try to convince your date to go to a party. He does not want to go because he feels he will not know anyone there. Rd a 34. Your parent does not hke the friend you are going out with. Tell your parent what a good person your friend is. Rda 35. You are coming to pick up your date. Your date's mother answers ttre door, and it is obvious that she doesn't like you.
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36. You are on a date arrd you think your date is flirting with someone else. Tell your date to stop doing this. Rd a 37. Try to get a friend ofyours to go out with another friend ofyours on a blind date. R da 38. Your friend is very possessive of you. Explain to your friend that you are the type of person who doesn't like to be tied down. R da 39. When you introduce your date to your best friend, you have the distinct impression that they knew each other. Find out lrom your friend if this is true. ,t da 40. Tell your friend that you don't like his girlfriend. R da 41. Explain to your best friend that the new person she is da ring is someone you used to date. R da
43. Tell your platonic friend that you are becoming sexually attracted to him. R.da 44. You think your date is chauvinistic. Talk lo him aboui his atri tude. R da 45. Your date tells you that she thinks money is not important for happiness. You think it is very necessary. Discuss the re lationship between money and happiness. R da 46. Your friends are always talking about sex. You feel uncomfortable and left out because you know you want to be a virgin when you marry, and you don't understand why everyone has to brag about who did what to whom.Talk to a friend about how you feel. R da 47. You and your friend have been dating for some time. Tell your friend that you do not want to have sex with him.
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48. You are on a date and having a terrible time. Ask your date to take you home. R-da 49. You are on your frrst date and have parked to watch the moon ard the staJs.You begin kissing, and after a while you ask your date to stop Instead, your date laughs at you and says you are a tease. Conqince your date that you mean what you say. R-da 50. You are on a date with a wotrarr w h o c an' t seem to take her hands off you. You are finding this embarrassing. Talk to her and explain how you feel. n aa
42. Tell your friend ihat you are in 51. Ask a ma:r you really like to go love with his girlfriend. R-d.a out on a date with you. R da
Topic: Descriptions 52. You are on a date with a person who seems to only want to talk about himself. Talk to him abour this. R da 5 3 . You ar e liv ing w i th y o u r g i rl _ friend and decide that the ar_ rangement is just not working. Talk to her. Rda 54. At a restaurant, your date has o rder ed t he m o s t e x p e n s i v e items on the menu. you think she is only interested in you for your money. Talk it out. fi da 55. Your date asks you if she could borrow g2O0 from you. What do you say?
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Although you promised to nrecr your friend at the airport at 8 o clock, there was so much traf_ fic that you didn,t arrive until 9:30. You and your friend were supposed to meet at the baggage claim area, but only an atten_ dant is there now. Ask the at_ tendant what happened to your friend. R de
2. Someonejust stole your wallet Co ro the pofice station and de_ sc.ibe the person that you think stole it. R-.le 3. When you were looking out your wlndow, you saw someone lean_ ing against your car. Wl.en you went to your car hajf an hour later, the automobile had van_ i sh e d. Des c r ibe th e p e rs o n wnom you saw near your car to the police
4. Ask your friend if she has scerr your sister. She v/as supposed to m€et you in front of your house at 3:00. It is now 5:OO. Rde 5. Your friend wants to know all about the people in your class. Describe them. R cLe 6 You meet a tourist on the bus. Describe the nicest part of thts cily to him. k_ae 7. Describesome ofthe Leachersat this school to a student who used to go here. This studenr is very bad with narnes and cal,t remember his former teachers. Find out if this person had any of the teacheis that you have now. R de 8. You havejust seen a person set trre to a buiJding. The police come. Describe the person you saw to the police. R de
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78 * RoIe P(ags 9. Your friend is blind The two of you go to the beach at sunset. Describe for your friend what you see. R'de
Topic: Descriptions 20. You saw a small child wandering alone irr the park. Tell a po lice officer. R de
2 1 . Y o u saw your fri end w al ki ng arln in arm with somebody you her wallet as she left the bus. have never seen before. When Tell the bus driver ald describe you ask your friend to tell you the person to the driver. R.de about this, your friend doesn't know who you are talking about . 1 1 . S om eone was fo l l o w i n g y o u Describe the person you saw home last night. Tell the police your friend walking with so that and describe the person. R de your friend w-ill remember rhe in1.2.Describe your sister to someone cident. R .de who wants to meet her. R de 22. TeD,yolllr friend about someone 1 3 . Youjust met the most attractive you met at a bar last night. R-de person you have ever seen. Tell your friend what this person 23. Tell your friend about a very quiet place where you go to feel looked like. at peace with nature. R-de Y our lov er is i n y o u r n a ti v e country, and you are homesick. 24. Describe the people il your fam Tell your friend about the perily to your friend, and hnd out son you mrss. R-de who in your friend's family your friend looks like. R-de 1 5 . Your friend wants you to double date with another person. Ask 25. You met someone who is lnovyour friend to descdbe your date ing and leaving an apartment in and then you will mal
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1 7 . You are cra-Erabout someone but 26. Your cat is missing. Ask your neighbor if he has seen it. R de you don't wart anyone to Islow who this person is. Tell your 27. Your friend tel.lsyou that she is friend about your secret love going to get rnarried. Ask her to without using any nanes. R,de tell you about her fiancC. R-de 1 8 . Som eone c ame u p to y o u , 28. Describe the nicest place in your bumped you and tookyour walnative country. R-de Iet. Although it happened very quickly, you must describe this 29. You went to a bar with a friend. person to a police officer. R de The two of you got separated. Ask someone if they have seen 1 9 Your friend has not been at home your friend alJ,.where. R de or at work for two days. You are concerned Go to the police and 30 You call up a blind date. Ask her find out what to do to Iile a misswhat she looks like and describe ing person's report. Rde yourself R de
Topic: Directions
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31 Your friend just bought a new h ous e. F ind o u t a b o u t rn e house and how your friend found it R de
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32. You met a very nice person al a caf6 last night. you have gone 34. A child in your neighborhood is to the cal€ again hoping to see missing. You have volunteered that person again Ask a waiter to ask people irl your comrnu_ if the person you met yesterday nity if theyte seen the child. has been there today. R-de Talk to a neighbor. R.de
Directions 1 You need to meet someone at a shop and you are lost and it is late. Ask someone on the streer to help you. R-dgt
2. Ask someone to explain how to get to the nearest bank.
(Gettingf 10. When you find out your family is coming to visit you, you need to m a k e hotel reservati ons quickly. Find out where the bcst hotels are in this city. R-dgt
R-dgt I1. You were supposed to meet your f.iend at a specific street corner. 3. Askyour friend to explain to you Aiter waiting half arl hour, you how to get to the librarj.. R dgr ask someoneon the street ifvou Ask for directions to the nearest are at the right comer. This iersupermarket. son tells you thal there is an_ R dgt other comer that meets your de_ 5. You have been driving for nearly scnption and that perhaps you an hour when your car breaks should go there Ask the person d o w n. S t op s om e o n e o n th e to direct you R-dgt highway and ask where you cai frnd a mecharic. 1 2 ' You have never been to your Rd g i date's house before. Find out 6 . You are on the wrong bus. Ask how to get there. R-dgt the driver how you can get back to where you need to go. n agr 13. You are looking to buy a used car. Call up a person whose nalne you 7 . You need to pay a traffic ticket. found in the paper. Ask for diYou are at the courthouse and rectrons to so that you can go over do not know where to go. Ask aIId see the car. R.dgt someone for help. R dgt t4. Ask a waiter at a restaurant 8 . Find out the directions to a tl:rrift w h e re t he bathroom i s. you shop in your neighborhood. R_dgr looked but you couldn,t find it. Look and then ask again. R dgr 9 . You have to get your gas ald elec_ tricity started. Ask your friend r5. Find out where you can go to look where you need to go. R dgt for inexpensive housing. R-dgt
2O * Role Plags 16. Your friend has had too much to drink, You have taken the car keys from him ald would like to drive him home. Find out where the car is parked. R dgt 1 7 . A friend is going to take a cruise. You have come to seeyour friend off, but can't frnd the right pier. Ask someone to help you. R-dgt 1 8 . You are hungry, lost, ald have little morley. Find out where you carr go to get a free hot meal and ask how to get there. R-dgt
Topic: Directions (Giuing) 1 9 . A child comes up to you ard tells you she is lost. See if you can help her frnd her house. R-dgt
20. A n e w cl ub opened i n your n e i g h borhood. where it is.
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2 r. You were supposed to meet your friend at church. You thought you knew where the church was, but when you arrived you realized you were not at ttre right one . Stop someone and get directions to the correct church. R dgt
Directions (Giving) 1 . You are driving and you suddenly get a flat tire. You do not have a spare. Call a garage and explain where you are. R dgu
2. Your friend is coming to visit you flom another country. You will be in school when your friend arrives. Explain how to get to the school. R-dgv 3 Your friend wants to meet you at a movie theater but does not know where it is. Explain how to get there. R dsu
7 . You meet an old friend of yours on the street. Tell her about your n e w a partment and expl ai n where it is. R dsu You have rearranged all the furniture in your house. You meet your friend at a coffee shop. Explain to your friend how you arranged the furniture. R dgt) 9 . You have a! ad in the paper for a babysitter. Explain to a prospective sitter where you Liveaid how to get there. R-dgv
Your friend hasjust bought a car 10. You are at the information desk but is very nervous about drivof a hospital working as a voling it He wants to make sure unteer. An old woman who has he knows how to get to your trouble hearing asks you where house. Go over the directions the Family cift Shop is. R dsu with him. R d9u tI A tourist is on a bus with you. 5. You are out on a date. You and He is looking at a map of the city. your friend need to pick up anAsk ifyou can help hirn R.dgu other couple. Direct your date to 72 Your friend would like to tal(e a their house from yours. n-agu bus to see you over the holidays. 6 . Your friend wants to m€et you Explain to your friend how to get at a restaurant. Explain where to your house from the bus stait is. R dgv tio[. R dgv
T op ic : Emotions/Fee ling s 13. Someoneyou met needs a place to stay for the night. Explain how to get to your place. R d9,
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your city. Tell your friend where to go and what to see. R-dgu 18. You are ordering some flowers. Explain to the florist where to 1 5 You are planning a surprise arldeliver them. R-dsv niversary party foryour parents, Explain to a relative how to get to the party. R dgv
19. Order a pizza atd ask for it to be delivered to your house. Explain how to get there. R-usu
1 6 . Yo u ar e wor k ing i n a d e p a n me nt s t or e and a c u s to m e r 20. You are having a garage sale at asks you where to go for some a friend's house. Explain to g o od m us ic . R-d9u someone how to get there. r-agr_,
Emotions/Feelings 1. Your friend is very impatient. Tell him that you think this is a very bad characteristic. Talk about different ways of passing the time while waiting. R.ef 2. You have a very bad temper. Ask your friend what she does when angry Rel 3. Find out why your partner gets so moody. R ef 4 Your friend is very upset about something but won't tell you what the matter is. Try to comfort her.
5 Your friend is in a really bad mood. Try to cheer your friend uP. R,.f
8. Ask a friend why he is always alone. R ef 9 . Ask your partner what things frighten him. Find out what he does when he is afraid. R.f
10. Ask your partaer if he thinks it,s better to hold in anger or to release it. Share a couple of your e x p e ri ences to expl ai n your opinion on this. R-ef 1 1. Tell ydur partner you feel lonely and homesick. R "I 12. You feel very bad about an argument you had with an old friend. Now your friend refuses to talk to you. Try to apologize Ior what you said in aiger. n e1
6 . Talk to your partner about the 13. Your friend is very shy and ner_ things which irritate you and vous when there are new people how to avoid these things R-ef around. Talk to him about ways to conquer his fears. 7 . Find out what kinds of things R_ef maKe your partner nervous. 14. Your friend seems very nervous Discuss various ways to calm about sornething. Find out what down par the problem is.
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Topic: Emotions 26. Your partner seems to take everj,thing very seriously and has b e c ome very emoti onal l atel y. Find our what the matter is. R ef 27. A good,friend ofyours has been talking a lot about death. You are worried that your friend may do something terrible. Talk to your friend. R ef
17. Your friend has very little self- 28. Someone you l,mow has had an abortion. She has not told arly confidence. You would like to of her friends. Try to talk to her help her gain confidence. What about what she has been gorrrg can you say? R..J through. R ef I 8 . Ask your friend to forgive you for saying something nasty ro him 29. A neighborofyours hasjust given birth to a babywith Down's Synul arger. drome. Youwould l-iketo help her 19 . Apologize for throwing something with the baby, but you feel awkat your friend. Explain that you ward because you don't know have a bad temper and must w h e t her to congratul ate the leam how to control it. R'.f mother or not. Talk to her. R e/ 20. Your friend never shows any 30. Your sister was pregnant and emotion. Tell her that you thinl< has just miscarried. She is acrthis is unhealthy. R"f ing as if nothing happened. Talk to her and try to get her to open 2 1 . Y ou ar e wor ri e d a b o u t y o u r up about her feelings. R.eI friend because he seems very depressed. Talk to him abour 31. A friend ofyours adopted a child s eeinga c ouns e l o r. rrot too long ago. He has found ReJ out that the birth parents are 22. You have begun to notice that a going to contest the adoption. good friend has very abrupt mood Try to comfort him and cheer swings. Try to convince your him up. R-eI friend to get some help. R.l 32. You have a friend who always 23. A parent of one of your friends seems to be happy, Find out how has just died. Try to console he does it. R eI your friend. R.ef 33. Your sister asks for a lot from 24. Yo]ur friend was in a terrible your parents, and she seems to motorcycle accident. Talk ro get everything she wants. you your friend's mother. R el resent this and want to bring your feelings out in the open. 25. Your dog has just been hit by a Tell her how you feel. car and is at the veterinary hospital. TaIk to your friend about 34. You are attending the funeral of whether you should have the your uncle. Go over alld comdog put t o s lee p . R fort your aunt. R-ef "l
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Your friend is in love with some one who does not reciprocate. 21. Your friend has trouble saving money. Explain how to budget Explain how to get someone to money so that your friend can you. love R e.n save. 9 . Explain how your friend needs t o ac t in ord e r to b e mo re 22. It takes you forever to cleal your house. Your friend cleans house friendly. very quickly. Ask if there are 10. Your lriend has been rejected by some tncks you can leam. R-e). a member of the opposite sex. Explail how to get over a bro- 23 Ask a friend how to buy a good uSed car.
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11. Your friend always gets a bad sunburn when he goes out to t he beac h. Ex p l a i n h o w ro g e t a good t an w i l h o u t g e tri n g bur nt . 12. You ald your friend are going skiing this weekend. your friend has never skied before. Explatn to your friend how to pack for the tnp and what equipment you will be needing.
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30. Explain how to furnish al new 38. Explain to a new friend how ro apartmentinexpensively. R-ex regtster for a Social Security card. R ex 31. Ask your friend how to make your wardrobe seem larger without 39. A friend has just lost his job. spending a lot of money. Explain how your friend cal ger R ex unemploymentbenehts. Rex 32. Explain to your friend how ro take better care of her car. r ex 40. Your friend is out ofwork and is struggling to mal
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Ta l k t o t he P r esi d e n t o f th e United States. Tell him that you disagree with the way he is handling the economy. R-fp
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6. Ask Martha Washington how s h e fe e l s abour the changes i n American women. R'fp 7 . Talk to John F. Kennedy. Ask him who he thinks assassinated him. R.fp Talk to Martin Luther King, Jr Ask hrm why he was killed. R/p 9 . Ask Rock Hudson why he didn,t disclose that he had AIDS. R/p
t0. In tro d u ce yoursel f to Oprah Winfrey. Ask her about her ideas on the equality of the sexes.Ry'p
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I 1. Find out from Mickey Mouse 27. Ask the founder of Kentuclq/ how he has stayed so young Fried Chicken, Colonel Sanders, looking. R-Jp h o w he got started i n the chicken business. R'fp 12 Tell Rush Limbaugh that he has a big mouth. R-fp. 28. Ask Mick Jagger what his plans for the future are. Rfp 13. Talk to Elvis Presley. Ask him what he thinks of Michael Jack29. Find out from Elizabeth Taylor how to interest a man. Rfp R-lp
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1 5 . Ask Dr.Spock how he thinks 3 1 . A s k John Lennon w hy the people should raise their chilBeatles really broke up. R-fp dren. R-fp Ask Sting if that's his real name 1 6 . Ask Madonnawhat she believes and what it means. R-.fp in. Ask her if she tal
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3 5 . Ask Big Bird if he feels threat ened by Barney. Rfp 36. Ask Caesar ifCleopatra,s beauty was worth dying for. Rfp
20. Convince Mozart to give you 3 7 . A s k A doni s how he stays so music lessons. R_lp physically fit. R'Ip 21. Ask Picasso his views on the 38. Ask Joan of Arc why she was purpose of art. Rlp willing to sacrifrce herself. R7p 22. Find out why Superman feels 39. Ask Josephine why she married that he must continually light Napoleon. R'JP Crlme. Rlp 40. Find out why peter pan never 23 Ask Don Juan why he needs so wanted to grow up. R-fp mary girlfriends. R.lp 4 1 . As k C i nderel l a how she and 24. Tell Alfred Hitchcock that you Prince Charming are doing af, don't like his hlms. R,fp ter all these years . R Ip 25. Talk to Abraham Lincoln. Ask 42. Tall< to John Wayne about his him if he thinks he should bc a relationship with his horse. xyp hero. RJp 43 Find out if Christopher Colum 26. Ask The Beauty what she sees bus has any doubts today about in The Beast. R_fp what he did. R_Jp
Topic: Health
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10. One ofyour children is sexually active and you are concerned about the risk of AIDS. Ask your doctor for advice on how to dis_ cuss this with your child. r
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4. You are in the hospital. you are worried because you are gomg 12. You go to the dentist because you have a bad toothache. The to have surgery. Talk to the d e n ti s t tel l s you your tooth nurse about it. R.he mu s t b e pul l ed out i mmedi 5. You go to the emergency room ately. Explain to your dentist because you are not feeling very that you would like to get a well. You have been waiting a second opinion. Rhe long time. Ask the receptionist 13. You are scheduled to have an how much longer ir will be. n rre operation shortly. you are in a 6. You have.;ust been wheeled inro hospital room and the patient a hospital room. Talk to the pernext to you tells you that the son in the next bed. Rh e hospital has been on the news 7 You have been very nervous and because of several law suits ndepressed lately. Ask your doc_ volving negligence. Find out tor if something can be pre_ more about this. R.he scribed for you. Your doctor tells you that you 8. The dentist tells you that the need to have surgery. you don,t work you need is goirrg to be very want to have it. Talk about the expensive. Find out if you can optlons. R-he pay in installments. R'he . lJ.Your best friend needs to have 9 . Your friend is very sick but re_ an operation, but your friend,s fuses to go to the doctor. Try to religion won't permit it. Talk to convrnce your friend to mal(e an your friend about the conseappolntment. quences. R he
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28 # Role Plags 16. You've just hurt yourself playrng soccer, but you feel your team needs you. The coach tells you to get off the field, but you still want to be in the game. Talk to your coach. R-he 17 . While your friend is recuperating in r he hos pil a l , h i s h o u s e i s robbed. No one has said arllhing to your lriend yet, butyou feel he needs to know. T€ll him. R-he 18. You are losing your hair and are afraid of going totally bald. Ask your doctor to prescribe something to restore your lost hair. Rhe
Topic: Health 24. Your sister has been losing more and more weight. She is now extremely thin but says she is still fat. Talk to her about seeing a doctor. Rhe 2 5 . Yo u r fri end i s concerned he m i g ht be i mpotenr, but he i s embarrassed to talk to his doctor. Convince your friend to get a check-up. R-he 26 You suspect that a patient of yours has been beaten by her lover. She is in the hospital and is r€fusing to lalk about whar happened You know she is vcnr afraid. Talk to her.
19. Last night you had unprotected 27 A good friend of yours is very sex and you are afraid that you d e p r essed after an ugl y di might be pregnanL or have got v o rce. Y our fri end does not ten AIDS Ask your doctor what believe in psychologists or psyyou can do. R_he chiatrists. Try to talk to your friend about seeing someone 20. Tell your doctor that you would who can help. Rhe like to have some type of birth conlrol. Find out what is avail- 28. Your friend has been seeilg a able. R he homeopathic doctor for several months, but does not appear to 21. Your friend tested HIV posrtive be getting any healthier. Talk to ard asked you not to rell anyyour friend. R ne one. There is a new man in your friend's [ife, and you are worried 29. Your friend has always had that your friend may not have many physical problems. Re told him that she is positive. cently your friend has become Talk to her about telling her new involved with yoga and medita beau about her illness. R he tion and believes that physica_l health is completely controlled 22. Yo'u ale worried because you by the mind. Find out if these have not been feeling well for activities have improved your some time. You are airaid to go friend's health. to the doctor but you are think_ R-he ing you might be HIV positive. 30. You are having back pain. Tatk Talk to a friend R_he to a fri end about seei ng an acupuncturrst. 23. You have discovered that you R he have a sexually transmitted dis- 3 1 . Y o u r fri end bel i eves i n takj ng ease. Talk to your lover and megadoses of vitamins to pre_ convince that person to see a vent illness. Talk to your friend d oc t or . Rh e about this. R he
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32. The mother of a friend of yours 42. You think one of your parents fias ca-ncerbut refuses to do che_ may be seriously ill but is avoidmotherapy. Talk to her. ing going to the doctor. Ask the R_he doctor what you can do. Rhe 33. Your friend is overweight, does not exercise and smokes ciga_ 43. Your parents are concemed that rettes. Tell him you are con_ if one of them gets sick and cerned for his health. needs to be in a nursing home, R-he it will be so expensive that it will 34. Talk to your doctor about alterwipe out their entire life savings. natrve medicine. R_he Talk about these concerns to one ofyour parents. 35. Your friend has a heart condition but wants to live life to its 44. You need to frnd a nursing home fullest. Talk to your friend about for an elderly relative. Talk to the moderation. R-he head of a local home and find out about the care there. 36. You are pregnant with triplets. R he Your doctor informs you that 45, Your friend is vegetarian a and having triplets could be danger feels that people should eat only ous to your health as well as the organic vegetables. you eat ev_ b a bies . T alk t o y o u r d o c to r erything and don,t worry about about what you can do. your health. Talk to your friend R he about nutrition. R-he 37. You have had a very premature baby who weighs only a pound 4 6 . Y o u a re concerned because and a half. Talk to a nurse in your partner spends quite a lot th e neonat al in te n s i v e c a re of time working out at the rym. You feel that your partner rs unit about the progress ofyour o v e rd oi ng i t and that thi s i s newborn. R he unwise. Discuss it. R-he 3 8 . An elder ly r elat i v e o fy o u rs i s rn great patn and doesn,t want 47. You are looking for a good doctor for your child, but you don,t lsrow to live anymore. Talk to your the difference between a general relative. practitioner or a pediatrician, or 39. Your friend is ill but has no a D u rs e practi ti oner and a money for health insurance and physicial's assistant. Ask your is afraid to go to the doctor. Talk friend to help you decide. ;r ire to your friend. R-he 48. Talk to a doctor at your local 40. Your parent is on li-fe support. clinic. Find out if this doctor The doctors tell you there is rro would be appropriate for your hope artd want to know if they raln y R-he should stop life support. Talk to 49. Talk to your friend about gethng a doctor about this. l l te l n s urance so that vour 41. You cannot decide whether to friend's fa mily is protectedi ,t_rre bottlefeed or breastfeed your 50. Discuss with your friend what baby. TaJk to a lactation n-urse to do in the event of an earth_ about the pros arrd cons. R he quake
Topic: Health
3O # RoIe Plags 51. Your friend is critically ill but would like to die at home rather than in a hospital bed. Talk to the hospital counselor about hospice care. R he
52. You are nervous. Ask a friend to go with you when you have your first mammoB.am. R-he
60. You are fifteen years old and pregnant. Your boyfriend and you have not decided what to do, whether to have the baby and k e e p i t, put i t up for adopri on, or abort the fetus. Talk to someo n e at P l anned P arenthood about your options. R he
61. You would like to adopt a child who suffers from Fetal Alcohol i1yhistory and ask her to give you Syndrome. Talk to a counselor a blood test to screen for prosand find out what you can extate Cancea. R-he pect from this child and what problems you must be prepared You aJe having trouble sleeping. Ask your doctor to suggest someto deal with. R-he thing that can help you sleep at 6 2 . F o r several years you have night. R he lcrown your child not only had Your friend is constantly conmany difficulties learning, but pla.ining of various medicd probalso expresseda violent temper. lems. Tell your friend to stop The doctor has finally diagnosed your child with Attention Dehspending so much time focusing on these ailments. Rh e cit Disorder. Find out from your doctor what can be done to help Your friend seems to always your child. R he have an ailment and needs to see a doctor You believe your 63. Even though you knew you were pregnant, you took some illegal friend is a hypochondriac. Talk to your friend about seeing a drugs and drank alcohol. Now ps y c hologis t ra th e r th a n a that your baby is born, you are physician. Rhe worried about the effects ofyour behavior on the baby's developA good friend has just died, ard ment. You are afraid to tell the you would like to attend the fudoctor because you don't want neral. Find out from another to get into trouble Talk to a friend whatyou should wear ard friend about what to do. R-he what would be appropriate to bring for the family . R he 6 4 . Your parent is elderly and starting to forget things. Ask the doc You are seventeen years old and tor what you can do about it, considering having sex for the and whether your parent could first time. Talk to yoru- farnily dochave Alzheimer's. R he tor about birth control. R he
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Topic: Introductions
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67. Talk to a morticial about funeral 69. A friend ofyours has just been arrangements for a friend. x ire raped. She is denying anytiung happened arld looks like she,s in 6 8 . A lov ed on t o l d y o u th a t y o u shock. Talk to her and convrnce hav e a dr i k in g p ro b J e m a n d her to go to the hospital. made you promise to see a dcrc_ R,he tor . Y ou f eel y o u c a n s to p 70. You suspect that your patient is drinking at any time, and you being physically abused. Try ro do not have a problem. Talk ro find out if your suspicions are th e doc t or . R-he founded. R he
Introductions 1. Introduce yourself to your classmate. Tellyour classmatewhere you are from and why you are studying English. R-in 2 . Start a conversation and intro duce yourselfto a stralger at the beach. F ir 3. You and your friend meet your classmate at a caJe in town. ln_ troduce your friend. R-rr! 4. Introduce yourself to your new roommate. Find out about your roommate's farnily. R- in 5 . You see someone about your age srttltrg alone at the bus stop. Introduce yourself and make small talk. RIn 6. You are sitting in the park and see someone you think you,ve seen before at work. Introduce yourself to this person and find out if she also works at your comPary_ Rin
10. Your spouse is meeting you at school and wants to find out what you have been srudying artd how you are doing in cLss. Introduce your teacher to your spouse. R in ll.
You have just joined a health club but you don,t know anyone there. You are feeLingoverweight and wondering what you are doing there. All of a sudden a beautiful body approaches you and says "Hi.,, Introduce yourself. R-in
12. You have decided to join a club in order to meet new people. Introduce yourself and find our about the other members. .,
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32 * Role Plags 17. Your parents are visiting you at your new apartment. You forgot to tell your farnily that you had a r oo m m a te o f th e opposite sex. Introduce them to your friend. Rin 18. You havejust moved into a new apartment Introduceyourself to your new neiBhbor. Rin 1 9 . In t r oduc e y our c h i l d .to y o u r date. R,tn 20. You are at a party. lntroduce yourself to someone you don,t know bur have been hoping to meet. R in 2I. A friend invited you to someone's party. Introduce youiself to the person giving the party and thalk your host for allowilgyou to attend
22. You are at a party. you see someone from your class sitting alone. Go over and talk to your classmate about the food. R,in
Topic: Invitations 23. You are at a dance and make eye contact with someone who you think might be interested in you. Go over and introduce yourself ,Rin 24. You meet your ex-spouse at a museum. Introduce your ex to your present spouse R in 25. You would like to meet someone you've seen around the neighborhood. Unfortunately, this person speaks only limited English. Inrroduce you rselfand try to communrcate Rin 26. At a caf€ you arld your current friend run into someone you used to date. Introduce them. li in 27. Introduce your child to your date's child. R-in 28. You are the chairperson of the g ra d uati on commi ttee. It i s graduation day. Introduce the guest speafter. R in
Invitations 1 . Ask a friend to go with you to the movies. R-inu
2. Your classmate has asked you to Join hirn for a drink. Decline the invitation without hurtilg his feelings. Ru.u
3. Ask your classmate to meet you after class so that you caJI study together. R nt) 4. You see someone sitting alone
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8. There is someone who works at the library whom you would l i k e to get to know berter. In5 . Ask someone ii the class to go vite this person to your home out on a date with you. R_inL, for dinner. R inu in the cafeteria. Ask this person if you can sit down. R inu
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9. Your friend's pare t is visiting 16. You are invited to a friend,s from another city Invite your p a rty . Y ou don' t know the friend and the parent to join yt_ru friend very well, and you are for dinner. R-rnu concerned that there will be narcotics there You want to 10. Invite a friend over to your home m a k e fri ends, but you don.r for a soak in your hot-tub. R in, want to be around anything il_ I I. So m eone y ou do n t k n o w re ry legal. Thalk the friend for rrr_ well is inviting you over to his v i ti n g you, but decl i ne the j n trouse You are uncomfortable vitation. R iftu and a little afraid. What do vou 17. An acquaintance is inviting you say? R-inu to her house to work on a project 12. You received an invitation to a with her. You have a girlfriend, p a r t y on S at urd a y , b u t y o u and you warrt to mal
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Topic: Jobs (Getting a Job) 9. You go to the Employme nt Development Office to apply for unemployment. You also need to get a newjob. Find out what you have to do to enroll to get some job training. R eej
You have recently graduated from high school and have no idea what to do with your life. 10, You ve been laid off at least unYou really do not want ajob, estilyour company gets a new conpecially because a1lyour friends tract. Go to a temporarJr employare just hanging out. What do ment agency and find out what you say when one ofyour parent's they can do to help you get emproyment. friends calls alld tells you about R Sej ajob possibility? *'e"j rr. You arrive for job a interview 5. Although you have been trained early. While you are waiting, you as a chef, you have been out of see your best friend leaving the personnel office. She has just work for severa.l months . You aJe now desperate to get anything completed her own interview p Talk to her and ar e apply i n g a s a d i s h ^oi washer at a local restaurant. 12. As you enter the room for your Talk to the owner about the job interview at an excellent dishwasher position R gej company, you see that the person who will be interviewing you 6 . Y ou ar e apply in g fo r a p o s i ri o n is someone you know but don t as a file-clerk. You really would like. What do you say? Iike to be the ofhce manager, R s.j b ut r her e is no o p e n i n g ri g h r 13. You just received a phone call now. Tell the head of persontelling you to come to an internel why you want the file-clerk view tomorrow. Ask your friend position. R seJ what you should wear arrd how you should act. 7. Your friend has been unern R gej ployed for several months. She 14. You are at an job intervicw, asks you if there are any openand the interviewer is asking ings where you work. Alrhough you some personal questions. there are some openings, you Tell the interviewer that you are hesitant to tell your friend feel uncomfortable with perbecause you would prefer not to s o n a l questi ons. R -g.j work with her. TaIk to her about this. R soj 15. You have been on workers compensatton insurance for several 8. Your friend has been in jail for years as a result of an accident the last few months. He was you had at your last job. you caught in possession of drugs want to plan a good answer for Now he is applying for a job w h e n you are at an i ntervi ew and needs a recommendatiorr. and the interviewer asks you He asks you if you would rec, why you haven't worked for so o mm end him . W h a t d o y o u long. Talk to your friend about say? R.gej what you can say R geJ
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16 Talk to the receptionist of a large o ffjce a bout job opponuniries in the company. Ask if you can frll out an application. R's"j
24. Convince an employer that her compary needs your skills. Explain to her that even though you realize her company is not hiring, aJl exception should be made to hire you. R'sej
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25. Tell your friend that you want ro practrce some t5,pical ques_ tions so that you are prepared when you interview. R-9ej
18. Your friend asks you to look 26. Speak to the personnel ofhcer ar over _rrerresume before she a company arld hnd out what sends it out. You find many she would suggest you do to ger errors. Talk to her about what a job rhere. R se) she needs to do to make it look 27. You pass a shop that has a sign more professional. R_gej in the window which says ,,Cre_ 19. You would like to find out more a ti v e Tal ent N eeded. A ppl y Within." Go into the shop and about what it takes to become a a s k t o speak to the manaoe. medical technician. Go to the a b o u r th;j ob. local hospital and ask the des.t< ;; clerk how you can flnd out about 28. You are attending ajob fair and this career. Rsej there is a representative from a company where you would love 20. You are at your school,s carcer to work. Go over to the repre_ center. Ask the counselor rere sentative artd make a good im_ to grve you some advice on how presslon. to find a good job . R-Sej R.sej 2 1. You are looking for a job as an 29. When being interviewed for a job, you hed and told tl.e interviewer actor. You have auditioned for thatyou were experienced on the several parts, and have been re_ computer. Actually you have jected for all of them. Talk to a never used a computea aIrd were friend about how you feel a-nd alraid to tell the truth. you travc what you can do. Rjej just been told that you got the 22. After hnishing high school, you job. Talk to your friend about aren't sure what kind of job your problem. Rjej you are suited for and whar 30. Your friend is having trouble get_ you would enjoy doing. Talk to ting a job. Tell him he needs to a friend about this problem have a clealer appearalce and and ask for advice. R'sej to updare his wa{drobe. R gej 23. You are looking for a job and 31. You are always very nervous have sent out several resumes. when you have art interview for So far you have not received anv ajob. Your friend just got a good job interviews. Tell a friend thai and you want to find out JoD, you are feeling really depressed w h a t-she di d ri ghL. A sk your aDol.lt It. p,noi rnend lor some pointers. R S.j
35 # RoIe Plags 32. You have made several appointments to meet with the execu tive director of a film company for a job. Each time you have brought your portfolio and your resume, and each time the r c ceptionist has told you the director was too busy to see you. Convince the secretary that the executive director must seeyou today. R-sej
Topic: Jobs (On the Job) 23. Your best friend is out of work atd needs to get a job immediately. The problem is that he doesn't have any confidence when he goes for an interview _ he gets very nervous He knows he was fired from his last job, and that it was his fault for cov_ ering for a dishonest friend. Help him prepare for his next interview. R Sej
Jobs (On the Job) 1 . A co-worker is constanfly mal< rng sexual comments in your presence. Tell the co-worker that this is disturbing to you. R oj
9. You must fire one ofyotu workers becausehe has not been do_ ing the job well. Ask the worker to come tnto your office R oj
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3. One ofyour co-workers is making personal calls at work. Tell the co-worker that this is disrractrng to you. Ro j 4 Ask your employer if the company wlll pay for a course that you would like to take. Explain how taking this course will beneftt your iob. F ^i
11. One of you. co-workers is constantly talking to you arld you hnd it difficult to perform your duties. Tell him this. R_oJ 12. A co-worker who works at the desk next to you is constantly on the telephone. Complain to the supervisor about this. R-oj
5 . Today is your first day on thejob. Talk to the person in charge of benefits about what kinds ofpro_ 13. Explain to your boss that the grarns are available to you. R,oj reason you haven,t been able to get much work done lately rs 6 . Talk to your manager. Ask for a because you are having troutles ralse. Ro j 7 . Talk to your boss. Tell her that you feel you deserve a promo_ uon. R oj 8 . Tellyour employer that someone is stealing money from the com_ pany. Ro J
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15. Your boss blames you for an 23. You feel that your employer is accident which occurred at your unJus y picking on you. Talk comparry. you did not cause the to her about this. R.oj accident. Speak to your em_ 24. Your ployer about tiis. boss calls you to her office R_of and asks you to take a volun_ 16. Your boss is constantly pressur_ rary pay cut. R aj rng you to work overtime. you need to get home to your family. 25. Your boss calls you to his office Explain this to your boss. R oj to tell you that new technolory has replaced your job and you 17. Tell one ofyour employees she are being laid ofl R oj h as . been t ak in g to o l o n g o n breaks and for lunch. 26. Tell your emp.loyer thatyou R oj warrr to quit the company because 18. Ask on€ ofyour employees why you have found a betterjob with he ls always late. RoJ nlgner pay somewhere else. n-oy 19. Explain to a new employee what 27. You would like t startyour own her duties \vill be. RoJ busrness. Talk o a friend who 20. You have noticed that one ofyour owns his own business to find co-workers is drinking alcohol out what you need to do. RoJ dunng lunch and sometimes on 28. You are thinking about srarring thejob. Talk to the worker abour your own busness. Talk to the your concems. bank malager about the possi. 2 r . Tell your boss that someone you bility of taking out a loan. R-oJ are working with is using illeg 29. You want to start a business but dmgs while on the job. R you need capital. Talk to your 22. Ask a co-worker {who is from friend about her becoming a another country) about job op_ partner and investing in the portunities in his country. R oj company. R oj
Parent-Chitd Interactions 1 . Your child is having problems at school and you were just called rn ro ralk to your child,s teacher Askyour child to explain what,s golng on at school. Rpci 2. Your child is having a lot of trouble with hom"*ork. T"lk to your child and find out what the problem is. R pci
3. Anotherstudent in your class has oeen talqng your lunch rnonev A l th o u gh you don,t 'squeal," telj your p.u^ents. -;;i -; Rp^r 4 You do ot want to go to school oecaus several students tease y o u a n d threal en to beatyou up. r eu your paients and ask what to do about the,,bullies,, R,pct
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6. You have trouble seeing the work on the blackboard at school, but are embarrassed to tell your teacher. Teli your parent. R pcl
15. Your parent thinks it is time for you to move out ofthe house and live on your own. Unfortunarely you enjoy living a[ home and not payrng rent. Discuss this. R-pci
7. The teacher has told you that your child is c eating at school. 16. Your mot her wants you to meet Talk to your c ild. R pci someone whom she says would 8. Your child is always blaming be perfect for you. How can you other children when she is the get out of meeting this person one at fault. Talk to your child w i th out hurti ng your mom,s about accepting the responsibilfeelings? Talk to her. Rpci ity and consequences ofher own , r. your Tell parents you that have actions. R pci decided ro marry someone who 9. Your chitd is si-x years old and is 20 years your senior. R pci is always laying wirh an imagi lg. Yo u r teen ager j ust got a nary frien . You want to be sure driver's license and wants to your child understands the difborrow the family car. What do ference between reality and fanyou say? R.pci tasy. Talk to him. R pci 10. Your child has trouble concentrating and focusing in school and at home Find out what the problem is and what you ca n d o.
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19 A mle of the house is that your teen-ager cannot stay out after 10 o'clock on a weekday. your seventeen-year old wants you to make an exception. What do you say? Discuss this. R pci
1 1 . Your parents are always giving you a hard time about yo,-,. 20 You are fifteen years old. Ask your parents for permission to friends and saying you hang wrth the wrong crowd. Tell your get married. parents that you knowwhatyou 21. You have just turned eighteen are doing and to leave you and and want to get married. Ask your friends alone. R_pci your mother to give you her 12. When you were cleaning your blessing. R-pci son's room you discovefed some 22 You are sixteen years old and drug paraphern"il ;i"";;; you want to be an actor. your this with your son. R'pci parent wants you to take over 13. Tell one of your parents that the family business. Talk to your your girlfriend is pregnant and parent about what you want to it may be your baby. R_pci do with your life. R pci
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You are furious because you hit your child and your child had the nerve to strike you back. Discuss your anger with your child. R pci
57. The family needs to stop spending so much money because you a{e hnding it difficult to pay atl the bills . Talk to your child about limiting spendirg R-pci
49. You think one ofyour parents is making sexual advances towards you, but you are not completely sure. You think maybe you are imaginilg this. Talk to your other parent. R pci
58. Your parents do not give you an allowance ald you never have any money to buy what you walt. All your friends have their own money. Askyour parents to give you an allowance. Rpci
50. One ofyour parent's friends has been coming into your room late at night after your parent is asleep. You were told by that per s on t hat th i s i s a s e c re t friendship ard you are not to tell anyone or you will be sorry. Even though you are afraid, tell your parent about this. Rpci
59. Your child constantly watches rock videos in his room with the door shut. You are worried that your child doesn't get out ofthe house and get any exercise. Talk to your child about this. R pci
51. Your child is thirteen years old and you have never talked about sex. Sit down and begin a conversation about sex with your child. R pci 5 2 A f t er y our gra n d m o th e r d i e s , your parents decided to invite your grandfather to live with you and your family. Nobody asked your opinion Tell your parents how you feel. R-pci
60. You are concernedbecauseyour child is Iosing a lot ofweight very quickly. You rhink she may be arorexic because you never see her eat. Talk to her Rpcr 61 Tell your parent that you did n o t gel on the school s sw i m team. R pci 62. Tell your parent that you got the Iead in the school play R,pcr 63. Tell your parent that her drinking is embarassing to you. R,pci 64. Ask your parent not to interrogate your dates. R pci
5 3 . Y ou f eel t hat y o u r s i b l i n g g e ts 6 5 . You think your child is not gobetter treatment from your paring to the school prom because ent. Tell your parent this. R-pci he doesn't know how to dance. 5 4 . O ne of y our p a re n ts s e e ms Offer to teach him. R pci t ir ed and unh a p p y . As k w h a l 66. Ask your parent to allow you to the matter is. R pci take a driving class R pci
55. Your parents want to move, but 6 7 . You think your child may be you do not want to leave your d y s l exi c Tal k to your chi l d friends. Talk about this. R.pci about problems at school. Rpci 56. You do not want to do the chores 6 8 . You have not been able to pay your parents have told you to do. attention at home or in school. Tell them this. R pci Ask your parents for help. R?ci
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Topic: Restaurants
Restaurants I, Tell your waiter that the drink she
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2. You are a waiter in a busy restaurant. One ofyour customers k eeps c alling y o u o v e r a n d changing his order. R re
3. You are seated at a table in a very elegant restaurant. The person sitting at the next table is eating noisily and disturb ing y ou. A s k th e re s ta u ra n t host if you can change to another table
4 . You are eating dinner aloIle. At the next table someone is wink ng at you and this bothers you. Ask the person to stop. R-re
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9. One ofyour customers warts to chalge her order after you have brought it to her, Explain to the customer that the order cannot b e changed; i t i s restaurant policy. R-re 10. Your waiter trips ald drops a full tray in your lap. You €rrecovered with food Ask if the waiter or restaurant will pay the bitl for dry cleaning your clothes. Rre 11. It is your frrst day on the job, and you are the only waiter at a crowded restaurant. Several of your customers are becoming impatient and calling you at the sarne time. You are nervous and feel like running a'fiay. Talk to one particularly irritating customer. R-re
12. Your friend takes you to a Japa at the restaurant. Your waiter nese restaurant foryour birthday brings the check, but you rea-lize and orders sushi for you both. you don't have enough money You know you will not like raw with you to pay the bill. R re fish, but your friend insists you 6 . Your waiter brought you the try it. What do you say? Rrc wrong order and you are in a hurry. Demand the correct or- 13. You ordered your steak medium rare, but your waiter brought der, R.re you one that is black. Tell the 7 . You ordered Steak Tartare not waiter to take it back. R-re knowing that this is uncooked 14. You are walking to your table, meat. When you see what it is, Accidentally, you hit someone,s you know you cannot eat it. Alarm and that person spitls hot though you do not want to ap coffee all over himself. R re pear lgnorant, you must talk to the waiter. What do you say? 1 5 . Tell the waiter that there are smokers in the non-smoking section of the restaurant. R re 8 . You are in alr airplane and the flight attendant brirgs you your 1 6 . You are trying a restaurant for meal It has m€at in it, and you the hrst time. When you taste are a strict vegetarian Explain your order, it is inedible. Tell the why you can't eat it. Rr e waiter.
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waite_r for a reason. Talk to 18. You are in a very elegant restauyour friend rant with a date thit you want R-re to tmpress. The waiter brings 25. you are visiting another crty and you the bill, andyou see thatyou have eaten u -u"ay iar.rapaar"r.,ra have been overcharg€d. What do meal at a small restaurant. you you do? Rre left no tip not because the ser_ *." poor, but because you 19. You were supposed to receive a., I"9 had little change left- The waiter important telephone call at this says. something rude to you as restaurant a ha-lf-hour ago. Find you leave the restaurant. out from the waiter ifa-nyone has R re left a message for you. R rc 26. The service at the restaurant you ald your friend have just eaten 20. You are a waiter at a resrauat is very poor. you do not want rant . O ne of t h e c u s to me rs i s to lgave a tip Talk about this being rude to you. What do you with your friend. say? R-re R_re 21. You are sitting at the bar rn a 27. Find out from a tourist infor mation center where the best res t aur ant . y o u l e a v e y o u r tn e x p ensi ve restauranLs are i n Jacket on the back of the chair the area. and go to the restroom. When you return, someone is sitting 24. You and a friend are seated at a in your seat. Ask the person to restaurant and you realize that gtve you your seat. R re you are the or y customers. you feel uncomfortable and want to 22. You are the waiter at a very fash_ leave What do you do? ronable restaurart. One ofyour R re customers is making sexual ad_ 29. You are with a friend who is eat_ vances towards you. Tell this ing altd talking at the same time person to stop this behavior ald You hnd this embar-rassing arrd let you work. R-.e drsgustng. Ask your friend to not talk with a mouth full of 23. You are on your first date with food. someone you really iike. After fin_ R re i shing dinner , yo u r d a re p u ts 3 0 . You ar'e in the restroom at a aes_ down half the cost of the two dln_ taurant. While you are usinq the ners. You didn,t bring enough facilities, you hear money to pay for your meal be_ "orllJo.r. talking to someone else in the cause you thought the person restroom about your date. Find who ctoesthe inviting pays. Ex. out how this person klrows your plarn rhis to your date. R.rc o a te .
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Your friend has just arrived in this country and you are taking him out to eat- When the soup arrives, he sips from the bowl rather than using the spoon offered. Try to explain politely that customs are different here and that using a spoon is more ap propriate
32. You are supposed lo meet an important client at a posh restaurant. Unfortunately, you did not know that there is a dress code, When you arrive at the restaurant, the doorkeeper refuses to admit you because you are not appropriately dressed Convince the doorkeeper to let you in. R'.e
Roommates Your roodrmate is playing the CD player so loud that you can't get to sleep. Ask your roomnate to turn down the volume and have some consideration for you. R ro Your roommate gets up in the middle of the night, cooks a big meal, and leaves all the dishes until the morning. You always wake up to a real mess in the kitchen. Talk to your roommate about this. R ro Your roommate always brings her friends into your apartment. One couple is a-.lwaysvery loud. They bring their own music, which you don't enjoy. And they leave the apartment a mess. You don't like these friends. Discuss this problem with your roolrllnate.
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Although you bought the TV, y our r oom m a te w a tc h e s i t most of the time. For some rea son, the TV has stopped working. Tell your roommate to pay for the repair. R ro You are sure that you left your wallet on the kitchen table in your apartment. When you get home, it is gone. Askyour roommate about it. R ro
6. Your roommate is not very neat and you are tired of picking up after her. Discuss the problem with your roommate. R-ro 7 . Your roommate's girlfriend is spending a lot of time at your apartment. Tell your roommate that this bothers you. R-ro 8 . You feel you ald your roommate are no longer get a1ong.Ask your roommate to move out. R,to 9 . Even though you and your roommate agreed to clean the house on alte.nate weekends, you are the one doing all the house cleali n g . R emi nd your roommate about your agreement. R ro 1 0 . You would like your roommate to move out of the apartment because you wallt your lover to move in. Tell your roommate your plans. 1 1. Your rnother called last night and your roommate was rude to her. Your mother was veryupset when you spoke to her. Talk to your roommate about this
1,2.Your roommate always leaves the lights on in your apartment. Explain that your electric bills are getting too high. R ro
Topic: Roommates 13 Your ro mmate is constanuy talking n the telephone. you nee_dto make an important call and you have been waiting for your roommate to hang up for almost an hour. Tell your room mate to get offthe phone or you will disconnect it. ,,t.ro 14 Your roofiunate keeps some re_ creationa_ldrugs in her room. Ex_ plain to her that it is danserous artd i.llegal for both of youl ,t ro 15. You cook dinner and your room_ mate washes the dishes every rught. Unfortunately, the dishes are.not always completely cleaIr arld now you have an aIIt prob_ tem rn your cupboards. Tell your roommate about this without getting angry Rro 16. Tell your roommate thal you have found another apartment lor yourself and you want to move OUt. R ro 17. Ask your roommate to stop ear_ ing all your food in the iefrio -;;: erator.
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2 1 . Y o u and your roommate w al l r to nave a parly. plan it rogether arq snare the expenses. R ro 22. You need a_roommale, and you oave ptaced an ad in the local paper. Someone comes to your ooor ln response 10 the ad. Talk to this person and see ifyou are compatible. 23. Convince a friend that the two ofyou should get an apartrrcnr together. R ro 24. Yo:ut friend asks you to be his roommate, but youd prefer to trve alone. Tell him this without hurting his feelings R rc 25. You and a friend are plannmg ro be roommates. Discuss what you will need to get to furrush youf new apartment.
26. Your friend is excited about moving in with you. your frrend thinks you are goirrg to put your stereo alld TV in the living room to share, when actually you want these things in your room. 18. Your roommate has a pet that Explain to your friend that you you ai_econstanfly cleaning would like to straighten these up alter. Tell your friend to either I hrngs out before you move in start caring for the pet or set rid together Rro orlt Rr o 27. You are plarning to move into aj.r 19. Your roommate thinks tiat you apartrnent with a platonic friend should pay more rent because of the opposite sex. your fnend your room is larger. you feel that difficulries expJainrng you.are both sharing the house, l: .hurlB thrs to her parents. Talk to ber so rh.erent should really be sptt about how you ca! help. R_ro equally. Discuss ttis. R rc 28. Your roommate has a diJferent 20. Your roommate,s friend wants to person sleepingover every njght come and spend a few weeks in You do nor ti*i f,url"g "Lr;g" people tn the house. Further_ more, you are worried about your roommate and the threat of AIDS. Talk to your friend about your concerns.
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29. Last night you heard a lot of noise from your roommate's room. You krow your roommate has a bad temper. This morning you see your roommate's guest with a bn-rised eye ald a swollen lip.Talk to the guest about what happened. Rlo
34. Your roommate has two children and is divorced. The children come over every other weekend. When they visit, they play all over the apartment and create a mess which you have to take care of. Talk to your roommate about this. R,ro
30. A stray cat has been coming to your door for the last few weeks begging for food. You have been feeding it, ald you would like to take the cat in. However, your apartment does not allow pets Talk to your roommate about what you should do. Rro
35. Your roommate has lost a lot of weight, arrd you suspect that she may be anorexic. Talk to her about her health. R-ro
31. Tell your roommate that you have tested HIV positive. R-ro 32. Tell yor-rr roommate that you have fallen in love with hirn and ask if you should move out, R ro 33. Your roommate smokes cigarettes in the house. She's a healy smoker, and you are concerned about second-hand smoke alld how it will a-ffectyou. Talk to your roommate. Rr o
36. You think that your roommate has been "borrowing" some of your things without permission. Talk to your roommate. R ro 37. It is three o'clock in the morning. Your roommate has forgotten her house keys again. When she rings the doorbell and balgs on the door, tell her to find somewhere else to sleep and to leave you alone. R-to 38. Tell your roommate that you have lost the keys to the house aqd that all the locks need to h e .h anoP d
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3. Your f.iend has been accepted to the school of her choice. You were rejected. TelI her how you feel. R-ss, Tell your teacher that you want to apply to a university in the US and ask if she would write you a recommendation. Rssu
Topic: School (Stud.ents Vieu) 5. Even though your grades are not very good, you think you want to go to university. Talk to your school counselor about the pos_ sibil.itiesopen to you. ,i.", 6. You feel your teacher is con stantly picking on you. Confronr her about this. R ss,
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14. Your teacher is tajking about sex and AIDS in class. Talk to a friend about how uncomfortable you feel. 15' You have decided not to attend school today. After school, your teacher sees you at the mall aIId comes over to talk to you. What do you say? R,ssu
7. You do not feel thatyou rece.ived a fair grade on a paper. you 16. Your parents want you to finish worked hard and still got the high school, but you really think lowest grade in the class. Talk school is a waste of time for you to your teacher. R-ssu Talk about this. rr ssu 8. Your entire class feels that the 17. You want to do better in school, teacher is boring. your teacher but you just cal,t seem to con_ asks you to stay ajter class ro centrate and get your work done_ talk about why youte falling Talk to your teacher. .Rssu asleep during class. Tell the teacher how you feel. R ssu 18 Almost everyday many of your friends drink alcohol in school 9. You feel ttrat your teacher aid at lunch time. Talk to one of classmates are constantly fooling your friends about this. r<,ssu ajound and you a.re not getting the education you paid for. Talk 19. You would like to go to another to your teacher about this. R ss, country on a school exchange program Your parent doesn't 1O. Several ofyour classmates carrJr thinkyou are mature enougn ro weapons t o s c h o o l . y o u a re do this. Talk about it. frightened that something ter,r ssu rible is going to happen. Talk to 2 0 . Y o u r p arents are constantl y your teacher. R ssu hghting with each other. you 11. You know of several people who would like to go to an our_of are selling illegal drugs on carn_ town college just to get away pus. You don't jike this, but you from them. Talk to your school (lo not want to get into any counselor about this. R_ssy trouble. TaIk to a friend abour just 21. You took a very difficutr what you can do. -Rss, exam. You feel the exam was 12. Several students in your ciass unfa,ir because there were sev_ tease you and you are very un_ eral things on it that your class comfortable in class. Talk to had not studied. Talk to your your school counselor. R-ssu teacher after class. R ssu 13. You would like to go to college, 22. You think your class is too difli_ but your family needs you to cult. Your teacher feelsyoujust work. Talk to your school coun_ need to work harder. Discuss selor about your options. n-ssu this with your teacher. R_ssu
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23. Tell your teacher that you don't 24 Tell your teacher that you wanl R-ssu understand what's going on in to quit school. class. You are working hard, but getting more and more con-firsed. 2 5 . Tell yoru favorite teacher that you appreciate all her efforts and that Ask your reacher to help you afR-ssv she is your role model ter school.
School (Teacher's view) You are a teacher with a difftcult class. Talk to one of the troublemakers about her behavior.R stu
2. One of your students comes to class after being absent for several days. You notice that his face is badly bruised Talk to hirn R'stu about rt.
3. You suspect that one of your s t udent s has c h e a te d o n a n R stu exam. Talk to her.
+ . Talk to a student who is always late for class. Explain that this behavior is unacceptable. fi sru
9 . You are asked to come ilrto your supervisor's ofhce because one ofyour students has complained about you. Talk to your superR sru visor about this.
10 A group of students in your class seen to dislike another student. You have overheard a threat and are beginning to feel afraid for the student's safety. Talk to the student and find out what the problem is. R stu 1 1 . T e l l your supervi sor that you feel you need to take a leave R stu o f a b senc e.
5 . Talk to a co-worker about difI2 Talk to a student who never does ferent ways to motivate your her homework. Ask her what is R-sfu class. R-slu troubling her. 6. O ne of y our s tu d e n ts w h o 13. You suspect one ofyour students works at night is always fallR-srrl is pregnant. Talk to her ing asleep in class. Talk to him about this
7 . You are losing patience with a class of yours that is just not Iearning. Talk to a friend about what you can do. R-stu 8 You are starting to get bu-rned out on teaching, but you have never worked at ary other occupation. Talk to a friend about whether you should continue teaching or try something else. R scu
Talk to your brightest student about his future goals. R sr, Ask one of your weakest students about his goals. R stu Talk to one of your students about why she is always failing your exarns. R-sf, 17. You suspect one ofyour students is selling illegal drugs. Call the student into your omce. R.sr,
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20. You have an important appoint_ ment away from school tomorrow. Ask one of your fellow teachers if he can substitute for you while you are gone. Tell him about your class and the work he will need to cover. R slu
Spouses 1. Discuss your finarcial difficulties with your spouse. Although your spouse doesn't wa:rt to work our_ side rhe home, explain that you will both need ro have jobs in or_ der to get out ofdebt tR-sp 2. Tell your spouse that you leel you are doing a1tthe domestic chores and that you want to share the housework equally. R "p 3. You and your spouse live w.ith the children from your first marriage. The children don,t like your spouse, and your spouse is having a diffrcult rime disci_ plining them Tell your spouse that this is straining your mar riage, and together ligure out what to do. Rsp 4
Tellyour spouse that you are not in love anymore. R-.p
5 After twenty years, you are still tn love with your spouse. Talk about renewing your vows. R s? 6 TeLlyour spouse that you are in love wlth someone else. R "p 7. Your spouse has been home tak_ ug care ofthe children but now wants to return to work. Discuss how_you feel about purting rhe chtldren in day ca_re. Rs.
8 . Yo u r spouse w ants to ask grardma to watch the childrcn d u ri n g the day w hen your spouse rerurns to work. you feel g ra n d m a i s not competent enough to watch young children, and besidesyou feel it would be taking advantage of her Dis_ cuss the alternatives with your
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5O d Role Plags 14. TelI your spouse that you do not want your mother-in-law interfering with your lives anym or e. Rs p 15. Tell your spouse that you want your mea-ls prepared and ready w hen y ou c om e h o m e fro m work. R sp 1 6 . Tell y our hus b a n d th a t y o u think you are pregnant. Rsp 1 7 . Tell y our s po u s e th a t y o u would like to take a vacatron alone. R-sp 18. Tell your spouse thatyou would like to go out more often. n sp 19. Tell your spouse that you think she should find a new, higher payingjob. Rsp 20. Tell your spouse that you think he spends too much money on clothes. R sp 21. 22.
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30. You ald your husband havejust returned from your honeymoon Askyour spouse to spend some and you find out you're pregquality time with you. R-sp nant. It is a bad time for the two of you because you are not fi You always had a pet when you nancially settled. You were hopw er e gr owing u p , b u t y o u r ing to be able to work because spouse did not. Convince your your husband's job is not very spouse that it is time to get a secure Talk to your husband dog for your children. R-sp about what to do. R sp Your husband wants to stay home and watch the children, 31. You have been on fertility pills and now you are llnally pregand he feels that you should go nant. Tell your husband that out and work. Discuss this aryour doctor says you will be havranBement. R'"P ing quadruplets. R-sp Your husband wants you to stay 32. You are very pregnant You home, cook, and take care ofthe and your husband are in the house, but you want to get ajob. United States visiting relatives. Discuss this. R-sP Yo u r husband w ants you to Your wife is pregnant. She is have your baby back in your frightened because she feels the native country. Tell him you two ofyou do not have enough w o u l d l i ke to have rhe baby i n finalcial security to have a baby th e U S so that i t w i l l have right now. Talk to her. R,sp Americancitizenship. R-sp
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33. Your wife is about to have a baby. 45. You alld your spouse are of dif_ She wants to have a midwife oe_ ferent religions. you wanr ro liver the baby at home. Conyince have children sorneday. Discuss her that it will be better ifshe goes what religion you want your chil_ to a hospital. R'sp dren to be. R.p 34. Tell your spouse that you need a 46. You would like to adopt a baby. night out arld you are going out You do not care about the baby,s wlth your single f.iends. R-sp color or ethr city. your spouse does not believe in interracial 35. Tellyour spouse that you should adoption. Talk to your spouse hire a babysitter and have a ro_ about this. mantrc date together. Ksp R.p 47. You are twenty weeks pregnant 36. Confess to your mate that sev_ a n o h ave an amni ocentesrs. eral years ago you committed The results confirm that your adultery, fi-sp b a b y has D ow n' s S yndrome. 37. Decide on a name for your soonT a l k to your spouse about to-be-born child. what you will do. Rs p R sp 38. Your spouse is very jealous of 48 You are in your early forties and the people you work rvith. Talk would like to try to have a child. about it. The doctor has told you if you R-sp want to have children, you canJt 39. You forgot your anniversary. wait much longer- Talk to your Apologize to your spouse ard try spouse and find out if this is the to celebrate. Rsp right time. R.p 40. Your w.ife is having a baby. you 49. You do not believe in spalxrng have been waiting for six hours. your children, but your spouse Talk to another expectant father does. Discuss altemative ways at the hospital. R-sp to punish your children. R_sp 4 1 . Yo u would lik e to b u y y o u r 50. You are the stepparent of two spouse a birthday present, but adolescents. These children are you really dont know what to pet rude to you and do not make you Find our whatyour feel like you are part of the fam_ without lettingyour "pr";;;;i" spouse know ily. Talk to your spouse about what you are doing. nsp this. R-sp 42 Tell your partner whyyou feel;ou 51 . Your spouse,s father, who lived nave an..ideal', marriage. R-sp rn a n o ther state, has j ust 43. Tell your partner that you want p a s s e d aw ay. C onsol e your spouse. a ctrvorce. R-sp R-sp
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Topic: Telephone
54. You and your wife were scparated for six months During that ttne you were dating other people. Now you are back with your wife, but have discovered that one of the women you were dating is pregnant with your child. Talk to your wife. Rsp 55. Talk to your spouse about berng a surrogate parent for a couple who cannot have chil dren of their own. R sp 5 6 . Y ou f eel t hat y o u a n d y o u r spouse aie more like roommates than lovers. Talk to your spouse abour t he lack o f i n ti ma c y i n your relationship. 57. Ask your spouse what you can do to be more romantic. R sp 58. Talk with your spouse about whether your children are old enough t o c o me h o me fro m school and take care of thernselves until you arrive home from work. R-sp
5 9 . H a vi ng had a v€ry troubl ed childhood, your partner is concemed about being a good parent. Talk to your pa.tner about this issue. Rsp 6O. Tell your partner that the two of you need to sneak away and do s o methi ng spontaneous ri ght now. R-sp 61.. While you were shopping with your two-year-old twins, someone stopped you and asked if y o u w ere the mother or rne grandmother. Ask your husband ifyou really look like you,re getting old. Rsp 62. You have been separated from y o u r spouse for a short ti me a n d you had been hopi ng to ger back together. You have just learned that your spouse has a new lover, someone who has been your friend for years. Go to your spouse and find out w h a t s goi ng on. R sp
Telephone 1. A friend of yours thinks you should meet more people. She gave you the phone numbei of one of her friends. Telephone this person. Invite the person to meet you at a cafC. Rr e 2. You miss your friend because you are in different countries right now. Call your friend and share your feelings. R-te 3. Call your parent in your native country Explain what you have been doing.
4. Call your parent and ask to borrow some money. R-te 5 . Call the telephone compaly ald te l l t hem that somethi ng i s wrong with your phone. R_re 6 . You have just moved to another state and you are miserable. Call your one of your parents and talk about whether you should retu.n home. R-te 7 . You smell smoke in your house. Call the hre department. R te
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8. Call the police and tell them you 17. This is your first holiday withour have been robbed. R te your family. CaIl them arrd wrsh them a happy holiday 9. You have a ter.ible toothache. R+e When you call your dentist ro 18. You just got a letter from your make aI appointment, you are francC who has been in another told the dentist is very busy. country. The letter says that you Explain that this is an emer need to call the wedding off be_ gency. R+e cause things have charlged. you a re s h ocked. C al l your fi ance 10. You are awa-kened in the middle and discuss this. ofthe night by the sound ofyour R-fe bedroom window opening. Call 19. Call your best friend in another 911 and teu them to come to part of the country ar}d ask ifyour your home immediately. R te Inend can come yisit you. R te I l. Telephone your friend. Find out 20. You want to buy tickets to a con_ why your friend has not called cert. Call the telephone number you recen y. R_fe of the theater and hnd out more information. 12. You are in\.ited to a parfy, but R-fe haye made previous plans. Call 2 1 . Yo u a re supposed to meet a your friend and explain that you friend of yours for dinner but are very sorry but can,t attend will be unable to make it. Call the celebration. Re the restaurant and ask if it is possible foryou to leave a rnes_ 13. Call a classmate to llrld out what sage for your friend with the went on today in class. Tell your restaurant. friend that you were sick ano Rre ask your friend to explain the 22. Call an old friend. you haven,t homework to you . R te been in touch with your friend foryears. Find out if your frrend 14. You have just found out thar a is married and what your friend good friend of yours in another has been doing. country Just had a baby. Call R te your friend to congratulate the 23. You are looking for a new place happy parent. r<+e to live. Call arld inquire abour 15. Your sibling has just become an apartment you saw in the newspaper. engaged. When you call to offer RE your congratulations, you find 24. You are looking for a job. CaJl o u t y our s ibling i s m a rry i n g aDout one you saw listed ilr rne someone you used to date. R re PaPer. R-te 16. You have been invited to a sood 25. You are looking for a used car friend's wedding in anorher Jare. at a reasonable price. you see You will be ulable to attend. Ca_ll one offered in a box ad in the your fi-iend ard explain thar vou local paper. Call the number caruot be Lhere. ;o" grven in the ad. RJe
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26. Call the cable TV company and as k t hem how 1 0 g e t c a b l e i n stalled in your house. Rte 27. You want to stay in the US to study, but your family wants you to come home soon. Telephone your parents and ask if you can remain longer. R re 28. Tell the operator that you are having trouble placing a call and ask the operator to connec t y ou. R-te 29. Tell the phone company that you think they made an error on your last bill. Rt€ 3O. Make a collect call to a friend from a public telephone booth. R te 31. You telephone your friend but the person who answers is very difficult to understand. -p+e 32. Call about al ad you found il the newspaper. It said, "Make new friends and meet hundreds of new people " R-ae 33. Your toilet has backed up arrd the water is pouring all over the floor. Call a plumber. Rle 34. Call the person for whom you babysit ald explain that you are not feeling well enough to come over today.
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35. Someone in your best friend's family has just died. Telephone your friend and say that you are very sorry to hear it. R te 36. The roofers have put a new roof on your house, and after rne first big rain, it is leaking. Call the roofers and demand that they come to your home right away.
37. You hired som€one to do some carpentry work on your house, This was not a licensed contractor. You gave this person $8OO up front to buy materials, and after several days, no work has begun. Call the carpenter. R,ie 38. You need to find aII attorney to help you with your imrnigration status. Call up the Lawyer Referral Service arrd ask the service to recofirrnend
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40. Someone just had al accident on the freeway. Call the police from a call phone at the side of the road. R,re 41. Call your employer and explain that you cannot come irl to work today. R{e 42. Your new puppy is lost. Call the Humaie Society and lind out if your dog is there. R-te 43. Call and find out some information about a school you thtnk you might want to attend. R re 44. Someone has been calling your number and making obscene sexual remarks. Call the phone company and see what can be done. R te 45. Someone calls you to sell you candy to benefit the blind. you are not iDterested in buying any at this time. What do you say? R te
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46. Arr old lover is constantly call 5 0 . Yo u a re w orki ng l or a C rrsi s rng you wanting you to get back Hotline. you receive a call from rogether. Tell this person your someone who does not wanr retatlonship is over arrd ro stop ro l i v e a n ymore. W hat do you calling. RE say? Rk 47. Y.o'ur elderly parent calls you 51. Your lover,s parents are very daily to complain about you and conservatlve and don,t know your sibling. you have a family a b o u t you. W hen your l over ofyour own, and would prefer if leaves the house for a few min_ your parent called you less fre_ utes, the telephone rings and quently. Talk to your parent you pick it up. It is your lover.s about this the next time you rep a re n ts demandi ng to know cerve a call. R_te where t heir child is ard who you 48. Telephone a florist and have are. Talk to them. Rk so me f lower s d e l i v e re d to 5 2 . C a U the phone friendnumber that r
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Yo u ar e leav ing rh e c o u n trv . Thank your teacher for all tlie help and support you received .while you were here. RlhI
2. Say good-bye to a good friend of yours who is returning to her natlve country. R thf 3. There is a family crisis at home and you must return immedi_ a te l y . S ay good_ b y e to y o u r nosr tam jly. R thf
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8. You havejust been to a very err_ .;oyable dinner party. ThanK your host for inviting you and say good-bye. R th.f
9. Your friends are throwing 4. You a-cegoing back toyourcoun_ you try. Say good-bye to someorrc you dated here in the US. R_rhl 5. A close friend ofyours has to re_ tum. to his country because of ramrly problems. Say good-bye 10. Say good-bye to someone you to hrm. are R thJ orea_langup with. R chf
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r l . Say good-bye to your parents. You are going on a trip and may not return for a long time. .R-fh/
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1 4 . You have stayed with friends of your parents while you were on vacation. Thank the friends and invite them and their families to stay with you when they come to your country on vacation. R-rhl 15. Your friend is moving ald comes to you to say good-bye.You are hoping that you will still remain R th.f friends. Say good-bye.
1 7 . You hear that a good friend of yours is dyeng. Visit your friend and say good-bye. 18. Your six-year old child is angry and wants to run away from home. He comes to say goodR,thf bye. Talk to him. 19. You are going into the military. Thallc your parents for everything they have done for you and R thf say good-bye. 20. For two years you have been the foster parent ofa fdteen-year-old girl who is now returning to live with her mother. Say good-bye R.ttlf to the child.
21. You called a neighbor last night to watch your child because you had to go to the hospital. You 16. A friend of yours gave you a are home now and feeling much bridal shower. As you are leavbetter. Go over alld thank the R-IhI ing, thank her. neighbor. R-thf 17. A man in your office has been 20 Someone came into your shop fired. You don't think your boss arrd bought a lot ofmerchaldise. was fair in firing him. Express Thark the customer for coming sympathy, say good-bye, and in, encourage them to come back wish the man good luck. n rrrT again, arrd say good bye. R ihl
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15. You think you have been over_ charged for your hotel room. Sl e a k to the hotel manager about this. R r/ 16 Ask your boss if you can take some time off and go on vacatlo n .
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I 8 . Ask your friend where he usua-lly 8. Plar a trip with your best friend goes on vacation, ald why. n rr Decide on how long to stay, where you wi go, arld how much money 19. you will need. R-rr 9. Ask your hotel manager about ftle crtyyou are visiting. Find out how and where you shoulci gcr tendant about your problem.n rr sightseeing. R tl 10. While,.in_another country, you 20. You have arrived at the airport lose all ol you r traveler,schecks. Just ln tune to be told that your seat hasjust been given to someGo to a bank and find out what one you can do. else. What do you say? n-rr Rfr 2 1 . You are traveling abroad and 1 1 . Ha ving jus t ar r ive d .t y o u , have arrived at your destination destination, you are waiting at very late. You do not speak the customs and you can,t seem ro ranguage, all the banks are find your passport. Explain ro closed and you are unable to the officials that you ihink it chalge your dollars into the new must have been stolen on tne currency. Find a taxi and ex_ airplane R rr p l a i n . to your dri ver (w ho 12. You have forgotten to get a visa d o e s n t s peak much E ngl i sh) to come back into the US. Ex that you don't have any cur_ plain to the officials at the b<-rr_ rency of the country. R-lr der thatyqu 41q4 shtdent study^^ 22. ing English in the US. Your flight was cancelled aad Rt. now you have to wait at the air_ 13. Tell the manager ofa hotel that port four more hours for the next you rhink someone has been in flight. Find someone who looks your room R' f. friendly so that you can ta-lk with 14. You purchased a plane ticker them and pass the time. R rr ar a travel agency. When you got 23. A woman a-rrdher son are sitting nome you realized it was made rn a Seatnear you. For some rea_ out for the wrong date. Tell the son the lit e boy won't let you agenr about this. Rt. a]one. Ta.lk to his mother. n "
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24. You have been driving all night to reach your destination. When you arrive at tlle hotel where you made a reservation, you are told there is no reservation arrd therc are no more rooms. Talk to the manager.
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INTERVIEWS inteliew activity s based on a list of questions that ^ ^]h.e can be used to draw ou a wide variety of information personaJexperience,and opinions.
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The Arts 1 Do you feel that the arts are i-rn_ 16. Have you been to a museum portant? In what ways? I ar in last year? Why or why .the norl 2. Do you enjoy art? What kind of ! af art do you prefer? I ur 17. Do you enjoy going to the circus? Do you think the circus is an art 3. In your opinion, who was/is the form? What is your favorire cu-_ greatest artlst in the world? r-ar cus act? !_ar 4 . Do y ou enjoy d a n c i n g o r 1 8 W h o w as your favori te movi e watching others dance? What c h a ra cter w hen you w ere a kind of dancing do you enjoy child? the most? La. I ar 5 . Wh at is y our opinion of the 19. Do you prefer going to a concerr or stayrng at home aIld listen_ ballet? I-ar mg to mus.ic? r-ar 6 . How do you feel about opera? 2O. Which musical groups are your nave you seen one? Why? I.ar lavonte? I ar 7 . Is it possible to dislike all music 21. Who your is favorite male or fe_ or have no sense of rhlthm? r,ar male vocalist? t-ar 8 . Do you prefer modern music 22. What do you think of counrru over classical? I ar music?Rip no"Li-i-"i 9 . What is your favorite instru-u","2 23. Who was the greatest musical ment? I,ar performer of all time? r ar 1O Who are your favorite actors and 24. Would you enjoy the attentron actresses? you would get being a performer, 11. Do you enjoy going to the the or would you prefer to have your privacy? ater? What kind? I-ar r_a. 12. What kinds of movies do you 2 5 . D o y o u spend ti me readi ng prefer? Do you rent movies and about celebrities and their perplay them at home, or do you sonal lives? I,a. enjoy gotng to the cinema? t_ar 26. Do yo! enjoy making things with your hands? 13. Are^you artistic? Why or why t ar norl
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14. Have you ever participated in a talent show or play? Were you nervous? I,a. 15. Do you have a favorite painter or photographer? Do you enJo y p ar nr ing or t a k i n g p h o to _ g ra p hs ? t al
27. Which form of literature do you prefer: Novels? poerry? Drama? snort slories? Nonfiction? I.ar 28. What are feelings about paint ing and sculpture? ra, 29. Do you-like fo.lk art? Why or why not? What do you mean wnen you say folk art? r_ar
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Interaiews
The Enuirontnent
The Environment 1 . w hat do y ou d o to c o n s e rv e t-." natural resources? 2. How can we stop the hunting of protected species of birds and alimals?
3 Which arimals do you fear wrll becom€ extinct in the next ten
1 3 . Are you concerned about the use of pesticides on fruits and vegI-en etables? I4. D o y ou w ear furs and use leather? Do you feel using these products contributes to the cruI en elty of animals?
years? Twenry years? 4. Why do you think there is so much air pollution from autom obiles when th e i n d u s try could be manufacturirtg cars that emit less pollution? Does this bother you? 5. What cal we individually do to help conserve enerry and preserve the environment? What do you do? 6. Which do you feel is more important, keeping wotkers employed in the lumber and wood i n du s t r y or s a v i n g tre e s ?
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7. Do you think nuclear power p lant s ar e m o re d a n g e ro u s than they are useful? 8 . How cal we preserve our rairrwater more efficiently? Are de salinization plants feasible? re" 9 . How can people encourage oLh ers to care about their environment and keep it clean? I en
r0 . Do you
think it is inevitable that humans will destroy the environ ment? Why or why not? I en
ll.
Is it important to protect the rain forests? I en
12. As larld fills are used up, where will our wastes go? I en
Are you concerned with alimal I-en rights? 16. Are there high enough penalties imposed on the people and com panies illega1ly disposing of toxic wastes? I en 1 7 . Do you have a prelerence when it comes to choosing between organically grown fruits and vegetables and those that are chemically treated? which do you prefer? I-en 18. Do you think artificial flavorings and colorings are bad for our health? 19.
Do you ever car pool? How can we get more people to use car pools? Do car pools exist in other countries? Do they help alleviate tralfic congestion?
20. Does the government work to p ro te ct the envi ronment? In what ways? I-en 2 1. Do you think the number of natural disasters, such as earthqual
22. Should companies be allowed to test new products on animals? r en
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23. Do you think alimals should be used for human medical research? Len
27. Do we really need to have so much land devoted to national parks? Why or why not? t en
24. Do you think solar enersv will ever be able to replace J ald gas? ! en
28. Do you think most people care about what happens to the en_ vfonment? ]-en
25. Do you think zoos and animal parks serve a worthwhile pur pose? Why or why not? ! en
29. When you see someone throw litter in the street, do you pick it up or leave it? Why? !_en
zo. Uo you worry about the ozone layer? Can anl,.thing b€ done ro save it? ten
30. What do you think we can do to protect our environment for future generations? t ed
Family 1 . What are some unusual things about your family? Lf. 2. What makes your family boical? Is this either good o. U.i'a rf"
9. What was your favorite book as a child? t1a 10. What would be the ideal toy?
3 . Do you like children? What qualities about them do you like? r fa What irritates you about children? tJa 5. Do you think it is better to be part of a large family or a small one? Why? LJa 6. Is it better for a family to have a working mother or a mother who stays at home with the ch i ldr en? rJ a 7. What js the best way to punish a child? | la 8. Are there any forms of punish_ me n t t hat y ou w o u l d n e v e r implement? I fo
11. What was you. favorite toy as a cnuo / I.fa 12. Are there any toys that you would not permit your chilo ro play wirh? Lla 13. Do you think lit e girls and little boys should be treated diffe!_ ently? tlo 14. Were you treated differently from a sibling of the opposite sex?rya 15. Do.you thirt girls should play with "girl', toys and bovs with "boy" toys? What happens if all the children play with all the toys? t Ja 16. ls anyone rhe head ofyour fam_ ily? Should there be one? rla
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Topic: Familg
17. Do you think graldparents have a positive or negative effect on t}Ie youngsters in a household? i7a
31. Is it appropriate for parents to walk around without clothes in front of their children? Lf"
18. Would you lake in your aging father or mother to live with your family? r-Ia
32. Did your parents tell you anything about sex ald masturbation? t-f"
19. In what cases would you put your aging parent into a nursing home? rfa
33. Do you enjoy being with family at get-togethers or is it something you barely tolerate? r-1a
20. How many people constitute the ideal size for a tami)y? I ta
34, Do you feel that second cousins should be allowed to marq. each other? L.fa
21 . Ts it better for children to live in a peaceful, single-parent house hold or in a two-parent household where the parents continually fight? Why? r.J"
35. Do you think a parent is partly at fault if incest is going on in the family between a daughter artd another farnily member? I Ja
22. ls there anything the people ln your family could do to make your life easier? Lf"
36. Do you think it's right for a divorced stepfather to date his adoptedstepdaughter? ry"
23. Are you responsibie ifyour child has p sychological problems?rya
37. Does your family have aly "fa:lily secrets"? Lf"
24. What causes the most problems in families today? r-fa
38. What is the ideal age for having children? t la
25. Do you think it is natural for men to be monogamous? U"
39. What factors did you consider when thinking about having children? r.f"
26. Is marriage a life-long commitment? r.Ja 27. Would you encourage your child to marry someone of the sarne race? Would you discourage your child from marryilg outside your race? Lf" 28. Would you ever consider adopting a child of another race? r/a 29. Do you thinkyou could be a foster parent? f fa 3 O D o y ou t hink j o i n t works?
c u s to d y r-f"
40. Should parents be required to take a "parenting" class? r-Ia 41. Why are there so many singleparent families nowadays? r7a 42, What would you do if your child disappeared? Ll" 4 3 . D o y ou thi nk a homosexual c o u p l e shoul d be al l ow ed to a d o p t a ch i l d? tIa 44. Were you encouraged to be independent as a child? Do you think it is an importart quality? | Ia
Topic: Foreign Country & Langua.ge
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Foreign Countries and Foreign Languages 1. Which foreign countries would 11 Are there any languages which you like to visit? Why? r_JJ sound melodious to you? Are th e re any l anguages w hi ch 2. In which country would you get sound hard and abrasive? 17 the best education? Lff 1 2 . Are there any countri es you 3. Are there any countries that you would prefer not to visit? Why? feel are dangerous to visit right I.fJ now? Why? Lff 4. In which countries do you feel the people are the most friendly? The most unfriendty? Lff 5. In which country do you find the most job opportunities lor some one in your held or with your interests? II 6. Have you ever had pen pals? What country were they from? Would you like to have a pen_ pal? From which country? jll 7. Would you like your child to speak rnany languages? Which ones? LII 8. Would you permit your child to study in another country? llj 9
Do you speak any foreign lan_ g u ages ? W hic h fo re i g n l a n _ guages would you like to speak? Why? r-fJ
1O. Why is it so difhcult for some people to learn a foreign lan_ guage? Llf
13. Do you think it is good to have several different languages acc e p te d and used w i thi n one country? Why or why Dot? r ff 14. Do you think some languages are more difficult to learn than otheis? L.ff 1 5 . W h y i s i r so much easi er for a child to learn a language than an adult? Lll 1 6 . Wo u l d you Ike to see more i an_ guages taught in school? r Jf I7. Should all children srudy foreign languages? At what age? LJJ 18. When you are traveling, do you try to speak the language of the country you are in? Lff 19. Have you ever had a relationship with someone who did not speak your natrve larguage? t-ff 20. Is it more diJficult to speal( a lan_ guage or to wrtte it? To under_ statd or to speak? To read or to write? Why? tff
Health I
Why do you think studies show that women live longer than men?
2. Why do you think married men tend^to live longer than single menl l-ne
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3. Do you believe in homeopathic medicine? Have you ever been to a homeopath? rhe
18. Wou.ldyou insist on being trans ported back to your country ifyou become very ill abroad? r-he
4. Do you take vitamins? Do you believe in taking mega-vitarnins? What illnes s es c a n v i ta m i n s fight? r he
19. Would you abort arr unborn fetus ifit had a geaetic defect? r he
5. Why do more women regularly go to the doctor thar I.he 'rren? 6. What do you do to prevent heart attacks? I-he 7. Is it possible to control pain with breathing and meditation? t he 8. Have you ever had a life,threatening disease or surgery? r he 9. Do you have health insurance? Should the US have health care coverage for all? How could we provide this? r he 10. Is there a link between what you eat and what diseases you will get? Can we prevent cancer through diet? r-he 11. Wtren a farnily member becomes terminally ill, whose decision should it be to take that person off life support? r he 12. Why are so many adolescents committing suicide? r-he f3. Why are prescription drugs so costly in the US? r-he 14. Do you receive better care ifyou belong to an HMO or have a private physiciat? I he
20. Are over-weight people out of control, or is one's weight genetically determined at birth? rhe 2 1. Is homosemality genetica-lly determined, or is it socialized behavior or a matter of choice?r-he 22. Have you ever suffered from depression? Is depression an ill ness which causes the brain to malfunction, or does the brarn malfunction and cause depression? Lhe 23. Wtry are so many people on antidepressantsnowadays? I,he 24. Have you ever known an addict? What do you think people can do to help loved ones who are addict€d to illegal drugs? What would you do? I he 25. Which kinds of medical research do you feel need the most financial support? Is enough money being spent to flnd cures for cajr cer and heart disease? I he 26. Do you worry about AIDS for yourself or your children? CaI w e s top the spread of A ID S through education? r he 27- W}:y do you think so many women are getting breast cancer nowadays? Ihe
15. Do you think doctors are paid too much? )_he 28. Within the next few years, what diseases will be cured? ! he 16. Do you have respect for your doctor? Why or why not? r he 29. Do you have mercury fillings? Do you think that mercury fill17. Do you think everyone needs life ings in your teeth can cause rnsurance? Why or why not? r_he health problems? rhe
Y Topic: Interaieuing
for a Job
30. Do you smoke? What do you think of people who smoke? How would you help your child stop smoking? ! he
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35. Did you practice prenatal care before the birth of your chitd? Is there arly prenatal care a fa_ ther can do? L/.e
31. Do you enjoy drinking alcohol? 36. Would you prefer to have a male Do you think the restriction on doctor or a female doctor? r ne selling alcohol to minors is ef_ 37. If someone has AIDS would you fective? t_he feel uncomfortable in the same 32. What do you do to take care of room? Using the same public yourself and stay physically restroom? !-he healthy? 38. When you are ill, do you trust 33. Do you think people who are dy your physician,s judgment or ing from an incurable disease and oo y^ou seek out second opin_ ar-eln great pain should be helped lo n sl I he to die if they so choose? r he 39. How do you explain illness and 34. What do you do to take care oI death to a small child? Did aly_ your.mental health? Do you be_ one ever explain it to you? I-he lieve psychoJogistsand psychja 40. Are you afraid of going to the tnsts can help people overcome doctor or dentist? What is ityou mental difhculties? r_he fear? r,he
Intenziewing for a Job 1. Tell me something about your_ sell I nt 2. What kjnd of position are you looking for? I-int 3. What plans do you have for the future? I int 4. Tell me about your past job ex_ penences. I int 5. Why did you leave your last j ob? I_nt 6 . What did you think ofyour last boss? I i^t Are you interested in tempora-ry or permanent work? I,int
8. Is sa1ary important to you? .tinl 9. Why do you want to work for our compary? r-int 10. Are you willing to relocate?l1n. 11 Are you bondable?
r int
12. Are you a seli-starter?
r-int 13. How. were you treated by your prevrous employers? I int 14. If we had recommendationsfrom some of your. previous employ_ ers, what wou.ld they say? t int 15 What are your strong points? I_int 16 What are your greatest weak nesses? !_nt
Topic: Laughter
58 * Interuieuts 17. What do you think contributes to a person's advancement in a I-int company? 18. Cart you accept criticism from I-int others? 19. What kinds of activities do you na r t i c i n a t e
in?
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23' How long are you planning to t int stay with our company? 24. What did you dislike most in I-int school? 25. What did you like least about your previous job /employer?rint 26.
Why should I hire you?
I int
20. What kinds of things do you like I int to read?
27. What can you do for our company?
21. What was your favorite subject in school? Lint
28. Do you liErow arything company?
22. Do you have any special abiliti es whic h we s h o u l d k n o w about that would help you in this job? t int
29' Why have you been out of work for so long? I i^t
about our I-Lnt
3q. Do you have arly questions you would like to ask us? t int
Laughter 1. What kinds of things do you
2. Do you ever laugh at people who
10. Is having a good sense of humor important? Why or why not? I la
are physically or mentally handicapped? Why? Ikt
1 1 . Why do you think some people
3. W hat k inds of j o k e s d o y o u
12. In what situations do you use
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Do you like slapstick comedy? Ila
5 . Who are your favorite comedians or comic strips? LI,r
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laughter as an outlet? help?
Does it I-ta
1 3 . What kinds ofpeople look funny to you? Ira 1.4. Wh a t i s the funni est you've ever seen?
movi e I ta
6 . Do you think you're funly? Why or why not? LL,r 1 5 . Do you like watching American situation comedies? I ta 7 . Do others think you're funny? Why is that? I Ia 1 6 . Do you think women are firnnier than men?
8 . Do people in your country laugh at things that are different from the people in this country? I-ra
t7. What are some funny things
9 . How do you laugh? Are you inhibited or do you let go? t Ia
1 8 . What are some funny things pets do? t ta
children do?
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Topic: Laut and Justice
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1 9 . Do you ever laugh out loud when you are aione? I.b
2 r. Do you
20. Have you ever laughed so hard
22. Are stand-up comics funnier
that you cried? When? What were you laughing at? rta
enjoy reading ,,the fun_ nies" in the newspaper? r L1
when you watch them live on stage or on TV? I-b
Law and Justice 1. Do you believe the law should decide whether a womarr can a bor t her unbo rn c h i l d ? D o yo u believ e in th e ri g h t to choose? I.Ij 2. Do you rhink our present prison system ls a good deterrent for potential criminats? Ifyou could, what would you do to change it? I.IJ 3. Do you believe in capital pun_ rshment? I Lj 4. What should be done with convicted rapisrs? Repeat rapists? Serial killers? Drunk drivers? Repeat drunk drivers? r LJ 5. Would you want to know if a convicted child molester moves into your neighborhood after servi'lg tirne in prison, or does the molester have a right to prr vacy/ t lj 6. Is there anything wrong wrth rookrng at pornography? Should certarn tyTes of pornography be censoredl t Lj 7. Do you believe minorities in the United St2tes aIe treated equally under lhe law? rU 8 . D o f am ous peop l e h a v e th e nght to privacy, or do photog_ raphers have the righi to fol_ low these people and rake rheir prctures? Lr.J
9. Do you think crime would oe re_ duced if narcotics were made legal ald the government gave them to addicts free? r-U 10. Do governments have the right to b a n smoki ng i n publ i c places? Would you approve of th i s b a n? rU 11 Do you thinl< security guards at your children,s schools should be allowed to carr5rweapons? r IJ 12. What do you think of the use of the insanity defense?Is a person rrnocent if they were insajre when they comrnitted a crime? I, 13. Have you ever sued someorreor been sued? Is it too easy to sue nowadays? HJ 14. Should trials of celebrities be broadcast on TV? Is this enrer_ taining to you? r tj 15. Do you want the government to use your tax money to pay for the education and hospitaliza tion of illegal immigrants? 1U 16. How did your family come to America? Wou.ld you prefer the law to crack down on immigra_ tron, or to allow more immr_ grants in? t t) 17. Do you think our present laws regarding adoption and foster care are working? I IJ
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Topic: Laut and. Justice
1 8 . Do you think juveniles should be tried as adults? At what age? Would you take into account the crirne? I Ij
30. Car convicted criminals ever really change? Should they be given the opportunity to help society? In what way? I-Lj
What if your child wanted to vorce you? Should children allowed to sue parents for vorce?
31. What kind of retribution should convicts have to pay to their victims? r Ij
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20. Do you like lawyers? Why do so
32.!Oo you have any ideas on how to improve the legal system?
many people irr the US distrust lawyers? Is it that way in other I Ij countries?
33. Do you think some people are born crirninals? I-tj
21. What privacy rights do you thirlk prisoners should have in jail?I li
22. Should prisoners be allowed to study law while they're impris oned? Work out? Read? Watch TV? Play tennis? Have conjugal privileges? t lj
23. What do you think of the parole system? Do you know anyone who is out on parole? IJJ
34. Do you feel safe in the streets? Are there enough police offrcers? Are you afraid of the police or do you feel safer around them? I Ij 35. How would you like the law to deal with vandals who deface properly with grafhti? I tj 36. Do you think vigilantes criminals or heros?
are I lj
2 4 . How do you feel about prisoners using tax dolla::s to sue prisons in order to get r.norecomfortable quarters and better food? I-Ij
37. Have you ever called the police? What would you like to see the police do differently to help stop crime? I Lj
25. Do you think our criminal sys
38. Have you ever witnessed household violence? How carr we protect the victims from household violencewhen the victims refuse to cooperate with the law? i U
tem protects our society or worries too much about the rights of the accused? I tj
26. What do y ou th i n k present prison system?
of our I-lj
27. Have you ever been arrested? Do you lmow anyone who has? Do you lhhk the America:r legal system is better or wolse, compared with what you have heard about other countiies?
24. Do you feel the tax system is fair? Do you thi.k tltere are too mary loopholes for the wealthy? r tj
29. Are there some people that cannot be rehabilitated?
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Have you ever beeD or known a gang member? What would you suggest can be done to stop drive-by shootings and to eradicate gang viol€nce? r-tj
40. Do you own a weapon? Do you fe e l m ore comforrabl e taki ng your weapon with you or being without it? r-tj 4 1 . If s o m eone broke i nto your house do you think you would be able to protect yourself? l lj
Topic: Men, Women & Relatiortships
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Men, Women, and Relationships 1. Have you tried any Americal dating customs? Which ones? How do you feel about them? I mur
16 Do you think women can fiohr as well as men in mitirarv co-m-
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17. Is there anything you dislike about the opposite sex? r-mu,,r
Da T /
Who should pay for a date, the man or the woman? I-mur
3. At what age do you think your child should be allowed to go out on a date?
18. Which do you think it's easier to be, a man or a woman? a fa_ ther or a mother? Lmur
4. At what age did you go out on your first date?
19. Do you think a man should feel lt's acceptable to show his feel rn g s a n d. i f necessary, cry i n public? rmul
5. What are the best ways of find ing a date? What did you do? 6
20. Do you really consider a couple who has no children a family?
Have you ever used aly ,.come ons" to get a date? r mur
2 1 . D o e s h avi ng chi l dren put a strain on a relationship or ma&e rt easier? How? I mtur
7. Do you thinl{ parents should be involved in choosing a mate for their ch dren? Would you like to be inv lved in choosing some_ one for your child? I nur 8. Do you know when someone is flirting with you? How? r_rn@r 9. Do you enjoy flirting? What do you like about it? r-nur 10. What is the bst way for youths to find out about sex? rr^@r 11. How did you learn about sex? 12. Are men artd women.s brains different? In what ways? rmur 13. Do you think men and women should be treated equally in all aspects of life? r mur L4 . Are-men and women capable of pertormEg the same jobs?,r mu,r 1 5 . Do you get along bette. with men or women? I mlur
I nur
22. Do yolJ think the bodies of fe_ male body builders are atfac_ ti v e ? W har about mal e bnrl w builders? ;;:, 23. Do you think women have a more difficult time with their weight than men? Why? r_mur 2 4 . Do you thin l< a person ,s sexual o ri e n ta ti on i s determi ned at birth? Can it be changed? I mu,r 2 5 Wo u l d you w ant a w oman p re s i d e nt of the U S ? W hy or why no t? r+ur 26. Do men aIId women express love differently?
27. Do you think men enjoy sex more than women? tmwr 28. Do women want commitment more than men? Why? r mwr
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Topic: Men" Women & Relatiottships
29. Is it easier for men to lie than women? Is lying just a part of any relationship? I mwr
39. Can a person remain friends with an ex-lover after the relationship has ended? Have you ever been abl€ to do this?
30. Do you think it's more tolerable for men to have affairs than it is 40. How would you compare your for women? I nLUr past relationships? I mur 31. What do you think of wornen w it h m uc h ol d e r me n ? Of w om en wit h m u c h y o u n g e r men? Of men with much oldei women? Of men with much youngerwomen? I mlur 3 2 . Whic h would y o u p re fe r to b e , the person who breaks up a relationship or the person whose relat ions hip i s b ro k e n u p . Why? Imur 33. Do females enjoy pornography as much as men? Have you ever rented adult movies or gone to a porno movie? I mur 34. Do you thirk about sex a lot? Do you fantasize? Do you think sexual fantasies are good or bad for a relationship? I,mur 3 5 . What is your defnition of "love"? Have you ever been in love?r-muz 36. Are you ever certain that you aJe marrying the right person?l murr 37. CaI a man be friends with a woman, or is there always something sexual involved? I-mu. 38. Do women make better friendships than men? Are most ofyour friends male or female? Lmwr
41. Is it natural for people to be monogamous? I-mLL,r 42. Do people need to be married? What is the best age for a person to get married? How old were you? I-mur 43. What is the ideal age to beBin r aici
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44. Do you think it is better to live with your partner before marriage? Did you? I-mur 45. Why do you think so many couples are getting divorced nowadays? I-mur 46. In your experience, who complains more, men or women? I-mur 47. How have the roles of men and women changed since you were a child? How will the roles change by the time your children are grown? I mur 48. Are men naturally more aggressive than women? I-mur 49. Do you know any gay couples? Can two people of the sane sex have a loving, sexual relationship?
Minorities 1 Are there any business opportunities for minorities in your natrve country? I-mr
2. Have you ever felt racial prejudice or discrimination directed against you? I ni
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3. What are the stereotypes of mi_ nontres you have? How do you think stereofypes develop? rni 4. What do you think causes racial prejudice? r mi 5. Were there any stereotj.pes you were brought up with as a child that have made you feel a certain way about a racial group? 1rn; 6. What are the different minonhes in your country? How are rney perceived by the majority of the population? t mi 7. Is there racial prejudice in your country? Why do you think it exists? t mi 8. Are there any organizations in your country that exist to fight or promote racial discrimination and seg.egation? Lmi 9
What kinds of discrimination ex_ ist in your country? Why? r_ni 1 0 . Is t her e a . . pr iv i l e g e d 'c, l a s s i n your country? Why? r mi 1 1. Do arry minorit.ies in your coun_ try hold al elected office? Do aly hold appointed office? r mi 12. Do you think the US could do alything to make black and white relations better? What? Lmi 13. Do you think we should have seg_ regated schools? Do you agree or dlsagree with busing? r mt 14 Do you think the US will ever have a president who is not Cau_ casian? Lmi 15. Are African Americans arrd whrte Americans perceived il the same way in your native country? How are they perceived differ_ entlv?
16. Do you think it is easier to be white or black in the US? I_mi 17. Do you think there are arry ln_ born differences between blacks and whites? I mi 18. Why do you think the US has so many racial problems? I-mi 19 . What do you tbink of afhrmative action? Have you ever gotren a job only because the company needed a ,'token', minority? 1-mi 20. Do you think the government should allow organizations ro threaten to destroy other races and minorities? I_mi 2 1 . Are .y o u fri ghtened by any mi nonty groups? Why? I_mt 22. Doyolu think minorities are ex_ ploited in the United States? In what ways? I_mi 23. Have you ever been involved with racial violence? What kinds of things instigate this grpe of violence? I_mt 2 4 . W | ' ^ t d o you thi nk of the "skinhead"movement? I_mi 25. Where in the US wodd you think race nols with buming, looting, arrd killing could occur? I_mi. 26. Why does "gay bashing', per_ s i s t? D oes thi s exi st i n al l c o u n trj e s? t mr
2 7 . S h o u l d homosexual s be ex cluded from the teaching profes_ s1on, nursing, and other fields of work? Would you wart a tro_ m o s e x u al to be your chi l d,s teacher? I_mt 28. Have you ever met an America! Indiarr? Do you think they are treated better or worse than other minorities? I_rrtL
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Topic: Natiue Country
Interaieuts
29. What are the real differences between racial minorities, religious minorities, or sexual minorities? I mt
30. Do you think it is better for a country to have a society with minorities or a society that is more homogeneous? Why? r-ni
Native Country 1 . How does this city compare to your native city? I-na
12. Are there arry injustices in your country thatyou would like to see corrected? What are they? r-na
2. Why did you leave your country to come here?
I na
3. W hat ar e s om e i n te re s ti n g things about your native country? I na What do you miss most about your native country? I ^a 5 . What do you dislike about your country? I-/"a 6 . Do you prefer living here or in your country? I na
7. Where do you think it is better to raise children, in your country or the US? I na 8 . Do you think people are friendUer in your country? I na
9. Whom do you miss the most from your country?
I na
10. What do you think of the political system in your country?I na 1 1 . What was your daily routine like in your native country? I na
1 3 . What were some ofthe hardships irr your native countrlr? t-na 1 4 . What are some of the major differenc€s in customs between the US arrd your native land? 1-na IJ.
Is there a great disparity between the rich arld the poor in your country? Why? I tn
1 6 . Were you encouraged to travel to the US? By whom ald why? r-na 1 7 . Did you experience "culture shock" when you frrst arrived Irom your native land? I-r.a 1 8 . Are you plannlng to return to your home country or would you prefer to remain here? Iila 1 9 . What opportunities for living and working are there in your country for a foreigner? I na
20. Do you have mary toudsts visiting your country? How are they treated? Where do they go? r-na
People 1 . W hy do s o m a n y p e o p l e n o t want to get involved with others and their problems? What is your position on getting involved?
2 . H a s l i fe been di sappoi nti ng fo r y o u? W hy do some peopl e c o n tinual l y compl ai n that they are disappointed in life and by others? I.pe
Topic: People
Interaieuts
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3, What physical characteristrcs make a person beautiful? What mental characteristics? I p"
17. Why do some people enjoy be_ lng with others and some prefer to be alone? t.pe
4. Did you have a hero as a child? Do you have one now? I p.
18. Why are some people popular, while others are always un_ popular? ! pe
5. Wtry do some people hate others? Is there aIryo4e you tn_rly hate? Ip e 6. Why do some people have no friends ? How i m p o rta n t rs friendship? r pe 7
19. Have you ever known anyone who was charismatic? What qualiries make a person chans ma tj c ? tpe 20. What attributes are fhe most irn_ portart to you rn a person? 1pe
Would the world be a bettcr p lac e t o liv e if s o m e p e o p l e weren't in it? Who? r-pe
21. Are some people bom ev.l? t pe
8. Do you put a lot of emphasrs rn y ou. lif e on m o n e y a n d power? | De
22. Carl people ever truJy change? Have you ever known someone to change? Lpe
9. Can you forgive and forget? Why do people have such a hard time forgiving others?
23. Why do so many people feel alienated by society? I pe
1O. Are you religious? Why do different groups argue about re_ ligion? r.pe 1 1. Is any cause worth dying ficr? r pe 12. Are you a luckjr person? Do yo u k now any o n e w h o i s ? Why? ! pc 13. Who do you think is t}re most powerful person in the world? Why? ! pe 14. In your lifetime, who has influ_ enced the course of history the mos t ? Ip e 15. Do you tend to give up easily or qo you continue to try? I.y, 16. Are there cer.tain. personality types rn which we can careon rize all people? Wh..t;;;id you say you are? I ne
24. How many children should a family have? Does arryone have the right to limit the size of the family? 25. Does anyone have the right to determine when another per.son will die? 26. In what ways are al l peopl e th e s a me? In w hat ways different? 27. How important is the influence of genes on the development of a p e rs o n s personal i ty? I pe 28. Why do people fear the things th e y d o n' t unde.stand? !.pe 29. Wlly is it so important to feel accepted by others? r,pe 30. For some people, why are pos_ sessions more important than people? rpe
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Topic: Personal Dqta
Personal Data Are you a day person or a night person? I'Pd
22. Do you love yourselP Why or why not? I pd
2. Do you live in the past, present
23. How do you make yourself fall asleep? In what position are you the most comfortable? I pd
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or future? 3 . Do y ou pr ef er to w o rk w i th people, data or machines? Jpd 4. What is your favorite arlirnal? .Ipd 5- Wtrat would your {riends say are your best qualities? 6. How do you relax?
Ipd
24. Do you belong to aly clubs or organizations? I-pd 25. Do you ever talk to yourselP What do you say? I-pd 26. Are you a jealous person? t-pa
7. What are your pet peeves? Ipd
27. What are some things which make you algry? I-pd
8. Are you a procrastinator?
28. What makes you cry?
Ipd
I-pd
9. Are you usually energetic or lazy? I-pd
29. What is your favorite day of the week? I'pd
10. Do you have any favorite hob bies? What are they? I-pd
30. What is the most productive time of the day for you? I.pd
1 1. What is your favorite food? r,pa
31. Do you have a favorite holiday? Wtrich one and why? I pd
12. What is your least favorite food? Ip d
13. Do you pref€r to be a spectator or a participant? Ipd 14. What is something you know how to do really well? I-pd 1 5 . Ar e y ou an opt i mi s t o r a p e s sim is t ? I pd
32. Do you like to travel or to stay at home? I pd 33. What is your favorite kind of entertainment? I pd 34. What are some of the si-rnilarities among people you like? r-pd
16. What is your favorite color? I pd
35. Who was the greatest person who ever lived? Why do you think so? I-pd
1 7 . W hat one s c ien ti fl c i n v e n ti o n could you not live without? Ipd
36. Is there a famous person you'd have a lot in common with? Jpd
18. What is your most prized possession? I-pd
37. Do you think with your mind or your heart? I'pd
19. Why are you studying English?
38. Do you consider yourself to be an average person or alr extraordinary person? r.pd
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20. What part of nature do you Like most? I-pd 21. Do you prefer living near the o c ean or t he m o u n ta i n s ? r ^ d
39. Do you believe in psychics or fortune tellers? Why? r-pd 40. Do you believe in fate?
r-pd
Topic: Personal Values
Interaieus
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Personal Values l . What is t he on e th i n g y o u would lik e t o c h a n g e a b o u t yourselP l pu 2. What are some humar values that you really believe in? rp, 3. What's necessary in life?
r-p,
4 . How im por t ant a re m a te ri a l things in your life? r.p. 5. Do you like to play? Doyou piay to win? r_pu 6. Are you really satisfied with your life? r pu 7. How important for you is it to be right? t.yu 8. Are you a spiritual person? Do you believe in God? r_pv 9. What are the things you wallt most in life? I'pu
10. What is one important th.ing
12. What causes you the greatest despair? r_pv 13. What is the one thing that you nope to continue throughout your life? r pu 14. Do you have a personal morro thar you try to live by? rpu 15 What is the most important con_ tribution you have given to so_ ciety? 16 What has been your greatest achievement? 1 7 . Wh a t has been your greatest ' failure? Ipu 18. Which is harder for you to en dure, physical pain or mental pain? t pt) 19. Would you want to know the exact date arrd time of your own death? t pD
you would like to accomplish in vour life?
2O How would you prefer to die? Ipu
11 . What is the hardest obstacle in your life?
21. How would you like to be re, membered?
Personal Experience 1. Have you ever made a decistcrn that you lceew was wrong the minute you made it but was too late to change? Lpex 2. What have you done in your free time that you enjoyed the least? Why did you do this? r-pex 3. Where did you spend your best vacalron? I-De^
Is there any special place that you used to go as a child to es_ cape those around you? I pex 5 . How far back into your child_ nooct can you remember? lpe: 6 . Did you have any childhood loves? I pex 7 . Hav-eyou ever thought up a won_ oerruj tnvention? t pex
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Topic: Politics
8 . Have you ever told a lie that you couldn't get out oP l-pex 9 . Have you ever had to go to the police station? I,pex
10. Do you ever feel that God is with you?
I pex
1 1 . Is there allrthing that you tried at one time that you will never try again? I pex
L2. Is there some smell, taste, or sound t hat r emi n d s y o u o f som et hing y ou k n e w a s a child? r pex 1 3 . D o y ou hav e a n y re c u rri n g dreams? I-pex 1 4 . H av e y ou ev er e x p e ri e n c e d dejd uu? r-pex 1 5 . Can you remember a nightmare you had? I pex L 6 . Have you ever been cheated by sorneone? I pex 1 7 . Have you ever had to escape from somewhere? I-pex
18. Have you ever not been able to find something that was very important? I pex 19. Have you ever been able to stop aII accident before it occurred, but didn't? I-pe.r 20. Did you ever do an).thing to save someone's life? I pex 21- Have you ever had a near death experience? I pex 22. Have you ever had someone rob you? I-pex 23. Did you ever have a premonition that turned out to be true? r-pex 24. Haveyou everseenor heard ghosts or voices from the past? I-pex 25. Have you ever taken a really bad vacation? I pex 26. Have you ever been really hurt by someone, physically or emo tionally? r-pex 27. Were yow ever frred from ajob? l pex
Politics 1 . What do you think of the American form of government? I-po
2. Are you a conservative or a liberal?
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3. Do you think there is too much government these days?
I-po
+. Do you vote? Why do so many people refuse to do so?
I-po
7 . Is there much difference betw e e n a R epubl i can and a Democrat? What are the differences? Lh^ 8 . What are some of the injustices that you are aware of in the US? r po 9 . Do you think politics should be discussed in schools? t po
5 . Are there any injustices irl this country that you would like to see coffected? I po
10. What is your idea of a perfect society? I po
6 . Are political parties necessarl/? How maly should there be? &o
11. Do you think we will have a third world war? Ip"
Topic: Schoot
Interviews
12. Do you think humar beings are violent by nature? r po 13. What do you think can be done to prevent a nuclear war? I-po 14. Do you think that the Unireq States is still the most powerful country ln the world? r.po
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16. Are all politicians corrupt? .r-po 17. Should terms of public ofhce be limited? What would be the lim_ its? Lpo 18. Do you have to be rich to be a political leader in the US? rpo
19 Why are governments so bu15. Should private industry be al_ reaucratic? t po lowed to contribute large sums , 20. Which country do you think has o r m oney t o po l i ti c a l c a n d i _ the most efhcient political sys_ dates? Lpu tem? Why? r-po
School 1.. How would you teach ttris class 11. How much should parents teach differently? r,.sch th e i r chi l dren i n the home ? What should they teach? 2. Do you like to study? 1-sch -rsch 3. Did you like school as a child? 12. Did you have a favorite teacher as a child? Who was it? What was your favorite subject 1_sch in school? I,sch 13. Should children be taught reli glon ln school? 4. What was your least favorrre I sch subject? Who was your least fa_ 14. Should a teacher be permitted vorite teacher? r sch to teach in any other language b e s rd e sE ngl i sh? 5. What a.e the most important tsch qualities irl a good teacher?.rsch 15. Which country has the best edu_ cational system? Why? 6. W.hat characteristics do you dis r sch [Ke rn a teacher? Isch 16. What are some of the problems with public education in rne 7. What is the most effective way US? for you to study? .rsch .{sch 8 Is there something you learned 17. Would your child be safe rn a public school anJ,.wherein the rn school that you find totally US? Why or why not? useless now? j_sch i sch 18. At whar age do you think a chlld 9 . H o w im por t ant d o y o u th l n k is old enough to make the qecr_ a co llege educ at io n i s n o w a _ d a ys ? sron to drop out of school? r scrr /s c h 19. Why are so many high school graduates functionally illiterate? I sc4 20. Why are teachers paid such tow salaries? l scn
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Topic: Sports
Interaiews
2 1 . D o y ou t hink p e o p l e v a l u e educ at ion eno u g h i n o u r s o ciety? J sch
30. Would you feel uncomfortable iJ your children complained that their teacher touched them too much? 1-sch
22. What kinds of problems could be eased in our society by edu- 31. Would you prefer your child be cation? taught by a male instructor or a -I-sch female? Why? l sch 23. What kind ofeducation did your narenrs havet r sch 32. Should parents help children with their homework? r-sch 24. How do you relate to people with a lower ed uca ti o n a l b a c k 33. What rights do students have rn ground? I'sch school? / sch 25 What types of things are not taught in school but should be taught? I sch 26 Is it appropriate for teachers to teach students about human sexual behavior? J sch 27. Would you object if a homosexual was your child's teacher? What if the teacher was someone with AIDS? I sch 2 8 . D o y ou t hink h o me s tu d y i s more effective than public or private schooling? Why or why not? 29
Should teachers be allowed to give students homework? How much is too much?
3 4 . W h a t can be done to keep vi o lence out of schools? I sch 35. lf your child were intellectually gifted, would you prefer to have your child placed only with students of the same high intelligence? r-sch 3 6 . D o y o u thi nk students w i th learning disabilities should be in special classeswith other leaming disabled students, or placed in ordinary classes? / sch 37. How should parents be involved in school? Why? / sch 38. What can be done about continual disruption ald disobedience in the classroom? I,scn
Sports l
What sports do you enjoy the most? What is it about them that you enjoy? J-sp
2. Were you encouraged as a child to play sports?
I-sp
3 . Were you ever injured while engaging in sports? / sp 4. Which sports are too dangerous
for children?
rsp
5 . Are there any sports that should be made illegal? r sp 6 . How important are sports to a child's development? I-sp 7 . Do you enjoy going to sports events? Which ones? rsp 8 . Do you feel some sports are re a l l y f or men and others for women? I sp
Topic: Television
Interaieus
9 . D o y ou pr ef er to p l a y te a m sports or individual sports?r sp
10. Who are your favorite athletes? Are they all pros?
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1 8 . Do you think professional athletes are paid too much money? Why? r_"p
19. In.the next few years. do you thmk soccercould replace base_ ball as the number one sport in the United States?
1 1 . D o y ou wat c h s p o rts on TV? Which ones?
12. Do you watch the Olympics? Which sports do you flnd the 20. What do you think is the most popular sport in the world to_ most interestirrg to watch? _I-sp day? In your native country? 13. Are there any Sports you have In th e U S ? / sp tried but just can't do? r.,p 2 I. D o e s o ne race produce better 14. What kind ofperson becomes al athletes than other races? r-sp Olympian? r sp 22. Do you think athletes should be 15 Have you ever participated in a allowed to enhance their perfor_ marathon? Would you tike to? mance with drugs? What drugs What is stopping you? l sp should they be tested for? How often? 16. Do you think alyone could be_ t.,p come a professional athlete with 23. What is the most beautiful sport rhe proper training? / sp to walch? I sp 17. Do you think there is too much 24. What is t he mosl exciting spoa emphasis on collegesports? i sp to play? r sp
Television 1. What are the positive and the negative effects of television on children? ! ) 2. Do you think that our present ra t t ng s y s t em fo r m o v i e s i s good? Why or why not? t tu 3. What do you think of AmericzLn TV commercials? In your coun_ try are the ads different? r-tu
6. Do you think television is an ef_ fective baby sitter? r+u 7
S h o u l d chi l dren have uD restricted use of the TV set? r ru
8. How maly TV sels are there in your home? How marry would you like to have? Why? r_tt) 9. Are TV shows better or worse in other countries?
4. Doyou think commerciajsought ro be permitted on children.s TV 1 0 H o w i m po rtant i s w atchi ng shows? What kinds of commer_ television in another language cials would be appropriate? 1 ru when you are studying that language? 5. Do TV programs pr:esent a realI,tu rstic picture of American life? 1 1 . Think ofyour earliest TV memoWhy or why not? r-Lu ries. How has TV changed? r tu
Topic: VIhat It?
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13. What kinds of shows do you and your farnily usually watch? 1 .,
1 8 . Do you believe that commercials show you the tmth? I tu 1 9 . How carr we change American TV so that we carr make it a betI tu ter use of our tirne?
1 4 . Do you usually watch TV with 2 0 . Do you think public broadcastother people or by yoursel|) r-cu i n g i s better than pri vatel y owned broadcasting? Why? r tu 1J. Do you eat more whenyou watch I tt) 2 r. Can you do other things when TV? What do you eat? What kinds ofTV shows do you I-h) dislike? Why?
you are watching TV? What do you usually do? Ltu
1 7 . Do you usually sit through commercials? If not, what do you do I tv at tlese times?
22 Do you think the news prograrns
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on TV are accurate? Are some I tu better than others? Why?
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If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be? r u,h
2. If you could be doing an)'thing you c hoos e r ig h t n o w , w h a t would you want to do? I-uJh
10. If you hadn't come to the US, how would life be different? i u,h 1 1 . If you could do one thing to change the world, what would you do? I Luh
3. lf you had been a much differ-
12. If you could chalge one thing
ent height, how would your life have been different? I'uh
about someone else, who arld what would you chalge? l-uh
4. lfyou had been a different weight
13. If youwere president, how would
as a child, how would your life have been different?
you chan8e the US?
I-uh
5 . Ifyou were rich, how would your I-L,h life be different?
1 4 . Ifyou had been born a different sex, how would your life have been different? I-uh
Ifyou could be any age, u/hat age would you be? Why? I uh
1 5 Ifyou'd been born poor, how would your life have been different? r-uh
7 . lfyou could live alpvhere in the world, where would you choose to live? I ah
1 6 . Ifyou cor.ddbring one person back to life, who would that be? I-uh
6
8 . If you could have anything in the world you wanted, what would you ask for? I uh 9 . If you could chalge one thing about yourself, what would you change?
1 7 . If you could live forever, would you choose to do so? I-uh l8
lfyou could be a famous person, who would you want to be? / rrh
19. Ifyou could gen€tically engineer your children, would you? t t,t
Topic: Work
Intervieus
20. lfyou could learn one more skill, what would that be? r wh
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23. Ifyou could live in any tirne pe riod (past, present, future), when would you walt to l.ive? t un
21. If you could create a perfect wor ld, what k i n d o f w o rl d would it be? r uh
24. II you had three wishes, what would you ask for? I-uh
22. lf yo:u could create the perfect mate for yourself, what kind of person would that be? r wh
25, If you had to decide between w e a l th or happi ness, w hi ch would you choose? I-u.)h
Work 1 . Would y ou pr ef e r to h a v e a male supervisor or a female supervisor? Why? t.uk
I1. Do you prefer to work fewer days and longer hours, or more days ald fewer hours?
2. What kinds of questions do you think an employer should not ask an employee? What does arr employer need to know abour an employee arld why? r-u,k
12. Do you think unemployment benefits are too high arrd Iast too long? r-urk
3. What kinds of jobs are you suited for? Why? raltk 4. What kinds of job would you hate? Why? rrrk 5 . Are y ou m or e c o mfo rta b l e working with other people or by yourselP I u)k 6. Would you sacrifice yourjob for the sake ofyour integrity? r u,k 7. When you work, are you more productive Listening to music or working in silence? r uk
13. Would you prefer to work for yourself in a rislgr business or to work for someone else in a more stable business? I-uk 14 What kinds of skills for the job market do you wish you had learned when you were younger? Is it too late for you to learn thcse skills now? t.utr 1 5 . D o y o u conti nue w orki ng at something even when you are frustrated, or do you give up easily? I taK 16. All work has some unpleasant aspects? How do you deal with them in your work? LbK
8. When you Erre on the job, who are you trying to please more, yourself or your employer? 1,rl-,,k 17. Do you like getting feedback ard evaluations from your boss? 9 Would you feel uncomfortable Does it help you? working next to someone of the r tuk opposrte sex in certain jobs? r8. Are you uncomfortable asking Which ones? IOr a ralse even when you know you deserve it? Why? 10. Which is more important to you, I rDk making lots of money or enjoy- 19. Are there unions to ioin in vour lng your job? t uk held? Do you join them? i-.r,t
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Conversctlon Insplratton s
TALKS The topics in this activity stimulate self-expression. Some of the topics require the students to talk about themselves, share personal experiences, and express hopes and opinions. The Truth or lies topic requires the students to make some decisions based on their own individual code of ethics and values. The Comparbons ar:d Time ?rauel topics are less personal. They challenge the imagination and can be used to stimulate factual and intellectual expression.
Actiutfu Introduelton
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Proceduresfor Talfts #1.
#3. These topics can be used as a writing assignment before or after they have been used in class.
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Toplc: Comperlsons
Comparisons 1 . Compare this country with your 20. Compare comedy and tragedy. nauve Country. T,cm Tcm 2. Compare two powerful people. 21. Compare life arrd death. T-cm T-cm 22. Compare the moon and the sun. 3. Compare being single ald being T-cm mar(ied. T-cm 23. Compare a white collar worker 4. Compare two different fruits. with a blue collar worker. ?,cnr T-cm 24, Compare children with parents. 5. Compare Heaven and Hell. t-cn T-cm 6. Compare men arrd women, r-cm
25. Compare casuai clothes with formal attfue. T-cm
7. Compare what it,s like to be famous with what it,s like to be 26. infamous, T-cm 2'7. 8. Compare two presidents of the United States, T-cm 28, 9 . Co mpar e t he po l i ti c s o f th e United Stares with the politics 29. of another country, T-cm I O. Compare life nowadays with life 3O. rwenty years ago, T
Compare a cat and a dog. r-cm Compare your ability in writing and speaking English. T cm Compare sorrow and despair. Tcm Compare two sports.
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Compare a child's experience of being with a baby sitter and being in day care. T-cri'
11. Compare your motherwith your 31. Compare two ofyour friends. father. T-cm
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I2. Cornpare your two sets ofgrald32, Compare two people you do not parents. T-.m like. r cm 13. Compare rock music and clas33. Compare two ofyour teachers. srcal music. I-cm 14. Compare your children. l5
T-cm
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Compare flowers with weeds T-cm
16. Compare living alone with livrng with someone.
T-cm
1 7 Compa.e doctors and lawyers.
34. Compare loneliness and berng alone. T-cnt 35. Conpare two holidays.
Tcm
36. Compare the culture countries.
of two T-cm
37. Compare the topography of the state in which you live to the to18 . Compare flngers and toes. ?.cm pography of alother state, T-cm 19 . Compare being ashamed and 38. Compare two different religions. being embarrassed. r-cr. T-cm T-cm
Toplc: The Fwture
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39. Compare education in a devel_ oprng country to that ofa devel_ oped country. T cm 40. C o mpar e t he pr i c e s i n th e United States to the prices in your nattve country. T-cm 46. Compare your housing now to 41 . Co mpar e being in l o v e a n d rtte Uvtng quarters yoU had as a child. loving. T-cm 1.-cm 42. Compare your life now with what it was like ten years ago. T_cm 43. Compare your physical appeararce now to the way you looked as a child. Tam 44. Compare two different loves. r_oE
47. Compare selfishness and self_ lessness, T-cn 48. Compare being thrifty and be_ rng cneap. T-cm 49. Compare two seasons.
rcm
50. Compare cats and dogs.
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Hopes and Fears for the Future L Talk about your future plans or goals. j.hof
9 . T a l k a h -cut your hopes and qreams tor your family. T.hoJ IO. Talk about the kind ofworld you hope for your children. T_hoJ
2. Tell us about what you hope for the world. T.hol 3. Talk about the kind of life you 11. TeU us what you hope the wortd hope to have. i no1 will be like twenty years from 4. Talk about the things you once now. T-hof te a re d but will ne v e r fe a r 12. Talk about what frightens you the agarn. T-hof most about getting older. r-hof 5. Talk about your greatest fear for 13. Talk about your fears for your mankind. 'T_hoJ T hof family. 6. TaIk about the hopes ald feer.rs .14. Talk about what you think will your parents had for you. r-hol nappen when you die. Do you 7. Ta.lkabout the hopes jrou once hope to frnd an afterUfe ? ?_hol had wruch never came to be. T.hoJ I5. Ta_lkabout why you look forwar d 8. Ta l k a bout what y o u h o p e to the future. ,lrhof people wi.ll do in order to live in 16. Tell us how hope charged your Peace. T-hof ure T_hof
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17. Teil us what changes you fear. T-hof
19. Ta_lkabout an impossible dream. T hof
Talk about a great fear that you 20. Talk about a hope or dream that have conquered. T-hof did come true. T hof
Personal Experiences 1 . Talk about a time when you felt God was with you . T-pel
|) Talk about a lesson that you learned "the hard way."
T-per
3. Talk about one of the worst moments in your life .
T-per
Talk about somewhere that was very painful to leave. T-per 5 . Talk about something you did but later deeply regretted. r,pe, 6 . Talk about a dilicr:.lt decision that tumed out to be wrong. T-pel 7 . Talk about the time when you e xpec t ed not hing a n d w e re pleasa-ntly surprised. T-per 8
Describe the greatest moment in your life. T per
o TaIk about your fust true love. I0 . Talk about an experience which taught you your greatest lesson abollt people. T-per
15. Talk about an experience that completely restored your faith in the world. T-per 16, Tell us about the time that you did something which embarrassed your family . T per 17. Talk about tlle time when you did something completely against your rrature which surprised ev_ eryone you lmew. Tper lE. Tell us about a time when you felt a deep sense ofshame. ?,pe. 19, Tell us about a time when you did something completely on instinct. T.pel 20. Tell us about a time when you experienced a complete sense of calm ard weU-being. r-per 21, Tell us about a time when you felt you were the center of rne unlverse. T-per
22, Talk about a time when you got 1 1 . Talk about a childhood expecaught, T-pel rrence that you will never for23, Talk about a funny experience get. T-per that happened to you that you 1. ) Tell us about a frustrating exwill never forget. T_per penence. T_per 24. TaJk about an experience that 13. Ta.lk about a time when you were made you aware that you weren't under so much pressure that you a child any longer. r-pel didnt think you'd survive. ?-per 2 5 . T e l l u s about someone or 14. TeIl us about a time when you something that has changed rounct out you were wrong. ?-per your life. Tper
Toplc : Self-De sc rlptlon 26. TaIk about how your life has changed. T-per 27. Talk about a time when you felt life had cheated you. lrper 28. Talk about the problems you have had to overcome. Tper 29
Talk about a time when you quesnoned your own identit5r. r_per
30. Talk about a time when you were deeply disappointed in ,I.per yourself. 31. Talk about an incident whrch made you believe in fate. r.-",
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32. TaIk about a time when you saw your life flashing by you. Were you frightened? r_pel 33. Talk about a time when you were disappointed by someone or something. T-per 34. Tel, us about someone who is dead that you really need to speak to. T-per 35. Tafk about the time a miracle occurred in your life. Tper 36. Talk about a time when you lost your faith. T-per
SeIf-Description 1. Talk about what you most respect ald admire in yourseli isa Talk about the things you think about the most. T-sd J.
Talk about the things in Lifethat mean the most to you. ?.sd Te l l us about your pers onal weaknesses. ? sd
10. Talk about the things about y o u rs e l f you w oul d l i ke to charge. T.sd 11. TaIk about a possession you have that you could never seil. r-sd 12. Talk about the kind of person w h o w o ul d be your soul _ m a te . T sd 13. Talk about your successes in life. r-sd
5. Tell us- about what you worry aDout the most. ?_sd 1 4 . T a l k a b o u t w hat entertal ns 6. Talk about what you love about You your family. T sd T sd 15. Talk about your favorite hide_ 7. Tell us about your character aua]. strengths. I-sd T-sd 16. Talk about why you are the way 8. Tell us about a custom or fam_ you are. ily tradition that you have arld Isd would like to pass to your own 1 7 . T e l l u s a b out somethi ng or Cn dren. solDeone you really miss, r-sa I_sd 9. Talk about a person whom 18. Talk about the importance vou of love artd could not live without. acceptance rn your life. ?-sd Why do you love this person so 19. Tell us about someone you for_ much? ?_sd f-sd
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20. Talk about the importance of religion arld the power ofprayer in your life. T-sd
2 r. Talk
about the person you will never forgive. I-sd
22. Tell us about why you gave up on someone.
T-sd
23. Talk about the things about life that makes you unable to ever give up. T-sd
24. Talk about the person who has influenced your life the most.
r,sd
25. Talk about a physical trair rn yourselfthat you wish you could change. r-sd 26. Talk about the things which make you aagry. T-sd 27 . TaLk about t}le things you have to do but hate to do. ?sd 28. Talk about your temperament and your nature. ?-sd 29. Tell us what it is that makes you who you are. ?-sd
Time Travel: The Year 20.25 l
Talk about the world's greatest problems in 2025. T-tt
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TeU us about what it's like in the United States in 2025. T-ft
3. Where would be the ideal place to live in 2025? 4
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Talk about your family and your personal changes as you imagine them to be in the year 2025.
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It's the year 2025. Talk about where you're living and what you're doing. T u
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The year is 2025. Tell us what changes have occurred in religion. T-n
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Talk about family structure in t}:.eyear 2025. T-tt
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Talk about the earth,s population and where people are concentrated in 2025. T-tt
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Talk about the space program
X\ 2025.
10. Talk about the use of psychics and psychic traveling in the year 2O2S. r-tt 11. Talk about all the changes in technolos/ from now to the year 2025. Have people been able to adapt? Have basic human values changed? T+t 12. lt's 2025. How is the US government different? What kind of president do we have? T-tt 13. In the year 2025, what is our environnent like? What alimals have become extinct? T tt 14. TaIk about schooling and education in 2025. T_tt 15. Tell us what changes have occurred in people both physicaUy arrd mentally from now until the year 2025. r-tt 16. lt's 2025. Talk about charges in medicine. What diseases have been cured? Are some diseases more importalt? T ft
Topic: Tluth or Lles? 17. [t's 2025. Are we doing a better job of managing our planet??_r, 18. In the year 2025, how long will people expect to live? How long will they be competent to work? How long will they be competent to enjoy life? t-,jf
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Truth or Lies? 1. You are the the doctor for a woman who has been trying to become pregnant for ten years. She is 45 years old, you thirk the woman should accept the fact that she is infertile. What do you say to her? T-a 2. A good friend of yours has just had a nose job . you thirrk it looks really bad and very phony. What do you say when your friend asks you what you think? r3. You are preBTrant and only 15 years old. You are very unhappy and feel that your parents would be extremely arrgry if they found out. What would you do? r-tl 4
Your best friend has decided to get married. you don,t like the person your friend has chosen. Do you tell your friend? T_tr
5- You are 16 years old. you,ve j u st got t en y our d ri v e r,s l i _ cense. You borrow your par_ ents car and accidentally hit a parked car. No one sees you. ,r.tr What do you do? 6. You have been dating someone Ior two years. Last nisht vou g o t d r unk and had * l tt " i * Will your friend,s best friend. ev_ertell the person youte {ou. qallng/ T-tI
7. Your spouse is physically abu_ sive to you, but with five chil_ dren, you have no other means of frnancial support. Whar are you going to do? r-l L You have gotten your girlfriend pregnalt and she wants to have the baby. you feel that if she has the baby, your life is ruined. What do you do? r-tl 9. Your w'ife has just become preg_ nart and the two ofyou are ex_ tremely happy. A good friend of yours has been trying to become pregnant for several years and has Just miscarried. When you meet this friend on the skeet. do you tell her about your wife? r_ft 10 . The doctor tells you your elderly parent is terminally ill and should not be excited or uDser. Your parent is frightened and wants to know what the doctor said. Do you tell the truth? ?_fl Il. Although your friend has tried to make a good impression on y o u r p a re nts, your parents strongly object to your friend and you thinl< it is because vour friend is ofa different race. What do you say when your friend wants to know what your paj_ ents think? T4r
92 * To[1r,s 12. You e.rldyour spouse have been married for five years. You have been happy but lately you have begun to feel very sexually attracted to someone else. You have not acted upon this feeling but your spouse has noticed something is wtong between the two of you. Do you tell your spouse about your feelings? What do you say? T-tr 13, You are a teenager and you occasionally smoke marijuana. Your parent finds a small joint ln your room. What do you say it is and where do you say it came from? T, 14. You are engaged to be married to sorneone you've loved for many years. Just recently you have begun to recognize that you have a sexual attraction towaJ.ds someone ofyour own sex. What do you do? T4 15. You are taking a test and realize that the person sitting next to you is copying from your paper. What do you do? T-tr 16 Your friend bought you a birthday present that you do not like and know you would want to exchange or return. What do you say? T-d
Toplc: Truth or Lles? 19. Your child has never known his father because the child was conceived as the result of a rape. When your child asks, "Don't I have a dad?" what do
you say?
Ttl
20. You are HW positive but have been symptom free. You meet a v e ry a ttracti ve person w ho warts to get to know you better. Do you tell this new admirer that you tested positive? T-tt 21. You are pregnant but the father ofyour child has alother woman and doesn't want anything more to do with you. Do you tell hirn about his child? r 22. You want to stay in this country but you do not have a g.reen card. You need money and a friend of yours lmows someone who is hiring workers without checking their immigration status, Do you apply for and ta_ke th e j o b ? rtr 23. You are homosexual but have never told your pa.rents because you think they would never understand. What do you say when a pafent asks you why you never have any dates? T tt
17 YoLr are on a hrst date and you are date-raped. You know your p a rent s would n e v e r u n d e rstalld. What do you do? T_tI
24. You know that many of the athletes at a competition are ta-king steroids. Some of these people are on your team. What do you do? r
18. You are rushing out the door because you are late for an appointroent. You see children throwing rocks at a window down the street. One ofthe childrer breaics it, but another is blamed. What do you do? T-tI
25. When you and your friend leave a store at the mall, your friend shows you that she has taken something without paying for it. She seems quite proud of her accomplishment. Do you do arything?
Togtlc: Trttth or Ltes? 26. Without permission, you read your sister's diary and found out that she is haying sex with her boyFiend. What will you do? r_tz 27. While you are taking a walk, you find a wallet in the street. It contalns no identification and several thousard dollars. What are you going to do? T-tI 28. Your friend is quite overweight alrd started dieting a few monlns ago. Although your friend is aJ_ ways hungry now, you have not noticed a'ry weight loss. What do you say when your friend asks if you notrce any difference? T_
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29, 'lour &iend has a very uglv new baby. What do you say?- - r_u 30. Your Fiend is going ba.ld and is !€ry sensitive about it. When he combs his hair in a different way in order to cover t}le bald spot, rn your opruon, this only makes the spot look more noticeable. What do you say when he tells you he thinks he looks much bettlr with Lhis new hairsMe? r+r
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Conuersation
Inspirations
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GROUP CREATIVITY These activities involve group thinking to invent a story or situation. The emphasis here is on creativity and the groups, ability to work together using many different ideas to create a mutually acceptable story line or discourse. The first activi$z involves pairs of students working together to invent stories to dramatize proverbs/aphorisms and superstitions for class presentation.
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Procedures for proaerbs and. Superstitions
Introductoty O,
Exercises
introduction to proverh-sa4d superstitions, have the students -1:3 several examples from their wnte native countries *iti tne nngti"f, translation, Then the students.can Ai"",.,"" *J tne engtistr proverbs ard superstitions, giving exampresr..- "otfari in"iJr*r. countrles when appropriate.
#2. Give a proverb or suDerstition card to a pair or small group of stu_ dents. They must rry io figure out.the _";;g-;;;;..L ."^-pr.. T*,enrave the pairs o. groups exchange cards, At the end of the exercrse,as a class discuss the ideas broulnt up i" G" ;;;;;j".. #3 For a writing assignment, ha'vethe students compare the similarities betweentheir proverbs(or superstitions; ana tnos.iiti. u-.rit.a s,rt.".
Creative Activities # 1. Pair up the students and have e superstition. Tell the studenrs ro erb or superstition came into ex their stories to the class. The clas most absurd (or believable) story uith a writing assignment. The groups . You may ask them to retel (; be:t es they heard from a different pair. t like the game of telephone but on #3. Once the students are famrlia-r w.ith some of the proverbs and supersti_ tions, put the students int( a,]d give each group three cards. Each card wi1 n.u. .'rlT^11-Tlups
T:"fi:'.::LH,li: 11.1,:{",".;.t-*.."o"",..1'::l;1'i.'H:tr:ffi students about fifteen minutes. to .
;;#.;; usrng the superstition or proverb "r..t. "tory as the last lt;;,ri,h;;sio*. Then have each group tell the sto
caltlng on one student from a grc student to continue the story, er( participated. This can a.lso be dox say one line of the story, foUov/ed I trnue the story with the next lin( calllng on only one student from e
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Toplc: Prouerbs
After the groups have completed this, have the groups pass the two unused cards to another goup. Again, each group has to choose a card and ma-ke up a story just as they did before. The stories will get more arld more difficult as the more diJlicult cards come into play. #4. You can also have the students prepare their story based on the proverb or superstition, leaving the last line out. Have the rest of the class vote on which proverb or superstition the story illustrated. #5. Use activity #3 as the basis for a writing assignment, (See activity #2 for suggested procedures.) #6. Alternatively, you can have the students read the writing that they did in activity #3 (making sure the last line is omitted) and have the class vote on \r,rhichproverb or superstition they think the studenr wrore.
Proverbs 1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. GC-pr 2
A friend in need is a friend rndeed. Gc-pr
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A fool and his money are soon parted. GC-pr
4. A rolling stone gathers no moss. ac'Pr 5. A stitch in time saves nine. ACpr 6. A watched pot never boils. cc-pr 7. A word to the wise is sufflcient.
14. Beauty is only skin deep. ccpr 15. Blood is thicker than water. GC pl
16. Boys will be boys.
Gc-pr
17. Business before pleasure. GCpr 18. Cash on the barelhead.
Gc-pr
19. Cats have nine lives.
GC-pl
20. Children should be seen ald not heard. cc-pr 2 1. Cleanliness is next to godliness. GCpr
GC-pl
8 Absence makes the heart grow fonder GC-pr 9. All that glitters is not gold. cc?r 10. An app.le a day keeps the doctor away. GC.pr I1. An ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure. GC.pr
22, Cowards die a thousand times before their deaths. cc-pr 23, Do as I say, not as I do.
cc-pr
24, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ccpr 25. Don't bite offmore than you can chew. cc pr
12. Beauty ls as beauty does. cc-pr
26. Don't bite the hand that feeds Gc-pl You.
13. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. GC-pr
27 . Don't burn your bridges behind GCpr You.
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28. Don't count your chickens be_ 49. Ifyou can,t stand the heat, get fore they hatch. GC-pr out of the kitchen. GCpl 29. Don't cry over spilled milk. 50. lfyou give him an inch, he,ll take GC-pl a mile. GC-pl 30. Don't cut offyour nose to spite 51 It hurts to be beautifut. GC?l your face. GCpr 52, It's better Iate thart never. cc_p,' 31. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Gc-pr 53. It's better to be safe than sorry. GC-pr 32. Dont make a mountain out of a 54. It's better mole hill. give to than to recerve. ac.pr 33. Dont put all your eggs in one oasket. GC.pr 34. Don't put the cart before the horse. ec-pr
GCe, 55. It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Gc-pr
56. It's later thar you think. cc_pr 35. Every cloud has a silver linrng. GC-pr 57, It's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. 36. Every dog must have its day. GC-pr @-pr 58. It's not u'ho you are; it,s whoyou 37. Fight fir-e with fire. GC-pr lorow. cc-pr 38. Good fences make good neigh_ 59. It's quality, not quantity, that oors. GCpr counts, GC-pr 39. Grab the bull by,n. no.r.o"-o, 6 0 . J u d g e n ot that you be nor judged. Gc p, 40. He laughs best that laughs last. 61. Keep a stiffupper lip. cc_pr GC-pr 62. Keep your nose out of other 41. Haste makes waste. GCpr people'sbusiness. Gc-pr 42. He who hesitates is lost. cc_pr 63. Keep your nose to the grind_ stone. 43. Hell hath no fury like a womEln cc_pr scorned. GC_pr 64. Keep your wits about you.cc,pr 44. His bark is worse than his bite. 65. t-augh and the world laughs v/ith aC-pr you; cry and you cry a)one. 45. Home is where tl.e heart is. GC-pr GCpr 46. Ifat first you don,t succeed, try, try agarn. cc-pr 47. If the shoe fits, wear it. cc-pr 48. If you can,t beat ,em, join ,em. GC-pr
66. Lay your cards on the table. cC pl 62. Lea're well enough a.lone. cc_pr 6g. Let sleeping dogs lie.
Gc_pr 69. Lr:t the chips fall where they ma y , GCpr
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70. L e t y our c ons c ien c e b e y o u r guide. GC-pr
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The squeaky wheel always gets the grease, Gc-pr
71. Life is just a bowl of cherries.
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The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. GC-pr
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72. Look before you leap,
ccpr
73. Love is blind.
GC-pr
94. There are plenty of frsh irl the Sea. cC pr
74. Make hay while the sun shines, cC-pr
95. There's more than one way to skin a cat. cc pr
75. Necessit5ris the mother of inventlon. GC-pf
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76. Nice guys linish last.
Gc-pr
77. No pain, no gain.
Gc-pr
78 One mal's food is another man's polson. cc.pr 79. One picture is worth a thousand words. cc-pr
80. Patience is a virtue.
cc,pr
8t. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
cc-pr
There's more to it thal meets the eye. cc pr
9 7 . T h e re ' s present.
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9 8 . T i me a n d ti de w ai t for no man. cc pt 99,
Time is money.
GC-pr
1 0 0 . T o o many cooks spoi l the broth. GC-pl 1 0 1 . T w o w ro ngs don' t make a right. Gc-pl 102. Turn about is fair play. cc-pr
42. Practice what you pteach. AC-p,
103. Variety is the spice of life. cc-p. 83, Ptrt your best foot forward. Gc-pr 104. Virtue is its own rewrd. ccp. 84 Rome wasn't built in a day, cc-pr 105. Waste not, want not. GC-pr 85. Silence is golden. GC-pr 1 0 6 . Wh a t g oes around comes 86. Siow and steady wins the race. GCpr 87 Some people have all the luck. GC-pr
88. Spare the rod, spoil the chiio. 83. Speak softly and carry a big stick. cc_at
a-round.
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1 0 7 . Wh a t g oes upr must come down. GC pr 108. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. GC-pr 109. When in Rome, do as the Romarrs do, cc-pr 110. When it rains, it pours. cc?r
89. The grass is always greener on the other side. GCpr
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90. The higher they climb, the far-
112. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. cc-pl
ther they fall. 91. The only thing we have to fear rs fear itself Gc nr
When the cat's away, the mice will play. aC pl
113. Where there's smoke, there,s fire, c..-.
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105. You can attract more bees w it h honey t h a n y o u c a n with vinegar. GC-pr
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You can,t have your cake arld eat it too. GC.pr You car,t teach aI old dog new tncks. oC-pr
I I0. 106. You can,t burn a candle at both ends. Gcpl ll1. You can,t tell a book by its 107. You can,t change a leopard,s cover. AC-pr spots. GC_pl I12. You get what you pay for. cc?r I08. You cant fight city hall. 113. You're never too old to learn. GC
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Superstitions 1. Finding a four leafclover is qood luck. c!_sa 2
14. If.you cross your fingers, your wrsn may come true, cp_su
The number seven is luclgr. 15. Avoid walking under a ladder Gp_Su because it,s bad luck. cp-slr 3. A rabbit's food is luclgr. cr-sr 16. Spilling salt is bad luck; throw some over your right shoulder 4. A horseshoe is luclg/. cp_sL to get some luck back. (ip,su 5. If you say something is good, Knock on wood to retain the 17. An open umbrella in the house is unJuclcy. good luck. cp_su 18. It's bad luck when a blacx car 6. Finding a penny heads up is crosses your path. lucky. cp_su cp-Sa 19. Anything that has the number 7. If you make a wish on a falling 1.3is unluclgr, especially Friday stal or the first star you see at the 13th. cp-su night, it will come true. op_su 20. Ifyou use a match to light three 8. Ifyou throw a coin into a pool of clgErrettes,it is unlucl(y. cp_sa water and make a wish, it will come true. cp_Su 21. Stepping on cracks will brea.k your mother,s back. cp_sL 9. Ifyour nose itches, you should kiss a fool. 22. A mirror face down is bad luck. c,P-slr cp_.su 10. Ifyour ears are burning, some_ one is talking about you. cp_su 23. The Queen ofSpades is the card of death. 11. Accidents happen in threes. cp_s& 24. Ifyou break a mirroryou will have GPslr seven years ofbad luck. 12. A widow,s peak is a sign cp_s& of oeauty. 25. your If tooth falls cp-SL out, place it unoer your pi.llow at night and 13. Cross.yor:r when lSring, rhe tooth fairy wiX exchange if to avoid bad_fingers luck. 6p_s, tor something valuable. ci su
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Group Creatiaitg: Chain Sfories The class invents a story, using a chajn story card as the opening tine. This activigr stimulates creative thinking a:rd expression.
Praeedures for Chaln Stories Divide the students into two or three groups. Give one student in each
The students, working in pairs or individually, can make up a story using the card as the first sentence. These stories can be presented to the class.
#3. Use procedure.l or 2 but also give a secret word to each group, pair or lnolvrGual student. At some time during the story, the student or group must use that word. After the story is completed, listening students must guess what the others, secret words were.
+4. The students can write their own stories. This can be done under ttre pressure ofa time limitation to encourage spontaneity, or it can be done without a time limit to work on accuracy ofixpression. you may or may not \rant to give the students words to iaclude in their stories.
Topic: Chain Storles
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Chain Stories 1 One day I decided to take a bus as far as it went. GC-cs
18. One day I decided to show the world how I really felt. cc-cs
2. One day I decided to go some_ where so no one could find me. cC_cs
19. One day I decided to take a chance. Gc-cs
3. One day I woke up late.
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4. One day I forgot where I was supposed to be. CC{s 5. One day I saw a very attractive person at a bus stop. cccs 6. Oue day I was walking on some
very slippery ice.
7. One day I decided to take a short cut through the park. cc_cs 8. One day I was taking a walk and saw some smoke CC-cs 9. One day I had a big fight with my best friend. (;c cs
20. One day I decided to be aggres_ Slve. cc_cs 21. One day I decided to make some irouble. cc,cs 22. One morning I woke up arld realized I was alive. cc.s 23. One night I decided to go explor_ rng. OCcs 24. One day I was riding in my car and found that I had no brakes. 25. One day I was taking a walk when I heard a scream. cc_cs
26. 10. One day I woke up and thought it was Sunday. cc cs 11. One day I decided to do some_ thing totally out of character, 27. L,c cs
One day I opened my front door. I looked down, and at my feet I saw a tiny baby smiling up at me. Oc_cs One day I decided to visit a pnson. cc-cs
12. One day I decided to visit some_ 28. One day I was riding my bike one I hadn't seen in a long, long when I saw a faltastic sight ttme. cC c.s OC-cr 13. One day I decided to take a trip 29, One day I woke up and realized somewhere. cc_cs I was in love. GC_cs 14. One day I walted to do some_ 30. One day Ijust started walking. thing unique. Gcrcs cC-cs 15 One day I decided to dress up 31. One day I just felt like scream_ as somebody else. cc cs ing the whole day. cc_cs 16. One day I decided to buv some_ 32. One day I realized I was alone in rhing that was alive. cc.cs this world. cclcs 17. One day I decided not to be hon_ 33. One day I wanted to do all the est w.ith anyone for the whole tlinF: I had always been day. lhlt aJrard ot dolng. cc-cs
L@2 + Group Creatiultg 34 One day I wanted to tell everybody the truth about what I thought of them. cc-cs
35. One day I ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere.
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36. One day I decided to run away. cC-cs
37. One day I was wa.lking along and
Toplc: Chaln Stories 48. One day I decided to clear out the garage. cc cs 49. One afternoon I saw a very attractive hitchhiker at the side of the road, cc cs 50. One day I decided to stop and talk to a homeless person.cc-cs 51. One day I decided to act my age.
it started to rain.
GC-cs
38. One evening I heard a strange ncise. cc-cs
52. One day I decided to destroy something. cc-€s
39. One day I thought I saw a ghost.
53, One day I decided to do what IVe always wanted. cc-cs
40. One day I decided to play ajoke on someone with no sense of humor. Gc.cs
54. One day I put on a mask. Gc-cs
41. One night I was awakened in the middle of the night by arr alien being. cc-cs
55. One day I decided to befriend every person I met. cc cs 56, One day I lost my voice.
57. One day I really felt close to my (-cll.
42. One day I decided to change my Iife. oc-cs 43. One day I decidedto quit myjob. GC-cs 44. One day I decided to get a body part pierced. cc-cs 45
One day I ran into someone I had thought was dead. ff-cs
46. One day I decided to be really bad. Gc-.s 47. O'].e day I decided to eat everything I wanted without worqring about calori€s. Gc-cs
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58. One day I felt the floor below me fall away. cc cs 59. One day I woke up in another cenlury. cc-cs 60. One day I decided to get a tattoo. cc-cs 61. One day in a strange city, I saw a woman in a black trench coat. A frre engine turned the corner behind me. I felt somehow that I'd been there before. GC-cs 62. One night I just couldn,t fall asleep. cc,cs
Actlultg
Introduciton
Group Creatlvltg
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Group Creatiuitg: Find Out stugent: are challenged ro nvent conversations through which .lh: can ttrey cleverly find out specific in-formation witho,rt f.tii"g?., *frrt they are trying to learn. This activity stimurates creative tt ii*iog expresston. "rra
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Proeed.ures for Find. Out
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Toplc: Flnd. Out
Find Out 1 Find out if your partner had a dream last night. cclo
I1 . Find out ifyour partner has ever lost money garnblig. Gcfo
2. Find out the nationality ofyour
12. Find out your partner's favorite
partner-s parents,
OC-fo
3. Find out if your partner sleeps with or without pajanas.
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Find out what day of the week your partner was bom, Gc-Jo
foreign food.
Gc-fo
Find out how much money your partner spends a month, cct
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out your partner's favorite GC-fo
5. Fi n d out t he name o f y o u r p a rtn er ' s c hildho o d s w e e theart. cc-fo
15. Find out if your partner ever wears a hat. cc-fo
6 . Find out if your Fartner has a lucky number. ac-fo
shower or a bath this morning. Gc-fo
7 . Find out ifyour partner wears a hairpiece. GC-fo
8. Find out ifyour partner is pregnant.
GC-fo
Find out how many tralfrc accidents your partner has had. Gc-fo
10. Find out how old your partner was when your partner leamed about sex. Gc-Io
16. Find out if your pa-rtner took a
1 7 . Find out how long your partner takes in the bathroom in the
mormng.
CCfo
18. Find out your partner's shoe size. Gc-fo 19. F i n d o u t the name of your partner's first grade teacher. GcJo
20. Find out if your partner has arty bad habits.
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Acttuifu Introd.uclton
Group Creatfultg
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Group Creatiuitg: Get Your Partner A student is challengedto invent a cleverway to get another . student to do some specific thing without being asked airecttyio ao ii. iti" stimulates creative thhking and expresston. ""trvity
Proced.ures for Get your partner # 1. Fouow the procedure in the first paragrap h for Ftnd Out. Explain to the students that you have arl action or activity of some sort w tten on the card. Have the student who has the card (fiom Group A, for exarnple) try to get a partner (from Group B) to ao trre activity wittrout asking directly. This time, at the end ofthe activity the partner (from croup B) should be able to easily guess what action th; student.,r.iit O"'"..a lfrorn Group A) was trying to evoke. You may want to lirnit the time to only a few minutes for each Dair. #2. For homework, Bive the students new Ge, your partner cards ard have them prepared to use them in the next _come i.U ti" students that they will have only one minute in class "f""". to "g.i tt J p"rt"*"".
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Get Your Partner
Get Your Partner 1. Get your partner to whistle cc'gvP
14. Get your partner to hit himself. GciuP
2. Get your partner to take offyour shoe. cc-gyp
15, Getyour partner to scratch your back. ccavp
3. Get your partner to stick out her tongue. ccAap
16. Get your partner to hold your hand. Gcjvp
4 . Ge t y our par t ner to ma k e a funny face. GCgcp
17. Get your partner to laugh loudly. Gcavp
5. Get your partner to take out the trash. Gc-gyp
18. Get your partner to raise both halds over her head. ccayp
6. Getyour partner to offer to make you dinner. @!-ggp
19. Get your panner to turn a.round 360 degrees. Gc ggp
7. Get your partner to clean the room. cc-gvp
20, Get your partner to jump. GC gYP
8. Get your partner to scratch his 21. Get your partner to draw a cow head. and a bull. cc,sup GC-gvp 9. Get your partner to bend over. oc'gcp
22. Get your partner to cough and then yawn, GC-Wp
10. Get your partner to take off an 23. Cet your partner to tell a lie. articleofclothing. GC-gyp cc-ggp 11. Get your partner to sing. 24. Get your paitner to give you his hh^ha FhaGc-scp yu u u u rn rrruuruur, (n-:.qyp 12 . Ge t y our par t ner to i m i ra te 25. Get your partner to pick up a someone. GC-gCp chair. GC-gap 13, Get your partner to imitate an 26. Get your partner to tell a funny animal sound. GCwp story, acgvp
Conuersation In-qfiratiott"s
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DISCUSSTOJVS
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Activitg
Introduction
Pracedures for Discussions Choose a topic card. Introduce and explain the topic so that all the students understand the meanings and implications. Go over some of the vocabulary associated with the topic. Ask eacb student to make al'l opening statement about the topic and then lead a discussion based on the opening statements, asking for clariflcation, elaboration, and agreement/ disagreement.
#2. Divide the students into two or three large groups. Then have the students sit in a circle and place their misteke cards on a table near them. Assign a topic c€-I.darrd a leader to each group. The leader reads the card to the group and makes sure all the students in the group speak. As the group is sharing ideas, circulate to the dilferent groups and spot-r€cord the mistales heard. At the end ofthe discussion, the groups can exchange topics and once again discuss while you monitor each group At the end ofthe specified time, the students look at their mistake cards and correct the errors.
#3. After introducing the topic, ask the class how many people agree with the caJd, and how many don't. The students carr be divided inro rwo groups which must prepare arguments either supporting or disputing the topic. Then have the groups debate the issue, or have only one or two representatives from the two groups discuss the topic. you may or may not wish to monitor mistakes,
#4 . Divide the class into two groups, the students who agree with t]le card and the students who disagree. put one student who agrees in a parr with a student who disagrees. Then time the pairs for ten minutes arld have ihem discuss the issue. At the end of the time, ask students individually iJ they have changed their attitudes after talkinR to their partners
The students call be asked to write their ideas about the topic. either before the discussion, as an introduction, or after the class discussron as a follow-up.
Topie: Opinlons
Discusslons + IOg
Opinions 1. Women belong at home taking care of children. D_op
17. Watching a lot ofTV and rock vid_ eos can make pmple violent. D_op
2. In these times, it is better not to have any children. D-op
18. Ifyou want to exercise you Jom a S/rn or health club. 19. Foreign cars are better American cars,
3. People are animals and, there_ fore, are not monogamous by nature. D op 4. If your parents were alcoholic, chaaces are you will become an alcoholic too. D,op
must oop than D.op
20. Classical music is superior to popular music, D-op 21, Women who get raped usually deserve it, D-op
5. Men aIId women are emotionally different. D-op
22. Americans drink too rnuch, o-op
6. Teachers should not socialize with students. D-op
23. Americans and Europesls focus too much on phJ,sical beauty.l_op
7. Life in the United States is much too easy. D-op
24. Americans are fat because they eat too much junk food. D-op
8. Spanking arrd hitting children is a form of child abuse. D op
25. Children get a better education outside the classroom. D-op 'lhere 26. should be no homework given in schools. D op
9. Children nowadays have no re_ spect for themselves, their parents or anyone else. D-op 10. People in the United States are very friendly. rrop 1 l. It is important for both spouses to be virgins when th ey rrrafi! . Dop 12. Livillg together before marnage should be required, like getting a driving permit before you get the license. D-op 13. Everyone should keep a gun in the home for self-protection. D-op 14. Sex offenders should be castrated. D op 15. All children who deliberarely commit crimes should be tried as adults. D-op 16. It is dangerous these days to send a child to public school. Dop
27. The Test of English as a Foreign Language should not be re_ quired for admission to a United States university. Dop 28. English should be the only international language. D-op 29. Fiornosexual couples should be allowed to adopt children. aop 30. People should not mar4/ outside their religion. D.op 31, Interracial marriages should be encouraged.
32. Adopted children should alwavs
be able to find out who th;ir nah.rral parerrts are. D-op
33. Everyone shouJd bave apet. Dop 34. Parents should be stricter with their children.
D op
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T opic : Phllo sophlcal Issues
35. Rock arLd roll will never die.Dop 36. People over 40 should not have children. D-op 37. Women aie naturally better care grvers D-op 38. We should get rid of the Academy Awards and give awaros to regular people who are doing exceptional jobs. D.op 39. Watching TV wastes time.
D-op
40. People should never work rn the same office or department as their spouses. D-op 41. There should be no seniority at work. The people who work best should be promoted flrst. Dnp 42. No one needs to see a psychiatnst or psychologist ifthey have friends to talk with. D-op 43. Sunbathing in the nude should not be illegal. D op
46. Newspapers have a responsibility to report all the facts, no matter who may be hurt. D-op 47. Immigration into the United States should be free and unlimited. D op 48. If a child commits a crime, both the parent of the child and the child should be put in jail. rop 49. There cal be absolutely no defense for children who kill their parents. D-op 50. So many terrible things happened to the Americal Indians that it is no wonder they are all alcoholics. D op 5 1. Buying "mail order brides' is like purchasing a baby and should be illegal. D-op 52. Everyone shor.rJdgo to college.D,op 53. The Catholic Church should not permit people to annul their marTrages. D-op
44. If your religion forbids it, your children should not have to have inoculations in order to attend school, D op
5 4 . T h e s p eed l i mi t needs to be raised. Dop
45. The US should give arnnesty to all iilegat immigrants. D-op
55. Orphanages are not as good as foeter homes. D-op
FEaf,losophicalIssues 1. There is no God.
D-ph
7. People are the same eveq,rvhere.
2. People are basically good. o_prr 3. All govelnments are corrupt. D-ph
4 . War is inevitable.
D ph
5. There is no such thing as fate. D-Ph
6. All religions are the same. Dph
D-ph
8 , People who are terminallv ill should be atlowed to die if ihey or thek families so choose. D_ph 9 . Suicide should not be considered a crime. D-ph
10, There isn't enough joy in the world.
D ph
Toltic: Soclal Issues
Dlscusslons
I 1. Life is a miracle from God. o-prr
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12. People made up religions to comfort themselves. Dph
24. If women were in charge of all the govemments, there would be no war. D-ph
13. Religion rarely brings people together. Usually it drives gr
25. Having children is a birthright wh,ich should never be denied to alyone by alyone else. D-ph
14. There cal be no happiness without money. Dph
26. Art is not as important as politlcs. Dph
15. There is no such thing as love. D-ph
27. Everyone has and needs some form ofvice, Dph
16. The difflculties we face ma}e us better people. rrph
28. We should disobey a law that is contrary to our own beliefs,n_pa
17. Cheating is a fact oflife.
29. There is no justification rorism.
D-ph
18. Life gets worse the older you get. D-ph 19. What you do in liJe is what you get from it. D-ph 20. Honor atrd integrity mean nothrng anyrnore. DPh 21. There is nothing worse in life that death. Dph 22. Violence can never be justified. Dph
23. It is in man's nature to fight, hunt, ard destroy others. D,ph
for terD ph
30. You calnot nake anyone else happy. Being happy is up to the individual. D-ph 3I. Experience is more important thar schooling. D-ph 32. The sexes are not ald not be equal.
should D-ph
33. lf people felt more shame, we would live in a better society. D ph 34. Power and money can bring alyone happiness. D-ph
Social Issues 1 . Television is more harmful thal it is beneficial for society. D-soc
5. Birth control is against God,s
2. Abortion is a form of legalized
6. Pe o p l e wi th H IV and A ID S
murder.
Dsoc
Prostitution should be legalized. D_soc
C i g ar et t e s m ok ing mu s t b e balned entirely and the sale of tobacco made illegal_ .asoc
w!_t.
D_soc
should be required to wear something warning people of thei! condition. Dsoc
7. Today the rea.l education children
get in school is trainine in vioIence which they see, talk about, and live rMith every day. D-soc
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Toptc: Social Issues
8. Capital punishment is a deter_ 2 2 . A l l p o rnographi c materi al rent against crime. D-soc should be censored. Dsoc 9. The government should supply 23. Medical care should be free for free housing for everyone, D-soc a.ll people. D_soc 10. No ole should be allowed to 24. You really cannot trust any_ have billions of dollars while body. ,-soc other people have nothing.D_soc 25. When people who are on govem_ 11. The drinking age needs to be ment assistalce have more chil_ Iowered, because prohibiting dren, the govemment should cut teens just leads to more drink_ off their benefits. D soc rl1gD.soc 26. Population control should be 12. Our society is faUing apart. D soc strictly enforced by the govern_ ment. 13. Drunk drivers should recerve D,soc mandatory jail sentences. D-soc 27. The law protects the criminals and puts the victims on trial. 14. Illegal drug laws should be made mucll stronger and enforced, D soc Addicts need to be taken off the 28. Protecting the environment and streets and away from our chilendargered species should not dren. _&soc be a priorit5r now. ,-soc 15. Homosexuality is genetic. It is 2 9 . Pro fe s s i onal sports teams not a choice and can never be should be operated by govern_ changed. D-soc ments, not private enterprise. 16. AIDS is on this earrh to annihi_ .asoc late homosexuality, D_soc 3 O, P o rn o g r aphi c theaters and shops should never be allowed 17 . Ou r s oc iet y is s lo w l y d e te ri o _ in residential neighborhoods. rating because of too much lenlency. D soc D soc 18. More emphasis should be placed 31, Since safe disposal of nuclear waste is impossible, we must find on individuality rather than fit_ other ener$/ altematives. Dsoc ting into society. ,-soc 19. Neighbors need to be informed 32. The government should imme_ diately enforce tough arti_poUu_ when an ex-convict is living irl tlon laws. tnelr area. D soc D-soc 33, People who develop drug and al_ 20 Women wili never be equal to c o h o l p r obl ems shoul d have men ln the eyes of m€n. D soc their children taken away from 21. Most convalescenl ard nursing them. Ii_soc h o mes ar e ill- equ i p p e d a n d poorly staffed. lt is actuallv more 34. Slaverystiu exists in the form of malTrag€. dangerous for aging people to D_soc tlve rn such a bome than to live 35. There is no such thing as ,,love,,. by themselves. ,_soc D soc
Toplc: World.Issues
Dlscusslons
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World Issues 1 We can and must put a stop to world hunger, D-uId 2. Countries need to bar together and enact laws prohibiting border dumping. Duld 3. There should be one and only one Internationa.llanguage. DLutd 4. Tralfic laws should be staldardized in all countries ofthe world. D-wLd
ll.
Scientists from all counrrles need to work together trying to hnd cures for widespread and incurable diseases. D-utd
12. One country cannot save another. Eveq ifa country asks for jntervention, other countries ought to focus on their own problems and mind their own business . D-tDId
13 . There should be no extradition of 5. Peace will never be attained mternationalterrorists. Dwa throughout the world because 14. .qJl govemments should extend countries are greedy and warlt aid to alry country torn apart by more power. D-uld. a natural disaster, t>urcL 6. The UN is just another name for 15. Diplomats should not have any the US. Dutd kind of diplomatic immunity. 7. [n some ways, third world counD-uId tries are more developed than 16. The war on drugs will never be "developed"countries. Dutd won on an international level. It 8 . Th e US t ak es ad v a n ta g e o f must be won locally. D-utd smaller, weaker nations in order to exploit them economr- 17. Countries should not trust other countries. We need to always cally. D-tuld have spies to find out other 9. The US gives too much filancial countries' secrets . D.rDId assistance to developing coun18. There is no way to find abducted tries when the money should be children on an international used for the US. D-uId level. D-tttd. 10. The space program will move 19. All countries should totalty dis_ more rapidly if countries indiarm in the interest of world vidually work to send oniy their peace. D-wId astronauts into space, because competition among nations pro- 20, We must find ways to preserve duces better results. D-uId our planet. It is dying. D-wld.
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POS?SCRIP? The topics presented in this book are merelv tools to stimulate thought and expression. The activities presented can be used to practice not only how to speak, but how to respond appropriately in different situations. During this process, the teacher and students can identify incorrect speech and work on rmproving language skills. The number of topics one could make up is endless. _ . It is the author's hope that students, as well as their teachers, will be encouraged to use or discard the
meaningful to the student. It is in this atmosphere of mutual respect between teacher and student, and between student and
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