- •Module one Getting to know each other
- •In making a presentation
- •In discussing personal goals and strategies to achieve them
- •Vocabulary and speech patterns
- •Unit 1.
- •Introducing yourself and others. Starting a conversation.
- •1 Discuss the questions.
- •2 Match the expressions and responses.
- •3 Are these greetings formal (f) or informal (I)?
- •In a formal situation:
- •In an informal situation:
- •3 Choose from the box above the most suitable phrases to introduce yourself to:
- •4 To get to know each other better introduce yourself and add a sentence or two about yourself. Some ideas to begin:
- •5 Practice the conversations with a partner. Match a line in a with a reply in b and a further comment in c.
- •3 Now read the text carefully and answer the questions
- •4 Find words or phrases in the text which mean:
- •5 Use the text and choose the best words to complete the short conversations below.
- •6 Compare the forms of addressing people in Great Britain and the United States with those used in Belarus.
- •1 Work in small groups. Make introductions and initiate a talk in the following situations:
- •Do you know the basic rules of introductions?
- •Safe and Unsafe Subjects for Talk
- •In pairs, answer the following questions:
- •1Put the words in the correct order and write the statements.
- •2 Make questions from the following words. Use the pronoun you in each case. Add necessary auxiliary verbs.
- •3 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
- •4 Fill in the spaces with the correct tag
- •5 Discuss in pairs what questions you would ask in the following situations.
- •3 Work in pairs. Complete the sentences using a phrase with get
- •Unit 2 Language learning experience. Defining objectives for the future.
- •3 Address the audience, adding an opening sentence or two
- •4 Prepare four different openings using the techniques above. Practice the openings with a partner. Choose one of the presentation situations below.
- •5 Discuss these points:
- •6 Decide whether each sentence in the Useful Language box is formal (f) or informal (I).
- •Introducing the topic
- •Inviting questions
- •6 T 2.1. Listen to the openings of one formal presentation and one informal presentation. Tick (√) the phrases from the Useful Language box used by the speakers.
- •Welcome to University
- •2 Now read the text carefully and answer the questions:
- •3 Find in the text English equivalents for the following word combinations:
- •4 Give your opinion. Use the following expressions
- •I think that ... I strongly believe that ...
- •I am sure that ... I am convinced that ...
- •5 Which three aims of learning English mentioned in the text above are most important for you?
- •6 In pairs decide on your speaking skills objectives for the course that you are beginning and the ways to achieve them. Choose one of the following statements, or write one of your own.
- •7 Try to make a full list of goals for learning English and think of learning activities to reach them.
- •Text 1 Cultural hints for performing presentations
- •Text 2 Speeches of Introduction
- •1 Choose the best variant.
- •2 Underline the correct tense in the following sentences.
- •Vocabulary Focus
- •1. Do or make? Complete the questions and then write the answer.
- •2. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line. A formal letter
- •1 Read the short text. In the exercise that follows it circle t (true) or f (false).
- •5 Write an appropriate question for these answers.
- •6 Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold
- •7 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use them in the correct tense forms
- •8 Rewrite the selection below. Two ways are provided. Follow the direction in each step.
- •Rewrite the selection, changing “Jack” to “Betty”. Make all other necessary changes. Your first sentence will say:
- •9 Rearrange the steps of a presentation to make it according to the accepted rules.
- •10 Arrange the phrases from a presentation below in a proper order
- •Self-assesment checklist list Module 1. Getting to know each other
3 Are these greetings formal (f) or informal (I)?
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Hello. I’m Carrol Brown.
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Hello there!
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How do you do?
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Hi! Nice to meet you.
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Ladies and Gentlemen! It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the Faculty meeting.
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Good morning, Mr. Brown.
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Developing communication skills: (1) Introductions. |
Introduction. When you introduce people to one another you should use special expressions depending on the situation
In a formal situation:
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Stimulus |
Response |
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May I introduce Prof. Brown, Dean of our Department?
Let me introduce the head of the Department of the English language and Speech Communication.
Allow me to introduce you the teachers of the Department.
I would like you to meet ... I would like to introduce you to ... |
How do you do?(is said by both people)
It is a pleasure to meet you.
It is a privilege to meet you.
I’m honored to meet you.
Thank you very much for the cordial welcome and kind words of greeting. (may be said if introduced to the audience) |
In an informal situation:
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Stimulus |
Response |
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I’d like you to meet Alex. Alex, this is Cathy. Have you met Victor? Come and meet Mary. |
Hi, how are you? Pleased to meet you. Nice to meet you. Glad to meet you. |
1 Choose suitable responses for these expressions.
1. Nice to meet you.
a. Pleased to meet you too. b. Hello!
2. How do you do?
a.Hi! Haven’t seen you for a long time! b. How do you do?
3. Hello, Jane. How are you?
a. Nice to meet you. b. Fine! And how are you?
4. Allow me to introduce Prof. Brown to you.
a. Hello. b. How do you do?
5. Hi, mom. This is my fellow student Alex.
a. Nice to meet you, Alex. b. How do you do?
6. Miss Follet, let me introduce my colleague, Mr. Brown, to you.
a. How do you do? b. I’m glad to see you.
2 Read the dialogues . Decide whether they are taking place in formal (F), semi-formal (S) or informal (I) situations:
1. -Mr. Smith, may I introduce a colleague of mine, Mr Brown?
-How do you do, Mr.Brown?
-How do you do?
2. - This is John Green. He’s our Project Coordinator.
- Pleased to meet you, Mr. Green. Did you have a good journey?
3. – Alan, have you met Linda? She is my groupmate.
-Hi, Linda. Nice meeting you. Is this your first visit to the USA?
4. – Hello, everybody. I’m Nick. Nick Salt. I’m a first year student of philosophy.
- Hi, Nick. This is Ann and this is Mary. They are from the faculty of journalism.
- Nice meeting you. How do you like being students?
5. - Miss Lane, I’d like to introduce you to a colleague of mine.
- Certainly.
-Miss Lane, this is my colleague, Mr. Kent. Mr. Kent this is Miss Lane.
-How do you do? It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Kent.
-It is a pleasure to meet you too, Miss Lane.