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Session 1. Greetings and Introductions

Competences:
1. Puedo saludar y despedirme correctamente.
2. Me identifico
3. Establezco conversaciones presentando a mis amigos.

Vocabulary

good morning good afternoon good evening Bye goodbye

hello please thank you

Welcome
excuse me to meet to greet Good night

Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss

Useful Phrases

 I am sad.
 I am tired
 I am horrible.
 I am sick.
I am not very well.  I am mad.
 I am very bad.

 Hello, my name is  What's happening?

 What is your name?  What's up?
 Pleased to meet you.  How's it going?
 Nice to meet you.  I'm fine, thank you. And you?
 How are you?  How old are you?
 Thanks a lot  Thank you very much!

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 Pretty well  Do you speak Spanish?

 So, so.  Excuse me.

 See you later.  I don't understand.

 What is her name?  Can you repeat please?

 Can you speak slower please?
 His name is
 Have a nice day!
 Do you speak English?
 Same to you.
 You're welcome.
 What's happening?
 What a shame/pity!
 What are you doing today?
 This is my friend….
 What is the boy's name?
 I am really good.
 I am fine. And you?
 I am sorry.
 Bless you.
 I´m ok. Good luck.
 I am in a hurry

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

It _______ cold today. 5. We _________ from Ukraine.

1. I _______ at home now. 6. That ________ right.
2. They ________ Korean. 7. I ________ OK, thanks.
3. There _______ a pen on the desk. 8. Clara and Steve _________ married.
4. My name _______ Nikita. 9. She __________an English teacher.

Write the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be.

1 am years twenty-five old. I

2 Venezuela. from are We
3 Anton student. I'm name a is My and
4 book. my This is
5 nice today. It's day a
6 Her is Paul. name brother's
7 an engineer. John is

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8 name is My Johansson. husband's

9 my in twelve are class. There students
10 top new letter. My address is at the of the

“To have” as a main verb

As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession.
For example: “I have a job.” “I have a car.“ "I don't have any time."
When it is used to indicate possession you can say "I have..." or you might see/ hear "I
have got...". When you are talking about actions, you only use "have".

1. You _______ two birds. 4. They _________ several bicycles.

2. She _______ a glass on the table. 5. He ___________ many animals.
3. We ________ three bottles 6. I _____________ a new clock.

Read and talk.

I'm Jennifer

Hi! I’m Jennifer! I am 9 years old. I live in Houston, Texas with my mother, father, and two brothers.
I like going to school but I hate doing homework and taking exams. At school I study English,
Spanish, Science, Social Studies and Mathematics. I love going to school and seeing my friends
and teachers every day. I also like to play baseball after school. I don’t have a sister but my best
friend Olga is just like my sister. We tell each other everything. We also study and watch TV
together. When I grow up I’m going to be a nurse and take care of sick people.

My name is Martha

Hello! My name is Martha. I am 41 years old, married with 2 kids. I live in Hoboken which is in the
state of New Jersey on the east coast of the United States. I work part-time in a bookstore. It is a
great job. I can read as many books as I want for free and I get to spend plenty of time with my
kids. My husband has his own business and works from 8am to 9pm. One day he will sell the
business for a lot of money so that he can spend more time with his family. When I am not
working, I spend most of my time cleaning the house, doing the laundry, paying the bills and
cooking for the family. I would like my husband to sell his business soon so that he can spend

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more time with us.

My name is Marco

Hi! My name is Marco. I am 17 years old and moved to the United States 2 years ago from Peru
with my parents. I don’t have any brothers or sisters; I am an only child. My parents came to the
US because they could not find work in Peru. My Aunt and Uncle had moved here 12 years ago
and own a restaurant. My father works as a chef and my mother works as a waitress at the
restaurant. It is hard work but they are happy that they now have enough money and that I have
the opportunity to get a good education. Leaving Peru was hard for me. I had a lot of family and
friends there. I could speak very little English and my family didn’t have a lot of money. Things are
better now. I have made a few friends and I am learning English fast. I will graduate High School
next year and hope to go to college. After that I will get a job as an Engineer and make a lot of
money so that my parents don’t have to work so hard anymore.