Background Notes:

Activity One:

• you may need to pose some leading questions e.g., “What do you need to do if you are going to a restaurant for dinner and you want to make sure you will have a table?”

Activity Two:

• an alternative to taping each dialogue would be to read the dialogue aloud and have your student listen
• you may need to play or read the dialogue more than once for your student to understand it

Activity Three:

• use the dialogues as written and role play each one
• role-play the dialogues back-to-back so that the student does not have any visual clues
• start by reading the dialogues, then try each dialogue without the script
• reverse roles

Activity Four:

• this activity will help to further develop our student’s listening and vocabulary skills
• you may need to play a phrase more than once

Activity Five:

• a cloze activity should always be used to reinforce a skill, never to introduce one

Activity Six:

• Scenario Example:
  You are looking for a used car.
  You have seen an ad in the newspaper.
  You are calling to verify information.

Activity Seven:

• role-play using the dialogues as an example
• role-play back-to-back so the student is unable to pick up any visual clues