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Practice 7 Getting to know us better

Family and community environment
Getting to Practice 7 Social Language Practice: Exchanges compliments, likes and dislikes in an interview.
know us better In this practice, you will interview other people to
learn more about their likes and dislikes.
Warm-up stage
Activity 1 1. Listen to the dialogue.

• Discuss what an interview is 2. Discuss what is going on in the dialogue. TRACK 19
a) Answer the following questions and use them as a guide during the discussion.
rack 19 with students and whether or I. How many people participate in the dialogue?
II. Why are they asking each other questions?
not they have participated in
III. Do they compliment each other?
or listened to one.
T • Ask them about the context Things I know. Planning our product. Purpose b) Look at the example below, which highlights the aspects the interlocutors
are focusing on.
in which interviews occur Monica: Hello? He praises her
and what they are for. She is expressing Vicente: Hi Monica, how are you? This is Vicente. interesting suggestions.
her desires
• Elicit what likes and dislikes Monica: Oh, hi! I’m fine. How are you doing?
She wants
are, in what context people to know more Vicente: Ok, a bit bored. Do you want to do idea of getting
He likes the
something? You always have good ideas.
exchange that kind of about him Monica: I’m hungry. I would like to get something to eat. something to eat.
information and what some Vicente: Where do you want to go? They
Monica: I would like to go to an Italian restaurant.
She asks
common topics are. Their another question Vicente: What kind of Italian food do you like? disagree on
answers will vary, but they session 1 because she needs Monica: I like spaghetti. Do you like spaghetti? something.
to see if they have
might include food, subjects at something in common Vicente: Yes I do, but it isn’t my favorite food. They find
Monica: What is your favorite food?
school, sports, hobbies, etc. Vicente: My favorite food is pizza. Do you like pizza? something in common.
• Play the track and ask Monica: Yes, I do, but without pepperoni. I don’t like meat.
I am a vegetarian.
They reach
general questions about it, She pays him Vicente: Oh, ok. We can share one with mushrooms. an agreement.
a compliment.
such as what is the dialogue Monica: That is so thoughtful of you! Let’s go.
about, what the names of the 3. Determine the purpose of the dialogue you just listened to.
interlocutors are, if they are
• Read the following examples and use them to reach a conclusion.
face to face or not, how they
To exchange
are related, the result of the experiences and To reach agreements To become familiar To see a bigger
acceptable to all
picture of a
conversation, what implicit points of view. interlocutors. with other lifestyles. particular situation.
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Activity 2
• Scan the script and pay attention to the comments in the margin.
• Ask students to continue the discussion and to mention other details they can obtain by reading between
the lines, like why Monica says that Vicente is so thoughtful.
• Emphasize the importance of asking questions to find out more about each other and the fact that the
interlocutors are negotiating to reach an agreement. The focus is on the possibilities and the purpose of
deciding on something they both like, not on Italian food in particular.
Activity 3

• Link this activity to the previous one and help students to conclude what dialogues are for.
• Tell them to use the given options as a guide.
• Encourage them to think about other situations in which they had to negotiate with someone and reach an
agreement, or when they where focusing on one aspect and their interlocutor showed them a
different perspective.
• Encourage them to reach a common conclusion that includes all the aspects discussed.

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