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Week # 1
Personal Information

Providing and asking for names, telephone numbers, ages & dates
Personal information questions are the basis for any conversation in English. Some
common questions and a correct form for the answer are as follows:

Names
What is your name? My name is _______.
What is your surname / last name? My surname / last name is _______.

Work & Occupation

What do you do? I am a _______.
Where do you work? I work at _______.

Marital Status
Are you married / single? Yes, I am. or No I'm not.
Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend? Yes, I do. or No, I don't.
What is your partner's name? My partner's name is _______.

Family
Do you have any children? Yes, I have _______ children. or No, I don't.
What are their names? Their names are _______.
How many brothers and sister do you have? I have _______ brothers and _______ sisters.

Age
How old are you? I am _______ years old.
When is your birthday? My birthday is on the _______ of _______.
Where were you born? I was born in _______.

Contact Information
Where are you from? I am from _______.
What is your address? My address is _______.
What is your cell phone number? My cell phone number is _______.
Who do you live with? I live with my _______.
Do you live in a house or an apartment? I live in a/an _______.
What is your e-mail address? My e-mail address is _______.

Free time activities

What do you do in your free time?
What are your hobbies?
What type of music do you like?
Do you have a favorite singer or group?
What types of movies do you like?
Do you like to read?
What do you like to read?
In my free time I _______.
My hobbies are _______.
I like _______ music.
My favorite singer / group is _______.
I like _______ movies.
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.
I like to read _______.

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Personal Information

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Personal Information

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Personal Information

Personal Information Practice # 1

2. Complete the questions about Tim. 3. Complete the questions about Sofia.

4. Talking About You. Oral Workshop

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Personal Information Practice # 2

Instructions: Give complete answers using the pattern S + V + C.

1. What is your complete name?

_____________________________________________________________

2. When is your birthday?

_____________________________________________________________

3. What is your favorite food?

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4. Tell me about your family.

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5. Tell me about any pets you have.

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6. What do you like to do for fun?

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7. What is something you are afraid of?

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8. What is your favorite TV show?

______________________________________________________________

9. Who is your favorite singer?

______________________________________________________________

10. What kinds of movies do you like?

______________________________________________________________

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Personal Information Practice # 3

A. Read the following dialogue. Complete it with the right questions.

B.

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Personal Information Practice # 4 – Written Workshop

Writing: Write about you and your life. Make ten (10) sentences. Read
aloud to the rest of the class.

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Personal Information Practice # 5

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Greetings and Introductions

Greetings and introductions are one of the most important topics when you are learning a
language. There are different ways to greet people in English, we usually categorize greeting
into formal and informal situations. For example:

Formal How are you? I am fine thanks.

Informal How are you guys doing? We are doing great.

Examples of Greetings & Useful Expressions to Respond

Good morning. Good morning.
Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
Good evening. Good evening.
Good night. Good night.
Hi. Hi.
Hello. Hello.
How are you? I am fine. / / Fine. / Very well, thanks. / Great.
How are doing? I am doing great / Pretty good. / Not bad. / Good.
Good to see you. Good to see you, too.

Useful Expressions for Introductions

These are some useful expressions when the moment to introduce ourselves come:
• What’s your name? My name is __________ [Your name here].
• This is __________ [name of a friend.] / I am __________ [name of a friend].
• I am happy to see you. / Nice to see you again.
• Excuse me.
• Thanks / Thank you.
• Please.
• Nice/good to meet you. / Nice meeting you, too.
• I am from ______________ [place, university].

Leave-Takings

These are some of the most common leave-takings that we use in English.
1. Bye.
2. Good-Bye.
3. See you.
4. See you later.
5. See you tomorrow.
6. See you in a few (minutes or hours).
7. See you around
8. See you later.
9. Take care.

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Examples of Meeting People for the First Time

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Greetings and Introductions Dialogues – Oral Practice (Pairs)

You can practice greeting and introduction using these dialogues.

Dialogue #1

Mike: Good morning.

Linda: How are you, Mike?

Mike: I am fine Linda.

Linda: We are in the same class.

Mike: That’s right. Can I have your telephone number?

Linda: Sure, it is 86021456.

Dialogue #2

Mike: Hello, my name is Mike.

Linda: How are you, Mike? I am Linda.

Mike: I am fine, how about you?

Linda: I am fine too, but I am a little lost.

Mike: What’s your first class?

Linda: I have Spanish classes.

Mike: Nice. We are classmates.

Linda: That’s great!

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Greetings and Introductions Practice # 1 - Workshop

Instructions: Mark a check  on the correct answer.

1. When we arrive, we say: ____.

_____ Hello. _____ Goodbye. _____ See you.

2. When we leave, we say: _____.

_____ Hello. _____ Hi. _____ Goodbye.

3. When we meet a person for the first time we say: _____.

_____ Pleased. _____ Nice to meet you. _____ Enchanted.

4. If someone says "Thank you", you say: "You're _____."

_____ welcome _____ well _____ nothing

5. Which answer is correct for this question: "Where are you from?"

_____ Italian _____ Italy _____ Spanish

6. What is the meaning of "What do you do?"

_____ What are you doing right now?

_____ What do you like?

_____ What is your profession?

7. When you want to get someone's attention you can say: _____.

_____ Excuse me _____ Stop _____Sorry

8. When you arrive at a hotel the receptionist will say: _____.

_____ What´s happening? _____ Welcome _____ What´s up?

9. I _____ 24 years old.

_____ have _____ am _____ has

10. At 9 o'clock a.m., you say: _____.

_____ Good evening. _____ Good afternoon. _____Good morning.

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Greetings and Introductions Practice # 2

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Greetings and Introductions Practice # 3

A. Look at the pictures. Complete the conversations.

B. Work with a partner. Memorize the conversations. Stand up! Act out the
conversations.

C. Work with a partner. Make different conversations.

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Numbers

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Numbers Practice # 1
1. Look at the pictures. Say and write the numbers.

2. Say and write these numbers.

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Numbers Practice # 2

A. Use digits to write the following numbers.

1. nine thousand, five hundred and thirty-seven ________________

2. five thousand, seven hundred and eight ________________

3. four thousand, nine hundred and twelve ________________

4. one thousand, four hundred and sixty-eight ________________

5. five hundred and fifty-five ________________

6. eight thousand, one hundred and forty-six _________________

7. nine thousand, three hundred and thirty-four _________________

8. three thousand, five hundred and eighty-three _________________

B. Write the words for the following numbers.

9. 972 _________________________________________________

10. 1,742 _________________________________________________

11. 2,389 _________________________________________________

12. 8, 805 _________________________________________________

13. 7,573 _________________________________________________

14. 1,429 _________________________________________________

15. 6,537 _________________________________________________

16. 4,009 _________________________________________________

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The Alphabet
The alphabet is the set of 26 letters (from A to Z) that we use to represent English in
writing:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
It is very important to understand that the letters of the alphabet do NOT always
represent the same sounds of English.

Alphabet Oral Practice

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2. Stand up in alphabetical order to introduce yourself to the class.

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The Alphabet Practice

1.

2. Work with a partner. Ask and answer How do you spell …? with
a classmate´s name.

3. Put the letters in the correct order. What´s the country?

4. Read the letters aloud. What do these acronyms mean?

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Telling the Time

• When telling the time, the correct way to ask and answer is the following:
What time is it, please? It´s ____________________.
• Some time words used are: o´clock, a quarter past, half past to, a quarter to

Examples of Time Expressions

1. 8:00 It’s eight o´clock.
2. 8:15 It´s eight fifteen. = It’s a quarter past eight.
3. 8:20 It’s eight twenty. = It´s twenty past eight.
4. 8:30 It´s eight thirty-five. = It´s half past eight.
5. 8:35 It´s eight thirty-five. = It´s twenty-five to nine.
6. 8:45 It’s eight forty-five. = It´s a quarter to nine.
7. 9:10 It´s nine ten. = It´s ten past nine.
8. 9:15 It´s nine fifteen. = It´s a quarter past nine.
9. 9:30 It´s nine thirty. = It´s half past nine.

What time is it?

A: What time is it, please?
B: It´s nine o´clock.
A: Thank you very much.

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Ways of Saying - What Time Is It?

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Telling the Time Practice # 1

A. Match the time expressions to the correct number of minutes.
____ 1. Ten to … a. 5 minutes before the hour
____ 2. Half past … b. 25 minutes after the hour
____ 3. Quarter past … c. 15 minutes before the hour
____ 4. Quarter to … d. 30 minutes after the hour
____ 5. Twenty-five past … e. 15 minutes after the hour
____ 6. Five to … f. 10 minutes before the hour

B. Write the time in numbers.

1. It´s twelve thirty. 7. It´s five to eight.
2. It´s two fifteen. 8. It´s ten past six.
3. It´s nine forty-five. 9. It´s half past ten.
4. It´s eight twenty-five. 10. It´s quarter to eleven.
5. It´s quarter past four. 11. It´s five to seven.
6. It´s twenty past three. 12. It´s twenty-five to eight.

C. Match the clocks to the times

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Telling the Time Practice # 2

1. Match the time.
1. It´s three o´clock. a. 12:25
2. It´s a quarter past eight. b. 8:05
3. It´s ten thirty. c. 11:25
4. It´s five to five. d. 1:58
5. It´s nine twenty-five. e. 8:15
6. It´s twenty-five to eleven. f. 4:55
7. It´s two to two. g. 10:35
8. It´s eleven twenty-five. h. 9:25
9. It´s five past eight. i. 10:30
10. It´s twelve twenty-five. j. 3:00

2. What time is it? Write it in numbers.

3. Write the time in numbers.

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