1. Today’s Topic: Greeting
Let Me Tell You about Myself
Exercise 1: PICTURE DESCRIPTION
Directions: Please describe the picture shown below.
2. Exercise 2: VOCABULARY BUILDING
Directions: Repeat after your tutor. Read the words, phrases or sentences aloud.
Vocabulary Example sentence
introduce Can you please introduce yourself?
goal My goal is to become a doctor someday.
spend I want to spend more time on my hobbies.
sport I enjoy watching sports on TV.
favorite My favorite food is tempura.
like I like working but I don’t like getting up early in the morning.
occupation My occupation is teaching.
company I’m working at a trading company.
family There are four members in my family.
Useful Expressions
Nice to meet you. Let me tell you about myself. I’m Hiroshi. Please call me Hiro.
I live in Kanagawa Prefecture. I stay at an apartment near my office.
Activity1: Using the expressions you have just learned, describe the picture in Page1
again.
3. Exercise 3: SEQUENCING STORY
Directions: Arrange the following sequence of story depending on how it happens. Read
aloud the sentences in proper order from the first to the last event.
Ken Takahashi was asked by his teacher to introduce himself.
3-1. __________ I want to be an English-Japanese translator someday.
3-2. __________ That is why I’m now studying English very hard. I study it every night.
3-3. __________ Hi! Good morning! My name is Ken Takahashi.
3-4. __________ I’m 22 years old and I’m from Tokyo.
4. Exercis
e 4 : FREE TALK
Directions: Practice and enjoy a free talk with your tutor.
Guide Questions from the tutor:
4-1. What are your hobbies? What do you enjoy doing during your free time?
4-2. Why are you learning English?
4-3. Where are you currently staying?
4-4. What are your goals in life? (Or, what do you want to do in the future?)
4-5. Ask the tutor about himself/herself.
