Survey Test/Activity

English Conversation Structure

Lesson 2 Getting to Know You

ACTIVITY #1. Answer these questions with your partner.

1. Take a look at your conversation e-book, name the different ways of introducing yourself? Introducing other people?
2. What is SMALL TALK?
3. What are topics you should not talk about during small talk?
4. What are good topics to talk about during small talk?

ACTIVITY #2. Do this activity with your partner.

1. Look at conversation samples 1 and 2. Label the parts of the conversation according to the basic conversation structure above.
2. Write and act out a conversation between two people meeting for the first time at a conference.

• follow the basic conversation structure – kickstart, body, leave taking, goodbye.
• small talk topics – nationality, home, occupation, workplace,  and the reason why they come to a conference

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Lesson 3: Request, Permission, Offer

• Making a request (การร้องขอ)
• Asking for permission (ขออนุญาติ)
• Offering help (ให้ความช่วยเหลือ)

Activity #1

1. Familiarize the common expressions used for making a request, asking permission, and offering help.
2. Practice using the expressions – Go to MAKING A REQUEST PRACTICE and ASKING PERMISSION PRACTICE.
3. Complete the conversation exercises below.

Activity #2

1. Write and act out a conversation involving making a request, asking permission, and/or offering help. (Be mindful of the structure of your conversation)

HELPFUL PHRASES

Making a Request

Asking Permission

Offering Help

CONVERSATION EXERCISES – 1

Somchai: Good morning, Madam. ________(1 offer help)____________?

Nattawadee: Good morning. __________(2 permission)__________________?

Somchai: I’m sorry, he’s out of the office at the moment.

Nattawadee: Oh, well, never mind.

Somchai: _____________(3 offer help)_______________________ for you tomorrow?

Nattawadee: Oh, yes please. For 10 AM.

Somchai: Just a minute… _____(4 decline)_____________ he has another meeting at 10 AM. Will three in the afternoon be all right with you?

Nattawadee: No, thank you. I’ll meet him at his residence tonight. It’s something urgent.

Somchai: ________(5 offer help)________________ him anything?

Nattawadee: Thanks. You could tell him that Ms. Nattawadee was here.

Somchai: I will tell him.

Nattawadee: Thank you.

CONVERSATION EXERCISES – 2

Tom: Hey Jerry, going somewhere?

Jerry: Yes. I need to pick up the new guests at the airport.

Tom: ______(1 offer help)___________________?

Jerry: That would be great! It can be pretty lonely driving alone you know.

Tom: I certainly know that. Ok, ______( 2 permission)______ quickly grab my bag.

Jerry: Ok. Oh by the way I forgot to bring my wallet. ___(3 request)___________ bringing it. It’s on my table next to the computer.

Tom: Sure thing!

Jerry: I’ll wait for you in the car.

Tom: OK.

CONVERSATION EXERCISES – 3

Follow the conversation in the video. Fill in the missing conversation lines.

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Lesson 4

Complaining, Clarifying, Apologizing, and Thanking

Instructions

1. Go over your e-book, unit 4.
2. Define the following complain, clarify, apologize, and thank.
3. List down words and phrases used for making complaints, asking for clarification, apologizing, and thanking.
4. Use 2 to 3 of these expressions in a sentence. Share your sentences with your seatmate.
5. Complete the conversation in the video below. Practice and present your conversation with the customer service agent.

MORE HERE

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  Should and Have to
• 
  Asking and Giving Directions
• 
  Adverbial Clause: Before, When, and After
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  Superlative Adjectives: The Best Places in the World
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  Pronouns and Preposition of Place
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  Descriptive, Degree, and Time ADVERBS