ASUN CUESTA
ENGLISH TEACHER
2nd Session
The origin of a Friendship: Greetings
Task 1
Watch the following video.
Do you recognize any greeting?
How many different ways of greeting someone do you know?
Do you use the same ones for everybody?
What about body language?
Task 3
Role-Play
Task 2
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Watch the following video
Now, look at the given phrases and decide which are formal and colloquial in English. Copy them in two columns in your notebook:
Good morning! • Good evening! • Hello! • How are you? • Nice to meet you • Bye! • How’re you doing? • Very well, thank you • Great, thanks • What’s going on? • Good afternoon! Have a nice day! • See you later! • Morning! • Hi! • How’s it going? What’s up? • Goodbye • See you • How you doing? •How´s it going?• Long time no see• It´s a pleasure to meet you• Hi • Good afternoon•Look who it is!•Well hello• Yo, what's good?• Hey!•Hi there• Bye now• Goodbye
FORMAL
COLLOQUIAL
Rose: Hi, Carmen.
Carmen: Hello, Rose. How are you?
Rose: Great! Look! I am reading my favourite book.
Carmen: Do you like Shakesperare?
Rose: Wow! William is the best and Hamlet is my favourite play.
Carmen: Well, Carmen, I have to leave. See you later.
Rose: See you!
Imagine you are meeting some friends this afternoon. Get ready for it and role-play a conversation with your classmates. Look at the example and write your own conversation in your notebook:
Be ready to
perform!
Task 4
Watch the following video and complete the FILL IN THE GAPS activity.