Work with a partner and find a German equivalent. You may want to use a dictionary. Cut out the phrases and categorize them according to the following criteria (either individually or together in class. For the latter the phrases should be blown up and tacked to a poster. Give your opinion with others Disagree with others Give reasons Try to find a compromise Buy yourself time to think Interrupt someone Conclude the argument Choose a controversial topic and discuss with your partner, e.g. the use of cell “Should phones be allowed during class?” Decide who is going to argue for and against the motion and make a list of arguments. Discuss and try to use as many phrases as possible. Alternative/additional approach: Get rid of your sentences. Team work: Four students are a small number of phrases which have to be used once in the course of the discussion. The student who first gets rid of their phrases is the winner. Let me make this crystal Hold on! clear... I couldn’t more. This is just ridiculous. I we can draw the You have hit the nail on the following conclusion… head because… I’m trying to answer your You must be joking. question…
Work with a partner and find a German equivalent. You may want to use a dictionary. Cut out the phrases and categorize them according to the following criteria (either individually or together in class. For the latter the phrases should be blown up and tacked to a poster. Give your opinion with others Disagree with others Give reasons Try to find a compromise Buy yourself time to think Interrupt someone Conclude the argument Choose a controversial topic and discuss with your partner, e.g. “Should the use of cell phones be allowed during class?” Decide who is going to argue for and against the motion and make a list of arguments. Discuss and try to use as many phrases as possible. Alternative/additional approach: Get rid of your sentences. Team work: Four students are a small number of phrases which have to be used once in the course of the discussion. The student who first gets rid of their phrases is the winner. Let me make this crystal clear... Hold on! I couldn’t more. This is just ridiculous. I we can draw the following conclusion… You have hit the nail on the head because… I’m trying to answer your question… You must be joking.
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