In this lesson,
we are going to look at everyday English (English that is spoken between
friends which is not necessarily grammatically correct but which is
in constant use). When looking at everyday English, we will also examine
question tags.
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2.- Your
turn…
Answer the
following questions out loud giving as much information as possible.
Do you
speak differently when you are at school/work to when you are with
your friends and family? Explain how.
What topics
of conversation arise when you are talking in an informal situation?
Do the
think men and woman talk about the same things? How do we differ?
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3.- Teacher
Talk Time (Video)
3.1.- Listen
to your teacher answer the above questions.
What topics
of conversation does she think woman talk about?
What topics of conversation does she believe men talk about?
Do you agree with her answers?
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3.2.- When
answering the questions, your teacher says the following. But what does
she mean? Match the word/s with a definition.
a. I tend
to swear a bit
b. I try not to be very colloquial
c. I like to get together with my friends
d. The conversation then moves onto gossip
e. They stick to talking about sport
f. If you’re lucky they’ll talk about what they’ve
been up to.
Definitions
a. Use
words which can be considered offensive/rude
b. Use words which are very informal
c. To meet up with
d. Informal conversation which usually talks about the behaviour of
other people
e. To keep to / continue
f. To talk about past/present/future experiences
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3.3.- Tapescript
1. Do you
speak differently when you are at school/work to when you are with your
friends and family? Explain how.
Of course,
when I’m at work I’m very correct and polite. I try not
to swear and I try not to be very colloquial. However, when I’m
with my friends and I’m very passionate about what I’m talking
about, I tend to swear a bit and use a lot of colloquial expressions.
2.
What topics of conversation arise when you are talking in an informal
situation?
I
like to get together with my friends at least once every two weeks.
When we’re together we do not stop talking. We’ve always
got so much to say. We usually start off talking about what we’ve
been doing the past few weeks, our jobs, usually the conversation then
moves on to shopping, boys, gossip and more gossip.
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Do the think men and woman talk about the same things? How do we differ?
I
know for a fact that boys are very different when they are with their
friends. They hardly ever talk about personal things. They stick to
talking about sport, films and maybe if you’re lucky they’ll
talk about what they’ve been up to.
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4.- Listening
– Colloquial English
4.1.- You
are going to listen to a conversation between Richard and Sophie. Are
the following statements true or false?
Som
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4.2.- Tapescript
Sophie:
Hey
Richard! How’s it going?
Richard:
Hey
Sophie. Not bad.
Sophie:
What
have you been up to lately?
Richard:
Not
a lot, really. Work, work and more work! This week I haven’t
had any time to do anything.
Sophie:
You’re
not having a good week, are you?
Richard:
Not
at all. What are you up to these days?
Sophie:
This and that. Actually, I’ve just moved house so I’m
living in London now.
Richard:
Oh,
cool.
Sophie:
You
must come over for dinner some time.
Richard:
Would
love to.
Sophie:
It’s
a lovely day, isn’t it?
Richard:
Yes, beautiful day. Look, I must dash – I’ll call you.
Sophie:
Ok.
See you.
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4.3.- Complete
the table with some of the phrases from the conversation and some additional
ones.
How’s
it going?
Not bad
What are you up to these days?
Fine
Look, I must dash.
I’ll call you
See you.
How’s life?
Take care
Great
What have you been up to lately?
Better go now.
How are things?
I’m afraid I can’t talk now.
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5.- Language
Focus – Question Tags
Look at the
following sentences from the dialogues which show you two examples of
question tags.
It’s
a lovely day, isn’t it?
You’re not having a very good week, are you?
So, what
is a question tag?
A question
tag is a short question which is added to the end of a statement. There
are two ways a question tag can be formed:
a) Positive
statement + negative tag
It’s
a lovely day, isn’t it?
Positive ............Negative
b) Negative
statement + positive tag
You’re
not having a very good week, are you?
Negative ..............................................Positive
Please note
that the pronoun used in the statement is always used in the question
tag. For example:
You
like chocolate, don’t you?
We’re going to London, aren’t
we?
They went to a restaurant last night,
didn’t they?
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6.- Controlled
practice
6.1.- Match
the correct question tags to the statements.
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6.2.- You
are at a party. Add tags to help start a friendly conversation.
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7.- Freer
Practice
7.1.- Read
the situation and write a sentence with a question tag.
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8.-
Your turn…
Do you agree
with the following statement? Explain your point of view.
When explaining
your point of view, try not to use the verb ‘think’. Use
other verbs instead.
In the
future, there will not be any differentiation between formal and informal
English.
Here are
some phrases that might help you explain your point of view:
- I totally
agree with this statement because…
- I believe that…
- From my point of view…
- I strongly disagree...
- I’m convinced that…
- I must admit that…
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