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Activity 31
               • Ask students to practice the          Closure stage-socialization
                 discussion one more time and
            rack 40  to pay attention to                  31.Check your points of view and the comic strip to see if your   TRACK 40
                                                            arguments are clear and there is no room for misunderstanding.
                 any misunderstandings
                                                            •  Make explicit references and point out specific details in the comic.
             T   that might arise.                          •  Listen to the example on the track and read along.
               • Encourage them to be
                 patient and to make explicit      Clarify information. Questions
                 references and thorough                   Voice 1: I agree with the author about   Voice 1: This is a great scene with so
                                                             the scene in Panel 9. People should do
                                                                                      many details and it shows the same
                 descriptions of their                       something else, instead of staring at a   environment as in Panel 9.
                                                             screen all the time.
                 arguments and the evidence                Voice 4: People are allowed to do whatever   Voice 5: Yes. The only difference is the devices.
                                                                                      Before, people used to read the newspaper
                 they want to show to others.                they want in their free time. They are   and now they have cellphones. But it is the
               • Play the track to model                     eating and they can enjoy some free   same activity; they are alone in a space
                 the activity and clear up                   time. Besides, they should take advantage   full of people. Nobody speaks to strangers
                                                                                      in a restaurant. They didn’t do it before
                                                             of the fact that there is free WiFi in
                 any confusion regarding                     the restaurant. In Mexico, not all food   smartphones, either. This is the proof.
                                                             establishments have free WiFi.
                 comprehension.                     session 10-11  Voice 2: But people are becoming more and   Voice 3: You’re right, but reading the
                                                                                      newspaper is different from playing
               Activity 32                                   more isolated. They should try to start a   videogames. People should take advantage
                                                             conversation when there are other people
                                                                                      of the time they spend at lunch to learn
               • Help the class decide how                   around, like the person sitting at the table   something interesting that might be
                                                                                      useful. Videogames are useless.
                                                             with them or maybe the people at the
                 they are going to present the               next table over.        Voice 4: I believe there are lots of useful and
                                                           Voice 5: When have people done that? Let me   interesting videogames.
                 discussion. Let them choose                 show you a photo from the 1930s. Look.
                 the way that best suits them,
                 so they feel comfortable with
                 the method used.
               • Set a friendly and respectful
                 environment, where
                 everybody feels at ease
                 speaking in English.                     32. Engage in a discussion.
               • Remind students to be                      •  Share appreciation and use the points of view you prepared in previous activities.
                                                            •  Formulate questions, based on the interlocutors’ answers.
                 respectful and to pay attention            •  Be respectful of others’ opinions and present evidence for your arguments.
                 to each team’s turn.
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