Where would you rather live?

Unit 6 Task 1 Practice

How to Play

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Would you rather…?

• When the question is shown, move to the side of the room that you agree with.
• Together with your group, come up with as many reasons as you can in 3 minutes (not full sentences).
• Whichever side has the most reasons wins!

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Would you rather have a puppy or a kitten?

• Try to think of some reasons.
• You have 3 minutes.

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Okay, let’s begin!

Would you rather live near a beach or near a shopping mall?

Beach

Shopping Mall

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Would you rather live surrounded by nature or downtown in a busy city?

Busy City

Nature

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Would you rather pay ¥150,000 to live near work or pay ¥50,000 and commute for 1 hour each way, five days a week?

¥50,000, 1 hour by train

¥150,000, 15 minute walk

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Would you rather live in a large house in the countryside or a small city apartment?

Small City Apartment

House in the Countryside

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Would you rather live next to a gym or a library?

Gym

Library

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Would you rather live in Hokkaido or Okinawa?

Hokkaido

Okinawa

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Would you rather live in Antarctica or the Sahara?

Antarctica (-10 to -60°C)

Sahara Desert (30 to 55°C)

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Discussion Practice

• Now, we’ll go through the questions again.

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• Use the ideas on the wall and your discussion skills from last semester.

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• A review of your skills…

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1^st Semester Skills

• Giving Opinions (I think….. . One reason is…)
• Agree & Disagree (I don’t think so)
• Showing Interest (Really?)
• Checking Your Understanding (Do you mean…?)
• Checking Partner’s Understanding (Do you get it?)
• Showing You Understand (Yes, I got it!)
• Prompting a Response (What do you think?)

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Can you think of any more examples?

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Starting and Ending a discussion

When you talk to people, you should use phrases to start and end conversations. Let’s practice those now!

Starting a conversation

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• Ok, ready?
• I’ll start.;
• Can I start?

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• We use these to begin our conversation. For example…

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Ok, ready? Can I start?

Sure, go ahead.

I think it’s better to live by the beach because…

Adding to the conversation.

• Can I say something?
• Can I ask a question?

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• We use these to add a new idea to the conversation.

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• This is useful for changing direction or if our partner is talking too long.

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Can I say something?

…that’s why beaches are the best. Also…

Okay!

I prefer living near mountains. I think …

Making a decision

• So, in summary,
• we’ve decided…
• It sounds like we all agree that… (however some people think …)

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• We use these summarize our points and make a decision.

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• This is one way you can end a discussion.

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So, in summary, we both think beaches are the best. Is that right?

Okay! Teacher, we’ve decided the place near the beach is the best.

Yes. I think we agree!

Let’s practice these new skills in our conversation!

Would you rather live near a beach or near a shopping mall?

Beach

Shopping Mall

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Would you rather live surrounded by nature or downtown in a busy city?

Busy City

Nature

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Would you rather pay ¥150,000 to live near work or pay ¥50,000 and commute for 1 hour each way, five days a week?

¥50,000, 1 hour by train

¥150,000, 15 minute walk

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Would you rather live in a large house in the countryside or a small city apartment?

Small City Apartment

House in the Countryside

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Would you rather live next to a gym or a library?

Gym

Library

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Would you rather live in Hokkaido or Okinawa?

Hokkaido

Okinawa

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Would you rather live in Antarctica or the Sahara?

Antarctica (-10 to -60°C)

Sahara Desert (30 to 55°C)

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Great Job!

Remember to use these skills for your task!

Unit 6 Task 1, Friday October 11th

Let’s do our best!