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practicing daily conversations with strangers and acquaintances.
Description
warm up:
I begin by asking the learner how their day is going and about the weather. I elicit what this type of conversation is called "small talk".
I ask them what topics are common in their culture for small talk, and in what settings it is common to have small talk. I also introduce the verb used with the phrase "have small talk". I also ask if there are any inappropriate topics to talk about in their culture.
I show them the photo of the two women talking and ask where they are and what they might be talking about.
listening 1:
I explain that we are going to listen to 8 questions which are common in small talk in western culture. The goal is to match each question to a topic from the list.
listening 2:
Now we listen one more time to notice the language used in the questions and clear up grammatical differences between BE and DO questions. We expand on more questions and I invite the learner to engage in a little role play of small talk where we answer real questions from our lives.
focus on language:
In this part, I show the dictionary snippet and and introduce phrases to respond and show interest in small talk. We listen one more time to write down phrases that show interest. We have sentences to practice with. The learner says the sentences with interest according to the previous part.
flexi/extra stage:
Now we listen to pairs of sentences and notice the "friendly, interested" intonation versus the uninterested intonation. This models the appropriate rhythm for the learner for the last time, and is the last thing the learner takes with them by the end of the lesson.
I begin by asking the learner how their day is going and about the weather. I elicit what this type of conversation is called "small talk".
I ask them what topics are common in their culture for small talk, and in what settings it is common to have small talk. I also introduce the verb used with the phrase "have small talk". I also ask if there are any inappropriate topics to talk about in their culture.
I show them the photo of the two women talking and ask where they are and what they might be talking about.
listening 1:
I explain that we are going to listen to 8 questions which are common in small talk in western culture. The goal is to match each question to a topic from the list.
listening 2:
Now we listen one more time to notice the language used in the questions and clear up grammatical differences between BE and DO questions. We expand on more questions and I invite the learner to engage in a little role play of small talk where we answer real questions from our lives.
focus on language:
In this part, I show the dictionary snippet and and introduce phrases to respond and show interest in small talk. We listen one more time to write down phrases that show interest. We have sentences to practice with. The learner says the sentences with interest according to the previous part.
flexi/extra stage:
Now we listen to pairs of sentences and notice the "friendly, interested" intonation versus the uninterested intonation. This models the appropriate rhythm for the learner for the last time, and is the last thing the learner takes with them by the end of the lesson.
Cafetalk's cancellation policy
Before request is confirmed (fixed)
- Cancellation possible at any time without charge.
After request is confirmed (fixed)
- More than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ Cancellation is possible at any time.
- Less than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
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No-Show→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
(Please check with the tutor for details.)
