This document provides an introduction and materials for practicing greetings, farewells, and the verb "to be" in English. It includes example dialogues modeling "Hello", "Good morning/afternoon/evening", "Bye", and asking/stating names and how you are. Learners practice these conversational elements in pairs and learn to spell names. The document encourages creating your own greeting/farewell conversations with a partner.

1. Nice to meet you!
Goal: To introduce ourselves using greetings, farewells and verb to be.

2. Evaluation criteria

3. Look at the picture and try to describe it.
A: Good afternoon! I’m
Patrick.What’s your name?
B: Good afternoon!
I’m Amy. Nice to
meet you!
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Bye!
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Good morning! Good afternoon!
Good evening! Hi / Hello! Good night!
Label the following pictures:
2 2 2
2
- Hi/Hello! - Good morning! - Good evening! - Bye! - Good afternoon! - Good night!
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1
4 5
2 2

5. A: Hi, Luis!
B: Hello, Mary! How are you?
A: I’m great, thanks! How
about you?
B: I’m fine, thanks!
Practicein pairs
Read and practise the dialogue.
Example:
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6. meet - am - are - fine - is - name
Now it’s your turn! Complete the dialogues.
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1 )
A: Hello, my name is Diane. What is your name?
2)
A: Hi, Diane. How
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are you today?
B: Hi, I am Pedro. Nice to meet you!
A: Nice to meet you, too!
B: I’m fine , thanks. Whataboutyou?
A: Fine, thanks.

7. The alphabet!
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A: Hello, what’s your name?
B: Hello, I’m .
A: And your surname?
B: .
A: How do you spell that?
A: Hello, what’s your name?
B: Hello, I’m Anna.
A: And your surname?
B: Milles.
A: How do you spell that?
How do you spell that?
Example:
B: M – I – double L – E – S.
Practice with a partner:
B: .

9. Let’s talk! Read the example and create
your own conversation.
Mary: Hello, how are you ?
Josh: I’m fine, thanks and how about you ?
Mary: I’m very well, thankyou.
Josh: Excuse me, what’s your name ?
Mary: My name is Mary. What’s yours?
Josh: I’m Josh Pary.
Mary: Pary ? How do you spell it ?
Josh: It’s P - A - R- Y .
Mary: Oh, nice to meet you, Josh.
Josh: Nice to meet you, too, Mary.
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Conversation time

10. REFERENCES
1. Ilustraciones de iStock by getting images. College students talking.
https://www.istockphoto.com/es/search/2/image?phrase=college+students+talking
2. Images taken from the web site
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Greetings_a
nd_farewells/Nice_to_meet_you_vq395070lb.
3. Taken from the book SpeakOut 2nd edition.
4. Everyday conversations for English learner: Catching up after class by ShareAmerica.
https://share.america.gov/everyday-conversations-english-learners-catching-class/
5. Two students talking on the Street by dreamstime.
https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/two-students-talking.html
6. Taken from ENGLISH ALPHABET, Mayteled, from IslCollective.
7. People sitting talking Png, by VHV.RS.
https://www.vhv.rs/viewpic/hTwoixh_people-sitting-talking-png-transparent-png/
8. Two Friends talking at school by Shutterstock.
https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/two-friends-talking-school-corridor-break-6892253
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