WELCOME TO

Basic - 1
Unit 1
 UNIT 1
GETTING
ACQUIANTED
 OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES:
• Meet someone new
• Identify and describe people
• Provide personal information
• Introduce someone to a group
• Write a description of a classmate
Language Expressions

*PLACE YOUR DEVICE NEAR GOOD INTERNET SIGNAL

*TURN ON YOUR CAMERA

*TURN OFF YOUR MICROPHONE WHEN YOU’RE SPEAKING

*TURN OFF YOUR MICROPHONE WHEN YOU’RE NOT SPEAKING

*RAISE YOUR HAND TO PARTICIPATE

*ASK QUESTIONS USING THE CHATBOX

UNIT 1 – SESSION 1
 OBJECTIVE

Meet someone new

PAIR WORK Why are you learning
English? Compare reasons with a partner.

CLASS SURVEY How many students in

your class are studying English . . .

• for business?
• for their studies?
• for travel?
• to get to know people?
• (other reasons)
Read and listen to people getting acquainted
 SPEAKING

Complete your response to each person. Write the correct formal titles
 CONVERSATION MODEL

Read and listen to people meeting someone new

 GRAMMAR
INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE:
REVIEW
 USAGE
• The verb to be is used to say something about a person,
thing, or state, to show a permanent or temporary quality,
state, job or occupation, and nationality.
e.g.
• Carlos is my friend.
• The clothes are new.
• I am fine.
• Ana is a teacher.
• We are peruvian.
GRAMMAR RULES Affirmative

PRONOUNS Be

I -> am
He Singular
She -> is
It
You
We -> are Plural
They
GRAMMAR RULES Negative

PRONOUNS Be + not
I -> am not e.g.
✔I am not a student.
He
She -> is not ✔He is not
classmate.
my

It
✔You are not from
You USA.
We -> are not
They
GRAMMAR RULES
USING CONTRACTIONS:
Affirmative Negative
e.g.
I’m I’m not ✔I’m from Peru.
He’s He isn’t
She’s She isn’t ✔She isn’t a
It’s It isn’t doctor.
You’re You aren’t
✔We’re strudents.
We’re We aren’t
They’re They aren’t
 WH - QUESTIONS
What : Aking about a thing.
When : Asking about time or moment.
Where : Asking about a place or position.

Who : Asking about a person.

How old : Asking about age.
Why : Asking for a reason or explanation.
VERB TO BE IN REAL
CONTEXT

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LET’S
PRACTIC
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https://wordwall.net/resource/3359783/verb-to-be
https://wordwall.net/resource/19969869/verb-to-be-professions
 CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR

With two partners, personalize the Conversation Model. Imagine one of you is new to your
school, office, or neighborhood. Meet that person. Then change roles.
UNIT 1 – SESSION 2
 OBJECTIVE

Identify and describe people

 GRAMMAR
MODIFICATION WITH ADJECTIVES: REVIEW
 ADJECTIVES

He is a healthy soccer player.

 GRAMMAR
MODIFICATION WITH ADJECTIVES: REVIEW

GRAMMAR PRACTICE Combine each pair of

sentences

EXAMPLE: Chris Pine is a handsome actor from the U.S

 CONVERSATION MODEL

Read and listen to someone identify and describe a person.

 CONVERSATION MODEL

Read and listen to someone identify and describe a person.

 GRAMMAR
Yes / no questions and short answers
with be: Review
 TO BE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
interrogative

Short
Verb to be Subject C.
answers

I a student Yes, I am.

Am No, I’m not.

peruvian Yes, she is.

Is he/she/it No, he isn’t.

you Yes, they are.

Are we from Brazil No, we aren’t.

they
 GRAMMAR
Yes / no questions and short answers
with be: Review
 PRONUNCIATION

Use rising intonation in yes / no questions. Use falling intonation in information questions. Read
and listen. Then listen again and repeat.
 CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR

With a partner, change the Conversation Model. Practice identifying and describing famous
people. Use an adjective from the Grammar on page 6. Then change roles
 CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR

Look at the famous people. Add information about a famous person you know.
UNIT 1 – SESSION 3
 OBJECTIVE

Provide personal information

 VOCABULARY
PERSONAL INFORMATION
 Vocabulary
❖ I’d like you to meet ….
❖ It’s a pleasure to meet you.
❖ Great to meet you.
❖ Just call me...
❖ How nice to meet you.
❖ Please call me...
❖ Who’s that?
❖ Good morning
❖ Where are you from?
UNIT 1
❖ I’m from [Peru]?
❖ For real?
❖ She’s [fantastic]
❖ I think….
❖ What’s your phone number?
❖ Over there!
❖ What’s your occupation?
❖ Let’s say hello
❖ You don’t know?
 LISTENING

Listen to each conversation and write each person’s nationality and occupation. Then check yes
or no to indicate whether the person has a nickname
 LISTENING

Now listen to each conversation again and complete each statement.

 INFORMATION GAP

Partner A: Look at the top of the page.

Partner B: Turn your book and look at the bottom of the page. Ask information questions with be
and write the missing personal information.
 INFORMATION GAP

Partner A: Look at the top of the page.

Partner B: Turn your book and look at the bottom of the page. Ask information questions with be
and write the missing personal information.
UNIT 1 – SESSION 4
 OBJECTIVE

Introduce someone to a group

READING
READING
READING
 NOTEPADDING

Read the information about each person. Then complete the two introductions.
 NOTEPADDING

Interview a classmate. Write his or her personal information on the notepad.

GROUP WORK Introduce your partner to your classmates. Use the introductions in Exercise A
for support.
UNIT 1 – SESSION 5
 OBJECTIVE

Write a description of a classmate

 WRITING

Write a short description of the classmate you interviewed on page 11. Include the following
information

• first and last name

• age
• occupation
• hometown
• birthplace
• favorite actor / sport
REVIEW & QUIZ
 REFERENCES

Saslow, J. & Ascher, A. (2015). Top Notch: English for Today’s World Level 1 (3rd ed.) [ebook]. Pearson Education.

Teacher Luis Brandâo Brandao (2018). To be in songs [Video]. YouTube. 

https://www.engames.eu/there-is-there-are-in-questions/

Woodward English (2019). Adjetivos - Opuestos [Video]. YouTube.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2RuO_fseyM

Wordwall. Verb to be. From https://wordwall.net/resource/3359783/verb-to-be

Wordwall. Verb to be (professions). From https://wordwall.net/resource/19969869/verb-to-be-professions
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