ENGLISH CONVERSATION 1

Module

English Department Academic of Foreign

Language UNIVERSITAS BINA SARANA
INFORMATIKA
JAKARTA 2020
 MEETING 1

IT’S GREAT TO BE HERE!

Read this dialogue!

Luke : Excuse me, Are you Daniel Cresson?
Daniel : yes, I am
Luke : Hi! I’m luke, luke Freeman. Welcome to Britain
Daniel : Thanks. It’s Great to be here!
Luke : This is my sister
Emily : Hello. My name’s Emily.
Daniel : Hi, Emily!
Charlie : What’s that?
Daniel : It’s a camera – a video camera. What’s your name?
Charlie : Charlie.
Emily : Charlie’s my little brother. He’s only six.
Charlie : I’m not little! How old are you, Daniel?
Daniel : I’m fifteen.
Emily : I like your camera
Daniel : Thanks.
Emily : Come on! Let’s go and meet mum. She’s in the car.

Useful Phrases
• Execuse me
• Welcome to…
• Come on
• Thanks / Thank you
• It’s great to be here
• I like …
• Let’s go
Greeting People
• Execuse me. What’s your name?
• My name’s Daniel
• Hello / Hi! I’m luke. Welcome to Britain
• Thanks. It’s great to be here

Practice 1
a. Now greet three people in your class using Greeting Phrases in
English

Answer :
 Hi, Bagas. How are you today ?
 Hello, Lanang. How do you do ?
 Hi, Zindane. Nice to see you!

Practice 2
Write the words in the correct order to make a conversation and then
practice it with your friend!
Luke : My / Luke / name’s / Freeman /.
Your / name / What’s /?
Daniel : Daniel / name’s / My / Cresson /.
Luke : this / My / and / sister / is /.
Emily : Emily / name’s / . / My / Hello /.

Luke : My name’s Luke Freean, what’s your name ?

Daniel : My name’s Daniel Cresson
Luke : And this is My Sister
Emily : Hello, My name’s Emily

Am I right?
Verb to be singular Are you Daniel?
Positive statements Is he Luke?
I’m (I am Luke). Is she Emily?
You’re (You are) Daniel. Is it a camera?
He’s (He is) Charlie.
She’s (she is) Emily.
It’s (It is) a camera.

Questions
Negative statements
I’m not (I am not) Charlie.
You aren’t (You are not) Luke.
He isn’t (He is not) Daniel.
She isn’t (she is not) Sally.
It isn’t (it is not) a radio.

Short answers
Positive Negative
Yes, you are No, you aren’t
Yes, I am No, I’m not
Yes, he is No, he isn’t
Yes, she is No, she isn’t
Yes, it is No, It isn’t
Practice 3
Complete this sentences
A. Negative statements (short form)
1. I’m not cold
2. You are not English
3. He is not tired
4. She is not tired
5. It is not very nice

B. Questions
1. Am I hot?
2. Are you hungry?
3. Is he thirsty?
4. Is she right?
5. Is it small?

C. Short Answers
Positive Negative
1. Yes, you are No, You aren’t
2. Yes, I am No, I ‘m not
3. Yes, she is No. She isn’t
4. Yes, he is No, He isn’t
5. Yes, It is No, It isn’t

Complete the sentence with these words

She’s It’s are he’s I’m Am are not

1. Are you luke? 5. Are you Luke? Yes, I am

6. Where’s my mum? she’s in
2. He’s my brother. the car
3. Are you Daniel? No, I’m not. 7. Hello, I’m Emily
4. You are Charloe. 8. It’s great to be in Britain

Practice 4
Work in pairs, make a dialogue using verb to be singular with short answer
and then practice it with your partner.
Numbers

1=one 11=eleven 21=twenty one

2=two 12= twelve 22=twenty two
3=three 13=thirteen 23=twenty three
4=four 14=fourteen 24=twenty four
5=five 15=fifteen 25=twenty five
6=six 16=sixteen 26=twenty six
7=seven 17=seventeen 27= twenty seven
8=eight 18=eighteen 28=twenty eight
9=nine 19=nineteen 29= twenty nine
10=ten 20=twenty 30=thirty

Asking someone’s Age:

A: How old are you, Anna?
B: I’m fourteen. Are you fourteen too?
A: Yes, I am / No, I am not. I am fifteen.
B: How old is Giorgio?
A: He is fifteen too.

Practice 5
Write your conversation with Sara
Sara : Hi! My name’s Sara. What’s your name?
You : My name’s Mario.
Sara : Nice to meet you
You : Nice to meet you too. How old are you, Sara ?
Sara : I’m 14. How old are you?
You : I’m twenty (20).
Sara : Are you at school?
You : Yes, I’m at shool.
Sara : I’m in Class 9 at my school. What class are you in?
You : I’m in college.
Sara : And what’s your teacher’s surname?
You : Fitria Yuliarni
Sara : Is that Mr, Mrs, or Miss?
You : It is Mrs.
Sara : Is your teacher English?
You : Yes, she is
Sara : Well, I must go now, Bye!
You : Bye

Practice 6
Work in pairs, now ask and answer in the same way with your partner

Mario : Hello, I’am Mario.

Bella : I’am Bella. Nice to meet you.
Mario : Nice to meet you too. Where do you stay?
Bella : I stay at West Jakarta. What about you?
Mario : Me too.

Practice 7

Look at the film stars and list them in the order you like them. You can add
the names of other film starts you like. For examples:

My favorite male film stars:

1. Jefri Nichole
2. Nicholas Saputra
3. Chrish Evan
My favorite female film stars:
1. Pevita Pearch
2. Bella Ayu Ainingrum
3. Chealsea Islan

Games
Imagine you are another person (such as movie star, singer or another
famous people) in your class, and then your friends or partners guess
who you are.
For example:

A: are you a girl? A: are you a boy?

B: No, I’m not B: Yes, I am
A: are you Bradd Pitt?