DAILY BASIS ENGLISH COURSE

A1 Beginner

Introductions

What's your name? I’m Laura. Nice to meet you.
By the end of this class, students will be able to greet someone, say their name, ask for basic personal information, and introduce themselves clearly.
Contents

Introduction

Two students talking at school.

Look at the picture and listen to the sentences.

This is an English school.

Laura and Eric are students.

They're in the classroom.

They are classmates.

Mr. Smith is the teacher.

Now answer the questions.

1. Where are Laura and Eric?

2. Are Laura and Eric students?

3. Who is Mr. Smith?

Score: 0 out of 3

Presentation

Listen to Laura and Eric.

Laura: Hi there! How are you doing?

Eric: Hello, I'm pretty good. How about you?

Laura: I'm great, thanks. I'm Laura.

Eric: Hello, Laura. I'm Eric.

Laura: Nice to meet you.

Eric: Nice to meet you too. What's your last name?

Laura: It's Palmer.

Eric: How do you spell it?

Laura: P-A-L-M-E-R.

Eric: Are you a new student here?

Laura: Yes, I am. How about you?

Eric: Me too. So, class starts in 5 minutes, right? Ready?

Laura: Yes. I am. Let's go.

Language Focus

Greetings

Hi!

Hello!

Hey!

Questions & Answers

How are you? Como você está?

How are you doing? Como vai você?

How’s it going? Como vai?

How’s everything? Como está tudo?

I’m well. Estou bem.

I’m great. Estou ótimo(a).

I’m good. Estou bem. informal

I’m pretty good. Estou bem / Muito bem. informal

What’s up? informal E aí, beleza?

Nothing much. Nada demais.

Not much, you? Nada demais, e você?

Just chilling. De boa / Relaxando

Same as usual. O de sempre

Just working. Só trabalhando

THE ALPHABET

There are 26 letters in the english alphabet.

1A/eɪ/
2B/biː/
3C/siː/
4D/diː/
5E/iː/
6F/ef/
7G/dʒiː/
8H/eɪtʃ/
9I/aɪ/
10J/dʒeɪ/
11K/keɪ/
12L/el/
13M/em/
14N/en/
15O/oʊ/
16P/piː/
17Q/kjuː/
18R/ɑːr/
19S/es/
20T/tiː/
21U/juː/
22V/viː/
23W/ˈdʌb.əl.juː/
24X/eks/
25Y/waɪ/
26Z/ziː/

“C” has the same sound as the verb “see” and the noun “sea.”

“D” is pronounced differently from letter “G.”

Number “eight” is pronounced differently from letter “H.”

“T” has the same sound as in “tea.”

“U” has the same sound as in “you.”

“Z” in British is pronounced “zed.”

Questions
What's your name?
What’s your name?
What's your first name?
How do you spell your first name?
How do you spell it?
What's your last name?
How do you spell your last name?
Answers
I am...
I’m...
My name is...
My name’s...
My first name’s...
My last name’s...
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
Nice meeting you.
  • first name = given name
  • last name / surname = family name

Practice

Complete the dialogue with the correct words.
1. A: Hi!
Julia.
2. B: Hello, Julia.
Ben.
3. A: Nice to
you.
4. B: Nice to meet you
.
5. A: What's your
?
6. B:
Costa.
7. A: How do you
it?
8. B:
.
Score: 0 out of 8
Choose the best response.

1. Hello! I'm Sara.

2. What's your name?

3. What's your last name?

4. How do you spell your name?

Score: 0 out of 4

Production

Work with a partner. Take turns meeting each other for the first time.

  1. Say hello and say your name.
  2. Ask your partner's name.
  3. Ask your partner's last name.
  4. Ask your partner to spell his/her first name.
  5. Ask your partner to spell his/her last name.
Daily Basis English Course