To attract / get someone’s attention = to attract the attention of …………..
A way of attracting one’s attention Form of communication: verbal or non-verbal Means of communication: eg. TV, computer, telephone,…… See/ hear………+ O + Vo/V-ing Let + O + Vo S + consider + O + (tobe) + adj S + consider it + adj + to V S + be + considered + adj Giving compliments Responses to compliments - You ( really ) have a beautiful….. - I’m glad you like it. - How beautiful your……is! - Thank you. - What a lovely ……you have! - Your compliment is encouraging. - Congratulations! You have played - It’s nice of you to say so. ……… so well - That’s a nice compliment. - What a lovely ……you have! - You’ve got to be kidding - How beautiful your ……is! - Your………is terrific!
Exercise 1: Supply the correct form of the word in bold.
1. “ I’m sorry I’m late” he murmured..................................( apologize ). 2. The summit was...........................only from the south (approach). 3. They are thinking of the............................of travelling abroad this summer. (attract). 4. ............................ Of the new system will take several days. (install) 5. The company had received complaints both...................and in writing. 6. The government has been accused of not responding ..............................to the needs of the homeless. (approriate) 7. We took a ......................more direct route. (slight). 8. This type of behavior is no longer ..............................acceptable. (society) 9. His casual behavior was wholly...................................for such a formal occasion. ( approriate ) 10.Rob’s very .........................he likes his party (society) Exercise 2: Choose the best answer: 1. The family has a very important role in____________children. A. Social B. socialist C. sociaizing D. socialism 2. When we apologize, we admit our _______________. A. Courtesy B. courteous C. discourteous D. discourtesy 3. In US’ school, teachers don’t mind their students’______________them during the lectures . A. Interrupt B. interrupted C. interrupting D. to interrupt 4. His achievements were partly due to the _____________________of his wife. A. Assist B. assistance C. assisted D. assistence 5. By working day and night, they succeeded____________________their working in time. A. Finished B. to finish C. finishing D. in finishing 6. They started, as ________________gatherings by they have become increasingly formalized in the last few year. A. informal B. informally C. informalize D. informality 7. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ……………….. A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicator 8. The lecture explained the problem very clearly and is always …………….in respones to question. A. attention B. attentive C.attentively D. attentiveness 9. I make no ________________ for encouraging my children to succeed in school. A. apologize B. apologetic C. apology D. apoplectic 10. It was very more __________of a chat than an interview. A. formal B. informal C. formality D informality Exercise 3: Error identification: 1. Facial impression involves some of smallest body movements, but its impact may be greater than any other bodylanguge. 2. Smile and grimace can be very effective used in conversation, but more commonly, we do not tend to think that nonverbal physical respone may be communicating. 3. I believe that only vary self-confident, knowledge and attentive students will refer 100% of eyecontact time. 4. Teachers obtain use eyecontact in classroom to decide who is prepared to answer a question or that did’nt complete his homework assignment. 5. Beside words the human race is the primary score of information for impress an individual’s internal feelings.