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Being Through ◗ Be respectful when it is others’ turn to speak. Pay attention to what they are
Language sharing and ask some questions regarding the topic. Provide constructive
criticism so they can improve their performance and do not forget to highlight
what they did successfully.

28. Listen to the track and follow along by reading the transcript below.
TRACK 43
• Listen to the conversation one more time and include the
Acoustic features 1 What does 2 you say? 3 Can you say that 4 repeat that? succeed
appropriate expressions to make it clearer.
Glossary on
page 182
• Select them from the papers below.

What did
that mean?
Could you
louder, please?

session 9 Around the mid-1970s, I was working at the University of Nairobi as a firewood (n.): leña
lecturer (n.):
conferencista
soil (n.): suelo
lecturer ( ). I said lecturer. I was doing research in the field and I saw
a lot of deforestation and soil loss ( ). Yes, of course. I heard many rural
women complain about the fact that they didn’t have firewood; they were
also complaining that they did not have enough water. I grew up in the rural
areas of Kenya, very pristine countryside. ( ) Pristine means something in
its original condition, with clean water, beautiful soil, plenty of food. “Why not
plant trees?” I asked the women. ( ) “Why not plant trees? Let’s plant
trees!” I started encouraging people to heal the environment.

29. Practice the conversation based on your anecdote and concentrate on rhythm,
speed, and pronunciation.

• Check where you can insert expressions that add a natural flow to the
conversation. Write them in your notebook.
• Don’t forget to pronounce questions with the right intonation.
• Switch roles and go through the conversation one more time.

• Decide who will share their anecdote first, and who will ask questions.
30. Write the final version of your anecdote in your notebook.

• Check that the conversation is appropriate with regard to topic,
purpose, and addressee.
• Read Nadia Comaneci’s anecdote in your Reader’s Book Reader's
pages 57 and 58 and use it as an example. Book pages 57 and 58

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