1. General Education Office
LA.121 / LA1301
English 1
Unit 1 Greetings and Small Talk

2. Objectives
You will be familiar with greetings ‘Customs around the world’
You will be able to:
Get reacquainted with someone
Greet a visitor to your country
Describe an interesting experience By being able to:
understand and use the Present Perfect Tense
describe and use vocabulary for tourist activities
understand and use Participial Adjectives

3. Customs Around the World
Greetings 1 2 3 4
Top Notch 2 – P2 5

4. How would you describe these?
Top Notch 2 – P2

5. Business Cards Some countries are informal Some countries are formal
Top Notch 2 – P2

6. Small Talk
When people don’t know each other, it’s normal to have a polite conversation to pass the time…
The weather
Someone’s job
Someone’s religion
Someone’s family
Someone’s history
Sport
Boyfriends/girlfriends
Illegal Downloading
Drugs/Alcohol
Top Notch 2 – P2
Which of these topics is suitable for small talk?

7. Meeting people and Introducing Yourself
Top Notch Page 3 – Photo Story C) Read and listen to two people meeting in a hotel lobby D) Focus on language E) Think and explain
Top Notch 2 – P3 (List 1.02)

8. Lesson 1 – Get reacquainted with someone
Conversational Model
Read and listen to the people getting reacquainted
Listen again and repeat
Practice with a partner
2) Pairwork
Complete the conversations with the Present Perfect or Past Simple tense
Practice with a partner
Top Notch 2 – P4 (List 1.03/04)
3) FaceSpace
Complete the message with the Present Perfect or Past Simple tense

9. Lesson 1 – Get reacquainted with someone
Pronunciation – Sound reduction in the present perfect
Listen to how the sound /t/ of the negative contraction “disappears”.
Listen again and repeat
I haven’t been to that class.
He hasn’t met his new teacher.
They haven’t taken the test.
She hasn’t heard the news.
C) Now practice saying the sentences on your own.
Top Notch 2 – P5 (List 1.05)

10. Lesson 1 – Get reacquainted with someone
Now you can: Get reacquainted with someone.
A …………, have you met……………?
B No, I haven’t.
A………….., I’d like you to meet……………
C………….. You look familiar. Have we met before?
B…………..
Adapt this: you met at a party, at a meeting, at a friend’s house, in a class

11. Lesson 2 – Greet a visitor to your country
1) Vocabulary – Tourist activities around the world
Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.
climb Mt. Fuji
go sightseeing in New York
go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
Top Notch 2 – P6 (List 1.06)
take a tour of the
Tower of London
take pictures of
the Great Wall
try Korean food

12. Lesson 2 – Greet a visitor to your country
2) Pairwork – What tourist activities have you done? Which haven’t you done? Use the vocabulary and the present perfect.
“I’ve climbed
Doi Inthanon.”
“I haven’t gone to the top of the Empire State Building in New York.”
Top Notch 2 – P6

13. Lesson 2 – Greet a visitor to your country
3) Conversational Model
Read and listen to someone greeting a visitor
Listen again and repeat
Practice with a partner
“Welcome to Rio. Have you been here before?
“No. It’s my first time….”
Top Notch 2 – P7 (List 1.08/09)

14. Lesson 2 – Greet a visitor to your country
Now you can: Greet a visitor to your country
A Welcome to ………… Have you been here before?
B No, it’s my first time. (or Yes I have)
A ………….., Have you …………… yet?
B …………..
Adapt this: ask about other places and tourist attractions

15. Lesson 3 – Describe an interesting experience
1) Vocabulary – Participial Adjectives
Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.
The ski trip
was thrilling. (They were thrilled.)
The safari was fascinating. (They were fascinated.)
Top Notch 2 – P10 (List 1.11)
The food was
disgusting. (They were
disgusted.)
The sky-dive was frightening. (They were frightened.)

16. Lesson 3 – Describe an interesting experience
1) Vocabulary – Participial Adjectives
On a seperate sheet of paper, write lists of things that you think are:
fascinating, thrilling, frightening and disgusting.
C) Compare with a partner
“I think eating snails is disgusting.
“Really? I’ve tried them and I wasn’t disgusted at all.….”
Top Notch 2 – P10 (List 1.11)

17. Lesson 3 – Describe an interesting experience
2) Listening Comprehension
Listen to associate – Listen to three interviews.
Then listen again and write the number of the speaker described by each statement.
Listen for Details
Listen again and answer the questions in complete sentences.
1) Nancy Sullivan A) How many countries has she visited?
B) What did she notice about gestures in India
2) Andrew Barlow
A) What did the people in the village do to thank him?
B) Why did he eat something he didn’t want to?
3) Mieko Nakamura
A) What has she done twice?
B) How did she get to “the top of the world”?
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18. Lesson 3 – Describe an interesting experience
Now you can: Describe an interesting experience
Remember! LC Assignment 2
Notepadding – Answer the questions. Explain what happened
1) Have you ever been someplace that was really fascinating?
2) Have you ever eaten something that was really strange or disgusting?
3) Have you ever done something that was really thrilling or frightening?

19. Summary Now you can: Greet a visitor to your country
Get reacquainted with someone
Greet a visitor to your country
Describe an interesting experience
By being able to:
understand and use the Present Perfect Tense
describe and use vocabulary for tourist activities
understand and use Participial Adjectives