Social Interactions: People and Occasions

Social Interactions: Participants and Occasions

Participants in Social Events:

Takes part in:

1. Acquaintances (ezagunak)
   • a. Blind date 1, 12, 13
2. Business associates (socios)
   • b. Business meeting 2, 3
   • c. Celebration meal 2, 3, 6, 7, 11
   • l. Conference call 2, 3
   • m. Social-networking site 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13
3. Clients
   • b. Business meeting 2, 3
   • c. Celebration meal 2, 3, 6, 7, 11
   • l. Conference call 2, 3
   • m. Social-networking site 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13
4. Delegates (politikoak)
   • d. Conference 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
5. Ex-classmates
   • e. Dating website 12, 13
   • j. School reunion 5, 6
   • m. Social-networking site 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13
6. Friends
   • c. Celebration meal 2, 3, 6, 7, 11
   • f. Dinner party 6, 7, 11
   • i. Housewarming party 6, 7, 8, 11
   • j. School reunion 5, 6
7. Guests (gonbidatuak)
   • c. Celebration meal 2, 3, 6, 7, 11
   • f. Dinner party 6, 7, 11
   • g. Family get-together 11
   • i. Housewarming party 6, 7, 8, 11
8. Neighbours (bizilagunak)
   • i. Housewarming party 6, 7, 8, 11
9. Political leaders
   • d. Conference 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
   • h. Online forum 9, 13
   • k. Summit 9
10. Speakers (orador)
    • d. Conference 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
    • j. School reunion 5, 6
11. Relatives (senideak)
    • c. Celebration meal 2, 3, 6, 7, 11
    • g. Family get-together 11
    • i. Housewarming party 6, 7, 8, 11
    • m. Social-networking site 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13
12. People looking for a partner
    • a. Blind date 1, 12, 13
    • e. Dating website 12, 13
    • h. Online forum 9, 13
    • m. Social-networking site 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13
13. Strangers (ezezagunak)
    • a. Blind date 1, 12, 13
    • e. Dating website 12, 13
    • h. Online forum 9, 13
    • m. Social-networking site 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13

Grammar Points:

• Have a: a, b, c, d, f, g, i, j
• Make: l
• Go on: a, e, m
• Attend: b, c, d, f, g, i, j, k
• Use: e, h, m

• Present simple: timetables
• Present continuous: arrangements / plans
• Will: decision made at the moment, predictions, opinions, offers
• Going to: intentions, prediction based on evidence

Expressions:

• To be into _____
• To be fond of _____-ing ------> to like something
• To be keen on _____-ing ------>
• Fall hopelessly in love with (enamorarse completamente)
• Keep an eye out for something (kontuz ibili)
• Be economical with the truth (gezurra esan)
• Take something with a pinch of salt (kontuz hartu zerbait)
• Little white lie (gezurtxoa, intentzio txarrik gabe)
• Stretch the truth too far (pasarse de listo)

First... Expressions:

• First impression (primera impresión)
• At first (hasieran)
• First-class (primera clase/calidad)
• First aid (primeros auxilios)
• At first sight (a primera vista)
• First of all (antes de nada)
• First thing (lo primero)
• In first place (número uno)
• First-choice (lehen aukera)
• First language (ama hizkuntza)