6.2: Answer Key

Introduction

Focus Questions

1. Possible Answers:

    

   To my brother or sister: “Please move your car.”
   To my teenage child: “Move your car, now.”
   To my new neighbour: “I need to get out of my driveway. Could you move your car, please?”
   To a police officer: “Excuse me. I’ve got to get to work in
   10 minutes. Would you be able to let me drive out?”

2. 	Suggestion	Request	Instruction
   Can you help me talk to Mr. Broz?		✔
   How about we let them know we’ll be late?	✔
   You’d better take the keys.			✔
   Don’t tell my wife.			✔
   Let’s keep the lines of communication open.	✔

3. There are no correct answers. Learners should feel comfortable expressing an opinion.

    

Reading

Before You Read

Direct and Indirect Ways of Getting People to Act

Possible Answers:

Demand	Request	Suggestion
You must practise guitar an hour a day.	Could you practise guitar for an hour every day?	Don’t you think practising more would improve your guitar playing?
Give me your microphone.	May I borrow your microphone?	I could really use your microphone.
Play that song again.	Would you mind playing that song again?	I’d love to hear that song again.

Vocabulary: Synonyms

Answers:

banning	forbidding	making a loud noise	not allowing	permitting
emerging	becoming known	beginning	developing	joining
established	ended	recognized	set up	well- known

Predictions

There are many possible answers.

After You Read

Comprehension

Strategy 1: Scanning

Answers:

Scan for	Description
Happy 102.3	local radio station
Joe Nolan	local musician
Gilles Doucette	festival organizer
$9,000	total prize money
$1,000	third place prize money
$5,000	top prize
Ivan Broz	local farmer

Strategy 2: Recognizing Meaning

Answers:

1. a

    

2. b and c

    

Strategy 3: Summarizing

Answers:

1. c

    

2. a

    

Vocabulary

Strategy 1: Reinforcement of Words and Definitions Through Use in Context

Answers:

1. established

    

2. banning

    

3. growing pains

    

4. emerging

    

After You Read

Comprehension

Strategy 1: Locating Indirect Instructions

Answers:

We’d love you to email
You can post
Something to keep in mind
You can make your decisions

Strategy 2: Recognizing Phrases

Answers:

If I could just say something here
May I suggest
Just a thought
Just another idea here
would it be possible

Vocabulary

Strategy 3: Using Context to Determine the Meaning of Expressions

Answers:

1. a) recently

    

   b) only

   c) simply

   d) fair

2. a) up

    

   b) to

   c) in

   d) on

Discussion

Possible Answers:

Example of Direct Speech:
Ivan says that “the festival doesn’t care about the community.” 7 words

Example of Indirect Speech:
Gilles says, “We’re having the festival at a totally new location. And there are some growing pains as we try to fit in. It is a good idea for folks to visit the festival’s SpaceBook page to get important news and updates.” 40 words; 3 sentences

Recognition of conflict: “there are some growing pains”
Context: “a totally new location” and “we try to fit in”
Redirection: “It is a good idea ... to visit the ... page ...”

Reading Progress Check

Answers:

1. a

    

2. b

    

3. b and c

    

4. c, d and e

    

5. False

    

Listening

Before You Listen

Social Conventions Around Suggestions, Requests, and Instructions

Answers:

Direct

1. Get in line.

Fairly Direct

2. Could you hang on a second?

8. You’d better take the keys and move the truck.

Between Direct and Indirect

7. Why don’t you help yourself to a pop?

Fairly Indirect

5. Would you mind if I just jumped ahead of you?

6. Would you be able to call him?

Indirect

3. I was hoping you might have a minute ...

4. If I could just get you to sign off ...

Vocabulary

Answers:

1. POLE = long piece of metal

    

2. POLE = stick

    

3. POLL = survey

    

4. POLES = very far

    

5. POLES = columns

    

Predictions

Answers to Predictions are incorporated into the Discussion segment of the chapter.

Listening 1: After You Listen

Comprehension

Strategy 1: Recognizing Facts

Answers:

1. False – He was about to call, but Mr. Broz came on his own to talk to Claire.

    

2. True – Elders are seen as experienced teachers in Aboriginal and Indian cultures also respects elders.

    

3. False – The field is being mowed to prepare for the construction of the stage for the folk festival.

    

4. True – Mr. Broz says that he comes from along line of beekeepers.

    

5. True – Claire refers to Mr. Broz’s dogs when they are talking about inconviences.

    

6. True – Mr.Broz asks Claire to call off the festival.

    

7. False – Gilles suggests leaving the field until after the flowers are finished blooming.

    

8. False – Claire only suggests she should call and complain about the dogs.

    

Strategy 2: Re-telling Details

	Instruction	Three to Seven Exact Words
1.	Instruction	You can call me Gilles.
2.	Demand	You have to respect your elders.
3.	Request	How about I call you Mr. D?
4.	Suggestion	I’d run if I were you.
5.	Demand	Get her out here right now.
6.	Request	Just hang on a second here.

After You Listen

Vocabulary

Strategy 1: Recognizing Cognates, or Word Families

Answers:

1. b

    

2. c

    

3. a

    

4. c

    

5. a

    

6. b

    

Strategy 2: Inferring Meaning from Context

Answers:

1. c

    

2. b

    

3. b

    

4. c

    

Discussion

Answers related to Listening 1:
There are many possible answers.

Examples of Claire’s requests/suggestions:
Why don’t you help yourself to a pop?
Can I use your pen?

Examples of Ivan’s requests/suggestions:
You’ll just have to wait your turn.
Get her out here right now, young man.

Examples of Gilles’ requests/suggestions:
Maybe you should go get Claire.
You know you can call me Gilles, right?

Answers related to Listening 2:

Direct	Fairly Direct	Between Direct and Indirect	Fairly Indirect	Indirect
2. Sure. 4. Great. 5. You bet. 8. Absolutely not.	6. Okay. 7. I’m with you on that.	1. That’s a great point.	3. That might be possible.	9. Hmm. I hadn’t realized that.

Listening Progress Check

Part A

1. Choose True (T) or False (F) for each statement you hear.

    

   T	F	Kerry speaks directly to Ivan and Roshan.
   T	F	Ivan gives a reason for his demand.
   T	F	Speaking more quietly softens Kerry’s direction to Roshan.

2. Choose True (T) or False (F) for each statement you hear.

    

   T	F	Ivan speaks formally and indirectly.
   T	F	Using titles and surnames makes Ivan sound more distant from Claire.
   T	F	Claire’s sighing matches the politeness of her words.

Part B

1. Gilles	Mr. Broz here seems a little upset.
   Ivan	Upset? I’m furious. What are you doing to my field?
   Claire	Your field? That field is a part of my campground.

2. Claire	How about we talk about your dogs for a moment?
   Ivan	I beg your pardon? My dogs?
   Claire	Yes, your dogs. I just got off the phone with Kerry Ames, who has been stuck up a pole for the last half-hour because your dogs trapped him there. He can’t do his job because your dogs are chasing him around the campground. Can’t you keep them on a leash?
   Ivan	Madam, they are farm dogs. They work. They do not sit at home on a leash.
   Claire	Call off your dogs.

Scaffolding Genre-exploring Activity

Card 1

Card 2

a greeting	This is a shout-out to the young people of Maskwa County!
a reference to an original message	It was great to see several of you at the town hall meeting. Your ideas matter to us. I’d like to answer an unknown writer who wrote from the heart.
an understanding tone	As you may know, last year, two festival volunteers were injured in a car crash involving alcohol. We’re all really thankful they’ve recovered.
a rule or decision	When they asked us, “How about not allowing alcohol this year?” the festival organizers decided we wouldn’t have a beer garden on the new festival site.
a reason or two	Drivers can only get to Bear Bottom Campground on Willow Lake Road. It’s a winding, hilly route on loose gravel.
acceptance of ideas	Like you, we really want everyone to have an awesome time before, during, and after the weekend of sweet tunes and starry nights.
expressing the positive	Because a ban on alcohol reduces the permits we have to buy and the security we would have to hire, tickets for youth aged 18 to 24 will cost 30% less than a year ago. That’s a bonus for you!
ways to follow up	Keep your comments coming. You can always reach us at Maskwa Folk Fest on SpaceBook messenger.
a closing	Gilles Doucette

Scaffolding Matching Gerunds and Infinitives Activity

1.	I was hoping I could		3	lending me your cellphone?
2.	Would it be possible		1,5	use your cellphone.
3.	Would you mind		6	calling her so late at night.
4.	I suggest		4,6	adding more recycling bins.
5.	Maybe we should		1,5	add more recycling bins.
6.	I don’t recommend		2	to use your cellphone?
7.	It might not be a good idea		7	to call her so late at night.

Gerunds (basic verb + ing)	Infinitives (to + basic verb)	Modal Verbs Can, could, might, must should, would + basic verb
recommends keeping	idea to have	might be
suggested having	like to support	shouldn’t bring
How about not allowing	able to have	would be
	great to see	can’t ban
	hoping to answer	they’d like
	want everyone to have	must get
	way to keep	wouldn’t have
		can only get
		must buy
		would have to hire
		can always reach

Intonation Scaffolding Activities

Speaking Scaffolding Activity

Answers:

1. G-e-t \(\ \quad\) in line.

2. You \(\ \quad\) h-a-v-e \(\ \quad\) to respect your elders.

3. We \(\ \quad\) n-e-e-d \(\ \quad\) the truck moved.

4. C-a-n’t \(\ \quad\) you keep the dogs on a leash?

5. Why don’t you help yourself to a \(\ \quad\) p-o-p?

6. Would you mind \(\ \quad\) h-a-n-g-i-n-g \(\ \quad\) o-n \(\ \quad\) a second?

7. How about we talk about your \(\ \quad\) d-o-g-s \(\ \quad\) for a moment?

8. You \(\ \quad\) c-o-u-l-d \(\ \quad\) show him our confirmation number.

9. It \(\ \quad\) m-i-g-h-t \(\ \quad\) be a good idea to just ... \(\ \quad\) l-i-s-t-e-n \(\ \quad\) to them.

10. If I could \(\ \quad\) j-u-s-t \(\ \quad\) get you to sign off ...

Expressing Mood Through Word Choice

Answers:

		Demand	Request	Suggestion
1.	Could I get you to call a t-o-w truck?		✔
2.	You need to c-a-l-l Mr. Broz.	✔
3.	Why don’t you give me a c-a-l-l?		✔
4.	I’d r-u-n if I were you.			✔
5.	Can you calm d-o-w-n a  minute?		✔
6.	Call off your d-o-g-s!	✔
7.	Would it be possible for  you to make a d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n?		✔
8.	You should go get C-l-a-i-r-e.	✔
9.	You m-i-g-h-t want to use it near the d-o-o-r.			✔
10.	Do you m-i-n-d? I was here f-i-r-s-t.	✔

Wrap Up

Discussion

Answers will vary. From the conversations and texts in Chapter 2, these placements are reasonable.

Reflection

This activity is intended to prompt learners to analyze their own communication and to deliberately plan and prepare to apply the chapter lessons. There are no correct, common answers.