Lecture One

Introductions and Greetings

In this lecture…
• Expectations: what I expect and what you can expect

• Handouts:
– Course Syllabus
– Student Profile
– Classroom English

• In-class Presentation: explanation and sign-up sheet

• Statements and Questions with “be”
• Introducing yourself and each other

• Class activity: “Human Find” and “Enjoying English”

What I expect every week
2. Come to class prepared… with pencil, textbook
and notebook, homework finished, prepared to
work, and on time.
3. Respect… for me, for other classmates and for
yourself.
4. You to try… you don’t earn marks by being
quiet. Practice makes perfect.
5. No cell phones!!!
What YOU can expect every week
1. Opportunities to improve your English.
2. NO pressure from me.
5. Weekly homepage updates.
6. I will always try to help you
… homework
… office hours
… attendance
Grading System

•
Attendance 20%
•
General Attitude (10%)
•
Midterm Exam 30%
•
Final Exam 30%
•
In-class Presentation 10%
•
Quizzes 10%
•
TOTAL 100
Student Profile

Name: 조수현
English name: Amy-Michelle
Student number: 520..
Telephone number: 010-…
Email address: MichelleDankook@gmail.com
Major: Economics
Year: 1
Class number: S-20
Class day and time: Mondays at 11:20am

Your level of English:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Please write 3 sentences about yourself:

15. My favorite sport is boxing.
16. My boyfriend is the Korean super light boxing champion.
17. I want to become Korea’s next female flyweight champion.
Student
Key Expressions
• Sorry, I was late today. Please check my attendance.
• I will be absent next week.
• Sorry, I don’t understand. / I don’t know the answer. / I
don’t know.
• Please help me.

Key Questions
• May I go to the bathroom, please?
• Could you repeat that, please? / Could you say that again,
please?
• Could you speak a little slower, please?
• Which page?
• What does ______ mean?
• What’s the answer to number ___?
• How do you spell that? / How do you spell ____?
• How do you pronounce this word?
Teacher
Key Phrases
• Please open your books to page ___.
• Please close your books.
• Find a partner. / Work with a partner. / Practice with a
partner.
• Listen and repeat.
• Please raise your hand.
• Please make a full sentence.
• Just a minute, please.

Key Questions
• Can I have a volunteer, please?
• Do you have any questions?
• I didn’t hear you, can you please repeat?
• Can you speak louder, please?
What is she asking?
What is he asking?
What is she asking?
In-class Presentation
You will pick one week to do a short
show-and-tell presentation in class based on
that week’s topicand textbook chapter.

It is a SOLO presentation… NO partner, NO group!!!

Keep it short, around 2 minutes but no more than 3

minutes, and try to make it interesting and creative.

Be careful of your English level!!!

… if it is too high, students won’t understand and will
not be interested.
In-Class Presentation Sign-up Sheet
What can you say to someone when you meet
them for the first time?
Smart Choice
Focus: Conversation 1, page 4, #1/2
Sometimes it's not what but HOW we speak
Eye Contact
Tone

Stressing Words
Fluency
Volume
Spee
d
Body Language
Intonation

Proper Pronunciation
Nice to Meet You
Adam: Hi. My name’s Adam.
What’s your name?
Kate: Hi, Adam. My name’s Kate.
Adam: So, where are you from, Kate?
Kate: I’m from Toronto.
How about you?
Adam: I’m from San Diego, California.
 Listen again to conversation #1
and circle what words are stressed.
Intonation
Your voice is like a rollercoaster,
it goes up and down when you talk.

Monotone = no intonation

UP ENDING
excitement
question
surprise

DOWN ENDING
fact
statement
Nice to Meet You
Adam: Hi. My name’s Adam.
What’s your name?
Kate: Hi, Adam. My name’s Kate.
Adam: So, where are you from,
Kate? Now you try it…
Kate: I’m from Toronto.
How about you? A: Hi. My name’s ____.
Adam: I’m from San Diego, What’s your name?
California. B: Hi, ____. My name’s
____.
A: So, where are you from,
____?
B: I’m from ______.
How about you?
Smart Choice
Focus: Language Practice, page 5, #1
 Statements with “be”
Possessive
I’m a student. I am = I’m Adjectives
You’re from Mexico. you are = you’re my
He’s from Korea. he is = he’s your
She’s from Canada. she is = she’s his
We’re students. we are = we’re
her
They’re from the US. they are = they’re
our
I’m not a teacher. I’m a student. their
He isn’tfrom China. He’s from the US.
They aren’tteachers. They’re students.

is not = isn’t
are not = aren’t
Introducing your friend
• Using the example conversations on page 5, introduce the
person sitting beside you to the class.
• Your name
• Their name
• One thing interesting about you and them.
» hobby, city, favourite food, favourite singer

• Example:
– Hi. My name is Min Ho and this is my classmate, June. He is
a soccer fan and I love baseball.
Questions with “be”

Are you a student?

Is he a teacher?
Is she an artist?
Are you actors? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Are they doctors? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
Who’s that? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
What’s your name? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
Where are you from?
How are you? Who is Who’s
How old are you? What is What’s
Smart Choice
Focus: Language Practice, page 7, #1 & 3
Smart Choice
Focus: Listening Practice, page 8, #1 & 2
Human Find
 Homework
1. Student Profile
2. Workbook pages: 2 (#1 & 4), 3 (#5 & 6), and 4 (#8 & 9)