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Unidad 1: Social and Professional Introductions

Folio: INT- O2018-IDSP01-CP

Aprendizaje esperado PRESENTACIÓN

Intercambia información personal en situaciones sociales y profesionales.

 TEMAS A DESARROLLAR

 Questions and answers to ask for personal information.

 Formal and informal introductions.
 Greetings and goodbyes in social and professional contexts.
 Expressing politeness such as : thank you, thanks; You’re welcome (formal); That’s okay (informal).
 The alphabet and numbers
 Referencias bibliográficas
Next, we present the topics
to develop class to class.
Introductions

Introductions are the first

phrases we say when we meet
someone new. They are an
important part of small talk.
When we meet people at parties, these phrases are different than the phrases we use when we greet friends.
Read these phrases and practice them in these short conversations.

1. Hello, my name is 2. My name is

……………………… …………………….
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

4. This is my classmate
3. This is my friend …………..
…………..
In informal situations, especially in North America, introductions are also made simply by saying: “This
is (name)”. It is also common to just say "Hi" or "Hello" as a response in this informal setting.

Examples:
• Ken: Peter, this is Mary.
• Peter: How do you do?
• Mary: Pleased to meet you.
• Ken: Mary works for ……………..
Greetings; expressions for greetings and goodbyes

First, it is important to understand what a formal and informal setting is:

• A formal setting is a professional setting with people who you might not
know or you might respect. Formal setting examples include dinner parties,
meetings, etc.

• An informal setting is a setting where you know the person you are talking
to or have no reason to try to impress him or her showing a large amount of
respect. Informal settings could include day-to-day interactions, street
dialogue, etc.

In any greeting, the first thing you’ll want is an opening word, or header. These
are very simple, and can stand as greetings themselves.
Opening words can include:

• Hi; Hello; Good morning/afternoon/evening.

• Goodbye; See you; See you later.

• Have a nice day.

Politeness
Politeness is about keeping good relations with your listener or reader. There are two types of politeness:

1) Showing the listener or reader that you value and respect him/her.

2) Changing or softening what you say so as not to be too direct or forceful.

There are many ways in which we can show that we value and respect our listener or reader. In more
formal situations, we have to be especially careful to use certain polite phrases:

Examples:
• Thank you, thanks.
• You’re welcome (formal).
• That’s okay (peers).
Names of: countries, cities, languages
I’m Chilean!
The word ‘nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal
and official word, and it appears more frequently in written English. You
will find the word ‘nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for
immigration.

We almost never say: What is your nationality?

We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from?

To tell someone your nationality, you DON'T say: My nationality is

Chilean.

You say: I'm Chilean.

 COUNTRY - NATIONALITY

TO BE + FROM + CITY I am from Sydney.

TO BE + FROM + COUNTRY I am from Australia.
TO BE + NATIONALITY I am Australian.
He is FROM VENICE He is FROM VANCOUVER

He is FROM ITALY He is FROM CANADA

He is ITALIAN He is CANADIAN

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The language that appears is the main language
that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country.
• NOTE 1: Colombia is the correct spelling of the country and not "Columbia".

• NOTE 2: You will notice that people from United States have the nationality 'American'. Some people from other parts of the American continent
(especially Central and South America) tend not to like the word American for people from the United States. You will find that they will call them
North American.
Country Nationality Language Country Nationality Language
Afghanistan Afghan Persian - Pashto Ecuador Ecuadorian Spanish
Argentine Egypt Egyptian Arabic
Argentina Spanish
Argentinian El Salvador Salvadorian Spanish
Australia Australian English England English English
Belgium Belgian French / Flemish Estonia Estonian Estonian
Bolivia Bolivian Spanish Ethiopia Ethiopian Amharic
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Finland Finnish Finnish
Cambodia Cambodian Cambodian France French French
Cameroon Cameroonian French / English Germany German German
Canada Canadian English / French Ghana Ghanaian English
Chile Chilean Spanish Greece Greek Greek
China Chinese Chinese Guatemala Guatemalan Spanish
Colombia * Colombian Spanish Haiti Haitian French / Creole
Costa Rica Costa Rican Spanish Honduras Honduran Spanish
Cuba Cuban Spanish Indonesia Indonesian Indonesian
Denmark Danish (Dane) Danish Iran Iranian Persian
Dominican Republic Dominican Spanish Ireland Irish Irish / English
Country Nationality Language Country Nationality Language
Israel Israeli Hebrew
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Spanish
Italy Italian Italian
Romania Romanian Romanian
Japan Japanese Japanese
Russia Russian Russian
Jordan Jordanian Arabic
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabic
Kenya Kenyan Swahili
Scotland Scottish English
Laos Laotian Laotian
South Korea Korean Korean
Latvia Latvian Latvian
Lebanon Lebanese Arabic Spain Spanish Spanish
Lithuania Lithuanian Lithuanian Sweden Swedish Swedish
Malaysia Malaysian Malay / Malaysian German, French, Italian,
Switzerland Swiss
Romansh
Mexico Mexican Spanish
Taiwan Taiwanese Chinese
Morocco Moroccan Arabic / French
Netherlands Dutch Dutch Tajikistan Tajik Tajik (Persian)
New Zealand New Zealander English / Maori Thailand Thai Thai
Nicaragua Nicaraguan Spanish Turkey Turkish Turkish
Norway Norwegian Norwegian Ukraine Ukrainian Ukrainian
Panama Panamanian Spanish (The) United Kingdom British English
Paraguay Paraguayan Spanish (The) United States American ** English
Peru Peruvian Spanish Uruguay Uruguayan Spanish
Philippines Filipino Tagalog / Filipino Venezuela Venezuelan Spanish
Poland Polish Polish Vietnam Vietnamese Vietnamese
Portugal Portuguese Portuguese Wales Welsh Welsh / English
Nationalities and countries of origin
1. Nationality can be applied to the country where an individual has been born. Citizenship is a legal
status, which means that an individual has been registered with the government in some country.

2. Nationality is got through inheritance from the parents or it be called a natural phenomenon. On
the other hand, an individual becomes a citizen of a country only when he is accepted into that
country’s political framework through legal terms.

3. No one will be able to change his nationality, but one can have different citizenship.
Politeness, greetings and farewells
Greetings
• Good morning.
• Good afternoon.
• Good evening.
• Hello (more formal), Hi (less formal), Hey (very informal).
• Hey!
• How's it going? (or more informal, What’s up?).
• How are you?
• How are you all?
Responses
• I am.../I'm... • Bad/not well
• You are.../you're • Very good/very well
• He is.../he's • Pretty good/quite well
• She is.../she's • Not very good/not very well
• We are.../we're... • Okay/so-so
• They are.../they're • Terrible/really bad
• You all are... • Fine, and you?/Good, and
• Good/fine/well you?
• Fine, and you all?
Goodbyes/farewells

• Goodbye/bye.
• Good night.
• See you later.
• See you tomorrow.
• See you soon.
• Take care (or more informal, Take it easy).
• So long.
Polite words/expressions
• I'm very grateful.
• I think so/I believe so. • You're welcome.
• I don't think so/I don't believe so. • No, thank you!
• Maybe/perhaps. • It was nothing/Don't mention it.
• Welcome (to)... • My pleasure/The pleasure was mine.
• Come in!/Please, come in! • Please.
• Please, make yourself right at home. • Gladly!
• Please, make yourselves right at home! • Congratulations!
• Thank you/Thanks. • Of course!
• Thank you very much/Thanks a lot/Thank you so • I'm sorry.
much. • I'm very sorry.
• Thanks a million! • Excuse me.
• It's okay/It's all right.
• Everything's okay/all right.
 Use of
• Really? People say “Really?” to show they are interested
or surprised. In conversation, “Really?” is one of the top
Examples:
50 words.
A. She is a musician.
• I'm sorry, can you repeat please? When you don’t
B. Really?
understand what the person is saying or when you were
not paying attention.

• I don't understand. When you need an explanation of

what the person is saying or meaning.
Basic adjectives

Appearance adjectives Personality adjectives – Positive

Adorable / beautiful / clean / elegant / fancy / old / old- Agreeable / brave / calm / gentle / happy / kind / nice /
fashioned / ugly obedient / proud / silly / thankful

Colour adjectives Personality adjectives – Negative

Red / orange / yellow / green / blue / purple / gray / Angry / bewildered / clumsy / defeated / embarrassed / fierce /
black / white grumpy / jealous / lazy

Condition adjectives Time adjectives

Alive / better / careful / clever / easy / famous / helpful / Ancient / brief / early / fast / late / long / modern / old / old-
important / inexpensive / powerful / strong fashioned / quick / slow / young
Chunks For more information
When we speak and write, we repeat a lot of phrases If you want to learn more about this,
and clauses, such as on the other hand, a lot of, at scan the QR code and visit the web
the moment, you know, you see, I mean. Some of page containing a dictionary of
these phrases, or chunks of language, are very Cambridge.
common and they have specific meanings.

Example
• You ask for a report and you end up with a
hundred pages. You know what I mean?
• But he’s trying to send us an email and I’m having
some trouble with the computer, you see.
Vocabulary notebook For more information
It’s very important to create a vocabulary notebook and Wordreference.com is a helpful online
to register all the vocabulary words that are unknown for dictionary, which also gives you a
you. In this way, you will improve your English a lot. definition of the word.

Every time you read an article or dialog, you will find new
words to learn. Then, it’s very important that you write
the new word in your vocabulary notebook and then you
look it up in a dictionary.
To deepen the study, we recommend reading:
• Touchstone Student’s Book 1A
• Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, Helen Sandiford
Referencias bibliográficas
McCarthy, M., McCarten, J., y Sandiford, H. Touchstone Workbook 1.
Nueva York: Cambridge University.
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Unidad 1: Social and Professional Introductions