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Introducing Oneself. Mela Melinawati , M.Pd. Introducing Yourself. Example Dialogue: Elizabeth : Hello, I’m Elizabeth Mandel Chuck : Hi! My name is Charles Chang. But please call me Chuck. Elizabeth : Nice to meet you, Chuck. You can call me Liz.
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Introducing Oneself MelaMelinawati, M.Pd
Introducing Yourself • Example Dialogue: • Elizabeth : Hello, I’m Elizabeth Mandel • Chuck : Hi! My name is Charles Chang. But please call me Chuck. • Elizabeth : Nice to meet you, Chuck. You can call me Liz. • Chuck : Ok, and what’s your last name again? • Elizabeth : Mandel.
Now it’s your turn. Complete and act out the following conversation with a partner. • A : Hi. How are you? • B : ………………………… • A : By the way, my name is …………… • B : How do you pronounce your name again? • A : ………………………. Where are you from? • B : ………………………………………… • A : Are you a student here? • B : ………………… and how about you? What do you do? • A : ……………………………….. • B : Oh, really? And where are you from? • A : …………………………… • B : Well, nice talking to you ……. • A : Goodbye. • B : ………………………..
Checking Information • Match the questions in column A with the responses in column B! • A • 1. How do you pronounce your last name? • 2. Excuse me, what’s your first name again? • 3. How do you spell your last name? • 4. What do people call you? • B • A. C – H – A – N – G • B. It’s Mandel, with the accent on “del”. • C. Well, everyone calls me Chuck. • D. Oh, it’s Amy.
Asking and Introducing Someone • Practice and act out the conversation! • Tom : Paulo, who is that over there? • Paulo : Oh, that’s my father! And that’s my mother with him. • Tom : I’d like to meet them. • Paulo : Mom and Dad, this is Tom Hayes. Tom, these are my parents. • Tom : Pleased to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Tavares. • Mrs. Tavares : Nice to meet you, Tom. • Paulo : My parents are here from Brazil. They’re vacation. • Tom : Oh, where are you from in Brazil. • Mr. Tavares : We’re from Rio.
Wh - Questions • Wh- Questions allow a speaker to find out more information about topics. They are as follows: • When? • Where? • Who? • Why? • How? • What?
Other words can also be used to inquire about specific information: • Which (one)? • Whose? • Whom? • How much? • How many? • How long? • How often? • How far? • What kind (of)?
Exercises • Example: The train arrived at ten o’clock. (what time) What time did the train arrive? • 1. They do their homework at night. (when) • 2. Mr. Robertson came to the party alone. (who) • 3. The car is across the street from the house. (where) • 4. I like the red blouse, not the blue one. (which) • 5. She felt better after she took a nap. (how) • 6. That is an English book. (what) • 7. My sister called her boyfriend yesterday (when) • 8. She talked to him for an hour. (how long) • 9. He studies piano at the university. (what) • 10. The party lasted all night. (how long)
Dialogue : • Doug: Hi, Tim. ….. are you? • Tim: Not bad. ….. was your Lebaran Day? • Doug: Fantastic. • Tim: Oh! …… did you do? • Doug: I went home for Lebaran Day. • Tim: …………. is home? • Doug: Australia. • Tim: ……….long did you go for? • Doug: I spent three wonderful weeks there. • Tim: ……….. did you leave? • Doug: I left on December 15th. • Tim: …………did you do in Australia? • Doug: I saw my family and friends and visited all my favorite places. • Tim: ………..far is it to Australia? • Doug: It's eight and a half hours by plane. • Tim: ………….airline did you take?
Doug: I took Singapore Airlines. • Tim:…….. didn't you take Australia - Asia Airline? • Doug: Because they were booked out. • Tim: …………did you get back? • Doug: I got back yesterday. • Tim: ……….met you at the airport? • Doug: My brother met me. • Tim: ……….did you do on Lebaran Day? • Doug: We had a big party at my parents' house. • Tim: ………attended the party? • Doug: My whole family came. Everybody was there except for my sister. She couldn't come. • Tim: not?......... was she? • Doug: She was in another city. • Tim: ……….city was she in? • Doug: She was here, in Chai Yi. She had come to spend Lebaran Day with me.
Personal Pronoun • 1. ………..are on the wall. (the posters) • 2. ………..has got a brother. (Diana) • 3. …………is running. (the dog) • 4. ……….. is green. (the blackboard) • 5. ……….. are in the garden. (the flowers) • 6. ……….. is riding his bike. (Tom) • 7.Have ………..got a computer, Mandy? • 8. ……….. is from Bristol. (Victoria) • 9. ……….. is dreaming. (George) • 10. ………. are watching TV. (my mother and I)