Listening
10 minutes
Dialogue: Pia and Alex (from L04) exchange contact info at a bus stop.
Alex and Pia
Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.
Comprehension:
1. Where is Pia from?
2. How old is Alex?
3. Did Alex get Pia's phone number?
Language Focus
12 minutesGrammar: Wh-questions com be: What / Where / Who / How old
| Form | Structure |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | Resposta padrão: My ___ is ___. / I'm ___. / I'm [number] (years old). |
| Negative | Resposta negativa: My ___ isn't ___. / I'm not from ___. / I'm not [number]. |
| Interrogative | What's your ___? / Where are you from? / Who's he/she? / How old are you? |
Examples:
What's your name? — My name is Alex.
Where are you from? — I'm from Mexico.
Who's that? — He's my friend Carlos.
How old are you? — I'm 22.
Try it!
Common Errors
Practice
15 minutesQuestion Words
Complete with the correct question word.
Numbers 11-30
Match the number to the word.
Column A
Column B
-teen or -ty?
Listen to your teacher. Which number do you hear? Choose A or B.
1. thirteen or thirty?
2. fourteen or forty?
3. fifteen or fifty?
4. sixteen or sixty?
5. seventeen or seventy?
Practice — Wh-words and Counting
Read each prompt out loud. Use the EXACT phrase or count clearly.
1. Count from 11 to 15: eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen.
2. Count from 16 to 21: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one.
3. Count by tens: ten, twenty, thirty.
4. Look at the photo. Ask me three questions about it: Who is that? Who is the man? Who is with him?
5. Look out the window. Say: Oh no, that's my bus! Wait! Who's on that bus?
6. Tell me your address: My address is ___ (street name and number).
Complete Personal Info Exchange
You met someone new. Exchange complete personal information — no bus this time!
Scenario:
You met someone new. Exchange ALL personal information. This time, no bus interruption!
Useful Expressions
Speed-round — finish before the bus comes!
TEACHER: (taps watch) Quick! Your bus is coming. What's your name? YOU: I'm ___. TEACHER: Where are you from? YOU: ___. TEACHER: How old are you? YOU: ___. TEACHER: Phone number?! YOU: It's ___, ___, ___... TEACHER: Email?! YOU: ___@___.com TEACHER: (looks back) Bus is here! Bye! YOU: Bye! Nice to meet you!
Let's Talk
13 minutesLet's Talk!
Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!
Real personal info — answer about people you know.
1. How old is someone in your family? Pick anyone — son, daughter, brother, sister.
Follow-up: Wow! And how old are you?
2. What's your email? Spell it for me, letter by letter.
Follow-up: Got it! Let me read it back: ___?
3. Now ask ME 3 personal questions. Don't repeat the dialogue!
Follow-up: Good question! And one more — anything you want to know.
4. Look at me. Guess: Where am I from? How old am I?
Follow-up: Close! / Wrong! Try again.
5. Pick a famous person. Don't tell me the name — describe with 'Who is...?' until I guess.
Follow-up: Hmm, is it [guess]? Give me one more clue!
Self-Assessment
How did you do today?
- ✓I can ask personal questions: What's your name? How old are you?
- ✓I can say my phone number in English.
- ✓I can hear the difference between thirteen and thirty.
Great work today!
Next class: REVIEW! Everything from lessons 1 to 5.