Lesson 21: Expressing Appreciation (20-25 minutes)

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1 Main Topic 2: Business Interactions Lesson 21: Expressing Appreciation (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to EXPRESSING APPRECIATION. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. Then practice using the words in your own sentences. 1. How do you show your gratitude to a helpful colleague? a. thankfulness b. admiration c. respect d. reverence 2. The company values all employees hard work. a. give direction b. give insight c. give importance d. give duty 3. I gave her my sincere congratulations when she got promoted. a. warm b. honest c. consistent d. heartfelt 4. That employee became famous for her commendable work. a. worthy of praise b. worthy of attention c. worthy of compensation d. worthy of a raise Page 1

2 5. Jack never fails to brighten his coworkers day by giving compliments. a. average comments b. positive comments c. important comments d. huge comments Page 2

3 Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Mrs. Black congratulates her teammate, Ms. Davis for being the model employee of the year. Mrs. Black: Congratulations Ms. Davis! I ve heard you were chosen as the model employee of the year. Ms. Davis: Thanks a lot Mrs. Black. I really wasn t expecting that. I think our team should be (1) as well. We all worked so hard. Mrs. Black: I don t think so. We all worked hard but your effort was really (2). Our last major project was successful because of you. Ms. Davis: Oh thank you so much! Hmmm, but I honestly think everyone made a big (3) to the project. Mrs. Black: Well I guess you re right. (pauses) By the way, I think they ll give you a (4) in a wooden frame, so you could hang it on your wall for all the employees to see. And one more thing have you received your cash bonus? Ms. Davis: Hmmm not yet. Should I expect that? Mrs. Black: Of course you should! That s their (5) of gratitude for your hard work. It s the company s way of saying Thank you and Keep it up. Ms. Davis: Wow! That s great! I would definitely treat you guys to lunch once I get it! Choices: a. contribution b. recognized c. certificate d. token e. admirable f. dedication Page 3

4 I. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Coordinating Conjunctions (5-6 minutes) Coordinating conjunctions join parts of sentences (words, phrases, or clauses) that are grammatically equal or similar. These parts should be equal in importance and structure. Examples: Joined Words Joined Phrases Joined Clauses I like [writing] and [reading]. She would either go [to the mall] or [to the gym]. [Jerry likes to work overtime] but [Jessica likes to go home early]. In these sentences, the two elements inside the bars [] are equal in importance and structure so they are joined together by coordinating conjunctions. Remember: There are seven coordinating conjunctions. You may want to use the following acronym to recognize and remember them: F A N B O Y S For introduces reason for the preceding clause And joins together two or more similar ideas Nor completes the pair neither-nor But joins together opposite ideas Or joins together two or more alternative ideas Yet almost similar to but, joins contrasting ideas together So shows that the second idea is the result of the first Comprehension Check: What kinds of words, phrases or clauses can be joined by coordinating conjunctions? How can you use the other coordinating conjunctions aside from those given as examples? Page 4

5 Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. She was given a certificate a cash bonus. a. so b. and c. but d. yet 2. She did great her boss did not recognize her efforts. a. nor b. for c. so d. yet 3. The project was very successful the team went out to celebrate. a. so b. and c. for d. but 4. The company announced the best employees they didn t give them any cash rewards. a. or b. nor c. so d. but 5. She is neither the best employee the worst. In other words, she is an average employee. a. yet b. nor c. or d. so Page 5