Safety Training

found on an electric scooter

Do you have safety signs like these in your country?Which, if any, of these signs are necessary?

Do you think Americans are overly cautious or not cautious enough or just right?

found on a washer

Drug label

Discuss with your partner what you think the following phrases mean.

1. anger management

2. shun

3. apology accepted

Listening for pronunciation activity

While you listen to the opening clip, pay attention to the underlined vowels on your script. What do they have in common?

ow and uw

•“diphthongs”

•not found in many languages

•examples: cope, show, coop, shoe

Which of these words contain ow and uw?

In pairs, practice making these sounds with the following conversation…

shut morning to store not

shoot you along go cow

tumble boring now good soap

Person 1: Hey! What are you doing tomorrow?

Person 2: I dunno. Maybe going to U Club.

Person 1: Is it 18 and over?

Person 2: Yeah. Wanna come? You won’t have a problem getting in.

From now on, except in fill-in-the-blank activities, all ow and uw sounds will be underlined.

**If you see one you think has a diphthong that we haven’t underlined, ask!

Practice saying them on your own!

balerwarehouse

Some important vocab…

Listening Comprehension

Two types of questions:intermediate = regular printadvanced = italicized print

You can choose to pay more attention to either the intermediate or advanced, or both.

**Question 7 contains both intermediate and advanced parts.

Did you notice…Did you notice Michael’s face after Madge said her name has always been Madge, not “Pudge”?

There were 3 parts to this facial expression:

•The raised eyebrows•Eyes looking down•Moving head from side-to-side

What emotions does this facial expression convey?

What’s the difference?

A. PLEASE don’t do that, sir.B. Please DON’T do that, sir.

A. You really SHOULDN’T touch that, sir.B. You REALLY shouldn’t touch that, sir.

So emphasizing words like “really” and “please” instead of negative words makes requests more polite.

In pairs, pretend that one person is a librarian, someone who works at the front desk of the library, and the other is a student who comes into the library. The librarian should politely NOT allow the student to enter with food.

If you finish early, switch roles.

Librarian: Excuse me, but we don’t allow food in the library.Student: I just need to finish this burger.Librarian:Student: It wouldn’t be the end of the world if I finished this burger.Librarian:Student: If I were dying of hunger, could I bring this burger in?Librarian:

In this next activity, you’re going to listen to Toby’s safety training speech.

What adjective would you use to describe how he talks?

With your partner, practice adding intonation to Toby’s speech to make it more interesting.

Intonation Practice

Vocabulary

What words would you use to describe the following pictures?

lame (adj.)

fatigue (n.)

irritable (adj.)

Please listen for the following things:

•what two diseases Michael mentions•what “Sea Monster” calls the second disease

“Sea Monster”

Answers

Two diseases Michael mentions:• seasonal affective disorder• heart disease

What Darryl calls heart disease: fat butt disease

What’s the difference between saying “heart disease” and “fat butt disease”?

How to make these jokesJokes like “fat butt disease” have three components:• “Tell it like it is.”• jokingly insult the person• keep part of the original sentence that was said

You can respond by saying “No,” at the beginning, but this is optional.

**Who would you say this joke to?

Practice making a joke in response to Person A’s comment:

A: John has some sinus issues.B: No, he has some issues.

How would you respond to Person A with a joke?

1. A: He has a sleep disorder.B: No, he’s got disorder.

2. A: He has anger management problems. B: He has problems.

3. A: She’s suffering from a lack of motivation. B: No, she’s suffering from .

Vocabulary

Nerf ball

shenanigans

Listening for specific phrases

Listen for the blank phrases on your sheet and write them in.

What do you think is going to happen next?