Introductions Good afternoon class, my name is Edward Morrow. I am your English instructor. Nice to meet you. Where am I from? I am originally from Japan. I love California because of the weather! How is the weather today? How is the weather in your country? Sunny => sun Cloudy => cloud Rainy => rain Foggy => fog Windy => wind Hot Warm Cold Humid Dry Sunny (sun) = good weather! I love good weather! Cloudy (cloud) Cloudy means a lot of clouds. Rainy (rain) I do not like rainy weather. I love the beach! I love warm weather! I do not like cold weather! Map of USA Please tell me a little bit about yourself. What is your name? Where are you from? What do you like? Example My name is Edward Morrow. I am from Japan. I like to eat many different types of food! Personal Information My name is ____________. I am from _____________. I like ___________. Introduction to numbers in English 1 2 3 4 5 one two three four five 6 7 8 9 10 six seven eight nine ten English Alphabet Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh II Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz Zz Aa Apple Other sounds of “A” Alien Animal Bb Boy book building Many kinds of buildings. Cc Car color black blue brown green grey orange pink purple red yellow Do you have a favorite color? My favorite is blue, like the sky. country Look at the map on pages 4 and 5. Other sounds for “C” City Dd Dog Ee Egg Other sounds for “E” Eating (ea) (ee) Ff Flower fruit Do you like fruits? Gg Grapes Other sounds for “G” Gemstones Hh Hotel Ii Ice cream insect Do you like insects? Other sounds for “I” (short vowel) What is this? This is a First Aid kit. Jj Juice Kk Kite Ll Leaf language Spanish is a language. English is a language. Japanese is a language. What language do you speak? How many languages do you speak? Mm Map Nn Notebook Oo Office Pp Pipe Qq Queen Rr Restroom Ss School Tt Table Uu Umbrella Uu Uniform Other “U” sounds Hut Other “U” sounds Push, pull Ruler Vv Vegetables V vending machine Ww Window Xx X-ray Yy Yogurt Zz Zebra Identifying first, middle, and last names. My first name is Edward. How do you spell your first name? It is spelled E-d-w-a-r-d My middle name is Frank. How do you spell your middle name? It is spelled F-r-a-n-k My last name is Morrow. How do you spell your last name? It is spelled M-o-r-r-o-w A last name is also referred (called) to as a family name. Use of proper titles Mr. = a single or married male. Ms. = a single or married female. Mrs. = a married female. Proper titles are used for formal introductions and greetings. Other proper titles Dr. (Doctor) = a medical doctor or a professor Professor Political titles: Senator, Congressman, Mr. President Royalty: Queen Elizabeth Religious: Cardinal, Bishop, Father, Sister,… Dr. Smith Meet Dr. Smith. Americans are informal Americans in general are very casual and they call people by their first names. Hi Rick, how are you? Hi Gina, how’s it going? What’s up, Angela? How ya doing, Joe? Many Americans are not used to foreign accents or names. So if they do not understand you, it is important for you to spell in English. Let’s practice! Interview Practice 1 What is your name? My name is ______. What is your first name? My first name is ______. It is ______. It’s ______. How do you spell your first name? My first name is spelled _____. It is spelled___. It’s spelled _____. What is your last name? My last name is _____. It is _____. It’s _____. How do you spell your last name? My last name is spelled _____. It is spelled _____. It’s spelled _____. Break Let’s take a coffee break! Getting started with some vocabulary by looking at things in the classroom. Lesson 2 Page 6 First, let’s look at the picture and match the numbers with the items. Second, let’s look around the classroom and see if we can find those things. English Learning Tips It is important to increase your vocabulary in English. Learning new vocabulary will make you more fluent. Outside of class, seek new words and expressions. Everyday you should learn 10 new words. Making a word list. Starting today, please start taking notes of words you learned or want to learn. Make a daily list of words. I will ask for them randomly. I will help you with the pronunciation. Please know how to spell them. Example Vocabulary List animal book building chair color computer desk hotel language map notebook office paper question restroom school student table umbrella vending machine window yogurt