WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?

1 2 3

raising the hands jumping up and down clapping the hands

4 5 6 7

nodding his head waving pointing to the board whistling

 Look at the picture and describe it:

a.Come here

1
b.Shake hands 3

c.Hello

d.I’m surprised

2 4
I’m surprised .
OTHER WAYS OF ATTRACTING SOMEBODY’S ATTENTION?

attract
somebody’s
Ways of attracting
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of ways of
socializing
1. What are the people
in the pictures doing ?

In picture 1: They are shaking hands and greeting each other.

In picture 2: They are waving to say goodbye.
2. What will you do and/or say if ?

- You want to get your teacher’s attention in class?

 We can raise our hands slightly.

2. What will you do and/or say if ?
- You need to ask someone a question, but they are busy
talking to someone else?
 I clap my hands to get/ attract someone's
attraction..
 New words:
1. (to) attract one’s attention:Thu hút sự chú ý
2. non-verbal communication (n):
Giao tiếp không bằng lời
3. (a) signal: Dấu hiệu
4.(an) instance : Trường hợp
5. obvious (adj.) : Rõ ràng
6. appropriate (adj.) : Thích hợp
7. impolite(adj.): Bất lịch sự ≠ polite
8. rude (adj.) : Thô lỗ
9. (to) approach : Đến gần
10. (to) point at: Chỉ vào
 Give the suitable word for each picture below

point at rude wave

nod
formality informality
 Choose the best answer.
1. We can use ……… forms of communication to attract someone’s attention.
A. verbal B. waving
C. either verbal or non-verbal D. non – verbal
2. What is the most common way of attracting attention?
A. looking B. waving C. smiling D. jumping
3. ……………. are big and obvious non – verbal signals.
A. Jumping up and down and waving hard B. Waving
C. Pointing D. Nodding heads.
4. In the restaurant, in order to attract the attention of our waiter, we can ……
A. wait until he passes near us, catch his eye, nod slightly, or raise our hand
slightly to show that we need assistance.
B. stand up and call his name.
C. shouting
D. whistling and clapping our hands.
5. While walking across the schoolyard, you see your teacher approaching you,
….…to attract his or her attention is appropriate.
A. a small friendly wave B. shaking hands
C. high jump D. dancing
 Unit 3 Ways of Socialising: A. Reading

True/False Statement Prediction

1. At a noisy party, you can clap your hands or whistle to
attract your friend’s attention.
2. In a restaurant, we can raise our hands to show that we
need assistance.
3. It is considered impolite to whistle or clap our hands to
get the waiter’s attention in the restaurant.
4. It is unacceptable for the teacher to point at her/his
students.
5. To get your friend’s attention, you shouldn’t point at
the person or thing you want her/him to look at.
 True/False Statements

1. At a noisy party, you can clap your hands

or whistle to attract your friend’s attention.
F

Para 1, line 5 and 6

 True/False Statements

2. In a restaurant, we can
raise our hands to show that
we need assistance.
T
Para 3, line 5 and 6
 True/False Statements

3. It is considered impolite to whistle or

clapour hands to get the waiter’s
attention in the restaurant.
T

. 6 and 7
Para 3, line
 True/False Statements

4. It is unacceptable for the teacher to

point at her/his students.
T

Para 5, line 6 and 7

.
 True/False Statements

5. To get your friend’s attention,

you shouldn’t point at the person or thing
you want her/him to look at.
T

Para 5, line 1 and 2

 What’s the title?
Decide which of the three options below is the
best title for the passage:

A. Attracting Attention : Non – verbal Cues

B. Attracting Attention by Waving

C. The Best Ways of Attracting Attention

 Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers:
1. ............ is considered the most common way of getting someone’s attention.
A. raising one’s hand B. pointing C. waving D. clapping one’s hands
2. You can jump up and down and wave as hard as you can to attract your brother’s
attention ..................
A. at the airport B. in a restaurant C. at a noisy party D. in the schoolyard
3. We can use either verbal or _____ communication to attract someone’s attention.
A. signal B. non-verbal C. appropriate D. simply
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. We can raise our hand slightly to attract the waiter’s attention.
B. A small friendly wave to attract the teacher’s attention in the schoolyard is
acceptable.
C. The teacher can point at a student in class to get his/her attention.
D. Pointing at someone is usually considered polite.
5. The best title for the passage is ...........................
A. Some Social Situations in Attracting Attention D. Attracting Attention by Waving
B. Attracting Attention: Non-verbal Cues C. The Best Ways of Attracting Attention
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numbers
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5. The best title for the passage is ...........................

Some Social
Some Social Situations
Situations in
in Attracting
Attracting Attention
Attention

Attracting Attention:
Attracting Attention: Non-verbal
Non-verbal Cues
Cues

The Best
The Best Ways
Ways of
of Attracting
Attracting Attention
Attention

Attracting Attention
Attracting Attention by
by Waving
Waving
2. You can jump up and down and wave as hard as
you can to attract your brother’s attention ............

at the
at the airport
airport

in aa restaurant
in restaurant

at aa noisy
at noisy party
party
in the
in the schoolyard
schoolyard
1............. is considered the most common way
of getting someone’s attention.

raising one’s
raising one’s hand
hand

pointing
pointing
waving
waving
clapping one’s
clapping one’s hands
hands
3. We can use either verbal or _____ communication
to attract someone’s attention.

signal
signal
non-verbal
non-verbal

appropriate
appropriate

simply
simply
 Task 3: Answer the questions
1. What can we do when we want to attract someone’s
attention?
2. What are considered to be big, obvious non-verbal
signals?
3. What can we do if we want to attract the waiter’s
attention?
4. If you are walking across the schoolyard and see
your teacher approaching you, what can you do to
attract his or her attention?

5. Why shouldn’t you point at the person or thing you

want your friend to look at once you’ve got his or
her attention?
 Task 3: Answer the questions
1. What can we do when we want to attract someone’s
1. attention?
We can use either verbal or non-verbal communication.
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obvious non-verbal
be seen.
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his eye and
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4. If you are walking across the school yard and see
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teacher friendly wave
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attention.
attract his or her attention?

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shouldn’t you considered
point at therude.
person or thing you
want your friend to look at once you’ve got his or
her attention?
HOMEWORK
Prepare: Speaking of Unit 3 .