Welcome to English Conversation 1 12/22 – 1/17

My name is Chris Hoaldridge. Please call me Chris.

I’m from Dallas, Texas.

I used to teach at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

Attendance Please raise your hand and say “HERE!”

Q. What year are you in? A.I’m a freshman. sophomore. junior. senior. Q. What’s your major? A.My major is economics. A. I’m majoring in economics.

Course Information Location: Hyehwa Hall (G), Classroom 208 Class Time: M / T / Th / F 1:30 – 5:30PM

Textbook ENGLISH FIRSTHAND 1 Student Book

Keys to Success  Participate in class! (Speak a lot!)  Review every day!  Ask questions!  It’s OK to make mistakes!  Smile and have fun!

Appointments Have a question? Need help? Want to talk? You can make an appointment to see me by .

Course Syllabus Handout

Do you have any questions? Is everything clear? Crystal clear!

Class List

English Nicknames Name Daniel Nicholas Dennis Jennifer Kate Whitney Meaning Ruler of the World Victory Wild or Crazy White Wave Pure Island

English Nickname Lists Boys’ names: Girls’ names:

Ice Breaker Four Truths and a Lie Small Group Speaking Activity

Demonstration

1.My favorite Korean food is tuna fish kimbap. 2.I have one older brother who lives in Texas. 3.My favorite Korean celebrity is Hyo-ri Lee. 4.I am 190 centimeters tall. 5.I was born in Israel.

Useful Expressions I think (number 1) is a lie. I think (number 2) is false. I think (number 3) smells fishy. I think (number 4) sounds suspicious. I find (number 5) hard to believe.

Four Truths and a Lie Small Group Speaking Activity 1.Get into small groups of 4 students each. 2.Introduce yourself and read your five sentences. 3.Your classmates will try to guess the sentence that is a lie. 4.Each person should ask at least one follow-up question.

Classroom English 1.Can you repeat that, please? 2.How do you spell __________? 3.What does __________ mean? 4.Can you give me an example? 5.How do you say __________ in Korean? 6.How do you pronounce this word?

Classroom English Small Group Speaking Activity 1.Get into small groups of 4 students each. 2.One student picks up a card and reads a sentence with a strange word. 3.The other group members need to ask for the spelling, meaning, examples, Korean translation, and pronunciation. 4.Practice asking ALL of the questions!

Demonstration

Real World English Expressions for conversation

I don’t understand. Excuse me. Again, please. Louder, please. Slower, please.

I don’t know. I’m not sure. I have no idea.

How are you? How are you doing? How’s it going? What’s up?

I’m fine. Everything’s cool. I’m cool. I’m great!/fantastic!/terrific! I’m doing well.

Good-bye. See you later! See you next time! Take care! Take it easy!

That’s great! Wow! Awesome! Cool!

That’s too bad. I’m sorry to hear that. That’s terrible/horrible.

I don’t believe you. No way! Whatever! In your dreams!

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it (your help).

You’re welcome. No problem. My pleasure. Anytime. Don’t mention it.

Privacy That’s personal. No comment.

Practice with a partner 1.Say hi to your partner and ask how he/she is doing? 2.Say something interesting or exciting! 3.Say something sad or shocking. 4.Tell a lie. 5.Ask your partner a difficult question that he/she probably doesn’t know the answer to. 6.Say thank you to your partner for doing something nice. 7.Ask your partner a personal question. 8.Say good-bye!

Demonstration

Personality Test What kind of personality do you have? Class Speaking Activity

Class Mix and Mingle 1.Stand up! 2.Walk around the classroom and meet your classmates. 3.Say, “Hi! How’s it going?” 4.Ask, “What’s your name?” 5.Ask a question from your handout. 6.Ask at least one follow-up question. 7.Have a short conversation. 8.Then, talk to another student.

Homework 1.Choose an English nickname and make a nametag. Bring it to class tomorrow. Be sure to write down three activities you like. 2.Do page 12 (Unit 1). 3.Do page 121 (Unit 1).