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1 New friends
LESSON A
Names and titles
The verb be;possessive
adjectives

LESSON B
Asking for spelling

LESSON C

LESSON D

Interesting jobs
Subject pronouns;
yes / no questions
with beReading: “FamousNames”
Writing: My name

1. Noah

4. Mason

1. Emma

4. Sophia

2. Liam

5. James

2. Olivia

5. Isabella

3. William

3. AvaNoahMichaelSophia

JamesHarperWarm Up
Popular names in the United States

A Check (✓) the popular names.
B Say ten popular names in your country.
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A What’s your name?
1 Language in context First day of class
Listen to Ms. Peters meet her students on the first day of class. Underline the names.
Hello, everyone. I’m your teacher,
Ms. Peters. My first name is Linda.

Hi. What’s your name?

CLASS LIST

My name is Maria Gomez.

Hi. I’m Maria. What are your names?

What are their names?

My name is Ricardo.

And I’m Yoko. Nice to meet you.

Her name is Yoko. His name is Ricardo.

2 Vocabulary Names and titles
AListen and repeat.

first namemiddle namelast / family name

Mrs. Chow = a married woman

Jennifer Ann Wilson

Ms. Peters = a single or married woman

full name

BMiss Gomez = a single woman

Mr. Adams = a single or married man

PAIR WORK Complete the sentences with your own information. Then compare answers.

My first name is.

My full name is.

My family name is.

My teacher’s name is.

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3 Grammar
What is(What’s)

What are1

The verb be ; possessive adjectives

your name?

My name is Maria.

his name?

His name is Ricardo.

her name?

Her name is Yoko.

your names?

Our names are Maria and Jason.

their names?

Their names are Ricardo and Yoko.

A Circle the correct words. Then compare with a partner.
1 Maria is a student. His / Her last name is Gomez.
2 Ms. Peters is / are our teacher. Her / Their first name is Linda.
3 My name is Jason. What’s our / your name?
4 Anna and Bruce is / are students. Her / Their teacher is Miss Brown.
5 Their first names is / are Yoko and Ricardo.
6 Hello, everyone. I’m Miss Diaz. What are your / his names?

B Complete the conversation with the correct words.
Then practice in a group.
A Hello. Welcome to English class.
WhatBisyour name, please?

name is Pam.

A And what’slast name, Pam?

B My last nameNelson.

A OK. Andis your name?

C Ji-ah.

family name is Lee.

4 Speaking My name is …
ACLASS ACTIVITY Meet your classmates. Say your first and last name.

A: Hello. My name is Oscar Martinez. What’s your name?
B: Hi. My name is Susana Harris.
A: It’s nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you, too.
B Share your information.
A: What’s his name?
B: His name is Oscar Martinez. What’s her name?
A: Sorry, I don’t know.

5 Keep talking!
Go to page 125 for more practice.

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B How do you spell it?
1 The alphabet
A

B

Listen and repeat.
AB

C

D

E

F

GH

I

JKL

M

NO

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

PAIR WORK Say a letter. Your partner points to it. Take turns.

2 Interactions Spelling names
A

Listen and practice.
Donald Hello. My name is DonaldWang.
Clerk

How do you spell yourfirst name?

Donald D-O-N-A-L-D.
Clerk

And how do you spell yourlast name?

Donald W-A-N-G.

Asking for spelling
How do you spell your first name?

BHow do you spell your last name?

PAIR WORK Practice the conversation again with these names.

John Evans

Cindy Douglas

Antonia Lopez

Richard Wu

A: Hello. My name is John Evans.
B: Hello, John. How do you spell your first name?
A: J-O-H-N.
B: And how do you spell … ?

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13 Listening Spell it!
AListen to four people spell their names. Check (✓) the correct answers.
1✓ Steven

2StephenB

Dina

Kelly

3

Dena

4

Kerry

Bryan
Brian

Listen to the conversations. Write the names.

H E L L O.

CITY COLLEGE

My name isGeorge

STUDENT ID.
Watkins

2124
HOUR

GYM

Mr.

MissMrs.

First name10:00 English Class
Last name31.

First name:Middle name:Last name:4

Welcome, students!
Ms.

Paul5

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4 Speaking A class listCLASS ACTIVITY Ask your classmates for their names. Make a list.

A: What’s your first name?
B: Tyler.
A: How do you spell it?
B: T-Y-L-E-R.
A: And what’s your last name?
B: Larsen.

First names
Tyler
Lindsey
MarcelaEvan
Dmitri

Last names
LarsenFisher
Perez
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C Are you a student?
1 Vocabulary Interesting jobs
A

Listen and repeat.

Salma Hayek is an actress.

Tadanobu Asano is an actor.

Alex Hornest is an artist.

She’s from Mexico.

He’s from Japan.

He’s from Brazil.

Kendall Jenner is a model.

Lang Lang is a musician.

Rihanna is a singer.

She’s from the United States.

He’s from China.

She’s from Barbados.

B

PAIR WORK Name other people for each job.

A: Jet Li is an actor.
B: Yes. And Meryl Streep is an actress.

2 Conversation My friend the musician
Listen and practice.
SandyHey, Jacob!

Jacob

Oh, hi, Sandy. How’s it going?

Sandy

Good, thanks. This is my friend Kevin.

Jacob

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Kevin

Nice to meet you, Jacob.

Jacob

Are you a student here?

Kevin

No, I’m not. I’m a musician.

Sandy

Kevin is from England.

Jacob

Oh? Are you from London?

Kevin

No, I’m not. I’m from Liverpool.

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3 Grammar

1

Subject pronouns; yes / no questions with be

I’m a musician.

Am I in your class?
Yes, you are. No, you’re not. / No, you aren’t.

You’re a student.

Are you from London?
Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Kevin is from Liverpool.

Is he a singer?
Yes, he is. No, he’s not. / No, he isn’t.

He’s from Liverpool.
Sandy is a student.

Is she from Canada?
Yes, she is. No, she’s not. / No, she isn’t.

She’s a student.

Is your name John?
Yes, it is. No, it’s not. / No, it isn’t.

Liverpool is in England.
It’s in England.
Contractions I’m = I am

you’re = you arehe’s = he is

she’s = she is

it’s = it is

A Match the questions and the answers. Then practice with a partner.
da No, I’m not. I’m from London.
1 Is your first name Jacob?
2 Are you from Liverpool?

b Yes, he is. He’s a singer, too.

3 Is she from the United States?

c No, she’s not. She’s an artist.

4 Is she a musician?

d Yes, it is. And my last name is King.

5 Is Will Smith an actor?

e No, it’s not. It’s in Ecuador.

6 Is Quito in Peru?

fYes, she is. She’s from California.

B Complete the conversations with the correct words. Then practice with a partner.
Is your first name Don?
your teacher from England?
1 A
3 A
B No,
2 A

B No, shenot. It’s Jeff.

4 A

you from Mexico?

B Yes, I.
you a model?

B No,. I’m from Mexico City.

not. I’m a singer.

4 Pronunciation Contractions
Listen and repeat. Notice the reduction of contractions.
I am → I’m

he is → he’s

it is → it’s

you are → you’re

she is → she’s

is not → isn’t

are not → aren’t

5 Speaking Ten questions
GROUP WORK Think of a famous person with a job from Exercise 1. Your groupasks ten questions and guesses the name. Take turns.

A: Is the person a man?
B: No, she’s not.
C: Is she an actress?

6 Keep talking!
Student A go to page 126 and Student B go to page 128 for more practice.
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1 Reading
A Look at the pictures. What are their names?
B Read the article. Are they all singers?

FAMOUS NAMES
Actor Tom Cruiseuses his middle
name as his last
name. His full nameis Thomas Cruise
Mapother. Tom isshort for Thomas.

Zhang Ziyi is anactress from China.
Zhang isn’t her first
name. It’s her familyname. In China,
family names comefirst.

Shakira is a singer
from Colombia. She
uses only her first
name. Her full nameis Shakira Isabel
Mebarak Ripoll.

Jay-Z is a hip-hop
singer from theUnited States. Jay-Z
is his nickname. His
real name is Shawn
Corey Carter.

Pelé is a soccer
player from Brazil.
His full name is
Edson Arantes doNascimento. Pelé ishis nickname.

Madonna is not anickname for thissinger. It’s her first
name. Her full nameis Madonna Louise
Veronica Ciccone.

C Read the article again. Complete the sentences with the correct words.
middlename as4 Ziyi is not Zhang Ziyi’s
1 Tom Cruise uses his
his last name.
2 Shakira uses only her
3 Edson Arantes do Nascimento’sis Pelé.

Dname.

5 Jay-Z’sCarter.

name.
name is Shawn Corey

6 Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone is Madonna’sname.

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2 Writing My name
A Write sentences about your name. Use the model to help you.

My Name
My full name is Anthony Steven Johnson.
My nickname is Big Tony. Tony is short forAnthony. My middle name is Steven, andmy last name is Johnson.
BGROUP WORK Tell your group about your name.

3 Speaking Celebrity quiz
APAIR WORK Ask and answer the questions about celebrities.

1 She’s an actress from the U.K. Her initials are E. W. What’s
her name?
“Her name is Emma Watson.”
2 She’s an actress from Colombia. Her last name is Vergara. What’s
her first name?
3 He’s a soccer player from Argentina. His first name is Lionel. What’s
his last name?
4 She’s an actress and singer. Her nickname is J-Lo. What’s her name?
5 He’s an actor from Australia. His first name is Hugh. What’s hislast name?
6 She’s an actress from the United States. Her last name is Lawrence.
What’s her first name?

B

PAIR WORK Create a quiz. Write three sentences about a celebrity.

He’s a basketball player.
He’s from the United States.
His first name is LeBron.
CGROUP WORK Say your sentences to another pair. They guess thecelebrity. Take turns.

A: He’s a soccer player.
B: Is he Neymar?
A: No, he isn’t. He’s from Portugal.

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Wrap-up
1 Quick pair review
Lesson A

Do you remember?

What are your classmates’ last names? Answer with the information you remember.
You have two minutes.

A: Her last name is Fernandes.
B: Yes, it is. And his first name is Oscar. What’s his last name?
A: It’s Medina.
Lesson B

Test your partner!

Say your full name. Can your partner write it correctly? Check his or her answer.
You have two minutes.
First nameLesson C

Middle nameLast / Family nameBrainstorm!

Make a list of interesting jobs. How many do you know? You have one minute.

Lesson D

Guess!

Describe your favorite celebrity, but don’t say his or her name! Can your partner
guess the name? Take turns. You have two minutes.

A: He’s a singer and a musician. He’s from the United States. He’s in Maroon 5.
B: Is he Adam Levine?
A: Yes!

2 In the real world
What is your favorite movie? Go online and find information in English about
five actors or actresses in the movie. Then write about them.
What are their names?
Where are they from?

Actors in “The Avengers”
My favorite movie is “The Avengers.”
Chris Hemsworth is an actor in the movie.
He’s from Australia …

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