CENTRO DE CENTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD ELECTRÓNICA Y TELECOMUNICACIONES

WORKSHOP_1

Date: _____Name: ___ Group Number: ____

General Objective: To get familiar with expressions and structures to write a

professional profile.

1. Introductions - Vocabulary Strategy (Mapping)

1.1. Complete the maps with expressions related to the words “hello” (greetings), bye
(farewells). Good
morning

Good afternoon
Welcome
Good nigth

Hi

Hello Good evening

Bye - bye

See you later

See you

We talk
See you soon
later

Good luck Be fine

Take care
 1.2 In the following videos you will see the last expressions in context. Watch the videos
and listen to the expressions to introduce oneself and others. Take notes of the
greetings and expressions you can understand from the dialogues.

 Friends: Introducing a new roommate to other friends:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=789juoKP1Ss

 The Middle: Introducing the boyfriend to the parents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve-hDzwPvUw

 The Big Bang Theory: Introducing yourself to other people in your new neighborhood
(from 0:47 to 1:33)
https://www.y outube.com/watch?v=YspAGRCeXc4

1.3. In groups of three, write and perform a dialogue about introducing yourself in different
situations. Take notes of the expressions you can identify from the video to write a short
script and do a role-play. Also, you can include new ones to introduce oneself and others:

For example:

"Hi, we live _in Colombia___"

"I'm __ very happy to be here _________"
"Welcome to _Inglaterra________"
"Thank you, maybe we can__tour the city_____"
"Hi, this is _Millan, it`s nice to meet you______, my__friend________"
"I'm excited to meet you (too)"
"Hey everybody, I'd like you to meet__Renata______, she is_ our guide ____"

Be creative!

1.4 Rehearse the role plays using the videos to correct pronunciation and intonation and

Get ready to speak!

It is recommended to watch videos

in order to understand language used
in authentic situations.
After this,
you will be able to use the vocabulary
and expressions to introduce yourself
or somebody else in new situations.
 2. Alphabet and Numbers

2.1 Check the Alphabet in the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUPnXOCirAM

2.2 In class, check the conversation and use it to ask your partners about personal
information.

Taken from Touchstone 1 Cambridge University

3.

What´s your email address

What`s your last name What´s name your teacher´s

What´s your phone number what`s id number of yor student

Taken from Touchstone 1 Cambridge University

B. Use this card to practice. Ask a partner about his/her personal information and
complete the card.
C. Write the questions (Q) to these answers:
1. Q:___________________________?
A: I am an accountant
2. Q:___________________________?
A: I am 38 years old.
3. Q:___________________________?
A: No, I’m not married. I’m sigle.
4. Q:___________________________?
A: I’m Moroccan
5. Q:___________________________?
A: I am from Morocco
6. Q:____________________________?
4. Nationalities.
Taken from Touchstone 1 Cambridge University
A: It’s in Africa
7. Q:____________________________?
A: I am an accountant
8. Q:____________________________?
A: My favourite book is the Godfather.
9. Q:____________________________?
A: Yes, my sister is a pharmacist .
10. Q:____________________________?
A: she is at home now.
 Taken from Islcollective.com

5. What about professions?

Taken from World English Intro.

6. Describing people.

HAPPY - GOOD - SHY- CLUMSY - ORGANIZED - BORED - MOODY - FRIENDLY - PATIENT -

NERVOUS - ANXIOUS - SAD - DREAMER - BAD - CALM - QUIET - TALKATIVE - WORKAHOLIC
- GENEROUS - SENSITIVE – TIRED

6.1.Complete the sentences with the adjectives about your personality. In some
sentences, you can use more than one adjective to describe yourself.

A) Reading makes me feel _______________________.

B) I am very ___________________ with people.
C) Whenever I'm with my friends, I feel______________.
D) When I exercise, I get___________________________.
E) I don't like being a / an _______________________________ person.
F) Having an argument is __________________________.
G) I can say I am a / an __________________ person.
H) People say I am a / an ________________ person.
I) Walking makes me feel _____________________.
J) I like being a / an ____________________ person.
K) I can't say I'm a / an _________________ person.
L ) Being around many people makes me feel _______________.
M) When I wake up late for work I feel ______________________.

6.2.Divide the adjectives into positive and negative:

Positive:
________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Negative: _________________________________________________________________

6.4 Describe the picture of a celebrity and paste it. Remember you can talk about
diferent aspecs such as physical appeareance, personality and clothing. For example:
He/she is_____, she/he has green eyes and blond hair…