Unit 1　A New Day

Learning Objectives

Theme/Function

Greetings

Farewells

Making statements

Making questions

Using formal titles

Grammar

Greetings and responses

Farewells and responses

Names and titles

Vocabulary

Greetings and farewells：kiss，hug，waving，handshake

Speaking

Role play a greeting（formal and informal expressions）conversation

Reading

Read a passage about the rules for using formal titles

Writing

Write responses to formal and informal greetings

Greeting All Around

Whole class.Students move around the campus and greet another four students；ask people how they are or inquire about their family members.

Use the conversation below as a model.

Jack： Hey，good morning.

Irene： Good morning.How are you？

Jack： I am fine，thanks.How are you？

Irene： I am fine too，thanks.

Jack： How's your sister doing？

Irene：She is very good，thanks.

...

Then practice with your partner，taking the conversation above as a model.

Speak Like a Native

1　How are you？

When you are asking back，instead of using the same question you can use ＂How about you？＂or ＂And you？＂.

2　How are you doing / How is somebody doing？

It is is a different way to express the same question（＂How are you？＂）.

Time of the Day

Work in pairs.Take turns greeting your partner according to the different time of the day.You can choose any time，and your partner has to respond accordingly.

Example：

Good morning！

Good morning.How are you？

Fine，thanks.And you？

Hidden Conversations

Work in pairs.Cover your partner's side of the page.There are two conversations.Listen carefully to your partner and choose the next sentence.Student A begins with ＂Good morning.＂or ＂Good afternoon，Mr.Brown.How are you doing？＂

Now practice the other conversation.This time Student B begins.

Farewells

Work in pairs. First decide who is Student A and who is Student B.Student A looks at the text on this page.Student B looks at the text on page 04.Student A chooses to start the conversation or to respond to Student B.Listen carefully to your partner and fill in the blanks.When it is your turn to respond，choose the answer which sounds right to you.

1.YOU：Well，it was a pleasure meeting you.

Your partner：___________________！ I had ___________________to you.

2.Your partner：If you ever visit America，___________________.

YOU：Absolutely.Give me your email address.We'll keep ___________.

A.touching　　B.in touch　　C.with a touch

3.YOU：I'd like that.

Your partner：And thanks for ___________.

4.Your partner：___________.Anyway，enjoy the rest of your trip and ___________

YOU：Thank you.Bye，___________！

A.with care　　B.take care　　C.care for it

Farewells

Work in pairs.First decide who is Student A and who is Student B.Student B looks at the text on this page.Student A looks at the text on page 03.Student B chooses to start the conversation or to respond to Student A.

Listen carefully to your partner and flil in the blanks.When it is your turn to respond，choose the answer which sounds right to you.

1.Your partner：Well，___________.

YOU：___________！ I had a great time talking to you.

A.Same　　B.Also　　C.Likewise

2.YOU：If you ever visit America，please let me know.

Your partner：___________.Give me your email address.We'll keep ___________.

3.Your partner：___________.

YOU：And thanks for ___________.

A.buy me lunch　　B.purchasing lunch　　C.buying me lunch

4.YOU：No problem.Anyway，enjoy the rest of your trip and have a safe trip back.

Your partner：Thank you.Bye.___________！

Reading

Work in pairs. Read the short passage about the rules for using formal titles.Then work with your partner on the following questions.Finally come up with some examples of people's identity or jobs so that you can call them by these titles.

In Western countries people use different titles to refer to other people.Men are usually called Mister （or Mr.in writing）.Women can have different titles.A woman can choose her title.If she is married，she can call herself Mrs.or Ms.（pronounced＂missis＂or＂miss＂）.If a woman is single，she can call herself Miss or Ms.

When do we use Sir or Madam？ We often use these titles in formal letters.Sometimes we hear people addressing others as Sir or Madam.These titles are formal terms and convey the respect.So how do we know when to use them？

If you don't know someone，it's appropriate to use these titles.It is considered a polite way to address somebody.

Activity 1

Think of jobs，identities and situations which，according to the text，require the use of a formal title.Remember that these may vary between China and the United States，Australia or Britain.Do not worry if you are not sure of the exact word in English.If time allows，use the Internet to check your assumptions.

Activity 2

Work with another pair of students and compare your lists.Do you have the same jobs，identities or situations？

Notes

Sir / Madam is mostly used in places like shops or restaurants，where services are offered to the public.

In universities，we address teachers as ＂Professor＂.

In government，we use the job to refer to people：Major，Secretary，Justice，etc.

In the army and the police，we use ranks：General，Officer，etc.

We use some names when we refer to professions — Doctor，Professor，etc.

In writing，we tend to use Mr./Mrs.（if we know the name of the person）or Sir/Madam（if we don't know the name of the person）.

Note that when using Mr.or Mrs.we use the surname，not the given name（＂Mr.Stuart＂，not ＂Mr.John＂）.

Writing

Please fill in the table with appropriate responses to the formal and informal greetings.