Natalia Alzate
Luz Dary Aristizábal
María Teresa Espinosa
& Lía Tobón
Editors: Sandra Gaviria
& Marcela Palacio
Welcome!
An Introduction to
English Language
WELCOME! An Introduction to English Language
Primera edición: julio de 2018
Cuarta reimpresión: febrero de 2022
© Natalia Alzate, Luz Dary Aristizábal, María Teresa Espinosa, Lía Tobón
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ISBN:
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Edición: Sandra Gaviria & Marcela Palacio
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Welcome!: an introduction to english language / Natalia Alzate… [
et al
]; Sandra Gaviria y Marcela Pala-
cio, editoras. -- Medellín: Editorial EAFIT, 2018.
116 p.; 27 cm.
(Colección Z Inglés)
ISBN 978-958-720-510-7
1. Inglés - Enseñanza. I. Alzate, Natalia. II. Gaviria, Sandra, edit. III.
alacio, Marcela, edit. IV.Tít.
VIII.
III.
428.0071 cd 23 ed.
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Universidad EAFIT- Centro Cultural Biblioteca Luis Echavarría
CONTENTS
Lead – in
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10
Understand and follow classroom instructions
Unit 1
MEETING PEOPLE
How can you introduce yourself in English?
Lesson 1.1
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14
Greet and say goodbye
Introduce myself and others
Identify and use titles
Identify silent sounds T, W, D, GH
Lesson 1.2
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20
Identify and use classroom expressions
Talk about objects in a classroom
Identify basic contractions
Lesson 1.3
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26
Ask for and spell names
Take dictations
Identify silent sound E
13
31
57
Unit 2
DIVERSITY
What are the Continents of the world?
Lesson 2.1
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32
Identify and say numbers 0-100
Ask and answer about telephone numbers
Ask about someone's age
Identify sounds /i:/and /I/
Lesson 2.2
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39
Identify countries and nationalities
Ask and say where people are from
Identify initial sound /s/
Lesson 2.3
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44
Talk about jobs
Use
my
,
your
,
his
,
her
Identify sounds /ð/, /
ɵ
/
Lesson 2.4
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51
Talk about your family
Identify sounds /æ/, /
ʌ
/
Unit 3
PLACES
What's your favorite travel destination?
Lesson 3.1
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58
Identify and describe places in the city
Identify sounds /d
ʒ
/, /j/
Lesson 3.2
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62
Identify and say days of the week
Identify and tell the time
Identify final sounds /k/, /g/, /t/
Lesson 3.3
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68
Ask and answer where objects are
Identify sounds /
ʃ
/, /t
ʃ
/
CONSOLIDATION
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74
COMMUNICATION BANK
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86
PICTURE BANK
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92
AUDIO SCRIPTS
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96
CONSOLIDATION AUDIO SCRIPTS
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113
8
ICONS USED IN THIS BOOK
VOCABULARY
LISTEN
SPEAK
READ
PRACTICE
LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
INDIVIDUAL WORK
PAIR WORK
GROUP WORK
CULTURAL CORNER
PRONUNCIATION
STUDY SKILLS
LANGUAGE ALERT
9
PRONUNCIATION - PHONEMES
Phonemes are the symbols that correspond to a set of
sounds
in a language. In English,
the spelling and the pronunciation of a word are usually different. Example:
house
/haus/
Phonemes in this course:
Consonants
Vowels
/θ/
Th
anks
/ɪ/ S
i
t
/ð/
Th
is
/i
ː/ R
ea
d
/dʒ/
G
erman,
J
ob
/ʌ/
U
ncle
/j/
Y
es
/
æ/
F
a
mily
/ʃ/
Sh
e
/tʃ/
Ch
air
Spelling
Pronunciation
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Lead – in
VOCABULARY – CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Match the vocabulary and the pictures:
look
read
write
speak
circle
underline
listen
ask
answer
work in pairs
work alone
open
close
sit down
stand up
point
match
check your answers
tick
complete
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
My
is...
2.
Listen and check your answers.
LEARN TO
Understand and follow classroom
instructions
11
PRACTICE
1.
Listen and complete.
a. __________ to me, ________ your notebooks, __________ the words and ____________
the syllables.
b. ____________and _________ to the picture.
c. ________ your books and __________.
d. Work _______________ and _______________________.
e. _________ English all the time and ____________ my questions.
2.
Student A: Mimic a classroom instruction.
Student B: Guess the instruction.
Example:
Close
Student A
Student B
12
PRONUNCIATION - WORD STRESS
1.
Listen and repeat.
b.
Table
c.
Repeat
d.
Television
2.
Listen and classify the words according to the stress.
a.
Window
b.
Calculator
c.
Eraser
d.
Picture
e.
Partner
f.
Cinema
g.
Underline
h.
Computer
i.
Hotel
j.
Dictionary
k.
Telephone
l.
Restaurant
NOW I CAN…
□ understand and follow classroom instructions
□ listen and classify the words according to the stress
COMMENTS:
_________________________________________________________________
How can you
introduce yourself
in English?
In this unit I will…
•
greet and say goodbye
•
introduce myself and others
•
identify and use titles
•
identify and use classroom expressions
•
talk about objects in a classroom
•
ask for and spell names
•
take dictations
•
identify silent sounds and contractions
STUDY SKILLS
I study English because…
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
MEETING PEOPLE
Unit 1
Hi! I'm Robert.
Nice to meet you!
I'm Nico. Nice to
meet you too!
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Lesson 1.1
VOCABULARY
– GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS
Match the expressions with the pictures.
1. Good morning
2. Good afternoon
3. Good evening
4 Good night
5. Good bye
LISTENING
1.
Listen to the following conversations.
Conversation 1
Ana:
Hey
Paul!
Paul:
Hi
Ana,
how are you?
Ana:
I'm good
and you?
Paul:
Great,
thanks.
Ana:
See you later,
Paul.
Paul:
Take care
.
Conversation 2
Jesse:
Good morning
.
My name is
Jesse Parker.
Clerk:
Good morning, Mr. Parker. Welcome to the New Hotel. Your room is 305.
Jesse:
Thank you.
Clerk:
You're welcome.
Have a nice day.
Conversation 3
Mrs. Evans:
Good afternoon,
Professor Jackson.
P. Jackson:
Good afternoon Mrs. Evans. How are you?
Mrs. Evans:
Very well
, thanks.
This is
my friend Jane Smith.
P. Jackson:
Oh!
Nice to meet you,
Miss Smith.
Jane:
Nice to meet you too,
Professor Jackson.
LEARN TO
Greet and say goodbye
Introduce myself and others
Identify and use titles
Identify silent sounds T, W, D, GH
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Conversation 4
Waiter:
Good evening
. Welcome to The Sky Restaurant.
Guest:
Good evening. A table for two please.
Waiter:
Sure. Come with me.
Conversation 5
Jack:
I have to go now.
See you tomorrow,
Peter.
Peter:
Good night,
Jack.
2.
Listen again and match the conversations with the pictures.
VOCABULARY - TITLES
1.
Read the conversations again, then look at the pictures and write the appropriate title:
Miss, Mrs., Ms., Mr., Professor.
Ms.
CULTURAL CORNER
Some informal expressions:
To say hello:
•
What's up?
•
Howdy! (Texas US)
•
G'day, mate (Australia)
•
Morning!
To say bye:
•
See you later, alligator!
•
After a while, crocodile!
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2.
Formal
or
Informal
? Read the conversations and mark the correct option.
Conversations
Formal
Informal
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
Conversation 4
Conversation 5
LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
Complete the table with the expressions in conversations 1 to 5.
Say Hello
(greetings)
Say goodbye
(farewells)
Introduce myself and others
(introductions)
Hey
See you later
My name is….
Excuse me,
Ma'am !
CULTURAL CORNER
Titles are FORMAL.
Use titles with the person's
Last name
.
Example: Jack Smith
Mr.
Smith
Anna Jones
Mrs.
Jones
Sir
and
Madam
are titles too.
17
PRACTICE
1.
Listen and complete the information.
Greetings
Titles
Farewells
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
2.
Write a conversation based on the pictures.
CULTURAL CORNER
To introduce people, it is common to say:
This
is Juan.
This
is Ana.
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3.
Complete the information using titles.
Hello. My
name is Rick
Larson
Hello. I'm
Sophia Carter.
I am
married
Hello. I'm
Linda Grey. I am
single
and I am a
teacher at the
university
He is
She is
She is
SPEAKING
Create your own conversation. Use the expressions in the Language in Context section.
Situation 1.
At the hotel (Formal conversation)
Situation 2.
At the school cafeteria (Informal conversation)
PRONUNCIATION – SILENT SOUNDS
Some words have silent letters.
Listen and repeat.
8
SILENT T
SILENT W
SILENT D
SILENT GH
Lis
t
en
Match
W
rite
Ans
w
er
We
d
nesday
San
d
wich
Ni
gh
t
Ei
gh
t