English for social Communication Week 1

Getting to know each other Introduce 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. bowwaikiss on cheekhandshake YES!

Greetings informalformal “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 – am Afternoon pm – 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

Greetings Remember: 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? ___________

Goodbyes InformalFormal “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 activity Who 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!”

Feelings Feelings 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!’

Feelings Hello, how are you feeling? What would your reply be to this question? nervous relaxed unhappy excited shy lonelyhappy sad frustrated cared proud embarrassed 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