Starter • Unit 1: Hello & The World

Nice to Meet You

Handle a first meeting in English end to end: greet someone, ask and give names, ask how someone is, and say goodbye.

50 min
verb be (singular): I and you — I am / I'm, You are / You're; contractions
11 words
1

Listening

10 minutes
Two classmates meet on the first day of class.

Dialogue: Two classmates meet on the first day of class.

Sara and Mark

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Sara
Hi! Are you Tom?
No, I'm not. I'm Mark. What's your name?
Mark
Sara
I'm Sara. Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you too. How are you?
Mark
Sara
I'm fine, thanks. And you?
I'm good! See you in class, Sara.
Mark
Sara
Bye, Mark! See you tomorrow!
or click any bubble to hear one line
Controlled Practice

Did you catch it? / Você pegou?

Based on the dialogue, choose the right answer. Ouça o diálogo e escolha a resposta certa.

1. Sara says: "Are you ___?" (Sara acha que o nome dele é...)

Tom
Mark
Carlos

2. Mark asks Sara: "What's your ___?" (o que o Mark quer saber)

class
name
phone

3. Sara says: "I'm ___, thanks." (como a Sara está)

Tom
fine
sorry

4. How do they finish? (como terminam)

Sorry, no.
Hello, I am.
Bye! See you tomorrow!
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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: verb be (singular): I am / I'm, You are / You're

I'm ___ . (Eu sou ___)
Are you ___ ? (Você é ___?)
Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

A gramática de hoje é pequena: I'm pra dizer quem você é, e Are you...? pra perguntar. O resto (What's your name? How are you? I'm fine, thanks) são frases prontas — decore como um bloco, sem traduzir palavra por palavra.

Key Phrases — Drill

Repeat each phrase after your teacher.

Hi! / Hello!

Say it back to your teacher — warm and clear.

What's your name? → I'm + [name].

Ask the teacher, then answer with YOUR name: I'm ___ .

How are you? → I'm fine, thanks. And you?

Whole exchange, both roles, 2 times.

Nice to meet you.

Repeat 3 times — stress on MEET.

Bye! See you tomorrow!

Say bye — and answer back when you hear it.

3

Practice

15 minutes

Your name tag / Seu crachá

Write your name. Then show your tag and say: Hi! I'm [name]. What's your name? Escreva seu nome, mostre o crachá e comece a conversa.

HELLO
my name is

Question & Answer / Pergunta e resposta

Match each question to the right answer. Ligue cada pergunta à resposta certa.

Column A

What's your name?
How are you?
Are you Tom?
Nice to meet you.
See you tomorrow!

Column B

I'm Sara.
I'm fine, thanks.
Nice to meet you too.
Bye!
No, I'm not.

Talk to me / Fale comigo

Greet, ask, and answer. Use the chunks from the drill. [Particular] = com o professor · [Em grupo] = com um colega.

1. [Particular] Teacher: 'Hi! What's your name?' — You answer, then ask back: 'And you?'

2. [Particular] Teacher: 'How are you?' — You: 'I'm fine, thanks. And you?'

3. [Em grupo] Turn to a partner: greet, ask their name AND how they are. Then swap.

Wrong Name Game / Jogo do Nome Errado

A fast, fun game — someone guesses your name wrong, and you correct them! Jogo rápido: te chamam pelo nome errado e você corrige.

Scenario:

People keep guessing your name wrong. Correct them fast — and stay friendly!

Useful Expressions

No, I'm not!I'm ___ !Yes, I am!Nice to meet you.

[Particular] Teacher fires wrong names — correct each one, fast!

TEACHER: Are you Tom?
YOU: No, I'm not! I'm [name]!
TEACHER: Are you Carlos?
YOU: No, I'm not! I'm [name]!
TEACHER: Are you [your real name]?
YOU: Yes, I am!

[Em grupo] Mingle — meet 3 classmates

Stand up. Meet 3 people. Each time: Hi! I'm [name]. What's your name? Nice to meet you! Then tell the class ONE name you learned.

You can do it! / Você consegue!

Put it ALL together — a whole conversation, no script. Junta tudo numa conversa inteira, sem roteiro.

1. [Particular] Full conversation with your teacher: Hi → What's your name? → I'm ___ → How are you? → I'm fine, thanks → Bye! See you tomorrow!

2. [Em grupo] Do the same, start to finish, with a NEW partner.

3. You just greeted, introduced yourself, asked how someone is, and said goodbye — all in English, on day one!

4

Let's Talk

13 minutes
Nice to Meet You

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Real first-day small talk — not the wrong-name script. Each question pushes the student to produce, not copy.

1. Hi! What's your name?

Follow-up: Nice to meet you too, [name]! And you ask ME?

2. How are you today?

Follow-up: I'm good too, thanks!

3. Class is over and you're leaving. Say goodbye to me.

Follow-up: See you! Have a good day!

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

  • I can greet someone and ask: What's your name?
  • I can ask and answer: How are you? — I'm fine, thanks. And you?
  • I can introduce myself (I'm ___, nice to meet you) and say goodbye (Bye! See you tomorrow!).

Great work today!

Next class: numbers and phone numbers!