E-06.06 Get “in the Money” by “Shopping” for the Best Oral-Skills Improvement Techniques

An Immigration Story  WorkLife English: Competency-Based Listening/Speaking, Book 3; Chapter 6: Money  13 +2 = 15 pages Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) (Intermediate & Beyond) Language Learners Ready to Compare Things (While Shopping) by Expressing Opinions & (Dis)Agreeing        Why It’s Useful: No matter which stage they are in their linguistic development, people need to shop for things.  And most choices involve comparison, elicited by product features, discounts, commercials, and the like.  Uses of (Continuous Verb Tenses &) Comparative & Superlative Adjectives / Adverbs also play a role.  At the same time, text users can be evaluating the (dis)advantages of various language-acquisition techniques. What You’ll Do:  [1]  Some Competencies listed in the Chapter 6: Opener are “Comparing Prices & Items,”  “Understanding Sales, Commercials, & Such,” “Comparing Kinds of Bank Accounts.” Its Notions & Functions include “Expressing Opinions, Agree