Listening
10 minutes"Greet the student in English from the start ('Hi! How are you? I'm [teacher].') so they hear it used on them. Play once for gist, once for detail, then run the check."
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.
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...)
2. Mark asks Sara: "What's your ___?" (o que o Mark quer saber)
3. Sara says: "I'm ___, thanks." (como a Sara está)
4. How do they finish? (como terminam)
Language Focus
12 minutesGrammar: verb be (singular): I am / I'm, You are / You're
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.
Common Errors (teacher)
I sempre vem com AM (nunca IS / ARE).
A ordem em ingles e How ARE YOU? — verbo antes do you.
Nao esquecer o be: I'm fine (eu ESTOU bem).
Key Phrases — Drill
Repeat each phrase — correct pronunciation as needed.
Hi! / Hello!
Say it back to your teacher — warm and clear.
Focus: Hi is more casual than Hello.
What's your name? → I'm + [name].
Ask the teacher, then answer with YOUR name: I'm ___ .
Focus: Chunk: What's your name? Then the be pattern I'm + name.
How are you? → I'm fine, thanks. And you?
Whole exchange, both roles, 2 times.
Focus: Fixed chunk. 'fine' = /faɪn/. Don't drop the be: I'M fine.
Nice to meet you.
Repeat 3 times — stress on MEET.
Focus: /s/ in 'nice' (not /z/). Common BR slip: 'niece'.
Bye! See you tomorrow!
Say bye — and answer back when you hear it.
Focus: Goodbye is a two-way exchange.
Practice
15 minutes- Contractions: Brazilians say 'I am' / 'I fine'. Drill 'I'm' and 'I'm fine' always.
- Word order: 'How are you?' not 'How you are?'. Model and correct.
- Reciprocity: push 'And you?' / 'What's your name?' back — Brazilians often answer but forget to ask back.
- 'Nice to meet you': stress on MEET, /s/ not /z/ ('niece' is the classic slip).
- Goodbye is a TWO-WAY exchange: when you say 'Bye!', push the student to answer back (the dialogue models this).
- Only the be (I/you) is GRAMMAR today. 'What's your name?', 'How are you?', 'I'm fine, thanks' are CHUNKS — teach them whole, don't analyze the grammar yet.
- MODE: every speaking/game beat is marked [Particular] (1:1) and [Em grupo] (pair/mingle). In a group, run the mingle — it's the high-energy moment.
- FLOW: comprehension check is INSIDE the warm-up; grammar is a light NOTICE (chart + common errors are teacher-only).
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.
Question & Answer / Pergunta e resposta
Match each question to the right answer. Ligue cada pergunta à resposta certa.
Column A
Column B
What's your name? = I'm Sara.
How are you? = I'm fine, thanks.
Are you Tom? = No, I'm not.
Nice to meet you. = Nice to meet you too.
See you tomorrow! = Bye!
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
[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!
Let's Talk
13 minutes
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!