English Lesson for Beginners - Lesson 1: Basic Greetings and Self-Introduction Learning objectives: Learn Basic Greetings in English Practice simple questions and answers about yourself Building basic vocabulary 1. Greetings Hello - Hello Good morning - Good morning Good afternoon - Good afternoon Good evening - Good evening Good night - Good night / Good night How are you? - How are you? I'm fine, thank you. - I'm fine, thank you. Excercise: Practice the following conversation with your teaching partner or teacher: Person A: Hello! How are you? Person B: I'm fine, thank you. And you? Person A: I'm good! 2. Introducing Yourself What is your name? - What is your name? My name is ... - My name is ... Where are you from? - Where are you from? I'm from ... - I come from ... Nice to meet you! - Nice to meet you! Excercise: Work in pairs and introduce each other: Person A: What is your name? Person B: My name is Sarah. And you? Person A: My name is John. Nice to meet you! Person B: Nice to meet you too! Where are you from? Person A: I'm from the Netherlands. 3. Basic Vocabulary English Dutch Yes Yes No No Please Please Thank you Thank you very much Excuse me Pardon Sorry Sorry Excercise: Make short sentences with these words. For example: Excuse me, where is the train station? Thank you for your help! 4. Question and Answer What is this? - What is this? This is a ... - This is a ... Where is the ...? - Where is the ...? The ... is here/there. - The ... is here/there. Excercise: Point to objects in the room and ask each other: Person A: What is this? Person B: This is a pen. 5. Closure (Ending the Lesson) Goodbye! - See you later! See you later! - See you later! Excercise: End the lesson by saying goodbye to each other. Homework: Make a list of 10 new English words and learn them by heart. Practice a short conversation with yourself or someone else in which you introduce yourself.