Carolina Anaya
Wed. Jun 18th, 2025 - RLS: refusing invitations and responding to refusals
Wed. Jun 18th, 2025 - RLS: refusing invitations and responding to refusals
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will be able to refuse invitations and respond to refusals politely and naturally in a veterinary context, by choosing appropriate expressions and adapting their language to the situation and relationship with the speaker.
Subsidiary Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use “kind of” to soften refusals in polite conversations by applying the structure in role-plays and everyday social interactions.
Procedure (43-60 minutes)
The teacher projects some sentences (Evolve 3 Digital Workbook Unit 7.3). She reads the first part of each short conversation and asks a student for a response. Then, she shares a short conversation. The student has to soften the refusal using 'kind of'."
The teacher chooses three students to role-play a conversation on the spot (Evolve 3 Digital Workbook 7.3).
- The teacher assigns students into pairs, allowing them to choose their partners. - She provides each pair with a printed version of the speaking prompy: one copy for Student A and another for Student B. - The teacher gives students five minutes to read their prompts and draft what they are going to say. (Ss must not write down the entire conversation) - Then, she asks each pair to begin role-playing based on the prompt. The teacher moves around the classroom, ensuring that one student is explaining their situation accurately while the other is responding appropriately. - When the students finish their first interaction, the teacher pairs them with a different classmate and asks them to perform the second part of the activity.
T. asks each pair to role play their conversation and focuses on form and meaning.
