Transcript Today We Will…

Today We Will…
• Learn verbs used to talk about orders,
requests, permission, persuasion, and
advice
• Discuss authority and social roles
• Learn the grammatical form for
expressing orders, requests, permission,
persuasion, and advice
Unit 3:
Because I Told You To!
Directions:
• With a partner, think of people who might use this
expression
• “Because I told you to” is used by a person in authority
who expects the listener to obey without an explanation
of why.
• With a partner, list people in your lives that you have
some authority over and people who have authority over
you
• Workbook, page 17, Practice 2
Power and Authority in Social Roles
Directions:
(1) Read the directions on the worksheet.
(2) First, complete the activity on your own.
(1) Compare your answers with a partner.
 Do you agree on each relationship?
Word Map
• Think of VERBS that you associate with
POWER/AUTHORITY.
• Write the new word, draw a circle around
it, and connect it to the box around
POWER/AUTHORITY
• Compare with your partner
Poster Activity
• With your group/partner:
– Look at the verbs in the envelop
– Decide what category to put the verb in
– Attach the index card to the correct poster
• Team-up with the other group.
– Look at the completed posters.
– Make changes if necessary.
– Explain to the group why you made the change
“My Life”: Billy Joel
• Known as the “Piano Man,” Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949, in
New York, Billy Joel.
• He grew up on Long Island and many of his songs refer to places
from his childhood.
• Some of his well know songs include: “Piano Man,” “Scene from an
Italian Restaurant,” and “Captain Jack”
• In the 1980s, Joel married supermodel Christie Brinkley, and topped
the musical charts with "Uptown Girl" and “We Didn't Start the Fire.”
• By 1999, his worldwide song sales had topped $100 million, and he
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“My Life” Cloze Exercise
Directions:
(1) First listen for gist.
(2) Now listen for to the song and complete the tasks.
Follow-up questions:
(3) What words carry the most STRESS?
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life and leave me alone
(4) Does the narrator sound: worried, angry, uncertain,
persuasive?
The Basic Form:
• I allowed him to take a
break.
• I let him take a break.
• I told her to clean the
dishes.
• I made her clean the
dishes. (make)
• I asked her to type the
document.
• I had her type the essay.
(have)
 NP + to + verb
 Let, Make, Have does not
use “to”
Grammar Practice
• Textbook, page 23
– Read the grammar explanation and examples
– Find the two negative sentences
– Where does the “not” appear?
• Complete Exercise 1 and Exercise 2.
Some More Examples
•
Complete the sentences:
(1) My sister ____ me ______ the window.
(tell/close)
(2) Joe __ his boss ___ a day off. (ask/give)
(3) The boss ___ Joe ___ a day off. (allow/take)
(4) The boss ___ him ___ on Sunday.
(persuade/work)
(5) His wife ___ him ___ some rest.
(advise/take)
Make, Have, Let
• Textbook, page 24
– Read the directions and examples
– How are make, have, and let similar to the
verbs on page 23?
– How are make, have, let, different than the
verbs on page 23?
• Complete Exercise 3 and Exercise 4
Orders, Requests, Permission, and
Persuasion: Judge Judy
• Listen to the video clips of the show,
“Judge Judy”
• Answer the questions on the worksheet.
• Compare your answers with a partner.
Wrap Up
• Homework:
– Workbook, page 19, Practice 5
• Tomorrow:
• Giving Advice
• Listening for tone
• Pronunciation of contrastive stress