Online English Speaking I

Lesson 1 Talking About You

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Getting Started
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What s your name? Where were you born? Where do you live now? What do you do? Do you like your job? Why? Or why not? 6. Are you married? If yes, do you have any children? 7. How many people are there in your family? a) b) c) d) Yes, I am. I have 2 children. I live in Bangkok, Thailand. I am an English teacher. There are 4 people in my family. e) Yes, I love my job, because I can talk to many different people. f) I was born in London, in the UK. g) My name s John.

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Conversation
John: Hi. I m John. What s your name? Laura: Hi. My name s Laura. Nice to meet you, John. John: Nice to meet you, too, Laura. Are you new here? Laura: Yeah, I started 2 days ago. How long have you been teaching here? John: About 3 years. Oh, It s class time. I have to go now. See you later. Laura: Yeah, see you!
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Personal Information
Name, nationality, nation (hometown), Job, marital status, children, work, work place .. Questions to practice: What s ..name? Where .. come from? / Where . from? What do you do?/ what s your job? Are you married? / Are you single? Where do you live? Who do you live with? What are you studying?/working? Do you enjoy your study/work? How many languages can you speak? What are your hobbies? What do you do in your free time? Do you like ? Do you play ? Use the information above to talk about you. Review: Nations and Nationalities(next .)

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Nations and Nationalities

Nations Vietnam China Japan Malaysia Indonesia England Canada America (the US) Italy Spain Turkey France Australia
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Nationalities Vietnamese Chinese Japanese Malaysian Indonesian English Canadian American Italian Spanish Turkish French Australian
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Practice!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Vietnamese lives in Vietnam. Thai lives in Thailand. Japanese lives in Japan. Chinese lives in China. Canadian lives in Canada. American lives in America (the US). ..
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Maurizio Celi
My name s Maurizio Celi. I m from Bologna, a city in north of Italy. I m a student at the University of Bologna. I m studying modern languages English and Russian. I also know a little Spanish, so I can speak four languages. I m enjoying the course a lot, but it s really hard work. The course started three years ago. I live at home with my parents and my sister. My brother went to work in the United States last year. After graduate, I m going to work as a translator. I hope so, anyway.

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Complete the sentences

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My name/Maurizio Celi. I/Bologna, a city in north of Italy. I/student/at the University of Bologna. I/studying/modern languages English and Russian. I/also/know/a little/Spanish, so/I/speak/four languages. I/enjoying/the course/a lot, but/it s/really /hard work. The course/started/three years ago.
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Make questions
Make 5 questions about Maurizio Celi. Think of five questions about personal information to ask your teacher or classmates.

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Lin Hua
Hi! My name s Lin. I am from China. I am Chinese. I am 20 years old. I am a university student. I study Business Administration in my university. I live with my friends in Shanghai. I don t live with my family because I go to Shanghai for studying. My family lives in Canton, in a small village. I have a younger brother. He s 15. He s a high school student. My parents are both teachers. They teach in a secondary school. I love my family. I visit them every summer. Practice: 1. Make questions about Lin Hua. 2. Change the I into She and read the text above. 3. Tell people about you. Using the talk above as sample.
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Speaking Practice
Ask your teacher about his personal information with 5 questions Make 5 questions to ask your partner in class.

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Practice
Read the conversation and fill in the blank in the passage in next slide about Gianni: Host: Mary, can I introduce you to Gianni? He s studying English here in Bournemouth. Mary: Hello. Please to meet you. Gianni: Please to meet you, too. Mary: Where are you from, Gianni? Gianni: I m from Italy - near Bologna. Mary: And why are you learning English here? Gianni: I need it for my job. Mary: Really? What do you do? Gianni: I work in a bank- an international bank. Mary: Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school? Gianni: Yes and at university, too. But I ve forget .er forget? Mary: Forgotten. Gianni: Yes, of course. I ve forgotten a lot of it. My big problem is listening. People talk very quickly and I can t understand them. Mary: But do you like studying English? Gianni: Oh, yes. It s interesting language and it s very useful. I can talk to people from all over the world and I can understand the words of my favourite songs, too. Mary: Well, that s a very good reason. Gianni: But what about you? What do you do? Mary: I m a student. I m studying chemistry at the local university. I..

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Practice
Fill in the blank with the information from the conversation above

Hi. My name s Gianni. I m from ..and I m 26 years old. I m studying English because I need it .. I work I learnt English at and at ., too. But I ve forgotten a lot of it. I think that my biggest problem with English is . People speak very ..and I can t .them. But I like English. I can talk to people ., and I can understand the ..of .., too.
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Personal Info Questions Names 1. What is your name? My name is _______. 2. What is your surname / last name? My surname / last name is _______. 3. Do you have a nickname? Yes, my nickname is _______ or No, I don't.
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Personal Info Questions Work and Occupation 1. What do you do? I am a _______. 2. Where do you work? I work at _______. 3. Do you like your job? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. 4. Why do you like your job? I like my job because _______.
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Personal Info Questions Marital Status 1. Are you married / single? Yes, I am. or No I'm not. 2. Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. 3. What is your partner's name? My partner's name is _______.

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Personal Info Questions Family 1. Do you have any children? Yes, I have _______ children. or No, I don't 2. What are their names? Their names are _______. 3. How many brothers and sister do you have? I have _______ brothers and _______ sisters.
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Personal Info Questions Age 1. How old are you? I am _______ years old. 2. When is your birthday? My birthday is on the _______ of _______. 3. When were you born? I was born in _______.

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Personal Info Questions Contact details

1. 2. 3. 4. Where are you from? I am from _______. What is your address? My address is _______. What is your phone number? My phone number is _______. What is your cell phone number? My cell phone number is _______. Do you live with your parents? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. 6. 7. 8. 9. Do you live alone? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. Who do you live with? I live with my _______. Do you live in a house or an apartment? I live in a/an _______. What is your e-mail address? My e-mail address is _______.

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Personal Info Questions Free Time Activities

1. What do you do in your free time? In my free time I _______. 2. What are your hobbies? My hobbies are _______. 3. What type of music do you like? I like _______ music. 4. Do you have a favourite singer or group? My favourite singer / group is _______.
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5. What types of movies do you like? I like _______ movies. 6. Do you like to read? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. 7. What do you like to read? I like to read _______.

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Personal Info Questions Habits 1. Do you have any bad habits? Yes, one of my bad habits is _______. 2. Do you snore? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. 3. Do you smoke? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. 4. How many cigarettes do you smoke a day? I smoke _______ cigarettes a day.
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Other Personal Information Questions 1

1. 2. What is your favourite food? My favourite food is _______. Is there any food that you do not like? Yes, I don't like _______. or I like all food. What is your favourite colour? My favourite colour is _______. Why do you want to learn English? I want to learn English because _______. What languages do you speak? I speak _______. 6. 7. 8. 9. Do you have any pets? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. What pets do you have? I have _______. What are their names? Their names are _______. Which sports do you like? The sport I like is _______.

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Other Personal Information Questions 2

1. Do you have a favourite team? My favourite team is _______. 2. What is something you do well? I am good at _______. 3. What is something you do not do well? I am bad at _______. 4. Are you romantic? _______ romantic.
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5. Do you have any tattoos? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. 6. Describe yourself using only two words. I am _______ and _______. 7. What makes you happy? I am happy when _______. 8. Are you a good cook/singer/driver? Yes, I do. or No, I don't.
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Pronunciation 1
Let s look at common problem in saying:

1. A - H - 8 2. B - P 3. S - X
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Pronunciation 2

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End of Lesson 1

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