Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Hi - slightly formal
Hello - formal
Hey - informal
When meeting someone new, you can ask for their name like this:
Conversation 1:
Person 1: Hello.
Person 2: Hi.
Person 1: Hello
Person 2: Hi
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff
B as in ball. E as in egg. F as in fish.
A as in apple. C as in cat. D as in dog.
Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
G as in giraffe. H as in house I as in ice L as in leaf.
J as in juice. K as in kite.
cream.
Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr
M as in moon. N as in night. O as in orange. P as in pan. Q as in quiz. R as in Rose.
Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx
S as in sun. T as in table. W as in wind.
U as in V as in violin. X as in
umbrella. xylophone.
Yy Zz
As in yarn. Z as in zebra.
Conversation 2:
Person 1: Hello
Person 2: Hi
Person 2: It's nice to meet you, Yusuf. How do you spell your name?
Person 1: Y-u-s-u-f.
Conversation 3:
Person 1: H-a-n-a.
Person 1: ______________________.
Asking how someone is after a greeting like hi or hello is a form of small talk. It is
considered to be polite.
There are different responses you can give to the question "How are you?"
depending on how you are feeling.
Feeling Good
Good
Great
Wonderful
Fine
Feeling Okay
Here are some words you can use when you are feeling somewhere between
good and bad.
okay
alright
not bad
pretty good
Feeling Bad
For close family and friends, it is okay to say your true feelings. Here are some
words you can use when you are feeling bad.
sick
tired
bored
bad
Here are some useful phrases. Practice reading them out loud.
Conversation 5: Conversation 6:
Person 1: Hi, Safiya. How are you? Person 1: Hey, Adam. How are you?
Person 2: I'm great, thanks. How are Person 2: I'm ok. [sounds sad]
you? Person 1: What's wrong?
Person 1: I'm wonderful. Person 2: I'm sick.
Person 2: That's good to hear. Person 1: That's too bad.
If good: If okay/bad: