IN THIS LESSON, YOU WILL
2. Listen to a voicemail from your friend about a terrible etiquette mistake he/she made.
3. Give your friend advice on how to apologize.
PRACTICE
STEP A EXERCISE
The underlined expressions are close but not quite correct. Correct them.
- I don’t believe that one can have too much of a bad thing when eating fruits and veggies.
- Josh had his mouth glued to the screen while crossing the street and almost got hit by a car.
- When I saw Joey holding hands with Rachel, it hurt my emotions.
- People who smoke in public spaces are a pet pig of mine.
- It was really nice of you to take a blame for him.
STEP B EXERCISE
Choose the responses that best use the underlined expressions.
1.
Tutor: What’s that noise? Is Mike’s phone ringing?
Student: __________.
- Yeah, it is. He always remembers to put his phone on silent mode.
- No, I don’t think so. He always puts his phone on silent mode.
2.
Tutor: What’s that smell?
Student: __________.
- I think it’s the garbage. It really reeks.
- Maybe it’s those flowers. They really reek.
3.
Tutor: What’s the secret to doing successful business in Asia?
Student: __________.
- Learn how to read between the lines and see what people are hinting at.
- Learn to read between the lines and take what people say literally.
4.
Tutor: Are you always honest?
Student: ________.
- Well, I’ll sometimes tell a white lie to avoid upsetting people.
- Absolutely! I believe you should always be direct, so I tell a lot of white lies.
MISSION
Challenge 1
You’re hanging out with your friend who just moved to Japan a few days ago. Find out what he/she thinks of life in Japan so far and give him/her some advice.
Remember?
- put one's phone on silent/vibrate
- a pet peeve of someone's
- have one's eyes glued to the screen
- less is more
- too much of a good thing
- reek
Don't forget to speak your mind!
- As far as I'm concerned, …
- That is to say, …
- Take …, for example.
- Yes and no.
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Challenge 2
It’s a few weeks later. Your friend left you a panicked voicemail message to tell you about a terrible mistake in etiquette that he/she just made at work. Listen to the message.
Remember?
- a white lie
- hurt someone's feelings
- be in the wrong
Challenge 3
After listening to the voicemail, you went to your friend’s apartment. Give him/her advice on how to properly apologize to his/her coworker.
Remember?
- be in the wrong
- lose all meaning
- take the blame
- a white lie
- read between the lines
- hurt someone's feelings
Don't forget to speak your mind!
- As far as I'm concerned, …
- That is to say, …
- Take …, for example.
- Yes and no.
FEEDBACK
Help your friend get used to life in Japan by explaining Japanese etiquette to him/her.
MISSION ACHIEVEMENT
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4
Very GoodCould complete the task with ease
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3
GoodCould complete the task with some clarifications
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2
FairCould complete the task with additional instructions
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1
PoorCould somehow complete the task with difficulty
PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK
- RANGE
the ability to use a wide variety of vocabulary - ACCURACY
the ability to speak correctly - FLUENCY
the ability to speak smoothly without pauses or fillers - INTERACTION
the ability to manage a conversation
