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1 Meet the Characters 2

2 Picture Dictionary 3

3 Matching 5
4 Contractions 6
5 Multiple Choice 8
6 Dialogues 9
7 My Profile 10
8 Questions & Answers 11
9 Pair Work 13
10 Class Survey 15
A Answer Key 16

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1 Meet the Characters

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Pablo Dave Michelle

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Lydia Jacques Mi-Jin

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Yuki Bianca Silvia

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2 Picture Dictionary
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A. Nationalities

Mexican Canadian American

British French Korean

Japanese Italian Brazilian

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Pablo Lydia Michelle Yuki

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Pablo: Hi, I’m Pablo. Michelle: Hello.

Lydia:  Hi, I’m Lydia. Yuki: Hi. How are you?

It’s nice to meet you, Pablo.
Michelle: I’m fine, thanks. How are you?
Pablo:  It’s nice to meet you too, Lydia.
Yuki: I’m fine. My name is Yuki.
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I’m from England. Michelle: Oh, I love Japan! I’m American.

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Yuki: I’m 15 years old. I’m in high school.

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Look at Dave’s profile. Then fill in your profile. Next, draw a
picture of yourself. Now introduce yourself to your classmates!

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Choose one character from the cards below and put a
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classmates’ questions. Ask your classmates
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A Answer Key
2 Picture Dictionary 5 Multiple Choice
B. Pronouns A. Positive Sentences
2. they 4. you 6. she 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. c
3. he 5. we B. Negative Sentences
2. b 3. c 4. b 5. a
3 Matching
2. He is 12 years old. 5. They are
7 My Profile
3. They are girls. European. Have students walk around the class,
4. She is Japanese. 6. He is 8 years old. introducing themselves to one another.

4 Contractions 8 Questions & Answers

A. Positive Sentences A. Questions
2. You are American. 5. We are 5 years old. 2. Is Yuki 15 years old? 7. Is Bianca
3. He is Canadian. 6. They are 8 3. Is Dave Canadian? 14 years old?
4. She is 30 years old. years old. 4. Is Lydia 10 years old? 8. Is Mi-Jin
B. Positive Sentences with Contractions 5. Is Pablo Brazilian? 8 years old?
6. Is Jacques Italian?
2. You’re American. 5. We’re 5 years old.
3. He’s Canadian. 6. They’re 8 B. Short Answers
4. She’s 30 years old. years old. 2. Yes, she is. 6. No, he isn’t. /
3. Yes, he is. No, he’s not.
C. Negative Sentences
4. Yes, she is. 7. No, she isn’t. /
Answers will vary. Examples:
5. No, he isn’t / No, she’s not.
2. You are not British. 5. We are not
No, he’s not. 8. No, she isn’t. /
3. He is not Japanese. 55 years old.
No, she’s not.
4. She is not 6. They are not
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D. Negative Sentences with Contractions Student A Student B
Answers will vary. Examples: Jacques is 55 years old. Pablo is Mexican.
Yuki is Japanese. Dave is 12 years old.
2. You aren’t British. / You’re not British.
Bianca is 30 years old. Michelle is American.
3. He isn’t Japanese. / He’s not Japanese.
Silvia is Brazilian. Lydia is 10 years old.
4. She isn’t 5 years old. / She’s not 5 years old.
5. We aren’t 55 years old. /
We’re not 55 years old. 10 Class Survey
6. They aren’t 10 years old. / Make sure your students ask about
They’re not 10 years old. nationalities and ages before guessing names.

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