Unit 1

Getting Started

Objectives
At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
1. understand words and expressions for greetings, introductions and small talks
correctly,
2. apply words and expressions to greet someone, introduce oneself/other(s) and make
small talks, and
3. communicate about greetings, introductions and small talks appropriately.
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Part 1: Vocabulary

Greetings and Introductions

Greetings People greet each other differently around the world.

BOW RUB NOSE KISS ON THE CHEEK

SHAKE HANDS HUG PAT ON THE BACK

FIST BUMP WAI STICK THE TONGUE OUT

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Practice 1: Use the correct word to complete the sentences:

sound business hometown family

study beautiful friend things
meet know interest classmate

classmate
1. David is my French ______________. things
7. How are __________ with you?
meet
2. It was nice to _____________ you. study
8. What subject are you __________ing?
friend
3. Have you met my __________ 9. I’m studying ______________
business this year.
David? know
10. Do you ___________ my friend John?
4. It’s a _________________
beautiful city. 11. The physics class was very
hometown
5. My __________________ is Tokyo. interst
__________ing.
sounds
6. What’s your _____________
family name? 12. Dancing ____________s really fun!

Practice 2: Write down the correct answer.

f
1) When we arrive we say: ____. a. Italy
g
2) When we leave we say: _____. b. Excuse me
j
3) When we meet a person for the first time we say: _____. c. am
d
4) If someone says "Thank you", you say: "You're _____." d. welcome
5) Which answer is correct for this question: "Where are you from?"a e. What is your job?
6) What is the meaning of "What do you do?" e f. Hello
b
7) When you want to get someone's attention you can say: _____. g. Goodbye
8) When you arrive at a hotel the receptionist will say: _____.
i h. Good morning
c 24 years old.
9) I _____ i. Welcome
h
10) At 9 o'clock a.m., you say: _____. j. Nice to meet you

Practice 3: Read the conversation and answer the questions below.

Two people meet at a party. Salvador: Hi, my name is Salvador.
Hannah: Hi Salvador! My name is Hannah.
Salvador: I’m sorry. Can you say your name again,
please?
Hannah: Yes, it’s Hannah.
Salvador: Hi Hannah. How are you doing?
Hannah: I’m fine, thanks! How are you?
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Salvador: I’m fine too. It’s nice to meet you.

Hannah: It’s very nice to meet you, too!

1. How does Salvador greet the woman? 4. The man asks, “How are you doing?”
a. Hi, how are you? How does Hannah answer?
b. Hi, how are you doing? a. My name is Salvador.
c. Hi, my name is Salvador. b. I’m fine, thanks.
c. It’s very nice to meet you.
2. What is the woman’s name? 5. The man says, “It’s nice to meet you.”
a. Hannah Hannah answers___.
b. Sarah a. I’m fine thanks.
c. Mina b. It’s very nice to meet you, too!
c. Nice meeting you.
3. Salvador doesn’t understand the
woman’s name. What does he say?
a. Can you say your name again, please?
b. Can you repeat that, please?
c. Can you repeat your name, please?

Practice 4: Read about people getting acquainted.

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Look at the underlined expressions in the photo story and find:

"Dad, I'd like you to meet my friend, Susan Grant."
1. two ways to introduce people. _______________________________________________
"Ted, this is Cara's dad."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Susan." "Great to meet you, too."
2. three ways to greet new people. "Oh,
______________________________________________
how nice to meet you, Mr. Pike!"

3. three ways to tell others they can be informal. "But

___________________________________
please, everyone calls me by my nickname, Suzy."
"And just call me Sam."
"But please, call me Sam."

Part 2: Language Focus 1

Input 1 Greetings and Introductions plus Responses

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Introduction
Expressions to introduce Expressions to introduce Useful responses when
yourself: others: introducing yourself or
• My name is …….. • Cesar, please meet Nicolas. other people:
• I’m ……. • Cesar, have you met • Nice to meet you.
• Let me introduce myself; Nicolas? • Pleased to meet you.
I’m ……. • I’d like you to meet Ana. • Happy to meet you.
• I’d like to introduce myself; • I’d like to introduce you to • How do you do?
I’m …… Rina.
• Nice to meet you; I’m ….. • Rina, this is Rebecca.
• Pleased to meet you; I’m … Rebecca, this is Rina.

Input 2 Greetings and Farewells plus Responses

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Examples:
Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2
A: Hi! My name’s Carmen. What’s your Mike: Hi! Don.
name? Don: Hi! Mike. Who’s your friend?
B: I’m Paula. Mike: Have you met Tina before?
A: Are you a new student? Don: No, I don’t think so.
B: Yes, I am. I’m from Brazil. And where Mike: Don, this is my friend Tina. Tina,
are you from? this is my colleague Don.
A: I’m from Spain. Don: Hello Tina, it’s nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you. Tina: It’s nice to meet you, Don.
A: Nice to meet you, too.

Practice 5: Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

are from I’m just know nice new sure too we’re where with

Situation: Two roommates are meeting each other for the first time.
I'm
Mila: Hi. (1) _________ new
Mila. Are you my (2) _________ roommate?
Nice
Irem: Hey Mila. Yes, I am. My name is Irem. (3) _________ to meet you. I like the dorm!
Where are you from?
Mila: Nice to meet you too. And the dorm is so roomy! (4) ________
Irem: I’m (5) _______
from Turkey. I just arrived here in England. Where (6) ______
are you from?
Mila: I’m from Germany. I (7) __________
just arrived here last week.
know
Irem: I (8) _________ with
some German, but I want to practice English (9) _________ you.
Mila: I want to practice English with you (10) _________
too I’m (11) __________
sure we’ll be
great roommates.
Irem: I’m sure we will too. (12) _________
We're going to have fun together.

Practice 6: Complete the table with the correct option.

How are you? Have a good day! Let me introduce… Long time, no see
Good night! I’m so-so! Have a nice day! How do you do?
My name is ….. How are things? This is…… What’s new?

Enjoy your life! Good day! Her name is ……. She is from….
Take care! Pleased to meet you, I’m…….
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Greetings Introductions Farewells

How are you? Let me introduce… Have a good day!

Long time, no see My name is… Good night!

How do you do? This is… Have a nice day!

How are things? Her name is… Take care!

What’s new? She is from… Enjoy your life!

Good day! Pleased to meet you, I’m… I’m so-so!

Practice 7: Match the greetings and introductions with the correct responses.

Greetings and Introductions Responses

j 1. Hi there.
____ a. Oh, She’s fine. Not much has changed.
k 2. How do you do?
____ b. Nice to meet you. I’m Gary.
g 3. How are you doing?
____ c. Everything is ok.
i 4. How do you feel today?
____ d. Nothing. Same old thing.
b 5. Hello! I’m Jennifer Holmes.
____ e. Sure I do. How are you, Jim?
a 6. How is you sister?
____ f. Great to see you again.
h 7 Good morning / afternoon / evening.
____ g. I’m doing very well, thank you. And you?
l
____ 8. Good to see you. h. Good morning / afternoon / evening.
e 9. Do you know my colleague, Jim?
____ i. I feel much better.
f
____10. Never expected to meet you here! j. Hi. / Hello.
____11.
d What’s new with you? k. How do you do?
c
____12. How’s everything? l. Good to see you, too.
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Practice 8: Put the conversation in order and indicate who say each line, Natalie, Penny,
or Leo.
Situation: Three people greet each other and make introductions.
____
7 a. It was nice talking with you, Natalie. Leo
_________
____
3 b. No, we haven’t met yet. Leo, it’s very nice to meet you. I’m Natalie. Natalie
_________
____
6 c. The food looks delicious, Natalie. Leo, come with me to meet my _________
friends over there. Penny

____
8 d. You too, Leo. Let’s talk again later. _________
Natalie
2 e. Thank you for inviting us to your party! This is my boyfriend, Leo.
____ _________
I don’t think you’ve met. Penny

____
5 f. Thank you! She’s told me good things about you too. Please make _________
Natalie
yourself at home.
__1_ g. Hello and welcome! I’m so glad that you could come. Natalie
____
4 h. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Natalie. Penny has told me great things _________
about you. Leo

Part 3: Small Talk

• Small talk is polite conversation about things that are not important, often between
people who are meeting for the first time (who don’t know each other well).
• Interest is the thing that you want to learn more about or topics you like to talk about.
• Hometown is the town or city that a person is from, especially the one in which they
were born and lived while they were young.

Practice 9: Label the pictures with “Personal Interests” from the box.

taking photos swimming reading book ice hockey dancing

football drawing
surfing the Net
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Practice 10: Complete the sentences with the suitable words from the box.
swimming / reading books / watching films / listening to music /
volleyball / surfing the net / cooking / go bowling / drawing / fashion
1. Ann’s really interested in_________________.
watching films She goes to cinema every weekend.
reading books
2. I like __________________. My favorite writer is Joanne Rowling.
3. Ted’s keen on ______________.
volleyball He plays for the school team.
listening to music Her favorite singer is Adele.
4. Sarah likes ______________.
fashion
5. John is not very keen on _________. He doesn’t pay any attention to new trends in clothes.
6. Dave’s really interested in _____________.
surfing the net He likes looking at movie websites.

swimming
7. I quite like _______________ - especially in the sea.
bowling
8. Jack doesn’t like playing ______________. He prefers outdoor games such as football.
drawing
9. My interest is ________________. I can design or work more freely.
cooking
10. My sister hates ______________. It takes a lot of time to prepare food.
Practice 11: Read about “My Hometown” and answer the questions.
My Hometown (Province)
Hello! My name is Yarinda. The name of my province is Samut Prakan.
It is very near Bangkok. Many tourists come to visit our province every
day to see the Crocodile Farm and the Ancient City. At the farm you can
see crocodile wrestling and elephant shows. I like to go there with my family during the
holidays. You can sit on a train and go all around the farm. They have many different kinds of
animals there. Another place I like to visit during the holidays is the Ancient City. You can
rent a bicycle and ride around all day. Sometimes we take a picnic and eat under the trees.
The most famous temple in our province is called Phra Samut Chedi. This used to be on a
small island in the middle of the Chao Phraya River. But now it is on the west bank. Finally,
my favorite place is Bang Pu Seaside Resort. There is a pier here where you can walk out
over the Gulf of Thailand. The wind is very cool in the evenings and I sometimes go there
with my family to feed the seagulls.
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She is from Samut Prakan.

1. Where is she from? ______________________________________
No, it is very near Bangkok.
2. Is it far from Bangkok? ___________________________________
3. Where does she like to go on her holidays?
She likes to go to the Crocodile Farm and the Ancient City.
______________________________________
4. What can the tourists see at the farm?
Tourists can see crocodile wrestling and elephant shows.
___________________________________________
No, you can go all around the farm by train.
5. Can we go all around the farm by minibus? ___________________
Yes, there are many different kinds of animals at
6. Are there many kinds of animals at the Crocodile Farm? _______________
the farm.
7. What can we do at the Ancient City?
You can rent a bicycle and ride around all day.
___________________________________________
8. What is the most famous temple in this province?
The most famous temple is called Phra Samut Chedi.
_________________________________
9. What can we do at Bang Pu Seaside?
You can walk on the pier over the Gulf of Thailand and feed the seagulls.
___________________________________________
10. What is the weather at the pier like in the evenings?
The wind is very cool in the evenings.
______________________________

SAMUT PRAKAN
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Part 4: Language Focus 2

Here are some ways to talk about personal interests and hometowns in English.
1. Talking about Interests and Hometowns
Saying what you like Saying your interest
• like + noun / ing form - be interested in + noun / ing
I like tennis. / I like playing tennis. I’m interested in reading book. /
• love + noun / ing form novel.
He loves football. / He loves watching football. - Interest (n.) is + ing form
• be keen on + noun / ing form My interest is going sightseeing.
She’s keen on the cinema. / going to the cinema. - be into + noun / ing form
• enjoy + noun / ing form I’m into films / watching films.
We enjoy sports / playing sports
Remember:
• I like (+ ing / noun) is for general likes. Adding emphasis:
I like going to the cinema. • You can add “very much” at the end
• I’d like to + verb is for a specific of the sentence.
occasion: I like tennis.
I’d like to go to the cinema next weekend. I like tennis very much.
• You can add “at all” to a negative
sentence if you don’t like something.
I don’t like cricket.
I don’t like cricket at all.
• You can add “really” or “quite”
after “I’m…” for emphasis.
I’m really keen on sports.
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2. Question Types
2.1 Closed Questions (Yes/No questions) are those questions which the responder can
only reply to with ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Examples:
A: Are you from Nakhon Ratchasima?
B: Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

We form closed questions using the following auxiliary verbs:

➢ is / am / are Is it far from here?
➢ do / does Do you live in town?
➢ has / have Have you been to Bangkok?
We can also use modal verbs:
➢ shall / should Shall we come with you?
➢ will / would Will they go there?
➢ can / could Can we visit the natural park?
➢ may / might May I visit your hometown tomorrow?
We use: auxiliary or modal verb + subject + ______________
Auxiliary verb Subject
Are you from Bangkok?
Is it far from here?
Do you live in town?
Have you been to Bangkok?
Modal verb Subject
Shall we come with you?
Will you be here tomorrow?
Can we visit the natural park?
May I visit your hometown?
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2.2 Open Questions (Wh-questions)

Open questions encourage the responder to give a more detailed response. You can
then use the information provided to ask more questions.
Examples:
• Where do you live? • Where are you from?
• What do you like about your • Where is your hometown?
hometown? • What is it like?
• What do you not like about it? • What is the weather like?
• How often do you visit your • What is it famous for?
hometown • How far is it from ____?
• What do the people in your • What are the people like in your hometown?
town/village do? • What’s the most interesting part of your town?
Wh- / How Auxiliary verb Subject
Where are you from?
How far is it?
What is the weather like?
What is it famous for?
Where do you live?
What do you like about your hometown?
Wh- / How Modal verb Subject Main verb
How should we go there?
When will you go home?
What can we do there?
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Practice 12: Look at the following situation and match the two parts of
the conversation. Write the correct number in the box.

10 6

9 3 7

1 11 4

8 2

1) We work together. 7) Yes, I went to the beach. It was great!

2) I’d like a coffee, please. 8) Yes, let’s keep in touch.
3) Hi! Nice to meet you! 9) No, I’m just visiting.
4) Yes, too cold! 10) It was nice to meet you too.
5) Vancouver, a city in the west of Canada. 11) Yes, I’ll come here again on Monday.
6) I’m a teacher.
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Practice 13: Read the text and complete the sentences.

What are your interests?

pop music
1. Alexia loves _____________________ sporl
and she really likes ______________________.
cycling
2. Alexia is interested in art but she isn’t good at ________________________.
3. Sarah’s friend, Lily loves _________________
watching TV a TV in her room
and she has got ___________________.
football
4. Sarah is interested in _________________team. posters of the team
She has got _______________________.
martial arts, especially taekwondo
5. David and his friend, Steve like _______________________________.
6. David doesn’t really like _________________________,
computer games chttng on the internet.
he prefers__________________.

Practice 14: Do you use these expressions to greet someone you know or to introduce
yourself to someone you don’t know? Click the link to “Getting ready”
part. Then listen and check (✓) the correct answer.
https://english-practice.net/practice-listening-english-exercises-for-b1-small-talk/

Greet Introduce
1. I don’t think we’ve met.
2. Hi! Haven’t seen you for a long time!
3. Hello. My name’s Kate.
4. Hi, nice to see you again.
5. Hi. I’m Don. I just started working here.
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Greet Introduce
6. Betsy! How are you doing?
7. Hey, aren’t you in my class? I’m Tom Crane.

Practice 15: People are making small talk. What are they talking about?
Click the link to “Exercise 4”. Then listen and check the correct answer.

https://english-practice.net/listening-exercises-b1-small-talk/
Family Work Vacations The Weather
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Practice 16: Match the questions and the answers about “Nan Province”

B. 1. Where is your hometown? A. Nan is a rural province in northern

E. 2. Is it a big city? or Thailand bordering Laos, known for
Is it a nice place to live? its numerous national parks. The
C. 3. Do a lot of tourists come to vast Doi Phu Kha National Park, in
visit? the northeast of the province, contains waterfalls,
A. 4. What’s it like? limestone mountains and rare plants.
Can you describe a bit about it?
D. 5. How far is it from Nakhon B. Nan Province is my hometown.
Ratchasima? It is located in northern Thailand.
H. 6. What’s it famous for?
F. 7. What’s the weather like?
G. 8. What can we do there? C. Yes, they do. Places to visit in Nan
J. 9. What do you like the most Province include the enchanting Old
about your hometown? Town of Nan city and the wondrous
I. 10. What are the people like in hiking trails and viewpoints in Doi
your hometown? Phu Kha National Park.

E. Nan is a good town for temple lovers, there are

many temple buildings to see both in and around the
town.
D. The bus journey time between
Nakhon Ratchasima and Nan is
around 14h 11m and covers a F. Nan province has a tropical savanna climate. The
winters (November to March) are quite dry and very
distance of around 902 km.
hot. The best time of year to come to Nan is from
November to the end of March.

H. Wat Phumin is the most famous

G. You must visit Wat Phumin
landmark in Nan and is an ideal
to locate 'The Whisper of Love'.
place to discover bonafide Nan
This is a mural inside Wat
culture.
Phumin that has become the
face of Nan province.
I. They are mostly quite friendly.
Everyone was willing to give others
a hand when they needed help.

J. I like boat races, a tradition that dates back more than

six centuries. They are held in the summer at the
Buddhist retreat (dates vary according to the lunar
calendar).
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Practice 17: Describe your hometown by answering the questions below and show
pictures about your hometown to make it more interesting.
• What is the name of your hometown? • What’s the weather like?
My hometown is………………
Pak Chong • What can we do there? / What do
• Where is it located/situated? people do there?
It is located/situated in • What do you like the most about your
Nakhon Ratchasima/Thailand
………………… hometown?
• What is it like? • What are the people like in your
It is a small town/big city. hometown?
• What’s it famous for? • What is the most interesting part of
custard apple
It is famous for …………. your home town?

• What’s the weather like?

The weather in my hometown is cool and comfortable.

• What can we do there? / What do people do there?

People there often like to fish.

• What do you like the most about your hometown?

What I like most is the cool weather.

• What are the people like in your hometown?

People in my hometown are kind and friendly to others.

• What is the most interesting part of your home town?

The most interesting part of my home town is in my hometown,Khao Yai National Park.
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