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Hello everyone, please to meet you all. Our English Conversation Class will be conducted in four-meeting time. It will cover several topics and activities focusing on conversations in everyday English.

There will be several things we will do in Introduction Stage:
1. Completing a survey
2. Conducting a diagnostic test
3. Establishing ground rules
4. Setting up expectations
5. Introducing ourselves

Our class will be flexible, fun, yet achieving.
Good luck! ^^

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Before we begin the class, please complete the survey. Open your smartphone's or laptop's browser and go to this link: http://bit.ly/cprofdev

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DAY 1 (2) - CONDUCTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST

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DAY 1 (2) - CONDUCTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST

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Find a partner and talk about one of the following:
1. Three things I like to do in leisure time
2. A dream I want to achieve
3. Favourite artist
4. Favourite food
5. A place I want to visit

A more comprehensive criteria can be seen here.

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We need to establish some common 'Ground Rules' for our class. For example, Respect others. Can you think of others?
1. Raise your hands
2. Listen attentively
3. Drink and eat, but behave
4. Be on time
5. Respect
6. Silent mode for gadgets

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Send me a WhatsApp chat to 087762701785, telling your expectations.

The format will be "Hello Pak Hery, I am ..... My expectations on this project are:
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Thank you

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Please open https://todaysmeet.com/ECOBIMA in your smartphone :)

Now, using the expressions in TodaysMeet, find someone that you are less familiar with, and start conversing with him/her. Focus on getting more information from him/her. This is a three-minute activity only.

Start retelling what you got from your partner.

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1. How to start a conversation when speaking English

When you want to speak to somebody, start by asking "Yes or No" questions. Use questions such as "Do you like to blah blah blah?" or "Can you blah blah blah?" or "Have you ever blah blah blahed?". Remember your goal. You are trying to find the other person's interests. Think about things you enjoy and try to find some common ground with the person you chat with.

2. How to keep a conversation going

Listen carefully. In that way, you can get to know somebody as an individual, not just as a speaking partner. When you know them well, you will have more to talk about. Ask follow up questions. After you listen, use what you hear to learn more about that person. Especially use "open ended" questions, such as "What do you like most about blah blah blah?" or "What was the most interesting experience you've had while blah blah blahing?". Share your own experiences to show you have similar interests and attitudes. If you only ask questions, you will sound a bit like a policeman! Let other people know about you, too.

3. Basic Guidelines for English Conversation Exchange

Be patient. Do not try to find one best friend right away. Instead, meet many people so that you can see who you really enjoy talking to and who enjoys talking to you. That way, you can really build a friendship that will last a long time.

Be polite. Avoid controversial topics, for example politics and religion, at least at the beginning. Later, when you know somebody better, you can start to talk about their opinions on such topics, but even after you know them, you should do it slowly and carefully!

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DAY 1 (7) ENGLISH IN EVERYDAY LIFE - SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

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DAY 1 (7) ENGLISH IN EVERYDAY LIFE - SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

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We will use English in Everyday Life book, focusing on Unit 1, Social Communication. The material will be provided during the course event.

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Create a Canva Project. Go to https://www.canva.com/

What you have to do:
1. Please observe an interesting phenomenon in your surroundings.
2. Take a picture
3. Give description
4. Use Canva as a platform to describe your work. It can be a poster, infographics, etc.
5. Present in Day 2

Thank you :)

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In Day 2, we will practice more conversations with various partners in different situations.

The topics will cover:
1. More about you
2. Congratulations
3. Apologies
4. Good and bad manners
5. Helping each other
6. Expressing sympathy

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Please present your Canva in front of the class. Your friends may comment or give inputs to your project.

Later, I will need the works and will put in in this Padlet

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Open the "English Conversation" Book, page 7-8 to know more about someone else.

ACTIVITY 1
1. Ask as many as questions to get more information from your friend
2. Create a dialogue
3. Present your dialogue
4. Q & A

ACTIVITY 2
1. Once you finished with this, I want you all to go outside the class and find a student that you do not know very well.
2. Ask similar questions and video record the conversation.
3. Show and tell in the classroom.

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Let's start with Pinocchio Dance!

In a circle, try to practice expressing congratulations using "Congratulations on your achievement!"

Can you find other expressions?
Look from the book, page 10.

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ACTIVITY 1
Let's play Sentence Race!

ACTIVITY 2
Go to read from the book, page 12.

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ACTIVITY 1
See page 14-15.

ACTIVITY 2
Cross-cultural Understanding

Make a list of manners that can be different in various cultures. For example, talking when having meals.

Please find as many as you can.

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ACTIVITY 1
Let's play Battle Ship game!

ACTIVITY 2
Go to page 16.

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ACTIVITY 1
Go to plage 20-21.

ACTIVITY 2
Practice with a Voice Assistant (Siri or Robin)

Practice with a new partner

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Create a Vlog Project. Use the earlier recorded video as a sample of material collection.

What you have to do:
1. Create an outline of a vlog
2. Incorporate a minimum of three topics of conversations from what we have learned (e.g. Introduction, More about you, and Congratulations).
3. Install a simple video editor in your smartphone, like Power Director, Quik, Efectum, Viva, etc.
4. Give a title at the beginning, some edits, and a simple credit (thank you) at the end of the video.
5. Present in Day 3

Thank you :)

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In Day 3, we will focus our sessions on the contextual conversation that take place in your area of work. You will be asked to list:
1. Possible conversational topics in your work area
2. Identify language expressions used in your work area
3. Create some dialogues for the context you are in
4. Develop using technological tools to enhance qualities of your topics.
5. Practice the dialogues with partners.

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Before we begin, let's see the Vlog project!

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Let us take a look back at our last units, Good and Bad Manners, Helping Each Other, and Expressing Sympathy.

Open pages 14 - 20

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Let's LOVE!

As we are working in different positions, let us identify some possible events that may happen during your works in your areas.
1. Greetings
2. Introduction
3.
4.

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Now, please create all dialogues using the potential topics in your area and language expressions you could identify earlier.

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Let's do SURVIVOR!

Pick one best dialogue that may be enhanced using technology. For example, you can create a dialogue in the form of a comic, using comic strip app, or pixton.

Another idea is to put your dialogue in the form of audio using voice recorder app from your smartphone.

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Let's continue to identify conversations and identify as many as you can language expressions which will be applicable in your area of work.
1. Receptionist - Hello, good morning. May I help you?
2. Teacher - Good afternoon, what is your activity today?
3.

Let's listen to some examples of conversations:
1. Meeting New Students
2. School Project
3. Going to a University

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Time to practice the dialogues. Find a partner and practice the dialogue.

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A challenge!

Sssst, a secret :)

You can further practice conversing from this site, too.

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Now, we will get to the project. Two things you must do:
1. Practice one dialogue again with your partner. Record your dialogue using a voice recorder from your smartphone.

2. Type the dialogue and put into a Text to Speech program. You can try this site.

See how the dialogues are different or the same. Share on Day 4.

Thank you :)

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We may discuss some related topics in Unit 2, like Favourite Foods, Personality, Friends, Childhood Memories, and Future Plans. See page 26 onward.

Let's do CRAZY STORY!

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In Day 4, we will focus on putting all things we learned earlier together into practices and real context conversations. You will be asked to have some outings to relevant situations in your context area and do some practice conversations. It must be video recorded (a Vlog type, can be considered).

Before we begin, let's start with the project on Day 3. Please submit your works first on one USB. One group has (1) Own voice record and (2) Text to speech record

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We will listen to your projects now. Please submit using USB and I will play that for you.

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We will discuss some topics in Unit 2, like Favourite Foods, Personality, Friends, Childhood Memories, and Future Plans. See page 26 onward.

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A challenge!
*kids' songs'

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Let's do 'Ayam Bebek'!

Next, you will need to do some interviews with some people:
1. Teacher(s)
2. Student(s)
3. Staff
4. Security
5. Gardener
6. Cook
7. Etc.

Put all related topics we have learned from previous meetings into your practised dialogues. If you can, video record the dialogues.

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Go back to the hall and show what you did during your interview.

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Please go to this link and complete the survey. Thank you.

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Let's recap what we studied from the four-day workshop.
1. Conclusion
2. Suggestion