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MOODLE EXCERCISES – 10.11.15 
 
PRE-INTERMEDIATE 1 - E-Class # 01 
"Nice to meet you" 
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 Learning outcomes: By the end of this lesson you will be able to:learners will 
be able to introduce themselves and others, greet people, exchange 
information, ask personal questions using WH words, learn countries and 
nationalities and when to use possessives adjectives. 
 
1. "What's up?" 
Hi, guys! How are you doing? I hope you are all fine and anxious to start the course. Our first 
goal for today is to review how to introduce and greet people. Are you familiar with that? 
Let’s see! 
Do you know the expression “What’s up?” 
Many people do not know what it means exactly and get confused how to answer as well. See 
this question from a guy asking for help on the internet: 
 
“Sorry if it's a trivial question, but when someone uses what's up as a greeting, I have no idea 
what they want to hear. What are the possible answers and what does this question mean 
exactly?” 
2. "What's up?" 
According to Cambridge online dictionary, “What’s up” is used to ask someone what the 
problem is. But, nowadays, this informal expression is commonly used to mean a simply “Hi”, 
“Hello”, “What’s new?” “What’s happening?”. 
How about the answer? Well, it depends on you and on the moment. Sometimes you can 
answer just by saying “What’s up?” again. It happens a lot. Check it out in the following 
conversation: 
 
Marcos; Hi, Sandro! What’s up? 
Sandro: Hey, Marcos! What’s up? What a nice surprise to see you! 
Marcos: Long time no see! Are you still finishing your graduation? 
-Sandro Yes. I am. Sorry… Let me introduce my wife. Laura, this is Marcos. Marcos, this is 
Laura. 
Marcos: Nice to meet you, Laura. 
Laura: Nice to meet you, too. Sandro talks a lot about you. 
Marcos: Good things I hope. 
Sandro: We have to go now. Take my card with my phone number and please, call me. 
Marcos: Sure, Sandro. We still have to update our conversation. 
Sandro: Great. See you soon. 
Marcos: See you. Bye, Laura. It was a pleasure to meet you. 
Laura: I have to say the same. See you. 
 
2. "What's up?" 
There are many ways to introduce yourself. Here are some examples: 
My name is… 
I’m… 
I’d like to introduce myself 
Let me introduce myself. I’m … 
 
When introducing others, you can say: 
Laura, this is Marcos. Marcos, this is Laura. 
Laura, please meet Marcos. 
I’d like to introduce you to Marcos. 
Laura, have you meet Marcos? 
 
And, as useful responses you can say: 
Pleased to meet you. 
Nice to meet you. 
Glad to meet you. 
 
When asking about how people are, you can do it in these ways: 
How are you? 
How ‘ve you been? (‘ve is the contraction of have) 
How are you doing? 
How is it going? 
 
3. "Quizz" 
Let's do a quizz now! 
How are you doing? 
A. I’m a nurse. 
B. I’m studying now. 
C. I’m doing my graduation at UFBA. 
D. I’m fine, thanks. 
 
The expression “what’s up?” is: 
A. A very formal way to greet people in English. 
B. An informal way to say “hello” or “What’s new?” etc. 
C. An unused expression in English that can be used both in formal or informal situation. 
D. An expression that means you are up to do something. 
 
One way to introduce yourself is by saying: 
A. I’d like to introduce some people. 
B. I’d like to introduce someone. 
C. I’d like to introduce myself. 
D. I’d like to introduce a person. 
 
3. "Checking information" 
Now, see this conversation in an English class in another country. 
Cintia: Hi, I’m Cintia. What’s your name? 
Carlos: Hi, Cintia! I’m Carlos. Glad to meet you. 
Cintia: Glad to meet you too. By the way… Where are you from, Carlos? 
Carlos: I’m from Mexico. How about you? 
Cintia: I’m from Brazil. 
Carlos: Where in Brazil? 
Cintia: I live in Salvador. 
Carlos: Do you have a big family in Brazil? 
Cintia: Yes, I have 3 brothers and their names are Caio, Bruno and Lucas. 
Carlos: Who do you live with? 
Cintia: I live with my parents. I’m here in the USA because I want to improve my English. 
Carlos: I have the same purpose. I’m here with my wife. Her name is Maria. 
Cintia: So, let’s enter the classroom. Class is about to start. 
 
Did you notice that it’s important to know countries and nationalities in English to say where 
you are from and also to understand where other people come from?In addition, it is also 
relevant to be familiar with the languages spoken in each country. 
 
4. "Checking information" 
See this table below 
 
 
 
4. "Checking information" 
Do this short quiz now. 
P.S.: You have to put the nationality separeted by an space only (do not include comma (,) 
slash(\) or others. Answer like this: 
E.g: Brazil Brazilian 
 China Chinesel 
 
Countries, nationalities and languages. Complete with the appropriate nationality and 
language. 
Question 1 / 4 
 
Carlos is from Italy. He is 
_____________________________. He speaks 
_____________________________. 
 
Question 2 / 4 
Sandra is from Spain. She is 
____________________________. She 
speaks______________________________. 
 
Question 3 / 4 
 
Patrick is from the United States. He is 
____________________________. He speaks 
________________________________. 
 
 
Question 4 / 4 
 
Jorge is from Peru. He is 
___________________________. He 
speaks________________________________________
____. 
 
Do this short quiz now 
5. "Checking information" 
Read the text about Carlos and Cintia again and pay attention to these sentences: 
“Who do you live with?” 
“Where are you from, Carlos?” 
Here we have examples of what is called “WH questions”. 
Choose the correct answer, A or B. 
 
1)Based on the examples above, what can you infer about a definition of WH questions? 
 
a) Questions that start only with WH. 
b) Questions containing a WH-word or How. 
 
Wh- questions usually start with a word beginning with wh-, but "how" is also included. The 
wh- words are: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why, and how. 
 
6. "Checking information" 
Now, check out these sentences, also from the text above (Carlos and Cintia): 
“I live with my parents.” 
“I’m here with my wife. Her name is Maria.” 
Can you identify the possessives in the sentences above? If you said “My” and “Her”,you are 
right! 
Let’s reflect upon the examples again to infer the use of the possessives adjectives. 
 
 1) Choose the correct option, A or B. 
The possessives adjectives are used to: 
a) Show possession or ownership of something. 
b) Demonstrate the desire to have something you don’t have. 
 
 
 
7. "Checking information" 
Take note 
The possessive adjectives agree with the possessor, not with the thing that is possessed. 
See the examples: 
My car is red. (As the possessor here is me, I have to say “my”). 
Her father is a very nice person. (The possessor here is a woman and it refers to the 3rd person 
singular (She). The possessive adjective for “She” is “Her”). 
The possessive adjectives are always located directly in front of the noun they refer to. 
(Possessive Adjective + Noun)We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural 
like in Portuguese, for example. 
 
e.g.: Their houses are beautiful. (It’s wrong if you add 'S' to the word beautiful) 
 
8. "Checking information" 
As you are now familiar with Possessives adjectives, go to this link below and do a quiz 
about the topic. 
 
 
9. "Bags packed 
At this point, you already know countries, nationalities and languages in English. Now, imagine 
you are going to another country todo an interchange to study English. As you are new in the 
school, you are anxious to make new friends. 
It is really common to have people from all around the world in these schools, so it’s a good 
opportunity to practice what you studied in this class. 
 Be free to create the conversation as you want to, but try to include at least 2 people from 
different parts of the world, apart from you. Wh question can be really useful at this point. 
Go to the Glossary journal and post your dialogue. 
 
10. "Putting your knowledge into practice" 
Here are some more exercises for you to put your knowledge into practice. 
Choose a WH question to complete the sentences: 
 
Question 1 / 5 
 - __________ are you doing?- I’m good, thanks. 
A. Who 
B. Where 
C. How 
D. Why 
 
Question 2 / 5 
 - ____________ is he? - He is in class now. 
A. What 
B. Where 
C. Who 
D. Why 
 
Question 3 / 5 
- ______________ is your address? - It’s Saint Patrick street, number 2, apartment 102. 
A. When 
B. What 
C. How 
D. Where 
 
Question 4 / 5 
- _______________ is your class? - It’s on Friday. 
A. When 
B. Where 
C. Why 
D. Who 
 
Question 5 / 5 
- _____________ do you live with? - I live with my family. 
A. How 
B. Where 
C. When 
D. Who 
 
11. "Putting your knowledge into practice" 
Complete the sentences with the appropriate possessive adjective. 
Question 1 / 4 
Hi, I’m Sara. ___________ name is Sara. 
A. His 
B. Her 
C. My 
D. Its 
 
He’s Canadian. _________ name is Marcos. 
A. His 
B. Her 
C. Our 
D. Your 
 
This is my dog. _________name is Lessy. 
A. Her 
B. Our 
C. His 
D. Its 
 
We’re Americans. _____________ names are Paul and John. 
A. My 
B. Their 
C. Our 
D. Your 
 
12. "Putting your knowledge into practice" 
Now it is time to remember everything you have learned in this class. Write it the Glossary. ; ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CLASS 2 
"Working is what I do." 
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1. "Occupations" 
 
Hello, everyone! Are you feeling good for another e-class? 
The topic today is occupations (this also means professions). 
 
Do you know any occupations in English? Take a look at the flashcards in the link below and 
click on View as Quiz. Try to guess what occupation the image is representing. 
http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/quizshow.php?title=occupations_19 
 
If you like, check the pronunciation of the answers in 
ttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ 
 
Good! Now, take a look at the texts below. There are two people talking about their 
occupations. Read the texts, pay attention to the underlined words and on how they describe 
what they do in their jobs. 
Hello! I am Clarice and I am a businesswoman. I am the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) at the 
Revival company. In this company, I supervise all the contracts, have meetings with different 
business people in the field of Cosmetics, coordenate media campaigns, and many other 
things. My secretary, Janine, helps me a lot. She organizes my week schedule so that I can 
complete all my duties in time. She also represents me in the company every time I am 
traveling and studies the best way of managing my time. Janine is the secret of my success. 
Greetings! Dominic is my name and I am a professional driver. I work for car companies, 
testing their vehicles and pointing out the strengths and weaknesses in the car's performance. 
I also participate at competions, like NASCAR race. I can drive really fast, but I don't speed like 
this in normal traffic. I always advise people to drive safely, to avoid accidents. 
 
Notice that Clarice and Dominic use verbs to describe their jobs. But, when you compare the 
underlined verbs from their texts, you can see there is something different. What is it? 
 
Dominic and Clarice are using the same verb tense (Simple Present), but not the same person 
(I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they). The underlined verbs in Dominic's text correspond to the 
first person singular (I). In Clarice's speech, the verb is in the third person singular (he/she/it). 
So, in the Simple Present, the verbs are in the base or infinitive form for all the persons (I, you, 
we, they), except for the third person singular (he/she/it). Now, read Clarice’s speech again. 
What do you think is the basic rule for the 3rd person singular in the Simple Present? 
a) The verb changes totally 
b) The verb changes to plural 
c) The verb gains an -s, -es or -ies 
d) The verb gains another meaning 
 
If your answer is C, You are right! 
 
Now you know the rules, open the link below, click in START and try to answer this quiz about 
the texts you read above. 
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/preview.php?title=mti3njkwmggs2d 
Great! Now let’s study some more grammar. 
 
It is also possible to use the Simple Present to create interrogative (What do you do?) and 
negative (She doesn't work in a restaurant) statements. For this, we use the auxiliary verb “do” 
for all the persons (I, you, we, they), and “does” for the third person singular (he/she/it). 
Now complete the conversation between Clarice and Dominic. You have four options. Choose 
between a, b, c or d. 
 
Clarice: What _____ you do, Dominic? 
Dominic: I am a professional driver. I __________ for car companies and participate in car 
races. 
Clarice: Wow! Isn't that dangerous? 
Dominic: Sometimes. But the car companies _________ safe cars. 
Clarice: That's nice. I ________ like to drive. It gets me very stressed. 
Dominic: And where do you work, Clarice? 
Clarice: I work at Revial. It's a company of cosmetics. I am the CEO. 
Dominic: How fancy! It must be a really hard work. How do you manage it? 
Clarice: Well, I have my secretary, Janine. She _________ me a lot. 
Dominic: _______ she go with you when you travel? 
Clarice: Sometimes she does, sometimes she _________. Janine usually ________ at the 
company’s headquarters, in New York. 
 
What is the correct option to fill the gaps? 
a) does – work – creates – doesn't – help – Does – don't – stays 
b) do – work – create – don't – helps – Does – doesn't – stays 
c) don't – works – create – doesn't – help – Do – don't – stay 
d) do – work – creates – doesn't – help – Do – doesn't – stay 
Post your answers in your Glossary 
2. "Time is precious" 
Ok, everyone. I imagine that all of you have some kind of work, formal or informal. 
In a formal place of work, we usually have a specific time to do our activities. Some jobs are 
rigorous about that. Others are more flexible. Either way, we need to know how to manage 
our time. Do you know how to say the time in English? Answer the exercise below: 
a) 4:00 ( ) It’s ten to five. 
b) 4:10 ( ) It’s ten after/past four. 
c) 4:15 ( ) It’s a quarter to five. 
d) 4:30 ( ) It’s a quarter after/past four. 
e) 4:45 ( ) It’s half past four. 
f) 4:50 ( ) It’s four o’clock. 
Very easy, don't you think? Let's practice? In the end of the video, there is an exercise. The 
instructor shows some clocks and asks you to say the time. Write the answers in your Glossary. 
Now let’s learn more vocabulary related to time. There are specific time expressions in English 
to talk about routine. See the text below. A person is speaking about her routine. Notice the 
underlined words. 
Well, I am a very busy person. In the morning, I wake up early, take a shower, have breakfast 
and go to college. SometimesI get there a little late, because the traffic in my city is chaos on 
weekdays. I have classes and study until midday. Then, I have lunch at a nearby restaurant and 
go to my job as a salesperson at the shopping mall. I start at 2:00 PM and I finish around 8:00 – 
8:30. Before I go home, I eat a delicious acarajé at a stand in front of the mall. After that, I take 
the bus and go home. There, I take a shower, eat some fruit, watch TV, read something and go 
to sleep around 10:30 – 11:00 PM. 
 
2. "Time is prescious- Part II" 
As you saw, all the words that are underlined are used to express time notions and are 
generally used to talk about routine. Now, let’s check if you know when to use those words. Do 
the exercises below. 
Complete the sentences with IN, ON, AT, AROUND, AFTER, EARLY and UNTIL. 
a) We use _______ before the days of the week and the words “weekend” and “weekdays”. 
b) We use _______ before the parts of the day (morning, afternoon, etc), except “night”. 
c) We use _______ before clock times (7:00, 8:30, midday, midnight, etc) and “night”. 
d) We use _______ before clock times to give the idea that it’s something not precise. 
e) We use _______ before clock times to show the end of an activity. 
f) The word _______ is the opposite of “before”. 
g) The word _______ is the opposite of “late”. 
Fill in the blanks with the right word. 
 
1. I get up ____________ 6:00 AM. 
a) at b) on c) in 
2. I go to bed _____________ ten. 
a) around b) late c) on 
3. I leave work ______________ in the afternoons. 
a) after b) until c) early 
4. She gets home ______________ on mondays. 
a) around b) late c) before 
 5. ______ the evenings, they like to go out. 
a) On b) In c) At 
Post your answers here. 
 
3. "My daily routine" 
Alright, guys. Now it is time to practice a little. 
 You learned different occupations and how to describe jobs. You also know how to say the 
time in English and time expressions to talk about routine. Use all this knowledge and write 
about your occupation. Explain exactly what you do and describe your routine. 
Go to your journal and post your answer there. 
 
4. "Time to work hard"- part I 
Here are some more exercises for you to put your knowledge into practice. 
Match each occupation to its definition: 
A) Teacher 1) Acts in movies and plays 
B) Lawyer 2) Takes care of people's health 
C) Actor 3) Designs, constructs and uses engines or 
machines 
D) Engineer 4) Represents clients in a court of law 
E) Doctor 5) Gives educational instruction to people 
 
4. "Time to work hard"- Part II 
 
2. Unscramble the sentences below: 
a) on weekdays – get up – I – until six 
b) have lunch – on Wednesdays – we – at 12:30 
c) a little snack – at night – I have – around ten PM 
d) on weekends – works – she – only part of the day 
e) around noon – he – on Sundays – takes a nap 
f) they – until late – on weekdays – work hard 
 
5. "Reflecting upon the class" 
 Now it is time to remember everything you have learned in this class. Write it in your journal.