PEDAGOGIC ACTIVITY 1:

It’s Nice Meeting You! Adultos

Pre:Read for writing a profile

Sofia recently made a new friend online. Her name is Sarah. Using the
Reading &
information in the chart below, fill in the post she wrote on Sofia’s wall.
Writing

Name: Sarah
Family Name:Adams
Age: 45 years old
Nationality: French
Occupation: artist
Marital Status: single
Interests: drawing, painting, photography and languages
E-mail: sarartist@geomail.com

Sarah Adams ...

Just now
Hello Sofia,

I am ____________________ and my family name is ______________________. I am writing

this message on your wall to tell you about myself: I live in Canada, but I am not Canadian.

I am from France, so I am ____________________, and I am __________________ years old.

I am not married; I am __________________________. I teach painting and sculpture at an

arts institute in Montreal. I am an ___________________________, so I think we have some

things in common: We are teachers and we both have pets. I also have a cat. Its name is

Taylor. In my free time I like ____________________________________________________,

and I like languages. I want to learn Spanish, so I am looking for a keypal. I hope you are

the one! My e-mail is___________________________________________________________.

Contact me to have a nice chat!

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 While:Build your language skills
Adultos

verbs
adjectives
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Structure

Use verb to be when you want to

VERB TO BE: Affirmative & Negative
• give personal information:
Affirmative & Negative Forms I am Sarah. I am from France.
I am 45 years old.
’m ’m not
I Sarah • give a description of a noun:
am am not
I am tall. My cat is white and cute.
+ ’re aren’t from Canada/
You • describe location:
are are not Canadian
He I am in Canada now. I am in class.
’s isn’t 45 years old
_ She • describe state or weather condition:
is is not
It a beautiful day We are happy. It is sunny today.
We ’re aren’t
friends online • tell the time:
They are are not
It is 2:00 o’clock.

Practice

1. Look at the following mind map. What can you tell the class about yourself using verb to be?
Write sentences in the bubbles provided. Then share the information with your class.

ABOUT
ME

2. Choose one of your classmates and listen to his/her ideas. Write them on the lines below
using he/she and the correct form of verb to be. Introduce your classmate to others. Follow
this example:
This is Mariana./She is 27 years old. /She is Colombian.

___________________________________ _____________________________________

___________________________________ _____________________________________

___________________________________ _____________________________________

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 Listening
Adultos

Where are they from?

1. Listen to the woman describe the members of a club. What
are their nationalities? Match the name to the flag and
A WORLD OF NEW FRIENDS write the nationality on the lines like in the model.

NAME COUNTRY NATIONALITY

1 Carlos

2 San Kay

3 Michael Colombian

4 Maria

5 Michiko

6 Jackie

7 Jonathan

8 Jid Sunt

Travelers

Listen to a conversation between travelers from different

countries and write their nationalities on the lines. What Writing tip
additional information do they give about themselves?
Use capital letters (A, B, C...)
1. Robert is from _______________________________________ to write the names of coun-
tries (France, Colombia, Italy),
2. Miguel is from _______________________________________ nationalities (French, Colombian,
Italian) and languages (French,
3. Keiko is from ________________________________________ Spanish, Italian) in English.
I am Miguel. I am Colombian.
4. Silvia is from ________________________________________
I speak Spanish.
Audio source: Kisslinger, E (2001). Where are you from? On Impact listening 1. Rost, M (Ed).).
Hong Kong, Asia: Pearson.

Pretend you are from a different country, speak a different language

Roleplay Time and have another name. Roleplay a situation meeting someone at an
airport and exchange the information described above. Share your
conversation with the class. 3
 Meeting someone new:
Interaction questions & answers with To Be Adultos

Miguel (M), Robert (R) and Keiko (K) recently met at the airport. Read their conversations at
the coffee shop and fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb to be.

M: Hello, My name _________ Miguel.

R: Nice to meet you! I´m Robert, from San Francisco in the
U.S. ___________ this your first time here in London?
M: Yes, it ___________. I __________ really happy here.
R: Where __________ you from, Miguel?
M: I __________ Colombian. I’m from Bogota, Colombia.
R: How nice! My best friend is Colombian, too.

K: Hello, can I sit here?

R: Sure, no problem.
K: Hi guys, I __________ Keiko. Nice to meet you!
M: Nice to meet you, too! We _________ Robert and Miguel.
___________ you from Japan, Keiko?
K: Yes, I __________ originally from Osaka, but I live in Paris.
I work for a high-tech company. I __________ an engineer.
R: Oh! That __________ interesting! I like technology.

VERB TO BE: Questions Practice

Use the prompts and add necessary words to
Question Form make questions. Complete the answer true to
you.
Am I in London?
a. you / 16 years old
+ Are you from Japan? _______________________________________?
Yes, I _____________. / No, I _______________.
he
in your class?
_ Is she
b. your teacher / Peruvian?
it Monday?
_______________________________________?
we
Are they at the airport? Yes, she/he _________. / No, she/he __________.

c. we / in math class now?

_______________________________________?
Yes, we _____________. / No, we ____________.
Pronunciation tip
d. today / Monday?
Yes/No questions in Information questions
_______________________________________?
English have a rising have a falling intonation:
intonation:
Yes, it _____________. / No, it ______________.

e. dogs / wild animals?

Are you in English class? What’s your name?
_______________________________________?
Is he from Spain? Where are you from?
Yes, they ____________. / No, they ___________.
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 Vocabulary
Building Adultos

a. Look at the pictures. Cirlce the word that best matches

each picture (use your dictionary if necessary).
b. Which is your favorite job? / your least favorite?
What is your job? c. When do you use articles a/an in English?

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an architect 4 a dentist 7 a maid 10 a teacher
a postman a secretary a builder a waiter
a shop clerk a housewife a driver a guard

2 a priest 5 a vet 8 a reporter 11 an artist

a hairdresser a nurse an electrician a fireman
a musician a lawyer a tailor a babysitter

3 a student 6 a cook 9 a doctor 12 a pilot

a bank teller a painter a policeman a designer
a gardener an engineer a salesman a politician

Reading
about it
PRESENT SIMPLE: Using Verbs
I am Luis, and I am a
photographer. I am Affirmative Form
from Spain, but I live
in Mexico. I love my I
work
job because I do many You
live in Mexico
interesting things: I We
study
meet nice people, travel + They
a lot and see beautiful
places. He works
She lives in Spain
I always take my camera with me. I am not It studies
often in an office, like other professionals.
I usually work outdoors. I take photos of
people, places and nature. My job is great!
Use The Present Simple when you want to
Understanding the reading:
• talk about facts or generalizations:
Circle the best alternative in each case. I live in Mexico. I love my job.
a. Luis is/isn’t a photographer.
• describe repetitive actions (habit):
b. He is from/lives in Mexico. I always take my camera with me.
c. Luis takes photos of people/food.
• describe scheduled events in the future:
d. He works indoors/outdoors. Tomorrow I have a job interview.
e. Luis loves/hates his job. 5
 Video Task
Adultos

Simple Present Tense: jobs & duties

1. Match the occupation on the left to the description of the duties on the right.
2. Watch the videoclip and check your answers (some occupations from the video are not
included in the activity).
3. Circle the verbs in the descriptions. Why do they end in “s”?

a. an accountant 1. ___________ cuts men’s hair.

b. an actress 2. ___________ designs bridges and roads.

c. an architect 3. ___________ cooks meals in a restaurant.

d. an artist 4. ___________
a calculates taxes and takes care of finances.

e. a chef 5. ___________ makes things from wood.

f. a carpenter 6. ___________ acts in movies, on TV and in plays.

g. an engineer 7. ___________ treats sick people.

h. a farmer 8. ___________ designs buildings.

i. a doctor 9. ___________ draws and paints pictures.

j. a barber 10. ___________ grows vegetables at a farm.

Video source: ISSofBC ESL (2014,Jul 28). Work: Job duties A-J. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8TjnvB7rDQ

Practice

I am a teacher. At school I...

prepare lessons for my students.
1. ____________________________________________________
correct my students’ work.
2. ____________________________________________________
teach class everyday.
3. ____________________________________________________

How about you? What is your job? What are some of your responsibilities? Write them on
the lines below. Share your work with your classmates and teacher.

I am a / an ____________________________________________________.

I work /study in _____________________________________________. At work / In school I...

a. ___________________________________________________________________________.

b. ___________________________________________________________________________.

c. ___________________________________________________________________________.
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 Vocabulary
Building Adultos

How do you spend your free time? Match the names to the
LEISURE TIME! photos. Add three more activities to the list and write them
on the lines in blank. Do you have any of the hobbies in the
photos?
1. playing videogames ________ A B
2. skating _________

3. going to the gym_________

4. playing board games _________

5. eating out ________

6. swimming ________ C D

7. riding a bike ________

8. chatting online ________

9. traveling __________

10. going shopping ____________

E F
11. _________________________

12. _________________________

13. _________________________

G H
I J

verbs
adjectives
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Structure
I love chatting online.
Expressing Interests:Verbs+ing/nouns

I like playing board games. I like eating out with friends.

You hate swimming in the pool.
We enjoy shopping at the mall. I dislike extreme sports.
+
He dislikes computer games.
She loves restaurants. I hate board games.
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Post:Write an online profile
Adultos

Write your online profile keeping in mind the following recommendations:

a. Include personal information you consider relevant in an online profile (name, origin, age, status, etc).
b. Talk about your occupation and main interests.
c. Write complete sentences separated with periods (.) and commas (,) when necessary.
d. You may use the model provided at the beginning of this pedagogic activity, but remember that your
profile should have your own information.
e. This is a graded activity. Grading criteria will be discussed with your teacher.

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(your complete name)
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