It’s My Life—Home Life

Lesson 2Interpersonal Speaking Practices

Ask questions about your partner’s living room.

Answer questions about your living room.

Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible.

Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s

responses.

An interior decorator is sitting down with you to find out more about you before redecorating your living room. He/She wants

to know about what each family member likes to do in that room and what you think the room needs so they can finalize

their decorating plans.

Over spring break your parents are going to give you a chance to redecorate your

bedrooms any way you would like. Ask each other about what changes you want

to make to your rooms.

Ask questions about your partner’s desired new room and furnishings.

Answer questions about your room.

Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible.

Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s responses.

Your family is getting ready to build an addition on to your house, but no one can decide what kind of room is most needed in your home. Pretend that you and your partner are siblings and argue which room is most necessary in

your opinion and why.

Ask questions about your partner’s opinion. Answer questions about your opinion. Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible. Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s responses.

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You are staying in a beach house with a friend for a weekend trip and you are UPSET about your room.

Complain about your room to another friend on the phone and ask them what you should do.. Ask questions about your partner’s room.

Answer questions about the room and what you want/need to do.

Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible.

Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s responses.

After visiting your grandmother your parents have a lot of questions for you about her and her home. While you were there, you noticed it had fallen into pretty bad shape. Report to your parents the condition of your grandmother’s home, what she needs and ask them questions about how your family can help her.

Ask questions about the grandmother’s house.

Answer questions about how your family can help your grandmother.

Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible.

Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s responses.

Your family has just moved in to a new home. You and your sibling are discussing

your favorite room. • Student A’s favorite room is the living room.

Student B prefers his/her bedroom.• Use adjectives to talk about which room you

prefer and why.

Be sure to:• Ask and answer questions.• Include plenty of details.• Use transition, flavoring, and sequencing

words.

Interpersonal Practice #1:

En la casa nueva

Your mutual friend writes the following letter asking for advice. Talk to each other

about what you think she should do.

Ask questions about your partner’s ideas.

Answer questions about your ideas.

Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible.

Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s responses.

Querida Amalia: Nosotros vivimos en una casa muy bonita pero muy pequeña. Esto no es el problema. El problema es que mis hermanitos nunca limpian la casa. Pues siempre está sucia. Yo no tengo mucho tiempo libre. Otro problema es que mis padres dicen que yo nunca ayudo con los quehaceres de la casa. ¿Qué debo hacer? --Una chica trabajadora

You and your partner are talking about your schedules. Discuss when/how often you

and your family do your chores.

Ask questions about when chores are done.

Answer questions about chores in your home.

Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible.

Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s responses.

You and your partner are roommates and have to do all of the chores inside and

outside of the house. Figure out who will do which chore so both of you are happy.

Ask questions about your partner’s opinion.

Answer questions about your opinion.

Respond to questions asked by your partner and give as much detail as possible.

Comment on your partner’s responses. Ask follow up questions based on your partner’s responses.