Unit 1 Introductions and Greetings

Unit 1 Introductions and GreetingsWarming upDo you remember, at the beginning of the class, What did I do?Q1: Do you know who I am now?Q2:Do you know what I'm doing here?(Some students would like to try to answer the question, but hardly can give a complete one. Make the second introduction again, with your name on the board. After this, repeat the above two questions, and this time, quite a few students are surely to be able to answer.)Q3: What would you think if I didn't do that first?(We don't know who you are and why you are here)Making self-introduction is the first step to initiate a conversation or establish a relation. That's the skills we will practice in this unit.ObjectivesWhen the learners finish learning this unit, they should be able tomaking introductionmaking self-introductionFocusInitiate a conversationEstablish a relation1.1 Introducing yourselfA Discussion1.Read the two pictures and work out:What are they doing? (introduction)How are they doing?(shake hands, smile, make eye-contact, bend body, exchange business card)What are they speaking? (Glad to meet you)When shaking hands with someone, keep one step away from each other , bent slightly forward , stand at attention , hold out your right hand , four fingers close together , open the thumb and slide till intersect your tiger's mouth. Don’t crowd急促, look him in the eye. Pay attention, the pressure is important. You don’t want to squeeze too tight and come off 表现出overly aggressive. Well, you can’t deliver a dead fish, either.When exchanging business card, you should be in accordance with the order of rank. Giving card should offer it by your pair of hands , keep the front of card facing to the guestAnd say ‘this is my card’. Receiving card should say ‘thank you’, and you can read the other’s card out loudly owing to show your respect. Last, you should give your card in return.Thumb 大拇指index finger 食指Middle finger 中指ring finger 无名指small/ little finger 小拇指2.Except this way ,Do you know other ways to say hello?正式-握手平时-口头上年轻人-撞肩hit the shoulder “hey Yo, man”古代- 拱手礼hand over ceremony 屈膝礼curtsy 武林- 抱拳hold fist salute3. B Listening & Demonstration.1. Listen to the tape and match the conversation to the pictures.(Imitation is necessary as that can help student familiarize with verbal devices, and then facilitate later demonstration.)2. DiscussionQ1: Is there any difference between the two dialogue? (Yes.)Q2: What is it? (The first is more formal than the second one.)3. Introduce yourselfa.Please let me introduce myself. I’m…b. How do you do? My name is…c. May I introduce myself? I’m…d. It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance (相识，熟人，了解). My name is…e. I don’t think we’ve met. My name is…Response：a.I’m so pleased to meet you.b.It’s nice to see you here.c.Nice/pleased to have seen/met you here.d.Pleased/Nice to meet you.e.How do you do? I’m …It’s a pleasure to meet you.4.英语姓名介绍英语名字( first name )在前，姓( last name/ family name/ surname)在后For example：John Smith Peter Brown Alice Green(名姓) (名姓) (名姓)Which is his first name/last name/family name/surname？现在大多数的英语国家的人士名字通常由三部分组成：(1)教名given name/Christian name(教名)/first name(2)中间名middle name(3)姓氏surname/family name/last nameFull name=(1)+(2)+(3), 全名=教名+自取名+姓，如William Jefferson Clinton(1)Christian name（教名）顾名思义是指那些信仰基督教的教徒们才适用的称呼。

由于大多数英语国家人士系基督教徒，亦被视为given name 或first name。

(2)middle name（中间名）通常是为纪念先辈或父母亲朋中受尊敬人士而用其名来命名的。

(3)family name（姓氏）和中国差不多，继承父辈的，只是位置是在最后。

英国人习惯上将教名和中间名全部缩写，如M. H. Thatcher；美国人则习惯于只缩写中间名，如Ronald W. Reagan。

但在很多场合中间名往往略去不写,如George Bush。

2.英语民族人名命名方式按照英语民族的习俗，一般在婴儿接受洗礼的时候，由牧师或父母亲朋为其取名，称为教名。

以后本人可以在取用第二个名字，排在教名之后。

英语个人名的来源大致有以下几种情况： (1)以圣经、希腊神话、罗马神话、古代名人以及文学名著的人名为教名。

如Eliot(上帝的礼物)、Elizabeth(献身于上帝誓约的人)、Diana(月亮女神)黛安娜等。

(2)以祖先籍贯、山川河流、鸟兽鱼虫、花卉林木的名称为教名。

如Silvia(生活在森林里的),Brook(溪流),Viola(紫罗兰),Linda(蛇),Lionel(幼狮)等。

(3)以货币为教名。

如Pound(英镑)庞德,Dollar(美元)多拉尔,Mark(马克)马克等。

(4)以母亲的娘家姓,或亲属至交的姓为中间名,如美国前总统里根的全名为Ronald Wilson Reagan , 其中Wilson就是里根母亲的娘家姓。

据说目前美国家庭中约有四分之三的长子采用此法,这也许是借姓为名的最主要的途径。

正确称呼的4条原则（1）正式、表示尊敬的称呼男：Mr.+ family name——王先生女：Mrs./Ms+ family name——李太太/李小姐Mrs, Ms 与Miss 的区别1. Mrs 意为“夫人”、“太太”，读作[‘misiz]，是mistress 的缩写，但现在通常只用其缩写形式。

通常用于无其他头衔的已婚妇女丈夫的姓或姓名前。

如：Mrs (George) Brown (乔治·)布朗夫人注：有时也用于地方、运动或职业的名称前。

如：Mrs America 美国太太(指美国已婚妇女的选美冠军)另外，Mrs 有时后接妇女自己婚后姓名，这主要见于法律文件或用于丧偶的妇女。

2. Ms 意为“小姐”、“女士”，读作[miz]。

用于女性的姓或姓名前，主要用于称呼或谈论一个婚否情况不详或没有理由说明其婚否情况的女性，有的妇女也在自己的姓氏或姓名前使用Ms，而不用Mrs 或Miss。

如：Let me introduce Ms (Mary) White. 我来介绍一下(玛丽·)怀特小姐。