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
I'm
My

2. ___ you from Brazil?

Is
Are
Do

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

is
aren't
isn't

4. What's ___ name?

you
your
you're

5. We ___ in the same class.

is
am
are

6. ___ they American?

Is
Are
Do

7. She ___ a teacher. She's a doctor.

is
isn't
aren't

8. How old ___ you?

is
are
do

Country and Nationality

Complete the nationality for each country.

1. Brazil → B
2. Japan → J
3. China → C
4. Mexico → M
5. Turkey → T
6. the US → A
7. Canada → C
8. Spain → S

Classroom Objects

Match the English word to the Portuguese translation.

Column A

book
pen
phone
bag
page
keys

Column B

bolsa
pagina
chaves
celular
caneta
livro

All About You

Answer your teacher's questions with your real information.

1. Hello! What's your name?

2. How do you spell your name?

3. Where are you from?

4. Are you American?

5. How old are you?

6. What's your phone number?

7. What day is it today?

8. What day is your English class?

9. Count from 1 to 10.

10. 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?

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