Unit 3. Ways of socialising

Welcome to our class
UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING LESSON 1:READING
Tuesday, August 31th , 2010
Presented By Tuan Tran
“Look at the pictures and
answer the questions.”
1. What are the people doing?
- They are greeting (shaking hands) to each other.
2. What will you do (and/ or) say if:
+ You want to get your teacher’s
attention in class?
+ You need to ask someone a
question, but they are busy talking
to someone else?
Money!
Come here.
I’m surprised .
Goodbye.
Yes.
Goodbye.
Yes.
Money!
I’m surprised .
Come here.
* New words:
- socialize (v):
- raise one’s hand (v):
- wave (v):
- signal (n):
- appropriate (adj):
- obvious (adj):
- whistle (v):

hòa nhập xã hội
giơ tay
vẫy tay
dấu hiệu
thích hợp
rõ ràng
huýt sáo
TASK 1: Read the passage then match the Vietnamese equivalents to the following words.
1. verbal
2. non- Verbal
3. attract someone’s
attention
4. impolite
5. rude
6. informality
7. approach
8. a slight nod will do
a. không bằng lời, phi
ngôn ngữ
b. bằng lời, hữu ngôn
c. tạo sự chú ý cho ai
d. tiếp cận
e. thân mật, không nghi
thức
f. một cái gật đầu là đủ
g. không lịch sự
h. thô tục, thô bạo
TASK 2: Decide which of the three options below is best title for the passage.
A. Attracting Attention: Non- Verbal Cues
B. Attracting Attention by Waving
C. The Best Ways of Attracting Attention
A. Attracting Attention: Non- Verbal Cues
GAME
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Le Thi Thuy Trang
Congratulation !
1/ What can we do when we want to attract someone’s attention ?
- To attract someone’s attention we can use either verbal or non- verbal form of communication.
2/ What are considered to be big, obvious non- verbal signals?
- They are strong actions that can easily be seen
3/ 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 eyes, and nod slight 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.
4/ If you are walking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, what can you do to attract his (her) attention?
- If you are walking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, you can use a small friendly wave to attract his (her) attention.
5/ 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 is usually considered rude.
Answers:
1. To attract someone’s attention we can use either verbal or non- verbal form of communication.
2. They are strong actions that can easily be seen
3. If we want to attract the waiter’s attention, we can wait until he passes near us, catch his eyes, and nod slight 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.
4. If you are walking across the schoolyard and see your teacher approaching you, you can use a small friendly wave to attract his (her) attention.
5. Because pointing at someone is usually considered rude.
Discuss the meanings of whistling and hand-clapping in Vietnamese culture.
* Whistling:
- When relaxing
- When wanting to attract other people’s attention
- When being happy
* Hand-clapping:
- When encouraging
- When despising
- When wanting to attract other people’s attention
- Giving signal to call some one to come…



Homework:
- Study by heart all the new words.
- Rewrite the answers.
- Prepare for lesson 2./.
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TUAN TRAN – TAM NONG HIGH SCHOOL