Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions.

A. Vocabulary. Listen and repeat.

B. Look at the pictures and discuss what’s going on.

Informal Formal

Good morning. Fine, thank you.

Great! And you? How are you? And how are you?
Hi! How’s it going?

Introducing yourself
Introducing another person

A:
P:
H:

Hi!, I’m Elsa A: This is my friend Hussein.

Hello, pleased to meet you. I’m Alan H: Nice to meet you Hussein.
P: Nice to meet you, too

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 Excercises:
1. Group Activity. Walk around the classroom. Greet and Introduce
your classmates.

Practice. Listen and repeat.

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B-
A-

Tina: Hi, Greg. How’s everything? Ms. Bell: Good morning, Mrs. Harris.
How are you today?
Greg: Pretty good, Tina, How’s
everything with you? Mrs. Harris: Fine, thanks. How are you?
Tina: Great! Ms. Bell: I’m fine, thank you

Extra Activities
 Look at the pictures above. What do you see?
 Listen carefully.
 Talk about the two situations.
 What other types of greetings do you know? When do you use them?

Howdy! Hey!

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Exercise 1. Read the conversation. Complete with the correct form ( am – is – are)

Norman: Hi, my name _______ Norman.

Alice: Hi, Norman. Nice to meet you. I ____ Alice.

Norman: Nice to meet you, too. _____ you in my English class?

Alice: Yes, I _____. We _____ in the same math class, too.

Norman: That’s great!

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 (Track 6 P. 10 Express)
Listen to the conversation. Sarah is a new student.
Sarah: Excuse me. Ms. Lee? Grammar Tip
Julie: Yes, I’m Julie Lee. You are…? Mr. a man Mr. Taylor
Sarah: Sarah Adams. I ‘m a student from Canada. Ms. a woman Ms. Adams
Julie: Nice to meet you, Ms. Adams. Mrs. a married woman Mrs. Green
Sarah: Nice to meet you, too. Use the person’s last name. 4
Julie: Just a minute, please.
Sarah: ok.
Julie: Ms. Adams, this is Mark Wakefield, my assistant. Mr. Wakefield, this is
Ms. Adams.
Mark: Good morning, Ms. Adams, and welcome to Midfield College.

Fill in the blanks with the expressions from the box.

Sarah am too nice excuse this

Mark: (1) ____________ me. Sarah?

Sarah: Yes, I (2) _____________.
Mark: Sarah, (3) __________ is Andrea.
Sarah: (4) _________ to meet you, Andrea.
Andrea: Nice to meet you, (5) ___________

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 Let’s talk about our family
A. Look at the pictures. Who are these people?
B. Listen to a person introducing his family. Answer the question below.

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 N° Statement T F
1 This is my grandfather. His name is Pedro
2 This is my sister. Her name is Karina
3 This is my grandmother. Her name is Elena
4 This is my father. His name is José Manuel
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5 These are our dogs. Their names are Lucy & Lulu

adjectives
Family Members tall – short – handsome
grandmother - son pretty
grandfather- brother hair types
sister- father- daughter curly – wavy straight
brown – red - black -
blond

Example:
This is . He is my brother. He is young with straight black hair.
1. This is _________. He/she is my________. He/she is_________ with____________hair.

2. This is _________. He/she is my________. He/she is_________ with____________hair.

3. This is _________. He/she is my________. He/she is_________ with____________hair.

Grammar Tip
Possessive Nouns
A different way of expressing possession
Example: Lucy’s book

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 Describing People

A. Listen and repeat the vocabulary.

Length

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Exercise. Describe these people.

1. Cristina is __________ with______________ hair.

2. They are _____________. She is ___________. He is _____________.
3. Armando is ________________________________________________.
4. I am ______________________________________________________.

Yes/ no questions with Be

Let’s change sentences into yes/no questions.

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I am young. Am I young

The teacher is single. Is the teacher single

Peter and Ann are tall. Are Peter and Ann tall

Yes, I am. Yes, I am young.

No, I am not. No, I am not. I am old.

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 Complete the texts.

1. Angelina Jolie is _______ and ________. She is medium ______

and thin. She has ________ hair and _______ eyes.

2. Jonathan is handsome. He is _____________ and ______________.

He_________________________________________________________.
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3. Describe your best friend.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________.

Reading. Read carefully. Use a dictionary.

Reading
Family All Around the World
My family lives all around the world. I have family in Asia, Africa, and
North America! Hello, my name is Rachel. I am 10 years old. I am short and have
straight brown hair. I live in the United States with my mother and father. We have a
dog. His name is Bear. I have a brother and a sister, but they don't live with us. They
live in other countries.
My brother Jason lives in Nairobi, Kenya with his wife Hala. She is from Kenya. They
have three young children: two daughters and a son. Their names are Helen, Dina,
and Christopher. All of the children are tall like Hala, and have curly black hair. My
brother is very short and he is blond.
My sister, Pat, is married too. She lives in Beijing, China with her two children and
her husband Duyi. Duyi is from China. Duyi is handsome and tall. He has short black
hair. The children's names are Gan and Jin. They are very young boys and handsome
like Duyi.

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A. - Match the sentence beginnings to the endings.
1. Jason lives in Nairobi and ____ ____ in the United States.
12. ____ has three children, Helen, Dina, and
2. Rachel lives with her father and
Christopher.
mother 13. ____ are tall like their mother.
14. ____ and their names are Gan and Jin.
3. Helen, Dina, and Christopher
15. ____ one brother, one sister, a dog, and her
4. Rachel has a big family, with mother and father.

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B.- Check True, False, or No Information (if the answer is not in the
reading)
No
True False Information
1. Rachel lives in Kenya.
2. Pat is married.
3. Rachel has two dogs.
4. Jason has curly blond hair.
5. Hala is from Nairobi.
6. Is the woman's brother married?

Writing. Write about your family. Describe some members.

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