Lesson 1

Practice Together

(Teacher and students introduce themselves to each other using one of the following.)

My name is _______________
My name's ________________
I am _____________________
I'm ______________________

My name is Li Hua Wong.	My name is Vivian.	My name's Juan Martinez.	My name's Jenny.	I'm Elizabeth Huntington.
Hi, I'm Julio Martinez.	Hi, I'm Silvia, Julio's wife.	Hi, I'm Andres.	I'm Anna.

Practice and Repeat

(Students practice and repeat as a group and individually.)

This is Juan		This is my companion, Elder Hansen
This is Brother Martinez		These are my parents
These are my neighbors, Alexandra and Bob Perry.		These are my husband's parents.

Practice Together

(Teacher models with one picture and then hands out the others. Students introduce branch characters, according to the two examples.)

Sister Huntington Teacher

Example 1: This is Sister Huntington. Example 2: This is our teacher, Sister Huntington.

Sister Pelissie Primary teacher	Brother Johnson Elder's Quorum President	Sister Johnson Relief Society Counselor	President Toelupe Branch President
Sister Martinez Young Women's President	Brother Li Home Teacher	Brother Martinez Branch Mission Leader	Sister Ishikawa Primary President

Activity or Homework

(Students write the names of the leaders in their ward or branch.)

 ___________________________________    ___________________________________
 Bishop/Branch President                Relief Society President

 ___________________________________    ___________________________________
 Elder's Quorum President               Primary President

 ___________________________________    ___________________________________
 Young Men's President                  Young Women's President

 ___________________________________    ___________________________________
 Sunday School President                Full-time Missionary

 ___________________________________    ___________________________________
 Ward/Branch Mission Leader             Full-time Missionary

 ___________________________________    ___________________________________
 Your Home Teacher                      Your Visiting Teacher

 ___________________________________    ___________________________________
 Your Home Teacher                      Your Visiting Teacher

Oral Reading

(Teacher models and students read after teacher.)

	My name's Juan Martinez. These are my parents. I live with them and my brother Julio and his family.
	Hi, I'm Silvia, Julio's wife. These are my husband's parents. They're learning English.
	I'm Elder Anae and this is my companion, Elder Hansen.

Practice Together

(In pairs, students, acting as the people below, practice introducing themselves and others.)

Li Hua Wong granddaughter, Yue Ling.	Example: Hi, I'm Li Hua Wong. This is my granddaughter, Yue Ling.	Sara Johnson husband, William	Jane mother, Susan Edwards
Katie Dawson friends, Bob and Alexandra Perry	Pierre Pelissie wife, Sandra	President Toelupe son, Sene	Jane daughter, Amanda