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1. FRIENDS AND FAMILY

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GREETINGS AND RESPONSES:

1. Formal or informal? Listen to the greetings and indicate if they are informal or formal

Formal / Informal
Formal / Informal
Formal / Informal
Formal / Informal

2. INTRODUCING YOURSELF
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GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS:

1. At the university. John and Melissa are at the university. Complete the conversation by
selecting the right answer.

John: Hi Melissa, how are you?

Melissa: _____
(a. I’m fine, thanks b. Hello c. Good afternoon)
Melissa: _____ , Professor Arnello.
(a. Good afternoon b. How’s it going c. Good morning)
P. Arnello: Morning Anna. ______ , John
(a. How are you? b. Great c. Fine)
John: Good, thank you and you?
P. Arnello: I am doing fine. ______ A new student
(a. How is it going? b. This is Carlos c. good afternoon)
Melissa and John: _______ to meet you
(a. I’m fine b. They’re pleased c. Nice)
Carlos: I’m pleased to meet you too.

2. A new friend. John introduces a new friend to Melissa. Complete the following
conversation with the appropriate phrase from the box.

and you How are you Great Kate

Good morning Nice to meet you

John: Hi! ______ Melissa?

Melissa: _______ John. I’m fine thanks, _____?
John: _______! This is my friend Kate.
Melissa: Hey! How is it going, _____?
Kate: Good. ______.
Melissa: Pleased to meet you too.
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3. Farewells. Match each expression with the correct answer.

1. Good bye! (a. Bye b. Fine, thanks c. Hello)

2. Good Night! (a. Good afternoon b. Good morning c. Good night)

3. Bye, _____at 6pm. (a. Take care b. See you c. Good night)

4. Take care! (a. Hi b. See you tomorrow c. Great)

5. See you tomorrow! (a. Good afternoon b. Fine, thanks c. Good night)

4. My first class. Emi is at her first English class. Fill in the missing phrases in the dialog.

Jin: Hi!
Emi: Hi!
Jin: _____ a student, too. My name is Jin.
Emi: Hi. I’m Emi… Emi Okada.
Jin: Oh! _______Japanese!
Emi: That’s right. And _____...?
Jin: I’m Korean. This is my first class here. I’m a little nervous too.
Emi: Well, ______ nice to meet you. Your name’s Jean?
Jin: Jin. Jin Koh.
Professor Brown: Ok, everyone. Good morning. _____ Eric Brown. Let’s get started…
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3. CULTURAL HINT:
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NAMES AND TITLES

1. After reading about names and titles, indicate if the following statements are (T) true or
(F) false.

1. First name is a given name ______

2. English speakers use their last name with friends and family ______
3. English speakers use two last names for their full name ______
4. We can use the title Ms. to refer all women ______
5. The title Dr. is only used for medical doctors ______

4. WHAT RELATIONSHIP
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MEET MY FAMILY
1. Relationships. Look at the picture of Paul’s family and help him complete the sentences
with the appropriate relationship.
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Paul says…
1. Mary is my _______________
2. I am Anne’s _______________
3. Justin and Sandra are my _______________
4. Jack is my _______________
5. Sarah and Emily are _______________

2. a) My family. Listen to John introduce his family in the photos. Point to the people and
pets.

b) Listen again. Select (T) for true or (F) for false:

John says:
This is my grandfather. His name is Peter. ______
These are my sisters. Their names are Karen and Kerri. ______
This is my grandmother. Her name is Helen. ______
This is my father. His name is Joseph. ______
These are our dogs. Their names are Susy and Lulu. ______

c) In your notebook, correct any (F) false statements.

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d) Listen to John again and fill in the blanks in John's family tree.

John Lucy Kerri Susan Peter

Lulu Joseph Helen Karen

Grandfather:
Grandmother:
Susan
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Mother:
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Joseph _______________

Sister:
ME: _______________
John Karen
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5. DESCRIBING PEOPLE:
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DESCRIPTIONS:
1. They are…Choose adjectives to describe the people on the pictures.

1. They are _______________. She is _______________.

2. He is _______________ with _______________ hair.
3. She is _______________with _______________ hair.
4. They are _______________ with _______________ hair.
5. I am _______________ with _______________ hair.

2. Match. Look at the photos of famous people and match the picture with the short
description.

He is young with blond hair. He’s married. ________________________________________

She is happy with long, curly, blond hair. ________________________________________

They’re married. He is handsome and she’s pretty. ________________________________________

He’s tall with curly black hair. ________________________________________

She is short with long black hair. ________________________________________

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3. Let’s read! Families around the World

Before you read…
a) Look at the pictures. Locate where these families are from on the map.

b) Describe the people on the photos. Write 5 sentences in your notebook.

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c) Now read the paragraphs carefully.

Families around the World
This is the Henks family. They are from
Scotland. Jesse is tall with straight blond
hair. His wife, Diane, has long brown
hair. They have two children: a son and a
young daughter. Their names are
Christopher and Karol.

Meet Feng and his family. They are from China. His
wife’s name is Luau. They have one son. His name is
Toy. He is young. He is one year old.

This is the Patel family. They are

from India. Mr. and Mrs. Patel have
two daughters, two sons, and two
grandchildren. Their two daughters
are married. Their names are Kanisha and Ramish. Kanisha is married to Ali and Ramish is
married to Salkir. They all have black hair.
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d) Choose the correct answer.

_______ Her father is Jesse Henks. (a. Diane b. Karol)

_______ They live in Scotland. (a. Chris and Karol b. Feng and Luau)
_______ His wife is Luau. (a. Feng b. Toy)
_______ Her daughters are Kanisha and Ramish. (a. Mrs. Patel b. Salkir)
_______ Her husband is Ali. (a. Kanisha b. Ramish)

WRITING AND TALKING:

Estas actividades te ayudarán a desarrollar tus habilidades de comunicación escrita y oral.
Recuerda que no tienes que hacerlo perfecto, por eso estás estudiando... para aprender,
pero haz tu mejor esfuerzo.

Let´s write! Think about your family and write five (5) sentences describing them. Use be +
adjective.

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Para esta actividad debes tener un programa que te permite grabar tu voz. Usualmente
los ordenadores vienen con un programa preinstalado en la carpeta de “accesorios”.
Puedes usar este programa si lo tienes o puedes ir a
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=es y bajar gratis el programa “Audacity”. (Ver
instructivo en http://youtu.be/7bJNSbJsFCw) Cuando tengas un programa para grabar tu
voz, debes seguir las instrucciones para hacer la actividad. Luego, grabar tu archivo en
formato mp3 y enviarlo por correo electrónico a tu monitor de clase.

Let’s talk! Think about yourself and record a short description. Use the following as a
guide:

My name is _______________
I’m a _______________ (for example: I’m a teacher)
I’m _______________, _______________, and _______________ (Use 3
adjectives to describe yourself) with _______________, _______________
hair. (Use 2 adjectives about your hair)

UNIT 1: Progress check:

This is the end of Unit 1. Think about each section and mark with a check (√) next to the
statements you feel comfortable with. Review the other sections again.

_______ I can introduce myself and introduce others.

_______ I can identify if a greeting is formal or informal.
_______ I can form simple sentences using the verb Be.
_______ I can identify family members.
_______ I can describe myself and others using the verb Be + adjectives.
_______ I can listen and focus on comprehension.
_______ I can understand simple paragraphs describing others.