Unit 3. Ways of socialising

Group 1
presents:
Unit 3:
WAYS OF SOCIALISING
WARM UP
Listen then answer the questions
1/ What is the most common sound made by humans without voice cords?
2/Why does clapping become the standard form of non-verbal admiration?
Because it is the loudest, easiest and the most democratic
It is clapping
Before you read
vocabulary
verbal (adj) /ˈvɜːbl̩/ :bằng lời
= non-verbal (adj) :không lời
wave (v) /weɪv/ :vẫy tay
attract sb’s attention :thu hút sự chú ý
get sb’s attention
instance (n) /ˈɪnstəns/ : ví dụ
for instance= for example
nod (v) /nɒd/ :gật đầu
informality (n) /¸ infɔ:´mæliti / :sự không nghi thức
informal (adj) /in´fɔ:məl/ :không nghi thức, thân mật
informally (adv) /in´fɔ:məli/ :1 cách thân mật
vocabulary
appropriate (adj) /ə`proupriət/ :phù hợp
approach(v/n) /ə´proutʃ/ :tiếp cận / sự tiếp cận
compliment (n) /`kɔmplimənt/ : lời khen
decent (adj) /`di:snt/ : lịch sự
decently(adv)
kid (v) /kid/ : đùa
assist (v) /ə.ˈsɪst/ :hỗ trợ
assistance (n) /ə.ˈsɪs.tən(t)s/ :sự hỗ trợ
assistant (n) /ə.ˈsɪs.tən(t)s/ :người giúp đỡ
brief (adj) /ˈbrif/ :ngắn
(n) :bản tóm tắt

Unit 3:
WAYS OF SOCIALISING
To attract someone’s attention so that we might speak to that person, we can use either verbal or non-verbal forms of communication. Let us look at non-verbal communication in English. Probably the most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by waving. For example, if we are at a noisy party and see a friend come in the door about 20 metres away, we might raise our hand and wave to her as a signal that we see her.
But how hard can we gave in a situation like this ? Suppose you are at the airport and you see your brother get off the plane and begin walking towards you. If you are excited, you might jump up and down and wave as hard as you can to attract his attention. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
There are, however, some social situations where smaller non-verbal signals are more appropriate. In a restaurant, for example, if we want to attract the attention of our waiter, we have several choices. We can wait until he passes near us, catch his eye, and nod slightly to let him know we would like him to come to our table or we can raise our hand slightly to show that we need assistance. We do not whistle or clap our hands to get the person attention. That is considered impolite and even rude.
In most social situations where some informality is allowed, a brief raise of the hand and a small wave is fine. For instance, if you are walking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, a small friendly wave to attract his or her attention is appropriate.
Once you’ve got your friend’s attention, you shouldn’t point at the person or thing you want her to look at. A slight nod will do. Pointing at someone is usually considered rude. Of course, there are times when pointing is perfectly acceptable, such as when a teacher wants to get someone’s attention in class. The teacher often points to the students and says, “David, would you read the next sentence please?” Pointing here is not impolite; it simply a way to get someone’s attention.
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What can we do when we want to attract someone’s attention ?

When we want to attract someone`s attention, we can use either verbal or non-verbal communication.
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What are consider to be big,obvious non-verbal signals ?
Because they are strong actions that can easily be seen.
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What can we do if we want to attract the waiter’s attraction ?
If we want to attract the waiter`s attention, we can wait until he passes near us, catch his eye, and nod slightly to let him know we would like him to come to our table. Or we can raise our hand slightly to show that we need assistance.
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If you are talking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, what can you do to attract his or her attention ?
If you are walking across the school-yard and see your teacher approaching, you can use a small friendly wave to attract his or her attention.
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Why shouldn’t you point at the person or thing you want your friend to look at once you’ve got his or her attention ?
Because pointing at someone`s is usually considered rude.
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What are the words and word type describe these pictures?
We shouldn’t whistle or clap our hands to get the person attention. That is considered impolite and even rude.
What are the things that we shouldn’t do to get a person attention? Why?
What are the 5 hand gestures that you know?
What should you do after our group finished Unit 3?