Unit 1 Lesson 1

UNIT 1 DAILY LIFE

LESSON 1: GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

A. READ AND LISTEN

1.  Listen. Are Matt and Sarah friends? How about
Rob and Sandra?
Matt: Good morning, Sarah. How are you?
Sarah: Good. How are you, Matt?
Matt: I’m fine. Thanks.

Rob: Hello. I’m Rob Jones.

Sandra: Hi. I’m Sandra Davis. Nice to meet you.
Rob: Nice to meet you.
(Recording is adopted from: Touchstone 1. Cambridge University Press.)

2. Listen to the conversation again. Are these statement true (T) or false (F)? T F
1. Matt is a friend of Rob
2. Matt and Sarah are friends.
3. Sandra is introducing herself to Rob.
4. Rob introduces himself first.
5. Matt is greeting Sarah.
6. Rob and Sandra have met before.

3. Work in pairs. Practice the conversation.

4. Saying names in English

Listen to these people give their names.

2 Hi. My name is Don. 3 Hello. I’m Anna Sanchez.

1 Hi. I’m Liz. Liz Kim. My full name is Don Allen Ray My first name is Maria.
My first name is Elizabeth, Tanner. My nickname is Dart. Anna is my middle name.
but everyone calls me Liz

Name: Elizabeth ---- Kim Name: Don Allen Ray Tanner Name: Maria Anna Sanchez
First Middle Last First Middle Last First Middle Last
 single  married  single  married  single  married
(Recording and pictures are from: Touchstone 1. Cambridge University Press.)

5. Complete the sentences. Then compare with partners.

1. My first name is ____________________________

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2. My last name is _____________________________

3. My middle name is __________________________
4. My nickname is ___________________________
5. My teacher’s name is ______________________
6. My favourite name is _____________________
6. Finding out about people

A Tell me about yourself A What did you study in senior high

B I graduated from a senior high school school?
in Bandung . B I studied math, science and English.
I’m a vocational high school graduate A What do you want to be?
I went to a senior high school in B I want to be an architect.
Malang. I would like to be an English teacher.
A What do you study in university? A What do you do?
B I study English Education. What’s your occupation?
I study agriculture. B I’m a teacher. I work in an international
school.
I’m a student. I go to Washington
university.

7. Complete the sentences. Then compare with partners.

1. I graduated from ____________________________________
2. I studied _______________________________________
3. I’m a student. I go to __________________________
4. I study__________________________________________
5. I want to be ____________________________________

B. VOCABULARY

name noun [countable] the word that someone or something is called or known by :
▪ Her name was Lisa.
▪ What's your name?
▪ The company changed its name to Britco.
▪ I can't remember the name of the island.

Types of names
 first name/given name for example “Bret” in the name Bret Stern
 last name/family name/surname for example “Potter” in the name Harry
Potter
 middle name the name between your first and last names
 full name your complete name
 maiden name a woman's family name before she got married and changed it
 nickname a name your friends and family use for you, not your real name
 stage name the name an actor uses that is not his or her real name
 pen name/pseudonym a name a writer uses that is not his or her real name
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 assumed name/alias a false name, often one used by a criminal

high school noun

1 [ countable, uncountable ] a school in the U.S. and Canada for students between the
ages of 14 and 18 :
▪ high school graduates
▪ Where did you go to high school ?
2 [ uncountable ] the period of time in your life when you go to high school :
▪ They got married right after high school.
▪ Both of my kids are in high school .

vocational school noun [ countable ] a school that teaches students the skills that
they will need for particular jobs, especially ones in which they will use their hands such
as MECHANIC s or CARPENTRY .

Numbers c. Your teacher will say one number in

each pair of numbers. Listen and circle
a. Write the missing numbers. Then listen and the number you hear.
repeat. 1. 17 70 8. 12 20

1 one 11 eleven 2. 19 90 9. 30 13
2 two 12 ………………….
3 …………………. 13 thirteen 3. 64 46 10. 29 99
4 four 14 …………………. 4. 42 52
5 …………………. 15 fifteen
6 six 16 …………………. 5. 40 14
7 …………………. 17 seventeen
8 eight 18 …………………. 6. 71 79
9 …………………. 19 nineteen
7. 28 38
10 ten 20 twenty

b. Listen and repeat these numbers

d. Work with your partner. Ask and
21 twenty-one 90 ninety answer.
22 twenty-two 100 one hundred A: How old are you?
25 twenty-five 200 two hundred B: I’m nineteen. How old is your brother?
29 twenty-nine 250 two hundred fifty A: He’s twenty-one. How old……………….?
30 thirty 500 five hundred Remember
40 forty 1,000 one thousand
50 fifty 10,000 ten thousand
are you?
60 sixty 100,000 one hundred
How old are they?
thousand
is he/she/it?
70 seventy 1,000,000 one million
80 eighty

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C. GRAMMAR

I’m Marni.
I’m not Sarah.
Are you Marni?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Remember
You’re in Room E. Am I in Room B? In conversation,
You’re not in Room B. Yes, you are. / No, you’re
not. I’m is more
We’re in different classes. Are we in the same class? common than I am
We’re not in the same class. Yes, we are. / No, we’re not.

Be as an ordinary verb
1. be is the verb normally used to denote the existence of, or to give information
about, a person or thing:
Tito is a teacher. The cat is in the kitchen.
Selayar is an island. The roads are narrow.

2. be is used to express physical or mental condition:

I am hot/cold. He is calm.
They are happy. We are strong.

3. be is used for age:

How old are you? – I’m ten/I am ten years old.
How old is the tower? – It is 400 years old. (years old must be used when giving
the age of things).

4. be is used to express size and weight:

How tall are you?/What is your height? – I am 1.65 metres.
How high are we now? – We’re about 20,000 feet.
How much do you weigh?/What is your weight? I am 60 kilos or I weigh 60 kilos.

5. be is used for prices:

The Verb be
Positive Negative Question Short answer
I’m (am) I’m not (am not) Am I………..? Yes, I am/No, I’m not
you/we’re (are) you/we/they Are you/we/they….? Yes, you/we/they are
aren’t No, you, we, they aren’t
He/she/it’s (is) he/she/it isn’t Is he/she/it….? Yes, he/she/it is.
No, he/she/it isn’t.

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Complete the conversations. Then practice with a partner.

1. A Are you Fauziah? 2. A _______ you Julian?

B Yes, I _________. I _______ here for the B Yes, I _____ . ______ we in the same class?
Intensive English class. _______ you here A Yes, we _____. I _____ Husain.
for the Intensive English, too? B Hi, Husain. Nice to meet you.
A No, I _____ ______ . I ______ here for A I ________ glad to meet you, too.
Introduction to Linguistics class.
B Ok, Fauziah. Bye.

3. A ________ he Paul Mason? 4. A How old ____ you?

B Yes, he _______. He ______ famous, you know. B I ______ nineteen years old. Why?
A He _______ tall and handsome. A You look younger than your age.
B Yes, he ________. How tall do you think he B Really? And how old ____ you?
______? A I ____ older than you.
A He ________ probably about 1.75 metres.

5. A _______ this your cellular phone? 6. A We______ in the classroom now.

B Yes, it _______. I almost forgot. Thank you. This_____ our classroom.
A Never mind. It must be expensive. B Yes, we________. This _______ my chair.
How much _____ it? Where _____yours?
B It ______ about $ 200. A I haven’t decided yet, but can I sit next
A Wow, it ______ expensive. to you?
B Yes, of course. Pick one of the chairs
and put it next to mine.
A All right, this _____ my chair. It ______
right next to yours.

Remember
Possessive adjective and possessive pronouns
Personal Possessive Adjective Possessive pronoun (replacing possessive
pronouns (before noun) adjective +noun)
I, we, you my, our, your mine, ours, yours
he, she, it, they his, her, its, their his, hers, its, theirs

D. LISTEN
1.  Listen and say the alphabet. Circle the letters in your first name.
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg
Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn
Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu
Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
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2.  Numbers. Get ready. Listen. Which numbers do you hear? Circle them.
100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000
150 1,500 15,000 150,000 1,500,000
945 1,550 19,450 185,300 1,950,000

3. Listen and fill in the information.

1. Your body is……………………………………% water.

2. Your brain sends messages at …………………………………….km/hour.
3. About………………………..liters of blood go through your kidneys each day.
4. Most people lose……………………………….kilos of skin in their life.
5. You blink your eyes about …………………………………times a day.
6. Your heart beats about………………………………….times a day.
7. You have about…………………………………..hairs on your head.
8. There are…………………….nerve cells in your brain.

4.  People we know. Listen and say the sentences. Do you know people like these?

Anne This is Jan, a friend from high school. She’s very interesting. She’s in a
band.
Jason This is me with my best friend Ethan. He’s lazy. This is my neighbor and
his son. My neighbor is friendly and outgoing, but his son is quiet and shy.
Anne My math teacher’s very smart and she’s really nice, too. She’s always fun
in class.

5. How many words can you think of to describe people you know? Complete the
chart. Then tell a partner.

my friends my best friend my neighbor

very smart

6.  Listen. What is Tim’s new boss like?

Dana So, how’s your new job. Are you busy?

Tim Yes, it’s hard work, you know. I’m tired.
Dana Really? What are your co-workers like? Are they nice?
Tim Yes, they are. They’re really friendly.
Dana Great. And is your boss OK?
Tim She is, yeah. She’s nice. Um…she’s not very strict.
Dana Good, because you’re late for work.

7. Complete these questions and answer. Use your own ideas. Then compare with
partners.
1. A How’s your teacher? _________________he/she____________________?
B Yes, he/she__________________________________

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2. A What about your classmates? ___________________they_________________________?

B Yes, they_______________________
3. A And what’s the class like?_______________________it______________________________?
B No, it’s not.

8.  Listen to the four people talk about people they know.

Write the missing words.

1. Jane
Jim: Who’s that? It’s a _________________ picture.
Jane: Oh, it’s my__________________, Tip. Actually, his real name’s Tom, but
everyone calls him Tip.
Jim: Really? Huh, is he______________________?
Jane: Yeah, he is. He’s ____________________. And he’s my age, _____________________.
Jim: __________________? Really? Is he a________________________?
Jane: Yeah, he’s an _________________ student.

2. Lucas
Sandra: Who’s your ______________________?
Lucas: Her name’s Julie.
Sandra: Yeah? Is a friend from ___________________?
Lucas: Actually, she’s my _______________________.
Sandra: Your _________________? Really? Where is she from? Is she from
____________?
Lucas: Yeah, she’s _____________. She’s really _____________. She’s a __________________.
Sandra: Wow. Is she ______________ ________________?
Lucas: Yeah. Well, she’s _____________________________________.

3. Lisa
Lisa: My sister and I are really ______________ ___________________.
Rob: Really? That’s ______________________. Is she a______________________, too?
Lisa: Actually, no. She’s ___________________. She’s my____________. She’s
a__________.
Rob: A ________________? Really? What’s her name?
Lisa: Melissa. She’s really________________, but she’s ___________________.

4. Patrick
Patrick: Carlos and I are _____________________________.
Kathy: Carlos? Really? Carlos from _________________________?
Patrick: Yeah.
Kathy: He’s really ________________________.
Patrick: Yeah. He is. You know, he’s _______________________.
Kathy: _____________________? Really? Wow. He looks ___________________________.
Patrick: You know, he’s a big _____________ ____________________.

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E. WRITE

Giving your personal b. Interview a classmate. Then write

information your findings. Here are the questions
you ask your classmate.
a. Complete the form with your personal
information 1. What’s your name? (First, middle,
last names)
2. Where are you from?
UNG Library 3. What are you?
Application for library membership 4. Where do you live?
5. What do you think about our class?
Family name……………………………………………… 6. How do you feel about English?
First name…………………………………………………. 7. What is your phone number?
8. Do you have email address? What is
Address………………………………………………………
it?
…………………………………………………………………… 9. What do you do in your free time?
…………………………………….Postcode………………. Do have any hobbies?
Telephone……………………
Now you write your findings like this:
Email……………………………
Age………………………. Male  Female  My classmate’s name is Fauziah Malik.
She is from Ternate. She is a student.
She lives in the dorm. She thinks our
class is interesting. She feels that
English is hard but she likes it. Her
cellular phone number is
081240053491. Her email address is
fauziah_malik @yahoo.com. She likes
to read and her hobby is listening to
music.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………

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F. SPEAK

1. Use the findings you write above and 2.Work in pairs. Choose any two people
introduce your classmate to the class. You written in the business cards below and
can add more information about your practice the dialogue. Use the following
classmate. models:
Borobudur Travel Agency A Hello. May I know your name?
ASTRA MOTOR
COMPANY
B My name’s…………………
Susanty Sataruno
Marketing Manager
A Nice to……………………I’m………………….
HASAN HUSAIN
SALESMAN
B Hi, nice to meet you too.
A And what do you do, (name)?
Mary Kay Beauty Salon B I’m………………….. I work for……………….
LAHILOTE CORPORATION A That’s interesting.
Silvie Tueno
Hairdresser B And how about you, (name)?
Brian Jones A I’m ………………….. I work for………………
Engineer
B Do you? That’s…………………………………..

3. Work with your partner. Make dialogues using some of phrases below about the
people you know. You can use the examples in section D. 8.

Good qualities Bad qualities

polite and courteous towards others arrogant and bad-mannered
patient and understanding short tempered
gets on well with other people often gets into difficulties with other people
hard-working Lazy
neat and well-dressed untidy and poorly-dressed
always has interesting ideas and never has many interesting ideas or
suggestions suggestions
always helpful when things need to be not very helpful when things need to be done
done

G. Pronunciation
1. English Pronunciation and Spelling

Remember that sometimes the way the English words are written (spelling) is
different from the way they are pronounced. In Indonesian, written words are
pronounced as the way they are written in alphabet. The sound /a/ is pronounced
[a] and so are the other sounds. However, in English it is different. You cannot read
/a/ as what is usually spelled, that is [eɪ]. You may correctly read /make/ as [meɪk],
but you cannot read the same way as you read /cat/. You don’t read /cat/ as [keɪt/,
but it is pronounced as [kæt]. [æ] is a different sound although it is written in /a/. In
fact, the letter /a/ can be read as [a] as in /car/-[kar], it can be read as /ɔ/ as in /call/
- [kɔ‫׃‬l], and it can be read as /æ/ as in /bat/-[bæt]. To correctly pronounce the

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written words of English you need to know phonetic symbols that represent each
sound in English. When you open your dictionary, you will find words and the way of
pronouncing those sounds which are written in phonetic symbols. For example, the
word you want is ‘find’. You will see that the word is followed by its pronunciation in
phonetic symbol, it is [faɪnd]. Therefore, you need to find the correct pronunciation of
certain by using your dictionary and memorize the pronunciation.
There are sounds that do not exist in Indonesian that may cause problem to
pronounce them correctly. The sounds are, for example [θ], usually written in /th/, as
in word /thank/ and [ð], also written in /th/, as in word /that/. These sounds are
written in phonetic transcription as [θæŋk] and [ðæt]. You need to recognize these
sounds by listening to the example you hear from your teacher or from the audio
player available in your language laboratory and then you practice pronouncing this
sound.

2. The stop sounds /p/ and /b/

-The /p/ sound in English is usually pronounced with a puff of air or aspiration. It
sounds like p+h, usually transcribe with [ph]. This aspiration of /p/only occurs at
initial position of a word, and does not occur at other positions.
- The /b/, on the other hand, does not have aspiration when it is pronounced (not like
Javanese /b/). However, the problem occurs for Indonesians when /b/ is at the final
position of a word. It is usually altered to /p/. For example, cab /kæb/ is usually
pronounced /kæp/ by Indonesian because sound /b/ never occurs at final position in
Bahasa Indonesia. By practicing a lot, this problem can be solved. Remember,
mispronunciation can cause misunderstanding. Therefore, you need to pronounce
the sounds correctly.

1. Your teacher will say each of these pairs of words. Listen carefully and decide
which one it is.
pen ben pig big pack back peach beach
rope robe nip nib cap cab cup cub

2. Now split into pairs and try the same thing with your partner. Remember /p/ is
aspirated at initial position of a word but not at the other position. /b/ is not
aspirated but try to pronounce it correctly when it occurs at final position of a word.

3. Remember that aspiration of /p/ only occurs when /p/ is at the initial position of a
word and when the main stress is not put at the beginning of the word. For example,
potato is pronounced as [po’teɪtoʊ] where the word stress falls on to the second
syllable. Therefore, you do not need to put an aspiration to /p/ in this situation. The
same thing happens when /p/ is at any other position, such as at the final, in the
middle, and before or after certain consonants. For example, maple [meɪpəl], sheep
[ʃi:p], speak [spi:k], and play [pleɪ]. Try to pronounce these words:

please potatoes speed pretty lap help apart leopard

pass post put pet pick pure power pan
bag big black brown rob tub cable noble

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Exercise 1: Try to pronounce these sounds. Check the pronunciation by using your
dictionary.

1. pass 2. pale 3. pun 4. bar 5. bat 6. ball

7. but 8. cut 9. call 10. care 11. cash 12. car

Exercise 2:Try to pronounce these sounds and then write each one in the usual
writing.

1. kʌt 2. sʌm 3. brʌʃ 4. meɪk 5. treɪn

6. beɪs
7. ðɪs 8. θri 9. θɪŋk 10. fʊl 11. bʊk 12. pʊʃ

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