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
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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

Listen first. The text is hidden — reveal it only to check.

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.

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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!

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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!