When your friends are upset, you console them by offering support and understanding.
Read the following sentences.
Arrange them in the correct order to make the beginning of a dialogue, where one friend (Friend 1) is consoling another (Friend 2)
Friend 1:
What happened?
Hey, what's wrong? You look really upset.
I'm sure it's not that bad.
Tell me all about it.
Friend 2:
I am. You're not going to believe what I did.
I feel bad.
Something terrible has happened. Well, yesterday..
Now listen to the audio track where two friends are having a similar conversation.
Discuss with your partner and write a dialogue for the chosen option.
Option 2
A friend who is upset about losing a book borrowed from a teacher.
Let's Talk: Option 1
Listen to the model conversation below.
Discuss with your partner, choose a role and create a dialogue for the chosen option.
You can also use the words and phrases from the dialogue you heard earlier.
After you have practised, click 'Record'.
If you want to hear your recording, click on the 'play' button.
If you are happy with your recording, click on 'Save File'.
Option 1
A friend who is unhappy at not being selected for the school's Kabaddi team.
Hint:
Student A:
You have been practising to qualify for the school's Kabaddi team for many months.
You are upset because you were late for practice on the day of the qualifying game and were not selected for the team.
Your friend finds you sitting alone in the school playground.
Student B:
You find your friend sitting alone and looking sad, in the school playground after school.
You console your friend by offering words of comfort.
Let's Talk: Option 2
Listen to the model conversation below.
Discuss with your partner, choose a role and create a dialogue for the chosen option.
You can also use the words and phrases from the dialogue you heard earlier.
After you have practised, click 'Record'.
If you want to hear your recording, click on the 'play' button.
If you are happy with your recording, click on 'Save File'.
Option 2
A friend who is upset about losing a book borrowed from a teacher.
Student A:
You had borrowed a book from a teacher to make a project on Freedom Fighters for the school notice board.
You are not able to find it at home or at school.
You are worried about how the teacher will react when she comes to know.
Student B:
You find your friend looking worried and anxious during the school lunch break.
You offer to help when you find the reason for your friend's anxiety.You console her/him and advise her/him to keep searching.
Let's Talk: Consoling a Friend
Friend 1:
What happened?
Hey, what's wrong? You look really upset.
I'm sure it's not that bad.
Tell me all about it.
Friend 2:
I am. You're not going to believe what I did.
I feel bad.
Something terrible has happened. Well, yesterday..
Now listen to the audio track where two friends are having a similar conversation.
Option 1
A friend who is unhappy at not being selected for the school's Kabaddi team.
Option 2
A friend who is upset about losing a book borrowed from a teacher.
Let's Talk: Option 1
Option 1
A friend who is unhappy at not being selected for the school's Kabaddi team.
Student A:
You have been practising to qualify for the school's Kabaddi team for many months.
You are upset because you were late for practice on the day of the qualifying game and were not selected for the team.
Your friend finds you sitting alone in the school playground.
Student B:
You find your friend sitting alone and looking sad, in the school playground after school.
You console your friend by offering words of comfort.
Let's Talk: Option 2
Option 2
A friend who is upset about losing a book borrowed from a teacher.
Student A:
You had borrowed a book from a teacher to make a project on Freedom Fighters for the school notice board.
You are not able to find it at home or at school.
You are worried about how the teacher will react when she comes to know.
Student B:
You find your friend looking worried and anxious during the school lunch break.
You offer to help when you find the reason for your friend's anxiety.You console her/him and advise her/him to keep searching.