Personal Informations
This is a barbeque.What happens at barbeque?Barb: Ummm. Those burgers smell great. It’s a perfect day for
a barbeque.Mike: It sure is. I’m glad it didn’t rain. My name’s Mike Gates,
by the way.Barb: Oh, hi. I’m Barbara Johnson. Nice to meet you.Mike: I’m sorry. What’s your name again?Barb: Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.Mike: So Barb…..what do you do?Barb: I’m studying medicine.Mike: Really? Where?Barb: At Harvard. What about you?Mike: I’m an engineer at IBM.Barb: Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.Mike: Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.Barb: Good. I’m starving.
Introducing YourselfMy name’s Wely Hordue I’m
Hello My name’sGaby SmintHi I’m
Practise: introduce yourself to your classmate.
Getting The Name Right• Notice how you can get the information
Sorry, what’s your first name again? I didn’t catch your first name. get last It’s Barbara, but please call me Barb. Gates, Mike Gates
• Introduce yourself to other classmates. This time ask the person to repeat his/her first, last, or full name.
Asking someone’s occupationWhat do you do, Bev? Well, I’m a student.
a computer programmer.an engineer.
Oh, are you? really?
How about you? I work for CitibankWhat in an office
for a trading company
Oh, do you? really?
Practice: Ask your partner about his/her occupations. Ask also other classmates.
Asking for More InformationsX What do you do?Y I’m a student X Really? What school do
you go to?Y (I go to) Boston College Seneca College X What are you studying?Y (I study) Business
Engineering
Nursing
X What do you do?Y I’m an engineer X Really? What company
do you work for?Y I work for Suzuki.
A steel company X What do you do there
exactly?Y I’m a secretary.
in Human Resources. in sales.
Introducing yourself - more formally
X Let me introduce myself. My name’s Robert andrews. Y How do you do? I’m Jean Rivers. X It’s (very) nice to meet you
I’m (very) glad to meet you. How do you do?
Names
X Could I have your name, please?Y It’s Paine. Sarah Paine.X And how do you spell your last name?
first
Y It’s P-A-I-N-E. It’s S-A-R-A-H
Addresses X Where do you live?
Could I have your address? Y I live at 2418 Greystone
Road
X Is that in Chicago? Y Yes, that’s right.
No, it’s in River Grove.
Phone Number
A: What’s your telephone number?
Could I have
B: (It’s) 364-9758
• Talking about Your Background– Originally I’m from….– I was (born and) brought up in…– I come from a (sporty/musical) family.– My proudest moment was…-ing– I’ve always dreamt of –ing/ wanted to +verb
• like, such as, and that sort of thing – I like / I’m fond of music such as opera, choral music, and
classical music.– I really love modern music like house, rap, reggae, and hip
hop.
Exercises: Martha : Hello, Nice party, isn’t it?Catherine : Oh yeah, I guess so. Are you Indra’s friend?Martha : Yes, I am. ____________________________ (Nama saya Martha Giralda)Catherine : ___________________________ (senang bertemu anda) I am Catherine
KaufmannMartha : Catherine …….err can you spell it?Catherine : Sure. It spells ____________________________Martha : ___________________________ ( bagaimana saya harus memanggilmu?)Catherine : You can call me CathieMartha : Well Cathie, how do you know Indra?Catherine : We are from the same Senior High SchoolMartha : ___________________________________ (kamu dulu sekolah dimana?)Catherine : I went to SMU 1 Padang. What about you? _________________________
(apa pekerjaan anda)Martha : ________________________________________________ (saya adalah mahasiswa UPI-YPTK)Catherine : What study program do you take?Martha : (saya mengambil jurusan psikologi)Catherine : Are you here with your family?Martha : No, I am not. My family is in Bukittinggi. That’s my hometown. And
you? ______________________________ (dimana kampungmu?)Catherine : Oh, I am from here. My family is here.
Work in pairs. Choose any two people below and practice the dialog.
• A : Hello. What’s your name? A : That’s interesting.• B : My ..... B : And how about you,
(name)?
• A : Nice to ..... I’m ..... A : I’m .... I work for ....
• B : Hi. Nice to meet you, too. B : Really?
• A : And what do you do, (name)?• B : I’m ... I work for .....