MEETING
AND
GREETING
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1 Warm up
Match the questions and answers that people use when they meet.
Part A
1. What’s your name? a. I’m from France.
2. How old are you? b. I’m fine, thanks.
3. Where are you from? c. My name is Marie Bernard.
4. How are you? d. I’m twenty-two.
Part B
1. Are you here on vacation? a. Yes, I’m taking an English class.
2. Are you studying here? b. For ten days.
3. How long are you staying here? c. Yes, I’m here with my family.
4. Would you like something to drink? d. No thanks, I have some water.
Now read the sentences out loud in pairs.
2 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? 1
How long are you staying here? 4
What’s your name? 2
Where are you from? 3
Would you like something to drink? 5
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.
3 Language point
Study these sentences.
Study the table below. Then choose the best answers to the questions.
singular plural
long form contraction long form contraction
(short form) (short form)
1st person I am I’m we are we’re
2nd person you are you’re you are you’re
3rd person he / she / it is he’s / she’s / they are they’re
it’s
yes-no questions Am I late? / Are you late? / Are we late? / Are they
Is she late? late?
short answers - positive Yes, I am. / Yes, you are./ Yes, we are. / Yes, they are.
Yes, she is.
short answers - negative No, I’m not. / No, you’re No, we’re not. / No, they’re
not. / No, he’s not. not.
No, you aren’t. / No, he No, we aren’t. / No, they
isn’t. aren’t.
Choose the best answer.
1. When we write the first person singular, we use a capital letter I / lower-case letter i.
When we write the first person singular, we use a capital letter I.
2. We use different / the same forms of to be with we, you, and they.
We use 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).
We use an apostrophe (’) to make the short forms (contractions).
4. We use / don’t use contractions in short positive answers.
We don’t use contractions in short positive answers.
5. We use the same / a different word order in questions and sentences.
We use a different word order in questions and sentences.
6. There is one way/ are two ways to make negative short answers with contractions.
There are two ways to make negative short answers with contractions.
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.
4 Practice
Write a form of to be in the gaps to complete these sentences.
1. He is the the teacher. - He 's the teacher.
2. I am not from London. - I 'm not from London
3. They are students. - They 're students
4. Are you from Poland?
5. They are not late. - They 're not late. / They aren’t late
6. I am from Japan. - I 'm from Japan
7. Are we late?
8. She is here on vacation. - She 's here on vacation.
1. Which sentences can have contractions? 1,2,3,5,6,,8
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.
4: Are you from Poland?
Positive: Yes, I am.
Negative: No, I’m not. / No, I am not.
7: Are we late?
Positive: Yes, we are.
Negative: No, we’re not. / No, we are not.
5 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.
A - Ricardo B - Lisa
Hi. My 1 is Ricardo. What’s Hi, I’m Lisa. Nice to
your name? 2 you.
Nice to meet you too. Yes, I’m here with my family. They
3 you here on vacation? 4 at the hotel now.
How 5 are you staying? Two weeks. And
6 ?
I’m taking an English class with my brother. Are you
We 7 here for six weeks. 8 Italy?
No, we 9 . We’re from I
Brazil. Where are you from? 10 from Germany. How
old are you?
I’m eighteen. My brother I
11 twenty. How old are 12 nineteen. My sister is
you? twenty-two.
Would you 13 something 14 , please. I need a
to drink?
coffee.
6 Extra practice/homework
Find mistakes in these sentences and correct them.
1. He be from England. - He is from England.
2. Theyre at the hotel. - They’re at the hotel
3. You are from China? - Are you from China?
4. Yes, we’re. - Yes, we are.
5. No, we’re aren’t. - No, we aren’t
6. i’m twenty-three. How old are you? - I’m twenty-three. How old are you?
7. How are you? I fine, thanks. - How are you? I’m fine, thanks.
8. Is the teacher. - Where is the teacher?
7 Optional extension
Here are some more useful expressions for meeting people. Match the pairs.
Match the pairs.
1. Have a nice weekend! a. Same to you!
2. How was your weekend? b. I’m a teacher / a student / a businessman.
3. I have to go now. c. Don’t worry. It’s all right.
4. Sorry, I’m a bit late. d. Great, thanks. And yours?
5. What do you do? e. See you later.
• Which two of these expressions do you use when you start to talk to someone?
What do you do? - a student
• Which two of these expressions do you use at the end of your conversation?
I have to go now - See you later.
