NEL 1 – UNIT 12.1: COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

Evans: Marie, could you do me a favor?

           I’m having lunch with a client in an hour, and I spilled coffee on my tie

          Could you go to the store and buy a new tie for me.

Marie: Sure, no problem.

Evans: And can you get a newspaper for me at the store on the corner.

Marie: Yup.

Evans: This coffee is cold. Could you buy me a cup of coffee, too?

Marie: Sure.

Evans: Also, this shirt doesn’t look very nice.

           Could you buy me a new shirt?

Marie: Of course.

Evans: Could you get me a new suit, too?

Marie: Yes.

Evans: And can you play the violin for me after lunch?

Marie: Certainly.

Evans: Could you fix my car tonight?

Marie: Yes, sir.

Evans: You didn’t hear me at all, did you?

Marie: I’m sorry, what did you say?

Evans: Nothing. I’m going to the store to buy a new tie.

Marie: OK. Can I fix his car tonight?

           Yeah, right.

2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)

 

How has the act of doing favors lead to the downfall of Vietnamese culture?

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Will positive customer service attitude towards clients and customers improve business performance?

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Can daily energy exercise like qigong be done within an hour to enhance our overall well-being and health?

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If we spill our heart out to the world, will it fix the insincerity in society?

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If the grocery store is where we buy food for our physical body, then where do we buy food for the Soul?

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Is it a problem of our perspective whether we see the cup is half full or half empty?

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Does a shirt or a suit define a person’s character, worth, and integrity?

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A violin playing musical tones is the same as we are playing through life with our individual creative expressions?

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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)

Who does Mr. Evans ask for help?

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Mr. Evans is going to have lunch with whom?

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What does Mr. Evans want to buy?

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Where does Mr. Evans ask Marie to go buy the new tie?

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What does Mr. Evans want Marie to get at the store on the corner?

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Why does Mr. Evans ask Marie to buy a new coffee?

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What does Mr. Evans want Marie to do after lunch?

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When does Mr. Evans want Marie to fix his car?

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Do you think Marie heard what Mr. Evans said?

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4.Draw Connections (7 mins)

Do you do favors out of kindness or expect something in return?

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Is there a limit to what your boss can ask you to do?

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In your job, do you work directly with your client?

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Do Vietnamese people like to take advantage of other’s kindness?

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Are you the go-to-point when someone needs help?

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What is lacking in Vietnamese society?

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Is personal boundary healthy for your emotional and mental health?

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How do you fair against social customs and peer pressure?

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Do you stand up for what you believe and value that is against the norm?

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UNIT 12.2 CAN YOU PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?

PV: Tell me a little bit about yourself? Can you play a musical instrument?

Elli: Not at all. I wish I could but I sing.

Matt: Yes, i can play the guitar.

PV: And when did you learn?

Matt: I’m started playing guitar when I was in fifth grade which is about age 11, I’d say.

PV: And was it hard to learn?

Matt: I just take a lot of practice.

PV: Any other musical instrument?

Stephan: I used to play the drums when i was younger.

San: i cannot play a musical instrument. Uhm! But I like to dance so that’s kind of related to music.

PV: Can you swim more risky?

Vanessa: I jog, I like to jog and trying to do a marathon so I’ve been running out of 25 miles so I run about as much as I can every day.

PV: Do you speak any foreign languages?

Stephan: Yes, I do. I speak five foreign languages.

PV:  My goodness! That’s a lot. Could you tell me which one?

Stephan: My native language is Greek and i also speak English, French, Spanish and Italian.

PV: Can you get to ski or paint or cook?

San: Yes, to a lot of those things. I can cook a little bit! Oh! I can ride a bike. I can… gosh!…. it’s hard to name a lot all the things that you can do when you don’t let you take for granted. I can play sports. I can play poker.

2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)

 

The guitar, like our physical body, is an instrument for our Soul to express itself in form?

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Is singing a way to open our heart and to express it to the world, clearing out emotional baggage in the process that was stored in our body?

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Why is learning a lifelong process?

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What can we do to practice being true to ourselves?

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How was sad music used to lower the consciousness of the Vietnamese people?

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If a person state of mind is always negative or down, how can a person learn to build a strong mental and emotional foundation against the foreign environment outside the body?

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Do you think language, religion, and culture are there to divide humankind?

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To ski smoothly through life do we need to let go of divisions and embrace unity and cooperation for the betterment of humanity?

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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)

Can Elli play a musical instrument?

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What else can Elli do?

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Who can play the guitar?

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When did Matt learn to play an instrument?

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Was it hard for Matt to learn how to play an instrument?

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Does Stephan know how to play the drums?

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Who likes to dance?

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Vanessa likes to swim, ski, or jog?

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How long can Vanessa run?

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Stephan can speak how many foreign languages?

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Can you list the languages that Stephan can speak?

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4.Draw Connections (7 mins)

Do you speak any foreign languages?

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Have you ever tried to play a musical instrument such as a guitar, flute, or piano?

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What do you want to do when you can master English?

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What language do you think is the most popular in the world?

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Do you believe knowledge is power that can break people free from personal limitations and social indoctrinations?

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How can we educate ourselves to discern whether what has been taught in established institutions is the truth?

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Is eating organic, going holistic, detoxing the body, or meditating a good way to clear the body and mind to obtain greater clarity and expanded awareness?

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If the human body is the most sophisticated artificial intelligence, then is it a good idea to learn how to operate it with a program like Inner Engineering?

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