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Proyecto Idiomas Unimet Student’s Book First Edition Depósito Legal: 199402DF570 ISSN:1315-4109
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Trigger your knowledge! Look at the cartoon. Use your imagination. What are they saying?
Girl: _______________________________
Man: ______________________________
Part A: Getting ready
1. Read and listen to the dialog.
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Paul: Ana: Paul: Ana: Paul: Ana: Paul:
Ana: 2. Comprehension Questions
Hi! How are you? I’m Paul and you? Hi! I’m Ana. Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you, Ana! Are you a new student? Sure, I am. I’m in level 1 and what about you? Me too! By the way, where is our classroom? It’s classroom number 21, on the second floor. Well thanks for the information! Oh, our class is about to start! Let´s go to our classroom. Yes, let’s go! We don’t want to be late the first day!
a) What are their names? b) Where are they?
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Part B: Your turn 1. Talk to Ana! Complete the conversation with your information. Use the dialog in Part A as a guide. You: ___________________________________ Ana: Hey! I am Ana. Nice to meet you! You: ___________________________________ Ana: Yes it is! I’m starting today! You: ___________________________________ Ana: I’m in level 1. What about you?
you: ___________________________________ Ana: Is classroom 21 on the third floor? You: ___________________________________ Ana: Ok, let’s go to the classroom. You: ____________________________________
Part C: Act it out Work in pairs. It´s your first day of class. You meet another student. Follow the instructions in the speech bubbles and use the expressions in the table to make a conversation.
Say hello. Introduce yourself. Say what you study
YOUR PARTNER Say hello. Introduce yourself. Say what you study.
YOU
Vocabulary & Expressions
Hi! Hello! Hi there! What’s your name? My name is…, I’m… Nice to meet you. Nice meeting you Let’s go! And you?
Part D: Do it right Verb to be: Number st
1 person singular nd 2 person singular rd 3 person singular st 1 person plural nd 2 person plural
Pronoun
Verb
I you he /she we they
am are is are are
Affirmative sentences: I am Angela. I am a student. You are Victoria. You are a student. He is David. He is a student. We are Angela, Victoria, and David. We are English students. Negative sentences: I am Erica. I am not a student.
You are Peter. You are not a student. She is Joey. She is not a student. We are Erica, Peter and Joey. We are not English students.
Yes-No questions: Are you in classroom 21? No, I am not. Is she a student? Yes, she is. Sentence structure: Statements: Pronoun (subject) + to be (+ not) + complements I + am + an English student. Yes-no questions: Verb ( to be) + subject + complement? Is + she + a student?
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Part E: Test yourself 1. Reorganize the following words to make sentences. a. your/What/is/name?
statement, and two (2) different yes-no questions. Discuss them with your classmates.
What’s your name?
2. Choose the best answer.
b. name/is/my/Ana ____________ c. am/I/Paul _________________ d. meet/to/nice/you ____________ e. you/Are/new/student/a _______ 3. In your notebook, write four (4) to five (5) sentences describing yourself. Write at least one (1) affirmative and one (1) negative
a. Are you a student?
Yes, I am
No, I am not
b. Are you Spanish?
Yes, I am
No, I am not
c. Are you in the classroom?
Yes, I am
No, I am not
d. Are you from Cumaná?
Yes, I am
No, I am not
Part F: Go beyond
For extra practice, see UNIT 1 in the Workbook online Platum Unit 1
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