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What is an appropriate response when asked about your age?
What is an appropriate response when asked about your age?
Which of the following is a correct way to ask about someone's profession?
Which of the following is a correct way to ask about someone's profession?
How can someone specify the location they are from?
How can someone specify the location they are from?
How can students answer the question about their family?
How can students answer the question about their family?
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What is the correct way to state your birthday if giving the specific date?
What is the correct way to state your birthday if giving the specific date?
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What is a casual way to inquire if someone has children?
What is a casual way to inquire if someone has children?
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What is required in English when stating a profession?
What is required in English when stating a profession?
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How should students typically respond to questions about their marital status?
How should students typically respond to questions about their marital status?
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Which verb form is commonly used when discussing future plans?
Which verb form is commonly used when discussing future plans?
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How can a person decline a more detailed conversation?
How can a person decline a more detailed conversation?
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Study Notes
Lesson 1: Welcoming Process
- Lesson aims & objectives: Students will learn basic questions and responses about personal information, including name, age, location, and history. They will also learn to ask similar questions of others.
Topic Explanation
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Questions and Responses: Lesson includes a list of questions and corresponding example responses for introducing oneself formally and informally. Examples include:
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What is your name?
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Where are you from?
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How old are you?
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When is your birthday?
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Where do you live?
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Do you have children?
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What is your profession?
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Are you married?
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What are your plans?
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Do you have time to talk?
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What are your interests?
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Important considerations:
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Emphasize complete sentences or simply using names/ages/locations.
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Encourage contractions, and optional use of contractions for various questions.
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Examples include using "I'm" vs. "I am".
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Emphasize the use of articles (a/an/the) in English when asking/answering about professions. Note these are not always necessary in Spanish.
Conversation Examples (Page 3)
- Scenario: A conversation between two students who have never met.
- Example dialogue: The example shows formal and informal greetings to introduce themselves and inquire about each other.
- Angela and Darren use appropriate greetings, name exchanges, age & origin inquiries to begin formal introductions.
- Illustrates correct use of both present simple and continuous grammatical forms for statements about likes & dislikes based on examples provided.
General Tips
- Correct tenses: Use the present simple or continuous tenses when describing likes/dislikes and daily routines.
- Pronunciation and vocabulary: Clarify pronunciation, and translate any words students do not understand.
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of personal introductions. Students will practice questions and responses about their name, age, location, and more. The focus is on constructing complete sentences and using contractions effectively.
