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1AskingforOpinionsAskingforopinions•Doyouthink•Doyoufeel•Soyoubelieve•Whatdoyouthinkof•What’syouropinionabout•Whatareyourthoughtson•Whatareyourfeelingsabout•WhatdoyoumakeofTomdidit?TheTomCruise’sstory?Givingopinions•Softening•Actually,•Totellthetruth,•Frankly,•Avoiding•Youknow,Ireallycan’tsay•I’mnotreallysure.•I’drathernotsay.•Idon’thaveanythingtosayaboutthat.•Nocomment.I(think,believe,feel)hedidn’tdoit.Model•Amy:howdoyoufeelaboutProfessorTravis?•Dean:actually,Ithinkshe’sgreat.Why?Whatdoyouthinkofher?•Amy:oh,Ilikeher,too.Areyougettingalotoutoftheclass?•Dean:definitely.Inmyopinion,it’sagreatclass.•Amy:whatdidyouthinkofthisweek’shomeworkassignment?•Dean:youknow,I’mnotreallysure.Ihaven’tstartedityet!Requestingclarification•Aboutsomethingspecific•Doyoumeanthathetookthemoney?•Areyousayingthathetookthemoney?•You’resayingthathetookthemoney?•Inotherwords,•Youmean,•Generalclarification•Couldyouclarifythatforme?•Whatdoyoumeanbythat?•Whatdoesthatmean?•Canyourunthatbymeagain?•Couldyougooverthatagain?•I’mnotquitesurewhatyou’regettingat.•Idon’tgetitRespondingtoarequestforclarification•Specificclarificationpositiveresponse•Request•--Areyousayingthathetookthemoney?•--Yes,that’swhatImean.•--Exactly.•--Right,•Negativeresponse•Givingadditionalinformation•Notreally.WhatI’mtryingtosayis,he…•No,that’snotwhatImean.•WhatI’mgettingatis,he…•Letmeputitthisway:he…•Notatall.•Generalclarification•Givingadditionalinformation•Couldyougooverthatagain?•Sure.Hetookthemoneybecause…•Sure.WhatI’mtryingtosayis,hetookthemoneybecause…•Sure.WhatI’mgettingatis,hetookthemoneybecause…•Sure.Letmeputitthisway:hetoolthemoneybecause…Model•Talia:…so,Alex,areyousayingthatJeanetteKeatingisgoingtostartworkingattheNightlyNews?•Alex:yes,that’sexactlywhatImean.•Talia:really?DoyoumeanJeanetteKeating,theactress?•Alex:exactly.Andyouseethey’repayingheralotofmoney!•Talia:Idon’tgetit…she’sgivingupheractingcareer?•Alex:notreally.Letmeputitthisway:she’sgoingtoactlikeareporter!Whatdoyouthink?•WatchingTVisbadforchildren•Newsreportersarenottrustworthy•Peopleshouldnotworkpasttheageof65•Bigcitiesaredangerous•Everybodyisresponsiblefortakingcareoftheenvironment•It’simportantforwomenwithchildrentoworkoutsidethehome•Professionalathletesmaketoomuchmoney2•AskingforgeneralimpressionsWhatdoyouthinkofWhat’syourimpressionofWhat’syourtakeonHowwasTellmeaboutProfessorMartin?yourmeetingwithJosh?Sam’sreport?Valentino’srestaurant?themovieyousaw.NickCrawford.•AskingforspecificimpressionsWhatdoyoulikeaboutWhat’ssospecialaboutWhatdidn’tyoulikeaboutWhatwassogreataboutProfessorMartin’slectures?Valentino’srestaurant?Tony’spresentation?yourboyfriend?•RespondingtoquestionsaboutimpressionsPositiveHe’sHerlecturesareTheactorswereNeutralShe’sIt’sNegativeThesingerwasThefoodwasfabulous.super.superb.great.wonderful.veryinspiring.thebest.reallyinteresting.absolutelyamazing.allright.so-so.OK.notbad.kindofdull.alittleboring.nottoogreat.prettybad.awful.terrible.Modeldialog1•Tony:howwastheconference?•Dana:itwasso-so.Ididn’tenjoyitmuch.•Tony:really?Whatdidn’tyoulikeaboutit?•Dana:Ididn’tlikesomeofthepresentations.Theywerekindofboring.•Tony:howaboutthehotel?Howwasit?•Dana:thehotelwassuperb.Verycomfortable!Modeldialog2•Dean:Iwenttothatnewnightclublastweekend.•Adrian:oh,yeah?Whatdidyouthinkofit?•Dean:itwasverycool!•Adrian:whatwassocoolaboutit?•Dean:thelights,thecrowd,themusic--everything!•Adrian:itsoundsgreat.I’llhavetocheckitoutsometime.StudentA•ImagineyouandstudentBhavejustseenanewsciencefictionmovie.discussthemovietogether.Thisiswhatyouthoughtofit:•Thestorywasexciting•Thecostumeswerefabulous•Themakeupwasthebest•TheactingwasprettybadStudentB•ImagineyouandstudentAhavejustseenanewsciencefictionmovie.Discussthemovietogether.Thisiswhatyouthoughtofit.•Thestorywasallright•Thesoundeffectswereamazing•Themusicwasmoving•Theactingwasawful3SolutionsYoulookseemsounddepressed.upset.worried.alittledown.likeyou’vegotaproblem.AreyouOK?Isanythingwrong?Iseverythingallright?What’sthematter?Whathappened?Talkingaboutproblems•It’smyboss.Shedoesn’tlikeme,•It’smyclass.It’stoodifficult.Suggestingasolution•Ihaveanidea.•Here’sanidea.•Iknow!•Maybeyoucould•IfIwereyou,I’d•Whydon’tyou•Yourteachercanprobablyhelp.Whydon’tyoutalktoHim?•Talktoyourboss.•Givehimacall.•Leavetonight?Respondingtoasuggestedsolution•That’sagreatidea.•That’sathought!•You’reright.•Iguessyou’reright.•Hmmm…thatmightwork.•Ican’tdothat.•I’drathernotdothat.•No,thatwon’twork.Model1•Talia:Oh,no…•Kim:Youseemworried.Iseverythingallright?•Talia:Thisresearchisdueatfiveo’clock.I’mreallystressedoutaboutit.•Kim:Ihaveanidea.Miguelisn’tverybusyrightnow.maybeyoucouldaskhimtohelpyou.•Talia:Yes,that’sagreatidea.Thanksforthetip!•Kim:you’rewelcome!Model2•Nick:youlookupset.Issomethingwrong?•Drew:it’smyjob.Ihaveadoctor’sappointmentattwo,andthere’sameetingatthesametime.•Nick:maybeyoucouldreschedulethedoctor’sappointment.•Drew:no,I’drathernotdothat.I’vehadthisappointmentformonths.•Nick:thenwhydon’tyoutellyourbossyoucan’tmakethemeeting?•Drew:you’reright.IguessI’llhaveto.Situationone•StudentA•Youlove