NICE TO MEET YOU!

GREETINGS
FORMAL
A: Good morning/
afternoon/ evening!
B: Good morning!
A: How are you?
B: Very well, thank you!
I’m fine/ Ok, thank you!
Not very well.
INFORMAL VERY INFORMAL
A: Hello! A: How’s it going?
B: Hi!
B: Not bad / Good / Ok.
A: How are things going? How / what about you?
How are you doing?
How is everything? A: What’s new?
B: Fine / Great / Wonderful, B: Not much
thanks.

CLOSINGS
FORMAL INFORMAL VERY INFORMAL
Goodbye Bye! / Bye Now! / Bye See ya’

See you soon / tomorrow See you later alligator!

Good night See you around/ later
Catch you later, man!
So long!
Have a good day!!!! Take care! Bye for now!

INTRODUCTIONS

Hello everybody, My name

is Salma His name is Tom. Her name is Shakira.

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ACT IT OUT!
A. INTRODUCING YOURSELF

Diane: Hello. My name is Diane Peterson.

Michael: Hi, Diane. I’m Michael Green.
Diane: Nice to meet you, Michael.
Michael: Nice to meet you, too, Diane.

B. INTRODUCING OTHERS

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Robert: Hello, David. This is my friend, Juan Garcia.

David: I’m glad / happy to meet you, Juan. I’m David Johnson.
Juan: Hi, David. I’m glad to meet you, too.

PERSONAL TITLES (Formal language)

We use personal titles followed by the last name or the full name.

Mr. Jhonson (single or married man)

Miss. Peterson (single woman) /s/
Ms. Sanders (unknown marital status) /z/
Mrs. Benson (married woman)/IZ/

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 COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

1. One syllable
France
Greece Greek
The Netherlands Dutch
Sweden Swede

2. Ending in –ish
(Great) Britain British
Denmark Danish
Ireland
Poland
Spain
Turkey

3. Ending in –an
Germany German
Mexico
Venezuela
The USA

4. Ending in –ian

Argentina Argentinian
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Egypt
Italy
Russia

5. Ending in –ese
China
Japan
Portugal

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 GRAMMAR

THE VERB TO BE

The verb to be can be an auxiliary verb or a main verb in English.

Be as a main verb in the Simple Present when is conjugated can be am/are/is

according to the subject.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

I am from England. I am not from England.

He/ She/ It is from England. He is not from England.

You/ We/ They are from England We are not from England.

USES OF THE VERB BE

1) IDENTIFICATION: She is Brenda. Her last name is Larson.

2) ORIGIN: I’m from Boston.

3) OCCUPATION: He’s a doctor.

4) WEATHER: It’s hot and sunny.

5) FEELINGS: We aren’t sad. We’re happy.

6) AGE: You’re twenty years old.

7) LOCATION: They’re in the classroom.

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 YES/ NO QUESTIONS WITH BE

Am I a doctor? Yes, you are (*)

Is He/ She/ It Brad Pitt? No, he isn’t
Are You/ we/ they American? Yes, we are

(*) Do NOT use contracted form in positive answers.

WH- QUESTIONS WITH BE (personal information)

Question Word Verb (to be) Subject/Possessive Complement

What is (your/ her) name?

How old are you?
Where is Juan from?
Who is your teacher?
What is his/ your phone number?
Why are you sad/ happy?

DO YOU REMEMBER?

VICTOR: Excuse me, are you Jennifer Wan?

LISA: No, I'm not. She's over there.
VICTOR: I'm sorry.
.......
VICTOR: Excuse me, are you Jennifer Wan?
JENNIFER: Yes, I am.
VICTOR: I think this is your book.
JENNIFER: You're right. It's my English book. Thank you.
VICTOR: By the way, I'm Victor Garcia.
JENNIFER: It's nice to meet you, Victor.

PRACTICE 2 (Grammar)
A) Complete the text with the correct form of be. Use contracted forms if possible.

Example: He __ a boy.  Answer: He’s a boy.

Peter Baker ____ from Manchester, but Paul and John ___ from London.
Manchester and London ___ cities in England. Hamburg ___ a city in Germany.

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Sandra ___ at school today. Jack and Peter ___ her friends. They___ in the same
class. Mr. and Mrs. Baker ___ on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She
___ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ___ in hospital. I ___ at home with my
grandmother." What time ___ it? It ___ 8 o'clock. ___you tired? No, I ___ not.

B) WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB TO BE IN THE BLANKS:

Ex: I am from Japan.
1) My parents _________________ from Japan.
2) My brother _________________ a musician.
3) We _________________ very happy here.
4) My sister _________________a doctor.
5) _________________ you in English 1?
6) I _________________ a good teacher.
7) Sarah _________________ a lawyer.
8) They _________________ not from Colombia.
9) My father _________________ too smart.
10) His wife _________________ in Madrid.

C) CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER (GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS)

1) How are you? 4) It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Brown.
a. Good afternoon. a. It’s a pleasure to meet you, too.
b. Fine, thanks. b. My name is Jack
c. I’m 22. c. And you?
5) Who’s that?
2) Hi, what’s new? a. Not much.
a. OK b. I’m Mark
b. Thank you c. She’s my classmate
c. Nothing 6) This is my friend, Linda.

3) Good evening, Mr. Johnson. a. What’s new?

a. Good night. b. Nice to meet you.
b. What’s up?
c. Good evening, Paul.

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 GRAMMAR: POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

EXAMPLES:
Looking at photographs:
1. This is my teacher. She's from Japan.
Her name is Sara.
2. Here's our school. It's in Florida. Its
name is London School.
3. Here are our friends. Their names are
Jorge and Sandra.
4. This is my best friend. His name is
Oscar.

 Notice the following words have the same pronunciation: there / their
/ they’re

D) CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES:

1) They’re my classmates. (Their / they) names are Victor and Stella.

2) We study English at Cambridge University. (Our / we) teacher’s
name is Cesar.
3) Excuse me. What’s (your / you) last name again?
4) That’s Manuel. (He / his) is in my class.
5) (I / My) am an English teacher. (I / My) job is very interesting.
6) That’s Paul’s wife. (His / her) name is Francine.
7) (Her / My) last name is Parker. It’s nice to meet you, too.

PRACTICE 3
A. Complete the chart and then write sentences following the example.

Jenny Nicholas Mr. and Mrs. Perez You

Music Rock Rock Opera ______

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Singer Kate Perry Sting Pavarotti ______
Sport Swimming Football Tennis ______
Food Chocolate cake Ice – creams Pizza ______
Color Blue Black Green ______

EXAMPLE: Jenny is my friend. Her favorite singer is Prince.

1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________
B. Complete the sentences with the right possessive adjective.

1) Sara is wearing a blouse. _____ blouse is light blue.

2) Jaime is wearing a shirt. _____ shirt is yellow and brown.
3) I am wearing jeans. _____ jeans are blue.
4) Robert and Thomas are wearing boots. _____ boots are brown.
5) Sandra and you are wearing dresses. _____ dresses are red.
6) Angelina and I are wearing sweaters. _____ sweaters are green.
7) You are wearing shoes. _____ shoes are dark brown.
8) Susan is wearing a skirt. _____ skirt is black.
9) John is wearing a belt. _____ belt is white.
10)Lucy and Andrea are wearing slacks. _____ slacks are dark gray.
11)Peter is wearing slacks. _____ slacks are dark blue.
12)I am wearing earrings. _____ earrings are gold.

PRACTICE 4 (Speaking)
A) Greet and introduce yourself to a classmate. Then, find another classmate and
introduce him/her to your friend. Use formal and informal language in your
conversations.
B) Interview your classmate. Ask him/her questions to complete the following
chart:

Name: __________________________________ Age: _____________

Phone number: ____________________ Nationality: ________________

E-mail address: __________________________ Place of birth: ____________

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PRACTICE 5 (Speaking)
A) Answer the questions about these celebrities with your partner.

Pierce Brosnan, born 1953, Drogheda/ Now, ask and answer four questions
Ireland about Paris Hilton.
1. Is the photo of Pierce Brosnan? Paris Hilton, born 1981, New York, USA
2. Is he American? 1)
3. Is he about 50 years old? 2)
3)

PRACTICE 6 (Writing) In a piece of paper, write a short paragraph about one

of your partners. (45 words)

PRACTICE 6 (Reading) Read the following passage.

1. Read the paragraph and select true (T) or false (F).

Hi my name is Sonya. I’m an English student at the American Language center. I

come from Lisbon, Portugal and these are my classmates:
Fatima is twenty-five years old. She is from Paris. Fatima is a very good student.
Her friends call her Tima.
Lars is from Denmark. He's Danish, but he lives in Spain. He's an office manager
and he's fifty-six years old.
Paolo is Italian. He is thirty-two years old. He's a doctor. Paolo is from Rome!
Ibrahim is from Egypt. He lives in Cairo. He's an engineer and he's forty-four
years old.
Our teacher isn’t American. He’s from London and he’s very nice and friendly.

1. Lars is from Spain. T/F

2. Ibrahim is a doctor. T/F
3. Fatima is French and she is 25 years old. T/F

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4. Paolo is 32 years old. T/F
5. Fatima is a student from Cairo. T/F
6. The teacher is American T/F
7. Sonya speaks Portuguese. T/F
8. Sonya’s classmates are all professionals. T/F

6. Complete the short answers with TO BE, use contracted form when
possible.

11. Are they new here? → No, .

12. Is your van green? → No, .
13. Is Henry in his room? → No, .
14. Are Dan and Sue at home? → No, .
15. Are you smart? → No, .

7. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb "To be"

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8. Write the interrogative form. (YES/NO QUESTIONS)

9. Write the interrogative form. (WH QUESTIONS)

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10. Complete the exercises with TO BE.

a) - What your name?

- My name John Roberts.

b) - Who you?

-I Mario
.

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 c) Where John Roberts?

- He in class

d) Why they happy?

- Because they in soccer class

e) How old we?

- We 18 and 12 years old

11.Write 3 sentences in affirmative, negative, interrogative YES/NO and WH.

And answer the questions. USE DIFFERENT SUBJECTS AM/IS /ARE

Example:
+ I am happy.
- I am not happy.
? Yes/no Am I happy? Yes, I am / No I’m not.
? WH Why are you happy? Because I am on a trip

ORDINAL NUMBERS

Spelling: Just add th to the cardinal number Example: four- fourth

Exceptions: one – first, two – second, three – third, five – fifth, eight – eighth nine –
ninth, twelve - twelfth

In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an
ordinal number:

 421st = four hundred and twenty-first

 5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh

Figures

When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to
the ordinal number:

 first = 1st
 second = 2nd

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 third = 3rd
 fourth = 4th
 twenty-sixth = 26th
 hundred and first = 101st

Titles
In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In
spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:

 Charles II - Charles the Second

 Edward VI - Edward the Sixth
 Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth

TIME FOR 1ST TEST

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