UNIT I

Nice to meet
you!
Basic English 1
B.A. Floricelda Hernández de Sorto
fhernandez@ugb.edu.sv Tel. 7512-1603
 Use the structures learned in this class to:
1. Interact with others in everyday situations.
2. Talk about you.
Subject 3. Communicate ideas.
competence 4. Make plans.
5. Talk about experiences.
6. Express emotions.
Contents – Unit 1

• Introducing yourself

• Countries and Nationalities

• My personal objects

• Everyday activities

• Making questions
Why is it important to learn
how to introduce yourself?
Let’s start with
Greetings!

Good morning! Good afternoon Good evening Good night

More Greetings!

(Informal)
Be polite
It is common to ask the question:
How are you?
The possible answers:

• I’m doing well.

• I’m good.
• I’m doing great.

You can ask the other person back with this

expression:
And you?
Farewells
These are expressions to say
bye.
 These expressions are good
for farewells too.

• See you later!

L. • See you tomorrow! 
• See you next week!
• Take care!
• Have a great day!
 What is personal
information?
Personal details about your life, for
example:

Name: first name and last name

Birth date: when you were born.
Age: how old are you?
Occupation: what do you do?
Address: where do you live?
Social status: single, married, divorced,
widow
Personal Information

Personal information questions are the basis for any conversation in English
and are important when you meet somebody for the first time.

Name: first name Will

last name Smith (family name)
My name is Will Smith
Date of Birth: the date when you were born.
On September 25th, 1968. (in american format)
Age: how old are you?
I am 51 years old.
Occupation: what you do for a living.
I am an actor.
Address: the place of residence.
I live in Los Angeles, USA
Personal Information

Social status: I am

single married divorced widow separated

(no spouse) (with spouse) (without spouse) (dead spouse)
Introducing yourself
Hello! My name is Linda Gomez, I am 21 years old. I
live in Morazan. I am a university student at UGB.

Nice to meet you!

 Conversation example
Hello! What’s your name?
Hi! My name is Karla. What’s your name?
I’m Selena. Nice to meet you!
Pleased to meet you too!
How old are you?
I am 19 years old. And you?
I’m 20 years old.
Where are you from?
I’m from San Miguel, and you?
I am from La Unión.
That’s nice! Oops, I have to go. See you after class Karla!
See you later Selena!
To recap
• Introducing yourself is an important
skill because it helps you interact with
new people.
• We can use the expressions and
vocabulary from this lesson in writing
too. For example, in social media, in
blogs, in emails or in video conferences.
• You can practice this lesson
everywhere.
 Activity Board

Name of the activity Meet your classmates

Type of activity Forum and Diagnostic Test

Apply the structures of the Simple tense to express ideas, events, plans,
Competency of the subject experiences and emotions according to the Common European Framework of
reference for languages.
1- After Reading the content of this presentation, go to the platform and
participate in the Forum: Meet my classmates in Week 1. Introduce yourself
(write your name, age, where you are from, your expectations of this subject),
and comment on the introduction of 2 classmates using the expressions from
Instructions
class.
Click on the link (it is in the following slide) and take the exam.​
2-Once you have finished, take a screenshot and send it in the space for
activity of this week ‘’ Diagnostic Test Result’’ ​

Due Date Week 1. Time: 11:59 p.m

Evaluation instrument Checklist

None, it is a diagnostic test to know your English level. So please, answer with
Evaluation percentage
honesty, without using any help from people around you or translators.
 Recursos Complementarios
Recurso Título Cita Referencial

Link Conversational English – Introduction https://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=2-ImsiOEaDI

Link Greetings and Introductions A1 Greetings and Introductions | El

ementary Level of English (eslesch
ool.com)

https://ihworld.com/learn/ih-e
nglish-language-level-test
Diagnostic test
¿Questions?
¡Thank you!