Lesson 1

Greetings and Introductions

Objectives: To be able to greet people, introduce yourself, introduce others, ask for information, and give information.

Dialog:*

Robert: Hello, my name's Roberto.

Lily: (I'm) glad to meet you. My name's Lily. This is my neighbor, Sara.

Robert: (I'm) glad to meet you, Sara. Where are you from?

Sara: (I'm) from Mexico.

* (The parentheses enclose words that can be omitted.)

Practice 1

Hello, my name is __________. (I'm)	glad to meet you.
	happy
	pleased

Practice 2

This is my	neighbor, __________. (I'm) pleased to meet you.
	classmate
	friend
	brother
	sister
	mother
	father

Practice 3

His name is __________.

Her

Your

Practice 4

(I'm) from	San Antonio.	He's from Texas.
	Los Angeles	She's
	Mexico	You're

Practice 5

Where	are you from?
	is he
	is she
	am I

Practice 6: Dictation

A. Hello my __________ Robert.

B. Glad to meet __________ . __________ name's Sara.

C. This is my __________ , Lily.

D. Pleased to __________ you, Lily. Where are you __________?

E. (I'm) from Thailand.

Practice 7: Role Play

A. __________ , this is __________ .

B. Glad to meet you. Where are you from?

A. (I'm) from __________ .

Cultural Note: In the United States people do not always shake hands when introduced. Men usually do when introduced to other men. When introduced to a woman, a man usually waits for the woman to offer her hand. Women frequently do not shake hands when introduced to either men or women.

Generally when men shake hands with each other they offer a firm grip.