Pronunciation II
Fall 2000
TIUA Seibert

Your last name _____________ First name _________

READ THIS HANDOUT BEFORE MEETING WITH YOUR PARTNER
Prepare before you meet with your partner.

Conversation Partner Assignment 2 (due Wednesday, November 8)

You will turn in this paper. Take notes on the extra copy of the handout as you talk with your partner. Later, write a "clean" copy. What you give to me must be neat, complete (more than a few words), and accurate (grammar and spelling).

  • Prepare before you meet with your partner. Practice words and phrases you might need.
  • Try to have a conversation, not an interview.
  • Speak for at least 30 minutes in Japanese and 30 minutes in English. Do this assignment in English. Do your partner's assignment in Japanese.
  • Communicate by speaking not writing. If you don't understand your partner or don't know how to spell something, ask; do not pass this paper across the table. You, not your partner, must write on this paper.
  • Relax; speak naturally. Look at your partner, not at the paper or the table.
  • Primarily focus on speaking not on note taking. Do not copy down your partner's answers "word for word" ( = exactly).
  • This assignment is a chance for you to practice English and, additionally, to learn more about language in general by helping someone learning Japanese.
 

Use these questions as a guide for your conversation. Feel free to deviate from this or talk about other things!

1. What do you know | about the origins | of Thanksgiving Day?

 

 

 2. Would you teach me | all of the words and phrases | you associate with Thanksgiving Day | in the United States?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Could you tell me how your family celebrates Thanksgiving? Is it "typical"?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. (You mark the sentence stress, linking and intonation here before your meeting!)Would you mind telling me what you talk about on Thanksgiving? Are there certain oral traditions (stories, prayers, etc.)? Do some people talk more than others? Do you listen to music, to videos, or to television? What is the traditional role of women? Of men? Of children?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. (You mark the sentence stress, linking and intonation here before your meeting!) If I were to go to someone's home on Thanksgiving, what linguistic and cultural information would I need: What English phrases should I practice? What should I bring, what should I wear, how long should I stay, and so forth.

 

 

 

 

 

6. (You mark the sentence stress, linking and intonation here before your meeting!) What will you do during the long Thanksgiving weekend?

 

 

 

Finally, write several English words, phrases or sentences your partner had trouble understanding as you spoke. Ask your partner to help you say these English words and/or phrases more clearly.

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Finally, write several English words, phrases or sentences you had difficulty understanding as you partner spoke. Ask your partner to say these English words and phrases again.

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Your partner's name ________________________________

Your partner's E-mail address ______________________

Your partner's phone number _________________

The date you met, place you met, and the time period in which you met (for example, November 6, Bistro, 8 - 9 p.m.):

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The place and time you will meet next time. The next assignment due Wednesday, November 29, but you may want to do it before the long Thanksgiving weekend.

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