ExpressingandRespondingtoComplimentsUNIT8

目录CONTENTSWarming-upActivitiesReview

01Warming-up

QuestionsforThought1●Whatwouldyousaywhenyouseeafriendwearinganewdress/suit?●WhatwouldyousaywhensomebodysaysthatyourEnglishisexcellent?●Doyoucomplimentpeopleveryoften?Whatdopeoplecomplimentotherson?●Howdoyoufeelwhensomeonecomplimentsyou?Doyoutrytocomplimenttheperson,too?

CompareandDiscuss2Studythefollowingtwoconversationswithyourpartnerandthendiscusswhichresponseisappropriate?

EtiquetteinComplimentinginEnglish3●Lookattheperson.(Say“Thankyou”whenreceivingacompliment.)●Choosesomethingthatisappropriatetocompliment.●Makeyourcomplimentspecific.●Statethereasonforthecompliment.

VocabularyMatch4Matchthewordsorphrasesintheleft-handcolumnwiththedescriptionsintheright-handcolumn.WriteA-Hinthebracketsfollowingthewordsorphrases.EDFGBHCA

02Activities

TASK1RespondingtocomplimentsComplimentsarewordsofpraise,respectoradmirationforsomeoneorsomething.Howtorespondtocomplimentsgraciouslysoastomakethegiverfeelgood?Herearesomecommonlyusedexpressions.1)Thankyouforsayingso.2)Thankyou.I’mgladyoulikeit.3)Thanks.That’sanicecompliment.4)Mybrothergaveittome.5)IboughtitforthetriptoThailand.6)Doyoureallythinkso?7)Soareyou.8)You’reagoodlistener.9)Whatareyouafter?

Thankyou.SoareyouThanks.I’mgladyoulikeit./AfriendofminebroughtittomefromOregonWell,Ijustgotit.Itwasprettycheap./Whatareyouafter?Doyoureallythinkso?

TASK2ComplimentingonappearanceorpossessionsComplimentsonsomeone’sappearanceorpossessionsarethemostcommontypeofcomplimentsinEnglish.Thefivemostcommonlyusedadjectivesincomplimentsare“nice”,“good”,“beautiful”,“pretty”,and“great”,andthetwomostpreferredverbsare“like”and“love”.

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