Listening skills practice: Using colours to do homework – exercises

Listen to the presentation about using colours to organise homework and do the exercises to practise and
improve your listening skills.

Preparation: matching
Match the two parts of the sentences and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1……..
e You can use colour a. from a library.

2……..
f A stationery shop b. to remember important things.
b
3…….. You can write on sticky notes c. days, weeks and months of a year.

4……..
a We borrow books d. is red, white and blue.

5……..
d The flag of Britain e. coding to organise homework.

6……..
c A calendar shows the f. sells pens and paper.

1. Check your understanding: true or false

Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. You need to buy some stationery to organise your homework like this. True False

2. The things you need are not cheap. True False

3. The colour you choose should mean something to you. True False

4. PE is yellow because she doesn’t like yellow. True False

5. She keeps all her notes in the same folder. True False

6. She uses red for geography notes. True False

7. She uses flags to mark pages she has to read. True False

8. When she thinks of French, she thinks of her favourite animal. True False
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2. Check your understanding: matching

Match the subjects with the colours and write a–e next to the numbers 1–5.

e
1…….. green a. French
c
2…….. yellow b. geography

3……..
d blue c. PE
b
4…….. black d. history
a
5…….. pink e. maths

3. Check your vocabulary: gap fill

Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

calendar notes folders

colour pages subject

colour
1. The speaker uses _______________ coding to organise her homework.

2.
folders
She suggests buying coloured pens, _______________ and other stationery.
subjects
3. She chooses a colour for each _______________.
notes
4. History is blue so her folder is blue and her history _______________ are on blue sticky notes.
pages
5. Then she uses blue flags to mark the _______________ she needs to read for history homework.
calendar
6. She uses coloured stars on a _______________ to organise each subject’s homework.
MATH IS RED BECAUSE MY
GLASSES ARE RED

Discussion

Which colours would you choose for each school subject? Why?
PARTICIPACION CLASS IS BLACK BECAUSE MY TEACHER'S GLASSES ARE BLACK
ENGLISH IS BROWN BECAUSE THE TEACHER'S FREECKS ARE BROWN
MATH IS RED BECAUSE MY GLASSES ARE RED
CHEMISTRY IS RED BECAUSE THE CLASSROOM CHAIR IS RED
 Takeaway Saying Hello English > Level A1.1 Starter > Starting Out

Instructor: Fabiana Tellez Cajamarca Date: ........................................................................................

23/02/2021
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Learner: Eidy Salazar Regional Branch: ....................................................................

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Program: Center: .....................................................................................

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Ciao! Hola! Hello! Say hello to people around you.

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Exchange personal information about • I can introduce myself and ask how people are.
the home and family in communicative • I can ask people's names.
situations. • I can greet people and ask how they are.

Ask your partner:

• How do you say hello to your friends?

• How do you say hello to a stranger?

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Let’s Explore!

Sally and Peter introduce* themselves to each other. Then, Peter introduces Sally
to Mr. Edwards.

* “Introduce” means to present a person to another person.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Conversation 1
Sally: Hi, I'm Sally! What's your name?
Peter: I'm Peter. Nice to meet you. How's it going?
Sally: I'm good, thanks. Your name is Paul, right?
Peter: No, Peter.
Sally: Oh, sorry! Is this Mr. Edwards' class?
Peter: Yes, it is. Are you a new student?
Sally: Yes, I am.
Peter: He's a good professor. Oh, here he is!
Conversation 2
Peter: Good morning, Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Edwards: Hello, Mr. Smith. How are you?
Peter: I'm very well, thank you. Please, call me by my first name, Peter. This is
Sally. She's a new student.
Mr. Edwards: Hello, Sally. It's a pleasure to meet you and to be your teacher. What is your
last name?
Sally: Davis.
Mr. Edwards: Welcome to class.
Sally: Thank you. It's a pleasure to meet to you, Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Edwards: Let's begin!

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Let’s Practice!

What’s your name? Time to meet people and speak English!

Instructions: Match the question or statement on the left with the response on the right.

1. Hi! a. I’m Peter.

2. What is your last name?
ame b. Davis.
3. How are you? c. Morning!
4. This is Sally. d. I’m very well, thank you.
5. What’s your name
name? e. I’m good, thanks.
6. How’s it going? f. Nice to meet you, Sally.

Let’s Practice!

Do you know these polite and casual greetings? Let’s see!

Instructions: Write the words in the correct category.

How's it going? Good afternoon. How are you? Afternoon! Hello!

Morning! Hi. Good morning. Good evening. Evening!

Polite Casual
Good afternoon
___________________ How´s it going?
___________________
Good Morning Morning!
___________________ ___________________
Good Evening
___________________ ___________________
Afternoon!
___________________
How are you? Hi!
___________________
___________________
Hello! Evening!
___________________
___________________ ___________________

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Extension Activity

Let's greet new people! Meet and greet five new people and record their
information.
Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Complete the chart. Write other information, like Self-

Yes No
“Where are you from?” or “Where do you live?” Assessment
b) Write the names in the table. I ask other
c) Write the greetings you use. people's
d) Write other information. names.
I use casual
and polite
greetings.
I ask about
other
information.

Name Greeting Other Information

Rosa Hello! How are you?

Camila Afternoon! Where do you live?

Stiven Good morning Do you need any?

Lorena Hi! What´s Up
Jhon Good afternoon! What is your name?

Target Words

• name (noun): the word we call a person
e.g. Hi, I'm Sally! What's your name?
• How are you? (expression): a greeting
and a question to ask how a person feels
e.g. Hello, Mr. Smith. How are you?
• thank you (expression): an expression of
thanks for something
e.g. I'm very well, thank you.
• teacher (noun): an educator, a person
who works in a school
e.g. It's a pleasure to meet you and to be
your teacher.
• student (noun): a person who learns
e.g. This is Sally. She's a new student.
• well (adverb): good; fine
e.g. I'm very well, thank you.
• I'm sorry (expression): an apology for a
situation
e.g. Oh, I'm sorry! I spelled your name
incorrectly.
• professor (noun): an educator, a person
who teaches college or university students
e.g. Mr. Edwards is a good professor.

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Learning Points

Greetings

You use polite greetings for people at work or people you don't know.
You use casual greetings with people you know well.

Polite Casual

Greetings: Greetings:
Hello. Hi! Hey!
Good morning. Morning!
Good afternoon. Afternoon!
Good evening. Evening!
How are you doing? How's it going?

Response Response
I'm very well, thank you! I'm good, thanks!

Introductions

Here's how you introduce yourself and introduce another person in English:

Introduce Ask a Person's Introduce Another Response

Yourself Name Person

I'm ... What's your This is ... Nice to meet you.

name? It's a pleasure to
What is your first meet you.
name?
What is your last
name?

Examples:
• Sally: Hi, I'm Sally! What's your name?
Peter: I'm Peter. Nice to meet you.
• Peter: This is Sally. She's a new student.
Mr Edwards: Hello Sally. It's a pleasure to meet you.