Unit 1- Talking about You : Unit 1- Talking about You Introduce yourself (Personal Information)
Talk about you and others.
Nations and Nationalities
Pronunciation æ/e - ?/ - ?/
Getting to startMatch the questions & answers : Getting to startMatch the questions & answers Where were you born?
What do you do?
Are you married?
Why are you learning English?
When did you start learning English?
How often do you have English classes? A year ago.
Three times a week.
In Thailand.
Because I need it for my job.
I’m a teacher.
No, I’m single.
Personal Information : Personal Information Name, nationality, nation (hometown), Job, marital status, children, work, work place
Questions to practice:What’s ……..name?Where do you come from?What…………..do/job?………………………………live?………………………………live with?…………………married/single?What …………………studying/working?……………………..enjoy your study/work?How many …………….speak?What …..your hobbies?What …………..in your free time?
Review: Nations and Nationalities
Nations and Nationalities : Nations and Nationalities
Practice! : Practice! Vietnamese lives in Vietnam.
Thai lives in Thailand.
Japanese lives in Japan.
Chinese lives in China.
Canadian lives in Canada.
American lives in America (the US).
…………………
Personal Information : Personal Information Hi! My name’s Lin. I am from China. I am Chinese. I am 20 years old. I am a university student. I study Business Administration in my university. I live with my friends in Shanghai. I don’t live with family because I go to Shanghai for studying.
My family lives in Canton, in a small village. I have a younger brother. He’s 15. He’s a high school student. My parents are both teachers. They teach in a secondary school.
I love my family. I visit them every summer.
Practice:
Change the “I” into “She” and read the text above.
Tell people about you.
PracticeRead the conversation and fill in the blank in the passage below about Gianni: : PracticeRead the conversation and fill in the blank in the passage below about Gianni: Host: Mary, can I introduce you to Gianni? He’s studying English here in Bournemouth.
Mary: Hello. Please to meet you.
Gianni: Please to meet you, too.
Mary: Where are you from, Gianni?
Gianni: I’m from Italy-nearly Bologna.
Mary: And why are you learning English here?
Gianni: I need it for my job.
Mary: Really? What do you do?
Gianni: I work in a bank- an international bank.
Mary: Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school?
Gianni: Yes and at university, too. But I’ve forget ….er forget? Mary: Forgotten.
Gianni: Yes, of course. I’ve forgotten a lot of it. My big problem is listening. People talk very quickly and I can’t understand them.
Mary: But do you like studying English?
Gianni: Oh, yes. It’s interesting language and it’s very useful. I can talk to people from all over the world…and I can understand the words of my favourite songs, too.
Mary: Well, that’s a very good reason.
Gianni: But what about you? What do you do?
Mary: I’m a student. I’m studying chemistry at the local university. I..
PracticeFill in the blank with the information from the conversation above : PracticeFill in the blank with the information from the conversation above Hi. My name’s Gianni. I’m from …..and I’m 26 years old. I’m studying English because I need it …….. I work ……… I learnt English at ………and at ……., too. But I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I think that my biggest problem with English is ……. People speak very ……..and I can’t …….them. But I like English. I can talk to people ………., and I can understand the ……..of …….., too.