1. Understanding the two video episodes by watching and listening;

2. Observing the behavior of the people in the videos when  watching each for the first time;

3. Listening for specific information to do the exercises for the two episodes;

4. Creating role-plays using the situations presented in the mini-dialogues.

●  Look at the picture and answer the questions below.

1) Where are these people when thisencounter occurs?

2) What is the likely relationship betweenthem?

●  Match the words and expressions in Column A with their definitions in Column B. 

A. Watch the video and then decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).

1) At the beginning of the video Michael and Bill are talking happily outside their dorm. 

2) Bill shakes his head to mean he doesn’t know Shelley. 

3) Michael waves his hand at Shelley and greets her.  

4) Shelley is puzzled when Michael waves his hand at her.  

5) Bill greets Shelley irst.  

6) Finally the  three of them walk towards the teaching building.  

B. Choose the correct verb to complete each sentence below.

1) Shelley’s behavior tells us that she (is, isn’t) a shy young woman.  

2) Bill’s behavior shows that he (is, isn’t) interested in getting to know Shelley.

3) Shelley (offers, doesn’t offer) her hand to shake hands with Bill.

4) Bill’s behavior tells us that he (is, isn’t) a friendly person.  

5) Both Shelley and Bill (have something, don’t have anything) in their hands.

6) Shelley and Bill (turn, don’t turn) their eyes towards where Michael points to.

A. Watch the video again and then decide who speaks the following lines. Write M for Michael, B for Bill and S for Shelley.

1) I don’t think we’ve met before.   

2) Hi, Michael.  

3) This is my new roommate, Bill.  

4) Nice to meet you, too.  

5) Shall we sit down somewhere and talk? 

B. Watch the video another time and number the events in the order they happen.

a. Michael introduces Bill to Shelley. 

b. Michael greets Shelley.  

c. Michael and Shelley greet each other. 

d. Michael, Bill and Shelley leave and go somewhere to talk. 

e. Shelley comes out of the teaching building. 

* Script:

Michael: Bill, do you know Shelley?

Bill: I don’t think we’ve met before. 

Michael: Then let me introduce you to her. Hi, Shelley! 

Shelley: Hi, Michael! How are you?

Michael: Not bad. Shelley, this is my new roommate, Bill.

Shelley:  Hi, Bill! Nice to meet you. 

Bill: Nice to meet you, too. 

Shelley: Michael has told me a lot about you.

Bill: Only good things, I hope.

Michael: You bet. Shall we sit down somewhere and talk?

Bill & Shelley: Sure.

Michael: Let’s sit over there. 

1) Watch the video again, with a female student doing Shelley’s voice.

2) Watch the video once more, with a male student doing Michael’s voice.

3) Watch the video another time, with a male student doing Bill’s voice.

4) Watch the video one last time, with two male students and one female student doing all the voices for the whole conversation.

●  Look at the picture and answer the questions below.

1) Where do you think the scene takes place, at home or at a hotel? 

2) Discuss with your partner the ages and the relationships between the characters. 

1. When introducing people, remember to introduce first a man to a woman, a younger person to an older person, a person of lower rank to a person of higher rank. Men usually shake hands when they are introduced to other men. It is the woman’s choice whether or not to shake hands when introduced to a man, and the man should wait for the woman to offer her hand. 

注意在做介绍时，应把男士介绍给女士，把年轻者介绍给长者，把低职位者介绍给高职位者。被介绍给男士时，女士可选择是否要握手，但是，男士须等女士伸出手后才能与其握手。

2. How do you do? This is used as a formal greeting when you meet somebody for the first time. The usual reply is also "How do you do?"

在正式场合首次遇见某人致意时说：How do you do? ；回答也用：How do you do?

3. When you meet people, you say "Good morning" before 12:00, "Good afternoon" from about 12:00 till around 17:00 and "Good evening" from then on. "Hello" or "Hi" are more informal but can be used at any time. When leaving, you say "Goodbye" And "Bye" is more informal. When leaving at night and when going to bed, you say "Good night". 

人们上午遇见时说：Good morning；约中午12点至下午5点遇见时说：Good afternoon；5点以后遇见时说：Good evening； Hello 或 Hi 是非正式招呼语， 用于一天任何时候遇见时；人们分手时说：Goodbye， Bye是非正式用语；晚上分手时以及就寝前说：Good night。

●  Watch the video and then decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).

1) Mrs. Green is reading a newspaper when the doorbell rings. 

2) Mrs. Green is happy to see Michael and his friend. 

3) Michael shakes hands with Mrs. Green.  

4) Mrs. Green looks happy when she is being introduced to Linda. 

5) Linda offers her hand irst and shakes hands with Mrs. Green. 

6) Mrs. Green shows them into the room. 

7) Mrs. Green’s behavior tells us that she is a friendly person.

8) Mr. Green comes into the room to meet Michael and Linda from upstairs. 

9) Mr. Green pats Michael’s shoulder to show friendliness. 

10) Mr. Green shakes hands with both Michael and Linda. 

●  Watch the video a second time and then choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1) This scene takes place         .

a. in the morning   

b. in the afternoon

c. in the evening   

d. at night

2) Michael and Linda are         .

a. colleagues   

b. classmates  

c. friends    

d. customers

3) Mrs. Green has          about Linda Wilson.

a. never heard   

b. heard little

c. heard much   

d. heard a little

4) Mr. Green prefers to be called         .

a. Michael    

b. David

c. Mr. Green   

d. Green

5) Michael and Linda         .

a. visit Mr. Green on their way from work

b. both know Mr. Green very well

c. are invited by Mr. Green to his home

d. were very glad to sit down in the kitchen

* Script:

Mrs. Green: Good afternoon, Michael. 

Michael: Good afternoon. Maggie, I’d like to introduce a friend of mine, Linda Wilson. Linda, this is Maggie Green.

Linda: How do you do, Mrs.Green? Pleased to meet you.

Mrs. Green: Pleased to meet you, too. I’ve heard so much about you, Miss Wilson. Please do come in. David, come and meet a friend of Michael’s.

Mr. Green: Oh, hello, Michael. I’m so glad you could come. 

Michael: Hello, David. It was nice of you to invite us.  This is my friend, Linda. 

Linda: Very glad to meet you, Mr.Green.

Mr. Green: Me, too. Just call me David. Everybody does.

Mrs. Green: Please sit down and I’ll make some coffee for you.

1) Watch the video again, with a female student doing Mrs. Green’s voice. 

2) Watch the video once more, with a male student doing Michael’s voice.

3) Watch the video another time, with a female student doing Linda’s voice.

4) Watch the video yet another time, with a male student doing Mr. Green’s voice.

5) Watch the video one last time, with two male students and two female students doing all the voices for the whole conversation.

●  Useful Expressions

Good morning! / Good afternoon! / Good evening!

Hello! / Hi!

Let me introduce…  / May I introduce… 

Hello. My name is…  / I am…  

I don’t think we’ve met before. I’m… 

Hi. I’m…  What’s your name?

I’d like to introduce…  to you.

I’d like you to meet… 

I guess you haven’t met before. / I don’t think you’ve met before.

Bill, this is… 

How do you do? 

Pleased / Nice / Glad / A great pleasure to meet you.

The pleasure is mine.

Same here. / Me, too.

●  Practice the following situations, using the expressions provided above.

Situation 1

Student A is in a new class at school and wants to make friends. Student A introduces himself/herself to Student B.

Situation 2

Students A and B meet C on campus. Student A knows both Students B and C, but Student B and Student C don’t know each other. Student A introduces Student B to Student C.

●  Discuss the following talking points in groups.

1) In China, do we use handshakes or other gestures with introductions?

2) What gestures do we use in China when greeting someone? 

3) How do students address their teachers in China? And how do teachers address their students?