Unit 1: Let’s Meet and Greet 1

Week 1: It Starts with a Handshake

Lessons 1 & 2
1. Warm –up
Listen to “Hello Goodbye” (song by The Beatles). Then, classify the following expressions by writing
them into the correct box.
Hello! Greetings Leave takings
Hi! Definition: a polite word Definition: an act of going
Hey! or sign of welcome away and saying goodbye
Bye! 1. 1.
See you! 2. 2.
See you later! 3. 3.

Stating the goals for the Lesson:

Learner identifies basic greetings, farewells, common expressions of politeness (e.g., hello, goodbye, sorry) and
personal information.
Learner uses basic expressions of greeting, farewell, leave-takings and politeness
A. Meet, greet and leave!
General greetings General greetings Greeting a person you haven’t Leave Takings
(Formal) (Informal) seen for a long time
1. Hello! 1. Hi! 1. It has been a long time. Goodbye!
2. How are you? 2. Hey, howdy? 2. It’s been too long. Bye!
3. How are you 3. What’s up? 3. Long time no see. Bye bye!
doing? 4. Good to see you. 4. It’s been such a long See you later!
4. How is 5. How are things time. Later!
everything? (with you)? 5. I am very happy to see See you soon!
5. How’s everything 6. How’s it going? you again. Take care!
going? 7. How’s life been 6. Great to see you!
6. How have you treating you? Answers to what’s up? I’ve got to go!
been (keeping)? 8. Hi there Not much Gotta go!
7. I trust that 9. What’s Same here. Catch ya (you)!
everything is well. happening? Nothing new. So long!
8. How do you do?
B. Listen to the song again. Fill in the blanks with the words missing in the song’s lyrics.

“Hello Goodbye”
You say "Yes", I say "No". I say "High", you say "Low". Why, why, why, why, why, You say "Yes", I say "No".
You say "Stop" and I say You say "Why?" And I say why, do you (I say "Yes", but I may mean
"Go, go, go". "I don't know". Say "Goodbye, goodbye, "No").
Oh no. Oh no. 3 ______, ______". You say "Stop", I say
You say "Goodbye" and I You say "Goodbye" and I Oh no. 5"_____ _____ ______".
say "Hello, hello, hello". say "Hello, hello, hello". You say "Goodbye" and I (I can stay still it's time to
I don't know why you say I don't know why you say say "Hello, hello, hello". go).
"1 __________________", I "Goodbye", I say "Hello, I don't know why you say Oh, oh no.
say "Hello, hello, hello". hello, hello". "Goodbye", I say "Hello, You say "Goodbye" and I
I don't know why you say (Hello, goodbye, hello, hello, hello". say "Hello, hello, hello".
goodbye, I say 2 _________ goodbye. Hello, goodbye.) I 4 ________ ________ I don't know why you say
I don't know why you say why you say "Goodbye", "Goodbye", I say "Hello,
 "Goodbye", I say "Hello". I say "Hello". hello, hello".
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C. Work in couples. Write a dialogue for the following cartoon sequence. Then, share your work with
the class.

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D. Watch the following video “A few famous greetings from movies and TV shows”. Give answer to
the following questions. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEyGhSWwfC8 )

1. What greetings are used in the video?

2. Do you recognize any of the famous characters in the video? Who?

E. In the space below write either a greeting or leave taking. Be careful not to show what you write to
your classmates. Following the directions of your teacher, take turns guessing and saying the
greetings and leave takings students have written in the space.

Example Write your choice here:

Do not let your classmate see what you write
Greeting Hello!

Stating the goals for the Lesson:

Learner recognizes simple information such as name, age, and perhaps country of origin, when that information
is given slowly and clearly.

A. Listen to your teacher’s directions to complete the following information Form

Country: 3
Province:
Personal Information Form
County:
Name: ________________________
District:

Personal Details
Full Name:
Nationality:
Student’s ID number
Date of birth MM/ DD/ YY
Age:
Email address: (gmail)
Marital Status: Check the corresponding information: Married ( ) Single ( )
Family Information
Mother’s full name
Father’s full name
Do you have siblings? Yes ( ) / No ( )
How many brothers do you have? Number ___________ How many sisters do you have? Number __________
First contact’s phone number Who? _______________ Name? ________________ Number:
Second contact’s phone number Who? _______________ Name? ________________ Number:
School Information
Grade 7th ( ) 8th ( )
Class Group A( ) B( )
Guidance Teacher
Counselor
Locker Tower
Locker Number
School’s club (Optional)
English or
Health information Spanish
Do you take any medicine on regular basis? Yes ( ) No ( )
What illness or sickness is it prescribed for?
Do you suffer from any allergy? Yes ( ) No ( )
What type of allergy?
Skills look-up Answer
Do you read in English? Yes ( ) No ( ) What would you read? _____________________
Do you watch videos or TV in English Yes ( ) No ( ) What would you watch? _____________________
Do you listen to music in English? Yes ( ) No ( ) Favorite Artist: _____________________

B. Giving and asking for personal information.

When asking and giving personal information we use these questions and answers: 4
1. What’s your name?
– My name is Peter, Jane, Rebecca, Helen etc.

2. Where are you from?

– I’m from Germany, Great Britain, the USA, Russia etc. C. Solve the following exercise.

3. Where do you live?

I live in L.A.

4. How old are you?

– I’m 15, 25, 46, 62 years old etc.

5. What do you do?

– I’m a student, a doctor, a teacher, a manager etc.

6. Is your family big or small?

– My family is quite big. We are four.

7. Where does your mother work?

– She is a teacher, a shop assistant etc.

8. Where does your father work?

– He is a businessman, a journalist, an engineer etc.

9. Do you have a hobby?

  I like sport, I like travelling, I like dancing.

10. What languages do you speak?

– I speak German, English and French.

11. How long have you been learning English?

– I’ve been learning English for 3 years.

12. What’s your telephone number?

It is 88 67 76 45

13. What’s your email address?

It is [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]
(Evgueny40 in the cooperation with Nerelle, 2016)

D. Work in couples. Create a little conversation in which you and your classmate exchange personal
information. You are not supposed to write the conversation. Use the following conversational strategy
 E. Watch the following video. Pay special attention to the pronunciation that is displayed by the lady 5
from the video. Then, follow your teacher’s directions to repeat and cope with the correct
pronunciation shown.
Lessons 3 & 4
Stating the goals for the Lesson:
Learner talks about himself/herself very briefly, for example stating name, where s/he is from, and what school
s/he attends, including information about his/her family.

A. Watch the following video: “How to introduce yourself” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=oWP9Riq-ZBg&t=78s . Notice the importance of paying attention to the following aspects.

Contractions Stress Rhythm Pronunciation

B. Read the following quote

“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Discussion questions

1. How would you define “friendship”?

2. How many friends do you have?
3. How many BFFs do you have?
4. How can a person make new friends?
C. Introducing people

Introducing someone new The other person The one you introduce
This is … Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too.
This is my friend / classmate Glad to meet you. Glad to meet you too.
I would like you to meet… It is a pleasure to meet you. Oh, it is my pleasure!
I’d like you to meet… I am pleased to meet you. Same here!
I’d like to introduce you to… Nice meeting you You too.

D. Write the dialogue that could take place for the exchange illustrated in every cartoon.

My speaking project on the way…

 Let me introduce myself 6

Hobbies – Free time activities

1. Hi, my name is .............................................................................
 reading, painting, drawing
2. I’m from ................................................................ (country)
 playing computer games
3. I live in .................................................................. (city)  surfing the Internet
4. I’m ..... years old.  collecting stamps/coins/…
 going to the cinema
5. My birthday is on ..............................................................................  playing with friends
6. I’m a student at ................................................................................  playing with my dog
 going to the park/beach/…
7. My favourite subject is ....................................................................
 listening to music
8. My favourite sport is .......................................................................  shopping, singing, dancing
9. There are ..... people in my family.  travelling, camping, hiking

10. Their names are ................................................................................................................

11. My father is a .......................................... and my mother is a .........................................
12. I would like to be a .................. because ...........................................................................
13. My hobby is ................................................................................ Jobs
teacher policeman doctor
14. In my free time, I also like ..........................................................
nurse builder architect
15. I don’t like ................................................................................... engineer social worker hairdresser
secretary
16. My favourite food is ................................................................... businessman shop assistant singer
17. My favourite drink is .................................................................. manager fire fighter shopkeeper
cleaner postman
18. My favourite day of the week is ............ because ..................... waiter/waitress
nail stylist electrician cook
19. My favourite month is ................. because ............................... actor musician
20. My favourite singer (or band) is ....................................................... politician professor mechanic

21. The best movie of all time is ………………………………………………………….

22. My favourite place is ........................................... . I like it because .............................................
23. I (don’t) like travelling. I have been to ...........................................................................................
24. The most beautiful place in my country is .....................................................................................
25. I study English because ...................................................................................................................

because…
… I like it a lot. … I think it’s important.
… there are many things to see and do .… I have to.
… I can relax there. … it’s relaxing/popular/nice/…
… it’s the last day of the week. … I’m good at English/maths/…

Stating the goals for the lesson

Learner recognizes questions and short, simple classroom instructions. 7
Learner expresses simple needs in the classroom setting.
Learner uses common, familiar everyday expressions to meet specific practical needs in the classroom setting.

A. Along with your teacher read the following chart with useful expressions for the classroom interaction

Teacher Student

Waiting to start Saying you don’t understand

• I'm waiting for you to be quiet. • What did you say?
• We won't start until everyone is quiet. • One more time, please.
• Stop talking and be quiet. • Say it again, please.
• Settle down now so we can start. • I don't understand.
• I don't get it.
• Like this?
• Is this OK?
 Would you mind repeating that?
 I am in the dark
 How do you say “_____” in English?
 How do you pronounce “_____”?
 What does “_____” mean?
Put your things away Asking for permission
• Close your books. Excuse me teacher,
• Put your books away.  May I go to the restroom?
• Pack your things away.  May use my cellphone?
 Can I take this call?
 May talk to “________”?

Instructions Requesting something

• Pay attention, everybody.  Could I borrow your pen?
• You need pencils/rulers.  Can you lend me your eraser?
• We'll read / write / draw / listen…  I need a sharpener, someone?
• Are you ready?  Could you give a hand with
• Open your books at page... ________?
• Turn to page ...  Could I ask you for a favor?
• Look at activity five.  Could you pass me the _______?
• Any questions?
• Collect your work please.
• Pack up your books.
 Rip out a piece of paper

B. Watch the following cartoon episode. Make sure you understand the target language in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8irSFvoyLHQ
As you watch your teacher will stop the video to ask comprehension questions.
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C. Which of the following picture illustrate the expression “Rub elbows with ______” in the school
context?

A B C

Lesson 5

Stating the goals for the lesson

Learner identifies English language sounds using knowledge in phonics, syllabification and word parts.

A. Recognition. Look to the following classification of words. The classification has been made based on
the way the syllabic sound is to be pronounced in every word. Listen to your teacher model the correct
pronunciation

Long /i/ [ee, ea, y] Short /I/ [i, y]

Meet Mid
Need Pick
Been Birth

B. Articulation. Read and listen to the pronunciation of the following words

Elementary Pre – intermediate

bin bean Did deed Is ease
chip cheap fill feel mitt meet
his he’s fit feet slip sleep
it eat grin green still steal
sit seat hit heat

C. Production. Practice reading the following sentences out loud.

1. He’s thinner than his twin.

2. She’s the help that I need.
3. He sleeps in his favorite seat
4. Tim hits the green ball with a stick
5. The heat reached my feet.