Sit in your group
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Hussain
Mohamad
Omar
Xun
Hamood
Ahmed
Chawapon
Haiyun
Raed
Alqahtani,Hassan
Dashiti, Ali
Pinelopi
Mubarak
Musaed
Myoung Chul
Rasheed, Ali
Saleh
Alyami,Hassan
Gloria
Jehad
Jung,Yong
Week 10- Thursday
2B Oral Communication
Instructor: Edie Furniss & Cheng Li
Put away your cellphone, or it will be ours. Thank you 
Don’t talk too much with your neighbors, unless we ask you to do so.
Announcements
• MEGAN WILL BE BACK NEXT TUESDAY. DON’T ASK
AGAIN.
• TOEFL on Saturday
• TOEFL workshops this week
• Today’s Plan:
• First Impressions Lesson
• check homework from Chapter. 11
• discussion about Chapter. 11
What do you notice when
you meet someone for the
first time?
Morning
Question
Read the proverbs.
Do you agree or disagree with these proverbs?
Discuss your answers with a partner.
Do you have any proverbs in your culture about first impressions? What are they? Tell
your partner.
1. Don’t judge a horse by its saddle. (Arabic/Chinese)
2. Faces we see; hearts we don’t know. (Spanish)
3. What you see is what you get. (English)
4. You must judge a man by the work of his hands. (African)
5. Never judge a book by its cover. (English)
6. A wheel it is and it turns around. (Greek)
7. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. (English)
8. Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
(Malaysian)
Listen and answer questions
Vocabularies
assume (v.) to accept or believe that something is true
behavior (n.) the way that you act or behave
briefly (adv.) for a short time; quickly
encounter (n.) an unexpected meeting
error (n.) a mistake
form an impression (phr.) to begin to have an idea about something
negative (adj.) bad or harmful
positive (adj.) good or useful
sample (n.) a small amount or example of something
trait (n.) a quality that forms part of your character
Discuss the questions in groups
1. In this lecture, the speaker says we often think that the way a person
behaves when we first meet him is the way he behaves all the time.
From your personal experience, do you agree or disagree? Give
examples.
2. Have you ever formed a first impression of someone that was wrong?
Explain.
Elevator Speech
What is an Elevator Speech?
What elements are included in an elevator speech?
How long does it take?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtAwGIu7qhw
a short summary in which you “sell” yourself to others
30 seconds
If the conversation inside the elevator in those few seconds is interesting and
value adding, the conversation will continue after the elevator ride or end in
exchange of business card or a scheduled meeting.
Who you are
What do you offer (skills)
What benefit do you provide (a key accomplishment)
Where do you fit (companies/positions you are interested in)
Call to action (meeting, job leads, referral, etc.)
Develop your own elevator speech
•Suppose you are going to have an interview in a company,
and when you are in the elevator, there comes a man who
looks like the CEO of that company. You don’t want to lose
this opportunity, so you decide to introduce yourself to him.
•1. Write/think briefly what you are going to say to him.
•2. Practice what you write in your group (you can take turns to do so).
•Time limit: 30 seconds one person (if well-prepared)
•3. Get feedback and suggestions from your group members, and
revise your elevator speech if necessary.
I will choose one pair randomly from each group to present your elevator speech to the
whole class.
Who you are
What do you offer (skills)
What benefit do you provide (a key accomplishment)
Where do you fit (companies/positions you are interested in)
Call to action (meeting, job leads, referral, etc.)
Group Discussion on Ethics
•Refer to handout.
•Work in small groups to discuss the
different situations.
•Share your answers with the class.