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Unit 9

Making Requests

Signer’s Perspective

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Introduce money numbers for one dollar and less: •  1-5 cents •  6-9 cents •  10, 25, 50, 75 cents •  other numbers

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“Narrative Practice”

Give Reasons, Make Requests

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond, perform request

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Phrases used to make requests will vary depending on the relationships of the people involved. More formalities are required in requests to strangers or elderly persons, while requests to intimate friends or children are often more like commands. For example:

•  polite requests •  familiar requests •  commands

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Give Reasons, Make Requests

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond, perform request

Give Reasons, Make Requests

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond, perform request

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Give Reasons, Make Requests

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond, perform request

Give Reasons, Make Requests

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond, perform request

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“Hospital Room”

“Patient Wants What?”

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond acknowledge ask for clarification (perform request) (which, what, where)

A: repeat request (specify) B: acknowledge (perform request)

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“Patient Wants What?”

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond acknowledge ask for clarification (perform request) (which, what, where)

A: repeat request (specify) B: acknowledge (perform request)

“Patient Wants What?”

Signer A: give reason/complaint, make request B: respond acknowledge ask for clarification (perform request) (which, what, where)

A: repeat request (specify) B: acknowledge (perform request)

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Offering Assistance

Signer A: complain B: offer assistance A: respond

accept decline

What’s Out There? •  stare •  take a quick glance •  examine an object carefully •  look up and down a street •  look up to the top of a skyscraper •  look down at money on the street •  look at something with difficulty •  look at something with skepticism •  look a person over that you like/dislike •  look for someone in a crowd •  look loving •  look with curiosity •  look around nervously •  look with terror •  look at something with hatred

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Checking If Done Signer A: check if B already did something B: respond that you haven’t yet A: offer assistance B: respond

Homework (Unit 9)

•  Complete the video-interactive activities. •  Read the Culture/Language Notes:

“Money Numbers” “Verb Types”