Introductions SUBJECT SPEAKING SKILL SPEAKING TASK People Introducing yourself Introduce yourself to other classmates. Introducing yourself When you meet someone for the first time, you should greet each other and exchange names. In informal situations, you can greet the person by saying either Hi. or Hello. and then tell the person your first name [Hi, I m Kin. /Hello. My name s Maria.]. Hi, I m... is slightly less formal than Hello. My name s.... In more formal situations, you can say, How do you do? and then give your full name [How do you do? My name s Maria Romano.]. It is considered polite to follow a greeting with It s nice to meet you. (or just Nice to meet you.). An appropriate response would be Nice to meet you, too. It is also polite to give a compliment and to express interest in the person. You might compliment his or her clothing or abilities [I like your jacket. Your English is very good.]. If you receive a compliment, you should thank the person and return the same compliment or respond with another. To express interest in the person, you can ask a question about the situation in which you meet [How long have you been studying English? ]. Answers for Unit 1 Worksheet (p. 13) 8 1. Michelle Wie. 2. The United States. 3. Play golf. 4. About fifteen years. Classmate 1: 1. Masserinho 2. Brazil 3. Play soccer 4. About 20 years 5. At 35 years old [Suggested answers; students answers can vary] 6. To win the World Cup Classmate 2: 1. Bethany Bounce 2. Singapore 3. Play soccer 4. Since she was 12 5. Never 6. To keep on improving
Introductions 2 Listen and read. Hi! I m Kin. What s your name? Maria: Hello. My name s Maria. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from? Maria: I m from Italy. I ve been at this school for only two weeks. How about you? Oh, for about three years. How long have you been studying English? Maria: I started studying English in Rome about two years ago. Just two years ago? Your English is really good! Maria: Thanks. Your English is good, too. Answer the questions and follow the instruction. 1 What does Maria say to greet Kin? Hello. 2 Which line in the dialogue shows Kin is surprised? Just two years ago? 3 Underline sentences where Kin and Maria say something nice about each other. 9 9
Introducing yourself You can introduce yourself by saying hello and giving your name. You can be polite by saying Nice to meet you. or Nice to see you. and giving compliments (saying something nice about the person). 3 Listen and repeat. Then work with a classmate and take turns saying each sentence using the words given. 1 Hi! I m Kin. / Hello. My name s Maria. [names] 2 How long have you been studying English? learning French, playing the piano 3 Oh, for about three years. two, five months, weeks 4 Your English is really good! French, Spanish excellent, great 4-6 Listen and repeat. Sounds name meet from name nice been long studying Words my meet nice real ly Eng lish stud y ing I tal y Sentences 1 Nice to meet you, too. 2 Where are you from? 3 I ve been at this school for only two weeks. For words, stress the highlighted syllable. For sentences, stress the words with bigger circles. 10 10
7 Put the dialogue in the correct order. Then listen and practice the dialogue with a classmate. Mary: Yes, I ve been coming to the music club for only a week. How about you? Tom: Thanks. You play the violin well, too. Mary: Wow, just two months? You play the trumpet very well! Tom: I m Tom. Nice to meet you. You re new here, aren t you? Mary: Hi. My name s Mary. What s your name? Tom: Oh, for about two months. 3 6 5 2 1 4 Work with a classmate. Prepare a dialogue introducing yourself to each other. Useful words drama club science club tennis club practice learn great Classmate: Classmate: Classmate: Hi. My name s Kim. What s your name? Hello. I m John. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. How long have you been coming to the tennis club? Oh, for about two weeks. Just two weeks? You play tennis very well! Thanks. You play it well, too. Let s practice together! OK. Present your dialogue to the class. Remember to make your dialogue polite by saying something nice about the person you are talking to. 11 11
Write your answers. Then ask two classmates the same questions and write their answers. 1 Which activity are you going to do after school? Piano practice. 2 How long have you been doing it? Two years. 3 What other activities do you like doing? Playing soccer and doing judo. Name: 1 Jin-Ho Swimming. Name: 1 Fiona Playing baseball. 2 Three years. 2 Eight months. 3 Listening to music and watching movies. 3 Playing tennis, painting pictures and learning Spanish. Use these phrases to help you: Can you say that again, please? How do you spell that? Tell the class about your classmates. 12 12
Unit 1 Worksheet Name: Class: Date: Imagine you are a famous singer, actor or sports star and write the answers. 1 What is your name? 2 Where are you from? 3 What do you do very well? 4 How long have you been doing it? Work with two classmates. Introduce yourself as the famous person from Activity A and make notes in the table. 1 His/Her name Classmate 1 Classmate 2 2 Where he/she is from 3 What he/she does very well 4 How long he/she has been doing it 5 When he/she plans to stop doing it 6 What he/she hopes to achieve Introduce your classmates to the class using the notes from Activity B. Photocopiable Pearson Education Asia Limited 2007 Boost! Speaking 1 13