FIRST STEPS
INTRODUCING YOURSELF
Day 1:
GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS:
Verb to be:
VERB TO BE
1 ST
I AM
2 ND YOU ARE
3RD HE IS
3RD SHE IS
3RD IT IS
1ST WE ARE
2ND YOU ARE
3RD THEY ARE
The “to be” is a verb used to describe something or someone.
The most common use of the “to be” verb is to talk about names, ages, feelings,
nationalities, and profession.
I am happy. X I am short.
Examples:
I am nervous. We are friends.
You are a teacher. You are teachers.
She is Clara. They are John and Susie.
He is Brazilian. They are Australian.
It is brown. They are brown cats.
Talk about yourself:
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VERB TO BE
Pronoun Affirmative Negative
I I am / I'm I am not / I'm not
YOU You are / You're You are not / You aren't
HE He is / He's He is not / He isn't
SHE She is / She's She is not / She isn't
IT It is / It's It is not / It isn't
WE We are / we're We are not / We aren't
YOU You are / You're You are not / You aren't
THEY They are / They’re They are not / They aren't
Let’s Practice!
1) Answer the questions in the negative and affirmative form:
Example:
Is he a journalist?
Yes, he is a journalist.
No, he is not a journalist.
a) Is she tall?
b) Are you sad?
c) Are they actors?
d) Are you a student?
e) Are you journalists?
f) Is it white?
g) Is he Chinese?
Day 2:
At the hospital
A: Good morning! How can I help you?
B: I am sick. I need a doctor.
A: Ok! I’ll need some personal information first. What is your last name?
B: It’s Novak.
A: What is your first name?
B: My first name is Jack.
A: How old are you?
B: I am 33 years old.
A: What is your telephone number?
B: It’s 502 – 4432. Oh
A: What is your address?
B: My address is 87, Camaron Street.
Avenida Presidente Kennedy, 234
A: What is your marital status?
B: I am married.
A: The doctor will call you in a few minutes.
B: Thanks!
Numbers:
1 One 11 Eleven 30 Thirty
2 Two 12 Twelve 40 Forty
3 Three 13 Thirteen 50 Fifty
4 Four 14 Fourteen 60 Sixty
5 Five 15 Fifteen 70 Seventy
6 Six 16 Sixteen 80 Eighty
7 Seven 17 Seventeen 90 Ninety
8 Eight 18 Eighteen 100 One Hundred
9 Nine 19 Nineteen 1.000 One Thousand
1.000.00
10 Ten 20 Twenty 0 One Million
Answer the questions about you:
1. What’s your name?
2. Where are you from?
3. Where do you live?
4. How old are you?
5. What is your address?
6. What is your phone number?
7. Are you married?
8. What do you do?
Day 3:
Hello guys!
I am Lucy Miller, I’m 52 years old. I am from
England, but I live in Chicago U.S. now. I am a
journalist for the Chicago News, I write about sports.
I love to practice sports in my free time, my favorite
sport is basketball, but I like to play soccer too. My
husband is Tom, his favorite sport is hockey, my
daughter Emily also likes to play soccer.
Every Sunday we go to the park and play together.
A) Answer the questions about the text:
1. How old is Lucy?
2. Where does she live?
3. Is she married?
4. Where is she from?
5. What does she do?
6. What does she like to do in her free time?
7. What do they do on Sunday?
QUESTION WORDS:
MONTHS
JANUARY
DAYS
FEBRUARY
MONDAY
MARCH
TUESDAY
APRIL
WEDNESDAY
MAY
THURSDAY
JUNE
FRIDAY
JULY
SATURDAY
AUGUST
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
A) Answer the questions according to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d54sEDSwoI
1) Who is the girl?
2) What is her last name?
3) Where is she from?
4) What does she do?
B) Answer the questions about you:
1. When is your birthday?
2. Who is your mother?
3. What do you do on Monday?
4. When is your father’s birthday?
5. How do you go to work?
6. Where do you live?
Day 4:
What is your marital status?
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Is your best friend single?
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Is your grandmother a widow?
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Is your uncle divorced?
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Learning the Alphabet:
Answer the questions according to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6uZnb3rsYU
1. What is his surname?
2. What’s his first name?
3. What’s his nationality?
4. What’s his address?
5. What’s his post code?
6. What’s his mobile number?
7. What’s his home number?
8. What’s his e-mail address?
- Do you get a car for me?
- First, I need some personal details.
- What’s your surname please?
- It’s Whatling.
- And how do you spell that?
- W-H-A-T-L-I-N-G
- Ok, thanks! What’s your first name?
- Paul.
- And what’s your nationality?
- I’m British.
- Ok, what’s your address?
- It’s 29, Elmore Road, Bristol.
- How do you spell Elmore?
- E-L-M-O-R-E
- And what is your post code?
- B-S-13-6-Q-T
- I’m sorry…
- B-S-13-6-Q-T
- Great! Thanks a lot! What’s your mobile number?
- 07969831016
- 07969…
- 831016
- Ok, what’s your home number?
- 01174806544
- Could you say that again, please?
- 01174806544
- Right, and the last question, what’s your email
address?
- It’s paul99@webmail.com
- Could you repeat that please?
- paul99@webmail.com
- Ok, thanks a lot. Now… what type of car would you
like?
- I’m looking for a golf…
My name is Joseph Collins, I’m 45 years old.
I’m from Texas and I am a doctor.
I live in Austin. I am married to Jolene,
my daughter is Karen and my son is David.
My telephone number is 321-7490
and my address is 526, Alabama Street.
Write a similar paragraph about you:
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Day 5:
1) Create a dialogue asking and answering personal questions.
2) Write a composition about a person very close to you giving personal
information about him or her.
3) What was the easiest part of the week?
4) What was the most difficult?
5) What did you like the most?
6) Brainstorm the content.
