1. Complaining About Others and Making Suggestions
Unit 14 Part 2

2. Making complaints about:
PETS
CHILDREN
ROOMMATES/SPOUSE/PARENTS
NEIGHBORS

3. PETS

4. PETS
BITE
COME
SHED
MEOW
LICK
JUMP-ON
BARK

5. CHILDREN

6. CHILDREN SPILL BE-LOST STEAL NOISE BREAK AFRAID COMPLAIN FIGHT FORGET
TAKE-FROM
TATTLE
CRY
YELL
LIE
ARGUE
MISCHIEVOUS/DEVIL
DROP

7. ROOMMATES/SPOUSE/PARENTS

8. ROOMMATES/SPOUSE/PARENTS
FORGET
[ALWAYS] GO-OUT
BORROW-FROM-me
TOO-CLEAN
OVERSLEEP
TEMPTED
BUY
SPEND-MONEY-FAST
WORRY
SMOKE-CIGARETTE
BITE-NAILS
LEAVE-ALONE
COMPLAIN
TAKE-FROM-me
BODY-ODOR
LATE
(2h) EAT
COMMUTE++BATHROOM
BE-BROKE
BE-BEHIND-IN++WORK

9. NEIGHBORS

10. NEIGHBORS
NOISE++
NOSY
COMPLAIN++
BOTHER-me++
COME-TO++
GOSSIP++

11. I Can’t Stand It Anymore!
Signer A: complain about: pet
children
roommate
spouse
brother or sister
parent
neighbor
Signer B: Empathize, then suggest something
Signer A: respond

12. Ways to Empathize
_stress
“psaw”
___nod
KNOW
_grimace
AWFUL
“wow”

13. Ways to Suggest
__________q
FINISH…YOU
WHY+NOT
SHOULD

14. Practice 1 A: MY ROOMMATE ALWAYS FORGET++ ICL “flush” TOILET, SICK-OF.
B: “pshaw” WHY+NOT ICL: “tack on sign” PLEASE ICL: “flush”
A: GOOD+IDEA

15. Practice 2 A: MY #DOG TEND-TO ALL-NIGHT BARK ME SICK-OF
B: !WOW! GO DOG TRAINING YOU?
A: #OK, ME TRY

16. Practice 3
A: MY NEPHEW ALWAYS CLOTHES (2h)CL:CLAW 5 “piles everywhere” ME SICK-OF
B: TELL-HIM TO CLEAN YOU?
A: ME FINISH. NOT+HELP

17. PRACTICE 3 A: ME SICK-OF SISTER STEAL MY SHOES. B: TELL-her STOP?
____grimace __neg
A: (shake head) CAN’T MOM MAD

18. Practice 4
A: MY #DOG TEND-TO EVERY-MORNING (2h)SCL:V “jump on”++, LICK-ON-face++, SICK-OF.
B: BED CL:flat 5 “bed on left” #DOG CL:bent v “jump on bed” ALLOW NOT
C: GOOD+IDEA

19. Practice 5 A: ME SICK-OF ROOMMATE USE-cont MY SHAMPOO
B: MAYBE TELL-her PLEASE NOT
A: #OK ME TRY

20. In Groups of 4…
Take turns one person complain about pets, neighbors, parents, friends, siblings, etc.
The rest of the group empathize and suggest.
Then switch.
Each group will share one complaint conversation with the class.