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Worksheet 1 - Getting To Know

This document contains a worksheet for an English lesson on getting acquainted. It includes activities like pairing students to discuss why they are learning English, a class survey on reasons for study, a photo story and language focus, role plays introducing people, conversations models for meeting someone new and identifying famous individuals, and grammar exercises on questions and adjectives.

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Worksheet 1 - Getting To Know

This document contains a worksheet for an English lesson on getting acquainted. It includes activities like pairing students to discuss why they are learning English, a class survey on reasons for study, a photo story and language focus, role plays introducing people, conversations models for meeting someone new and identifying famous individuals, and grammar exercises on questions and adjectives.

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Lesson 1: Getting to know you

Worksheet

NAME: DATE:

PREVIEW.

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?
…………. for their studies?
…………. To get to know people?
…………. (other reasons)

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C. PHOTO STORY. Read and listen to people getting acquainted.

D. FOCUS ON LANGUAGE. Look at the underlined expressions in the Photo Story. With a
partner, find:

1. Two ways to introduce people.


2. Three ways to greet new people.
3. Three ways to tell others they can be informal.

SPEAKING

A. Complete your response to each person. Write the correct formal titles.

B. ROLE PLAY. Imagine your partner is a famous person.


Introduce your partner to the class. Use formal titles.

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CONVERSATION MODEL.

A. Read and listen to people meeting someone new.

A: Who’s that?
B: Over there? I think she’s new.
A: Well, let’s say hello.
…
B: Good morning. I’m Alex, and this is Lauren.
C: Hi, My name’s Kathryn Gao. But everyone calls me Kate.
A: Great to meet you, Kate. Where are you from?
C: New York.

B. RHYTHM AND INTONATION. Listen again and repeat. Then practice the Conversation
Model with a partner.

GRAMMAR Information questions with be: Review.

A GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Complete the conversations. Use contractions of the verb be


when possible.

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B GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Write at least four information questions for your partner. Begin
each question with a capital letter and end with a questions mark.

C PAIR WORK. Now ask your questions, and answer your partner’s questions.

NOW YOU CAN. Meet someone new.

A CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR With two partners,


personalize the Conversation Model. Imagine one of you is
new to your school, office, or neighborhood. Meet that
person. Then change roles.

A: Who ......... ?
B: Over there? I think ......... new.
A: Well, let's say hello.
…
B: . .. .. .. .. . I'm ......... , and this is .. .. .. .. . .
C: . .. . .. . .. . My name's . .. .. .. .. .
A: .......... Where are you from?
C: ……………. . DON’T STOP

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GRAMMAR. Modification with adjectives: Review.

A. GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Combine each pair of sentences.

1. Chris Pine is an actor from the U.S. He’s handsome.


2. Sam Smith is a singer from the U.K. He’s fantastic.
________________________________________________________________
3. Cheng Fei and Yao Jinnan are athletes from China. They’re terrific.
________________________________________________________________
4. Sebastiano Salgado is a photographer from Brazil. He’s great.
________________________________________________________________
5. Alice Munro is a writer from Canada. She’s famous.
________________________________________________________________

B. Now write three sentences about other famous people. Use and adjective before a noun.

1. ________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________

CONVERSATION MODEL.

A. Read and listen to someone identify and describe a person.

A: Hey. Who’s John Mayer?


B: You don’t know? For real?
A: No. Is he famous?
B: He sure is. He’s a great musician.
A: Where’s he from?
B: The United States.

B. RHYTHM AND INTONATION. Listen again and repeat.


Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner.

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GRAMMAR. Yes / no questions and short answers with be: Review.

A. FIND THE GRAMMAR. Find and underline two information questions and one yes / no
question with be in the Conversation Model on page 5.

B. GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Complete the questions and answer. Use contractions when
possible.

PRONUNCIATION. Intonation of questions.

A. Use rising intonation in yes / no questions. Use falling


intonation in information questions.

Yes / No questions Information questions

1 Is this his e-mail address? 3 What’s his e-mail address?

2 Are they from Canada? 4 Where are they from?

B. 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 turns practicing
questions intonation.

Yes / no questions Questions information


_______________________________________ _______________________________________

_______________________________________ _______________________________________

_______________________________________ _______________________________________

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A Look the famous people. Add information about a famous person you know.

B CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR. With a partner, change the conversation model. Practice


identifying and describing famous people. Use an adjective from the grammar of page 5.
Then change roles.

A: Hey, Who’s …………?


B: You don’t know? For real?
A: No, is …………………….. famous?
B: ……… sure is. ………………. ‘s a ……………
A: Where ……………………. From?
B: …………………… .

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