Nice GUY: Warm Up
Nice GUY: Warm Up
Nice GUY: Warm Up
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1 Warm up
Match these words with the pictures. For some pictures, you can have more than one word.
1 2
3 4
Can you remember a time when you said something nice to one of the people in the exercise? What
did you say?
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2 Listening
Listen to four conversations that Leo has and decide who he is speaking to in each one. One option
is extra.
friend
classmate
neighbor
partner
colleague
Choose the best word to complete these sentences that Leo says.
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3 Language point
Functions are phrases that do a job in a conversation. There are lots of functions in social language,
and you can use these in many different situations and relationships. These functions were in the
listening.
• Complimenting: making a positive personal comment to someone, often about how they look.
• Congratulating: talking about a recent/future positive event in someone’s life.
• Praising: saying someone’s work, actions or choices are good.
Which functions are these expressions?
I know you’re good at talking You look nice today. Glad to hear it.
to customers.
Keep up the good work. That jacket really suits you. Good luck.
There are many polite ways to respond to these functions. Match each response with its meaning or
explanation.
6. It was a team effort. f. A way to share praise with other people who helped you.
7. I’m glad you like it. g. The standard way to accept compliments, congratulations, and
praise.
We often want to show modesty when we respond, so the other person doesn’t think we are big-headed
or too proud. Do you respond the same way in your language?
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4 Practice
In each dialogue, there are three extra words that we do not need. Underline or cross out the extra
words. Example: A good job
Dialogue 1
A: Can I read the essay that you wrote? I know you’re good at the writing.
B: You’re too much kind. I think it was just a good topic for me.
Dialogue 2
B: Of course.
A: I just wanted to say that you did make a great job on that report.
Dialogue 3
B: We’re ok.
A: I hear you won the prize for the best yard in the street. Much congratulations!
Dialogue 4
A: Thanks. I’ll take that up. Your new sweater looks good on you.
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5 Speaking
Put a checkmark next to two sentences in each column of the table. Work alone, and don’t let other
students see your paper.
Then work in pairs. Take turns to start conversations with your partner. Try to make your partner say
the sentences that you checked. You can use body language as well as words.
Example: (you checked: What a ... coat.)
• A: Hi! Wow it’s cold outside, but today I feel really warm. (stand up and turn around to show the
coat)
• B: You look great today.
• A: No, I’m showing you my coat.
• B: What a great coat!
• A: That’s right. Your turn.
That ... really suits Congratulations (on). Good job! Actually, my ... bought
you. it for me.
Where did you get it? Glad to hear it. I know you’re good at I’ll take that, thanks.
... .
What a ... ! Good luck. I really like ... . I’m glad you like it.
You look ... today. Keep up the good It was a team effort.
work.
You too.
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6 Extra practice/homework
Put the words in order to make sentences and responses in these dialogues.
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
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7 Optional extension
We often send greetings cards which include compliments, congratulations, and praise. Match the
occasion with the cards.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
• Who would you send these cards to? Think about the relationships from the Warm up.
• Write a suitable short message to go inside one or more cards using functional language from the
lesson.