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1. Read the passage to your partner, like you are telling them something in a conversation.

2. Ask them the related question.

3. They should create their own answer, not use information from your passage. If they use information from you passage, encourage them to create their own answer, and ask them the question again.

"As" for REASON (such as when the reason is already known/understood)

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “as” in their answer.

Read:
As we are having guests over tonight, we should clean the living room. I want the house to look nice.

Ask:
What do you usually do as you are expecting visitors?

If

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “if” in their answer.

Read to the next person:

I’ll go to the beach if the weather is nice. I don’t enjoy it when it’s cloudy or rainy.

Ask the next person:

What is something you would do if the weather was perfect?

So that

• Tell your partner this answer will require the words “so that” in their answer.

Read to the next person:

I closed the window so that the room would stay warm. It was getting chilly outside.

Ask the next person:

What is something you do so that you or others stay comfortable?

Unless

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “unless” in their answer.

Read to the next person:

I won’t watch a movie unless I’m in the mood for it. I like to be excited about what I’m watching.

Ask the next person:

What is something you wouldn’t do unless you felt like doing it?

"As" for COMPARISON (explaining how things are similar)

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “as” in their answer.

Read:
After the haircut, my hair is as short as a tennis ball's fuzz! I cannot grab it with my fingers.

Ask:
Can you think of something that works like my "as" comparison? Like how my hair is as short as a tennis ball's fuzz?

Once

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “once” in their answer.

Read to the next person:

Once the weather changes, we’ll see how the plants grow. The change in seasons makes a big difference.

Ask the next person:

What is something that changes once the seasons or environment changes?

"As" for TIME (something happened while you were doing something else)

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “as” in their answer.

Read:
As I was brushing my teeth this morning, I noticed the bathroom mirror was foggy from my shower.

Ask:
What did you notice as you were getting ready this morning?

Unless

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “unless” in their answer.

Read to the next person:

I don’t like going to the gym unless I have a workout plan. It’s hard to know what to do without one.

Ask the next person:

What is something you wouldn’t do unless you had a clear plan or goal?

Once

• Tell your partner this answer will require the word “once” in their answer.

Read to the next person:

I’ll start cleaning the house once I finish my coffee. It helps me feel more awake.

Ask the next person:

What is something you do once you’re fully awake or energized?