Chapter 6- OK. No problem!
Complaints; household chores;
requests; excuses; apologies
Complaints
 Group
A-Talk about complaints that
parents have about teenagers.
 Group B- Talk about complaints that
teenagers have about parents.
Common Complaints Parents
Have About Teenagers
 Don’t
help out around the house
 Don’t listen to our advice
 Have strange friends
 Dress badly and have ugly hairstyles
 Don’t study enough
Common Complaints Teens
Have About Parents
 Nag
about household chores
 Don’t like my friends
 Criticize my appearance
 Bother me about homework
 Always tell me what to do
Comparing Complaints
 Which
complaints seem reasonable?
 Which
complaints seem unreasonable?
 Why?
Listening- “Turn Down the TV!”
 Listen
 Listen
and practice.
to the rest of the conversation.
What complaints do Jason and Lisa
have about their parents?
What is this sign?
What are these signs?
Two-part verbs: Commands
Turn down the TV.
Turn the TV down.
Turn it down.
Pick up your things.
Pick your things up.
Pick them up.
“Will”- Respond to Requests
When you are responding to request, use
“will” to explain that you will do it in the
future.
Examples:
Please turn down the music. Ok. I’ll turn it
down.
I’ll pick my clothes up.
What do these signs mean?
Create new “International Signs” based
on two and three word verbs
(“commands”).
 Pick up your room.
 Get out of the garden, rabbit!
 Don’t eat salt!
 Turn in your homework by 3 pm.
 Do not turn on the lights!
Warm-up
 Put
your things in a bag.
 In your group, have people create a
story based on the things in the bag
using two and three word verbs.
Household Chores
 What
requests can you make in each of
these rooms?
1. The kitchen
2. The bathroom
3. The living room
4. The bedroom
 Take turns making the requests and
respond by giving an unusual exercise.
Listening- “Family Life”
 Listen
to the results of a survey about
family life. For each question, write men
(M), women (W), boys (B), or girls (G).
 Listen
again. According to the survey,
what specific chores do men, women,
boys, and girls usually do?
 Who
does these things in your family?
Requests with modals
 To
show degrees of requests, we can
use various modal verbs.
Form: Modal + simple form of verb
Can you turn the stereo off?
Could you close the door, please?
Would you please take your garbage out?
 Could is more polite than can, and
would is quite formal.
Would you mind…
Form: Would you mind…+ gerund
Would you mind turning the stereo down?
Would you mind closing the door, please?
Would you mind not putting your garbage
here?
Could you do me a favor roleplay
 Callers
 Receivers
Apologies
Different ways to apologize:
 Give an excuse: “I’m sorry. I didn’t
realize…”
 Admit a mistake: “I forgot I left it
there…”
 Make an offer: “I’ll take it out right now.”
 Make a promise: “I’ll promise I’ll…/I’ll
make sure to…”
Apologies
 Think
of three complaints you have
about your neighbors.
 Write three requests you want to make
 Garbage, guests, noise, parking, pets,
security
Making Apologies
 Take
turns making your requests.
 The “neighbor” should apologize by
giving an excuse, admitting a mistake,
or making an offer or promise.