March 21, 2017 - FRESHMAN

Unit 3 Expressing Interest and Boredom

Goal: Students will detect interest or lack of interest based on the words others
choose & be able to have a conversation about their interests as well as disinterests.

Pre-Class Read Part D and notes. Write down what dis/interested you and why
8:30-8:35 Role call & A. 3 Interesting Qs Recap
8:35-8:45 B. Homework Review
8:45-9:15 C. Dissection and Dialogue (contd)
9:15-9:20 Break
9:20-9:30 C. Dissection and Dialogue (contd)
9:30-10:05 D. Talking About Interests

A. Interesting Question Recap

-What were the 3 interesting questions that we learned about last week?
-Have the students ask each other, What was the best part of your weekend?
-Call on a few students to answer.

B. Homework Review
-Call on the students to read what interested and disinterested them in the reading.
-Ask them questions to express (im)possibility.

C. Dissection and Dialogue (contd) (25 min)

-Pick up where we left off last week with people sharing the dialogues that they came up
with based on the outline:
I. Greeting
II. Invitation
III. Rejection #1
IV. Encouragement (with reason)
V. Rejection #2
VI. Acceptance and Consolation
-Have the students write an outline of Conversation A2 (C. to Speak p. 20).
I. Question & Response
II. Expression of Opinion #1
III. Rebuttal #1
IV. Explanation #1 and Opinion #2
V. Rebuttal #2
VI. Explanation #2

C. Talking About Interests

-Review the Patterns (C. to Speak p. 21-22)
-On the ppt, put up pairs of hobbies and have the students ask each other (using the
Patterns) which of the two hobbies they prefer and why.

Round 1 - Yes or No
-Are you interested in ____?
-Do/Does ____ interest you?
-Are you a fan of ____?
-Do you like ____?

Round 2 - Yes or No with Reason

-Do you find ____ or ____ more interesting? Why?