English for Communication

Unit 1 Greetings, Introductions, Departures สาธิยา ภนู าพลอย นักวชิ าการศกึ ษา สานักวชิ าการศกึ ษาท่วั ไปและนวัตกรรมการเรียนรู้อเิ ลก็ ทรอนิกส์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภฏั สวนสุนันทา

1.1 Hello! How are you?

They kiss each other.

They hug each other.

He bows his head.

They do hand slapping.(high five)

They wai or do a wai.

How much do you know about how people in various countries greet each other? Find the right answer. a. people rub their noses as a greeting. b. social kissing between men is common. c. people always bow their heads. d. young people always do elaborate handshaking and hand slapping. e. people always shake hands when they meet.

___ 1. In most Western countries ___ 2. In the Middle East ___ 3. In the U.S.A. ___ 4. In Polynesia ___ 5. In Japan and China

What kind of language do they use? Relationship Language formal informal 1. boss - secretary 2. co - workers 3. friends 4. waiter - customer 5. strangers 6. mom – son 7. flight attendant - passenger

Language Practice Formal A: morning (Mr...,Miss. .). How are you? Good afternoon (Mrs..…). It's nice to see you. evening (sir, madam). Welcome to… . B: morning (Mr. ... ). I'm fine. Thank you. And you? Good afternoon (Miss …). Nice to see you, too. evening (Mrs …). Thank you. Nice to be here.

A: Informal Hello,……. (Bob). How are you doing? Hi, …….(Rain). How’s it going? / How are things? / What’s up? Great / Nice to see you. B: Hello,……. (Tom). All right. / Fine. / OK. What about you? Hi, ……. (Doris). Good. / Not bad. / Nothing much. / Nothing new. Great / Nice to see you, too.

1.2 I'd like you to meet… And see you later, bye.

Sawasdee kha. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jittra thongsophon. Welcome on board. b. The flight attendant introduces herself.

Mr Hiroshi Nato, let me introduce you to Dr. Dara Raktham. c. Someone introduces Mr Hiroshi Nato to Dr. Dara Raktham.

Thank you very much for your Support. Goodbye and see you Later. a. A contestant says goodbye to her fans.

Listening and Speaking Listen to the following conversations: Which one is about: a. introducing a stranger. b. introducing oneself. c. saying goodbye.

Gloria : Good morning. Are you Mr. Robinson? Mr. Ford: Yes, that's right. Gloria : I'm Gloria Taylor, Mr. Adam’s secretary. Mr. Ford: Miss Taylor, nice to meet you. Gloria: Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Robinson. Please come this way. Mr. Adam is Mr. Ford: expecting you. Thank you. 1.

Tony: Oh, Linda. I've an important appointment in 5 minutes. I’ll talk to you later. Bye. Linda: Take care. Bye. 2.

Daisy: Pim, let me introduce you to everyone. Pim: Thank you. That would be nice. 3.

Maggie: Hi, Bill. Bill: Maggie. I'm not sure whether you two have known each other .... Patrick, this Patrick: is Margaret Hunter, my classmate at Maggie: Washington University and this is Patrick : Patrick Anderson, my co-worker at Fox. Nice to see you, Miss Hunter. Nice to see you, too. Call me Maggie. And you can call me Pat. 4.

Guest: Do you take Visa? Cashier: Yes, madam. Guest: Here it is. Cashier: Just a moment ... please sign your name here. Thank you very much. Guest: Have a nice trip back home. Good bye. Thanks a lot. Good bye. 5.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Let me introduce myself. My name is Dara Jaidee. I'm 19 years old. I graduated from Duang Kamol Secondary School. Now I am a first-year Business English student at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. I hope, in the future, to be a flight attendant. 6.

Language Practice Formal Introducing oneself Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Let me introduce myself. My name is (Nittaya Raktham). You can call me (Nit). I’m a first-year (Business English) student at Suan Sunandha Rjabhat University. Informal Hi, I’m (Nittaya Raktham). Call me (Nit). I’m a (Business English) Freshman at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University.

Language Note American: British: a freshman a sophomore a first-year student a junior a second-year student a senior a third-year student a fourth-year student

Formal: Introducing oneself Calling Attention Excuse me. I’m (Poranee Bruke). A: Haven’t we met before? Introducing oneself I don’t think we’ve met. Greeting B: How do you do, (Ms. Bruke)? I’m (Paul Hopkins). Greeting Saying something nice A: How do you do, (Mr. Hopkins)? I’m pleased to meet you. Pleased to see you. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Informal: Saying something nice Calling Attention/Greeting Introducing oneself Excuse me. I’m (Paul). Nice to see you. A: Hi. My name’s (Pim) Pleased to meet you. Hello. B: Hi, (Paul). I’m Niel. Glad to see you. I’m Wilawan. Nice to know you.

Introducing someone to other Formal is (Name) introduce you to Mr… This Miss… Let me meet Mrs… A: I’d like to Khun… I’d like you to

B: How do you do? I’m pleased to It’s a pleasure to It’s nice to see you. Pleased to know you. Nice to meet you C: How do you do? pleased to meet you, (too) Nice to know you. I’m pleased to see you I’m a pleased to It’s nice to

Introducing someone to other Informal A: This is (Dan). Can I I want you introduce you to (Nop)? to meet (Paul). B: Helle, (Dan). Nice to meet you. Hi (Nop). Pleased to see you. (Nada). C: Hello, (Jane). Nice to meet you Hi, (Siree). Pleased to know you.

Saying goodbye to some one A: I’ve got to run. See you tomorrow. I have to leave now. See you later. I have to go now. Good bye. or Bye. Good night. I’ll call you later, I’ll see you later. I’ll talk to you later.

Saying goodbye to some one B: See you. See you later / tomorrow / on Monday / next week. Good bye. Bye. Good night. Take care. Have a nice day / weekend / trip.

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