This chapter discusses paying attention to others and expressing sympathy. It provides expressions to use such as "I see", "Tell me more about it", and "How interesting" to pay attention. To express sympathy, it recommends saying "I'm sorry to hear that" or "Oh, that's an awful thing". The chapter defines sympathy as caring about someone else's troubles and paying attention as watching, listening, or thinking carefully about someone or something. It concludes by suggesting responses like "Thank you" or "That's very kind of you" when receiving sympathy.

1. Chapter 3
Are You OK?

2. What’s on this chapter?
Information to
share
Information to
share
Paying
Attention
Giving
Symphathy
Expressions to
pay attention
Expressing
symphathy
Responding
symphathy

3. Paying Attention
1. Information to share
• Attention means notice, interest or awareness.
• When you pay attention to something, it
means that you watch, listen or think about
something or someone carefully or with
interest.
• To make someone notice you means attracting
them or getting their attention.
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4. 2. Expressions to pay attention
Note: We can also pay attention by giving compliments.
• I see.
• Really?
• Oh my God! What happened?
• Tell me more about it.
• Hmmm....
• How interesting!
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5. Giving Symphathy
1. Information to share
• Symphathy means the feeling that you
care about someone else’s trouble,
grief, misfortune, etc.
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6. 2. Expressing Symphathy
• I’m sorry to hear that.
• Oh, that’s an awful thing.
• My deepest condolences to your ….
• I know how you must feel.
• It must be terrible to lose your
favourite pet like that.
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7. 3. Responding symphathy
• Thank you.
• That’s very kind of you.
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