Wk 6 English Conversation/ Grammar Personal Boundaries

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today

- What do you remember? (10 min)

- Practising role play with different cases (15 min)

- Writing the conversation transcript (20 min)

When are your personal boundaries important?

1. In class.
2. At home.
3. In my working life.
4. Everywhere

Decide if you want to lend something to someone. 

You do not accept hearing loud music from your neighbours.

You know what you believe, and can you hold onto your opinions. 

You connect with someone emotionally only when the person wants you to.

You protect your comfort level with sexual touch and activity – what, where, when, and with whom.

You defend your beliefs and experiences in connection with God or a higher power.

Material boundaries

Physical boundaries

Mental boundaries

Emotional boundaries

Sexual boundaries

Spiritual boundaries

Different Types of Boundaries

Material boundaries: ex. decide to lend something to someone. 

Physical boundaries: ex. can someone touch your pregnant belly or do you accept hearing your neighbour's music.  

Mental boundaries: ex. do you know what you believe, and can you hold onto your opinions? 

Emotional boundaries: do you connect with someone emotionally? Ex. feel guilty when someone feels bad about something.

Sexual boundaries: protect your comfort level with sexual touch and activity – what, where, when, and with whom.

Spiritual boundaries: your beliefs and experiences in connection with God or a higher power.

Practising role play with different cases (10 min)

- select one (1) case you find interesting.

- in pairs decide on the roles.

- have two (2) conversations in a breakout room.

Practice Cases for Different Boundaries

Material boundaries: your boss is running late for a meeting and can't find his car keys, he asks you to lend him your car. What do you say?

Physical boundaries: your colleague starts massaging your shoulders as you told him/ her they were stiff. What do you say?

Mental boundaries: your boss wants you to come to work even though you have a cold, you feel it is irresponsible. What do you say? 

Emotional boundaries: your mother is feeling a bit lonely at the moment. How do you feel?

Sexual boundaries: your partner want to kiss you in class. What do you say? 

Spiritual boundaries: you are having a chat with a colleague about religion. He or she says that there is only one belief and that is in God. What do you say? 

Writing a conversation transcript (20 min)

- as a couple select the two (2) cases that you practised. 

- go to www.classkick.com and enter your class code:

BSN01: 8NG 6JR

BSN03: JPD 66J

BSN04: PDW LBZ

- enter both your names. 

- write the transcript of both the conversations.

Transcript example:

Boss: Good morning, I need to drive to a meeting in an hour and I can't find my car keys. Can I borrow your car for a few hours, please?

Me: Good morning. Sure, no problem. At what time will you be back to return it to me?

Boss: I will be back around 16:00. Is that ok?

Me: Yes that is fine. Here you go.

What have I learned today?