Upper-Intermediate mini-lesson |
Maybe It's None Of My Business, But...
Is it possible to provide genuine comfort without personal experience or understanding of the other person's situation?
Should comfort always be positive and uplifting, or is there value in acknowledging and sitting with someone's pain?
Is it always helpful to offer comfort to someone in distress, or can it sometimes be better to give them space?
Can technology and virtual platforms effectively provide comfort, or is physical presence essential for genuine support?
Warm-up | Providing Support
Convo 1
What's Jan noticed about Kelly?
What's the reason?
Short Conversations
Convo 2
Why's Harold worried about Ranjeev?
What kind of problem is it?
Convo 3
What does Lucia ask Hee-Sun?
Why won't Lucia explain?
Short Conversations | Expressions