Lecture 3

Social Interaction: Greetings and Gratitude

Review of Lecture 2

• In Lecture 2, we learnt how to– form appropriate requests and enquiries– respond to enquiries– differentiate between requests and commands– Recognize and change degree of politeness– use practical classroom English (PCE) for effective

classroom management

Objectives of Lecture 3

• After completing lecture 3, you should be able to– Greet others in a variety of situations– Respond to a positive event– Use formal and informal expressions of gratitude

appropriately– Write a short thank-you note – Write a formal letter of thanks– Comprehend texts containing expressions of

gratitude

Welcome in Different Languages

Types of Greetings

• Everyday Greetings– Hi, Hey, hello, How are you? How is it going?, Good Morning, etc.

• Special events / Greeting cards– Happy birthday, Eid felicitations, Merry Christmas, Happy new

year, etc. • Classroom Greetings

– How was your weekend? How’s everybody? Etc.• Business Greetings

– Nice to meet you, Pleased to see you, etc.• Party Greetings

– What a nice shirt you’re wearing! Long time no see, etc.

How to greet informally?

• Listen to the audio on ‘How to greet informally” by BBC English Learning and pay attention to the useful expressions.

How to greet formally?

• Listen to the audio on ‘How to greet formally” by BBC English Learning and pay attention to the useful expressions.

Informal CongratulationsCongratulations!That'sWhat

fantasticbrilliantgreatwonderfulsplendid

news!

That's fantastic! (etc)How splendid! (etc) old-fashionedFantastic! (etc.)

Formal CongratulationsUseful for cards and letters

Congratulations!Congratulations on getting married!

on your good news!I'm really pleased

happydelighted

for you!to hear about ….

Other Useful Expressions for Congratulations

Exclamations of surpriseWow!Really?Did you? Are you?

Follow-up questionsAre you excited?So when did you …?And are you going to … ?

Prompts for Congratulations

• I just got a new job.• I got promoted.• I bought a new car.• I got married.• I just performed Hajj.• I’m expecting.• God has blessed me with a baby.• I’ve passed the exam.

A Thank You Note Sample

Dear Dr. Price,

Thank you for seeing me yesterday. I appreciated the chance to discuss our new products with you. Your opinions are always helpful and interesting. I hope the latest product will fit your needs.

It's always a pleasure to see you!

Best Regards,

A Sample Thank you Letter

7, London RdManchester

30 December, 2005

Dear Uncle Bill

Thank you very much for the French cookery book you gave me. The recipes look wonderful, and I'll certainly enjoy using it.

I hope you and Auntie Susan had a good Christmas. We stayed at home, but had a couple of day trips out nearby. Our local theatre put on a production of "A Christmas Carol", which was fun.

A Sample Thank You Letter - Continued

I go back to University next week, and this year I'm going to have to study hard for the final exams. I've really enjoyed the course so far, but I'm not sure what to do once I get my degree. The University arranges career interviews, but I don't really have a clear idea of what I want to do. Hopefully it will all become clearer during the course of the year.

Thank you again for the lovely present, and Happy New Year!

With much love

Anna

Heart of Gratitude

Read the story given in the handout and appreciate the value of things that we usually take for granted.

Summary of lecture 3

• In lecture 3, we learnt to– Greet others in a variety of situations– Respond to a positive event– Use formal and informal expressions of gratitude

appropriately– Write a short thank-you note – Write a formal letter of thanks– Comprehend texts containing expressions of

gratitude