Session #1 - Greetings and Presentations

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What you’ll learn:

● The English alphabet and its pronunciation
● Short introductory dialogues
● Common and useful phrases in English
● Introducing yourself and others

1. The English alphabet 1

2. Vocabulary items 2

3. Common greetings and presentations 3

4. Activities: greetings and presentations 5

1. The English alphabet

The Alphabet - Alphabet Song

Letters Pronunciation Examples

A /ei/ apple
B /bi:/ banana
C /si:/ cat
D /di:/ dog
E /i:/ elephant
F /ef/ fish
G /dᴣi:/ giraffe
H /eitʃ/ horse
I /ai/ ice cream
J /dᴣei/ jacuzzi
K /kei/ kangaroo

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 L /el/ lion
M /em/ monkey
N /en/ nest
O /ǝʊ/ octopus
P /pi:/ pear
Q /kju:/ queen
R /a:/ rabbit
S /es/ squirrel
T /ti:/ turtle
U /ju:/ umbrella
V /vi:/ violin
W /dʌbǝlju:/ wolf
X /eks/ xylophone
Y /wai/ yacht
Z /zed/zi:/ zebra

2. Vocabulary items
APPLE BANANA CAT DOG ELEPHANT

FISH GIRAFFE HORSE ICE CREAM JACUZZI

KANGAROO LION MONKEY NEST OCTOPUS

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 PEAR QUEEN RABBIT SQUIRREL TURTLE

UMBRELLA VIOLIN WOLF XYLOPHONE YACHT

ZEBRA A-B-C-D-E-F-G-
H-I-J-K-L-M-N-
O - P -Q - R - S -T -U -
V - W - X -Y - Z

3. Common greetings and presentations

Greetings: Presentations:
Hi / Hello Q: What is your name?
Good morning A: My name is ______ .
Good afternoon
Good evening Q: How old are you?
A: I am ____ years old.
Q: Hello, how are you?
A: Very well, thank you. And you? (formal) Q: Where are you from?
A: Fine / Great (informal) A: I am from _____.

Goodbye / Bye Q: Where do you live?

See you later A: I live in ____.
Thank you
You are welcome

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 Welcome!
I’m sorry!
Excuse me!
Thanks! / Thank you!

What’s your name?

My name is…
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you, too!

How are you?

I’m fine thank you!
I’m okay!
I’m not very well!

QUESTIONS: ANSWERS:
Hi, how are you? I'm good, and you? / I'm not very well, and you?
Hey, how are you doing? I'm doing fine/good, what about you?
Hi, are you ok? Yes, I'm great. / No, I'm not, I feel bad.

How was your day? It was nice, and yours? / It was terrible, and yours?
Are you having a nice day? Yes I am. It's a beautiful day today. / No I'm not, I
lost my keys.

My name is...
What's your name?
I am...

Where are you from? / Where do you come

I'm from ... / I come from …
from?

I'm English/Portuguese/German...
What's your nationality?

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 I'm nineteen years old./ I'm in my
How old are you?
early/mid/late-thirties.

I work in Lisbon/Amsterdam/Paris.
I work at *company name*
Where do you work/study? I don't work, I'm a student. / I don't work, I'm
unemployed/retired.
I study Design/Maths/Medicine.

Where do you live? I live in London / Amsterdam / Lisbon / Paris...

4. Activities: greetings and presentations

Example:
My name is Polina. I am from Russia, but I live in France. I work as a tutor and I like reading,
watching TV-shows and learning languages. I don’t have children but I have two cats.

A. Introduce yourself to the group, as follows:

Hello.
My name is ____.
I am _____ years old.
I am from ______.
I live in ______.

B. Complete the following dialogue.

A: Hello!
B: __________________________
A: What’s your name?
B: __________________________
A: I’m Amanda. Nice to meet you!
B: __________________________
A: How are you?
B: __________________________
A: Goodbye!
B: __________________________

C. Ask the following questions to your partner.

What is your name?
How old are you?
Where are you from?
Where do you live?

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D. Introduce your partner.
His/ Her name is _______________________.
He/ She is ____________________ years old.
He/ She is from ____________________.
He/ She lives in ________________________.