Greetings and Introductions.

In English, like in every other language, we greet different people in different ways. Decide
whether the following greetings are for formal or informal situations.

Hi Hello Hey How do you do? Whassup

How are you? Good Evening Night-night Good day

Morning! How are you doing? So long Bye Farewell Good afternoon

Now decide how you would greet each of these people. WARNING! Some of the greetings can be
used for more than one person…

1- Hey! Whassup? A) A doctor

2- Good morning, sir. B) The queen.

3- How do you do, your majesty? C) Your next-door neighbor.

4- Hello. What´s your name? D) A teacher.

5- Good afternoon, doctor. E) Your best friend.

6- Good day, your honour. F) A new co-worker.

7- Morning! How´s everything? G) Your mail carrier.

8- How are you today, Mrs. Smith? H) A shop assistant.

9- Good evening, officer. I) A judge.

10- Hi. Can you help me? J) A police officer.

Celebrity Faces.

Decide who these celebrities are, what they do and where they are from.

1- His name is Chayanne. He is a singer. He is from Puerto Rico.

2- 3- 4-

5- 6- 7-

8- 9- 10-
Vocabulary.

Greetings and personal Introductions. Jobs and Occupations

Informal
Formal.
Hello
Good morning (before lunch) Hi
Good afternoon (after lunch) Hey
Good evening (before dinner)
Good night (before going to bed) How are you?
How is everything?
How are you? Very well - Great, thanks
How do you do? Alright - Fine
So-so - Ok, thanks
Not so well - Not bad
- Not too good
My name is…
My name’s…
I am…
I’m…
Pleased to meet you!
Nice to meet you!
May I introduce a friend,… City Jobs This is my friend,…
So long Bank Clerk
Goodbye Bus driver
Farewell Businessman Bye
Chef See you later
Dentist
What do you do? Doctor
What is your job? Electrician Celebrity Jobs
Where do you work? Engineer
Actor/actress
Fireman
Author
Hairdresser
Dancer
I am… Journalist
Footballer
I work as a… Judge
Model
Lawyer
Musician
Mechanic
Painter
What do you want to be? Nanny
Poet
What would you like to do Nurse
Sportsman/woman
in the future? Plumber
Writer
Policeman/woman
I´d like to be a… Postman
I want to work as a… Psychiatrist
Country Jobs
Receptionist
Salesman Beekeeper
Scientist Baker
Secretary Butcher
Taxi driver Farmer
Teacher Fisherman
Translator Forester
University Gardener
Professor Mountain Rescuer
Waiter/ waitress Park Ranger
Sheperd
Vet
Conversation Example

What do you do? What does your mum work as?

I´m a teacher. She works as a lawyer.

Nationalities. (Complete the chart)

Country Adjective Noun

Africa African an African
America American an American
Argentina Argentinian an Argentinian
Austria Austrian an Austrian
Australia Australian an Australian
Belgium Belgian a Belgian
Brazil Brazilian a Brazilian
Britain
Chile
China
Colombia
England
Finland
France
Germany
Holland
India
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Norway
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
The USA
Venezuela
Wales
Direcciones de domicilio.

Punto cardinal Abreviatura

North N
South S
East E
West W
Northeast NE
Northwest NW
Southeast SE
Southwest SW

Las calles generalmente se designan por nombre o por número. Cuando van enumeradas se les
aplica la numeración ordinal.

1st Street
3rd Street
40th Street

En los Estados Unidos la dirección completa de un domicilio se expresa como sigue:

1425 SW 12 AVE
Miami, FL 33135
USA

14: significa que está en la 14th calle

25: Indica que es la casa 25 de la cuadra
SW: indica que se encuentra ubicada en el suroeste de la ciudad
Miami es la ciudad, FL es el estado, 33135 es el código postal y USA el país.

Si el domicilio está en un edificio, se escribe como sigue:

523 South Irving ST

Building 3
Springfield, MA. 01234

O de la siguiente manera, indicando el apartamento:

7191 Oak Road

Apartment 954
Middleton, VA 22101

O de esta manera:
21 Earl Street (ST)
Floor 1, Room 4
New York, NY 56789.

En Inglaterra se puede encontrar una dirección de la siguiente manera:

Flat 2 (Número de la casa o apartamento)

12 High Street (Nombre y/o número de la calle)
London SW4 (Lugar y código postal).

Vocabulario relacionado con direcciones:

Go past: Continuar hasta que pases algún punto de referencia, como una calle.
Go across: Cruzar, como una calle o intersección.
Go along: Continuar en una calle.
Go straight on: Continuar sin girar a la derecha o izquierda.
Go up: Sube.
Go down: Baja.
Go out of: Salir.
It´s in front of you: Está al frente de tí.
It’s opposite to the bank: Está opuesto (contrario) al banco.
It´s on the corner: Está en la esquina.
How do I get to…? ¿Cómo llego a…?
Where is…?: ¿Dónde está…?
Turn back around: Girar hacia atrás.
Cross: Cruzar
Keep going: Sigue
Near: Cerca
Next to: Al lado de
Between: Entre
At the end: Al final
Behind: Detrás
Just around the corner: A la vuelta de la esquina
Make a left/ right: Gire a la izquierda/derecha
Make a u-turn: Gire en U
You’re very close: Estás muy cerca
It’s very far: Está muy lejos.
The next Street: La siguiente calle.
Actividad.

Prepare una composición (en inglés) utilizando la información dada en el material. Practíquela
oralmente, con el objetivo de mantener una pequeña conversación con la profesora y con alguno
de los compañeros.
 About myself

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. How do you do everybody? My

name is Marco Brito. I'm from Venezuela. I'm studying engineering in systems and
computer science in this university and I'm also a graduate in mathematics, for this
reason, I’m teacher and my job is located in front of passenger terminal on
Cuatricentenaria Avenue.

Moreover, I have a good main family; they are my parents, my brothers,

my nephew, my dear son and my beloved wife. My dad is Mexican he was born in
Mexico D.F, my other relatives are Venezuelans.

As regards to my hobbies, I like to play soccer, watching video tutorials on

the internet and soccer games on the TV, and riding on bike. And also, I like going
to the malls.