A. Good morning, how s life?

A. Good morning, how s life? 1 Conversation: Meetings and Greetings 1. Listen and Practice Mary : Good morning, George. George: Good morning Mary. Mary :.? George: Fine, thanks. Pierre : Hello, Mrs.Garcia. How..? Garcia : Pretty good thanks. How about you, Pierre? Pierre : Not bad, thanks. Toshi : Good morning, Ann. How s..? Ann : OK, thanks. How are you today, Toshi? Toshi : Just fine, thanks. 2. Speaking: Practice greeting classmates. Use good morning, good afternoon, or good evening 3. Complete the conversations, Use these words Source: Interchange 1 Good afternoon Good night Good evening Good morning Goodbye A good morning B Mr Brown A, The Grand Hotel B A, madam B A, madam B Peter, Sleep well A, madam B Have a good journey! 1

2 Functional Skills: Greetings Expressions When you have to know somebody better you may say: Hello How are you? How are you getting on? How s life? How are you doing? Hi How are things? How s everything? Good morning, good evening and good evening are used informally, but not the other times of day. Often the good is dropped; Some times the person s names is added. Morning Jim Morning Response Hello Fine Very well, thank you. Nor so bad Pretty good. Good night is used for leaving or going to bed After not seeing someone for some time, say: Nice to see you again. Really good to see you again 3 Listening. Listen to greetings and choose the correct responses. a).. Fine, thanks... Hi! How are you? b).. Oh, not bad, thanks... Yes, thanks. c).. Good afternoon... Fine, thanks. d).. Pretty good, thanks. How about you?.. How about you 4 Leave takings A: Goodbye. See you tomorrow. B: Fine/all right/ok. A: Bye! See you later. B: Yeah, Bye. A: Goodbye. B: Bye-bye. See you on Wednesday. A: Goodbye. Have a nice evening. B: Thanks. You, too. Functional Skill: Valediction Goodbye Bye-bye Be seeing you Bye now See you See you on Sunday See you again cheerio Source: Interchange 1 2

5 Grammar Focus 1: Yes/No question with be Are you from Chile? No, I m not I m from Venezuela Are you a student? Yes, I m Is Tom a writer? Yes, he is Is Susan French? No, she isn t. She is Australian Exercise Complete these conversations. Then practice them. 1. A: you from the United States B: yes, I... I m form Miami, Florida. 2. A: Is Bruce Springsteen an actor? B: No, He..He.. a singer. 3. A: Rosa from Argentina? B: No, She. She s from Mexico. 4. A: Are. In French 101? B: No, I m I m in French 102. Contraction I am : I m You are : You re He is : he s She is : She s It is : It s We are : We re They are : They re What is : what s Now write five questions to your classmates about famous people. Then ask your question in groups. 6 Grammar Focus 2: Wh-question with be Personal pronouns What is your name? My name is Brian Subject Object Where are you from? I am from Ohio I : my What is his name? His name is Motonari. you : your Where is she from? She is from Japan. he : his she : her What are their names? Their names are Bill and George it : Its Where are they from? They are from England. we : our you : your they : their Exercise Complete these conversations. 1 A: What is.name? B: His name Kenji Ota.... a conductor. 3 A:.. is.. name? B:. name Catherine Proctor. She.. an actress. 3

2 A: Where.he from? B:...from Japan. 5 A:. are. names? B: Their names are Avril Lagvine and Michael Jackson.. are singers. 4 A:.. is.. from? B: She. from Australia. 6 A: Where are from? B: They.... the United States. 7 Video Conversation: Greetings Listen and Practice While watching a video of greetings, please answer these questions: 1. What is Peter doing? 2. Why is the girl very untidy? 3. Where is their father? Make other 2-3 your own questions related to the conversation! 8 Reading: Meeting and Greeting Customs There are many different greeting customs around the word. Here are some How do you think the people in these countries greet each other? Chile People usually shake hands when they meet for the first time. When two woman first meet, they sometimes give one kiss on the cheek. (They actually kiss the air. ) Women also greet both male and female friend warm abrazos (hugs) or sometimes kiss woman on the cheek. Finland Finns greet each other with a firm handshake. Hugs and kisses are only for close friends and family. 4

The Philippines. The everyday greeting for friends is as handshake for both men and woman. Men sometimes pat each other on the back. Korea Men bow slightly and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. To address someone with his or her full name, the family name comes first then the first name. The United States. People shake hands when they are first introduced. Friends and family members often hug or kiss the cheek when they see each other. In these situations, men often kiss women but not other men, Exercise 1 According to the article, in which country or countries are the following true? Check ( ) the correct boxes. 1.People shake hands every time they meet. Chile Finland the Philippines Korea the U.S 2.Woman do not shake hands 3.woman kiss at the first meeting 4.Men hug of pat each other on the back 5.Woman family name comes first. Exercise 2 Pair Work. How do these people greet each other in your country? 1. two male friends 2. a male and female friends 3. two strangers 4. two female friends Source: New Interchange 1 5

9 Vocabulary: People Exercise 1 1. Choose the best to complete each sentences 1. Margaret is my best I tell her everything. a. woman b. friend c. pet d. enemy 2. Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the town hall? I m afraid not. I m a around here. a. conductor b. foreigner c. tourist d. stranger 3. They invited over 50. to their daughter s weeding. a. guest b. hosts c. tourist d. priests 4. Excuse me, sir. Are you the. of this car? a. stranger b. owner c. pilot d. rider 5. louse is a.. in our National Orchestra. a. piano b. florist c. violin d. violinist 6. The at the garage said my car needed a new engine. a. athlete b. mechanic c. officer d. engineer 7. Good morning,... I m the manager. How can I help you? a. boy b. man c. mister d. sir 8. Michelle is... so it s difficult for her to understand what people say if they speak very fast. a. beginner b. customer c. starter d. winner 9. Trevor works as a shop... in a big store. a. assistant b. attendant c. brother d. instructor 10. My was never happy about me marrying her daughter. a. mother-in-law b. uncle c. nephew d. stepfather 11. Jon s doctor wasn t sure what was wrong with him so she sent him to a at the hospital. a. principal b. specialist c. manager d. writer 12. The steward served coffee to the first class. a. assistant b. attendant c. passengers d. pilots 13. That wants to write about you in his newspaper. a. coach b. cook c. journalist d. professor 6

14. A looks after our children when we go out for the evening. a. baby sister b. butcher c. cleaner d. disc jockey. Exercise 2: Family Fill in the blank with the correct answer. 1. Your father's sister is your 2. Your sister's husband is your 3. Your mother's mother is your 4. Your sister's daughter is your 5. Your son's son is your 6. Your brother s wife is your 7. Your mother's brother is your 8. Your uncle's son is your 9. Your brother's son is your 10. Your mother's father is your Exercise 3 Read the clues and identify the people. Write their names in the family tree. Clues Andi's mum is Joko's daughter. Andi is very young. Andi's uncle is called Edy. Maria is Edy's sister. Santi's got a younger sister called Dina. Joko and Murni are husband and wife. Dina's father is called Broto. 7

10 TOEIC file: 1. Incomplete Sentences Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. (Note: There are only two answer options in this practice section, unlike the actual TOEIC test, which has four.) 1. New employees asked to attend orientation. (A) is (B) are 2. The secretary ordered two for the meeting. (A) is (B) are 3. A reporter interviewing witnesses. (A) is (B) are 4. Production increased since Mr. Garcia revised the plan. (A) is (B) are 5. The plane cannot take off until the rain (A) is (B) are 2. Error Recognition Identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, write the correct sentence. 1. Traffic are always bad during rush hour. A B C D 2. Toothpaste for hotel guests are available at the front desk. A B C D 3. Lunch are provided on Tuesday for conference attendees. A B C D 4. Several baskets of fruits were delivered to the ambassador's room. A B C D 5. Sunshine are expected for the next two days. A B C D 8

3. Reading Comprehension Choose the one best answer to each question. Questions 1-4 refer to the following calendar. 7 Golf w/jr at club 1 Holiday Golf w/jr 8 6 P.M. Company dinner 2 10: 00 Mtg w/ Travel Agent Assoc. 9 7 A.M. Bridst mtg with airline agents 3 11:00 Fly to Rio 10 3 P.M. Meeting w/ editor of travel mag 4 Hotel Cope 11 6:00 A. M. train to NY 8 P.M. Return 5 Brkfst mtg with hotel refs 12:00 City tour 12 4 P.M. Dr's Appointment 6 AM: Mtg with tour guides 5:00 P.M. flight home 13 10 A.M. Golf at club 1. What field is this person probably in? (A) Tourism (B) Medicine (C) Education (D) Sports 2. How many out-of-town trips are planned? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 3. How many nights will the person be away? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 4. For recreation this person probably (A) plays golf (B) dances (C) cooks (D) learns Portuguese Source: Barron s TOEIC Preparation 9

Laugh with us An old man went to the hospital. When the doctor came to see him, he said, "Well, Mr. Jones, you're going to have some injections, and then you ll feel much better. A nurse will come and give you the first one this evening, and then you ll get another one tomorrow morning." In the evening a young nurse came to Mr. Jones's bed and said to him, I'm going to give you your first injection now, Mr. Jones. Where do you want it? The old man was surprised. He looked at the nurse for several seconds, and then he said. Nobody's ever let me choose that before. Are you really going to let me choose now? Yes, Mr. Jones, the nurse answered. She was in a hurry. Where do you want it? Well, then. the old man answered with a smile, I want it in your left arm, please Source: Anecdotes in American English 10