Unit 3. Ways of socialising

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
4
1
2
3
5
(I love you.)
(I’m surprised.)
(Hello.)
Ways of attracting attention
mentioned in the passage
1. Waving
2. Jumping up and down
3. Raising our hands
4. Clapping our hands
5. Shouting
6. Whistling
7. Nodding
8. Calling someone’s name
9. Pointing at someone
Before reading
After reading
X
PREDICTION
X
X
X
X
X
X
TASK 1
TASK 2
Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage :

A. Attracting Attention : Non – verbal Cues
B. Attracting Attention by Waving
C. The Best Ways of Attracting Attention
TASK 3: Answer the following questions.
1. What can we do when we want to attract someone’s attention?
2. What can we do if we want to attract the waiter’s attention?
3. If you are walking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, what can you do to attract his/her attention?
4. Why shouldn`t you point at the person or thing you want your friend to look at once you’ve got his/her attention?

1. What can we do when we want to attract someone’s attention?
→We can use either verbal or non- verbal communication.
TASK 3: Questions - Answers
TASK 3: Questions - Answers
2. What can we do if we want to attract the waiter’s attention?
→ 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.
TASK 3: Questions - Answers
3. If you are walking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, what can you do to attract his/her attention?
→You can use a small friendly wave to attract his or her attention.
TASK 3: Questions - Answers
4. Why shouldn`t you point at the person or thing you want your friend to look at once you’ve got his/her attention?
→Because pointing at someone is usually considered rude.
TASK 3: Questions - Answers
1. We can use either verbal or non- verbal communication.
2. 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.
3. You can use a small friendly wave to attract his or her attention.
4. Because pointing at someone is usually considered rude.
* Whistling:
- When being happy
-
-
-
-
TASK 4: Work in groups of 3 or 4 and discuss the meanings of whistling and hand-clapping in Vietnamese culture.
* Hand-clapping:
-
-
-
-
-
lucky number
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION