Chapter 1: Meeting and Greeting
Listening 1
Vocabulary
What is your name?
My name is…
You can call me…
Everyone calls me…
How do you spell it?
Nice to meet you.
Can you repeat?
That’s correct.
Ear Training
Dictionary English
Connected Speech
Natural Pace
What is your name?
What’s yer name?
Whatcher name?
Nice to meet you.
Nice tuh mee chuh.
Nisamecha.
How do you spell it?
How duh yuh spellit?
Howja spelit?
Can you repeat?
Kin yuh repeat?
Knyerpeat?
Listening 2
Note:
Some letters in English sound similar. You can say an example word to help the listener.
Part 1
Listen and write the person’s name.
Tips
When you meet someone, say more things about yourself. For example: your country, or your job.
Listen and choose the correct answer.
Pronunciation
Some letter names sound similar. Listen to the following pairs of letters. Then practice saying them.
G as in girl
J as in jump
C as in cat
S as in stop
P as in please
B as in ball
V as in very
W as in water
A as in apple
E as in egg
I as in ice
Y as in yellow
O as in open
U as in umbrella
Speaking
Read the dialogues with a partner.
A: My name is Lina.
B: That’s a beautiful name. How do you spell it? L-E-E-N-A?
A: No, L – I (as in ice cream) – N – A.
B: Ok, I see. L-I-N-A.
A: Yes, that’s correct.
A: What is your full name?
B: It’s Melissa Green, but everyone calls me Mel.
A: How do you spell your last name?
B: G-R-E-E-N.
Your Turn!
Talk about your name.
- What is your full name?
- How do you spell it?
Media Attributions
- Anushka by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4.0.
- Liz by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4.0.
- Sara and Alex by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4.0.
- Ellie by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4.0.
- Name Tag by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4.0.
- Trainer by Riley Kaminer is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in a circle, border added.
- 2023-07-13-9888 by Jorge MejÃa peralta is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in a circle, border added.
- Smiling businessman by Steve wilson is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in a circle, border added.
- Nurse by Walt Stoneburner is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in a circle, border added.
- Man working on laptop computer in the workplace- Credit to https://www.lyncconf.com/ by Lyncconf Games is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in a circle, border added.
- barber_9 by IFA teched is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in a circle, border added.
References
Arizona State University. (2024). EdPlus Voiceover Generator [Voiceover audio generator].
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
- The Arizona State University EdPlus Voiceover Generator was used to create some of the voiceover audio, where indicated. Adaptations include modification of speed and/or timing, and comping of output takes.
