Phuket, Thailand
Part A
Why don’t you talk to her about it? The wavy line pattern shows
intonation tunes (pitch change) for this sentence. (Harmer, 1998). This
pattern would be used as a solution for anticipated problems for this CELTA
learners’ group: wavy lines and humming exercises mimicking the intonation
pattern:
____talk to her about it?____
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The second sentence: If I were you, I’d . . . (do something about it) is a
conditional sentences with: a main (“conditional”) clause, containing a verb in
a form with will or would, and a subordinate clause, introduced by if. (Parrot,
p. 231).
This is a hypothetical conditional sentence (Harmer, p. 46). The
conjunction if is used to preface a condition [If I were you (condition) I’d do
something about it.] contains the modal auxiliary would, making it hypothetical
(unlikely / impossible) rather than real (possible / likely) (Harmer).
If I were you is a Type 2 conditional sentence (Parrot, p. 234)
idiomatically expressing advice. Its form is:
If I were you + subject + would . . .
Phonemic pronunciation is:
Dialogue examples:
Dialogue 1
A: What’s the problem here?
B: I can’t get my neighbor to sort his trash.
A: What?
B: New regulations require food to be separated from paper. He won’t
comply, and there are flies in the trash bin area.
A: That’s bad. Why don’t you talk to him about it?
B: That’s a good idea. I’ll do that tomorrow.
Dialogue 2
C: This has to stop!
D: What are you talking about?
C: I’ve gained 5 pounds this week. I’m eating too much!
D: That’s really bad. If I were you, I’d do something about it now. You
don’t want to get fat.
C: You’re right. I’ll start a diet today.
Part B
Conveying and checking the meaning of vocabulary.
A. embarrassed vs ashamed
When it was time to pay the bill, I gave 20 baht, instead of 200 baht. I
mixed up the notes! I was embarrassed.
When I saw the beggar, I was too lazy to reach inside my pocket to
give money. Now, I am ashamed.
Both embarrassed and ashamed are states of being resulting from
something one:
Couldn’t do better (embarrassed), or
Wouldn’t do better (ashamed). Something you can do, but
forget, or mistakenly don’t do. / Something you should do, but do
not.
Concept Check Questions: I was embarrassed.
1. Did I make a mistake? (Yes)
2. Was I happy about it? (No)
3. Was I comfortable with the mistake? (No)
4. I should have paid attention.
Concept Check Questions: Now, I am ashamed.
1. Did I give money? (No)
2. Could I give money? (Yes)
3. Was it good not to give money? (No)
4. Should I give money? (Yes)
When one is, embarrassed no one is hurt. When one is ashamed
someone may have been / is hurt.
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B. stranger vs foreigner
Now, relate the following story: Jose was born in Mexico. He came
with his cousin to Thailand. Mexico is his home. In Thailand, he is a
(foreigner / stranger), because he was born outside of Thailand.
Martha doesn’t know the man who lives next door. She has never
seen his face. She does not know his name. She sees him leave his house
and return home but they have never said “hello.” He is a (foreigner /
stranger).
Concept questions:
B. She must have gone (drawing conclusions about the past). (Parrot, p. 615)
Did she go? (Yes)
How do you know? (She’s not here.)
Are you sure? (99%)
Why are you sure? (Her car isn’t here.)
Will she come back? (Maybe)
So, she’s not here now? (Yes)
What do you say if I’m right? (She’s gone.)
Time conjunction used to talk about two actions or events that happen one
after the other. (Parrot, p. 428)
The present perfect can help to mark the first action as separate,
independent of the second.
A. She’s been working here since 2001.
Structure: Present Perfect Continuous + since (from that time until now)
Time Line:
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In sentences with since , we use present perfect or past perfect in the main
clause. (Parrot, p. 520).
Time Line:
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