LESSON 01

Nice to
meet you

OUTCOMES
Give personal information about
yourself, friends, and family.

DON’T FORGET
Verb to be (am, is, are)
Afirmative statements
I am (I’m)
He is (He’s)
She is (She’s) C: Good morning! Are you a new student here?
It is (It’s) S: Yes, I am.
We are (We’re) C: What’s your name?
You are (You’re) S: I’m Sebastian Torres.
They are (They’re) C: How old are you, Sebastian?
S: I’m eighteen years old.
Negative statements C: I see, so, you’re a freshman?
S: Yes, actually, this is my irst day at the university!
I am not (I’m not) C: Well, welcome to UBB then. My name is Carol Rodriguez, and I will
He is not (He’s not) show you around!
She is not (She’s not)
It is not (It’s not)
We are not (We’re not)
You are not (You’re not)
They are not (They’re not)
BE CAREFUL
Possessive When talking about name, age, profession,
Questions Pronouns
Adjectives and marital status, we use the verb “to be”.
Am I…? I my E.g:
Is he…? He his
I am 24 years old.
Is she…? She her
Is it…? It its When talking about your address, cellphone
Are we…? We our number, and e-mail, we use the possessive
Are you…? You your adjectives.
Are they…? They their E.g:
My address is 123 Caupolicán street.

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 EVERYDAY
GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS

CLASS ACTIVITY 01
Practice the oral production of the following greetings and farewells.

Good afternoon, Mr. Villegas! It’s great to see Good evening, sir.
you again. Your table is ready!

Good morning, students! How are you Good night! See you tomorrow!
today?

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
What’s your name?
How old are you?
Where are you from?
Are you married?
What’s your phone number?
What’s your favorite…?

Good bye, everybody. ...Good night. Sleep tight!...

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CLASS ACTIVITY 02
Get together in pairs and practice the following conversation.

ADDRESSING PEOPLE
Sir [ser]: adult male of any age.
Ma’am [mam]: adult female - North American.
Madam [madam]: adult female.
Mr + last name [mister]: any man.
G: Good morning, Mr. Alvarez!
Mrs + last name [misses]: married woman who
MA: Oh, hi there, Gabriela. How are you today?
uses her husband’s last name.
G: I’m great, thanks! What about you?
Ms + last name [mizz]: married or unmarried
MA: I’m ine, but I’m late for a meeting! See you in
woman.
class this afternoon?
Miss + last name [miss]: unmarried woman.
G: Yes, sure! Bye bye.
MA: See you!

FIRST MEETINGS
Use the following expressions when you are:

Introducing Introducing Responding to an Leaving

• How do you do? My • Mrs. Park, may I • Pleased to meet • Goodbye. It’s a FORMAL
name is Mrs. Park. introduce my boss, you, Mrs. Park. pleasure to have met
Mr. Smith. you.

• Hello, Lynne Park. • Lynne, I’d like you to • Pleased to meet • Goodbye. Nice to
I’m the owner of this meet John Smith, our you, Lynne. have met you.
web site. salesman. John, this
is Lynne Park.

• Lynne Park. • Lynne, meet John, • Hi, Lynne. How are • Bye. Nice to meet
my husband. John, you? you.
this is my teacher,
Lynne. INFORMAL

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 GLOSSARY
NUMBERS
0 o, zero
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
To handshake To introduce
7 seven
8 eight
J: Hello, Pablo. I’m Jack. A: Good morning, Carla. 9 nine
P: Nice to meet you, Jack. Let me introduce you to Diana Solis. She is 10 ten
J: Nice to meet you, too. the new Sales Manager. 11 eleven
*We handshake when we meet, greet, or 12 twelve
congratulate people. 13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
How do you do? What’s up? 90 ninety
100 a/one hundred
M: How do you do, Mr. Burgos? C: Hi, Luis. What’s up? 1000 a/one thousand
B: How do you do, Mr. Martinez? L: Not much, Carlos. I’m just doing my
homework!

Oh, hi there! See you / See ya!

A: Oh, hi there! How are you today? Bye bye, guys! See you! /
B: I’m ine, thanks for asking! See ya tomorrow in class!

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