Department Stores

Last week, our class performed four different role-plays about problems shopping at the department store. Here is a photo of the Crazy Turkish Panda. The main problem with their department store was that the sales assistant (Kevin) was very busy with his customers (Coco and Candy). He didn't have enough time to take care of the business man (Nihat) who was in a rush.

Homework for Tuesday

Using the department store website given to you in class, do the following:

1. Imagine you have $120 to spend at the department store.
2. Without going over the amount, what would you buy?
3. Make a receipt of your purchases including sales tax.

• In Wisconsin, sales tax is 5%.
• La Crosse County requires an additional 0.5% sales tax.
• When you buy items from a department store in La Crosse County (both La Crosse and Onalaska), the total sales tax is 5.5%.

Jeremy's sample receipt

• Baby carriage..................................$89.99
• Book about being a good father...$19.95
• TOTAL $109.94
• 5.5% tax $6.05
• GRAND TOTAL...............................$115.99

An Interview with Angelina Jolie

This week students performed their first role-play. They were split into four groups of four and had to perform a role-play about celebrity interviews. They could choose any celebrity they wished.

One group, named Soda, performed an interview with Angelina Jolie. Una acted as Ms. Jolie while Di, Lin, and Shine acted as the interviewers. They were praised by their classmates for such a fluent and natural role-play. The interviewers took turns equally asking enough questions to make the interview last ten minutes. Una's role as Angelina Jolie was far from modest. She loved talking about how rich she is and how great her life is.

Homework for Wednesday

Be prepared for your role-plays about celebrity interviews.
Look over the handout to see how I will evaluate your performance.

Homework for Tuesday

Choose one of the celebrity interviews here.
Complete your handout for tomorrow.

New Words

Role-play - the act of imitating the character and behavior of someone who is different from yourself
Simulation - the process of simulating something or the result of simulating it
Simulate - to pretend that you are doing something
Pretend (that) - if you pretend that you are doing something, you imagine that you are doing it
Imagine (imaginary/imagination/imaginative) - think about something as your mind forms a picture or idea of it
Role - a particular person or character in a role-play
Act - to perform in a play or movie
Scene or Location - a part of a play in which a series of events happen in the same place
Brainstorm - to think quickly about as many ideas as possible
Mood - the way you feel at a particular time

Idioms for September 8

You must ask your American partner these questions and write down the answer.
Your partner should not read this piece of paper or write the answers.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

• What does it mean?
• Do you use this idiom?
• If yes, how often do you use this idiom? If no, who uses this idiom?
• When is it appropriate to use it?

You're throwing the baby out with the bath water.

• What does it mean?
• Do you use this idiom?
• If yes, how often do you use this idiom? If no, who uses this idiom?
• When is it appropriate to use it?

Don't rattle my cage.

• What does it mean?
• Do you use this idiom?
• If yes, how often do you use this idiom? If no, who uses this idiom?
• When is it appropriate to use it?

He's pushing up the daisies.

• What does it mean?
• Do you use this idiom?
• If yes, how often do you use this idiom? If no, who uses this idiom?
• When is it appropriate to use it?