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Learning course No. and name: ________________________________________________
Meeting New People
What do we say when we introduce ourselves?
Greetings
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(Good morning…) Hi, I’m John.
(What's up!) Hello. I’m Simon. Simon Davis.
Hi there. My name is Samantha Tart.
Responses
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Nice to meet you. I’m Gary. (Nice to see you.)
Pleased to meet you. My name is Terry.
It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jennifer Holmes. Please call me
Jen.
Questions
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Nice to meet you, too. What do you do?
Pleased to meet you, too. Where are you from?
It’s a pleasure to meet you, too. What line of work are you in, Jen?
Responses
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I’m a nurse. I work in a hospital downtown. How about you?
I’m English. I’m from Bristol. It’s in the West of England. Do you
know it?
I’m a Sales Representative. I work for a pharmaceutical company.
How about you? And you?
Practice I Read the models below, then practice introducing yourself.
a) Hello. My name is Charles Johnson. I’m from the UK. I live in London. I’m a
Businessman. I work for Active Sports Incorporated. My company designs, produces
and sells sportswear for the outdoors.
b) Hi there. I’m Sarah. I’m Canadian. I’m from Canada. I’m married and have two sons.
My parents live in Toronto. I have one brother and two sisters. My husband is a
dentist.
c) Nice to meet you. I’m James. James Sherman. I come from New Zealand but I live in
Tokyo. I’m a student. I study Japanese Language at Tokyo University. In my free
time I like to play football and watch films.
Practice II Match the words on the right with the correct question, answer these questions
and then ask and answer each question with your partner.
a) What’s your ______?
b) Where are you ______?
c) What do you ______?
d) What’s your ______?
e) Where do you ______?
f) Do you have any ______?
g) Where do you ______?
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Exercise I Choose the best response.
1) I’m from Oxford. Do you know it?
a. I’m from Osaka.
2) I’m Danish. How about you?
a. My name is Daniel.
3) Which part of Japan are you from?
a. Tokyo.
4) Where do you work?
a. In a bank.
5) Have you been to Australia?
a. No, I haven’t.
6) What do you do in your free time?
a. I work at city hall.
b. Yes, I do.
b. I’m from England.
b. I’m Japanese.
b. I’m a doctor.
b. No, I don’t.
b. I like reading and cooking.
Exercise II Match the countries with the nationalities.
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America
Australia
Philippines
Italy
France
Germany
Holland
Vietnam
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German
Dutch
Vietnamese
French
American
Australian
Filipino
Italian
Exercise III Choose the correct word.
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(Is she/Does she) from England?
(Do you/Are you) come from the USA?
Where (does/is) she from?
(Do you/Are you) Australian?
(I am/I) work for a Bank.
Where (do/are) you work?
Practice III Katy and Kenji are meeting each other for the first time. Read the dialogue
and practice with a friend:
Katy: Hi, I’m Katy. What’s your name?
Kenji: Hello. My name’s Kenji. It’s nice to meet you.
Katy: Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?
Kenji: I’m from Japan.
Katy: So, what do you do Kenji?
Kenji: I’m a teacher – I teach engineering at a University in Tokyo.
How about you? What do you do?
Katy: Well, I’m a Childcare Worker – I look after pre-school age
children. I work for a small Nursery School in Oxford.
Kenji: Wow! Do you like it?
Katy: Yes, I do. I love working with children – they’re a lot of fun.
Kenji: What do you like to do in your free time?
Katy: Hmm. I guess I like swimming and playing tennis. I also like to
cook. How about you? Do you have any hobbies?
Kenji: Not really, but I enjoy watching baseball and I sometimes go
to karaoke.
Exercise I Answer to these questions:
1) What does Katy do?
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2) Does Kenji like his job?
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3) What do they do in their free time?
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Application Introduce and talk about someone you know. i.e.
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Linda is my friend. She’s Irish. She is from Ireland. Her
full name is Linda Maggie Brogan. She lives in Kamakura.
She is an English teacher. She works in Shinagawa. Linda
has three brothers and three sisters. In her free time,
she likes to play golf, listen to classical music and do
crossword puzzles.
DEVELOPMENT (DESARROLLO)
Practice i…