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A1 First levelJhon´s profile

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Warm-up
Welcome
Hi! My name is John. This material
includes useful information about
how to create your profile in a blog. To
create this profile, you need to cover
the following topics :
Greetings
Introducing oneself expressions
Marital status
Present simple with verb“be”
Subject pronouns:“I”
Occupations
Articles: a/an, the
John: I have a blog. Now it is time to add some content to this blog. What
information do I need?
John: Well, I suppose people need to know my full name.
John: «Hello, friends! My name is John Robinson».
John: Now what? Oh, yes! My age.
John: «I am 51 years old. »
John: Probably, my marital status is also important.
John: «I am married ».
John: I think I need to include something more. Sure! My occupation and my
nationality.
John: «I am a journalist and I am from San Andrés. I am Colombian. »

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Hello, friends! My name is John
Robinson. I’m 50 years old. I’m
married. I’m a journalist and I’m from
San Andrés. I’m Colombian.
John: This is all about my basic personal information. I
hope it is enough.
Read and listen to the following examples of blog profiles.
Welcome to my blog!
• My name is Sara Pasolini and I am Italian. I am 20 years old. I am a university student
and I am single. Follow me on my personal site at: http://sarapasolini.com.
Warm-up
My Blog!
Let´s get inside

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•Hi,everyone!Thisismyblog.MynameisOscarPatterson.IamanAmericanarchitect.
I am 45 years old and I am divorced.
• Welcome to my blog! I am a Brazilian teacher. My name´s Layla Pinto. I am 27 years
old and I am single. Follow me on Twitter @layla56.
• Hello. My name is Ivan Yermakov. I am a Russian mailman. I am married and I am 36
years old.
It is time to learn how to start a conversation, how to introduce yourself and how
to finish a conversation.
Greetings
Introduce yourself
Farewells
Useful expressions
Let’s get inside
Let’s talk

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Let’s talk
Greetings
Example 1
Sara Pasolini: Hi, Layla!
Layla Pinto: Hi, Sara!
Example 2
Layla Pinto: How are you?
Sara Pasolini: How are you?
Example 3
Sara Pasolini: Hi, Layla! How are you?
Layla Pinto: Hi, Sara! Very good. And you?
Sara Pasolini: Very good!
Example 1
Ivan Yermakov: Hello, Oscar!
Oscar Patterson: Hello, Ivan!
Example 2
Oscar Patterson: Good morning!
Ivan Yermakov: Good morning!
Example 3
Ivan Yermakov: Good afternoon!
Oscar Patterson: Good afternoon!
Example 4
Ivan Yermakov: Good afternoon!
Oscar Patterson: Good afternoon!
Informal
Greetings
Formal
Greetings

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Introduce yourself
My name is John Robinson.
I am 51 years old
I am married.
I am a Journalist.
I am from San Andres. I am Colombian.
Introduce yourself
My name is Camila Young.
I am 24 years old
I am single.
I am a nurse.
I am from New York. I am American.
Farewells
Bye! Goodbye!
See you
later!
Take care!
Let’s talk

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Useful Expressions
Anne: Nice to meet you.
Matt: Nice to meet you too.
Anne: Where are you from?
Matt: I’m from New York City. I am American.
Introduce yourself
My name is Camila Young.
I am 24 years old
I am single.
I am a nurse.
I am from New York. I am American.
Marital status: The marital status is the civil status of each individual.
Married
Example: What is Max’s marital status?
Max is married.
Single
Example: Are you married?
No, I am not. I am single.
Let´s analyze
Let’s analyze
Learning important
concepts

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Let’s analyze
Separated
Example: What is your marital status?
I am divorced
Divorced
Example: Are your married?
No, I don´t. I am divorced.
Widowed
Example: What is your marital status?
I am widowed.
Widower
Example: What is your marital status?
I am widower.
Subject pronouns“I”: Use the subject“I”to talk about yourself.
I am from San Andres.
I am married.
I am 51 years old
Learning important
concepts

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Present simple with be: Use this structure to describe yourself (age, profession,
marital status, etc).
The structure is: subject + be + complement.
I am a teacher.
I am married.
Listen to de audio and organize the next words into sentences.
I am 51 years old.
I am from San Andrés.
I am single.
I am Colombian.
Articles“a”and“an”: We use“a”and“an”for singular and countable nouns. We
use“an”if the noun begin with a vowel sound and“a”if the noun begin with a
consonant sound.
I am a fireman.
I am an architect.
I am a Judge.
I am an actress.
Learning important
concepts
Learning important
concepts
Let’s analyze

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Occupations: This section refers to jobs and professions.
I am a journalist.
I am a teacher.
Occupations
Fireman
Nurse
Doctor
Architect
Singer
Psychologist
Teacher
Mailman
Judge
Journalist
Actress
Chef
WaiterI
Learning important
concepts
Let’s analyze

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Credits
Credits
Pedagogical Direction
Paul Cifuentes
Carlos Javier Amaya
Direction of Art
César Páez
ICT Leadership
Yeison Ospina
Quality management
Juan Carlos Rojas
Script Composition
Lina Patricia Vaquiro Rondón
Licenciada en Inglés
Centro de Gestión de Mercados, Logística y Tecnologías de la Información
Regional Distrito Capital
Content Support
Georgette Christopher Taján
Desarrollo de Unidad de Aprendizaje
Centro de Formación Turística Gente de Mar y Servicios
Regional San Andrés
Multimedia Development
Cesar Paez
Harry Zamudio
Edmundo Watts
Diana Duque
Carolina Gomez
Urlieson Léon
Voices
Equipo Regional San Andrés