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Making introductions

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Unit topics

  • Say hello and introduce yourself
  • Use the verb ‘to be’
  • Ask and answer about people’s age and country
  • Understand ‘wh’ questions and yes/no questions

Movie script

Luke: Hi Tim. What’s up? #What’s up is an informal way of saying hello.
Tim: Hey Luke! How’re you? I’d like to introduce you to Gloria. She’s from China. #A /colleague/ is somebody you work with.
Luke: Hello Gloria. Nice to meet you!
Gloria: Nice to meet you.
Luke: So, you’re Chinese! Are you from Beijing? #Questions that start with the verb to be are yes/no questions.
Gloria: No, I’m from Shanghai. How about you? #Is this an information question or a yes/no question?
Luke: I was born in the UK. I’m English, but I live here in Canada now.
Gloria: Oh, Really? #We use really when we are surprised by someone’s answer to our question.
Luke: What do you do here? #Information questions begin with what, where, when, which, why and how.
Gloria: I’m starting in accounts. #People who work in accounts look after the financial business of a company.
Luke: Oh, cool. I work there too. We should have lunch sometime. #We use cool when we like an idea.
Gloria: OK. good idea.

Key vocabulary

verbs nouns adjectives pronouns
be
introduce
live
meet		 accounts
adjective
America
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
contraction
country
cover letter
England
France
Italy
Japan
Korea
nationality
noun
Poland
Spain
US		 American
Australian
Brazilian
Canadian
Chinese
English
French
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Spanish		 I
you
he
she
it
we
they

Grammar

The verb ‘to be’

  • To talk about nationality and age
  • Contracted forms
  • Short answers with ‘to be’

He is very lucky; he has two cars, a nice house, and beautiful children.

In this lesson we will learn the difference between the verbs /be/ and /have/.

First let’s look at these three sentences:

  1. He is my brother.
  2. Sylvia is Italian.
  3. They have a black car.

In the first sentence, /be/ is used to equate someone(or something) with something else. Here are some more examples:

  1. Jen is secretary.
  2. Max is her boos.
  3. They are doctors.
  4. Cats are animals.
  5. English is a language.

We can also use /be/ to describe someone(or something) with an adjective. For example:

  1. Sylvia is Italian.
  2. Mary is tall.
  3. They are angry.
  4. My computer is fast.
  5. New York is busy.

So when do we use /have/? /Have/ is used to describe what someone(or something) possesses.

  1. He has long brown hair.
  2. She has a new car.
  3. They have 2 children.
  4. Paris has many beautiful gardens.
  5. The company has 200 employees.

Now let’s practice using our new vocabulary. Imagine you are trying to describe someone using the words or phrases below. Should we use /have/ or /be/?

  1. He is 25 years old.
  2. He has brown hair.
  3. He is an English teacher.
  4. He has 2 children.

Information questions and yes/no questions

  • Where are you from?
  • Are you from China?

Listening

Dialogue

Lucy: Are you from Paris?
Sarah: No, I’m from Nice. How about you?
Lucy: I was born in the U.S., so I’m American. But I’ve lived here in Canada for twelve years now.
Sarah: Really? How old are you?
Lucy: I’m twenty.
Sarah: So am I!
Lucy: What do you do here?
Sarah: I’m starting in accounts.

Speaking

Tim: Hi! I’m Tim. What’s your name?
Lucy: I’m Lucy. Nice to meet you, Tim.
Tim: Nice to meet you too.

When good friends say hello to each other, they will often use a more informal style of English. For example, using ‘Hey!’ instead of ‘Hi!’, or shortening ‘How are you?’ to ‘How’re you?’ Now listen to and read some more ways of saying hello.

Rachel: What’s up?
David: Hey Rachel. How’re you?
Rachel: I’m fine, thanks.

Alison: Alright Jerry? How’s it going?
Jerry: Not bad. And you?
Alison: Pretty good, thanks.

When we introduce someone, we say their name and something about them e.g. where they are from. Now listen to Tim introducing Sarah to Lucy.

Tim: I’d like to introduce you to our new colleague, Sarah. She’s from France.
Lucy: Hello Sarah. Nice to meet you!
Sarah: Nice to meet you too, Lucy.

Here are some other ways of introducing someone:

Tim: This is Sarah. She’s from France.
Lucy: Hi Sarah. Nice to meet you.

Tim: I’d like you to meet Sarah, our new colleague.
Lucy: Hi! Nice to meet you.

A cover letter is a letter that you send with your resume when you apply for a new job.

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Giovanni Esposito and I come from Naples, Italy. I am twenty five years old and I work in Warsaw, Poland. I can speak English, Italian, Polish….

Dear Mr Peterson,

I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Il-Sook Choi and I am Korean. I’m nineteen and I’m studying business at University in London….

Dear Ms. Clark,

My name is Ye Shu Tao. I am a forty year old Chinese man and I live in Colorado in the United States. I am an engineer for a Japanese company….

Making introductions

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Language covered

  • Introduce each other
  • Study formal and informal greetings
  • Study the verb ‘to be’
  • Practice asking questions
  • Goodbye

Greeting

What is your first name? Harry is my first name.

What is your last name/surname/family name/? Cao is my surname.

How are you? / What’s up? / How are you doing? / How’s everything going? /How are things?/

Fine / Good / Pretty good / Not bad / Just so so! / OK. Nothing / Same old, Same old.

Conversation

A: Hello.
B: Hello.
A: May I have your name?
B: I’m Harry, and you?
A: My name is Jim.
B: Where are you from?
A: I am from Beijing. What about you?
B: I come from Tianjin.
A: What do you do?
B: I am the general manager of the … company.
A: Oh, that’s great.
B: This is my business card.
A: Thanks, this is mine.
B: How’s your business?
A: Not bad, thanks.
B: How about some coffee?
A: Sure. Good idea.

Introducing friends

Harry: Hi, I’m Harry.
Jack: Hello, I’m Jack. Nice to meet you.
Harry: This is Vicky. She’s a teacher.
Jack: Hi, Vicky.
Vicky: Hello, Nice to meet you.
Jack: Where are you from in China?
Vicky: I’m from Beijing.
Vicky: Is Jack American?
Harry: No, he isn’t. He’s French. I think he’s from Paris.

New vocabulary

meet, meeting, introduce, introduction, greet, greeting, formal, informal

The verb ‘to be’

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is		 I’m
You’re
He’s
She’s
It’s		 We are
What is
You are
Where is
They are		 We’re
What’s
You’re
Where’s
They’re

I am a student.

We are Chinese.

He is a teacher.

Are they from England?

Is she busy?

Is it on the table?

Formal and informal greeting and introductions

First meetings

Formal Introducing yourself Introducing others Responding to an introduction On leaving
How do you do? My name is Lynne Hand. Mrs Hand, may I introduce my boss, Mr Smith. Pleased to meet you, Mrs Hand. Goodbye. It’s a pleasure to have met you. #

动词meet的过去式和过去分词形式
Hello, Lynne Hand. I’m the owner of this web site. Lynne, I’d like you to meet John Smith, our salesman. John, this is Lynne Hand. Pleased to meet you, Lynne. Goodbye. Nice to have met you.
Informal Lynne Hand. Lynne, meet John, my husband. John, this is my teacher Lynne. Hi, Lynne. How are you? Bye. It was nice to meet you.

Subsequent meetings

Formal Possible greetings Possible responses
Hello, Mrs Hand. It’s nice to see you again. What a pleasant surprise! How are you?
Good morning, Mrs Hand. How are you today? It’s been a while. /Long time no see./
Good afternoon, Mrs Hand. It’s good to see you. I’m very well, thank you. And you?
Hi, Lynne! How’s it going? Thank you. It’s nice to see you too. How are you?
Hi, Lynne. How are things? Not too bad, busy as ever.
Informal Hi/Hello/Hey/, Man/Girl/. Oh fine/Wonderful/. You know how it is.

Informal:

What’s up/happening/?

How’s everything going?

Take care.

See you later.

Bye.

Formal:

How do you do?

Nice to meet you.

Goodbye.

Key structures

introducing people

Hello, My name is …

Excuse me, What is your name?

How are you? I am fine, thanks.

Nice to meet you.

What’s up?

How old are you?

I am sixty.

She is around seventy.

My name is …

Good morning/afternoon/evening.

How do you spell your last name?

Discussion points

  • How to introduce people?
  • Different ways of saying goodbye.

Asking questions

  1. Where do you live?
  2. Who do you live with?
  3. What kind of music do you like?
  4. What time do you usually get up in the morning?
  5. Why are you leaning English?
  6. When did you start learning English?
  7. How often do you go to the cinema?
  8. Which do you prefer: beer of wine?
  9. How many brothers and sisters have you got?
  10. How much tea and coffee do you drink a day?
  11. What did you last night?
  12. What are you going to do after the class?

Practice

Tell me about you

  1. What’s your name? I’m Harry. My name is Harry. #1
  2. May I have your name? =1
  3. How do you spell your name?
  4. Where are you from? I’m from BJ. I come form BJ.
  5. Where do you come from? =4
  6. What’s your job? I’m a free-lancer. #2
  7. What do you do? / What do sb. do? / What does he/she do? =6 #3
  8. What do you like to do in your free time?
  9. Do you like doing? I like watching movies.
  10. How often do you do something? I watch movie once a week. #4
  11. Where do you live? I live in Beijing.
  12. Is it far from home to school? No, it’s near. #5
  13. How do you go to work everyday? I ride bicycle to work everyday.
  14. How long does it take from home to office? It take 40 minutes to take subway from home to office. #6
  15. Do you like living in Beijing? Yes, I like.

PS.

  1. 连读 /mis/; My name’s Harry. 是非正式的用法(http://www.tefl.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=480)，一般只有在代词后可以+’s来代替is，如it’s, he’s
  2. free-lancer 自由职业者, accountant 会计，财务
  3. sb. = somebody
  4. once/twice/3…45 times/ a week/month/year
  5. far  远的, near 近的
  6. it take是固定用法， 其中 it 即代表’from home to office’; 固定句式为 It takes sometime to do something.

Grammar

I go to shopping with my sister. 主语后直接接做什么，和谁一起做后置

I swim on Sunday. 时间后置。但强调时间时，也可以时间前置，如Sometimes I swim.

I often swim. often则置于谓语之前，用于形容谓语

He/She walks to school everyday.

句式：人+做+事+和谁+时间+地点。

[UPDATE on Jul/7/2010]

Introducing yourself

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In this unit we will study how to greet people and introduce ourselves. We will also practice counting from one to twenty, and saying the alphabet, as well as looking at personal pronouns, such as ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘we’, and possessive adjectives, such as ‘my’, ‘your’ and ‘our’.

UNIT TOPICS

  1. greeting people and introducing ourselves
  2. saying the alphabet
  3. counting from 1 to 20
  4. using personal pronouns

SCRIPT

JIM: Hi, I’m Jim. #1

MARI: Jim, Mari. Mari Tanimura. #2

JIM: Nice to meet you, Mari.

MARI: Nice to meet you.

JIM: So, how are you, Mari?

MARI: Fine, thanks. How are you? #3

JIM: Fine. thanks. Oh, Mari, this is Robert.

JIM: Robert, this is Mari, Mari … sorry, what’s your last name? #4

MARI: Tanimura.

JIM: How do you spell your last name? #5

MARI: It’s T-a-n-i-m-u-r-a.

PS.

  1. We can also say, /My name is Jim/ or /You can call me Jim/
  2. What’s Mari’s last name?
  3. We can also say, /Good/, /OK/ or /Not bad/.
  4. What’s your /last name/? What’s your /first name/?
  5. How do you spell /your country’s name/?

WORDS

verbs nouns adjectives pronouns
be

count

listen

look

practice

read

say

write

 alphabet

book

computer

country

friend

name

nationality

student

teacher

telephone

 fine

my

your

his

her

its

our

their

Brazilian

Chinese

English

French

Japanese

Korean

Mexican

Polish

Russian

 I

you

he

she

it

we

they

GRAMMAR

Question words ‘what’ and ‘how’

  • What’s your name?
  • How do you spell your name?

Personal Pronouns

  • I’m Jim
  • We are from England.

Possessive adjectives

  • My name is John.
  • His name is Jim.

PRONUNCIATION

[ ə ] above

kitten

item
[ æ ] at

bat
[ e ] everything

bet
[ i ] insect

fit
[ ɔ ] UK

[ ɑ: ] US

 object

mop
[ ʌ ] up

cup

love

Listening

In this lesson we will learn how to greet people and introduce ourselves. We will also learn how to pronounce the numbers 1 to 20.

Script

Hi, I’m Jim. What’s your name?
Hi Jim, I’m Kate.
How are you, Kate?
Fine, thanks. How are you?
Where are you from ?
I’m from London, England.
What is your last name, Kate?
Jackson. J-a-c-k-s-o-n.
How old are you, Kate?
I’m 17. What about you, Jim? How old are you?
I’m 19.

In this lesson, you will learn how to use personal pronouns and possessive adjectives in English.

Personal pronoun Possessive adjective
I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

 my

your

his

her

its

our

your

their

This is Tom. He’s from London.
My name is Robert. My name is Viv. We are from England.

0 = zero

1 = one, 11 = eleven

2 = two, 12 = twelve

3 = three, 13 = thirteen

4 = four, 14 = fourteen

5 = five, 15 = fifteen

6 = six, 16 = sixteen

7 = seven, 17 = seventeen

8 = eight, 18 = eighteen

9 = nine, 19 = nineteen

10 = ten, 20 = twenty

Example sentence

  1. I have ten fingers.
  2. She has two eyes.
  3. The picture shows one book.
  4. This family has five people.
  5. The flag has three colors.

Look at these answers. What are the questions?

  1. I’m fine, thanks. (How are you?)
  2. I’m 20 years old. (How old are you?)
  3. He’s from America. (Where is he from?)
  4. My name is Jackie. (What’s you name?)
  5. They are from Germany. (Where are they from?)
  6. Yes, that is my book. (Is that you book?)
  7. Their names are Peter and David. (What are their names?)
  8. They’re fine. (How are they?)

Speaking

In this lesson we will continue to practice greeting people and introducing ourselves. We will also learn how to use possessive adjectives.

Dialogues

A: Hello, how are you?
B: I’m fine, thanks. How are you?

Woman: John, this is my husband, David.
John: Nice to meet you, David.

A: Good morning, Cathy.
B: Godd morning, Jack.

A: How’re you doing?
B: I’m well, thanks.

A: How are you, Andy?
B: I’m OK, Mom.

A: Hi. My name’s Kelly. I’m from Canada.
B: Hi Kelly. I’m Tina. I’m from Sweden.

A: John, I want you to meet my husband, Alan.
B: Nice to meet you, Alan.

A: Are you from America?
B: Yes, I’m from America.

A: Hi, what’s your name?
B: My name’s Karen.
A: Nice to meet you, Karen. My name’s Fred.
B: Nice to meet you too Fred.

A: Good morning.
B: Good morning, teacher Karen.

A: Hello, my name is Victoria Stevens.
B: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Stevens.

A: Good evening, Mr. Troy.
B: Good evening.

A: Hi, how are you today?
B: I’m fine thanks. How are you?

A: Hi Katie. Nice to see you again.
B: Hi Joe. Nice to see you again too.

In spoken English we often use contractions.

I am = I’m

you are = you’re

he is = he’s

she is = she’s

it is = it’s

we are = we’re

you are = you’re

they are = they’re

Example sentence

  1. She’s my teacher.
  2. You’re my friend.
  3. Jack’s on the phone.
  4. My phone number’s 12 34 56 78.
  5. Her name’s Vicky.
  6. It’s nice to meet you, Frank.
  7. I’m fine, thank you.
  8. They’re from America.
  9. We’re pleased to meet you.

Reading

In this lesson we will read an email from a student wanting to practice their English. We will also study email phrases and layout, and practice the alphabet.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Classroom vocabulary

computer

book

board

rules

pencils

teacher

Read the email and answer these questions: What’s his name? Where is he from? How old is he? What does he like to do?

Hi!

How are you?

My name is Li Chen, and I am from China(I come from China). I’m 18 years old. I like playing football, basketball and writing emails, so let’s to each other and practice our English, OK?

Thanks! Bye!

Li

ASK

  1. His name’s Li Chen.
  2. He’s from China.
  3. He’s 18.
  4. He likes playing football, basketball and writing emails.

Writing

In this writing lesson we will look at how to fill in forms with personal information, in order to prepare for our writing class. We will also study the difference between countries and nationalities in English.

Match the nationalities with the countries

  • China – Chinese
  • Spain – Spanish
  • Italy – Italian
  • France – French
  • Britain – British
  • Brazil – Brazilian
  • Korea – Korean
  • Germany – German

Read, listen and practice saying where we are from and what our nationality is.

- Country Nationality
- Where are you form?

I’m from

 What’s your nationality?

I’m
‘ish’ Britain

Spain

Sweden

 British

Spanish

Swedish
‘an’ America

Germany

Mexico

 American

German

Mexican
‘ian’ Brazil

Italy

 Brazilian

Italian
‘ese’ China

Japan

 Chinese

Japanese
‘other’ France

Greece

Switzerland

 French

Greek

Swiss

Dialogues

Where do you live?

I live in New York.

What’s your nationality?

I’m American.

What’s your name?

Mark Johnson.

How old are you?

I’m 18 years old.

What do you do?

I’m a student.

How would you use the following information to fill in the form below?

Hi, my name’s Mark Johnson. I’m 18 years old. I’m a student. I’m from the US. I live in New York.

FIRST NAME: Mark

LAST NAME: Johnson

NATIONALITY: US

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: America(the US)

JOB: student

AGE: 18 years old

Now get a piece of paper, write down these headings and complete the form.

FIRST NAME: ___________

LAST NAME:_____________

NATIONALITY:_____________

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________

JOB:_____________

AGE:_______