Week 3: Giving opinions

Week 3: Giving

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Give your opinions in a friendly way
2. using three linking words.

BFF! Let's stay friends

An acquaintance is someone you don't really know.

Good topics with
acquaintances
(eh-kween-te-en-sus)

Topics to avoid?

Task 1: Practise makes perfect! 

1. Choose a topic you like. (Good topic)
2. Think about the W5H questions and answers. (5 minutes)
3. Find a partner and start the process of: GREETING, SMALL TALK and TOPIC. (5 minutes per person).

GSTT

Task 2: What would you do?

1. Read the story "The Bridge" (next slide).
   
   
2. Think about how you feel about the story. Who is guilty of causing the woman's death and why? Who is innocent (onschuldig. Uitspraak: in-neh-se-ent) and why?
   
   

The Bridge

A woman lived with her husband in a town beside a river. One day, her husband

went away for three months. While her husband was away, the woman took a 

lover who lived across the bridge on the other side of the river.

One day, while she was with her lover, the woman heard that her husband was coming home. She left her lover and tried to cross the bridge. But now, there was a soldier on the bridge. The soldier said, “Stop. I have orders that no one must cross the bridge. If you try to cross the bridge, I will shoot you.”

Near the bridge was a boat. The woman told the boatman she needed to cross the river. The boatman said he would take her across the river if she paid him $100.

The woman didn’t have $100, so she asked her lover to give her the money. However, he refused.

The woman tried to cross the bridge. The soldier shot her dead.

Task 3: What would you do?

You and your partner will take turns in this task. From the point of view of each of the five persons in the story "The Bridge", you will argue why that person is most guilty or innocent (onschuldig. Uitspraak: in-neh-se-ent) of the death of the woman.

Worksheet:

Task 4: Discuss topic

Situation: You are at an international function for students. You are representing your school and you have just had a lesson where the story of "The Bridge" was discussed.

During the break, you were approached by a student from another school. You both have a cup of coffee in your hand and there are some chicken curry available as snacks. Talk to the person for 10 minutes.

Remember to use the strategy GSTT (greeting, small talk, topic). 

Use at least 3 linking words. 

CHECK: are you friendly all of the times, even though you don't agree with the other person?

Next week:

How to agree to disagree politely?

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Give your opinions in a friendly way
2. using three linking words.