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Warm-up

Welcome Hi! My name is John. This material includes useful information about

how to create your profi le in a blog. To create this profi le, you need to cover

the following topics :

Greetings

Introducing oneself expressions

Marital status

Present simple with verb be

Subject pronouns: I

Occupations

Articles: a/an, the

John: I have a blog. Now it is time to add some content to this blog. What information do I need?

John: Well, I suppose people need to know my full name.

John: Hello, friends! My name is John Robinson.

John: Now what? Oh, yes! My age.

John: I am 51 years old.

John: Probably, my marital status is also important.

John: I am married .

John: I think I need to include something more. Sure! My occupation and my nationality.

John: I am a journalist and I am from San Andrs. I am Colombian.

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Hello, friends! My name is John Robinson. Im 50 years old. Im

married. Im a journalist and Im from San Andrs. Im Colombian.

John: This is all about my basic personal information. I hope it is enough.

Read and listen to the following examples of blog profi les.

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Sara Pasolini and I am Italian. I am 20 years old. I am a university student and I am single. Follow me on my personal site at: http://sarapasolini.com.

Warm-up

My Blog!

Lets get inside

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Hi, everyone! This is my blog. My name is Oscar Patterson. I am an American architect. I am 45 years old and I am divorced.

Welcome to my blog! I am a Brazilian teacher. My names Layla Pinto. I am 27 years old and I am single. Follow me on Twitter @layla56.

Hello. My name is Ivan Yermakov. I am a Russian mailman. I am married and I am 36 years old.

It is time to learn how to start a conversation, how to introduce yourself and how to fi nish a conversation.

Greetings

Introduce yourself

Farewells

Useful expressions

Lets get inside

Lets talk

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Lets talk

Greetings Example 1

Sara Pasolini: Hi, Layla!Layla Pinto: Hi, Sara!

Example 2

Layla Pinto: How are you?Sara Pasolini: How are you?

Example 3

Sara Pasolini: Hi, Layla! How are you?Layla Pinto: Hi, Sara! Very good. And you?Sara Pasolini: Very good!

Example 1

Ivan Yermakov: Hello, Oscar!Oscar Patterson: Hello, Ivan!

Example 2

Oscar Patterson: Good morning!Ivan Yermakov: Good morning!

Example 3

Ivan Yermakov: Good afternoon!

Oscar Patterson: Good afternoon!

Example 4

Ivan Yermakov: Good afternoon!

Oscar Patterson: Good afternoon!

Informal Greetings

Formal Greetings

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Introduce yourselfMy name is John Robinson.

I am 51 years old

I am married.

I am a Journalist.

I am from San Andres. I am Colombian.

Introduce yourself

My name is Camila Young.

I am 24 years old

I am single.

I am a nurse.

I am from New York. I am American.

Farewells

Bye! Goodbye! See you

later! Take care!

Lets talk

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Useful ExpressionsAnne: Nice to meet you.

Matt: Nice to meet you too.

Anne: Where are you from?

Matt: Im from New York City. I am American.

Introduce yourself

My name is Camila Young.

I am 24 years old

I am single.

I am a nurse.

I am from New York. I am American.

Marital status: The marital status is the civil status of each individual.

Married

Example: What is Maxs marital status?

Max is married.

Single

Example: Are you married?

No, I am not. I am single.

Lets analyze

Lets analyze

Learning important

concepts

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Separated

Example: What is your marital status?

I am divorced

Divorced

Example: Are your married?

No, I dont. I am divorced.

Widowed

Example: What is your marital status?

I am widowed.

Widower

Example: What is your marital status?

I am widower.

Subject pronouns I: Use the subject I to talk about yourself.

I am from San Andres.

I am married.

I am 51 years old

Learning important

concepts

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Present simple with be: Use this structure to describe yourself (age, profession,

marital status, etc).

The structure is: subject + be + complement.

I am a teacher.

I am married.

Listen to de audio and organize the next words into sentences.

I am 51 years old.

I am from San Andrs.

I am single.

I am Colombian.

Articles a and an: We use a and an for singular and countable nouns. We

use an if the noun begin with a vowel sound and a if the noun begin with a

consonant sound.

I am a fi reman.

I am an architect.

I am a Judge.

I am an actress.

Learning important

concepts

Learning important

concepts

Lets analyze

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Occupations: This section refers to jobs and professions.

I am a journalist.

I am a teacher.

Occupations

Fireman

Nurse

Doctor

Architect

Singer

Psychologist

Teacher

Mailman

Judge

Journalist

Actress

Chef

WaiterI

Learning important

concepts

Lets analyze

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Credits

CreditsPedagogical Direction

Paul CifuentesCarlos Javier Amaya

Direction of ArtCsar Pez

ICT LeadershipYeison Ospina

Quality managementJuan Carlos Rojas

Script Composition Lina Patricia Vaquiro RondnLicenciada en InglsCentro de Gestin de Mercados, Logstica y Tecnologas de la InformacinRegional Distrito Capital

Content SupportGeorgette Christopher Tajn Desarrollo de Unidad de Aprendizaje Centro de Formacin Turstica Gente de Mar y Servicios Regional San Andrs

Multimedia DevelopmentCesar Paez Harry Zamudio Edmundo Watts Diana Duque Carolina Gomez Urlieson Lon

VoicesEquipo Regional San Andrs