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Johns prole

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Warm-up

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 :

Welcome

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 Andrs. I am Colombian.

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Warm-up

My Blog!
Hello, friends! My name is John
Robinson. Im 50 years old. Im
married. Im a journalist and Im from
San Andrs. Im Colombian.

John: This is all about my basic personal information. I

hope it is enough.

Lets 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.

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Lets 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 names 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.

Lets 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

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Lets talk

Greetings
Informal
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

Formal
Greetings

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!

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Lets 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!

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Useful Expressions
Anne: Nice to meet you.
Matt: Nice to meet you too.
Anne: Where are you from?
Matt: Im 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.

Lets analyze
Marital status: The marital status is the civil status of each individual.
Married
Example: What is Maxs marital status?
Learning important
concepts

Max is married.
Single
Example: Are you married?
No, I am not. I am single.

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Separated
Example: What is your marital status?
I am divorced
Divorced
Example: Are your married?
No, I dont. 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

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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 Andrs.
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.

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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

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Credits

Credits
Content expert
Georgette Christopher Tajn
Desarrollo de Unidad de Aprendizaje
Centro de Formacin Turstica Gente de Mar y Servicios
Regional San Andrs

Didactic advisor
Lina Patricia Vaquiro Rondn
Licenciada en Ingls
Centro de Gestin de Mercados, Logstica y Tecnologas de la Informacin
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 Lon
Miguel Guevara

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