It Was Nice Seeing You Again

This chant offers practice in the shifting stress pattern It was nice seeing you again It was nice seeing you.

It Was Nice Seeing You Again

It was nice seeing you again.

             Thanks.

             It was nice seeing you.

 

I enjoyed seeing you again.

           Thanks.

            I enjoyed seeing you.

 

It was so nice.

            I enjoyed it too.

It was so nice.

           I enjoyed it too.

It was nice seeing you.

           Thanks.

It was nice seeing you.

5. Good-bye, Harry, Say Hello to Mary

This chant offers practice in the reduced vowels in hello and to and the disappearing h in Tell her I miss her Tell him I miss him.

Good-bye, Harry, Say Hello to Mary

Good-bye, Harry, say hello to Mary.

            I will.

            Say hello to Bill.

Bye-bye, Jack, say hello to Jill.

Tell her I miss her.

            I will.

So long, Mary, say hello to Harry.

Tell him I miss him.

            I will.

 

 

We're Going to Miss You

This chant offers practice in the reduction of going to (gonna) and the use of the emphatic forms We really are/ I really am.

 

We're Going to Miss You

We're going to miss you.

We really are.

We're going to miss you.

We really are.

We're really going to miss you.

We're really going to miss you.

            I'm going to miss you too.

            I'm going to miss you too.

            I'm really going to miss you.

We're going to miss you.

We really are.

        I'm going to miss you too.

I really am.

We're going to miss you.

We really are.

         I'm going to miss you too.

         I really am.

 

Other ways of saying good-bye. Ways of farewells

A

                                      

Bye./Bye-bye.                     informal  

Cheerio.                                                          

See you later/soon/etc.

Let's hope we meet again soon.        formal and informal    

Good night.

B

can reply by using any expression of farewell.

EXAMPLE

 

A Good-bye, John.

B Bye, see you tomorrow, Pete.

 

PRACTICE

I. Listen carefully as your teacher reads the sentences. Then listen again as your teacher repeats them. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Check your answers in the Appendix. *

 

1. _________________. ____________________ you ______________________.

2. _________________ long. Have _______________ nice _________________.

3. __________________ __________________ late and __________________ got____________ ______________ home.

4. I ______________ hate _________________ __________________ good-bye.

5. It ______________ nice ________________ you ____________________.

6. ___________________ hello ______________ Jack. Tell _______________

I miss ____________________.

7. Say _______________ ________________ Mary _____________ ___________________I _____________________ _____________________.

8. _______________ going _________________ miss you. We ___________ are.

9. _______________ _________________ ________________ miss

_______________ _________________. I _______________ am.

II. Listen as your teacher reads you the clues to the word puzzle. Write the words in the blanks after each number. Check your answers in the Appendix. *

 

1.                                      G _____ _____ ______

2.                                     O _____ _____

O

D

B

6.                                     Y _____ ______ ______ _______

7.                                     E _____ ______

III. Act out the dialogue (in pairs):

A   Hullo! Fancy meeting you in the middle of Oxford Street! (here /

again / in this place)

B Hullo! How are you? (How are things/How's life/How's life treating you)

A   Fine. And you? (Very well/Not too bad/Quite well really)

B   Not so bad. Look, I’ll ring you tonight but I must rush now. I’m late for  

work. Bye. (Yes, fine /Very well Indeed/Tm OK, thanks)

 A Cheerio. (Bye-bye / Good- bye/ See you soon)

IV. Say good-bye

1. to a friend who is going away for a long time.

2. very casually to a friend called John.

3. to someone you'll see again in the evening.

 

V. Respond freely to the following:

1. Bye. See you later.

2. Nice to see you.

VI. Make up the dialogue of your own.

Unit 4

Giving and receiving complements

Ways of saying pleasant things to someone and expressing adequate response

 

Notes

 

You Look Wonderful Today

This chant offers practice in the sound of the reduced vowels in today, so and do the sound of the contractions that's and I'm and the plural s in thanks.

 

You Look Wonderful Today

You look wonderful today.

So do you.

You look wonderful today.

So do you.

That's a nice colour on you.

Thanks a lot.

That's a nice colour on you.

Thanks a lot.

I'm glad you like it.

That's a wonderful colour on you.

Thanks a lot.

I'm very glad you like it.

2. That's a Nice Sweater

This chant includes examples of the contracted forms that's, it's. I'm, and they're and practice in the sound of it, them, and those are.

That's a Nice Sweater

That's a nice sweater.

Is it new?

Yes, it is.

Where did you get it?

I got it at Macy's.

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

I'm glad you like it.

 

Those are nice boots.

Are they new?

Yes, they are.

Where did you get them?  

I got them at Macy's.

They're beautiful.

Thank you.

I'm glad you like them.

I Like Your Gloves

This chant offers practice in the sound of the contractions I've, they're and it's. Students should note the sound of it and them.

 

I Like Your Gloves

I like your gloves.

Are they new?

Oh no. I've had them for years.

Where did you get them?

I got them in London.

They're beautiful.

Thank you.

 

I like your ring.

Is it new?

Oh no. I've had it for years.

Where did you get it?

I got it in India.

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

4.You Look Marvelous! You Haven't Changed a Bit

This chant provides practice in the sound of the contraction haven't and the reduced vowel sounds in so, do and have. It also offers practice m the use of So do you/Neither have you.

 

You Look Marvelous / You Haven't Changed a Bit

(complimenting a person

you haven't seen for a long time)

 

You look marvelous!

You haven't changed a bit.

Neither have you.

Neither have you.

You look marvelous!

So do you.

You look wonderful!

So do you.

You look terrific!

So do you.    

You haven't changed a bit.

Neither have you.

You Speak English Very Well

This chant offers practice in the sound of the contractions don't, that's, and you're and provides an illustration of the emphatic forms You really do speak …/I really mean it.

You Speak English Very Well

You speak English very well.

Oh no, not really.

Yes, you do, you really do.

No, I don't.

Yes, you do.

No, I don't.

Yes, you do.

No, I don't.

That's not true.

Yes, it is.

You really do speak English very well.

Thank you.

You're very kind.

No, I mean it.

I really mean it.

Thank you.

You're very kind.

No, I mean it.

I really mean it.

You really do speak English very well.

Thank you.