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Daily Communication. With Miss Voortman Lesson 5: Making Requests. Student Introductions. 5 New Students Each Week. Each Student Has 60 Seconds to Introduce Themselves to the Class. Must Be Creative. Must Share Their English Name.
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Daily Communication With Miss Voortman Lesson 5: Making Requests
Student Introductions • 5 New Students Each Week. • Each Student Has 60 Seconds to Introduce Themselves to the Class. • Must Be Creative. • Must Share Their English Name. • Must Answer at Least 3 Questions from the Lesson 2 PPT, pg 12.
Student Introductions • What is one thing that you can do well? • Something nice that happened to you this week. • 1 thing that makes you happy • What is something that you are grateful for? • Share a memory you have of something special you did with a friend. • Who is someone that you admire and why? • A time when you helped someone. • A value that is important to you. • A place that is special to you. • 1 Thing you hope to do next year. • A good memory you have. • What makes you feel good? • What is 1 thing you are proud of?
Job Interview Questions • How can you be successful in a job interview? • What strengths do you have in your field? • What has been your greatest achievement in your life? Explain in less than 1 minute.
Borrowing and Lending • Borrow: to use somebody else’s property • Mom, may I borrow your hairdryer? • “Yes, you may borrow my hairdryer.” • Loan/lend: to allow somebody to use something on the condition that it is returned • Mom, would you please lend me your hairdryer? • “Yes, I would be glad to lend my hairdryer to you.”
Making Requests Direct/Less Formal Indirect/More Formal Can I borrow…? May I borrow…? Is it okay if I use your…? Do you mind if I use your…? Would it be okay if I used your…? Would you mind if I borrowed your…? Would you mind lending me your…? Would you mind letting me borrow your…? I wonder if I could borrow… I was wondering if you’d mind lending me…
Making requests – which form is correct? • Can/May I borrow your pen? • Do you mind if I borrow your pen? • I was wondering if you’d mind lending me your pen? • Sure, but I need it back by the end of class. • No, I’m using it right now… you may use it in 5 minutes, though. • No, you never give my pens back to me.
The Bold Question is Correct. All answers are okay. • Can/May I borrow your pen? • Do you mind if I borrow your pen? • I was wondering if you’d mind lending me your pen? • Sure, but I need it back by the end of class. • No, I’m using it right now… you may use it in 5 minutes, though. • No, you never give my pens back to me.
May/Can I use your iPod today? • Would it be okay if I used your iPod this afternoon? • I wonder if I could borrow your iPod, please? • Sure, as long as you give it back to me by dinner. • No. • No, I am going to be using it all day. Sorry.
May/Can I use your iPod today? • Would it be okay if I used your iPod this afternoon? • I wonder if I could borrow your iPod, please? • Sure, as long as you give it back to me by dinner. • No. • No, I am going to be using it all day. Sorry.
Is it okay if I use your laptop tonight? • Would it be okay if I used your laptop tonight? • I was wondering if you would mind lending me your laptop tonight? I have an assignment that I have to finish, and my laptop destroyed all my work this morning. • I am willing to let you use it, but if something happens to it, I expect that you will replace it. • I’m sorry, it’s my Dad’s computer, and I promised him that I would never loan it out.
Is it okay if I use your laptop tonight? • Would it be okay if I used your laptop tonight? OR • I was wondering if you would mind lending me your laptop tonight? I have an assignment that I have to finish, and my laptop destroyed all my work this morning. • I am willing to let you use it, but if something happens to it, I expect that you will replace it. • I’m sorry, it’s my Dad’s computer, and I promised him that I would never loan it out.
May I borrow your car? • Is it okay if I use your car tomorrow? • Would you mind letting me borrow your car tomorrow? My Mom is very sick, and I have no way to get her to the doctor!? • Please, let me help you by taking you both to the doctor! • You may use my car. Be careful and, please, refill the gas before you return it. • I’m sorry, my car is out of gas, but I think that Bob can help you.
May I borrow your car? • Is it okay if I use your car tomorrow? • Would you mind letting me borrow your car tomorrow? My Mom is very sick, and I have no way to get her to the doctor!? • Please, let me help you by taking you both to the doctor! • You may use my car. Take care and, please, refill the gas before you return it. • I’m sorry, my car is out of gas, but I think that Bob can help you.
Making Requests • Bike
Making Requests • Bike • 200 kuai
Making Requests • Bike • 200 kuai • Computer
Making Requests • Bike • 200 kuai • Computer • A ride to the airport
Discussion Questions • Culturally speaking, how do Chinese people feel about borrowing and lending? Do you easily lend things to family? … to friends?
Discussion Questions • Culturally speaking, how do Chinese people feel about borrowing and lending? Do you easily lend things to family? … to friends? • What responsibility does a borrower bear for what he/she borrows?
Discussion Questions • Culturally speaking, how do Chinese people feel about borrowing and lending? Do you easily lend things to family? … to friends? • What responsibility does a borrower bear for what he/she borrows? • How would failing to return something borrowed affect a relationship?
Discussion Questions • Culturally speaking, how do Chinese people feel about borrowing and lending? Do you easily lend things to family? … to friends? • What responsibility does a borrower bear for what he/she borrows? • How would failing to return something borrowed affect a relationship? • How do you ask for forgiveness (apologize/make up) after breaking an agreement?
Discussion Questions Culturally speaking, how do Chinese people feel about borrowing and lending? Do you easily lend things to family? … to friends? What responsibility does a borrower bear for what he/she borrows? How would failing to return something borrowed affect a relationship? How do you ask for forgiveness (apologize/make up) after breaking an agreement? If someone in your family has a need, are family members responsible to provide? Are there exceptions?
Making Requests Direct/Less Formal Indirect/More Formal Can I borrow…? May I borrow…? Is it okay if I use your…? Do you mind if I use your…? Would it be okay if I used your…? Would you mind if I borrowed your…? Would you mind lending me your…? Would you mind letting me borrow your…? I wonder if I could borrow… I was wondering if you’d mind lending me…
Write These Words in Your Notebook. Use Them to Practice Pronunciation. Take Notes!! Unvoiced /s/ • Close • Tess • Rice • Moss • Sank • Brass Voiced /z/ • Closed • Teas • Rise • Moses • Zane • Breeze Unvoiced // • Cloth • Teeth • Wreath • Moth • Thank • Breath Voiced // • Clothe • Teethe • Writhe • Mothes • Than • Breathe
Pronunciation: /f/, /v/, and /w/ • Unvoiced… /f/ • To make the /f/ sound, put your upper teeth on your lower lip, and breathe around them. • Voiced… /v/ • To make the /v/ sound, do the same thing, but use your voice as you breathe around your teeth • Voiced… /w/ • Make your lips into the shape of an ‘o’, and force air out of your mouth, using your voice.
Comparing Similar Words: Unvoiced /f/ Fail Fest Fear Fine Feign File Fairy Few First Voiced /v/ Vale Vest Veer Vine Vain Vile Very View Versed Voiced /w/ Wale West We’re Wine Wane While Wary Woo Worst
Copy into your notebook: vest/west vine/wine veil/wail very/wary vent/went verse/worse vain/wane vet/wet view/woo visor/wiser volley/Wally viper/wiper vile/while veer/we’re
For Next Week: • - Review all the phrases and dialogue models from Unit 1-4. • Review the pronunciation from past weeks, to prepare for Quiz #1. • Voiced “th” - Voiced “z” • Unvoiced “th” - Unvoiced “s” • Unvoiced “f” - Voiced “v” • Voiced “w” • Listen to the textbook CD for Unit 4, part 3, on page 21 • (Pronunciation - Intonation in Complex Sentences) • Complete the Grammar Focus on Page 21. • Complete the Grammar Focus on Page 23. • Visit http://202.38.64.11/~voortman for pronunciation worksheet.