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By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to greet someone and introduce themselves
Communication strategies:
The student should be able to able to greet someone and introduce themselves by following the 4 steps below:
1) Greet your partner
2) Share information about yourself
3) Share information about where you live
4) Share information about your family
e.g. Nice to meet you. I’m Sam. I’m from Sydney, Australia. I live and work in Tokyo Japan. I’m a teacher. I teach English. I live with my girlfriend in Tokyo. We have a nice apartment just near the station. I have an older brother. His name is Paul. He lives in Canada. He’s a ski instructor.
Words and rules:
- The student should be able to use the present simple tense to introduce themselves. e.g. I am Ben. / I live in Tokyo
- The student should be able to use some basic greetings. e.g. hello
Appropriateness:
Non-verbal behaviour: The student should know how to do a correct handshake.
Register: When meeting a new person outside business situations a casual register is used.
Social rules: We usually don't say our age or ask for someone's age when introducing ourselves. Offering some private information about ourselves e.g. our hobby or where we are from is a good way to develop trust and make friends.
Cultural references: "Where are you from?" can be pronounced "Where ya from?"
Track #1
Hello, I’m Jim White. I come from Seattle, and I have three brothers.
I like hiking in the mountains.
Track #2
Hi, I’m Susan. I work in a bank, and I live in Edinburgh. My hobby is
reading books.
Track #3
Nice to meet you. My name is Jane and I’m a university student. I
study computer science. It’s difficult, but fun.
Because the lesson touches on the topic of greetings, you are welcome to introduce some of the following vocabulary if you like.
1) hi (exp)
2) hey (exp)
3) hey man (exp)
4) Good morning (exp)
5) Good evening (exp)
6) Good afternoon (exp)
7) Howdy (exp) [US and Canada]
8) Hola (exp)
9) G'day (exp) [Australia]
10) Sup (exp)
Option 1:
Difficulty ★★
Type:
Let's start - Warm-up discussion
Purpose:
Steering the student into the goal of the lesson before opening the book.
Method: Before you open the book, talk to the student about what topics they think you should discuss when you meet someone for the first time. Come up with a list.
Option 2:
Difficulty ★
Type:
Let’s start - Expansion
Purpose:
Teaching the student how to do a basic greeting exchange
Method:
Show the student that when we introduce ourselves we usually use the following pattern
1) Greet - Hi / Hello / Hey / Howdy / Hey man
2) Fixed expression - (It's) Nice to meet you / (I'm) Pleased to meet you / (It’s a) pleasure to meet you / How ya doin?
3) Name - I’m Ben / My name is Ben
Option 3:
Difficulty ★★★
Type:
Let’s try - Expansion
Purpose:
Teaching the student how to do add extra information when introducing someone
Method:
Encourage the student to use their imagination to add additional information about each person in the “Let's try” activity
Standard outcome
His name is Jacob Miller. He is from Bristol in the UK. He is 36 years old. He is a teacher. He lives in London with his wife. He has a sister.
Outcome with expansion
His name is Jacob Miller. He is from Bristol in the UK. It’s in the south of England, near Cardiff. He is 36 years old. His birthday was last week. He is a teacher at an elementary school. He lives in London with his wife. They have two beautiful kids. Sarah and Tom. He has a sister. She is currently living in America. Her name is Alice
Option 4:
Difficulty ★
Type:
Let's Practice - Game / Controlled practice activity
Purpose:
Practicing the key structures from the lesson.
Method:
Describe one of the four people in the “Let’s Practice” section. The student has to listen and guess who you are talking about. You can give as much or as little information as you like.
e.g. He’s 36. He’s a teacher. He’s from London.
> Is it Jacob?
Option 5:
Difficulty ★
Type:
Explanation (Anytime)
Purpose:
Teaching the student how to deliver a correct handshake.
Method:
Show the student how to give a correct handshake. Make sure they notice the three following points.
1) The correct grip position
2) the correct strength
3) the correct gripping time
“Naruhodo” Point
come from vs came from
We use "come from" when we talk about facts e.g. I come from Australia
We use "came from" when we talk about where our journey started. e.g. I came from my house today.
Extra questions you might like to ask in the lesson
- Can you tell me a little about yourself?
- Whereabouts in Japan are you from?
A speaking hint you might like to use
AAA = Answer Add Ask
> Feel free to use this speaking hint in the “Let’s Practice” / “Let’s Speak” sections of the lesson. This is particularly useful when describing someone’s personality.
Question: Where are you from?
Answer: I’m from Japan.
Add: I grew up in Nagasaki, but now I live in Tokyo.
Ask: How about you? Where are you from?
Let’s start
Note: You can practice spelling their names for extra practice
Let’s try
Jim: His name is Jim White. He comes from Seattle. He has three brothers. He likes hiking in the mountains.
Note: He mentions his name, his hometown, his family and his hobby.
Susan:
Her name is Susan. She works in a bank. She live in Edinburgh. Her hobby is reading books.
Note: She mentions her name, her job, where she lives, and her hobby
Jane:
Her name is Jane. She’s a university student. She studies computer science. She thinks computer science is difficult, but fun.
Note: She mentions her name, her job, what she studies, and her opinion of her studies.
Let’s practice
Content
Name: Jacob Miller
Home town: Bristol, UK
Age: 36
Occupation: Teacher
Lives: London
Lives with: wife
Family: sister
Expected outcome
His name is Jacob Miller. He is from Bristol in the UK. He is 36 years old. He is a teacher. He lives in london with his wife. He has a sister.
Let’s speak
Role-play meeting your teacher for the first time. (exchanging self introductions)
My name is Tom. I’m from New York. I work as a banker. I live in Manhattan with my wife and our two kids. I have two brothers. They are both doctors.
Nice to meet you, Tom. I’m Steve. I’m from Australia. I work as a teacher. I live in Tokyo. I have a brother. He lives in Queensland.