22. Manage Conversations & Participate in Discussions

At the end of this language function, students will be able to...

• Demonstrate the appropriate use of social courtesies
• Engage in everyday conversations with peers and adults regarding borrowing and lending objects
• Extend, accept or decline an invitation with ease
• Express an idea or an opinion
• Make statements to clarify understanding

Sample Language Patterns:

• I’m glad to see you again.
• How have you been lately?
• How‘s (How is) your family?
• How was your summer?
• I would like you to meet ___. She/He is someone who …
• I would like you to meet someone who…
• It’s been a pleasure/fun/great talking with you.

• Do you think it would be alright if I borrowed your ___ ___ now?
• Could you loan me your ___ ?
• Of course, I would be glad to loan you the ___ now/when I finish.
• Would you like to ___?
• Would you mind if I ___?
• Could I possibly (get, borrow) a ___?
• Do you have a ___ I could use by any chance?

• Maybe we can ___ together soon.
• I was wondering if you would like to ___ with me?
• Do you think you might like to ___ with me?
• Thank you! I’d love to ___ with you (but I ___).
• I would like to ___.
• It would (It’d) be fun if we could ___.
• Do you think we could ___?
• Would you like to ___?
• What would you like to do?

• I would like to propose…
• I understand what you are saying, however I believe…
• I agree with you…(but…)
• That is a wonderful idea.
• I propose that we should…
• It might behoove us to…
• We should…

• So what I hear you saying is…
• Do I understand that you are proposing…
• If I understood correctly, it seems that you…