GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Date: June 1st, 2020.

Aims (Goals / Objectives):

 Be able to introduce yourself

 Have the possibility to produce information questions
 Get personal information from somebody

LESSON 1
INTRODUCING YOURSELF / GETTING PERSONAL INFORMATION

Situation A:

It is common to say hello or provide particular information about you when you meet a person like in this
moment because this is our first class. Which one of the following phrases can you use?

 Why did you choose that phrase?

 Can we use all this phrases in a job interview?

Giving more details about you!

AGE PROFFESION FAMILY INTERESTS CITY GOALS

Apart from saying your name or surname you can provide more details such as your age, your current job,
your family, your interests or hobbies, the place where you were born or live and the objectives you are
planning to reach in the near future.

Check out this introduction:

Hello my name is Vladimir Solano Gonzales; I am an English Language Trainer from Chiclayo, Peru. I am very
good at playing the guitar and I love spending time with my little daughter. In a few years I want to become a
university teacher to share my knowledge and contribute to the community.

Time to produce! (Prepare a general introduction about you giving specific details)

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Activate your previous knowledge of Information Question

Instruction: Match the WH-WORDS with their correct use and create examples:

What Ask for a specific person ……………………………………………………….

Where Ask about ways or manners to do something ……………………………………………………….
Who Ask for a specific reason ……………………………………………………….
When Ask for locations (places) ……………………………………………………….
How Ask about choice ……………………………………………………….
Why Ask for the owner of something ……………………………………………………….
Whose Ask for things (Animals or objects) or an action ……………………………………………………….
Which Ask about dates (Day, month or year) ……………………………………………………….

Situation B:

Let’s imagine that I am the owner of a big company and you

want to apply for a job so it means you don’t know me right?
What possible questions do you think I can ask you for the first
time?

As you can see above you have some “WH-WORDS” if you want you can pick up 4 to build your questions:

1)_______________________________________? 2) _________________________________________?
3) _______________________________________? 4) _________________________________________?

Instruction: Use the clues below to create personal questions or sentences

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GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT