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Hello

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name: 

Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hello

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the linguistic origin?

  2. 2. What is the earliest written attestation?

  3. 3. What does the word 'Hello' mean?

  4. 4. When did people first start using 'Hello'?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Salutation

  • Pragmatics

  • Phatic Communication

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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