
Social Skills in English - Navigating Cultural Nuances
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課程介紹
This pack is for intermediate to advanced learners who want to go beyond grammar and vocabulary to sound more natural and culturally aware.
Lesson 1: Deciphering Idioms and Slang
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Objective: To understand and correctly use common English idioms and slang in conversation.
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Key Vocabulary:it's raining cats and dogs, break a leg, piece of cake, hit the books, hang out, what's up?.
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Activities:
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Warm-up: Match idioms with their meanings.
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Main Activity: The student creates sentences using a list of new idioms.
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Guided Discussion: Talk about the origin of some idioms and how they are used in everyday conversation.
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Wrap-up: A short quiz to test their knowledge of the new idioms.
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Lesson 2: The Art of Small Talk
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Objective: To confidently start, maintain, and end a casual conversation with a stranger or acquaintance.
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Key Vocabulary:how was your weekend?, the weather is beautiful today, what do you do?, it was great talking to you, I should get going.
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Activities:
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Warm-up: Talk about a recent social situation.
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Main Activity: A simulated networking event where the student must initiate a conversation with three different "people."
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Discussion: Analyze what makes for a good conversation and what topics to avoid.
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Wrap-up: Practice polite ways to end a conversation without being rude.
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Lesson 3: Being Polite - Formal vs. Informal Language
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Objective: To understand the difference between formal and informal language and choose the right level of politeness for different social situations.
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Key Vocabulary:could you...?, would you mind...?, please, thank you so much, I appreciate it, hey, thanks, no problem.
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Activities:
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Warm-up: Sort phrases into "formal" and "informal" categories.
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Main Activity: Role-play a variety of situations (e.g., talking to your boss vs. a close friend, writing a formal email vs. a text message).
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Practice: Focus on the tone of voice and intonation that go with formal and informal language.
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Wrap-up: The student identifies a situation from their life and plans what they would say using appropriate language.
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Lesson 4: Understanding Body Language and Tone
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Objective: To recognize and interpret non-verbal cues and understand how tone of voice affects communication.
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Key Vocabulary:body language, facial expression, tone of voice, sarcastic, enthusiastic, confused.
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Activities:
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Warm-up: Watch short video clips without sound and describe the emotion or intention of the speaker.
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Main Activity: I will say the same sentence with different tones of voice, and the student will interpret the meaning.
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Discussion: Talk about cultural differences in body language and gestures.
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Wrap-up: A final role-play where the student must use both verbal and non-verbal communication to convey a specific message.
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