Introductions

SUBJECT SPEAKING SKILL SPEAKING TASK

People Introducing yourself Introduce yourself to other classmates.

Introducing yourself
When you meet someone for the first time, you should greet each other and exchange names. In informal situations, you can greet the person by saying either Hi. or Hello. and then tell the person your first name [Hi, Im Kin. /Hello. My names Maria.]. Hi, Im ... is slightly less formal than Hello. My names ... . In more formal situations, you can say, How do you do? and then give your full name [How do you do? My names Maria Romano.]. It is considered polite to follow a greeting with Its nice to meet you. (or just Nice to meet you.). An appropriate response would be Nice to meet you, too. It is also polite to give a compliment and to express interest in the person. You might compliment his or her clothing or abilities [I like your jacket. Your English is very good .]. If you receive a compliment, you should thank the person and return the same compliment or respond with another. To express interest in the person, you can ask a question about the situation in which you meet [How long have you been studying English? ].

Answers for Unit 1 Worksheet (p. 13)

1. 2. 3. 4. Michelle Wie. The United States. Play golf. About fifteen years. Classmate 1: 1. Masserinho 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Brazil Play soccer About 20 years At 35 years old To win the World Cup Classmate 2: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Bethany Bounce Singapore Play soccer Since she was 12 Never To keep on improving

[Suggested answers; students answers can vary]

Introductions

Listen and read.

Hi! Im Kin. Whats your name?

Kin:

Maria: Hello. My names Maria. Nice to meet you. Kin: Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from?

Maria: Im from Italy. Ive been at this school for only two weeks. How about you? Kin: Oh, for about three years. How long have you been studying English?

Maria: I started studying English in Rome about two years ago. Kin: Just two years ago? Your English is really good!

Maria: Thanks. Your English is good, too.

Answer the questions and follow the instruction.

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What does Maria say to greet Kin? Hello. Which line in the dialogue shows Kin is surprised? Just two years ago? Underline sentences where Kin and Maria say something nice about each other.
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Introducing yourself
You can introduce yourself by saying hello and giving your name. You can be polite by saying Nice to meet you. or Nice to see you. and giving compliments (saying something nice about the person).

Listen and repeat. Then work with a classmate and take turns saying each sentence using the words given.
[names] [names] French, the piano learning French, playing the piano two, five months, two, five months, weeks French, Spanish excellent, great French, Spanish excellent, great

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Hi! Im Kin / Hello. My names Maria Kin. Maria. How long have you been studying English studying English? Oh, for about three years three years. Your English is really good English really good!

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Listen and repeat.

Words
meet from nice been studying
my meet nice really English studying Italy

Sounds
name name long

Sentences

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Nice to meet you, too.

Where are you from?
Ive been at this school for only two weeks.
For words, stress the highlighted syllable. For sentences, stress the words with bigger circles.

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Put the dialogue in the correct order. Then listen and practice the dialogue with a classmate.
Mary: Yes, Ive been coming to the music club for only a week. How about you?
Tom: Thanks. You play the violin well, too.

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Mary: Wow, just two months? You play the trumpet very well!
Tom: Im Tom. Nice to meet you. Youre new here, arent you?

Mary: Hi. My names Mary. Whats your name?

Tom: Oh, for about two months.

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Work with a classmate. Prepare a dialogue introducing yourself to each other.

Useful words

drama club

science club

tennis club

practice

learn

great

Me: Classmate:
Me: Classmate: Me: Classmate: Me:

Hi. My names Kim. Whats your name?

Hello. Im John. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. How long have you been coming to the tennis club? Oh, for about two weeks. Just two weeks? You play tennis very well! Thanks. You play it well, too. Lets practice together! OK.

Present your dialogue to the class.

Remember to make your dialogue polite by saying something nice about the person you are talking to.

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Write your answers. Then ask two classmates the same questions and write their answers.
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Which activity are you going to do after school?

Piano practice.

How long have you been doing it?

Two years.

What other activities do you like doing?

Playing soccer and doing judo.

o Name: Jin-H
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Swimming. Three years. d watching Listening to music an movies.

Name: Fiona

Playing bas eball. Eight mont hs. Playing ten nis, paintin g pictures a nd learning Sp anish.

Can you say that again, please? How do you spell that?
Tell the class about your classmates.
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Use these phrases to help you:

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Unit 1 Worksheet
Name: Class: Date:

Imagine you are a famous singer, actor or sports star and write the answers.
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What is your name? Where are you from? What do you do very well? How long have you been doing it?

Work with two classmates. Introduce yourself as the famous person from Activity A and make notes in the table.
Classmate 1 Classmate 2

His/Her name

Where he/she is from

What he/she does very well

How long he/she has been doing it

When he/she plans to stop doing it What he/she hopes to achieve

Introduce your classmates to the class using the notes from Activity B.

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