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You will be able to

  • demonstrate understanding of some basic vocabulary connected to conversation styles and to the sports used to help understand these styles (basketball, bowling, and rugby);  
  • read, listen to, and answer questions about conversational styles in general, about specific styles, and tips for how to adopt a style that is different from your own;  
  • pronounce lists with appropriate rising and falling intonation;
  • watch a short video about how to use and pronounce the sports idioms such as to be blindsided, to chip in, the ball is in your court, and others; 
  • reflect on your learning in a written/oral journal format.
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