Greetings and Introductions

A1 · Beginner57 minBasic BasicsLesson 1 of 8 · Free

Aims

Goal: meet a new person and introduce yourself — say your name, where you are from, and ask them back.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Your first hello

    2 warm-up questions

    • Where do you meet new people — at work, at school, in your building?
    • First try: I am a new person at your work. Say hello and introduce yourself — 30 seconds, go!
  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: Meeting New People

    Read a 58-word text about Meeting New People

    Meeting New People Sarah is at work. She sees a new person. Sarah: Hello! I'm Sarah. What is your name? Tom: Hi! My name is Tom. Nice to meet you. Sarah: Nice to meet you too. Where are you from? Tom: I'm from London. And you? Sarah: I'm from New York. Welcome to the team! Tom: Thank you!

  3. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Greeting Words

    6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Greetings

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

    • ____, my name is Anna.
    • Nice to ____ you.
    • What is your ____?
    • I am ____ Paris.
    • ____ to the team!
  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the Greetings

    Matching exercise, 5 items

    • Hello!
    • What is your name?
    • Nice to meet you.
    • How are you?
    • Where are you from?
  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Practice: Meeting Someone New

    Role-play: Meeting a new person at work (6 lines)

    • New Person: Hello!
    • You: Hello! My name is... What is your name?
    • New Person: My name is Alex. Nice to meet you!
    • You: Nice to meet you too!
    • New Person: Where are you from?
    • You: I am from... And you?
  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: meet someone new

    3 discussion questions

    • Mission: I am a new colleague on your first day. Say hello, introduce yourself, and ask me TWO questions back. Use: "My name is…", "I am from…", "Where are you from?" (Success = your name + your city + two questions back. Tutor: play the colleague and count the questions!)
    • Second take: now I am your new neighbour, not a colleague. Greet me again. What stays the same? What changes?
    • Compare this with your 30-second try at the start of the lesson. What did you add? Which phrase will you use with a real person this week?

Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

hello
a word to say hi
name
what people call you
nice
good, kind, or friendly
meet
to see someone new
welcome
happy you are here
from
the place you come

This plan comes from the Everyday Conversations course in the Tuton library. Browse all free lesson plans.