GETTING PEOPLES ATTENTION

1.      Definition

Expressing Attention is a way of asking someone to focus their attention on us or on the other hand focusing attention on the person who is speaking.

2.      What is the purpose of this expression ?

Used to ask someone to focus their attention on us or on the contrary we are focusing attention to the person who is talking.

3.      When this expression use ?

This expression is used when we want to call attention to someone or pay attention to someone.

4.      Exanples

a.       Asking attention

·         Excuse me!

·         Listen to me!

·         Look at me!

b.      Giving attention

·         I see.

·         Tell me more about it.

·         Really?

5.      Conversations

Janah : will you hear my story ?

Muli  : Yes, I will. What’s about ?

Janah : It is about my assignment. Listen to me !

Muli : Okay.