Introduction

Lesson 1: Introduction
1. Warmer
● Ask your classmate: What’s your name?
● Complete the conversation with the missing words.

Phước: Hello Tuyền: Hi (1)!

Phước: (2) Phước. Tuyền: Oh, nice to (3) you.
Phước: And you (4)? Tuyền: My name (5)Tuyền.
Phước: Sorry? Tuyền: Tuyền.
Phước: Could you (6) that? Tuyền: Yes, of course. T-U-Y-E-N.
Phước: ‘Tuyền.’ Tuyền: Exactly!
Phước: Oh, good! Nice to meet you (7),
Tuyền.

meet is too I’m Hi spell are

● Now talk to other students in the class. Introduce yourself!

2. Reading
● Look at the next part of the conversation between Phước and Tuyền. Then
complete the task at the end.

Phước: Where are you from, Tuyền?
Phước: Oh, what part?
Phước: I’m from Ho Chi Minh. It’s a city in
the south of Viet Nam.
Phước: I’m a student. I study Graphic
Design. What about you?
Phước: Oh, interesting! And why do you
need English?
Phước: I need English for my studies. Some
of my classes are in English.
Phước: Oh, really?
Phước: Thank you! I like your shirt. It’s a
nice color.
Tuyền: I’m from Ha Noi.
Tuyền: It’s in the north. And you?
Tuyền: And what do you do?
Tuyền: I’m a doctor. I work in a hospital.
Tuyền: For my work. I need to talk to
doctors from other countries. And you?
Tuyền: Oh, I see. Phước, I have to say, I
like your glasses!
Tuyền: Yes, they’re unusual.
Tuyền: Thanks very much!

Task: The conversation contains some different topics. Put them in the order in
which they appear, writing the numbers 1–4 in the spaces.
● Job or studies: student, graphic design, doctor
 ● Nice comments: like, love, unusual
● Country or city: HCM, Ha Noi
● Reason for studying English: for study, talking
Now, listen to your teacher say some sentences about the conversation. If you think the
sentence is true, put up your hand. If you think the sentence is false, don’t put up your hand.
● In this exercise, you will study some vocabulary from the four topics: job or studies,
nice comments, country or city and reason for studying English. For each topic,
complete the activity. Use a dictionary if you like.

1. Topic 1: Country or city

Select (or complete) the information which is correct for you.
I’m from … a village a town a city the capital city of …

It’s very … beautiful green crowded expensive

The weather there is hot cold windy rainy

…
2. Topic 2: Job or studies
Select (or complete) the information which is correct for you.
I study / I studied … Science Business Arts Law

I work in … a a company my own business an organisation

multinational

I work as … an engineer a nurse a waiter a teacher

My work is … / My difficult interesting creative stressful

studies are …
3. Topic 3: Reasons for studying English
Select (or complete) the information which is correct for you (you may select
more than one!).

I need English my job my my my travelling watching

for … studies family friends TV /movies

3. Speaking
You are going to talk to three other students in the class. In each conversation, try to
include the four topics from this lesson. Remember, they are:
Topic 1: Country or city
Topic 2: Job or studies
Topic 3: Reasons for studying English
Your teacher will give you a sheet to write some notes. Before you start, look at the
example. Now, you are ready to have the conversations!