2019-04-11 Level 1: IDs, more introductions

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Choose your “top three” of anything. Tell us some information about them tomorrow. (On Friday, tell us more information about number 1.)
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Review: articles a/an

I am a teacher.
You are a student.
He is an engineer.
She is a doctor.
I am an American teacher.
You are an Italian student.
He is a German engineer.
She is an Australian doctor.
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part 1 continents - Write the names of the continents.
1 Africa - b
2 North America - c
3 Asia - d
4 South America - a
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part 3 my / your - Write “my” and “your” in the conversation
1 your
2 My
3 My
4 your
5 My
6 your
7 My
8 your
9 My
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part 4 - “from” - Add “from” to three sentences.
I am [nationality].
I am from [country].

I am Mexican.
I am from Germany.
He is from Mexico.
He is German.
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1d part 1 - What is the correct greeting?
1 Good morning
2 Good afternoon
3 Good evening (7:00 pm = 19:00)
4 Good evening (hello) OR Good night (bye)
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Spelling: capital and lower-case letters
	capital (big) letters = A B C D E…
	lower-case (small) letters = a b c d e…

Anne-Marie Blanc is Canadian. She’s a student in New York. She calls her family in Canada. Most international phone calls from New York are to Canada.

beginning of a sentence
name of a person
name of a place (country, city, state, continent)

“I” is always capital: Kevin and I are teachers.
name of a company: We teach at Stafford House.
name of a language: You speak Japanese. Brazilians speak Portuguese.
name of a nationality: You are Japanese. They are Brazilian. I am American.
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page 17 part 2 c - Write the sentences with correct capital letters.
1 Riyadh is in Saudi Arabia.
2 I’m Chinese.
3 He’s from Tokyo.
4 She’s from Canada.
5 I speak French.

“C” and “she” are different sounds
(“C” sounds like “sea” and “see”)
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A street address has many capital letters:

Stafford House
38 Chauncy Street
8th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts  02111
	(OR: Boston, MA)
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page 17 part 1 - Answer these questions
1 company name = TD Films
2 visitor’s name = Carolyn Smith
  ID number = 0186693
  Date = 02/08/2013 = February 8, 2013

(Names of months and weekdays are also capital: Thursday, April 11)
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What information is on your student ID?
School Name
Student Name
Nationality
DOB = Date Of Birth = Birth Date
Enrollment number
School address and phone numbers
Student Number
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BREAK
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page 17 part 3 - Add the information to the IDs. Use correct capital letters.
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part 4 - Choose a job and a city. Write an ID badge or business card for yourself.
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Meeting people phrases:

Nice to meet you.
How are you?
I’m fine, thanks. And you?
This is Kevin. He’s a teacher.

What’s your name?
What’s your job? / What do you do?
What’s your company?
Where is your company? / Where do you work?
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page 16 part 6 - Put the conversation in order.

[woman]: Hi, Katya. How are you?
Katya: Fine, thanks. And you?
[woman]: I’m OK. This is Silvia. She’s from Madrid.
Katya: Nice to meet you, Silvia. (I’m Katya.)
Silvia: Nice to meet you, too.
Katya: Silvia, what do you do?
Silvia: I’m a doctor. And you?
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Answers to conversation questions:

I am Greg. / My name is Greg.
I am a plumber. / My job is plumber.
I am American. / My nationality is American.
I am from the United States. / My country is the United States.

Sometimes the easy sentence is “My [information] is…”
My company is Stafford House.
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To say an email address, you can spell or say the words
@ = “at” (@staffordhouse.com = “at Stafford House dot com”)
. = “dot”
- = “dash” (stafford-house = “stafford dash house”)
_ = “underscore” (stafford_house = “stafford underscore house”)
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What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is _______.
(If more than one: My favorite foods are _____ and ____ and…)

My favorite food is tacos.
My favorite foods are sushi, pineapple pizza, and chicken.

What is your favorite movie?
My favorite movie is Titanic.
My favorite movie is The Fast and The Furious.

My favorite song is “Hey Jude”.
My favorite music is jazz.
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Homework: write sentences about your “top 3” of something. Where are they from? Why are they your favorite?

My favorite movies are _____, ____, and ____.
_____ is from Germany. It is from 1996.
_____ is exciting and funny.
_____ is an American movie. It is from 2004. It is sad and interesting.

Remember: Use capital letters for countries, names, and the first letter of a sentence.
You can search Wikipedia for lists if you don’t have any ideas.