Chapter 1: Introductions - Roleplay
S: Hi! What’s your name?
T: I’m Nick. What’s yours?
S: My name’s Yoko. Nice to meet you.
T: Nice to meet you too! Tell me about yourself.
S: I’m an office worker. I work for a small company. I’m from Fukushima. I live in Tokyo. My hometown is a nice place. There are lots of great shops and parks. But I like Tokyo too. It’s convenient. I like listening to music and watching movies. How about you? What do you do?
T: I’m an English teacher. I work at RSLC.
S: OK. Where are you from?
T: I’m from the United States.
S: OK. What is your hobby?
T: I like playing the saxophone and listening to music.
Chapter 2: Growing up - Speech
There are 4 people in my family. My mother, my father, my sister, and me. My mother is a nurse. My father is an office worker. My sister is a university student. We live together. We always have dinner on the weekend. My sister is in shape. She has long brown hair and brown eyes. She’s pretty cute. I went to public high school. I was in the tennis club. My favorite class was English because I like English. I didn’t like maths because it’s hard. I used to play tennis everyday. I used to practice very hard. I don’t play tennis anymore.
Chapter 3: Parties - Roleplay
S: Hello. Are you free this weekend? There is a drinking party on Saturday evening. Why don’t you join us?
T: Sounds good! Who’s coming?
S: My friends are coming.
T: Where is it?
S: It’s in Ikebukuro.
T: Should I bring anything?
S: No. We will buy drinks.
Chapter 4: My job - Interview
Example questions:
What’s your current job?
Where do you work?
Where did you work before?
What’s your work history?
What can you do?
What languages can you speak?
Can you use Office?
What are you good at?
What are your qualifications?
Where did you study?
What did you study?
Note: The aim is for the student to ask 6-7 questions, including follow-up questions.