职场英语交际能力训练教程
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五、训练指导

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Preparation:Learn the following expressions.

1.How are you doing?

2.How have you been?

3.What's up? /How's everything?

4.Not bad./Pretty good.

5.Same old, same old./I'm OK.

Practice:Practice the following dialogues.

Dialogue 1:Donna and Ella are old friends.They haven't seen each other for a long time.

Donna: Ella, how are you doing?

Ella: Good! How about you?

Donna: Not bad.


Dialogue 2:Dixie and Michelle are old schoolmates.They meet each other on the street.

Michelle: Hi, Dixie.How are you doing?

Dixie: OK.And you?

Michelle: Pretty good.


Dialogue 3:Sammeets Sally in a shopping mall.Samwants to know what has happened toSally, because Samhasn't seen Sally for a certain period of time.

Sam: Hey, Sally.What's up?

Sally: Not much.What's up with you?

Sam: Oh, you know—same old, same old.


Dialogue 4:Nona happens to meet Sue in the school library.Nona knows that Sue was not in school for about a year and now wants to know something about her.

Nona: Hey, Sue, how have you been?

Sue: Good, how about you?

Nona: I'm OK.


Dialogue 5:Nell had a cold and stayed in a hospital for about three weeks and now has come back to school.

Nell: Hi there!

Sally: Hi Nell, how have you been?

Nell: Not too good.I've got a cold.

Sally: I hope you get better soon.


Dialogue 6:Bonnie meets Anna in the school canteen.Anna j ust broke up with her boyfriend one month ago.

Bonnie: Hey Anna, long time no see.How's everything?

Anna: Couldn't be better.I've j ust come back from vacation.

Bonnie: Did you have a good time?

Anna: Yeah, I feel so relaxed now.How's everything with you?

Bonnie: Oh, keeping busy.

Application:Make dialogues based on the following situations.

1.Tom happens to meet Sue on the school farm.Tom knows that Sue was not in the school for about a year and now wants to know something about her.

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2.Sam meets Bob in the school canteen.Bob j ust broke up with his girlfriend two weeks ago.

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