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Revision. Vocabulary of Unit 2 P55. Unit 3 More Contacts. Communication skills Students activity What do you do and say when you meet a colleague first thing in the morning ? How important it is on a daily basis? Read the VCD socializing context Watch the VCD. Viewing.
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Revision • Vocabulary of Unit 2 P55
Unit 3 More Contacts • Communication skills Students activity • What do you do and say when you meet a colleague first thing in the morning ? How important it is on a daily basis? • Read the VCD socializing context • Watch the VCD
Viewing • Version 1 (sounds down): How do you think Paula behaves towards Maria and Jens? What should she have done differently? • Version 1 (sounds up): Watch 1 again. Identify the following moments: A Paula indicates she id not interested in chatting to Maria B Paula gives Jens an abrupt welcome C Paula asks Maria to do her a favor D Maria and Jens have to introduce themselves
Watch Video 2 with the sound down. What differences are there in the body language of the 3 characters? • Watch 2 again with sound up. Focus on these moments: A Paula engages Maria in some friendly small talk B Paula includes Jens and Maria C Paula pays attention to Jens
Warming-up exercise P19 • In daily contacts with colleagues and friends , how do you behave? What advice would you give a visitor to your country concerning the following aspects of body language? • Eye contact • Physical distance • Facial expression • Physical contact • Stance or posture
Greetings hello./ hi / Good morning / Good afternoon. How are you ? How are things? Nice to see you again. Responds Fine, and you? Not so bad. How are you? Language focus: Greetings and request
Request I wonder if you could… Would you mind… Could you… I’ve got a favor to ask you. Could you… Responds Sure. / certainly. Not at all. I suppose to. Well, that is not so easy / a bit of a problem.
Pair work • Greet each other and make the following requests. Remember to use language that is appropriate to the nature of the requests, and to your relationship with the other person. Student A A borrow some change for coffee B have a day off C leave work early D sign a letter Student B E start a meeting early F attend a two-day training course G use the other person’s office for a meeting H book some extra holiday over Christmas
Individual work: Physical contact • Handshakes • Kissing • Touching • Proximity Discuss the above questions and any other aspect of physical contact which are relevant to yr own country / hometown?
Socializing practice Work in pairs: You will meet each other on the way in to work. Prepare a request you would like to make of your colleague (meeting, borrow sth, home life…). Student A: b f i j Student B: b d g i
Homework 1. Speeding up your responses: P22 1. 2. Read the transcript of this unit.