LESSON 1

MEETING AND GREETING

CONTENT:
MEETING PEOPLE
NUMBERS (VOCABULARY)
THE ALPHABET (VOCABULARY)
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
TO BE (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE)


MEETING AND
GREETING


MEETING PEOPLE:
HI THERE!
VOCABULARY

Hi / Hello
First name
Last name
Whats your name?
Whats your last name?
Where are you from?
How old are you?
Nice to meet you.

Cuando acabamos de conocer a alguien en una situacin informal, nos
podemos presentar nosotros y preguntarle a la persona de donde es. Despus
de presentarnos, podemos decir Nice to meet you o Glad to meet you

Maria: Hi, Im Maria. Glad to meet you.
Juan: Glad to meet you too. Im Juan
Maria: Where are you from?
Juan: I am from Venezuela
Mara: Oh, Im from Mexico
Juan: How old are you?
Mara: I am 27 years old.




Cuando conoces a alguien por primera vez, puede ser que te presentes t
mismo o que te presente otra persona.

Presentndote t mismo
Ellen: Hi, Im Ellen.
Nancy: Nice to meet you, Ellen. Im Nancy
Ellen: Nice to meet you, too.

Un amigo/a te presenta
Sam: Joanne, this is my friend, Ellen.
Joanne: Hi, Ellen. Nice to meet you.
Ellen: Glad to meet you, Joanne.

NOW LETS TO PRACTICE


WATCH THE NEXT VIDEO IN ORDER TO PRACTICE THE VOCABULARY
http://video.about.com/esl/ESL-Dialogue--Introductions.htm

NUMBERS


NUMBERS
1 - one
2 - two
3 - three
4 - four
5 - five
6 - six
7 - seven
8 - eight
9 - nine
10 - ten
11 - eleven
12 - twelve
13 - thirteen
14 - fourteen
15 - fifteen
16 - sixteen
17 - seventeen
18 - eighteen
19 - nineteen
20 - twenty
21 - twenty-one
22 - twenty-two
23 - twenty-three
24 - twenty-four
25 - twenty-five
26 - twenty-six
27 - twenty-seven
28 - twenty-eight
29 - twenty-nine
30 - thirty
40 - forty
50 - fifty
60 - sixty
70 - seventy
80 - eighty
90 - ninety
100 - one hundred
Now, Lets practice
Click on the audio symbol. Read and listen to the correct pronunciation of the
numbers below. Once you have listened try to repeat the numbers by yourself.

http://esl.about.com/library/beginnercourse/bl_beginner_course_numberbasi
c.htm

OTHER OPTION:
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/numerosymedidas/numeroscardin
alesyordinales.htm



THE ALPHABET


THE ALPHABET

Listen the alphabet. (Track The Alphabet)

PERSONAL
PRONOUNS


PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Pronoun
I Yo
You T
He l
She Ella
It (para una cosa, animal, objeto)
You Ustedes
We Nosotros
They Ellos/Ellas
Example:
I am sick. Yo estoy enfermo.
You are tall. T eres alto.
He is handsome. l es guapo.
She is pretty. Ella es bonita.
It is cold today. Hoy hace fro.
You are angry. Ustedes estn enojados.
We are tired. Nosotros estamos cansados.
They are at the cinema. Ellos estn en el cine.
NOTA: El pronombre personal "it" se utiliza cuando nos
referimos a cosas, a animales que no sabemos su sexo o al
tiempo (calendario y meteorolgico). La forma plural de
"it" es "they".

The elephant is big. It is big. (singular)

The elephants are big. They are big. (plural)

VERB
TO BE
Ser o Estar

To be ser, estar
I am Yo soy, Yo estoy

Subject to be Short form
I am Im
He is Hes
She is Shes
It is Its
You are Youre
We are Were
They are Theyre
To be: am, are, is

singular
I
He
She
It
plural
You
We
They
FULL FORM

I am a student
You are very smart.
We are friends.
They are good students.
She is from Toronto.
SHORT FORM

Im a student
Youre very smart.
Were friends.
Theyre good students.
Shes from Toronto.
Negative sentences
To make a negative sentence use not in front of the verb.
I am not an architect.



Full form Short form
I am not Im not
You are not You arent
He is not He isnt
She is not She isnt
It is not It isnt
You are not You arent
We are not We arent
They are not They arent
NEGATIVE FORM

I am not from Japan.
You are not very smart.
She is not my cousin.
He is not my teacher.
They are not happy.
We are not at home.
SHORT NEGATIVE FORM

Im not from Japan.
You arent very smart.
She isnt my cousin.
He isnt my teacher.
They arent happy.
We arent at home.

Questions
She is a nurse.

Is she a nurse
Affirmative sentence


He is an excellent teacher.

She is in the bedroom.

They are in the garden.
Question


Is he an excellent teacher?

Is she in the bedroom?

Are they in the garden?
Questions
Questions

Is he an excellent teacher?

Are you in the bedroom?

Are they in the garden?

Is it a blue car?

Short answers

Yes, he is. / No he isnt.

Yes I am. / No, I am not.

Yes, they are. / No, they arent

Yes, it is. / No, it isnt
EXTRA INFORMATION
HOW OLD ARE YOU?

To say how old you are you have to use verb TO BE!
The question is How old are you?

Possible answers:

- I'm 24 years old
- I'm 24
- 24

Wrong answers:

- I have 24
- I have 24 years
- I'm 24 years

WATCH THE NEXT VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDyMd1pom-Q#t=108

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JITjAEShQoA&list=PL31D7CB49ABAAB4DB