1. Health Greeting Sharing Opinion Linking
Welcome Back!
Health
Greeting
Sharing Opinion Linking
Spring 2014, Week 1

2. Warm-up!
Find Someone Who

6. My Contact Info
Phone:
Weixin: chinalibby
Class website: eoec.weebly.com

7. Units 7 and 8 Unit 7: Return to Conversation Skills
Greetings
Topic starters
Sharing Opinion
Agreeing and disagreeing
Comparing and contrasting
Making recommendations
Asking for more information
Clarification strategies
Unit 8: Interview Skills/English for Jobs

8. Grading (no changes) Classwork- 35% Attendance- 10% Homework- 5%
Midterm Exam- 25%
Final Exam- 25%
TOTAL- 100%

9. Classwork- 35% (4 total assignments)
Week 3: Debate
Week 12: Job Fair
Week 15: Workplace Scenario Skit
Participation Grade

10. Participation Points Gain points by: Lose points by:
Participating in class
Volunteering
Lose points by:
Being late
Using your cell phone
Not being prepared
Not participating

11. Notebooks
Each week you must take notes during class in the front of your notebook.
Each week you must also record the quote of the day in the notes section of your notebook.
All homework should be recorded in the back of your notebook.

12. Quote of the Day
Copy the quote in your notebook where you write your notes.
Answer the following questions:
What do you think the quote is saying? (put it into your own words)
What do you think about it? Do you agree or disagree? Explain why.
Ex. “It makes me think about…” or “It reminds me of…” or “I disagree with this because…” or “I don’t think…”

13. Quote of the Day: Health
“Laughter is the best medicine.”
What do you think this quote means?
What do you think about it?
Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

14. What are some ways you can share your opinion?

15. Expressing Opinion
Personally I think that…
As far as I’m concerned…
I believe that…
As I see it…
I don’t think (that)…
I don’t feel that…
“That’s my two cents.”
Examples:
Personally I think that laughter is the best medicine.
As far as I’m concerned, running is the best form of exercise.
I believe that everyone wants to live in a peaceful world.

16. Asking for Opinion What do you think? Do/Don't you agree, Amber?
Wouldn't you agree, Charles?
What’s your opinion?

18. Living Longer
Work with your small group. Share your opinion and ask for opinion.
How do you think you can live to be 113 like this woman? What are the best ways to stay strong and healthy?
Would you like to live to be 113? Why or why not?

19. How did you live so long?
"I mind my own business and I don't eat junk food.” -Besse Cooper

20. Ways to Live Longer Get enough rest Exercise regularly
Eat your veggies
Don’t smoke
Have a positive attitude
Take care of your teeth

21. Stress Did you know that stress can shorten your life?
What makes you stressed?
How do you deal with stress?
What are some good ways to deal with stress?

22. Smoking
If people know smoking is bad for their health, why do they still smoke?
In China, its unusual to see women smoking. Why do you think that is?

23. Modern Medicine
Which is more effective: modern medicine or traditional medicine?
Are there some times when modern medicine is better and other times when traditional medicine is better? When?

24. Conversational Greetings!
FORMAL and INFORMAL

25. Formal Greetings

26. Formal
Good morning. Good morning.
How are you? Fine. Good.
Hello. It is very nice to meet you.
When and with whom would you use this type of greeting with?

27. Informal How ya doing? Doing well. (Good. Fine. Okay. Not so good.)
How’s it going? Not bad.
What’s up? Not much.
What are you up to? I’m on my way to the library.
What’s happening? Not much.
When and with whom would you use these types of greetings?

28. Greeting People You Haven’t Seen Recently
Long time, no see. I know! It’s good to see you!
Nice to see you! You too!
It’s good to see you. Good to see you too. (You too.)
What have you been up to lately? Not much. I have been studying a lot for the TEM4.
How have you been? Pretty good. Things are going well.
How’s life treating you? Not bad! I’m really enjoying this beautiful weather.

29. Linking and Reduction English speakers are lazy!
We add, move, delete, and change sounds so we can talk faster and more efficiently.

30. Linking and Reduction in Greetings
How are you doing? Hower you doin?
How’s it going? Howzit goin?
What’s up? Wassup?
What are you up to? Whacha up to?
What’s happening? Was happenin?
What’ve you been up to lately?
Waduv you benup to lately?
How have you been? Howvu been?
How’s life treating you? Howz life treatin you?
are → er
have → v
“ing” → “in”
/t/ → /d/

31. A: Hey _____! Howzit goin?
B: Pridy good. Hower you doin?
A: Fine. Whaduv you benup to lately?
B: Not much.
A: Howuz your holiday?
B: Ok. Slepta lot. Whadabout you?

32. A: Hi _____! How’s it going?
B: Pretty good. How are you doing?
A: Fine. What have you been up to lately?
B: Not much.
A: How was your holiday?
B: Ok. Slept a lot. What about you?

33. Budweiser Commercial

34. Homework Prepare a 2 minute speech on your views about health.
Use the phrases you learned for sharing your opinion.
Write your speech in the back of your notebook.
Be ready to present your speech to the class.

35. Speech Topics Your speech should be on one of these topics:
What are the best ways to deal with stress?
What are the best ways for college students to stay fit and healthy?
Which is better: modern medicine or traditional medicine?
Why is it more common for men to smoke in China than women?
What five things could people easily change about their lifestyle to become healthier?

36. Do you understand me?
I don’t understand you!
Know what I mean?
I don’t understand.
Do you see what I’m getting at?
Could you explain more?
Am I making myself clear?
What do you mean by…?
Do you catch my drift?
What does “indubitably” mean?
Are you following me?
I’m not following you.
I understand you!
I didn’t hear you!
Mmhmm…
I’m sorry I didn’t catch that.
(Nod head)
Can you repeat that?
I understand.
Sorry, can you say that again?
Oh, I see what you’re saying.
(The notebook is on the table.) The notebook is where?
Got it!
(Clear?) Clear as a bell.
(My number is ) ….?
What?