week 3

1. C L A S S 2
Conversation

2. What
to expect
 No textbook
 Review Quizzes on
Weeks 6, 11, and 16
 Individual interviews
Weeks 17 and 18
 Grading:
Assignments 60%,
Quizzes 25%
Final Interview 15%
 Assignments mean come to class
and do stuff. 
 Keep your handouts for reviews.

3. Good
Conversation
 Good conversation means active
listening
 Good conversation is sharing
 Good conversation isn’t selfish
 Good conversation is helping
 Active listening needs focus
 For just two hours a week, do
your best to focus on what’s in
front of you.
 Your attendance is counted when
I see your phone in the holder.
 Try to practice “TIL”
What is good conversation?

4. Let’s
get
started
What did we do in the first class?
Who do you remember?
Introduce yourself!
Tell 4 classmates:
 your favorite English word
 the name of a place you want to visit
 how old you want to be when you marry
 a super power you would like to have
 the name of a movie that made you cry
 a food you really hate
Anything you can think of is great!
Jane
Fly!!!

5. Review
Describing
Look Feel
Smell Sound
Taste
 Use look, feel, etc. + adjective
He looks sad.
This tastes terrible!
She smells awful.
 Use look, feel, etc. + like + noun
He looks like you.
This tastes like dog.
She smells like poop.
 Use look, feel, etc. + as if + clause
He looks as if he wants to leave.
This feels as if it will end soon.

6. Use
feels
smells
tastes
looks
sounds
+
adjective
- or -
like
+
noun
 Try to describe 2 of the following:
----
1. roses
2. stinky tofu
3. cigarettes
4. a lemon
5. a cat’s tongue
6. a teacher you hate
7. coffee
8. the school cafeteria’s food
9. constipation
10. your teeth after you haven’t
brushed them for 2 days
4.16

7. Listen
 Listen once and tell your partner what
you think each thing is.
1.
2.
3.
4.
 Listen again and complete the phrases
Drink: It smells_____________
It smells a little ________
Food: It tastes a little bit ______
It tastes fairly _________
Object: It feels like ___________
It definitely feels _______
Sound: It sounds like _________
It sounds ____________
You are going to
listen to a game show.
link 1 link 2

8. Final Check
Complete the
sentences with
the correct
verb for feel,
sound, smell,
taste and look.
1. A lot of singers today ___ exactly
the same.
2. This soup ___ terrible - it’s really
salty.
3. Your boyfriend ___ a movie star!
4. You ___ you stepped in dog poop!
5. What’s that noise? It ___ thunder.
6. My skin ___ much softer since I
started using SK-II.
7. Are you sure this meat is duck? It
___ like chicken.
8. Tom ___ he hasn’t taken a shower
in three days.

9. Conversation
Rules
1 - 3
source

10. Find Someone
Who...
Take the worksheets
and write the name of
someone who agrees
with the question.
You can only write one
person for each
question.
Remember:
“How do you spell...?”
Take your time - let the
conversation happen.
 Remember follow-up questions!
 Always have a question ready.
 If you can’t think of anything, the
best question is:

11. Now Try
Something Else
Take a lanyard and
a new ID card.
Talk to as many people
as you can, but also be
careful to remember as much as you
can about them.
Do’s and Don’ts
Do ask questions
Don’t look at each other’s cards!

12. Let’s see what
you remember
 Get into groups of 2 or 3
 Ask each other who has the best
phone?
 The person with the best phone is
the phone boss.
 Phone boss: go online to this URL:
kahoot.it
 Type in the pin number
 Give your group an English name
 Wait for everyone to sign in.

13. Don’t forget!
1. What does stinky tofu smell like?
2. What 3 points of good conversation
did we study today?
3. What is a follow-up question?
4. What do you do if a conversation
slows down?
5. Earlier in the class, you spoke with
your classmates. Find two of them
and tell them what you remember.
6. Return the lanyard and ID cards.
7. Fill out your TIL card and hand it to
your teacher.
8. Say goodbye to your friends.