Introducing yourself REWRITE EACH SENTENCE

IN ITS CONTRACTED FORM

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN
NUMBER THE PEOPLE IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY SPEAK
You can greet people by saying “Hello!” or “Hi!” New language Using “to be” with names
Introduce yourself using “I am.” You may also Vocabulary Names and letters
need to spell out the letters of your name. New skill Saying your name

KEY LANGUAGE SAYING YOUR NAME

There are different
ways of greeting This can be a formal This is an informal greeting.
or informal greeting. It is often used in casual conversation.
someone and
introducing yourself.

You can use “I am” You can also

plus your name to use ”my name is”
introduce yourself. plus your name
to introduce yourself.

OTHER WAYS TO SAY YOUR NAME

In conversational English,
speakers often use
contractions. These are
shortened versions
of pairs of words.

You can contract “I am’” to “I’m.” You can contract “name is” to “name’s.”

USE THE CHART TO CREATE 12 CORRECT SENTENCES

HOW TO FORM SAYING YOUR NAME AND SAY THEM OUT LOUD
SUBJECT “TO BE” NAME

Start with Choose a Choose a Finish with

a greeting. subject. verb form. a name.
Use a capital letter at
the start of a name.

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 KEY LANGUAGE SPELLING YOUR NAME LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AS PEOPLE SPELL THEIR NAMES, AND WRITE OUT
EACH SPELLING

This is how you ask You say each letter.

someone to spell
their first name.

This is how you ask someone

to spell their last name.

SPELL OUT EACH PERSON’S NAME, THEN SAY THE SENTENCES OUT LOUD

This is your first name

and your last name.

PRONUNCIATION THE ALPHABET

Listen to how the letters of the
alphabet are pronounced in English.

CHECKLIST
Using “to be” with names Names and letters Saying your name

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 Vocabulary
COUNTRIES NATIONALITIES

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 Talking about yourself VOCABULARY NUMBERS

It’s useful to know how to say your age and New language “To be” with ages and nationalities
where you come from. You can use the verb Vocabulary Numbers and nationalities
“to be” to talk about these topics. New skill Talking about yourself

KEY LANGUAGE SAYING YOUR AGE

Use the verb “to be” to
talk about your age.

The verb “to be”

changes with the subject.

FURTHER EXAMPLES SAYING YOUR AGE

WRITE THE NUMBERS FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE

AS WORDS CORRECT FORMS OF “TO BE”
HOW TO FORM SAYING YOUR AGE
SUBJECT “TO BE” AGE

The number can be

followed by “years old.”

These are pronouns. They are The verb changes with the subject.
the subjects of these sentences.

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 PRONUNCIATION SIMILAR LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND HOW TO FORM SAYING WHERE YOU’RE FROM
SOUNDING NUMBERS MARK THE CORRECT AGES
I + “TO BE” “FROM” COUNTRY I + “TO BE” NATIONALITY
It is important to stress the correct syllable in these numbers.
Stress the Stress the
last syllables. first syllables.

You use the noun Here you use

after ‘“from.” the adjective.

MATCH EACH FLAG WRITE THE NATIONALITY

TO ITS COUNTRY FOR EACH COUNTRY

KEY LANGUAGE SAYING WHERE YOU’RE FROM

There are different ways of saying where you are from.
This describes the country
“Where” is the question
that you belong to.
word for place. Remember, “to be”
changes with the subject. You use an adjective to
talk about nationality.

USE THE CHART TO CREATE 12 CORRECT SENTENCES

AND SAY THEM OUT LOUD

FURTHER EXAMPLES SAYING WHERE YOU’RE FROM

Start with Choose the correct form of Finish with a noun
a pronoun. the verb, with or without “from.” or an adjective.

CHECKLIST
“To be” with ages and nationalities Numbers and nationalities Talking about yourself

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