LCE001 Unit 1 / Introduction / Name: _________________________________________ 1

Date: ______________

LCE001 UNIT 1 / INTRODUCTION

IN THIS HANDOUT, YOU ARE INTRODUCED TO THE ENGLISH ALPHABET. YOU CAN PRACTICE EVERYDAY
GREETINGS AND THE NUMBERS 1 TO 20.

GREETING AND MEETING PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

 1 Pair work. Ask and answer the following questions:

a. What’s your name? My name is………
b. What’s your middle name? It’s… / My middle name is…………
c. What’s your last name? My last name is…
d. Can you spell your last name, please? Yes, … … … …
e. What’s your e-mail address? It’s…
f. What’s your phone number? It’s…
g. Are you Chilean? Yes, …
h. How old are you? I’m _______ (years old)

 2 Write two sentences about yourself.

Example: Hello, I’m Christopher, I’m from USA and I live in Renca. I like rock music.

a) I’m _____________________________________________________.
b) I’m ___________________ I live in ___________________________.
c) I like ___________________________________________________.

3 Yes, no, or kind of? Think about these questions. In the next activity you will talk about this information.

Do you like your name? What is the most common name?

Are you good at remembering names? What is the weirdest name you have heard?
How do you spell your name? What would be a good stage name?
Are you named after somebody in your family? How do you pronounce your name?

Can you think of celebrities’ names that are hard to

pronounce? My name can’t be that tough
to pronounce!
Matthew McConaughey
Shia Labeouf Keanu Reeves
Charlize Theron
Ralph Fiennes

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LCE001 Unit 1 / Introduction / Name: _________________________________________ 2
Date: ______________

 4 Introducing yourself:
Pair work: Create a dialogue asking personal information. Use some of the ideas from 3. Look at the
following example, and continue the conversation:

A: Hello, my name is Pamela. What’s your name?

B: Hi. My name is Jack Andersen.

A: How do you spell Andersen?

B: A-N-D-E-R-S-E-N

A: Thank you. How old are you?

B: I’m _________________.

Now write your own dialog. Write 2 samples with a different idea each:

A: _____________________________.
A: ____________________________.
B: _____________________________.
B:_____________________________.
A: _____________________________.
A: ____________________________.
B:_____________________________.
B:_____________________________.
A: ____________________________.
A: ____________________________.
B:_____________________________.
B:_____________________________.

 5 Filling out a library form:

Fill out Form A with your information. Then dictate your form to a classmate and vice versa; write your
classmates information in Form B. Listen carefully. Did you get it right?

Form A Form B

Full name: ______________________________ Full name: ______________________________

ID Number:______________________________ ID Number:______________________________

Telephone number: _______________________ Telephone number: _______________________

E-mail: _________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________

School: _________________________________ School: _________________________________

English NRC: _____________________________ English NRC: _____________________________

Date:___________________________________ Date:___________________________________

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