THANH LOC HIGH SCHOOL

October, 2021

TEACHER: Nguyen Van Nam
Thanh Loc High School

WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?
2

1

raising the hands

jumping up and down

4

nodding his head

5

waving

3

clapping the hands

6

pointing to the board

7

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?

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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

Dấu hiệu

3. (a) signal:
Trường hợp
4.(an) instance :
Rõ ràng
5. obvious (adj.) :
Thích hợp
6. appropriate (adj.) :
7. impolite(adj.): Bất lịch sự ≠ polite
Thô lỗ
8. rude (adj.) :
9. (to) approach : Đến gần
Chỉ vào
10. (to) point at:

Give the suitable word for each picture below

point at

formality

rude

informality

wave

nod

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

Para 3, line
. 6 and 7

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

Lucky
numbers

2

1
7

3

6

4
5

4. Which of the following is NOT true?
We can raise our hand slightly to attract
the waiter's attention.
A small friendly wave to attract the teacher's
attention in the schoolyard is acceptable
The teacher can point at a student in class
to get his/her attention.
Pointing at someone is usually
considered polite.

5. The best title for the passage is ...........................

Some Social Situations in Attracting Attention
Attracting Attention: Non-verbal Cues
The Best Ways of Attracting Attention
Attracting Attention by Waving

2. You can jump up and down and wave as hard as
you can to attract your brother's attention ............

at the airport
in a restaurant
at a noisy party
in the schoolyard

1............. is considered the most common way
of getting someone's attention.
raising one's hand
pointing
waving
clapping one's hands

3. We can use either verbal or _____ communication
to attract someone's attention.

signal
non-verbal
appropriate
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
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HOMEWORK
Prepare: Speaking of Unit 3 .