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This is the second in a series of guest posts by my friend and colleague Josh Widdows, an English teacher and teacher trainer at International House Barcelona.
This is a speaking lesson for strong intermediate/upper-intermediate students aimed at helping our learners to respond more appropriately to each other´s utterances. It highlights the importance of listening carefully and how to reply with better intonation and stress in a natural way. An enjoyable speaking lesson that gives students fun controlled and freer speaking opportunities in a ´mingling´ activity.
Download the PowerPoint, lesson procedure, audio and handout below. There are two different version, one for adults and one for teenagers:
- Long time no see! ADULT version TIM
- Long time no see! TEEN version TIM
- Long time no see Task Sheet TIM
- Long time no see Lesson Procedure TIM
- Long time no see PowerPoint Presentation
- https://goo.gl/nr1uue – Audio
- (Audio credit Language to go – upper-intermediate)
Tapescript
Complete the gaps with 1 or 2 words:
Conversation 1
A: Good evening.
B: Hi.
A: Is anyone sitting here?
B: No.
A: Would you _______ if I joined you?
B: Not _______ . That would be lovely.
A: Can I get you a drink?
B: That’s very _______ . I’d love one.
Conversation 2
A: It was lovely to see you again, Sue. We really enjoyed ourselves.
Thank you so _______ for having us to stay.
B: Not at all. It’s _______ .
A: But it was really kind of you to put up with all of us, and the animals.
B: It’s no problem at all. You must come again soon.
A: Thanks for the offer. We’ll do that. See you again soon, then!
B: Yes. Have a good trip.
Conversation 3
A: I passed!
B: Oh, well done…at last! Congratulations! We’ll have to celebrate.
A: Yes. How _______ opening a bottle of champagne?
B: Brilliant _______ .
Conversation 4
A: Do you fancy _______ with us to the
theatre to see Murder in the Garden?
B: I _______ , but you’ll never _______ what. My sister saw it yesterday.
A: Really?
B: Yes, and I’m afraid she said it wasn’t very good.
Now listen and check.
Look at the 6 underlined pairs of phrases in the dialogues.
What is their function?
Conversation 1
A: Good evening.
B: Hi.
A: Is anyone sitting here?
B: No.
A: Would you mind if I joined you?
A B: Not at all. That would be lovely.
A: Can I get you a drink?
B B: That’s very kind. I’d love one.
Conversation 2
A: It was lovely to see you again, Sue. We really enjoyed ourselves.
Thank you so much for having us to stay.
C B: Not at all. It’s a pleasure.
A: But it was really kind of you to put up with all of us and the animals.
B: It’s no problem at all. You must come again soon.
A: Thanks for the offer. We’ll do that. See you again soon, then!
B: Yes. Have a good trip.
Conversation 3
A: I passed!
D B: Oh, well done…at last! Congratulations! We’ll have to celebrate.
A: Yes. How about opening a bottle of champagne?
E B: Brilliant idea.
Conversation 4
A: Do you fancy coming with us to the
theatre to see Murder in the Garden?
F B: I would, but you’ll never guess what. My sister saw it yesterday.
A: Really?
B: Yes, and I’m afraid she said it wasn’t very good.
Match the function to the sentences:
Letter
- Saying thanks/responding to thanks ______
- Giving good news/responding to good news ______
- Asking permission/giving permission ______
- Inviting/declining an invitation ______
- Making a suggestion/responding to a suggestion ______
- Making an offer/accepting an offer ______
Now think about the sentence stress and connected speech:
