Logical Responses

Logical Responses

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Topic: Greetings and Introductions

Mode: Interpretive 

Level: Novice

Students will listen to greetings or introductory questions and select the most logical response to each.

Components of this activity: Script, worksheet, answer key

Instructions to the teacher

There are three versions of this activity below. The first two activities are slightly easier than the third. Adapt the activities as needed for your context.

  1. Audio-record the forms of greetings in the first worksheet below. Feel free to add more forms of greetings. Space them out so that students can hear clearly and respond to each item.
  2. Print out the second worksheet and distribute copies to students.
  3. Play the audio in class. Ask students to listen to each greeting and select the most logical response to it in their worksheets.

Instructions to students

Select the most logical response to what you hear. 

Version 1

Script

1. Good morning
2. See you tomorrow
3. Good afternoon
4. Bye
5. Hi

Worksheet

  1. Hello, see you later,  goodbye
  2. Bye, good morning, hi
  3. Hello, bye, good evening
  4. Bye, hi, hello
  5. Good afternoon, goodbye, goodnight

Answer Key

  1. Hello
  2. Bye
  3. Hello
  4. Bye
  5. Good afternoon

Version 2

Script

  1. Good morning. 
  2. See you later. 
  3. Goodbye.
  4. Good afternoon.
  5. Hello

Worksheet

  1. Good morning, I’m fine, My name is Ted, Nothing
  2. See you tomorrow, Hi!, How are you?, Nice to meet you
  3. See you later, Hi!, Good morning, Hello
  4. Good afternoon, Bye, See you later, Goodnight
  5. Hi, Bye, See you, Goodbye

Answer Key

  1. Good morning
  2. See you tomorrow
  3. See you later   
  4. Good afternoon
  5. Hi

Version 3

Script

  1. How are you?
  2. What’s up?
  3. What’s your name? 
  4. Where are you from? 
  5. What’s your phone number? 
  6. Where do you live?
  7. What do you study? 
  8. How do you spell your name? 
  9. My name is Ted. 
  10. Do you know Ted? 

Worksheet

  1. I’m horrible,    Not much,    I’m Steve,    Nothing
  2. How are you?    Great!        See you,    Nothing much
  3. This is Frances    I’m Nora    Nice to meet you    Hello
  4. Rio de Janeiro, and you?        Good,    Good afternoon,    Hi
  5. Baker Hall,    I’m Jack,    867-5309,     Main street
  6. The library,    Rather Hall,    engineering,    867-5309
  7. Steve,    Nice to meet you,    I’m well,    engineering
  8. G-A-B-R-I-E-L-A    867-5309,    My name is Gabriela    Hi!
  9. I’m great,    How are you?    Nice to meet you Ted,    See you
  10. No, we haven’t met.        Hi,    Nice to meet you,    Good morning

Answer Key

  1. I’m horrible
  2. Nothing much
  3. I’m Nora
  4. Rio de Janeiro, and you?   
  5. 867-5309 
  6. Rather hall
  7. Engineering
  8. G-A-B-R-I-E-L-A
  9. Nice to meet you Ted
  10.  No, we haven’t met.
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