Syllabus of Unit One

Topics/Themes Competencies Language components Skills

Meeting people: Greeting people; Vocabulary about Listen to identify

responding greetings (formal and varieties of greetings,
1. Greetings greetings; informal, times of day, responses, times of
introducing greetings, responses day and goodbyes –
2. Introduction
oneself, and goodbyes and formal and informal.
introducing introductions (personal
someone; asking information – names,
someone, places of origins,
Read about specific
requesting and nationalities, addresses, details about greetings
exchanging ages (telling numbers),
and introductions.
personal occupation, hobbies;
information introducing oneself and
other people); spelling,
sounds and Write to complete a
intonation; grammar chart/form of one’s
(pronouns – subject, personal information
object and possessive and oneself/someone’s
adjective, verb ‘Be’, introduction).
sentences: statements,
Yes/No questions and
short answers and Wh- Speak about
questions) requesting personal
information,
exchanging personal
information and
introducing oneself and
other people.

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 1 Meeting people
1.1. Greetings
Study the pictures and match them with the times of day, greetings and goodbyes.

a .......................... b ........................ c .......................

d ..................... e .....................

Formal Greetings: Arriving Informal Greetings: Arriving

Good morning / afternoon / evening Hi / Hello

Hello (name), how are you? How are you?/ How are you doing?
Good day Sir / Madam (very formal) What's up? (very informal)

Reminder
It's important to note that the question "How are you?" or "What's up?" doesn't
necessary need a response. If you do respond, these phrases are generally expected:
Very well, thank you. And you? (formal)
Fine / Great (informal)

Formal Greetings: Arriving Informal Greetings: Arriving

Good morning / afternoon / evening Nice seeing you!

It was a pleasure seeing you. Goodbye / Bye
Goodbye. See you later
Note: After 8 p.m. - Good night. Later (very informal)

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 Vocabulary
Read the words and expressions. Add one more. Then, listen to the words and repeat
after your instructor.

Greetings
Hi. Responses
Hello. Fine. Goodbyes
How do you do? Great. Bye. Times of
How are you? Goodbye. day
Good.
How are you Goodnight. Morning.
Okay. Afternoon
doing? See you
How’s it going? Not so good. Evening
later.
Good morning. How do you do? ……………. …………….
Good evening. ……………..
………………

Language focus Study the italic words: pronouns and Verb ‘BE’ ( am, is
are),‘how’ and the sentences (statements and questions) in
Pronouns and Verb ‘be’ the following.
Wh-word (how)

1. I am very well today. 5. A: How are Doni and Sabrina?

2. Sabrina is fine. B: They’re okay.
3. How are you, sir? 6. A: Is your sister, okay today?
4. A: How is Dony? B: No, she isn’t. She is not so good.
B: He’s very well, thanks. 7. A: Are you okay, now?
B: Yes. I’m very well.
8. See you soon. Bye.

Sounds /e/ : well

/u/ : good today you soon
/au/ : now
/i/-/i:/ : evening see
/ei/ : great
/ai/ : fine bye night
/th/ : thanks
Listen to your instructor pronouncing the words in the
Listening conversation below.
Student 1 : Good morning, Syahrial.
Student 2 : Good morning, Ita. How are you?
Student 1 : Fine, thanks. How are you?
Student 2 : Great. Nice to see you, Ita.
Student 1 : Nice to see you too, Syahrial.

Speaking Replace the word in italic and practice the conversation

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 Study the pictures and fill in the blank the appropriate
Practice A
times of day, greetings and good bye.

a ..................... b ..................... c ..................... d .....................

e ..................... f .................... g ..................... h .....................

Use the right word from the box to complete the phrases
Practice B
or sentences below.

(a) Fine (b) afternoon (c) how (d) this (e) see
(f) good (g) tonight (h) am (i) very

1. …… you tomorrow. 6. I ….. great.

2. How are you ……..? 7. How are you ….. evening?
3. …… well, thanks. 8. Good ……..
4. ……, thank you. 9. ……. are you?
5……. evening.

Listen to the conversation. Then identify the missing parts

Listening
and complete them based on what you hear.

1. A: How are you, ……? 6. A: Good night, Madam. ……you

B: Very well tomorrow.
2. A: Hello, Syarif. How are you? B: Good ……….
7. A: How …… Mr. Najib Sulaiman, ………?
B: ………, thanks.
B: ……… very well, thanks.
3. A: How are you this afternoon? 8. A: How …… your …… and sister today?
B: Fine, thanks. ……? B: …….. okay.
4. A: Good afternoon, sir. How are you? 9. A: …… your Mr. and Mrs. Sulaiman …..?
B: Good afternoon, Deny. I’m …, thanks. B: No. …… are not ……..
5. A: …. , Ms. Sarah. How …. your sister? 10. A: …. Mr. Santoso well?
B: …… is ……., thank you. B: Yes. He’s very well. ……you?

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 Speaking Practice performing greetings or goodbyes based on the given
pictures.

∑ Good-bye, Syahrial. ∑ ........................... ∑ .......................

∑ Bye, Ita. ∑ ........................... ∑ .......................
∑ See you tomorrow. ∑ ........................... ∑ .......................
∑ See you then. ∑ ........................... ∑ .......................

∑ ....................... ∑ .......................
∑ ....................... ∑ .......................
∑ ....................... ∑ .......................
∑ ....................... ∑ .......................
Reminder Mr. for single and married males / Ms. for single and married
Use appropriate titles. females

Speaking Practice taking roles greetings in informal conversations below.

John: Good morning.

Alan : Good morning. How are you? Anna: Tom, what's up?
John: I'm very well thank you. And you? Tom : Hi Anna. Nothing much. I'm just
Alan : I'm fine. Thank you for asking. hanging out.
John: Do you have a meeting this What's up with you?
morning? Anna: It's a good day. I'm feeling fine.
Alan : Yes, I do. Do you have a meeting as Tom : How is your sister?
well? Anna: Oh, fine. Not much has changed.
John: Yes. Well. It was a pleasure seeing Tom : Well, I have to go. Nice seeing you!
you. Anna: See you later.
Alan : Goodbye.

Nurul : Oh, hello Lia. How are you doing?

Lia : I'm well. Thanks for asking. How are you?
Nurul : I can't complain. Life is treating me well.
Lia : That's good to hear.
Nurul : Good to see you again. I need to go to my
doctor's appointment.
Lia : Nice seeing you.
Nurul : See you later.

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1.2. Introducing one self
Personal Data Information Preview of vocabularies

Name : Name age place of origin

Address : hobby like Nationality
Age : live call work
Place of origin : Pleased pleasure happy
Hobby : spell meet Nickname
Ocupation : introduction interesting address
Nationality : occupation nice glad
...................... : ................ Introduce

Expressions

Mentioning name: Talking about place of origin: Referring to hobby:

I’m ………………….. I’m from …………………. My hobby is ……………..
My name is …………. I come from ……………… My hobbies are ……………..
My friends call me ……….. I like ……………………………….
Mentioning address:
Call me ……………………
I live in ……………………. Referring to nationality:
Telling occupation: I live on ………………… I’m ……………………………
I’m a/an …………………… I live at ………………………….
I work as …………………. My address is ………………..

Speaking With your partner, practice the conversation below.

Satria : Hello, I’m Satria Hermawan.

Yuni : Hi! My name is Sari Wahyuni Mahmud.
But please call me Yuni.
Satria : Nice to meet you, Yuni. You can call me Tri.
Yuni : Nice to meet you, too. OK, Tri. What’s your last
name again? And how do you spell it?
Satria : Hermawan. H-E-R-M-A-W-A-N.

A. Match the questions in column A with the responses

Writing in column B.

1. How do you pronounce your first a. M-A-H-M-U-D

name? b. It’s Sari, with the stress on ‘Sa’.
2. Excuse me, what’s your first name c. Oh, it’s Sari.
again? d. Every one calls me Yuni.
3. How do you spell your last name? A B

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 B. Fill in the blank and reorganize the numbered phrases below as dialog
1. Pleased ................ too.
2. ..........Ms. Rahwa Dewi, the head of the
department?
3. Hello, I’m Ahmad Yusuf, a new lecturer in
this department? I’m pleased .........
4. Yes, that’s right.
5. What can I ............... you, Mr. Ahmad Yusuf?
1. Yes, I am Tia. What ........ name?
2. Hello, I’ve never see you before.
Are you a new student?
3. My ............ Dodi, nice ........... you.
4. See ............., good bye.
5. ............. meet you too.

Listen to the dialogs and fill in the blanks in the following

Listening dialogs.

Dialog (I):
Student A : Good …(1)…….. How are …(2)…. this morning.
Student B : I’m just …(3)…, thanks. And how are you?
Student A : Fine, …(4)…. Are you a ……(5)……..?
Student B : Yes, I am. You are a student too, …………..?
Student A : My name is ……(6)……….
Student B : What’s your …(7)……. name?
Student A : Harris. My full name is Harris Jamaluddin.
Student B : Very glad to …(8)…. you Harris. My name is Sholeh.
Student A : …(9)….. your last name, Sholeh?
Student B : My last name is ……(10)………...
Student A : …(11)… do you …(12)… your last name?
Student B : J-A-L-A-L-U-D-D-I-N.
Dialog (II)
Student A : Hi! My name ….(1)…..Beverly Moore.
Student B : …(2)…. I’m Rafika.
Student A : …(3)…..to meet you, Rafika.
Student B : Me too. Just …(4)…. me Fika. …(5).... you from the States, Beverly?
Student A : Yes, from Denver.
Student B : Oh, that’s in Colorado, right?
Student A : That’s right.
Student B : You’re a …(6)…here?
Student A
Student B : Karawitan. …(8) …. Do you like it?
Student A : Oh, it’s …(9)…And what about you? What’s …(10)... major?
Student B : I …(11)…. choreography.
Student A : Hey, that’s … (12)….

With partner, practice the dialog above. Change the

Speaking personal information above with your personal info.

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 Read the text about one’s personal data. Then transfer the
Reading
data of each person into the table.
1. My name is Elizabeth Ann Thomson. My friends call me Liz. Originally, I am from
Seattle. Washington. But now I live in Los Angeles, California. My address is 648 North
Flower Street.

2. May I Introduce myself? My name is Kotaro Nagata. I’m from Osaka, Japan. I’m a
construction engineer and I work for PT. Jaya Obayashi. I usually play golf on
Saturdays.

3. Hello, I’m Kustinah Sulaeman. My friends call me Tin. I live on Jalan Maulana Yusuf in
Bandung. Just in case you want to call me, my phone number is 210-397. I’m a medical
student at Padjadjaran University. Every morning I go to college by motorbike. I like
sports very much. On Sundays I usually go swimming with my friends.

Name Elizabeth Kotaro Kustinah

Nickname Liz
Place of
Occupation
Address
Phone
Hobby

A. Introduce yourself to the class. Refer to the reference

Speaking box.

Reference Box
Your name
Where you are from
Your address B. Practice introducing yourself to each other.
What you do (your
occupation)
Your hobbies
Your major.
Your favorite foods. C. Sit with a partner. Ask each other the questions below:

1. What’s your full name?

2. Where do you come from?
3. How old are you?
4. Where do you live?
5. Do you live with a roommate?
6. What is your major?
7. Are you interested in music?
8. What is your favorite music?
9. etc.

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 Writing Write the information about youself at least five sentences.

...................................................................................................
Reminder ...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
Sentence : ............................................................................................
Must contain at least :
A main Subject and a Fill in the blank the text below with the correct word or
phrase.
main verb.
Ex : Hello, I ..... Cici Susanti. My friends ........... Cici. ...... on
My name is Beni. Jalan Delima Sakti in Pekanbaru. Just in case you ..... to call
(Sbj) (Verb) me, ........ number is 640-327. ...... an English education
student at UIN Suska Pekanbaru. Every morning, .... to college
I live in Riau.
by motorbike. ..... like reading very much. On Sundays, I
(Sbj) (Verb)
usually ..... swimming with .... .

Complete the data of personal information below.

Personal Information

Name
Student number
Birthday
Place of birth
Sex
Hobby/s
Address
Major
Faculty
Place of origin
Phone number

Interview Greeting Role Play : Be the interviewer.

Interview your 2 partners and complete the form of
∑ Hello
personal info above. Use interview greeting as the
∑ Good morrning. refference for the warming up!
∑ How are you?
∑ Nice to see you.
∑ Have a seat/sit down
please!
∑ I have a few questions
for you.

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1.3. Introducing other
Study the conversation below :

Dialog (2)
Fika : Hi, Adi. Let me introduce my friend,
Dialog (1) Renita Budiasih.
Farid : Rina, this is Harris, and this is Reni : How do you do? I am Renita Budiasih.
Donna. My friends call me Reni. Nice to meet
Rina : Hello, Harris. Hello Donna. Glad you.
to meet you. Adi : How do you do? I’m Adi Kurniawan.
Donna : Hello, Rina. I’m very pleased to Call me Adi. Very nice to meet you,
meet you. too. Are you and Fika students here?
Harris : How do you do, Rina. It’s a Reni : Yes. We study at State Islamic
pleasure to meet you. University of Sultan Syarif Kasim, Riau.

Review - Numbers

1 One 11 Eleven 21 Twenty-One

2 Two 12 Twelve 22 Twenty-Two

3 Three 13 Thirteen 23 Twenty-Three

4 Four 14 Fourteen 24 Twenty-Four

5 Five 15 Fifteen 25 Twenty-Five

6 Six 16 Sixteen 26 Twenty-Six

7 Seven 17 Seventeen 27 Twenty-Seven

8 Eight 18 Eighteen 28 Twenty-Eight

9 Nine 19 Nineteen 29 Twenty-Nine

10 Ten 20 Twenty 30 Thirty

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 Language Focus Study and identify noun/pronoun and verb in the text below:

Noun I’m Johan da Lopez. I come from Dili, East Timor. I work
Ex : name, Tono, for PT Berca, an agent of Nike Company, USA. I am thirty-five
street, place, Table, years old. My wife, Ningsih is from Solo, Central Java. She is a
book, house. customer-service officer. We have a daughter, Caecilia
Pronoun Ayuningrum. We call her Ayu. She is in the fifth grade of
Ex : I, you, she, her, elementary school. She likes to draw, and she says she wants to
his, me, him, my, become a painter one day. We live at Jalan Melati III No. 22,
your, us, they. Cimanggis.
Verb : My wife and I go to the office by bus. Ayu walks to
Ex : Am, is, are, call, school, because it is nearby. On Sundays we usually stay home
go, Study, read, do, and watch television. On Saturdays we like to go swimming. The
does. three of us are real swimming freaks.

Group the words of pronouns and verbs from the text above
Practice A into in the chart below.

Pronouns (Subject)

Pronouns (Object)

Pronouns (Possesive)

Verbs

Students play with a ball. One student throws the ball to the
Game other. Then the student who catches the ball introduces
himself/herself.

Be the MC. Work in a group of three or four. Introduce one or

Roleplay two people in the group to the other(s). Do this like your role
as an MC.

Study texts below to find the personal data and answer the
Reading given questions.

Hi, my name is Kathy. I am a secretary. I work in an office. I have worked there

for 5 years. I like my job very much. I like my boss and my co-workers. I am 27 years old.
I have long blonde hair and blue eyes. I am 155 centimeters tall and I weigh 50 kilograms.
I live in an apartment on Park Road. My phone number is 234-5678. I am single. I don’t
have a boyfriend. In my free time I like to go swimming. I also enjoy reading novels.

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Questions

1. What is her name? 8. How tall is she?

2. What is her job?
3. Where does she work?
4. How long has she worked there?
5. Does she like her job?
6. How old is she?
7. What does she look like?
9. How much does she weigh?
10. Where does she live?
11. What's her phone number?
12. Is Kathy married?
13. Does she have a boyfriend?
14. What does she like to do in her free
time?

Hello, my name is Charles. I am a bank manager. I work in an office, too. I have

worked there for 20 years. I like my job very much, too. I like my boss and my co-
workers. I am 54 years old. I have short, brown hair and brown eyes. I am 175
centimeters tall and I weigh 80 kilograms. I live in a house on Maple Street. My phone
number is 695-3452. I am married. My wife’s name is Susan. We have 2 children. We
have one son and a daughter. When I have free time I like to play golf. I also like to play
cards.

Question

1. What's his name? 8. Where does he live?

2. What's his job? 9. What's his phone number?
3. How long has he worked there? 10. Is Charles married?
4. How old is he? 11. Does he have any children?
5. What does he look like? 12. How many sons does he have?
6. How tall is he? 13. How many daughters does he have?
7. How much does he weigh? 14. What does he like to do when he has
free time?

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