Starter • Unit 1: Hello & The World

Review 1

Review everything from L01-L05: greetings, verb be (all pronouns), numbers 0-30, days, countries, nationalities, and personal questions.

50 min
Review: verb be complete (I/you/he/she/it/we/they)
0 words
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Reading

10 minutes

Reading

Review 1

Read the text aloud. Then discuss the questions below.

Meet Three People

Profile 1: Hi! My name's Giulia Romano. I'm from Milan, in Italy. I'm Italian. I'm 32. I'm an architect. My phone number is 39-335-8824.

Profile 2: Hello! I'm Diego Herrera. I'm from Guadalajara, in Mexico. I'm Mexican. I'm 26. I'm a chef. My email is diego.herrera@cocina.mx.

Profile 3: Hi! I'm Nicole Walker. I'm from Perth, in Australia. I'm Australian. I'm 45. I'm a nurse. My phone number is 61-408-7192.

1. Where is Giulia from?

2. How old is Diego?

3. Is Nicole American?

4. What's Giulia's job?

5. What's Diego's email?

6. Where is Nicole from?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: Review: verb be complete — I am, you are, he/she/it is, we/they are + negatives + questions

FormStructure
AffirmativeI am (I'm),You are (You're),He/She/It is (He's/She's/It's),We/They are (We're/They're)
NegativeI'm not,He/She/It isn't,We/You/They aren't
InterrogativeAm I...?,Are you...?,Is he/she/it...?,Are we/they...?
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Practice

15 minutes

Verb Be Review

Choose the correct option.

1. Hi! ___ Sara.

I
My
I'm

2. ___ you from Brazil?

Is
Are
Do

3. He ___ from Japan. He's from China.

isn't
aren't
is

4. We ___ in the same class.

is
are
am

5. ___ they American?

Are
Do
Is

Country and Nationality

Complete the nationality for each country.

1. Brazil → B
2. Japan → J
3. China → C
4. Mexico → M
5. the US → A
6. Canada → C

Recap — Country and Capital

Match each country to its capital city. (All countries from lessons 1-5!)

Column A

Brazil
Japan
China
Mexico
the US
Canada

Column B

Mexico City
Beijing
Washington
Tokyo
Brasilia
Ottawa

True or False — The Three Profiles

Based on the three profiles, is each statement True (A) or False (B)?

1. Giulia is from Italy.

False
True

2. Diego is 32 years old.

True
False

3. Nicole is Australian.

False
True

4. Diego is a nurse.

False
True

5. Giulia is an architect.

True
False

All About You

Answer your teacher's questions with your real information.

1. Hello! What's your name?

2. Where are you from?

3. How old are you?

4. What's your phone number?

5. Count: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Continue: eleven, twelve, ... thirty!

6. Say the days of the week.

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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

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

Review: talking about yourself and others.

1. Tell me about yourself: name, age, country.

Follow-up: Very good! And your phone number?

2. Tell me about a friend or family member.

Follow-up: Is he/she in your English class?

3. Quiz: I describe a person, you guess WHICH profile from the text. (Pick: Giulia / Diego / Nicole.)

Follow-up: Correct! / Wrong — re-read the profile.

4. Now create your OWN profile orally — 5 sentences about you (name, age, country, nationality, contact info).

Follow-up: Excellent! Now ask ME for MY profile.

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

  • I can say my name, age, and where I'm from.
  • I can ask where other people are from.
  • I can count from 0 to 30 and say my phone number.

Great work today!

Next class: How do you spell your name? The alphabet and classroom language!