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2. Good mor'ning.

3. Good afternoo'n.

These greetings all take the same amount of time. The unstressed syllables in Good
afternoon are said very quickly.

1. Listen to the tape and mark the stresses in these sentences.
2. Repeat the sentences, tying to imitate the rhythm of stressed and
unstressed syllables.

F. Role-play

Sit in two rows. Face each other. Start with student “A” who plays the role of a doctor. Talk
with one student who plays the role of a patient for one minute (using what you have
learned in this lesson). Then change partners and roles. Continue with three or four
partners.

G. Culture tip

In the English naming system, we use a title (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.) with the last
name/surname, for example:
Good morning, Mrs. Johnson.

I’ll see you later, Mr. Jackson.
The first name/Christian name is used without a title, for example:

Good morning, Tom.
I’ll see you again next week, Sarah.

The doctor should use first names with young patients. With patients the same age as the
doctor, or older than the doctor, you should ask what the patient prefers, for example:
What would you like me to call you, Tom or Mr. Jackson?
Would you prefer that I call you Tom or Mr. Jackson?