E-06.07 Get Ready for (What Used to Be) “Fun.” Make & Follow Suggestions

An Immigration Story  WorkLife English: Competency-Based Listening/Speaking, Book 3; Chapter 7: Recreation & Entertainment 11 + 4 = 15 pages Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) (Intermediate & Beyond) Language Learners Ready to Explore Recreational Possibilities While Interacting with Small Talk & Suggestions          Why It’s Useful: Even though Talk about what to do for fun follows the same formats with similar pedagogical goals as more ponderous exchanges, it may provide some relief from stressful concentration.  Here are recorded Audio segments, text exercises, and interactive activities that may sound like “Small Talk” about interests—with relaxed (simulated) advertising about typically available pastimes. What You’ll Do:  [1]  The main Competency (“practical ability for text users to acquire”) displayed in the Chapter 7: Opener Is “Making Small Talk,” a skill that often results in “Making & Accepting (Casual) Suggestions.” Some of the useful Grammar tha