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Today, here was our lesson plan. Because I changed it, I will write it here like this:
1. Warmer - what did you do over Golden Week?
2. Question-answer + question or comment
3. Handout - Exercise 4: follow-up questions
4. Poster design and presentation projects handouts
REVIEW OF QUESTION-ANSWER + QUESTION OR COMMENT:
This is an important and useful technique in English when meeting a non-Japanese English-speaking parent for the first time. But it is also useful in everyday English conversation too.
Look at this pattern you can use in everyday conversation with an English-speaking friend:
A: (Ask a question) What did you do over Golden Week?
B: (Reply with an answer) Not much. I stayed home and relaxed. (Add question) How about you? (OR add a comment to the answer - It was good. [add optional "how about you?" question])
A: (Replies with answer) I had a great time! I went to Kyushu.
B: (Asks a question with part of A's reply, with a comment) Kyushu? Wow. What did you do there?
A: (Replies with new answer and another question and/or comment) ...
Both people can keep this pattern going and make longer replies and ad-lib more questions using the content of each other's topics.
Hope this helps your English! We'll practice this more next week when meeting someone (like a parent of one of your students) for the first time (5/17). Don't forget to look at the poster design and presentation handouts I gave you. See you next time!
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