INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE IDIOMAS – SECCIONAL SOGAMOSO
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO I
TOPIC: MEETING AND GREETING
HEAD TEACHER: ALEXANDER BENITO
NAME: ________________________________________________ ID: ____________________
MEETING AND GREETING
1. Listening
Marie is in her English class. She meets another student. Listen to the conversation and
number the questions in the order you hear them.
Part 1
How are you? _____
How long are you staying here? _____
What’s your name? _____
Where are you from? ______
Would you like something to drink? ______
Part 2
Listen again and choose the correct information.
1. Luis is from France / Spain.
2. Marie lives in Paris / London.
3. Luis is staying for six weeks / months.
4. Marie is staying for one week / month.
5. The teacher says that class starts in ten / five minutes.
6. Marie and Luis decide to get something to eat / drink.
2. Language point
Study these sentences.
Marie: Hi, how are you? / Luis: I’m fine.
Luis: Is he the teacher? / Marie: Yes, he is .
We use to be verbs in sentences with nouns and adjectives. This verb is irregular.
Study the table below. Then choose the best answers to the questions.
Choose the best answer.
1. When we write the first person singular, we use a capital letter I / lower-case letter i.
2. We use different / the same forms of to be with we, you, and they.
3. We use / don’t use an apostrophe (’) to make the short forms (contractions).
4. We use / don’t use contractions in short positive answers.
5. We use the same / a different word order in questions and sentences.
6. There is one way/ are two ways to make negative short answers with contractions.
We use contractions (short forms) when we speak in informal situations.
Practice saying these sentences.
• I’m fine. You’re fine. He’s fine.
• We’re fine. They’re fine.
• I’m a student. You’re a student. She’s a student.
• We’re students. They’re students
3. Practice
Write a form of to be in the gaps to complete these sentences.
1. He _______ the teacher.
2. I______ not from London.
3. They ______students.
4. _____ You from Poland?
5. They ____not late.
6. I______ from Japan.
7. ______ We late?
8. She here on vacation.
1. Which sentences can have contractions?
2. Write those sentences again, with contractions. For one sentence, you can write two forms.
3. Write positive and negative answers to questions 4 and 7. Write two forms if you can.
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4. Speaking
Lisa and Ricardo are in London. They start talking in the street. Work in A/B pairs. Complete
your part of the conversation and then speak together. Use contractions where you can.
Then complete the other part of the conversation and check with your partner.
Read the conversation again as a different person.