Module 9 thats unit 4

MODULE 9 That’s English! – UNIT 4 IT’S BEEN VERY NICE TO MEET YOU! A) GRAMMAR - PHRASAL VERBS: 1 count on 2 look into 3 take aback 4 get together 5 give up 6 work out 7 bring up 8 blow up 9 get over Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs 1 How does other people’s rude behaviour make you feel: are you … ?

2 Are you good at ... what other people are feeling?

3 Would you be interested in ... your family history?

4 What’s your favourite way of ... with friends?

5 Have you ever ... a sport or hobby? If so, why?

6 Who do you ... when you need help?

Look at the sentences below. Choose the more formal option.

1 Travellers should spend some time looking into / investigating non verbal forms of communication.

2 The traveller in Tibet might be taken aback /shocked when the locals stick out their tongues.

3 In the US, most men normally just shake hands when they meet / get together.

Replace the phrasal verbs in bold with the correct form of the verbs below.

1 Most families try to get together at Christmas.

Most families try to meet at Christmas.

2 When I told my father I had crashed his car, he blew up.

3 Gestures can be a useful way to get over what you mean.

4 Scientists are looking into the reasons behind climate change.

5 Her handwriting is terrible: I can’t work out what it says.

Investigate stop

rely on mention communicate understand

shock

meet

get angry

- MAY/MIGHT/MUST/COULD/CAN’T….SPECULATING We can use these modal verbs (also called modals of deduction, speculation or certainty) when we want to make a guess about something. We choose the verb depending on how sure we are.

1: Talking about the present: must / might / could / may / can't • • • • •

must + infinitive might / might not + infinitive could / could not + infinitive may / may not + infinitive can't + infinitive

For example: I am waiting for Julie with another friend, David.

I ask: 'Where is Julie?'

David guesses: • She must be on the bus. (I'm fairly sure this is a good guess) • She might come soon. (maybe) • She could be lost. (maybe) • She may be in the wrong room. (maybe) • She can't be at home. (I'm fairly sure this isn't true) 2: Using modal verbs to talk about the past: must / might / could / may / can't + have + past participle • • • • •

must have + past participle might / might not have + past participle could / couldn't have + past participle may / may not have + past participle can't have + past participle

For example: You: Where was Julie last night?

David: • She must have forgotten about our date.

• She might have worked late.

• She could have taken the wrong bus.

• She may have felt ill.

• She can't have stayed at home. http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammarvideos/modals-deduction

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-probability-exercise-1.html http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-probability-exercise-2.html http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/grammar/exercises/modal-verbsdeduction.html http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.may3.i.htm - RISING/FALLING INTONATION (SHOWING INTEREST AND SURPRISE) http://www.englishw.com/IntonationIntroduction.php http://www.pearsonlongman.com/summit/downloads/summit1/UNIT_01_P11_Discours e.pdf http://reallifeglobal.com/intonation-the-secret-ingredient-to-great-pronunciation-withaudio/ B) READING COMPREHENSION - Body language When we communicate with other people it is not only our words that contain the meaning. An important part of that meaning comes from what is called 'non-verbal communication'. By this we mean facial expression; gestures with hands, arms, legs; the way we sit or stand; the way we touch other people; the distance we keep between ourselves and the people we are talking to; our dress and our appearance. All these say something to other people.

Facial expressions and gestures are used by everyone often spontaneously , even unconsciously. Smiling, for example, is found in most cultures as a sign of happiness or pleasure. Gestures such as pointing, waving, shaking or nodding the head are also widely used, although the gestures themselves do not always mean the same in every culture. I once asked a Portuguese student why bank officials in Lisbon seemed so dour – sorry Lisbon bank clerks, but it's true – and he told me that if they smiled too much they would not seem serious about their work.

Because many non-verbal messages are 'culture specific', they can cause a lot of misunderstanding between people from different backgrounds. Northern Europeans and Americans, for example, like to keep a certain 'personal space' between themselves and others and feel uncomfortable if people come too close to them. In these same cultures it is considered impolite to stare , but Greeks, it is said, feel ignored if people do not stare at them in public. Europeans usually change their facial expression to show happiness, anger, boredom, sadness. For this reason they call oriental people 'inscrutable' because they change facial expression much less.

In styles of dress we also make important statements about ourselves. Dress codes vary greatly from one culture to another and it is easy to make mistakes about people's status

if you don't know the cultural norm. In Mediterranean cultures bank officials and similar employees wear short-sleeved, open-neck shirts and no jackets. This casual dress would not be acceptable in northern Europe, where suits and ties are a sign of seriousness. Ambitious women in western cultures wear classic clothes in sober colours to indicate their dedication to career.

One of the main differences between verbal and non-verbal communication is that we are often not conscious of the expressions and gestures we use and so we are in danger of giving more information than we really want to, or even of giving a conflicting message with our body language to the one expressed in our words. + Identify some of your culture's body language by answering the questions below.

These questions are open and do not have a right or wrong answer. They are to help you think about body language.

1. When you meet someone for the first time, how do you greet him or her?

2. Do you use the same greeting for men as for women?

3. How do you greet your friends?

4. How do you greet a friend of the opposite sex?

5. How do you greet members of your family: children, adults,old people?

6. Describe three gestures you use frequently and say what they mean.

7. How would you expect the following people to dress? a dentist a bank manager a teacher a shop assistant a secondary school student 8. Which gestures are impolite in your culture? + Exercise This exercise is to test your understanding of the text. Read the questions below and choose the best answer.

1. 'Body language' is: A. The way we dress B. The expressions on our face C. Non-verbal communication 2. When we do something 'spontaneously' (line 6), we do it: A. immediately B. after careful thought C. reluctantly

3. 'Status' (line 22) means: A. condition B. level of seniority C. age 4. 'Classic clothes' (line 26) are: A. fashionable wear B. casual dress C. unobtrusive, sensible dress 5. A 'conflicting message' (line 30)gives people: A. useful information B. confusing information C. wrong information.

- Formal and Informal Language http://fillingthegap.slo.nl/materiaal/building_knowledge/Booklet_formal_vs_informal_ English.pdf/ Informal

Formal

Please help me.

I’d greatly appreciate your help in this matter.

Do you have time to meet this afternoon?

Would it be possible for you to meet this afternoon?

Hope that’s okay.

I expect that won’t be too much of a burden on you.

I have a favour to ask you.

I wonder if it would be too much trouble to ask you…

I don’t have enough time for this.

I’m afraid I need more time for this.

I’m writing to you about…

I’m writing to you in connection with…

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.

Sorry for my late reply.

You sent the wrong amount.

There seems to have been a misunderstanding about the transferred amount.

Keep in touch.

Hope we have the chance to meet again soon.

Informal

Formal

How’s life?

How are you?

Can I give you a tip?

May I suggest…?

I need your help asap.

If it’s not too much trouble, could you help me solve an issue?

Fuck, I forgot again, didn’t I?

I apologize for the delay in replying to your email.

I’d like to find out…

I’d love to hear more information regarding…

Write soon!

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

See ya

Regards

http://www.englishworksheetsland.com/grade2/12informal.html - Texting http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1403/140312-texting-while-walking.html C) LISTENING COMPREHENSION - Formal and Informal Speaking http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en37spea-game-say-what - Texting http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1011/101110-texting.html http://www.elllo.org/english/0851/T882-Jake-TextMessage.htm (http://www.elllo.org/Worksheets/0851/882-TextMessage.pdf ) http://film-english.com/2015/06/29/dotty/ D) WRITING (FORMAL / INFORMAL) https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/formal_and_info rmal_language_letteremail/formal-informal-email/58636

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I think texting is here to stay and it makes life much easier in some ways :-), but I’m more concerned about the negative effects of other social media like Facebook. It’s easy to get addicted to checking it all day long and getting upset if no one likes your posts: you just can’t help it!

(Page 47) E) SPEAKING http://www.englishwithjo.com/english-conversation-body-language/ http://ieltsspeakingquestions.blogspot.com.es/2015/02/ielts-2015-speakingquestions_25.html http://teflpedia.com/Body_language_conversation_questions