英文交际课程lesson one

Below are pictures of different social settings. Describe each picture to your teacher, and add some other social settings if you can.

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socializing : meeting and spending time with people in a friendly way, in order to

enjoy yourself

- Socializing is a big part of a university student’s life.

social : friendly

- Ishow teachers are very social.

hang out with someone: spend time with each other.

- I like to hang out with my friends after school.

social event: an event where groups of people get together (parties, concerts,

shows, competitions, after-school activities)

- University students should take advantage of the social events at school to meet new people.

chill out: to relax

- I like to chill out with my dog on weekends.

antisocial: not wanting to spend time with other people

- It is very hard to approach people who are antisocial .

social climber: a person whose goal is to be accepted in high society

- My friend is such a social climber. She would do anything to get invited to parties held by popular people in our school.

social networking: communication with people who share your interests using a

website or other service on the Internet

- You can meet a lot of new people on social networking sites like Facebook and QQ.

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Hello. My name is __________ and today we are going to talk about introductions and making friends. An introduction is when you introduce yourself to someone. Usually the other person will also introduce themselves as well. When you make a new friend or when you see somebody you know, you may want to shake hands.

You will then have a conversation with the person. You may say something like, "Nice to meet you. See you around," and walk away. Or you can say, "See you around. Maybe we can hang out some time."

Imagine you are in a party.

What would you say to strangers in order to get to know them a little bit better? What topics would you converse about?

How do you usually greet people in China? When meeting people for the first time, what things do you usually talk about? What are some of the common social events in your university? Where can you usually meet new friends? Can someone you met online be a real friend? Why or why not?

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