A1 First level John s profile

A1 First level John s profile Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013.

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.» Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 2 /11

Warm-up My Blog! 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. Let s get inside 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. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 3 /11

Let s get inside Hi, everyone! This is my blog. My name is Oscar Patterson. I am an American architect. 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. Let s talk 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 Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 4 /11

Let s talk Greetings Example 1 Sara Pasolini: Hi, Layla! Layla Pinto: Hi, Sara! Informal Greetings 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! Formal Greetings 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! Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 5 /11

Let s talk 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! Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 6 /11

Let s analyze 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. Let s analyze I am from New York. I am American. Marital status: The marital status is the civil status of each individual. Married Learning important concepts Example: What is Max s marital status? Max is married. Single Example: Are you married? No, I am not. I am single. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 7 /11

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. Learning important concepts Subject pronouns I : Use the subject I to talk about yourself. I am from San Andres. I am married. I am 51 years old Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 8 /11

Let s analyze Learning important concepts 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. Learning important concepts 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. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 9 /11

Let s analyze Learning important concepts 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 Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 10 /11

Credits Credits Content expert Georgette Christopher Taján Desarrollo de Unidad de Aprendizaje Centro de Formación Turística Gente de Mar y Servicios Regional San Andrés Didactic advisor Lina Patricia Vaquiro Rondón Licenciada en Inglés Centro de Gestión de Mercados, Logística y Tecnologías de la Información Regional Distrito Capital Graphic designer Cesar Paez Designer Harry Zamudio Publicist Edmundo Watts Designer Diana Duque Designer Carolina Gomez Designer Programming engineer Yeison Ospina Felipe Becerra Andres Salcedo Urlieson Léon Miguel Guevara Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013. 11 /11