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All about you C an
Do!
In this unit, you learn how to . . .
Lesson A
Lesson B
hello and • Say hello and good-bye • Introduce yourself
Lesson C
• Ask for, give, and spell names be with • Use the verb be with I, we, and we, and you you
• Exchange email addresses, phone numbers, etc. • Complete an application form
Lesson D
1
How about you? • Ask How • Use expressions like Thanks or Thanks or Thank you
Before Befor e you begin . . . Match each expression with a picture. 1
Good night.
Thanks.
Good morning.
Hi.
Bye.
Hello.
Thank you.
Good-bye. 1
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Hello and good-bye
Lesson A 1
Getting started A Look at the photos. Guess the words in the conversations. Check ( ) the boxes.
Good-bye. B
1.02
Hello.
Thanks.
Hi.
Good morning.
Listen. Are Matt and Sarah friends? How about Rob and Sandra? Practice the conversations.
Matt Good morning, Sarah. How are you? Sarah Good. How are you, Matt? Matt I’m fine, thanks.
Rob Hello. I’m Rob Jones. Sandra Hi, I’m Sandra Davis. Nice to meet you. Rob Nice to meet you.
C Can you complete these conversations? Use the conversations above to help you. Then practice
with a partner. Use your own names. These people are friends: 1.
2.
A Hi, Pat. How
These people meet for the rst time:
are
you?
3.
A Hello.
Chris Evans.
B I’m fine. How are you?
B Hi. I’m Grace Song.
A Good,
A
A Good B Hi, Dan. A I’m
. , Anna. are you? , thanks.
4.
to meet you, Grace.
A Hello. I’m Sarah. B Nice to meet A Nice to
. I’m Alan. you.
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Building vocabulary A
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Listen. Are these people saying “hello” or “good-bye”? Practice the conversations.
Emily Good night. Shawn Good night. Have a good evening. Emily Thank you. You too.
Tom Bye. See you tomorrow. Rita Bye. See you.
B
Read the conversations and check ( ) the correct responses. Listen and check your answers. Then practice with a partner.
1.
Good-bye. Have a nice evening.
1.04
3.
Thank you. You too. Good, thanks. 2.
Hey, Oscar. How are you? Good, thanks. See you tomorrow.
Word sort
UNIT 1
See you later.
5.
Thanks. You too. OK. Have a good day. 4.
Hello. I’m Emma.
Good morning. Hi. How are you? Bye. See you.
6.
See you later. Nice to meet you.
Good night. Have a good weekend. Good. How are you? Bye. See you next week.
C Look at the conversations above. Which expressions mean “hello”? Which expressions mean
“good-bye”? Complete the chart.
“Hello”
“Good-bye”
Good night
Vocabulary notebook p. D Class activity Say “hello” and “good-bye” to fve classmates using the expressions above.
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Names
Lesson B 1
Saying names in English A
Listen to these people give their names. Then complete the information. 1.05
2
1
3
Hello. I’m Ana Sanchez. My first name is Maria. Ana is my middle name.
Hi. My name is Don. My full name is Don Allan Ray Tanner. My nickname is Dart.
Hi, I’m Liz. Liz Kim. My first name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Liz.
Sanchez
Mr s. Maria FIRST
married
single Mr . Don
Ray Tanner
FIRST
MIDDLE
single —
Kim
MIDDLE
LAST
Ms. FIRST
single
About you
LAST
marr ied
Miss, Mrs., Ms., Mr.? Liz Kim is single. Ana Sanchez is married. Don Tanner is single. Ana’s husband is married.
married
Ms. Kim or Miss Kim Ms. Sanchez or Mrs. Sanchez Mr . Tanner Mr . Sanchez
B Complete the sentences. Then compare with a partner. 1.
My first name is
2.
Everyone calls me
3.
My last name is
C
1.06
Aa Nn
About you
LAST
MIDDLE
Bb Oo
. . .
4.
My middle name is
.
5.
My nickname is
6.
My teacher’s name is
. .
Listen and say the alphabet. Circle all the letters in your name. Cc Pp
Dd Qq
Ee Rr
Ff Ss
Gg Tt
Hh Uu
Ii Vv
Jj Ww
Kk Xx
D
Listen. How do you spell Catherine’s last name? Then practice the conversation with a partner. Use your own names.
A B A B A B
What’s your name?
Ll Yy
Mm Zz
1.07
Catherine Ravelli. How do you spell Catherine? C-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-E. Thanks. And your last name? R-A-V-E-L-L-I.
E Class activity Ask your classmates their names. Make a list.
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UNIT 1
Building language A
Listen. Which classroom is Carmen in this year? What about Jenny? Practice the conversation. 1.08
Mr. Martin Carmen Mr. Martin Jenny Mr. Martin Jenny Mr. Martin Jenny
Good morning. Are you here for an English class? Yes, I am. I’m Carmen Rivera. OK. You’re in Room B. And I’m Jenny. Are you Jenny Loo? No, I’m not. I’m Jenny Lim. Am I in Room B, too? Yes. . . . Wait – no, you’re not. You’re in Room G. Oh, no! Carmen, we’re not in the same class!
B Can you complete the conversations? Use the
conversation above to help you. 1.
A
Are
you Jenny Loo?
B No, I 2.
not. I
A
you here for an English class?
B Yes, I 3.
.I
A
Carmen Rivera.
I in your class?
B Yes.
3
Lucy.
Grammar
in my class.
The verb be: I, you, and we
Statements I’m Jenny. You’re in Room G. We’re in different classes.
1.09
I’m not Carmen. You’re not in Room B. We’re not in the same class.
Questions and short answers Are you Jenny? Am I in Room B? Yes, I am. Yes, you are. No, I’m not. No, you’re not.
A
Are
B Yes, I
Contractions I’m = I am you’re = you are we’re = we are
Are we in the same class? Yes, we are. No, we’re not.
A Complete the conversations. Then practice with a partner. 1.
Extra practice p.
Common errors Use the full form of the verb be in short answers with yes. Yes, I am. (NOT Yes, I’m. ) Yes, we are. (NOT Yes, we’re. )
you Chris? .
A Yes, we
we in the same class? .I
Dino.
B Hi, Dino. Nice to meet you. 2.
A Hey, Amy. B No, I
you here for an English class? not. I
here for a French class.
A OK. See you later. About you
Sounds right p.
B Pair work Choose a conversation and practice it. Use your own information. 5
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Personal information
Lesson C
1
Numbers – A
B
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Listen and say the numbers.
zero
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
1.11
Listen. Then practice. 2
1
My passport number is --. PASSPOR T C AN AD A PASSEPOR T
GREEN ST A T E U N IV ERSI TY
t o de passepor Passpor t No./N 508 649 321
My cell phone number is --. My email address is dsmith@cup.org.
GSU
Surname/Nom BARTON Prénoms Gi ven names/ VID JAMES DA tionali té Na tionali t y/Na ANADIEN /C AN CANADI
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My ID number is --.
ELLEN M . J O NE S
<<<<<< <<<<<<<<<< SDAVID<< <<<<< << ON<
ID: 259 -621883
Calif ornia Union of Pilots
Daniel Smith TELEPHONE: EMAIL:
216-555-7708
[email protected]
Note Numbers and email addresses
-- = “two-one-six, five-five-five, seven-seven-oh (zero)-eight” dsmith@cup.org = “d-smith-six-at-c-u-p-dot-org”
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Building language A
Listen. What is Victor’s phone number? Practice the conversation. 1.12
Receptionist Victor Receptionist Victor Receptionist Victor Receptionist Victor Receptionist Victor
Hi! Are you a member? No, I’m just here for the day. OK. So, what’s your name, please? Victor Lopez. And what’s your phone number? It’s --. And your email address? Um . . . it’s vlopez@cup.org. OK. So it’s for today. Here’s your pass. Thanks.
B Can you complete these questions and answers? Use the conversation above to help you.
Then practice with a partner. 1.
A What’s your name? Joe Garrett. B
2.
A What’s your
3.
A What’s
?
B It’s --.
?
B
[email protected].
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Grammar
What’s . . . ?; It’s . . .
What’s your name? What’s your email address? What’s your phone number? What’s = What is
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UNIT 1
Extra practice p.
My name’s Victor Lopez. It’s vlopez@cup.org. It’s --.
name’s = name is
It’s = It is
A Write a question for each answer. Compare with a partner. Then practice.
A What’s your first name
1.
?
4.
B My first name’s Haley – H-A-L-E-Y. A
2.
?
A
5.
4
A
?
B My teacher’s name? It’s Ms. Rossi.
?
6.
B --. About you
?
B It’s j.song@cup.org.
B My last name? Osman – O-S-M-A-N. 3.
A
A
?
B My student ID number? Wait – it’s --.
B Pair work Ask and answer the questions. Give your own answers.
Common errors
A What’s your first name?
Don’t start an answer with Is.
B It’s Silvia – S-I-L-V-I-A.
What’s your name? It’s Silvia. (NOT Is Silvia.)
Listening and speaking Memberships A 1.
Listen to the conversations. Complete the membership cards.
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College Library Card NAME
ELIZABETH
First
PHONE
2.
R
NAME
Middle Initial
718-555-
FITNESS GYM
Last
X
Mr.
Ms.
Miss
347-555-0806
Home phone
DAVIS
Cell phone
First
PHONE
@cup.org
EMAIL ADDRESS
508-555-
Home phone
STUDENT ID NUMBER
About you
Mrs.
192-
-87
EMAIL ADDRESS
Middle Initial
Last -555-6230
Cell phone @cup.org
B Pair work Now complete this form for a partner. Ask questions.
TOUCHSTONE CONVERSATION CLUB First Name
Middle Initial
Cell Phone
Email Address
Membership application
Last Name
Student ID Number
A What’s your first name? B Rashid. A How do you spell that?
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Conversation strategies
Are you here for the concert?
Conversation strategy How about you? A Look at the photo. Adam and Alicia are strangers. Guess three things they say. B
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Listen. Who’s on vacation? Who’s a student? Who’s here for the concert?
Alicia Hi. How are you doing? Adam Pretty good. How about you? Alicia Good, thanks. It’s a beautiful day.
Adam Yeah, it is. Are you here for the concert?
Alicia Yes. How about you? Adam Well, yeah, but I’m a student here, too. So are you on vacation?
Alicia Yes, I am. By the way, I’m Alicia.
Adam I’m Adam. Nice to meet you. Well, have a nice day.
Alicia Thanks. You too.
C
Notice how Adam and Alicia say How about you? to
“How are you doing?”
ask the same questions.
“Pretty good. How about you?”
D Complete the conversations. Then practice with a partner. 1.
A Hello. Are you here for the festival? B Yeah, I am.
4.
B Yes, I am.
?
A Yeah. Me too. 2.
5.
B Good, thanks. How about you?
3.
?
A No. I’m a student here.
A Hi. How are you doing? A
A It’s a beautiful day. Are you on vacation?
A I’m here on business. How about you? B No.
.
.
A Nice. Well, have a great vacation.
A Are you a student? B No, I’m a teacher. ?
A I’m a teacher, too.
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Strategy plus Everyday expressions Some everyday expressions are more formal.
How are you?
More formal
Less formal
Yes. Thank you. Hello. How are you? I’m fine. Good-bye.
Yeah. Thanks. Hi. How are you doing? OK. / Pretty good. / Good. Bye. / See you. / See you later.
How are you doing?
In conversation Yeah is times more common than yes. Yeah. Yes. About you
Complete these conversations with expressions from the box above. Then practice with a partner. 1. Formal
conversation
Je Mrs. Swan
Hello
2. Less formal conversation
, Mrs. Swan.
?
, thank you. Uh, Jeff, are you here for English ?
Je
, I am.
K athy Hi, Mike, Mike
. How about you?
K athy
. Are you here for a class?
Mike
Mrs. Swan Then you’re in Room B. I’m the teacher for English .
Je Oh, Mrs. Swan class!
3 About you
?
, I am. I’m here for yoga. How about you?
Kathy Oh, I’m here for a music class. . Well, have a nice day.
. You too. Enjoy your .
Mike Nice. Well, enjoy your class! K athy Mike OK.
. You too. .
Strategies In the park Pair work Look at the picture. Choose an activity in the park. Role-play a conversation. A Hi, how are you? B Good, thanks. How about you? A Pretty good. Are you here for the movie? Free talk p.
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Meetings and greetings In conversation
Learning tip Learning expressions
People say Hi and Bye more than Hello and Good-bye .
Write new expressions with their responses, like this:
Hi . Hello .
S ee you l a te r.
Bye. See you.
Bye. Good-bye .
Write a response for each expression. 1.
Hello.
5.
Have a nice day.
2.
Good morning.
6.
See you tomorrow.
3.
Hi, I’m Helen.
7.
Have a good evening.
4.
How are you?
8.
Good night.
On your own Before your next class, say hello and good-bye (in English!) to three people.
C an
D o!
Now I can . . .
I can . . .
? I need to review how to . . .
say hello and good-bye.
complete an application form.
introduce myself.
use How about you? to ask the same question.
ask for, give, and spell names.
use formal and informal everyday expressions like Thanks and Thank you.
ask and answer questions about names, phone numbers, and email addresses.
understand conversations about personal information.
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