English for social Communication Week 1. Getting to know each other Introduce your name, nickname and age to your classmates. “My name is _______________,

English for social Communication

Week 1

Getting to know each otherIntroduce your name, nickname and age to your

classmates.

“My name is _______________, and my nickname is __________.”

“I am __________ years old”

Tell me more about yourself?

Where is your home town/city?“I am from ____________”

Where are you studying?“ I am studying at _____________ University”

What is your major?“ My major is ………………………”

Who is your favorite singer/ band?“ My favorite singer is ________”“ My favorite band is ________”

Do people greet each other differently in other countries?

Japan, France, UK, Thailand all have different greetings.

Greetings are very important when communicating with another person.

bow wai kiss on cheek handshake

YES!YES!

GreetingsGreetings

informal formal

“hello” “hello”“hi” “good morning”“hey” “good afternoon”“Morning” “good evening”“afternoon”“evening”

Greetings for friends and family.

Greetings for important people (Manager, university president, teacher).

Greetings and time

Morning 5 am – 11.59 am

Afternoon 12.00 pm – 4. 59 pm

Evening 5pm – 10 pm

Night time 10.01pm – 4.59 am

Greetings and time

Informal: ‘Morning’

Formal: ‘Good morning’

9am

4pm

Informal: ‘Afternoon’

Formal: ‘Good afternoon’

6pm

Informal: ‘Evening’

Formal: ‘Good evening’

12am

8am

2pm

GreetingsGreetingsRemember: informal greetings are for people we know well (Example, friends and family).

Formal greetings are for important people (Example, manager, teacher).

1. Alex is a 7- eleven worker. His manager has arrived. How should Alex greet his manager? ____________2.Katie meets her friend for coffee at lunchtime. How do friends greet each other?___________

3. It is 9am. You have a meeting with the president of the University, how will you greet him? ___________

GoodbyesGoodbyes

Informal Formal

“bye” “goodbye”“see you later” “goodnight”“see you!” “farewell”“take care”

Goodbyes for friends and family.

Greetings for important people (Example: Manager, university president, teacher).

Goodbye activityWho could Sally be talking to? A teacher or a friend?

1. “ Thank you very much for listening to my presentation. Goodbye!”teacher

2. “ Thanks, John. See you later!”

3. “Have a safe journey, farewell!”

4. “ Have a nice weekend. Bye!”

5. “ Thank you for a wonderful evening. Goodnight!”

FeelingsFeelings describe the way that you feel.

Example: ‘I am happy because I got an A in my exam’

Example: ‘I am angry because I lost one thousand Baht!’

Example: ‘I am scared of ghosts!’

FeelingsHello, how are you feeling?

What would your reply be to this question?

nervous nervous relaxed relaxed unhappy unhappyexcited excited shyshy lonely lonely happy happy sad sad frustratedfrustrated cared cared proudproud

embarrassedembarrassed worried worried

“I am feeling ____________”

For homework, translate these ‘feeling’ words into Thai. It will help you in future conversations!

Conversation example

Individual 1: Hello,______. How are you?Individual 2: Hi,______. I’m good. How is your Chinese studies going?Individual 1: It’s going really well . Anyway, I heard about your good news!Individual 2: Yes, I got an B+ in my exam. Individual 1: How do you feel about that?Individual 2: I feel ________. Anyway, I must be leaving now, I have a lesson.Individual 1: That’s fine. Well, it’s been nice seeing you again, _______. Hope your lesson is fun.Individual 2: Ok, ________. Goodbye.

Your friends name

Your name

Feeling

Your friends name

Your name