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Unit 1 Communication 1st Meeting

The document provides instructions and examples for greetings, both formal and informal, introductions, family members, and expressions used to end a conversation. It also includes exercises for students to practice speaking about themselves, a friend, and writing a short paragraph about their best friend. Finally, it outlines the agenda for an upcoming English class covering daily routines and includes a listening comprehension activity.

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Unit 1 Communication 1st Meeting

The document provides instructions and examples for greetings, both formal and informal, introductions, family members, and expressions used to end a conversation. It also includes exercises for students to practice speaking about themselves, a friend, and writing a short paragraph about their best friend. Finally, it outlines the agenda for an upcoming English class covering daily routines and includes a listening comprehension activity.

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Unit 1:

FIRST MEETING
COMMUNICATION
Imagine what they are doing or saying
Learning objectives
1. Greet people formally & informally
2. Make introductions
3. Use expressions to take leave
Which greeting is formal? Which is informal?
Greeting formally
• Good morning (from 12am to 11am)
• Good afternoon (12pm-5pm)
• Good evening (6pm-11pm)
Greeting informally
Greeting Replying

Hi! Hi!
Hey! Hey!
Are you OK? I’m good, thanks
How is it going? Pretty good
What’s up? Not much
What’s new? Nothing special
How’s life treating you? Not too bad
Introducing oneself
• My name is Bilal Diaw. I am an engineer.
• I am Alex. I’m from Mbour.
• Aliou Bà is my name. I’m from Kolda.
• I go by the name of Demba Tine. I’m from
Diourbel.
Introducing other people
• This is Sada. He is my friend.
• Her name is Anna. She is a midwife.
• Moussa, let me introduce you to Talla Diagne. He
is a first year student at the University of Sine
Saloum Elhadji Ibrahima Niass in Kaffrine.
• Tening, I would like to introduce you to Mokhtar.
He is my roommate.
• Allow me to introduce you to aunt Khady. She
works at the pharmacy.
THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY
MALE FEMALE
Father Mother
Grandfather Grandmother
Son Daughter
Brother Sister
Uncle Aunt
Husband Wife
Nephew Niece
Grandson Granddaughter
Cousin Cousin
Father in-law Mother in-law
Brother in-law Sister in-law
Taking leave
Expressions to take leave
(end of conversation)
• Goodbye / Bye / Byebye
• See you
• See you again
• See you next time
• See you this afternoon
• See you tonight
• See you tomorrow
• See you next Monday
• Good night
PRACTICE
SPEAKING
1. Greet people and tell us a bit about yourself

• Name
• Origin
• Ethnic group
• Languages spoken
• Hobbies
• Favourite dish
2. Greet people and tell us about your
best friend.
The following questions can help you.
• Who is your best friend?
• Where does he/she live?
• What is his/her ethnic group?
• How many languages does he/she speak?
• What does he/she do in his/her free times?
• What’s his/her favourite dish?
WRITING
Write a short paragraph about your best friend.
Tell us about his/her
• Name
• Origin
• Ethnic group
• Spoken languages
• Hobbies
• Favourite dish
Exercise 1: Read and complete
Anna : Good afternoon Professor Diouf, how are you doing ?
Pr Diouf : Good afternoon Anna. I am doing well, _________?
Anna : I am fine, thanks. This is my friend Sophie. She is a new
student.
Pr Diouf : ___________Sophie, it’s a pleasure to meet you.
Sophie : ___________________________
Pr Diouf : _________________________________ ?
Sophie : I live in Kaolack.
Pr Diouf : It’s not very far from here.
Exercise 2: Read and complete
Amy: Hello Tapha, ______ me Amy.
Tapha: ________Amy, how are you?
Amy: I’m good. Tapha, do you ______where Jack
lives?
Tapha: No, I ____.
Amy: Do you _____ his phone __________?
Tapha: Yes, I do. It’s __________
Amy: Thank you ______much. Goodbye Tapha!
Tapha: ___________!
Homework:
Dialogue 1: You are taking an English class at
the University. It's 3:15 pm. Please introduce
yourself to the new English teacher.

Dialogue 2: You are meeting your host family at


the airport in London. Please introduce
yourself to them.
Acrostic name activity
• Write your first or last name vertically with
capital letters
• Use each letter as the beginning of an
adjective that describes you (your
character/personality)
• Share with the person next to you
Example
Innovative
Benevolent
Reliable
Attentive
Humble
Inspiring
Motivated
Action-oriented
Wise
Ambitious
Tidy
Honest
Imaginative
Easy-going
LIST OF SOME ADJECTIVES
A ambitious, attractive, active, adventurous, attentive
B benevolent, beautiful, boastful, bold, brave, bold
C calm, courageous, courteous, creative, compassionate, curious
D dynamic, diplomatic, discreet, determined
E enthusiastic, easy-going, energetic, emotional, eloquent
F friendly, fair, fair-minded, frank, fearless, fat, fast, fantastic,
flexible
G generous, good-tempered, gentle,
H hardworking, happy, honest, helpful, humorous
I intelligent, imaginative, impartial,
J jealous, jovial, joyful, joyous
K kind, keen
L lucky, loyal, lazy, lively, lovely
M modest, motivated, messy, mature, mysterious, merciful
N neat, nervous, naive,
O obedient, open, open-minded, optimistic, outgoing
P polite, positive, pessimistic, popular, pious, proud
Q queer, quarrelsome,
R realistic, reliable, reasonable, rational
S sociable, supportive, shy, sensitive, smart, selfish, sincere
T tidy, timid, talkative, thin, thoughtful, talented,
U untidy, unique, useful, unfriendly, ugly, unbeatable
V versatile,
W wise, witty, worried, worthy
Y young
Z zealous
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
1. Continuation of Unit 1
2. Speaking practice
3. Unit 2: Daily routines
4. Listening comprehension
5. Writing
Family members: Guess who they are.

1. Coumba is the daughter of my mother. She is my


_________.
2. Kiné is my _________. She is the sister of my
mother.
3. John is the son of my mother. He is my ________.
4. Maxim is my ________. He is the brother of my
mother.
5. Soukeyna is the mother of my father. She’s my __
Speaking: Talking about someone

Tell me a little bit about a friend/classmate or


member of your family.
• Name
• Your relationships
• Address
• Job/occupation
• Languages spoken
• Hobbies
• 3 top qualities
• Who is that person and what does s/he
represent to you?
• Where does s/he live?
• What is his/her job?
• How many languages does s/he speak?
• What are his/her hobbies?
• What are some of his/her qualities?

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