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English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter > What's Your

Name?

Instructor: ...........................................................
DOLMARY TORRENEGRA Date: ..........................................................................................

MARIA LAURA ZAMBRANO

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Ciao! Hola! Hello! Say hello to friends. Say hello to co-workers.

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Exchange basic personal information. • I can introduce myself and provide basic
personal information.
Ask your partner:
• I can say hello to a friend and a co-worker.
• How do you say hello to friends? • I can say the times of the day and the seasons.
• How do you say hello to your
teacher?

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Let’s Explore!

"Good morning." "Good morning to you, too*!" Let's greet people.

* "Too" means also.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Bill: Good morning, Miss Smith. My name is Bill.

Miss Smith: Good morning, Bill. The weather is nice today!
Bill: Yes, I love this weather. Summer is my favorite season.
Miss Smith: Winter is my favorite season.
Angela: Good afternoon, Kenji.
Kenji: Good afternoon to you too, Angela. I am happy it is Friday!
Angela: I am too.
Dad: Hey, Jenny.
Jenny: Hi, Dad. It is movie night tonight.
Dad: It is pizza night too!
Jenny: YESSSSSSS!

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Let’s Practice!

Let’s practice small talk. Small talk is about the weather, the weekend, the day
of the week, or the news.
Oblanks using the correct word. You can use a word more than once from the Word
Bank.
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Word Bank
It / Good / is / am

1. The weather
IS nice today!
IS
2. Winter my favorite season.

3. I AM , too.
IT
4. is movie night tonight.

5. GOOD afternoon, Kenji.

Let’s Practice!

Do you remember the words? Let's find out!

Instructions: Match the pictures with the words.

Friday

summer

weather

morning

night

afternoon

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Extension Activity

Now, it's your turn.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Read the dialogue again and underline all the Self-AssessmentYesNo

greetings. I use five target words.
b) Write a short dialogue. Use greetings. I pronounce words clearly.
c) Use 5 target words.
d) Use complete sentences. I use greetings.
e) Read your dialogue with a partner. Say it aloud.

Target Words

• morning (noun): the early part of the day • afternoon (noun): the middle of the
e.g. The morning is cool. day
• weather (noun): wind, rain, sun, temperature e.g. The afternoon is hot.
e.g. The weather is nice today. It is sunny. • Friday (noun): the day before the
• summer (noun): the time of the year when it is weekend
hot e.g. Everyone is happy on Friday.
e.g. Summer is a fun season. • night (noun): the time of day when it is
• season (noun): a time of the year: spring, dark
summer, autumn, winter e.g. I am asleep at night.
e.g. There are four seasons in a year. • winter (noun): the time of the year
when it is cold
e.g. Winter is a cold season.

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Learning Points

The Verb To Be with I, He, She, It

The verb to be is very common. You use the verb to be in introductions and in statements.
Read the examples. Say them aloud.

Long Form Short Form Example

I am I'm I'm a student.

He is He's He's a teacher.

She is She's She is a woman.

It is It's It is a book.

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Learning Points

Polite and Casual Greetings

You use polite greetings with people at work. You use casual greetings with people you know.
Read the chart. Say the polite and casual greetings.

Types of Greetings Example Example Dialogue

Polite Greetings Hello. Mr. Rogers: Hello, Miss Smith.
Good morning. Ms. Smith: Good morning, Mr. Rogers.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
Casual Greetings Hi. Karla: Hey, Jason.
Hey. Jason: Hi, Karla.
Hello.
Morning.
Afternoon.
Evening.