It’s a pleasure to meet you! In this lesson, students will learn important questions to ask when meeting someone for the first time. This lesson features audio of a short job interview. Students will also learn and practice the simple present tense and vocabulary relating to this topic. This lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will practice the simple present tense, focusing on the verbs "to be" and "to do" to form questions about personal information and daily activities. For example, "Do you like sports?" and "Where do you live?"

Listening: The lesson includes listening to an audio conversation about meeting a new neighbor, emphasizing understanding and responding to introductions and basic personal questions.

Speaking: Through role-play and discussion, students will simulate meeting new people, asking about hobbies, and describing themselves using the simple present tense.

Vocabulary: This section introduces words and phrases for describing daily activities and personal interests, such as "sporty," "shy," "talkative," "fun," and "lazy," aiding in conversations about personal characteristics and preferences.

Homework: Tasks include choosing correct definitions, matching questions to answers, correcting mistakes in sentences, and filling in blanks to form questions. These exercises reinforce the lesson's grammar and vocabulary, encouraging practice of the simple present tense and the use of descriptive adjectives.

Audio

Listen to the audio to learn about interviewing for your first job. Are you good at talking to people? What do you like to do in your free time? Do you have any questions about the job? Learn how to answer these common questions so you will never get stumped in an interview.

Audio Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

part-time job [noun]: a job in which a person works for only some of the day or week

job interview [noun]: a meeting in which an employer asks the person applying for a job questions to see whether they would be the right person to do that job

freelancer [noun]: someone who works on different projects with different companies instead of being a company employee

talkative [adjective]: talking a lot

outdoors [adverb]: in or into the open air; outside a building

living [noun]: the money that you earn from your job

garage [noun]: a business that repairs or sells cars

athletic [adjective]: physically strong, fit, and active

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