Basic Coomunication English for Myanmar Citizen

Communication English Speaking

Credited by Summie Shane

GREETINGGood morning Good morning

Good afternoon Good afternoon

Good evening Good evening

How are you? Fine , thanks

How’s everything with you? Very well , thank you.

How do you do? Not bad , thanks.

GREETINGA:Good morning Honey. How’re you?B:Good morning ,am fine thanks.--------------------------------------A:Hello,good afternoon . How are you this afternoon?B:Good afternoon . I’m very well thank you. And how about you?A:Not bad , thanks.

Way to say thanksThanksThank youThank you so muchThanks a millionThanks a lotThanks for your helpI really appreciate itI’m really gratefulHow kind of youI can’t thank you enoughI owe you one

SAYING THANKS

Response for thankingYou’re welcomeNo problemNot at allIt’s my pleasureNever mindDon’t be mention itAny timeGlad to helpThank you

SAYING THANKS

Conversations:A:Thank you .B: It’s my pleasure.----------------A: Thanks for your help?B:You’re welcome.----------------A: How kind of you?B:Don’t be mention it .-----------------A:Thank you so much .B:Not at all.

SAYING THANKS

Slang Goodbye

Catch you laterI’m out!Smell you later I have to go now , see you later.It’s been nice talking to you , see yah.Ok , I’m going good bye.Have a nice day.Hope to see you again.Nice to see you.Good night ! Have a sound sleep.Good night ! Have a sweet dream.Good night ! Sleep tight!

SAYING GOODBYE

Saying GoodbyeA:Well,it’s been nice talking to you. I must go now ,see you later.B:Alright,see you.----------------A:Ok then , I have to go now . See you soon.B:Ok see you.-----------------A:Goodbye Lisa , see you on Monday.B:Goodbye ,have a nice day dear.

SAYING GOODBYE

INTRODUCING Introducing yourself: My name is ... I'm .... Nice to meet you; I'm ... Pleased to meet you; I'm ... Let me introduce myself; I'm ... I'd like to introduce myself; I'm …

INTRODUCING Introducing Others : Jack, have you met Nicolas? I'd like you to meet Liza. I'd like to introduce you to Betty. Leila, this is Barbara. Barbara this is Leila. I don’t think you’ve met my…,have you? Do you know ….?

INTRODUCING Introducing Responses : Nice to meet you. Pleased to meet you. Glad to meet you. How do you do?

INTRODUCING Conversation Practice : A : Tony this is Anne? B : Hi , how are you? A : Fine , thanks.

A: I’d like you to meet Mr. Jones. B: How do you do Mr. Jones. My name is Jim Wilson. A: Nice to meet you.A: Do you know Terry?B: No , I don’t.A: Terry ,this is Wendy.C: Nice to meet you. B; Nice to meet you , too.

A: Good morning , Wiston .B: Good morning Anna . How are you?A: Fine, thanks.B: I don’t think you’ve met my father ,have you?A: No , I haven’t . How do you do?C: Nice to meet you?+++++++++++++++++++++++

CONVERSATION PROGRESS OF COMMUNICATION

A:Good morning Mr. David . How’re you?B:Good morning . I’m pretty well. And you?A:I’m very good , thank you.B:Oh,have you met my friend , Shane?A:No I haven’t sir.B:Well,this is my friend Shane. Shane this is our bell boy.A:Nice to meet you Mr. Shane.C:Hi,Nice to meet you too.

Introduction a friendA:Tony,this is Anne.B:Hi,how are you?A:Fine,thanks.Introduction othersA:I’d like you to meet Mr. Jones.B:How do you do Mr. Jones. My name’s Jim Wilson.C:Nice to meet you.-----------------------------------A:Do you know Terry?B:No,I don’t.A:Terry, this is Wendy.C:Nice to meet you.A:Nice to meet you, too.

Conversational Exercises

MAKING OFFER Can I… ? Shall I… ? Would you like … ? How about ..? Can I help you? Shall I open the window for you? Would you like another cup of coffee? How about a juice? May I……?

shall က can ထက္ပိုယဥ္းေးက်ပါတယ္ ။Shall , can ,will ေးနာက္က to မလုိက္ပါ။Would you like + NounWould you like + to V1

MAKING OFFER RESPONDING TO OFFERS

*ACCEPTING* *DECLINING*

Yes,please. No, thanks.

I’d like to… No , thank you.

That would be very kind of you It’s Ok. Thank you . That will be great

MAKING OFFER

Shall, can and will are followed by the verb without to. Example:"Can I help you?""Shall I bring you the mobile phone? Shall is more formal than can.

Would you like… is followed either by a noun, or by the verb with to.Example:"Would you like some tea ?""Would you like to drink some coffee?

MAKING OFFERA:Can I help you?"

B:No thanks, I'm just having a look.------ ------ ------A:Would you like a cup of tea?B:No,thanks.A:So how about milk?B:Yes,please.I’d love to.------- ------ ------A:May I explain the room facilities?B:That would be nice.------ ------ ------A:Shall I help you with your math problem?B:It’s OK.I can do it.B:Don’t worry ,I’ll do it.

ON THE TELEPHONE Telephone Conversation Tips Hello,Is that KBZ bank? May I speak to Mr.-------please? I’d like to speak to…………. Is Mr.Shane in/there ,please? May I know who’s speaking,please? Who shall I say is calling? May I know who’s calling? Who would you like to speak? It’s YIG group,may I help you? Could you tell me who is calling ? I’m sorry .He is not here at the moment.would you like to leave a message? Could you call back at………….(time)

ON THE TELEPHONETransferring a callCould you hold on a moment please’ Just a moment please’ Hold the line please’ I’ll just put you through’ I’ll just transfer you now’One moment pleaseGiving Negative Information‘I’m afraid the line is busy at the moment’ ‘That line is engaged at the moment, could you call back later please?’ ‘I’m afraid ___’s busy at the moment, can I take a message?’ ‘I’m sorry, he’s out of the office today’ ‘You may have dialed the wrong number’ ‘I’m afraid there’s no one here by that name’

ON THE TELEPHONETelephone ProblemsI’m afraid I can’t hear you very well’ ‘Would you mind speaking up a bit please?’ I’m afraid my English isn’t very good, could you speak slowly please?’ ‘Could you repeat that please?’‘I can’t hear you very well’ ‘Sorry, this line is quite bad’‘Sorry, I didn’t catch that’ ‘I’ll let ___ know that you rangCould you say it again , please?What did you say your name was?

ON THE TELEPHONECommon Phrasal Verbs1. hold onmeans wait‘Could you hold on a moment please?’2. hang onalso means wait! (informal)‘Could you hang on a moment please?’3. put (a call) throughmeans to connect one caller to another‘I’m just going to put you through now.’4. get throughto be connected to someone on the phone‘I can’t get through to his line at the moment, could you call back later please?’

ON THE TELEPHONECommon Phrasal Verbs5. hang upmeans to put the receiver down‘I think the operator hung up on me, the line just went dead!’6. call upis to make a telephone call (mainly used in American English or slang)‘I’ll call up the theatre, and find out about tickets.’7. call backis to return someone’s call‘I’ll ask him to call you back, when he gets home.’8. pick upmeans to answer a call / lift the receiver to take a call‘No one is picking up, maybe they’re not at home.’

ON THE TELEPHONECommon Phrasal Verbs9. get off (the phone)means to stop talking on the phone‘When he gets off the other phone, I’ll pass on your message.’10. get back to (someone)means to return someone’s call‘When do you think she’ll be able to get back to me?’11. cut offto be disconnected abruptly during a telephone conversation‘I think we got cut off, I can’t hear her anymore.’12. switch off/turn offis to deactivate (a cell phone/mobile phone)‘Sorry you couldn’t get through to me. My phone was switched off, because the battery had died.’13. speak upmeans to talk louder‘I’m afraid I can’t hear you very well, could you speak up a little please?’

ON THE TELEPHONEConversation PracticeHello , Is that Asia Industry?Yes.May I speak to Mr. David , please.Yes , who’s speaking , please?Pat Bradford.One moment , please Mr. Bradford. +++++++++++++++++Is Miss Lisa there , please?Yes , may I know who’s speaking, please?It’s Nay Min speaking.Could you hold on a moment, please?

ON THE TELEPHONEConversation PracticeIs that 45519?Yes.I’d like to speak to Mr. Hey, please.Yes , who’s shall I say is calling?Pat Bradford.I’m sorry . He’s not here at the moment.Would you like to leave a message?I’ll call back later , thanks.

ON THE TELEPHONE Transferring a callMay I speak to Miss Creamer please?Could you please hold on a second.I’ll put you through to her office.Transferextension

Asking----What time is it?What’s the time?Have you got the right time? AnswerIt’s 2 past 5. It’s tow oh five.

း�း�စ္နာရီ ထုိပီ ငါမိနစ္။It’s twenty to three.2:40

း�း�စ္နာရီ ထုိဖုိ႕ မိနစ္း�း�စစ္ဆယ္။It’s quarter past two.း�း�စ္နာ15မိနစ္It’s half past two.း�း�စ္နာရီခြ$ဲ

ASKING ABOUT TIME

Past – ထုိး&ပီ

To - ထုိရန ္အလုိ

Where are you from?Where do you come from?I’m from……What’s your nationality?I’m Burmese……What do you do?What’s your occupation?Where ‘s he from?Where was he born?May I know your name, please?Could you tell me your name, please?Is that your last name?How do you spell your name?

Talking about personal

Countries and Nationalities

Asking about families?How many brothers and sisters do you have?How many brothers and sisters have you got?Do you come from a large family?How many………………?Do you have…………..?My family is …………I’ve got …………………Asking about JobWhat do you do?What ‘s your occupation?Where do you work for?Who do you work for?


Answering about JobI work for a bank.I am working at National Museum.I work at ……….


Asking about the families.A:How many brothers and sister do you have?B:Well,I’ve got one sister and tow brothers. And how about your family.A:Actually,I’ve one little brother.B:It’s nice a small family , doesn’t it?A:Ofcourse.---------------- ----------------------------------A:Could you tell me about your family?B:Uhmm,there are four of us altogether . My sister and I with parents.A:Ah hah , sounds good. For me, I am only child.


Asking about the families.A:Do you have a large family?B:No my family is small . I have only one sister. And you?A:My family is a little big . There are seven of us altogether.-----------------------------------------------------------------Talking about the jobA: What does you father do?B:He is a journalist. He works at Myanmar Times News.A:That’s sound interesting.B:Thank you.----------------------------------------------------------------------


It’s been ages. How long has it been?It’s been a long time. It’s been-----------.It’s been too long. What ‘ve you been up to?It’s been two months. Up to=doing two years. I’ve been working/travelling/learning etc. about four years.A:Hi,Susan.It’s been a long time. A: Jessica , long time no see. B:Hi,David.Yah,it’s been over two years. B:Hi,Jaff . What have you been up to?------------- A: Well I got married and moved to A:Hello,Mr.Smith.How long has it been? France.B:About six months.A:yes,me too. B:Woah , good for you . I’m so happy to see you again.

LONG TIME NO SEE

There are- Twenty four hours in a daySeven days in a weekFour weeks in a monthTwelve months in a yearDays of the weekMonday = Mon.( . = period)Tuesday = Tue.Wednesday = Wed. Thursday = Thurs.Friday = Fri.Saturday = Sat.Sunday = Sun.

Ca lendar Expres s i onA day = one dayA week = one weekA month = one monthA year = one year365 days = one yearAbout 4weeks = one month12 months = one yearA decade = ten yearsA century = one-hundred yearsA millennium = ten-thousand yearsEon = a very long time period

a billion years

Wee

k da

ysWeekend

January = Jan.February = Feb.March =Mar.April =Apr.May =May.June =Jun.July =Jul.August=Aug.September =Sep.October=Oct.November =Nov.December =Dec.

Ca lendar Expres s i onAt: At is used with specific points in the day (noon, night, midnight) or when the specific time is mentioned. (sunrise, noon, dawn, sunset etc)Examples:· My work begins at noon.· The candidates arrived at 8:00 a.m.In: In is used with months, with years, and with seasons. In:- ( morning, evening, year, month, week)Examples:· The days are long in August. (month)· The book was published in 2000. (year)Ex:-They will play football in Sunday morning.(incorrect)They will play football on Sunday morning.(correct)On : On a day, a date, a holiday, certain days.Examples:· On Monday · on the 15th · on her birthday

Express the datesOne =firstTwo=secondThree=thirdFour=fourthFive=fifthSix=sixthSeven=seventhEight=eighthNine=ninthTen=tenthEleven=eleventhTwelve=twelfth

Ca lendar Expres s i onThirteen =thirteenthFourteen =fourteenthFifteen =fifteenthSixteen =sixteenthSeventeen =seventeenthEighteen =eighteenthNineteen =nineteenthTwenty =twentiethTwenty one =twenty firstTwenty tow = twenty secondTwenty three=twenty thirdTwenty four =twenty fourth

Things to do on the weekendHere are some of the activities that people like to do on the weekend:go out to eatgo out (to a bar or club)see a moviedo some houseworkspend time with your familytake a road tripgo to churchget together with friendshave a house partyhave a dinner partyhave a big family mealgo shopping

Ca lendar Expres s i on

Latin original terms of AM and PMAnte meridiem: Before noon AM=after midnight Between midnight (0:00) & noon (12:00) PM=After noonPost meridiem: After noon Midnight=12 at nightBetween noon (12:00) & midnight (0:00) Noon=12 in the afternoon

What day is today? What day was yesterday?What day is tomorrow? What day will be tomorrow?It’s ------------- .It was ----------- .It’ll be -------------- .

Time of day

morning night In the afternoon At noon

evening midnight

Ca lendar Expres s i on

Questions.How was your weekend?Where did you go in your weekend?How about your weekend?What do you usually do in your weekend?What are you doing this weekend?Do you have anything going on this weekend?Do you have any big plans for the weekend?Do you have anything planned for this weekend?Did you do anything fun over the weekend?Did you have a good weekend?

Ask ing about weekend

Answers. Well, I went out for dinner with my friends. It was great/wonderful/terrible/boring/nothing/awesome /fun/fantastic etc.Alright , I was just staying in bed and watching movies.I didn’t too much.Depends on the situation, express your feelings like these-That’s sounds good/nice/great.That’s sounds terrible.Oh , I’m sorry to hear that.Wow ! Lucky you!


Conversation : Asking about weekendA:What do you do in the weekends?B:I went to a concert with my friends.A:That’s sound nice.B:Thanks and what about you?=What about your weekends?A:Oh,not much really, I just stayed at home and watched TV. I also walked around the house for some time.


Questions.What do you do in your free time?Do you usually go swimming in your free time?How do you spend your leisure time?What do you like to do in your free time?What do you usually do on weekend/free time?What kinds of things do you like to do in your free time?Answers.Depends on the situation, express your feelings like these-That’s sounds good/nice/great.That’s sounds terrible.Oh , I’m sorry to hear that.Wow ! Lucky you!

Ta l k i n g a b o u t y o u r f r e e t i m e

Saying what you likelike + noun /ing formI like tennis I like playing tennislove + noun / ing formHe loves football He loves watching footballbe keen on + noun / ing formShe's keen on the cinema going to the cinemaenjoy + noun / ing formWe enjoy sports playing sports


Using play, do and goWhen we talk about our hobbies, we can use the verbs play, do, or go.My sister plays tennis every weekend.My brother likes doing DIY.I go swimming three times a week.Play + sport / gameplay football / play video games / play chessDo + hobby / individual sportdo DIY, do judoGo + activitygo swimming, go fishing


Like doing & like to do- We use like + gerund (ing form) to talk about general likes: I like fishing.- We use like + infinitive to talk about more specific likes: I like to go fishing at the weekend.Would like to + Verb-I would like to do fishing.Love to + VerbLove to = like very much-I’d love to play tennis.


Typical sportsBall gamesFootballTennisHockeyBaseballBasketballVolleyballMartial artsJudoKarateKickboxingBoxing


Extreme sportsParaglidingRock climbingCavingMountaineeringWater sportsSwimmingDivingSailingCanoeingWindsurfing

Other activitiesJoggingKeeping fitHorse-ridingHikingSkateboardingGymnasticsAthletics

Conversation Exercise :A: What do you do in your free time?B: I like playing football with my friends. And you?A: I really love to go outside alone. Sometimes, I play basketball.B:Oh,really?A:Ofcourse,I am.-------------------------------------A:How do you spend your leisure time?B:I like reading. That’s why I spend most the time with a book.A:Reading is not mine. I like watching , especially action movies .


Education

Basic Coomunication English for Myanmar Citizen