Take a Risk
Name_______________________
Rainy Days in Seattle
Take Your Risk
This weekend you will start a conversation with an American (a stranger, not a friend or a teacher
that you know!) about a new topic. Here are some things to remember:
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Make eye contact.
Smile.
Say hi.
Introduce yourself, and say that you’re a student at NSCC.
Explain that your teacher wants you to talk to an American.
Ask if it’s okay if you talk to this person.
Then… take your risk!
 TOPIC: This weekend, your risk is to talk to a stranger about where she or he likes to GO in
or around Seattle when the weather is rainy***.
***YOU WILL NEED TO GET THE NAME OF A PLACE OUTSIDE THE HOME- SO IF A
PERSON SAYS, "I LIKE TO STAY HOME AND WATCH MOVIES.", ASK THEM TO SUGGEST A
PLACE TO GO AND SOMETHING TO DO NOT AT HOME. Or ask someone else.
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Ask what the name of the place is.
Ask where the place is
Ask what people can do there.
Ask why this person likes to go there.
REMEMBER- IF IT ISN'T GOING WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY 'THANK YOU' AND FIND
SOMEONE ELSE TO TALK WITH!
***10 EXTRA POINTS FOR RECORDING THE CONVERSATION—Good practice too!
Take a Risk
Name_______________________
Write IN COMPLETE SENTENCES about your conversation here. You will give me this paper,
for points, on Monday (no late homework). You will also talk about this experience to the class.
1. Who did you start a conversation with this past weekend? What was this person’s name?
2. Where were you?
3. Why did you choose this person?
4. Where does this person like (or suggest) TO GO and what do they like TO DO when it's rainy outside?
5. How much could you understand your stranger’s English?
6. How much could your stranger understand your English?
7. How did you feel before the conversation?
8. How did you feel after the conversation?
9. What did you learn?
10. Where do you like to go and what do you like to do when it's rainy in Seattle?
***10 EXTRA POINTS FOR RECORDING THE CONVERSATION—Good practice too!