Speaking

Skills

Marco Loria
 CHAPTER 1

What’s your name?

Learn to: Introduce yourself and others Greet people Spell your name

A Introducing yourself

Formal: Informal:
- Hello. My name is Lisa Atkins. - Hi, I’m John.
- Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Atkins. - Hi John. I’m Mark. Nice to meet you.
I’m Jim Morrison. - Nice to meet you too!
- Pleased to meet you, too, Mr.
Morrison.

Q 1. What’s your name? » My name is …

&
A
2. What’s your first name? » My first name is …

3. What’s your last name? » My last name is …

B Greetings

Formal: - Hello Ms. Simpson. How do you do?

- I’m fine thank you. How about you?
- I’m fine, too. Thanks.

Informal: - Hi Grace. How are you?

- Not too bad, and you?
- I’m good thanks.

Also… Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening!

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C Introducing other people

Formal: Good afternoon Mr. Ericsson. I’d like you

to meet my assistant. Her name is Dina.

Informal: Hi Maria. This is my brother. His name

is Christian.

Q 1. What’s his name? » His name is …

&
A 2. What’s her name? » Her name is …

3. What’s their last name? » Their last name is …

4. What’s your last name? » Our last name is

D Spelling your name

How do you spell your last name, sir? » It’s K-R-O-V-A-C.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Introduce yourself to the new president of your company.

2. Introduce yourself at a party. Ask the other person her name.
3. Ask a classmate what her name is.
4. Introduce your teacher to a friend.
5. It’s 9 a.m. Greet your boss.
6. It’s 7 p.m. Greet your classmates.

Questions 1. How do you spell your last name?

2. What’s your mother’s name?
3. What’s your father’s name?
4. Nice to meet you!

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 CHAPTER 2

Where are you from?

Learn to: Say where you are from Say where others are from

A Saying where you are from

- Where are you from? - What city are you from?

- I’m Australian. I’m from Sydney. How - From Paris. I’m French. Where are you
about you? What country are you from? guys from?
- I’m from Brazil. - We’re German. We’re from Munich.

Q 1. Where are you from? » I’m from … We’re from …

&
A 2. What city are you from? » I’m from … We’re from …

3. What country are you from? » I’m from … We’re from …

4. What nationality are you? » I’m … We’re …

5. Are you from Rome? » Yes, I am. Yes, we are.

No, I’m not. No, we’re not.

Also… - Where are you from?

- I'm American. I was born in New York.

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B Saying where others are from

- Is Kumiko Japanese? - Are your parents Italian?

- Yes, she is. She’s from Kobe. - Yes, they’re from Napoli.

- Where’s Nikola from? - What nationality is Elton John?

- He’s Greek. I think he’s from Athens. - Oh, he’s British. He was born in London.

Nationalities

- an American, Indian, Jamaican, Korean, South African

- ian Australian, Canadian, Ukrainian

- ish Irish, Danish, Spanish, English, Finnish

- ese Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Taiwanese

-i Iraqi, Israeli, Pakistani, Nepali

Irregular New Zealander, French, Swiss, Thai, Welsh, Peruvian

Q 1. Where is he from? » He is from …

&
A 2. Where is she from? » She is from …

3. Where are they from? » They are from …

4. Is he from Mexico? » Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

5. Is she from Korea? » Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.

6. Are they from Spain? » Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Tell the class what nationality you are and what city you are from.
2. Ask a classmate what city her parents are from.
3. Ask your teacher what country he is from.

Questions 1. Where’s Barrack Obama from?

2. Where is your boss from?
3. What nationality is Jackie Chan?

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 CHAPTER 3

What’s your e-mail

address?

Learn to: Read and give your e-mail Count to 100 Give your phone number and address

A Reading e-mail addresses

dash dot

j o h n _ s m i t h - 1 9 7 0 @ n e t w o r k . c o m
underscore at

B Giving your e-mail address

- Hey Walt, what’s your e-mail - Do you know Gabby’s e-mail?

address? - Yes, her e-mail address is
- It’s walt_watkins@RTgroup.com. gabbyfonseca@total.com
What’s yours? - What about Robert’s?
- Mine is thopkins@fedal.net. - His email is r-jackson@newlife.ca

Note My e-mail is … = Mine is …

Your e-mail is … = Yours is …

C Counting to 100

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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D Giving your phone number E Giving your address

- Bob, what’s your phone number? - What’s your address Lee?

- It’s 504-4896. That’s my cell phone - It’s 989 Main Street, Littleton,
number. Colorado

- This is the phone number to our - Is Sam’s address 203 Bayne

office, Mr. Clark. Avenue?
- 674-1802? Thanks. Our phone - No, it isn’t. It’s 204 Bayne Avenue.
number is 674-8967.

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Ask a classmate what his phone number and e-mail address are.
2. Tell the class about Pedro and Diane.

E-mail: p_garcia@fontmasters. com dianebrown@gmail.com

Phone: (504) 896-3908 6548-9612
Address: Calle 46A 63-108, Medellin 111 Fairwood St, Delta, BC

Questions 1. What are your e-mail, address, and phone number?

2. What’s your boss’s e-mail address?

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 CHAPTER 4

When is your birthday?

Learn to: Talk about days and months Say when holidays are Say when your birthday is

A Reading ordinal numbers

1st First 6th Sixth 11th Eleventh

2nd Second 7th Seventh 20th Twentieth
3rd Third 8th Eighth 21st Twenty-first
4th Fourth 9th Ninth 30th Thirtieth
5th Fifth 10th Tenth 31st Thirty-first

January is the first month of the year. December is the last one. What’s the seventh?
Saturday is the sixth day of the week. Or is it the seventh?

B Talking about days and months

May
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31 Friday, May 27th

- What day is it today? January February March

- It’s Monday.
April May June
July August September
- What’s the date today?
- It’s October 24th. October November December

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C Saying when holidays are

Mother’s Day is on May 26th in Poland. In the US, it is on the

second Sunday of May. And in Costa Rica, Mother’s Day is on
August 15th. When is Mother’s Day in your country?

Poland USA Costa Rica

a) Mother’s Day MAY 26 2ND SUN of MAY AUG 15

b) Labor Day MAY 1 1ST MON of SEP MAY 1

c) Independence Day NOV 11 JUL 4 SEP 15

D Saying when your birthday is

My birthday is … on Friday / next Friday.

on April 26th.
on the 1st.
in July.

It’s my birthday… today / tomorrow.

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Ask a classmate when his birthday is.

2. Ask your teacher when Mother’s Day is in his country.
3. List the 12 months of the year. ( Ex: The first month is… )

Questions 1. What day is it today?

2. When is Christmas Day?
3. What’s the date today?
4. When is your birthday?
5. Is today the 11th?

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 CHAPTER 5

How’s the weather?

Learn to: Describe the seasons and the weather Describe temperature

A Describing the seasons and the weather

Spring Summer Fall Winter

What’s the weather like in Vancouver?

It’s very sunny in the summer and
spring. In the winter, it’s cloudy and
rainy.
Sunny Cloudy Snowy

How’s the weather in Alaska?

It’s usually very snowy in the winter.

How’s the weather today?

It’s raining a lot! But it’s warm.
Rainy Partly Sunny Windy

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B Describing temperature

F° C°

100 38 Scorching What’s the temperature in Scotland?

Scotland has cold winters and warm
86 30 Hot
summers. It’s around 42 degrees
77 25 Warm
Fahrenheit in the winter and 65 degrees
in the summer.
59 15 Cool
What’s the average temperature in Panama?
41 5 Cold It’s usually hot. It’s about 28 degrees
Celsius year-round.
14 -10 Freezing

Now You Try!

Task Tell the class about the weather in USA today.

Seattle
59 / 70

New York
14 / 32
Los Angeles
72 / 86

Phoenix
70 / 82
Houston
66 / 73
Miami
75 / 79

Questions 1. How’s the weather in your city today?

2. What’s the temperature today?

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 CHAPTER 6

What time is it?

Learn to: Tell time Ask for the time Talk about the periods of the day

A Telling time

It’s five oh five.

It’s 9 o’clock. or
It’s five after five.

It’s four forty-five.

It’s five thirty. or
It’s quarter to five.

It’s twelve fifteen. It’s seven fifty.

or or
It’s quarter after twelve. It’s ten to eight.

B Asking for the time

At the office At a train station

- What time is it Jin? - Excuse me, do you have the time?
- It’s ten past eight. What time is the - Sure. It’s 5:30 p.m.
meeting at? - Thank you very much.
- It’s at 9:00. - You’re welcome.

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C Talking about the periods of the day

It’s 9 o’clock in the It’s 5 o’clock in the

morning in Vancouver. afternoon in London.

London
5 PM
Vancouver New York Hong Kong
9 AM 12 PM 12 AM
Mumbai
9:30 PM

It’s 12 o’clock noon It’s 9:30 at night in It’s 12 o’clock midnight

in New York. Mumbai. in Hong Kong.

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Ask someone at your office for the time

2. Ask your teacher what time it is in her hometown now
3. Ask the taxi driver for the time

Questions 1. What time is it now?

2. What time is it in these cities?

Caracas Barcelona Cairo Chicago Sydney

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 CHAPTER 7

Where do you work?

Learn to: Say where you work Describe your company Explain what your company does

A Saying where you work

- Where do you work Carl?

- I work at Toyota.
- Do you work in New York?
- No, I work at our plant in Detroit.

- What company do you work for?

- We both work at Allianz.
- What city do you work in?
- We both work in Munich.

- Where does Irene work?

- She works for Novartis.
- What country does she work in?
- She works at our office in Spain.

Q you I
& 1. Where do they work? » They work at …
A we We

2. Where does he work? » He works at …

she She

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B Describing your company

What kind of company do you work for?

I work for a financial construction technology food company.

OR

I work in a school restaurant hospital travel agency

C Explaining what your company does

What does your company do?

insurance medicines.
training cars.
We provide services. OR We make
educational software.
customer computers.
WE SELL

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Tell the class about your company

2. Ask a classmate what kind of company he works for
3. Ask a classmate to explain what his company does

Questions 1. What kind of company is Apple?

2. What does Philip Morris do?
3. Where does your best friend work?

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 CHAPTER 8

What do you do?

Learn to: Describe your job Describe your schedule Say how often you do things

A Describing your job

- What do you do - What’s your job - What do you do

Zack? Claire? Mike?
- I’m a writer. I - I’m a flight - I work as a waiter
write articles for a attendant. and bartender.
business - How many flights - Which restaurant
magazine. do you take? do you work at?
- Do you work in an - I work at an Italian
- I take three or
office? restaurant
four flights a
- No, I work from week. downtown.
my house.

Notes What do you do? = What’s your job?

I work as a waiter. = I’m a waiter.

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B Describing your schedule

My name is Austin and I’m a salesman. I start

work at 9 am. First, I check my e-mail. After that,
I meet with my boss. At 12:30, I have lunch with
my co-workers in the cafeteria. In the afternoon,
I visit some of my clients or work on the
computer. Finally, I get off work at around 6 pm.

My name’s Rebecca. I’m a general surgeon. I

work a lot. My day starts at 8:00. I examine
patients in the mornings and then at 1:00 I have
lunch. I usually go out for lunch with other
doctors. Then, from 3pm till about 8pm I do
surgeries. I go home after that.

C How often do you do that?

100% 80% 50% 10% 0%

I always… I usually… I sometimes… I rarely… I never…

start at 8:00 get off at 7:30 meet with clients use my mobile have lunch alone

check my e-mail use my laptop go out for lunch read newspapers have meetings

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Ask a classmate where he works and what he does

2. Ask a classmate what time his day starts and finishes
3. Ask a classmate who he has lunch with

Questions 1. What do you do?

2. What do you do in the mornings at work?
3. What time do you have lunch?
4. What do you do in the afternoons?
5. What time do you get off work?

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 CHAPTER 9

What do you eat for

breakfast?

Learn to: Say what you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner Order food and drinks at a restaurant

A Saying what you eat for breakfast

Sue: What do you eat for breakfast Jim?

Jim: I always have toast with eggs. And I
usually drink tea with milk. How about
you Sue?
Sue: Oh, I have a light breakfast. Usually I
have either a muffin or some fruit.

Laura: Do you eat a big breakfast Helen?

Helen: Oh yes. Every morning I eat waffles
and bacon. And I drink coffee and
orange juice.
Laura: Wow that’s a lot! I usually only eat
some cereal with strawberries or
blueberries.

Hiro: What do you usually eat for breakfast

Frank?
Frank: Usually a ham and cheese sandwich.
What do you have?
Hiro: I have pancakes with syrup.

Who eats what?

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B Ordering food and drinks at a restaurant

Waiter: May I take your order? Waitress: Would you like to order now?
Mario: Yes, I’ll have a Coke, please. Kendra: Yes, please. I’d like the grilled
Waiter: What would you like to eat sir? chicken and an avocado salad, please.
Mario: I’d like the steak, please. Waitress: And how about you sir?
Waiter: How would you like it? Luke: I’d like the fish and chips and the
Mario: Well done, please. minestrone soup.
Waiter: Anything else? Waitress: And what would you like to drink?
Mario: No, that’s all. Thank you. Kendra: I’d like a glass of wine.
Luke: And I’ll have a whiskey, please.

Notes I’d like a sandwich. = I’ll have a sandwich.

C Using a, an, some, and the

I’d like … a an some the

salad avocado salad pie chicken
glass of juice apple ice cream fish
soup order of Fries juice steak

Now You Try!

Tasks 1. Ask a classmate what he eats and drinks for breakfast, lunch and dinner
2. Order your favorite food at a restaurant.
3. Ask a classmate what he would like to drink right now.
4. Tell the class what you would like to eat for dinner tonight.

Questions 1. What do you eat for breakfast on the weekends?

2. What do you usually drink for dinner?
3. What would you like to drink tonight?

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CHAPTER

10 Review

Tasks 1. Introduce yourself to the new president of your company.

2. Introduce your teacher to a friend.
3. Tell the class what nationality you are and what city you are from.
4. Ask a classmate what city her parents are from.
5. Ask a classmate what his phone number and e-mail address are.
6. Ask a classmate when his birthday is.
7. Ask your teacher when Mother’s Day is in his country.
8. Describe the weather today.
9. Ask someone at your office for the time
10. Tell the class about your company
11. Ask a classmate to explain what his company does
12. Ask a classmate what time his day starts and finishes
13. Ask a classmate what he eats and drinks for breakfast, lunch and dinner
14. Order your favorite food at a restaurant.
15. Tell the class what you would like to drink right now

Questions 1. How do you spell your last name?

2. What’s your mother’s name?
3. Where is your boss from?
4. What nationality is Barrack Obama?
5. What are your e-mail, address, and phone number?
6. What’s your boss’s e-mail address?
7. What’s the date today?
8. When is your birthday?
9. What’s the temperature today?
10. What time is it now?
11. What kind of company is Sony?
12. Where does your best friend work?
13. What do you do?
14. What time do you get off work?
15. What do you eat for breakfast on the weekends?

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