English in Common 1 UNIT 1 Video Activities

English in Common 1 Video Activities

UNIT 1 Meetings and Greetings

Before watching
1 Fill in the speech bubbles with more ways to greet people. Then
answer the questions.

Hi! How are you? Good morning!

Which ones can you say to:

 classmates at school?  your parents’ friends?
 your teachers?  a friend you see on the street?
 your boss at work?  the president or prime minister of a country?

While watching
2 Watch the four greetings and introductions on the video. Circle the correct information to
complete the sentences.

1. Laurence is from ____________ . 4. His friends call him ____________.

a. London a. Mike
b. Paris b. Mitsuru
c. Brighton c. Mitz
2. Keira wants ____________. 5. Fumiyo is a ____________.
a. coffee a. chef
b. diet coke b. doctor
c. water c. waitress
3. Mitsuru is from ____________. 6. Mitsuru is ____________.
a. England a. a designer
b. Japan b. from JR events
c. the USA c. a product specialist

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English in Common 1 UNIT 1 Video Activities

3 Watch the video again. Correct the mistake in each statement.

1. Keira, this is Laurence. Laurence is from Italy. France

2. Fumiyo is the owner of the best Greek restaurant in town. _________
cheff

3. Mitz, let me introduce, uh… Dina, Dina Patel. __________

Mina
US
4. This is Rosie Bates. She’s from our head office in Chicago. __________
5. And this is Juan, Juan Rodrigo from JR Events. ___________
Rodriguez

After watching
4 Finish these sentences. Then, speak to five classmates. Say hello, introduce yourself, and
ask where they are from.

My name is ______,
Misael but my friends call me ______.
Misa Misael
Please call me ______.

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