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    ENGLISH FOUNDATION

    LESSON 11

    Lesson focus
    Warm-up ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
    A – Introducing yourself ................................................................................................................................ 1
    B – Exchanging personal information ........................................................................................................... 2
    C – Starting the conversation ........................................................................................................................ 3
    D – Making small talk .................................................................................................................................... 3
    E – Responding to information ..................................................................................................................... 4
    Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

    After this lesson, you will know how to:

    • Introduce yourself in formal and informal situations


    • Ask and answer questions about basic personal information
    • Begin a social conversation and respond appropriately
    • Greet people and say goodbye in different ways

    WARM-UP
    When you meet someone you don't know:
    • Do you prefer to talk or to listen?
    • Tick ✓ the adjectives that describe you:
    sociable  friendly  shy  talkative  polite 

    A – INTRODUCING YOURSELF

    1. Listen to conversations a and b. Guess the relationship between two people in the conversation.
    (CD1 – 2)

    2. Listen again and complete the sentences.


    ……………………….. Jake.
    ……………………….. Samantha.
    ……………………….. Vladimir Petrov.
    ……………………….. Yoko Shirai.
    Which conversation (a or b) is more formal? ………

    1
    3. Now listen to conversations c – g. Tick ✓ Formal or Informal. (CD1 – 2)
    Formal Informal
    c  
    d  
    e  
    f  
    g  

    B – EXCHANGING PERSONAL INFORMATION

    1. Listen to Daniela, Joshua and Shizuka. Complete the table. (CD1 – 3)

    is from ….. is a …… lives in …..


    Daniela
    Joshua
    Shizuka

    Practice 1: Work in pairs. Practice asking and answering the above information.

    2. Language: Saying hello

    2.1. Complete the conversations using the words below


    how well things bad fine going
    a. A: Hello. How's it …………………… ?
    B: Oh, not too …………………., thanks.
    b. A: Hi there. How are ………………….?
    B: …………………., thanks.
    c. A: Good morning. …………………. are you?
    B: I'm very …………………., thank you. And you?

    2.2. Which conversation is formal: a, b or c? ………….

    3. Pronunciation: Intonation to show interest


    3.1. Listen to sentence a twice. Notice how the second speaker moves her voice up and down to
    sound more interested. (CD1 – 4)

    a So you work with computers?

    3.2. Listen to sentences b – g. Tick ✓ which speaker sounds more interested, 1 or 2.


    (CD1 – 4)
    1 2
    b  
    c  

    2
    d  
    e  
    f  
    g  

    Practice 2: Now listen and repeat. Try to make your voice move up and down to sound interested.

    C – STARTING THE CONVERSATION


    Read the conversation starters (a – d) and match them to the situations (1 – 4)
    a Terrible weather today, isn't it? 1 on a train
    b Excuse me. Is anyone sitting here? 2 at a party
    c I'm looking forward to the weekend. 3 at work
    d Hi. Great music, isn't it? 4 at a bus stop

    Practice 3: Imagine you are in these situations. Try to start the conversation
    a. At a concert
    b. At the park
    c. At the bus stop
    d. On the bus

    D – MAKING SMALL TALK

    1. Listen to Ang and Teresa. Tick ✓ the topics they talk about. (CD1 – 5)

    work  family  hometown  sport 


    hobbies  holidays  weather  gardening 

    2. Listen and complete these questions. (CD1-6)


    a. Where are you ………………………. ?
    b. What do you ………………………. ?
    c. Are you ………………………. ?
    d. Do you have any ………………………. ?
    e. Do you enjoy your ………………………. ?
    f. Do you have any plans for the ………………………. ?

    Practice 4: Give answers to the questions above with information about yourself.

    3. Look at these parts of conversations.

    A: Do you play golf?


    B: Yes. I love golf. How about you?

    A: Where are you from?

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    B: I'm from Madrid. What about you?

    When do we use "How about you" or "What about you"?

    E – RESPONDING TO INFORMATION
    1. Look at the expressions you can use to respond with interest. Listen again to the conversation
    between Teresa and Ang and tick ✓ the expressions you hear. (CD1 – 5)
    Oh yes. 
    Oh, really? 
    That's interesting. 
    I didn't know that. 
    That's good. 
    How amazing! 

    Practice 5: Listen to each statement and respond using one of the expressions above. If possible, ask a
    question, too. (CD1-7)
    Example:
    You hear: a – I'm from Manchester.
    You say: Really? What's it like?

    2. Language: Saying goodbye


    2.1. Complete the conversations using the words below
    see good now bye
    a. A: By for …………………… .
    B: OK. Bye. …………………… you later.
    b. A: …………………… night. It was lovely to see you.
    B: Thanks for coming. I hope you have a safe journey.
    c. A: ……………………, then. Have a good day.
    B: Thanks, bye.

    2.2. Which conversation is formal: a, b or c? ………….

    CLASS ROLE PLAY


    Imagine you are at a party. Stand up and mingle with your classmates. Introduce yourself and make small
    talk. Try to sound interested and keep each conversation going by asking questions.

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    GLOSSARY

    Vocabulary Phonetic transcription Meaning


    introduce (v) /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/ giới thiệu
    formal (adj) /ˈfɔːrml/ trang trọng, nghiêm túc
    informal (adj) /ɪnˈfɔːrml/ không trang trọng, thoải
    mái
    personal (adj) /ˈpɜːrsənl/ mang tính cá nhân
    terrible (adj) /ˈterəbl/ khủng khiếp
    hometown (n) /ˈhəʊmtaʊn/ quê hương
    hobby (n) /ˈhɑːbi/ sở thích
    holiday (n) /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/ kỳ nghỉ
    weather (n) /ˈweðər/ thời tiết
    gardening (n) /ˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/ làm vườn
    sociable (adj) /ˈsəʊʃəbl/ chan hòa, hòa đồng
    friendly (adj) /ˈfrendli/ than thiện
    shy (adj) /ʃaɪ/ ngại ngùng
    talkative (adj) /ˈtɔːkətɪv/ hoạt ngôn, nói nhiều
    polite (adj) /pəˈlaɪt/ lịch sự

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