THE FLUENCY STAIRS

Basic English Course

Topic ONE: Introduction/greetings

Objectives:
By the end of this lesson students will be able to
1. understand and recognize greetings and introductions
2. greet and introduce themselves and others
3. respond to greetings and introductions

Lesson one: Understanding greetings and introductions

(basic definitions and educative information/knowledge)
Greetings are a social act of communication. They indicate the beginning of communications. As
cross-cultural phenomenon, they are present in the customs of all societies, although they differ
in form from one culture to another.
By the way, do you know that apes also greet? According to ethologists, human beings share
these behavioral patterns with the apes. For example, for chimpanzees, greetings form an act of
appeasement in which they declare good intentions.
For human beings, greetings perform similar function, determining boundaries when we
establish relationships. Not carrying greetings out can end a social relationship before it has
begun. Regardless of the culture to which you belong, we form impressions and judgements
based on greetings.

1. types of greetings-formal, informal

formal greetings (examples)

hello
it’s nice to meet you
it’s a pleasure to meet you (when meeting the person for the first time)

informal greetings(examples)
hi
how is it going?
Hey
What’s up?
Howdy?
It’s good to see you
How are things?
What’s new?
 2. Greetings according the time of the day(examples)
Good morning or have a good morning
Good afternoon or have a good afternoon
Good evening or have a good evening
Good night or have a good night

3. Self-introductions
a self-introduction explains who you are, what you do and what people need to
know about you. You should always give a self-introduction when you meet
someone new, and don’t have a third party to introduce you.

4. When to introduce yourself

Offer self-introduction when you are:
 Beginning and interview
 Networking with new connections
 Attending a hiring event
 Meeting new people at a trade show
 Giving a presentation

5. When to introduce someone else (friend, colleague, family)

You introduce people when you want to give them an opportunity to know each
other. Most often than not, you are obligated to establish an acquaintance and
help the two parties initiate a conversation.

6. How to introduce yourself

When you introduce yourself or someone else, make sure to mention your
name, occupation or what you do. Say the most important things that the other
person or people need to know about you.
Likewise, when you are introducing someone else, remember to mention the
person’s name, occupation or what he/she does.

Vocabulary (greetings and introduction)

Words, phrases and common expressions (pdf)

Lesson two: responding to greetings and introductions

1. How to respond to the type of greetings-formal, informal, time of the day greetings.
Formal responses to greetings
  Hello
 Nice to meet you too
 The pleasure is mine/it’s mine pleasure.

Informal responses to informal greetings

(how are you? Hey, how is it going?)
 Fine
 Not bad
 Fine, thanks.
 Very well thanks
 Pretty good
 Great! How are you doing?
(what’s up? What’s new? What’s happening)
 Nothing much
 Oh, just the usual
 Oh gosh, all kinds of stuff!
 Yo!
 Howdy

Responding to greetings based on the time of the day

 Good morning
 Good afternoon
 Good evening
 Good night

2. What to say when someone introduces him/herself

 Nice to meet you (name optional)
 Pleasure to meet you
Ask questions like:
 What do you do?
 Where are you from?
 What line of work are you in?

Vocabulary (responding to greetings)

Words, phrases and common expressions (pdf)

Lesson three: greet and introduce yourself and others

Greetings and introduction Responses

 Hi, I’m Bruce Nice to meet you.
Hello, I’m Isaac. Isaac Nawaf Pleased to meet you. My name is Sinan
Hi there, my name is Elif Godek It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jessica
Abadeleseb, please call me Jess.

Questions
Nice to meet you, too. What do you do?
Pleased to meet you, too. Where are you
from?
The pleasure is mine. What line of work
are you in Jess?
Responses
I’m a dentist. I work in clinic caddesi. How
about you?
I’m Turkish. I’m from Istanbul. Do you
know it?
I’m a cooperate Business English teacher.
I work with business people. How about
you?

1. Activity 1. Role play: greetings and introductions

Participants: Jessica and Emin

Emin: hello, I’m Emin.

Jessica: It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jessica. You can call me Jess.
Emin: It’s a pleasure to meet you, too. Where are you from, Jess?
Jessica: I’m an African. I’m from Ghana. Do you know it?
Emin: sure, I know Ghana.

Hedefler

İngilizce selamı ve tanıtmalarını anlayabilecek ve tanıyabileceksin.

kendini İngilizce selamlayabilecek ve tanıtabileceksin
İngilizce selamlama ve tanıtımları karşılayabilecek ve bunlara cevap verebileceksin.

Birinci ders: Selamlamaları ve tanımları anlama

Selamlar sosyal bir iletişim eylemidir. İletişimin başlangıcını gösterirler. Kültürler birbirinden
farklı olsa da, bu farklı kültürlerin geleneklerinde selamlar vardır.
Bu arada, maymunların da selam verdiğini biliyor musun? Etnologlara göre, insanlar bu davranış
kalıplarını maymunlarla paylaşır. Örneğin, şempanzeler için selamlar, iyi niyetlerini beyan
ettikleri bir yatıştırma eylemi oluşturur.
İnsanlar için, selamlaşma benzer işlevleri yerine getirir ve ilişkiler kurduğumuzda sınırları
belirler. Kim… Selam vermemek, bir ilişkiyi sona erdirebilir. Ait olduğumuz kültürden bağımsız
olarak, selamlara dayalı izlenimler ve yargılar oluşturuyoruz.

1. types of greetings-formal, informal

formal greetings (examples)

hello
it’s nice to meet you
it’s a pleasure to meet you (when meeting the person for the first time)

informal greetings(examples)
hi
how is it going?
Hey
What’s up?
Howdy?
It’s good to see you
How are things?
What’s new?

2. Greetings according the time of the day(examples)

Good morning or have a good morning
Good afternoon or have a good afternoon
Good evening or have a good evening
Good night or have a good night

3. Self-introductions
Kendini tanıtma, kim olduğunu, ne yaptığını ve insanların senin hakkına bilmeleri
gerekenleri soylemen gerekir. Yeni biriyle tanıştığında her zaman kendini
tanıtmalısin.

4. When to introduce yourself

Mülakata başlarken kendinizi tanıtın
when you are nYeni bağlantılarla çalışırken kendinizi tanıtın
Bir işe alma etkinliğine katılırken kendinizi tanıtın
Bir ticaret fuarında yeni insanlarla buluşurken kendinizi tanıtın
Sunu yaparken kendinizi tanıtın

5. When to introduce someone else (friend, colleague, family)

You introduce people when you want to give them an opportunity to know each
other. Most often than not, you are obligated to establish an acquaintance and
help the two parties initiate a conversation.

6. How to introduce yourself

Kendini tanıttığında, adını, mesleğini veya ne yaptığını belirttiğinden emin olun.
Diğer kişi ya da insanların senin hakkına bilmesi gereken en önemli şeyleri söyle

Likewise, when you are introducing someone else, remember to mention the
person’s name, occupation or what he/she does.

Vocabulary (greetings and introduction)

Words, phrases and common expressions (pdf)

Lesson two: responding to greetings and introductions

3. How to respond to the type of greetings-formal, informal, time of the day greetings.
Formal responses to greetings
 Hello
 Nice to meet you too
 The pleasure is mine/it’s mine pleasure.

Informal responses to informal greetings

(how are you? Hey, how is it going?)
 Fine
 Not bad
 Fine, thanks.
 Very well thanks
 Pretty good
 Great! How are you doing?
(what’s up? What’s new? What’s happening)
 Nothing much
 Oh, just the usual
 Oh gosh, all kinds of stuff!
  Yo!
 Howdy

Responding to greetings based on the time of the day

 Good morning
 Good afternoon
 Good evening
 Good night

4. What to say when someone introduces him/herself

 Nice to meet you (name optional)
 Pleasure to meet you
Ask questions like:
 What do you do?
 Where are you from?
 What line of work are you in?

Vocabulary (responding to greetings)

Words, phrases and common expressions (pdf)

Lesson three: greet and introduce yourself and others

Greetings and introduction Responses

Hi, I’m Bruce Nice to meet you.
Hello, I’m Isaac. Isaac Nawaf Pleased to meet you. My name is Sinan
Hi there, my name is Elif Godek It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jessica
Abadeleseb, please call me Jess.

Questions
Nice to meet you, too. What do you do?
Pleased to meet you, too. Where are you
from?
The pleasure is mine. What line of work
are you in Jess?
Responses
I’m a dentist. I work in clinic caddesi. How
about you?
I’m Turkish. I’m from Istanbul. Do you
know it?
I’m a cooperate Business English teacher.
I work with business people. How about
you?
 2. Activity 1. Role play: greetings and introductions
Participants: Jessica and Emin

Emin: hello, I’m Emin.

Jessica: It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jessica. You can call me Jess.
Emin: It’s a pleasure to meet you, too. Where are you from, Jess?
Jessica: I’m an African. I’m from Ghana. Do you know it?
Emin: sure, I know Ghana.

Topic TWO: Numbers 1-100

(Pronunciation, counting skills, telephone numbers)

Objectives:
By the end of this topic,
1. Students will be able to identify numbers and pronounce their names
2. Students will develop basic counting skills
3. Students will be able to say telephone numbers

Lesson 1: Learning the numbers 1 to 20

Number Name Number Name

1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10

Number Name Number Name

one six
Two Seven
Three Eight
Four Nine
Five Ten

Number Name Number Name

 1 One 6 Six
2 Two 7 Seven
3 Three 8 Eight
4 Four 9 Nine
5 Five 10 Ten

Number Name Number Name

Eleven Sixteen
Twelve Seventeen
Thirteen Eighteen
Fourteen Nineteen
Fifteen Twenty

11 16
12 17
13 18
14 19
15 20

Number Name Number Name

11 Eleven 16 Sixteen
12 Twelve 17 Seventeen
13 Thirteen 18 Eighteen
14 Fourteen 19 Nineteen
15 Fifteen 20 Twenty

Practicing Random numbers

10
4
5
Twelve
Eight
Sixteen
11
19
Twenty
Listening activity: audio material

Lesson 2: learning the ‘tens’

Tens Name
10
20
30
40
50

60
70
80
90
100

Tens Name
Ten
Twenty
Thirty
Forty
Fifty

Sixty
Seventy
Eighty
Ninety
One hundred

Tens Name
10 Ten
20 Twenty
30 Thirty
40 Forty
50 Fifty

60 Sixty
70 Seventy
 80 Eighty
90 Ninety
100 One hundred

Combining Tens and Single Digits

21
37
89
99
45
63

Twenty-one
Thirty-seven
Eighty-nine
Ninety-nine
Forty-five
Sixty-three

21 Twenty-one
37 Thirty-seven
89 Eighty-nine
99 Ninety-nine
45 Forty-five
63 Sixty-three

Lesson 3: Contrasting ‘Teens’ and ‘Tens’

12 20
13 30
14 40
15 50
16 60
17 70
18 80
19 90
 twelve Twenty
Thir TEEN Thirty
Four TEEN Forty
Fif TEEN Fifty
Six TEEN Sixty
Seven TEEN Seventy
Eigh TEEN Eighty
Nine TEEN Ninety

TOPIC THREE: The alphabets/spelling skills

Objectives:
Bu konunun sonunda
alfabeleri fark edebilecek ve seslerini telaffuz edebilecekler.
kendin de dahil olmak üzere isimleri heceleyebileceksin

Lesson 1: the alphabets

Spelling names

My name is Isaac. I S A A C.
MY middle name is Nawaf. N A W A F
MY last name is Abadeleseb A B A D E L E S E B
 This is Mary
Her is name is spelled M A R Y

What is your name?

Spell your name - - -

Topic Four: Demonstrative pronoun: Recognizing the connections

between ‘this/these’, here and ‘that/those’, here.

Objectives.

 Students will be able to differentiate between This, That & These, Those and
apply them properly.
 name the four demonstrative pronouns and state their purpose.
 use demonstrative pronouns with correct pronoun/verb agreement (singular and
plural).
Lesson 1. What are Demonstrative Pronouns?

What is a demonstrative pronouns?

Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns used to stand in place of nouns in a sentence.

They are also used to indicate that which is nearby or far away in space or time.

Because demonstrative pronouns are less specific than the nouns they replace, you have to rely
on context to clarify what is being referred to. In spoken English, this can mean having to
gesture toward, point to, or look at the thing or things indicated by the demonstrative pronoun.
In written English, demonstrative pronouns are usually used to refer to previously mentioned
things, ideas, or topics (their antecedents).

There are four demonstrative pronouns:

 This
 That
 These
 Those

Functions of demonstrative pronouns

Near Far
Singular This That
plural These Those

Each demonstrative pronoun indicates something that is either singular or plural and
either near or far

For example,

 This isn’t yours (singular, near)

 Give him that (singular, far)
 These are really pretty (plural, near)
 I forgot to bring those (plural, far)

Lesson 2:
Demonstrative pronouns can also be used to indicate more abstract things, such as
chronological events or ideas:

 “This is a fantastic party!” (This refers to a single party that is currently

happening.)
 “That was so cool.” (That likely represents a past event or an old idea.)
 “These are the kinds of ideas we need more of.” (These represents ideas that
were created or suggested very recently.)
 “Those were some wild times, huh?” (Those in this case represents multiple past
events or moments in time.)

Indicating people with demonstrative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are almost always used to stand in for things, places, events, ideas,
and unfamiliar animals.

In certain cases, however, some of these pronouns may also be used to indicate people. This
can only be done when the person is identified by the pronoun’s antecedent within the same
sentence and connected to it with the linking verb be. For example:

 “That is Mike coming from the room.”

 “This must be Gizem.”
 “That seems to be the girl I talked to last night.”
 “who are those?”

Topic five: Personal pronouns

Objectives:

By the end of this topic you will be able,

 To identify personal pronouns.

 To use personal pronouns in sentences.
 To differentiate between the two types of personal pronouns.
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