GREETING PEOPLE

FORMAL GREETINGS
Good morning!

Good afternoon!

Good evening!
USEFUL LANGUAGE FOR…
GETTING HELP
WORKING WITH A PARTNER
UNIT 1:

MAKING FRIENDS
Where do people
make friends?
What questions can you ask a new
friend about these topics?
 School or work

 Home and family

 Free time

 Favorite things
In this lesson you will ask questions to get
to know your classmates using the simple
present.
 Ask these
questions to
one of your
classmates
Pay attention!
VERB TO BE

Subject Be

I am

You
(singular/plural)
are

We
They are

He /She /It is
 USE OF THE VERB BE

We use the verb be in an affirmative

sentences

I am a firefighter.

You are a photographer.

???

We are aliens.
CONTRACTIONS

In a contraction, an apostrophe (’)

replaces a letter.

I ’m
I’m am
a student.
a student.

You’re
arefrom
You’re fromChina.
China.

We ’re
We’re excited.
are excited.
PRESENT SIMPLE

by me. XD
 AFFIRMATIVE

I am Bart.
I am with my family.
I’m American.
 AFFIRMATIVE

You are my friend.

You’re a good boy.
 AFFIRMATIVE

He is Homer.
He’s my dad.
 AFFIRMATIVE

She is Marge.
She’s my mom.
 AFFIRMATIVE

That is a dog.
It’s my pet.
 AFFIRMATIVE

We are friends.
We’re at school.
 AFFIRMATIVE

You and your friends

are students.
You’re cool.
 AFFIRMATIVE

They are Lisa and Maggie.

They’re my sisters.
 AFFIRMATIVE

I
I’m
am
You are
You’re Remember

He’s
He is
She
She’s is
It
It’s
is
We
We’reare
You’re
You are
They
They’reare
 NEGATIVES  NOT

Subject + Be
Contraction
+ Not

I’m not X

aren’t
not you’re not you aren’t

we aren’t
we’re not
aren’t
not
 I’m a doctor. I’m not a singer.

You’re a fire fighter. You’re not an architect.

Paul and I are architects.

We’re not artists.
 NEGATIVE

I am not from Britain.

I’m not British.
 NEGATIVE

She is not Marge.

She isn’t my mom.
 NEGATIVE

We are not from Mexico.

We aren’t Mexican.
 NEGATIVE

I‘m
I amnot
not
aren’t
You are not
Remember

isn’t
He is not
is not
She isn’t
is not
It isn’t
not
aren’t
We are
not
aren’t
You are
They are not
aren’t
 Make negative
PRACTICE 2 contractions for these
sentences.
Example:

You are happy. You ’re not happy. You aren’t happy.

Answer 1 Answer 2

1. You are teachers. You’re not You aren’t teachers.

teachers.

2. I am from the U.S. I’m not from the

U.S. X
3.
We’re not single. We aren’t single.
We are single.
 QUESTIONS

The verb be comes before the subject

in questions.

You are at school?

Are You .

We
Are we
are young?.
 INTERROGATIVE

Am I your best friend?

Yes, you are.

 INTERROGATIVE

Are you my teacher?

Yes, I am.
 INTERROGATIVE

Is she your mom?

No, she isn’t.
 BE CAREFUL!

Don’t use contractions in affirmative

short answers.

Yes,
Yes, I’m.
Are you new
I am.
here?
 INTERROGATIVE

QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

I am
Am I? Yes, I am/you are
No, I’m not/you aren’t
are??
You you
Are
Is
Hehe ?is Remember

Yes, he/she/it is
Is
Shesheis?? No, he/she/it isn’t
It it is
Is ??
Are
We we are? Yes, we/you/they are
are?? No, we/you/they aren’t
You you
Are
Theythey
Are are?
CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO QUESTIONS.

1. Paul is from Brazil.

2. Linda and Paul are friends.
3. Mrs. Miller is a Spanish teacher.
4. Juan and I are late for the English
class.
5. Emily is an English student.
VERY GOOD!
1. Is Paul from Brazil?
2. Are Linda and Paul friends?
3. Is Mrs. Miller a Spanish teacher?
4. Are Juan and I late for the English
class?
5. Is Emily an English student?
 Complete the sentences

She _____ my mother. am

are
is
‘m not
aren’t
isn’t
 Complete the sentences

I _____ American. am
are
is
‘m not
aren’t
isn’t
 Complete the sentences

Bart _____ my friend. am

are
is
‘m not
aren’t
isn’t
 Complete the sentences

I ______ tall. I’m short. am

are
is
‘m not
aren’t
isn’t
 Complete the sentences

We _____ friends. am
are
is
‘m not
aren’t
isn’t
 Complete the sentences

They _____ Spanish. am

are
is
‘m not
aren’t
isn’t
Get in pairs and try to find the questions for
these answers.
1. I live in Miraflores.
2. My sister goes to UPN.
3. I usually watch TV on Sundays.
4. Yes, I do. I live with my parents.
5. Yes, they are. My brothers are in Lima.
6. No, my name isn’t Joel. It’s John.
7. Leo goes to the university by bus.
8. No, I don’t work. I just study.
9. No, I’m an only child.
10.Yes, my parents go out a lot.
11.I listen to music or chat with friends in my
free time.
12.I spend the weekends with my family.
Work in groups of 3s. The teacher
is going to say some words. Use
those words and build up a
question as fast as you can.
Show the question to the
teacher.
 Simple Present Tense

 Explanation.
Simple Present Tense
 This tense has only one word.
e.g.
 Candy likes flowers.
 The flowers smell good.
e.g.

 Mimi sings well.

 Mimi is good at singing.
Simple Present Tense
 We add s or es to the verb when
the subject is he, she or it.
Subject Verb Things
He
She likes eating fish.
It

I
You like playing football.
We
They
Simple Present Tense
+ s  Mary feeds her dog. (feed)
 Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy)
 Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)

+  Tim watches TV every night. (watch)

es  May usually dresses in pink. (dress)
 Bob never washes his car. (wash)

y  ies  The baby cries loudly. (cry)

 Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry)
 Tina dries the dishes every night. (dry)
Simple Present Tense
to be to do to have
I am I I
do have
You are You You
He He He
She is She does She has
It It It
We We We
You are You do You have
They They They
Now you try.
e.g.Tom drinks orange juice every day. (drink)

1 Henry often eats chocolate eggs. (eat)

2 Lily always gets up early in the morning. (get)
3 Rabbits run faster than tortoises. (run)
4 May and Joe sometimes listen to the radio. (listen)
5 Bob catches a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch)
6 It is very hot and sunny in summer. (be)
7 Most flowers smell good. (smell)
8 Mary and Karen are kind and helpful. (be)
Simple Present Tense
Questions
 We use do or does to make questions.
 Don’t change the verb after do or
does.

What time do you go to school?

Does your dad like music?

Practice
e.g. Where does Mary live ? (live)

1 Do the children walk to school? (walk)

2 What does Mr Wong teach ? (teach)
3 Do Tim and Bob have good manners? (have)
4 What time does Helen usually get up? (get)
5 Do the students surf the Net every day? (surf)
6 How do Peter and Paul come here? (come)
7 What do you have for dinner, Mary? (have)
8 Does Sally enjoy listening to music? (enjoy)
Simple Present Tense
Negative sentences
 We add do not or does not to make
the sentences negative.
 Don’t change the verb after do or
does.
Mimi likes singing.

+ not

Mimi does not like singing.

Practice
e.g. Cindy plays the piano. Ben does not play
the piano.

1 I like visiting friends. Tammy does not like

visiting friends.
2 Do you get up early?
No, we don’t get up early.
3 Tigers run fast but elephants do not run fast.
4 Henry is overweight but Tim and Sam are not
overweight.
5 They like reading but Sally does not like reading.
Proof-reading
e.g. Peter always drink tea. drinks

1 Tim and Bob sometimes eats cake. eat

2 Does you iron your clothes? Do
No, I do not irons my clothes. iron
3 I listens to music every day. listen
4 May do not makes the breakfast. does, make
5 I likes cooking but Mary do not like cooking.
like, does
6 Does they cooks the dinner? Do, cook
STUDENT’S BOOK (PAGE 3)
LISTENING AND SPEAKING (PAGE 3)
In this lesson you will be able to talk about
your favorite things and use responses with
too and either to show what you have in
common.
Close books!
 Tell o class two things you and your
friend have in common.
Example:
-My friend and I like cooking.
- We can’t stand horror movies.
 What are they talking about?

 What do you think they have in

common?
 Now listen what they really have in
common?

 Take notes.
  Let’s check!

 Practice conversations and exchange roles.

 Complete the responses so the speakers agree.
Use the conversations above to help you.
I can’t swim very well.
I love playing soccer
I can’t stand chicha music Use
I don’t have a car “too”
I hate cooking or
I‘m not an English lover “either”
I often play “play station”
I don’t like volleyball
I have a lot of money
I can play the guitar
 I don’t watch a lot of sports on
TV.

I don’t either
 Page 10.
Now, ask your friends for each one of them

•Weekend activities
•TV shows
•Food
•Clothes
 Now prepare a
conversation based
on your likes and
dislikes. Use the
responses from the
grammar part.
1. I love pizza. _____________
2. I don´t like fish. ________________
3. I can play the piano._______________
4. I don’t cook. ______________
5. I can’t sing very well. ________________
6. I sleep late on weekends. ______________
7. I don’t have a cellphone. _______________
8. I am not a morning person.____________
9. I have classes everyday.__________
10. I am allergic to chocolate.________________________
In this lesson you will be able to start
conversations with people you don’t know
and use actually to give new or surprising
information.
 Where are they?
What are they doing?
What’s the weather like?
 The weather

Someone’s
appearance
Your salary
Your family

Where you live Your health Your problems Things you see
around
 Close books! Listen and answer.
What topics do Eve and Chris talk about?
Let’s check!
Then practice the
conversation with a partner.
  People also use it when they want
to “gently” correct another person.

Match:
 1. But actually. I kind of  To give surprising
like cold weather. information.

 2. Yeah, I do, actually.  To give new information.

 Actually, no, but my  She wants to “correct”

brother’s in the band the idea that she is a
tonight. hip- hop fan- she’s not.
The music is horrible
The food is great
You don’t know many
people
The house decoration is
weird
He/she has nice clothes
 It’s pretty warm in here.

Yeah it is, but I kind of like

it, actually.
In this lesson you will be able to read an
article about small talk and write a How-to
article using correct punctuation.
 What is small talk?
 When do people use small talk?
 Do you like to meet new people?
 Do you like to talk, or are you shy?
 Do you ever use small talk at work
or university?
 Where are they?
 What’s the title?
 Think of a tip!
 Was your
tip mentioned?
Read.
 How many tips do you remember?
1. stranger/with/do/you /conversation /start/
a/usually/a/?
2. You/do/you/think/talks/it’s/odd/a/when/
stranger/to/?
3. Person/you/a/are/talkative/?
4. Do/talk/you/like/what/to/about/?
5. “talker”/you/“listener”/or/are/the/
the/?

Unscramble the questions!

 Work in groups and discuss the following questions. Then
report your answers to the class

1. Do you usually start a

conversation with a stranger?
2. Do you think it’s odd when a
stranger talks to you?
3. Are you a talkative person?
4. What do you like to talk about?
5. In a conversation, Are you the
“listener” or the “talker”?

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