Getting Acquainted PREVIEW 1. Meet someone new. 2. Identify and describe people. 3. Provide personal information. 4 Introduce someone to a group. English and You! Why are you learning Englis Did You Know? See TCR ATTA) St eee ae Fewer than twenty percent (20%) are native speakers of English jase complete the form. Title: OM. 7 Mrs. a LasuFamily Name FirsvGiven Name Nationality =) 5 Occupation A PAIR WORK Why are you learning English? Compare reasons with a partner. B_ CLASS SURVEY How many students in your class are studying English... for business? for travel? 2 uN for their studies? to get to know people? (other reasons)C102 PHOTO STORY Read and listen to people getting acquainted. Susan: bet his sour ded Carats, ad eke you to | rae yen Soo ‘Sam: And just call me Sam. So, what do you do, Suzy? Susan: I'm a photographer... Oh, ‘Ted: Sorry I'm late. Susan: Ted, this is Cara's dad. Ted: Oh, how nice to meet you, Sams It’s a pleasure to meet you, rm sory. Theres my husband... M4 Pike! Susan: Samuel Pike. Ted, over here! Sam: Likewise. But please call me Susan: Great to meet you, too. But sam please, everyone cals me by my nickname, Stzy- D FOCUS ON LANGUAGE Look at the underlined expressions in the 1.0) Formal tes Photo Story. With a partner, find: Men Women | 1 two ways to introduce people. os ete sine 2 three ways to greet new people. Miss (sng) 3 three ways to tell others they can be informal. ren family names | Ms Grant NOT ia-sury | Marital status | married = 6 single = SPEAKING U we -(6§) | Se A Complete your response to each person. Write the correct formal titles. Nice to meet you. ven wane Pore raw wane Antncay | ‘occuparion sing | ee | 4 1 _Good to meet you, too, i (Mr. Marc / Mr. Anthony /Ms, Anthony) B ROLE PLAY Imagine your partner is a famous person. Introduce your partner to the class. Use formal titles 2 Nice to mest you, too, ‘Good ta meet you, 4 | cvennaue Jenifer ‘occupation H (Ms, Lawrence / Ms. jennifer / Mr. Lawrence) 64 Vike you to meet Bradley Cooper. 99 Mr. Cooper isan actor. utr 3[HILT Meet someone new CONVERSATION MODEL A 1104 Read and listen to people ‘meeting someone new. ‘A: Who's that? B: Over there? | think she’s new. A: Well, let’s say hello. 8: Good morning. I'm Alex, and this is Lauren. : Hi, My name’s Kathryn Gao. But everyone calls me Kate. A: Great to meet you, Kate. Where are you from? C: New York. B08 RHYTHM AND INTONATION Listen again and repeat. Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner. GRAMMAR information questions with be: Review tats Contractions. ‘Who's Ms. Nieto? ‘She's my teacher. m= lam Who are they? They're my classmates. he's = heis Where's she from? these ae) What city are you from? What's your occupation? _I'man engineer. What's his email address? It's [email protected] [say “ted at kr-dot-com’] What are their names? ‘Andrea and Steven. p23 How old isyour brother? He's twenty-six, * Infomation queston with be: How old are they? She's twelve, and her ite sister is ight. BE and a sjecnes A GRAMMAR PRACTICE Complete the conversations. Use contractions of the verb be when possible. TAS ccosmnnnes that over there? 2 A: Your new neighbor's good-looking! 8: Oh, that’s Hasna, from Lebanon. his name? kK so. She? She looks very young. 8: His name's Francisco. 8: | think twenty-five A he from? 8: El Salvador. «UN eater3h they? 5 A: I'll call you sometime. your 8: | think new students. phone number? & their names? 8 soe $55-0296. yours? 8: Evan and Kim. A: 555-8747. 4/A: Itwas nice to meet your brothers. 6A .. your e-mail address? they? Vl send you a note. 8: Greg's only fourteen. But my older brother, Bs enenene [email protected], David, is twenty-eight. A: K-r- dot - com? That's interesting. oy David's occupation? you from? oe a lawyer. 8: Busan, Korea. I'm here on business. x B GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Write at least four information questions for your partner. Begin each question with a capital letter and end with a question mark. What's your phone number? © PAIR WORK Now ask your questions, and answer your partner’s questions. POTTER] Meet someone new |=uS A CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR With two partners, personalize the Conversation Model. Imagine one of you is new to your school, office, of neighborhood. Meet that person. Then change roles. AE WHO ooo? Over there? I think ....... new. ‘A: Well, let’ say hello. 21M oss» and this is My name's sons « = Where are you from? DONT STOP! 7 Ask more questions. What ty are you from? What's your occupation? Who's your teacher? OROR Eater Introduce people Greet new people |, Shift to informality This is. Great to meet you Everyone calls me Vike you to meet How nice to meet you! Please call me W's pleasure to meet you. | Just call me 8 CHANGE PARTNERS Practice the conversation again. Meet other people. NTT 5Identify and describe people GRAMMAR Modification with adjectives: Review | >106' Positive adjectives Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. They can go after the verb be or before anoun, | beautiol handsome Usain Bolt is terrific, He's a terrific athlete from Jamaica. fantastic wonderful Tony Leung and Gong Li are famous. They/re famous actors from China. They're great wonderful Use an article before an adjective that modifies a singular noun. He's 2 great musician. NOT He's great musician: | A GRAMMAR PRACTICE Combine each pair of sentences. 1 Chris Pine is an actor from the U.S. He's handsome. 2 Emeli Sandé is a singer from the U.K. She’s fantastic. 3. Cheng Fei and Yao jinnan are athletes from China. They're terrific. 4 Sebastio Salgado is a photographer from Brazil He's great. 5 Alice Munro is a writer from Canada. She's famous. 8 Now write three sentences about other famous people. Use an adjective before a noun. CONVERSATION MODEL A» 197 Read and listen to someone identify and describe a person. Hey. Who's Lucia Micareli? You don’t know? For real? No. Is she famous? }: She sure is. She's a great musician. «: Where's she from? : The United States. PP Prer 8 >n08 RHYTHM AND INTONATION Listen again and repeat. Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner. | GRAMMAR Yes / 10 questions and short answers with be: Review Areyouow teache?——Yeulam, —Hmnot ae Is she Chinese? Yes, she is. No, she isn't, {No, she's not.) aun Nor hone Syournseame Jost? Weel, Newent (Nos ot) ‘Are you and Tom students? —_Yes, we are. No, we aren't. (No, we're not.) ‘Ave they famous? Yes, they are, No, they aren't, (No, they're not} | p.124 1 Yer: ga tem jaa oe 6 uNA FIND THE GRAMMAR Find and underline two information questions and one ye / no question with be in the Conversation Model on page 6. 8 GRAMMAR PRACTICE Complete the questions and answers. Use contractions when possible. VAS cssssee YOurfather a teacher? 4 A: Who those new students? B: Yes, : sate from Canada? B: No, I think > } 2h your son an athiete? fomieux B: No, . an artist. That's a nice hat! new? cam 3 A this your new address? lie ont B: Yes, : : you a musician? B: Yes, a violinist. ‘2 PRONUNCIATION intonation of questions ‘A 1:09 Use rising intonation in yes / no questions. Use falling intonation in information questions. Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat. ‘Yes / no questions Information questions 1s she an architect? What's her occupation? ‘Are they from Canada? Where are they froin? 8 PAIR WORK Write three yes / no questions and three information questions with be. Begin each question with a capital letter and end with a question mark. Then take tums practicing question intonation. Look at the famous ameter ‘Add information about a famous person you know. ‘SEB B_ CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR With a partner, change the Conversation Model. Practice identifying and describing famous people. Use an adjective from the Grammar on page 6. Then change roles. A: Hey. Who's ? B: You don’t know? For real? eed ea) Jeanne Gang A No. Is famous? peace) ens tk} 8 sure is. sa i AS Where oon. from? 8: Your own famous person CHANGE PARTNERS Practice the first name conversation again. Talk about other famous people. Use other etaiin? eects ‘occupation country adjective to describe the person ME ann Bore Cri) exe uNT1 7Provide personal information BEFORE YOU LISTEN ; I8NH Countries and EA is VOCABULARY « Personal information ed 425 "ead and listen. Then listen again and repeat. eae nationality _He’s originally from india, but his nationality is anes tom Canada ‘Canadian. He has a Canadian passport. eet Rage birthplace _'m from Mexico City, but itisn’t my birthplace. M€"® from Turkey. T'was born in a beautiul small town called Patzcuaro. See page 122 fora more complete lis hometown She was born in Seoul, but her hometown is Busan. ‘She grew up there. 8 PAIR WORK Ask your partner questions, using the Vocabulary. 44 What'syour birthplace? 17 LISTENING COMPREHENSION A a2) LISTEN FOR DETAILS Listen to each conversation and write each person’s nationality and occupation. Then check yes or no to indicate whether the person has a nickname. an interpreter a graphic designer a salesperson 8 PiN8 LISTEN TO INFER_ Now listen to each conversation again and complete each statement. == 1 He grew up in 3. She's originally from a Ankara b London ¢ lzmir a Buenos Aires b Montevideo ¢ Santiago 2 Her birthplace is... 4 Hishometownis ...... . a Osaka b Tokyo ¢ Seoul a Chicago b Toronto. —_« New York 8 uNINFORMATION GAP Partner A: Look at the top of the page. Partner 6: Turn your book and look at the bottom of the page. ‘Ask information questions with be and write the missing personal information. ovis 1 you dont understand, ake Could you repeat that? How do you spel that? sosiLanguage on, Name: Gordon Graham Nickname: Gordy Occupation: Nationality: Australian Name: Nickname: Occupation: salesperson Nationality Age: 36 Hometown: Canbera rthplace: Agi Email: gordyg@umailcomau Hometown: i E-mail: [email protected] | Name: Claire Bet) Occupation: Age: 24 sae: Nationality: Antony jpcoee i tional ponsteng ofe Birthplace: Cameroon el E-mail: claire. [email protected] Name: ‘Occupation: scientist yeury eid sued sumorawoy, \puaig sAujeuonen aby Jaqum cwonedn>9 ‘Wen drworeungoveyus :yeu3 "uMorawoH, :Ayjeuonen of :a6y suonedn20 ore ey 2weN, Wew-3 we 96y Aaupls sareidyaaig ‘umo1awioH{ -Aujeuonen, payypie :uonedn20 saweUpIN ‘auieN you oGejues :umojowoy ‘26y ‘ea sheuoneN jonedaa29 rag :2weUpIN osu ovaaiy :oweN 224 F945 nok op oH ‘feu toca nox pes 296 puessepun juop nok 9 ERE ie LZ) meeeBEFORE YOU READ A. WARM-UP. In your life, where do you see or hear English? B PREVIEW Before you read, search for the word English in the article, Then answer this question: How does each person use English? READING iss THIS IS MITSUHIKO TANAKA, a computer programmer at an international publishing company in Japan. He is originally from Sendai, but he works at his company’s offices in Tokyo now, where he lives with his wife, Tomiko, and their young son, Hiro, “English is very important in our work We use it to communicate with colleagues who speak many different languages at our offices all lover the world says Mr. Tanaka. “We also get visitors several times ‘each year, so we use English for our meetings.” At home, Mr. Tanaka {gets new ideas about computing Irom websites in English on the Internet, He also uses his English in social media to keep in touch ‘with friends all over the world, MEET LETICIA MARQUES. She works asa financial manager for 4 Swedish automotive company in Curitiba, Brazil, where she \was born and raised. She is single and lives with her parents, “Luse English every day” Ms. Marques says. “We use it in most of ‘our e-mails and meetings and for calls to Sweden, the US., and France.” In her free time, she likes to watch movies in English “Its good for my pronunciation, she says. THIS Is HAMZA ITANI, an executive assistant at a four-star hotel in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Me. Hani lives in Dubai nov, but his hometown isthe city of Beirut, in Lebanon. At his job in Dubai he uses English every day Business travelers and tourists from many diferent countries stay a the hotel, and English is the most | ‘common language they communicate in. “Sometimes our guests need a tour guide, and, if fm not too busy, | use the opportunity to practice my English When he's not at work, Mr. ani enjoys watching English-language TV."It helps me alot!" he says. Mr.ttani | ‘married and has a one-yearold son | ‘Source: Authentic interes of rea! people 10 uNA. INFER INFORMATION Check all possible answers, according to the atic 1 Mr Tanaka uses English D toteach classes. Oto watch TV. Cwith colleagues. to.use the internet. 2 Ms, Marques uses English at work... Din e-mails Cin international phone calls D in meetings. Cin phone calls to other cities in Brazil 3. Mr Itani probably uses English with hotel guests from. _ G Canada. oot O Brazil GERRALTTTITIIN] occe someone to soup —— Gi Lebanon. O China. Name: Victoria Wang Nickname: Vicky Occupation: photographer Hometown: Wuhan, china Birthplace: (ame) 2 Favorite actor: Will Smith Favorite sport: tennie Other: lverin Shanghas 8 SCAN FOR FACTS. Complete the information about the people. EC | Name: errique cruz Nickname: ii Occupation: pit Hometown: verazna, merice irtnplace: Granada, Spain ‘Age: Favorite actor: Matt Daman Favorite sport: soccer ‘Other: ines in Monterrey, Merce + This is , but everyone calls her Meet He's a and She's years old, and he lives in Everyone calls him she'sa ~ Ms. lives His hometown is but in sous » But She is originally from a actually he was born in His favorite city called - Her favorite actor is actor is , and his favorite sport is Mr, Cruz is years old, , and her favorite sport is z 8 NOTEPADDING Interview a classmate. Write his or her personal information on the notepad. Name Nickname: Occupation Hometown: Birthplace: Age Favorite actor: Favorite sport: Other: GROUP WORK Introduce your partner to your classmates. Use the intraductions in Exercise A {for support Qa Tris is ‘dike You to meet _. Everyone ca’ (hin Thed (his / Her) nicknarne is [His / Her] hometown is (His Hed favorite is “Text mining (options) Fing and underine tree words or phases in the Reading | tat were new fo you. Use them in your Group Work For example: is original tromA Pals Listen to the conversations. Then listen again and write each person’s occupation and nationality, Seo French Brazilian Polish Name Een 1 George Detcheverry 2 Sonia Pereira 3. Mark Zaleski 4 Marjorie Baxter 8B Complete each statement. Circle the correct word. 1 We're from (China / Chines $ We'te from (Japan / japanese). 2 He's (Australia / Australian) 6 They're (Chile / Chilean) 3 She's from (aly / italian). 7 My neighbors are from (Koree / Korean) 4 My friend is (Uruguay / Uruguayan) 8 We're (Mexico / Mexican) © Complete each conversation in your own way. (You don't need to give real information.) 1 “What city are you from?” “what city are y 2 “What's your e-mail address?” 3 “Are you a teacher?” aD 2 “Vm from Canada.” s GD ? “ma graphic designer” 6D "Great to meet you, too. WRITING Write a short description of the classmate you interviewed on page 11 Include the following information. + first and last name ame ir Peter. His + age — tacit none jt Mughes Nes Reenty 1+ + hometown CORNET». 12 + birthplace + Capitalization + favorite actor / sport * Guidance fortis writing exercise 2 UNITYLy (OCs yaeieatainy Payee nt CONTEST Form teams. Create questions for another team about Will Smith, using the verb be. (A team gets one point for each correct question and one Point for each correct answer.) For example: Whe Is the real Will Smith? real name: Wilard Chistopher Sith, Jc ‘occupation: singer and actor marital status: maried birth date: September 25, 1968 birthplace: Philadelphia, US, What's his nickname? PAIR WORK 1 Create a conversation for the people in Picture 1. Start like this: Who's Will Smith? 2 With a partner, invent personal information for the people in Picture 2. Then create a conversation. favorite colors: red and black favorite food: sweets favorite actor: Harrison Ford Ci Meet someone new. Didentity and describe people 1D Provide personal information Bi introduce zomcone to a group.