UNIT 1: I am… - Workshop 2

Unit 1: I am…

In this unit, students learn how to…

• Learn to introduce yourself

-Functional language
-Greetings and goodbyes

• Learn to write a profile

-Occupations
GET STARTED
What’s the job?
VOCABULARY
Jobs
Choose a job. Don’t tell your partner.
Then ask and answer questions to guess your partner’s job.

Are you a salesperson?

No, I’m not.

Are you an artist?

Yes, I am.
What are these jobs?
What other jobs and occupations do you know?
Tell your teacher and classmates

When asking for someone’s

occupation you say

“What do you do?”

READING
Scan
Read the profile. What’s his teacher’s nationality?

My name is John Louis Miranda. John is my first name.

Miranda is my last name. I am American, but my father is
from Brazil. In the United States, I’m a doctor, but I’m a
Spanish student at a school in Santiago, Chile. The name of
the school is International Language School. My teacher is
from Los Ángeles – in Chile, not in the United States. She is
Chilean.

Scan: reading rapidly in order to find specific information.

Skim: reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material.
READING
Read for details
Read the profile again. Complete the information.

My name is John Louis Miranda. John is my first name.

Miranda is my last name. I am American, but my father
is from Brazil. In the United States, I’m a doctor, but I’m
a Spanish student at a school in Santiago, Chile. The
name of the school is International Language School.
My teacher is from Los Ángeles – in Chile, not in the
United States. She is Chilean.

1 first name: _______________________

2 last name: _______________________
3 nationality: _______________________
4 job: _______________________
5 school: ______________________
WRITING
Write a profile with your personal information.
Follow this example and complete with your info.

My name is_______. _______ is my first name. _______

is my last name.
NICKNAMES
Nickname comes from ”eke-name” ( eke meaning
‘addition’)
it later changed to Nickname

We have nicknames like:

Andrew = Andy
Anthony = Tony
Victor = Vic
Robert = Bobby, Robby, Rob, Bob
Anna = Ann
Alice = Ali
What’s your nickname?
PREPARE TO SPEAK
Profiles
Complete the profiles. Then listen and check.
PREPARE TO SPEAK
Profiles
Is the information in Katya’s or Juan
Carlos’s profile? Choose K, JC, or both.

1 first name / last name K / JC

2 country / nationality / city K / JC
3 job K / JC
4 school / company K / JC
5 email address K / JC
6 phone number K / JC
SPEAKING
Prepare to speak by answering the
questions and creating your profile.

If you do not want to reveal your

information, invent the answers.
SPEAKING
Now that you have your profile, present it to your teacher and
classmates.

USEFUL LANGUAGE
Hello / Hi!
My name is … . / I’m … .
I’m from (city, country). / I’m (nationality).
I’m a/an (job).
The name of my company / school is … .
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Who are the people in the photos?
Match the people with their name

Leonardo da Vinci___ Frida Kahlo___ Malala Yousafzai___

Steve Jobs___ Nelson Mandela___ Rain___
J.K. Rowling___ Pelé___ Marilyn Monroe___
Michelle Obama___
PREPARE
Greetings, introductions, and goodbyes
Read the conversations (1–3). Then match them to a–c.
PREPARE
Greetings, introductions, and goodbyes
Listen. Then practice the conversations.

A greeting An introduction A goodbye

PREPARE
Greetings, introductions, and goodbyes
RESEARCH
Imagine you’re at a party for people from history. Choose a person.
You can go online and find the nationality and home city for your person.
Create and write down a cell phone number.
ROLE PLAY
Imagine you’re the famous person you chose. Meet other people at
the party and talk to them, exchange information.

USEFUL LANGUAGE
Hello. / Hi.
How are you?
I’m fine, thanks.
And you?
Nice to meet you. / Nice to meet you, too.
Are you (American)?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
I’m from (city / country).
How do you spell it?
What’s your cell phone number?
It’s ... .
Bye. / See you later.
DISCUSS
Who is your favorite person at the party?

My favorite person is ... . Me, too. My favorite person is ... .

PROGRESS CHECK
Now I can ...
❑ Write a profile
❑ Check into a hotel
❑ Say hello and good bye properly