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Greetings Grammar » verb be – am/are

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numbers; letters

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Warm-up

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I’m Steve.
I’m from Chicago.
1 Look at the pictures.
Ah, so you’re American.

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Yes, that’s right. I’m American.
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Conversation Grammar reference » p.102

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1 Listen and read.

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Jack: Hello. I’m Jack. I’m from Canada.

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Cindy: Nice to meet you, Jack. I’m Cindy. I’m from Japan.
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Sara: Hi. I’m Sara. I’m from North America. TO BE REPLACED

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Lisa: Hello, Sara. I’m Lisa. I’m from England.

Sara: Great to meet you, Lisa.
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Steve: Hi. I’m Steve.

Ana: Hi, Steve. Good to meet you. I’m Ana.
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Steve: Nice to meet you, Ana.

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Ana: I’m from Mexico. How about you?

Steve: I’m from Chicago.
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Ana: Ah, so you’re American.

Steve: Yes, that’s right.
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2 Practice the conversations with a partner.

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Vocabulary

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1 Number the countries.
15 Australia Japan

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Brazil Korea 5
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Britain Mexico

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Canada Russia 6 8

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China Spain 10
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Egypt Turkey 3
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France USA

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Italy
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2 Work with a partner. Write the nationality 15

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for each country in exercise 1.
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-an/-ian Australian …

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-ish
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-ese
Challenge!

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others

Close your book.

3 With your partner, add more countries and nationalities.
Test your partner.

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Country: Germany
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A: Turkey.
Nationality: German B: Er … Turkish!
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Real life exchange

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03 Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with a partner.

A: Hi. I’m Hanae. Nice to meet you.
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B: Nice to meet you, too. I’m Jack. I’m from 1 .

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A: Ah, so you’re 2 .
B: Yes, that’s right. How about you?
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A: I’m from 3 . I’m 4 .

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B: Really? That’s interesting.

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Use these words to make more conversations.

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Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3

1 Vancouver 1 Tokyo 1 Istanbul
Communication activity
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2 Canadian 2 Japanese 2 Turkish

3 Monterrey 3 Cairo 3 Sydney Student A » p.86
4 Mexican 4 Egyptian 4 Australian
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Student B » p.94

Grammar activities » p.102 04 Pronunciation » p.120

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1 Greetings

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In your words

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1 Look at the picture. Choose a person and introduce yourself to a partner.
A: Hi. I’m Martin.

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B: Hello, Martin. Nice to meet you. I’m Camille.
A: I’m from Liverpool. How about you?

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B: Oh, I’m from Marseille.
A: Wow. So you’re French.

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B: Yes, that’s right.

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A: Great to meet you, Camille.

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Victor

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Busan, Korea
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Yasemin

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Will Ankara, Turkey

Boston, USA

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Maria
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Monterrey,
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Mexico
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Eduardo
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Kenji São Paulo, Brazil

Tokyo,
Japan
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Martin
Liverpool, UK
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Marseille, France
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Challenge!
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Think of a famous person.

Make a group and introduce yourself.
Hello. I’m Justin Timberlake. I’m American.
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Nice to meet you.

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Listening

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1 05 Listen to Emily, from the U.S., talk to three people at a party.
Number the people in order (1–3).
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2 05 Listen again and match each person with a place.

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Athens, Greece Cape Town, South Africa

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1 Introduce yourself to your classmates. Make notes.

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A: Hello. I’m Sam.

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B: Hi, Sam. Nice to meet you. I’m Kevin.

A: Nice to meet you, Kevin. I’m from the USA. How about you?
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B: I’m American, too!

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A: Oh, really?
B: Yes, I’m from New York. How about you?
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A: I’m from Chicago.

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Name Notes
Kevin from New York
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1 Skills expansion

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Listening

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Skill: Listening for key words

Skills focus

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Identify important words in a conversation.

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1 06 Listen and complete the conversations.

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1 A: . I’m Ian.

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B: Hi, Ian. I’m Liz.

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A: to meet you, Liz.
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2 A: Hello. I’m Helena. I’m from .

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B: Nice to meet you, Helena. I’m Robbie. I’m from .
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3 A: Hi. I’m Mandy.

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B: Nice to meet you. I’m Luke.
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A: Hi, Luke. I’m . How about you?

B: I’m .

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1 Before you watch, complete the phrases. Viewing
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1 I’m New York. 4 Great to meet you, .

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2 Nice to you. 5 Oh, you’re American.
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3 Yes, that’s . 6 How you?

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2 Watch the video. Check your answers for exercise 1.

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3 Watch again. Match each person with a nationality.

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1 Cindy a Vietnamese
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2 Ken b Italian American

3 Sophia c Korean
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4 Tony d Mexican
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5 Ji-Min e Canadian
6 Marta f American
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4 Write information about you. Then tell a partner.

Video vocabulary
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I’m .
actually (adv.) in fact
I’m from . (country or city)
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The Big Apple (phr.) a nickname for New York City

I’m . (nationality)
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Vocabulary expansion » p.114

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Reading Skills focus

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Read carefully for important facts,
Skill: Reading for specific information e.g., cities, countries, nationalities, etc.

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Culture exchange
Meet people, make friends, and learn a language.

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Hi, I’m Jenny. from
I’m Chuck. I’m
I’m from Mon U.S.
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I’m Brazilian.  I’m American
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and English. people speak Spanish.

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I’m Omar.
I’m Yu Ling. I’m Chinese. I’m Pim. I’m I’m Saudi.

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I’m from Thai. I’m from
I’m from Riyadh,
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Beijing, China. Bangkok,

a big city in
I speak in Thailand.

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I speak Thai Saudi Arabia.
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and English. I speak Arabic.

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Read the information and complete the chart.
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Name Eduardo Chuck Pim Omar Yu Ling Jenny

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City Montreal
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Country U.S. China

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Nationality Brazilian Saudi

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Writing a short greeting

1 Choose a greeting.
Language(s) Thai
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Hi. / Hello.
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2 Write your name.

I’m Kathy.
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3 Add your city and country.

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I’m from Los Angeles, in the U.S.

4 Add your nationality.
1 Write about you. Look at the Study guide to help you.
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I’m American.
Hi. I’m Kathy. I’m from Los Angeles, a big city in the U.S. I’m American. 5 Add the languages you speak.
I speak English and Spanish. I speak English and Spanish.
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