English Conversation English Conversation

City Planning GroupCity Planning Group

Day OneDay One

Learn Today:Learn Today:

IntroductionsIntroductions Ice BreakersIce Breakers Small TalkSmall Talk Meeting people, Greeting visitorsMeeting people, Greeting visitors

Who Am I?Who Am I?

Make questions for the following Make questions for the following answers answers

Neil Neil March 9 March 9 Canada Canada

Ari streetAri street 194cm 194cm TeacherTeacher

Football and ice hockeyFootball and ice hockey Aston VillaAston Villa

7am7am Literature majorLiterature major kao mun gaikao mun gai

One brother One brother Alabama Alabama 5 people5 people

motorcyclemotorcycle 30 minutes to work 30 minutes to work 10 years10 years

How about you?How about you?

Ask the questions to your friendAsk the questions to your friend

Introduce your friend to meIntroduce your friend to me

Grammar 1Grammar 1

Where are you come from Where are you come from XX How you are tall?How you are tall? X X What are your hobby?What are your hobby? X X What sport favorite? What sport favorite? XX Brothers and sisters how many?Brothers and sisters how many? X X You come to work how long?You come to work how long? X X

Pronunciation and Pronunciation and Grammar of Grammar of Introduction Introduction

QuestionsQuestions Where are you from?Where are you from? When is your birthday?When is your birthday? Where do you live?Where do you live? How tall are you?How tall are you? What is your job?What is your job? What are your hobbies?What are your hobbies? What is your favorite….What is your favorite…. What time do you What time do you

usually wake up?usually wake up?

How many brothers How many brothers and sisters do you and sisters do you have?have?

How do you come to How do you come to work?work?

How long does it take How long does it take you to come to work?you to come to work?

Where did you attend Where did you attend university?university?

What was your major?What was your major? How many people are How many people are

there in your family?there in your family?

English warm upEnglish warm upTest your speaking Test your speaking

Take five cardsTake five cards You have 2 minutesYou have 2 minutes Use sentences as ‘clues’Use sentences as ‘clues’ In English In English only only No ActingNo Acting Your partner guesses the wordYour partner guesses the word

Meeting People!Meeting People!

Talking Point: (from the book Unit 1)Talking Point: (from the book Unit 1) Don’t open yetDon’t open yet Where do you meet visitorsWhere do you meet visitors How often do you meet visitors at How often do you meet visitors at

work and where?work and where? Is it usually formal or informal?Is it usually formal or informal?

Meeting someoneMeeting someone

GreetingGreeting Ice BreakerIce Breaker Small TalkSmall Talk

GreetingGreeting

Examples?Examples? Two types:Two types: F_________F_________ I_________I_________

GreetingsGreetings

Formal: (haven’t met or formal Formal: (haven’t met or formal situation)situation)

How are you? How are you? How do you do?How do you do? Nice to meet youNice to meet you Nice to see you againNice to see you again

GreetingsGreetings Informal (met before)Informal (met before) How have you been?How have you been? How’s it going?How’s it going? How’s life?How’s life? How are things?How are things? What is going on?What is going on? What’s new?What’s new? How are things?How are things? How are you keeping?How are you keeping?

Ice BreakerIce Breaker

What is it?What is it?

Ice BreakerIce Breaker

After you meet someoneAfter you meet someone You say a greetingYou say a greeting Then what do you say????Then what do you say???? An An Ice BreakerIce Breaker Starts a Starts a

conversationconversation Examples for Thailand?Examples for Thailand?

ExamplesExamples

Did you eat yet?Did you eat yet? Where are you going?Where are you going? It is hot today, isn’t it? It is hot today, isn’t it? (tag question)(tag question) Are you tired?Are you tired?

Small TalkSmall Talk

Follows the idea of the ice breakerFollows the idea of the ice breaker

If If Ice breakerIce breaker is about ‘ is about ‘shoppingshopping’’ Then, Then, small talksmall talk is about is about shoppingshopping

Example: Example: Ice breakerIce breaker and and small small talktalk for meeting someone in for meeting someone in

your officeyour office ““Hi, nice to meet you, how do you do?Hi, nice to meet you, how do you do? Fine, thanks and how are you?Fine, thanks and how are you? I’m good. Did you find our office easily?I’m good. Did you find our office easily? Yes, I just gave your name to the taxi.Yes, I just gave your name to the taxi. How long did it take?How long did it take? I got here in about 45 minutes.I got here in about 45 minutes. Oh, well traffic in Bangkok is very bad. Have you Oh, well traffic in Bangkok is very bad. Have you

been here before?been here before? Yes, I came here three years ago.Yes, I came here three years ago. Did you come on business?Did you come on business? No, I came on holiday with my wife.No, I came on holiday with my wife. Wonderful! Where do you like to visit in Thailand?Wonderful! Where do you like to visit in Thailand? I like the beach, of course and Chiang Mai.I like the beach, of course and Chiang Mai. …………

Your turn!Your turn!

Meet and greet someone to your Meet and greet someone to your office. office.

This person is famousThis person is famous Your ice breaker location will be in Your ice breaker location will be in

your your officeoffice

Famous Visitors! Famous Visitors! 1 Elvis1 Elvis 2 Michael Jackson2 Michael Jackson 3 Madonna3 Madonna 4 Tata Young4 Tata Young 5 Doraemon5 Doraemon 6 Santa Claus6 Santa Claus 7 Colonel Sanders 7 Colonel Sanders

(KFC)(KFC) 8 King Kong8 King Kong 9 Gollum9 Gollum 10 Paradon10 Paradon 11 Natalie11 Natalie

12 David Beckham12 David Beckham 13 Tom Cruise13 Tom Cruise 14 Venus Williams14 Venus Williams 15 Chuwit15 Chuwit 16 Grimace 16 Grimace

(McDonalds)(McDonalds) 17 Michael Phelps17 Michael Phelps 18 Paula Taylor18 Paula Taylor 19 Spiderman19 Spiderman 21 Angelina Jolie21 Angelina Jolie 22 Julia Roberts22 Julia Roberts

Get to know someone Get to know someone questions…questions…

What is your name?What is your name? Where do you live?Where do you live? Where are you from?Where are you from? When is your birthday?When is your birthday? What university did you What university did you

graduate from?graduate from? Where do you like to go on Where do you like to go on

holidays?holidays? What do you do on the What do you do on the

weekends?weekends? How tall are you?How tall are you? What time do you usually What time do you usually

wake up?wake up? How do you come to work?How do you come to work? What do you do in your What do you do in your

free time?free time? How many people are in How many people are in

your division?your division? How long have you worked How long have you worked

here?here? What is your job title?What is your job title?

What are your hobbies?What are your hobbies? What is your favorite sportWhat is your favorite sport?? What is your favorite food?What is your favorite food? What was your major?What was your major? What kind of music do you What kind of music do you

like?like? How long does it take you to How long does it take you to

come to work?come to work? What did you eat for lunch?What did you eat for lunch? What was your major?What was your major? What will you eat for dinner?What will you eat for dinner? What are your What are your

responsibilities?responsibilities? What are your day to day What are your day to day

duties?duties? What does your division do?What does your division do? How long has your How long has your

department been at its department been at its current location?current location?

Where can I buy a map?Where can I buy a map?

Ice Breaker practice for Ice Breaker practice for everyday lifeeveryday life

In partnersIn partners Use the ice breaker sheetsUse the ice breaker sheets One partner ask the other 16 ice One partner ask the other 16 ice

breaker questionsbreaker questions the other partner asks the 16 the other partner asks the 16

questions.questions. Write the location for each question! Write the location for each question!

Grammar Focus 2Grammar Focus 2

My hobby My hobby isis play playinging tennis tennis I hobby super wrong I hobby super wrong I am hobby super wrong I am hobby super wrong My hobby My hobby isis ______ ______inging tennis tennis My hobby My hobby isis____________inging shopping shopping My hobby My hobby is______ingis______ing TV TV My hobby My hobby isis____________ing ing to the radioto the radio My hobby My hobby isis____________inging books books

Grammar Focus 3Grammar Focus 3

DidDid you you buybuy the book? the book? (I DID buy the book )(I DID buy the book ) I bought the bookI bought the book

DidDid he he gogo to school today? to school today? ( He did go to school today)( He did go to school today)

He went to school todayHe went to school today

Grammar Focus 1Grammar Focus 1 YOU = IYOU = I

Where do Where do YOUYOU come from come from I I come from Petchabooncome from Petchaboon

YOUR = MYYOUR = MY

What is What is YOUR YOUR major?major? MY MY major is Engineeringmajor is Engineering

Now…The book!Now…The book!

Open to page 6 Open to page 6 Greeting peopleGreeting people How often do you greet foreigners?How often do you greet foreigners? Making people feel comfortableMaking people feel comfortable PersonalPersonal questions questions

Personal questionsPersonal questions

Examples of personal questions?Examples of personal questions?

A___A___ M___ S___M___ S___ S___S___ R___R___ P___P___ F___F___

ExamplesExamples

AgeAge Marital statusMarital status SalarySalary ReligionReligion PoliticsPolitics Family (depends)Family (depends)

ReadRead

Part 1Part 1 Which questions are ok and not ok?Which questions are ok and not ok?

Not ok Not ok

Do you have children?Do you have children? How old are you?How old are you?

Listen 2 page 7Listen 2 page 7

What topics do you John and Ariya What topics do you John and Ariya talk about?talk about?

Talked about…Talked about…

FlightFlight TransportTransport Transport timeTransport time WeatherWeather Ariya’s jobAriya’s job

Listen again and readListen again and read

Lesson 2Lesson 2:: Introductions IntroductionsWelcoming VisitorsWelcoming Visitors

Present Present homework:homework: Greeting, Ice breaker, Small TalkGreeting, Ice breaker, Small Talk

Write the ice breakers for Write the ice breakers for greeting someone greeting someone at the at the

airport (airport (page 7page 7))

Your turn Your turn

Follow the Follow the guidelines we learnedguidelines we learned NowNow Make a conversation including Make a conversation including

greeting, ice breaker, small talkgreeting, ice breaker, small talk Follow the situation from the cards Follow the situation from the cards

The cards…The cards…

Take the cardTake the card Meet your partnerMeet your partner Ask questions until you have all the Ask questions until you have all the

information from your partner’s cardinformation from your partner’s card

Break time Break time EnglishEnglish game game

Two teamsTwo teams Practice speaking EnglishPractice speaking English 4 cards each. 4 cards each. 2 minutes2 minutes No speaking Thai, No acting, no No speaking Thai, No acting, no

spelling, no Chinesespelling, no Chinese Give ‘clues’ in English sentencesGive ‘clues’ in English sentences

Visitors in your officeVisitors in your office

1 Culture Focus page 81 Culture Focus page 8

Offer a _____Offer a _____ Offer a _____Offer a _____

Welcome visitorsWelcome visitors

Part 2 Part 2 put the language in the boxesput the language in the boxes Only Only twotwo are only ‘ are only ‘met beforemet before’ which ’ which

is it?is it?

Part 3 Listen to the four Part 3 Listen to the four conversations; conversations; met before??met before??

Warm upWarm up

Kaboom!!Kaboom!!

KaboomKaboom

Choose an answer from the boxChoose an answer from the box Ask a correct questionAsk a correct question One point for questionOne point for question Sometimes Lucky Winner chooses a Sometimes Lucky Winner chooses a

bonusbonus

Kaboom BonusesKaboom Bonuses Kaboom!Kaboom! = bomb -2 points = bomb -2 points Nuclear Kaboom!!Nuclear Kaboom!! = bomb -4 points = bomb -4 points

AngelAngel = good +1 point = good +1 point GoldGold = good +3 points = good +3 points

BlockBlock = block someone on other team for 1 turn = block someone on other team for 1 turn Free turnFree turn = Other team cannot play = Other team cannot play StealSteal = Steal other team’s points = Steal other team’s points X Ray eyesX Ray eyes = Can see the bonus before = Can see the bonus before

Warm up GameWarm up Game

Two teams!Two teams! Fill in the Fill in the categoriescategories as quickly as as quickly as

you can you can

Example: Example: Letter BLetter B

Color Color BlueBlueFruit Fruit BananaBananaSport Sport BasketballBasketballJob Job BankerBankerAnimal Animal BearBearVerb Verb BorrowBorrowClothing Clothing BeltBelt Country Country BulgariaBulgariaDepartment Department Boy’s wearBoy’s wearInstrument Instrument BassBassAdjectiveAdjective Bad Bad

Letter: Letter:

ColorColorFruitFruitSportSportJobJobAnimalAnimalVerbVerbClothingClothingCountryCountryDepartmentDepartmentInstrumentInstrumentAdjectiveAdjective

City Planning Lesson 3City Planning Lesson 3

TodayToday IntroducingIntroducing your your place of workplace of work to to

visitorsvisitors TalkingTalking about your about your place of workplace of work

Warm up:Warm up: Categories! 44, 45Categories! 44, 45

Review!!Review!!

Practice Practice Ice BreakersIce Breakers!! Yellow BookYellow Book::

In partners:In partners: Person A – ask 16 Person A – ask 16 common ice common ice

breakerbreaker questions from sheet 1 questions from sheet 1 Person B – find the matching answers Person B – find the matching answers

on sheet 2on sheet 2 Together, choose a location that Together, choose a location that

matches each ice breakermatches each ice breaker

Talking about your place of Talking about your place of work, your jobwork, your job

Look at these questions:Look at these questions: When was the City Planning Department When was the City Planning Department

established?established? What does your department do?What does your department do? (What is your department (What is your department responsibleresponsible forfor?)?) Where are you located?Where are you located? How long have you been at your current How long have you been at your current

location?location? How many employees are there?How many employees are there?

PracticePractice

2 people2 people Formal greetingFormal greeting Ice breaker:Ice breaker: Small talkSmall talk

Use the business cards givenUse the business cards given Find out the information from your Find out the information from your

partnerpartner

ExampleExample Hi, nice to meet you, what is your Hi, nice to meet you, what is your

name?name? My name is____, nice to meet you.My name is____, nice to meet you. How are you doing?How are you doing? I’m doing great, thanks.I’m doing great, thanks. What company are you with?What company are you with? I work for____ and how about you?I work for____ and how about you? I am with_____ Where are you located?I am with_____ Where are you located? I am in SingaporeI am in Singapore.. What do you do?What do you do? I am a ………I am a ………

Lesson 4

Last Part of Introduction:

Greeting someone Welcoming someone Talking about your company Talking about your job!!!!

Present homework, practice warm-up questions!

Why do we have conversation homework?

Why do we have to speak so much?

The taxi driver…

Passive Learning

To learn by memorizing grammar lists, grammar structure

To allow the teacher to speak and you to take notes and listen

Result: No improvement in communication

ability

Active Learning!

Active Learning To improve fluency, we must practice

speaking often and not focus on grammar

We must learn naturally without memorizing grammar lists

Result: More fluent conversation, better listening, less grammar focus

Next Class

First Test! 2 Random people 5% Welcome someone to City Planning

Dept: Greeting Ice Breaker Small Talk: Talk about your Department Talk about your job

Warm up – REVIEW!

Practice Practice Ice BreakersIce Breakers!! Yellow BookYellow Book::

In partners:In partners: Person A – ask 16 Person A – ask 16 common ice common ice

breakerbreaker questions from sheet 1 questions from sheet 1 Person B – find the Person B – find the matching answersmatching answers

on sheet 2on sheet 2 Together, choose a Together, choose a locationlocation that that

matches each ice breakermatches each ice breaker

Books……Page 10Books……Page 10Words to Describe CompaniesWords to Describe Companies

Practice Listening!Practice Listening!

Page 10Page 10

NOUNSNOUNS – manufacturer… retailer – manufacturer… retailer VERBS VERBS - manufacture… retail- manufacture… retail

NOUNSNOUNS – Finance… wholesaler – Finance… wholesaler ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES – Financial… wholesale – Financial… wholesale

Fill in the blanks, ListeningFill in the blanks, Listening

Page 10 Part 2 a and bPage 10 Part 2 a and b What do the companies do?What do the companies do?

Practice Practice ListeningListening: 3 Companies 4:00: 3 Companies 4:00

Find the Find the BusinessBusiness Find the Find the ProductProduct or or ServiceService

Page 11, Part 4Page 11, Part 4

Exercise 4, Partners, Exercise 4, Partners, Partner A - listen Partner A - listen Partner Partner BB – turn to page 76 – turn to page 76 Partner Partner BB - Describe each company… - Describe each company…

in English! in English! Partner A – Guess the companyPartner A – Guess the company

Jobs (occupations)Jobs (occupations)

Page 14Page 14 Answer the questions in the purple boxAnswer the questions in the purple box

Now, Look at the 4 jobsNow, Look at the 4 jobs.. EnvironmentEnvironment Product or ServiceProduct or Service Responsibility Responsibility

Page 15 - Fill in the blanks Page 15 - Fill in the blanks Part 2Part 2 – Listen – Listen 5:005:00

Your turnYour turn

Part 3 – talk about your job: Part 3 – talk about your job: ask your partnerask your partner::

What does your What does your DivisionDivision do? do? What are your What are your responsibilities?responsibilities? What are your (What are your (day to day) day to day) duties?duties? Who do you report to?Who do you report to? How many staff do you have?How many staff do you have? What time do you start and finish work?What time do you start and finish work? Do you work weekends?Do you work weekends? Do you work overtime?Do you work overtime?

Lesson 5!

Small Talk Topics Practice And Test!

Warm up

Find something new about your friend:

Take the sheet I give you Ask the questions to every one in the

class, one by one When someone answers “yes, I do” write

their name next to the question IF someone answers “No, I don’t, I like

to…..” do not write their name and move to the next person

Small Talk Topics

Weather Food and Drinks Travel in Thailand Tourism / Things to do Bangkok

Weather and Food Vocabulary: Hot Sunny Humid Shade Cloudy Light Showers Heavy Rain Foggy Lightning Thunder Hail

Vocabulary: Breakfast Lunch Dinner/supper Brunch Cuisine Take out Dine in Fork, spoon, knife Appetizer Main Course Dessert Bill Receipt

With your partner

Create a conversation choosing one of the two topics: food or weather

Use the vocabulary given

Keep a conversation going

Sometimes you talk about a subject and the conversation ‘dies’

You must begin a new small talk Use a segue! This is one sentence that connects

two ideas

SegueFrom weather to travel

The weather is very hot Yes it is very hot today I don’t like hot weather Me too But it’s nice to go to the beach when it is

hot Oh, do you like the beach? Yes, I go all of the time …..

Example two It rains so much in Bangkok Yes, I will be difficult to catch a taxi in the rain Oh, where do you live? On Lat Phrao Road Oh, that is near me. Where do you live? Near Imperial Mall Oh, I live near you, I am at Chok Chai 4 Ok, yes, I go shopping there for food

sometimes …

Now – your turn

Continue your conversation, from weather or food to ‘Travel in Thailand’ using a segue

Present to me (next week)

Test!

Two People! Greeting Ice Breaker Small Talk Talk about Company Talk about Job

Lesson 6

On the phone

Present homework

Small Talk….

Kaboom!

40 41 42

Taking a Message:

When you take a message you must know:

W___ is calling From what c____ What m____ What n____ Day, Date, Time

Language

May I speak to/with Who’s calling please? Just a m____ please/ one m___ please Please hold the line I’ll put you through I’ll c_____ you He’s not in He’s not a_______ I’ll give him/her the message

Page 34 35

Put the pictures of the message process in order

Who said what? Page 35 15:55 Part 2 match the answers Listen to the messages Which message is correct?

Take a message Follow the pattern: Answer with your company or dept name Ask to speak to someone Ask who’s calling Say your name and company Say he/she is not available/ leave a message? Yes, tell her/him _____ Ask for name Give name Ask for phone number Give phone number Ask to repeat repeat Say you will give the message Say thanks

If someone is in

Don’t say: He is not available

Say: One moment please, I will put you through/connect you

Now listen to difficult messages

Make a memo pad on your paper

Name of caller Name of caller company Name of person calling for Telephone number of caller Message

Lesson 6 Messages 2! Warm up questions!! 21 Homework: Small Talk!

Review Messages: 15.50 Practice role play page 35 What is the right message?

Listen page 37 (top), what action to take 17.18

Write your own message: Present it.

Lesson 7 Appointments

Not the same as messages

Appointments

Who wants the appointment Where About what When

Language: I’d like to make an appointment Are you/ Is she/he free? I’m/He’s/She’s not available/ not free then I have another appointment She’s tied up He’s out all day Let me check my schedule? How about/ can you make it next Friday? Let’s reschedule then I’m afraid I have to cancel

Appointments

Look in our yellow book Look at the language on page 8 Answer the questions on page 9 Practice the dialogue on page 10

Book!!!!!

38 In yellow box What style of language? Look at Jenny’s agenda or sc_______ Now 39, Listen ;) not difficult 18:20

approx When will they meet? What about Friday? Fill in the blanks in part 3

39 - Part 4

Make an appointment with your partner

Student A: Look at your schedule p 78

Student B: schedule page 39

Your Turn!!!!!!

Make your own appointment Use language and example from

yellow book

Lesson 8

Changing appointments

Translation Game 98, 136

Present Appointment Homework

Review Ice Breaker questions

Lesson 8Change an appointment

Reschedule appointment Language

Could we change the appointment? I’m afraid I can’t make it…. Something has come up…. Sorry to do this but I need to change… Do you have time next…. Can we push/put our appointment back?

Listening!!!!

Page 40 What did they do about the

appointment?

Part 2 Fill in the blanks with the language

Your turn Take a blank piece of paper Write the days and times I give you M-F 9, 11, 1, 3, 5 Put an X for not free (time) Put a check for free (time) You should have 3 free times per day Try to make an appointment with every

one in the group! Even if you have to go back and change

appointments again!

Adjectives or NounsAdjectives or Nouns PatiencePatience Patient Patient DiligenceDiligence Diligent Diligent UnderstandingUnderstanding People skillsPeople skills Leadership Leadership CommunicationCommunication CommunicativeCommunicative

Lesson 9

Urban Planning!

Quick Grammar 5Quick Grammar 5

Adjectives have the verb ‘to be’Adjectives have the verb ‘to be’

He He isis confident confident She needs to She needs to bebe strong strong They They areare punctual punctual

Don’t late Don’t late xx Don’t Don’t bebe late late correctcorrect

Example: Example: AdjectivesAdjectives

To be a good manager you need… To be a good manager you need… to to bebe confident confident

To be a good manager you need To be a good manager you need to to bebe patient patient

To be a good manager youTo be a good manager you need need to to bebe communicativecommunicative

Example: Example: NounsNouns

To be a good manager you need To be a good manager you need (must have)… (must have)… ConfidenceConfidence

To be a good manager you need To be a good manager you need (must have)… (must have)… LeadershipLeadership

To be a good manager you need To be a good manager you need (must have)… (must have)… CommunicationCommunication

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Part 3

Warm up QuestionsWarm up Questions What is your name?What is your name? Where do you live?Where do you live? Where are you from?Where are you from? When is your birthday?When is your birthday? What university did you What university did you

attend?attend? What is your job?What is your job? What are your What are your

responsibilities?responsibilities? How tall are you?How tall are you? What time do you usually What time do you usually

wake up?wake up? How do you come to work?How do you come to work? What do you do in your free What do you do in your free

time?time? What do you need to be a What do you need to be a

good manager?good manager? What is wrong with What is wrong with

something in this room?something in this room? Who attends meetings?Who attends meetings? Who leads meetings?Who leads meetings? What is the summary?What is the summary?

What are your hobbies?What are your hobbies? What is your favorite sportWhat is your favorite sport?? What is your favorite food?What is your favorite food? How long have you worked How long have you worked

here?here? What was your major?What was your major? What kind of music do you like?What kind of music do you like? How long does it take you to How long does it take you to

come to work?come to work? What would you like for lunch?What would you like for lunch? What will you do after work?What will you do after work? Compare _____?Compare _____? Have you sent an email this Have you sent an email this

week?week? What does Central do?What does Central do? What is the superlative What is the superlative

sentence of ____?sentence of ____? What did you used to like to do?What did you used to like to do? Have you ever been to…?Have you ever been to…? When you were a child, what…When you were a child, what…

did you use to like?did you use to like?