ENGLISH FOR ADULT LEARNERS Level 1 Module 1

ENGLISH FOR ADULT LEARNERS Level 1 Module 1 Personal Identity

Lesson 1 Introducing myself Hi Hello I’m my name is Siva Read the 2 patterns. 1) Practise with a partner. 2) Introduce yourself to 3 course mates you have not met before.

Lesson 1 Introducing myself Person A: My name is Kok Seng. Person B: Pleased to meet you, Kok Seng. I am Mr. Lee, your supervisor. In conversation (formal) A: Hello, my name is Chan Kok Seng. B: Hello Mr. Chan. Pleased to meet you. I am Mr. Lee Seng Onn and I will show you around the factory.

Lesson 1 Response to introduction Practise in pairs using the pattern below. Person A Person B Hello, my name is Guoming. Hi, Guoming, I’m Lily. Nice to meet you / Pleased to meet you Hi, I’m Abdul. Glad to meet you, Abdul. What’s your name? I’m Samy. Hello, I’m Mr. Tan, your foreman / teacher / employer / supervisor. Pleased to meet you. I’m Rafidah

Lesson 1 Greeting and Response Greeting Good morning afternoon evening Name (e. g. Rakib) Response How are I’m you? fine How do you do? Very well How are you getting on? Not bad Thank you

Lesson 1 End of Greeting Bye Good-bye see you again soon later tomorrow next on Response to each greeting Thank you Have a good Response to each greeting Thank you and you too weekend rest holiday trip week month Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Lesson 1 Introducing a person to another – friends, colleagues James, meet my friend this is my colleague Kok Seng Answer Hi Kok Seng how are you? how do you do? glad to meet you. pleased to meet you.

Lesson 1 Practice Session Introduce your partner Samy (A) to Rakib (B) Example You: Rakib, this is Samy: Hi, Rakib, nice to meet you. Rakib: Samy, how do you do? Introduce two course mates to each other.

Lesson 1 Summary By the end of this lesson, you should have learnt: 1)to introduce yourself 2)to respond to an introduction 3)to greet another person and to respond 4)to introduce a person to another 5) certain words

Lesson 1 Vocabulary List Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs myself friend colleague supervisor employer foreman teacher partner coursemate person pairs pattern holiday rest holiday trip hello hi goodbye greeting thank you very much Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday introduce meet thanks am are do are getting is practise answer good fine bad nice pleased glad yesterday tomorrow last year next Saturday next week the day after tomorrow last night the other day soon now later Short Forms I’m = I am what’s = what is he’s = he is that’s = that is don’t = do not

Particulars of Self Lesson 2 Where I stay (in Singapore) I You We They He She stay at Ang Mo Kio Chinatown a dormitory a friend’s house hospital quarters with his / her employer stays

Lesson 2 Particulars of self Name: Isa Hassan Name _________ Address in Singapore Blk. 108 Street Telok Blangah Rise House no. #20 -10 Postal Code Singapore 080108 Mobile phone no. +65 -95577755 Blk. _____ (Street)_________ (House no. )________ (Postal Code) ______ Mobile phone no. ______

My name is Isa Hassan. I stay in Telok Blangah. My address is Block 108, Telok Blangah Rise. My unit number is #20 -10. The postal code is 080108 My handphone number is 95577755.

Lesson 2 Where I live (the country I come from) Example: Practice Session (15 minutes) I live in Singapore. It is a place which is hot and wet all the year round. Our state flag is red and white with 5 stars and a crescent moon. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was our first Prime Minister. Group together if you come from the same country. One of you can draw your country’s flag and each will tell the class something about your homeland. You can speak about the location, weather conditions, names of one or two famous people in your country, products in your country. Note: difference between “live” and “stay” You stay in the country where you work (temporarily) and live in your own country / city (permanently)

Lesson 2 Summary By the end of this lesson, you should have learnt: 1)to write your name, fill in your address and mobile phone number 2)to indicate where you stay in Singapore 3)to give information on the country you come from 4)certain words

Lesson 2 Vocabulary List Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs name address mobile phone number postal code dormitory friend house weather hospital quarters present moon stars state flag homeland location products sickle live stay is was speak group come draw tell temporarily at permanently in with from about of hot wet famous red white blue yellow green gold orange half full Prepositions

Lesson 3 Age, Marital Status and Family Example: Are you married? No, I’m single. How old are you? I am not married but I have a girlfriend / boyfriend / I’m 28 years old. fiancée / fiancé. Or I’m 28. I’m twenty –eight I am married. years old. I have three children.

Lesson 3 Marital Status and Family I have You He has no children. one child / son / daughter / brother / sister. two children. sons. daughters. brothers. sisters. Murali three She four Fatima five

Using the same patterns, in pairs, talk to each other about your families. Talk to someone from another country about your family. I am married / single. My wife is / is not working. My husband is working in our country. I have ____ children. They are __________old. (ages) They are in primary / secondary school. (level in school) Lesson 3 Marital Status and Family

Lesson 3 Family If you have a family photograph, show it to your partner and identify the members. This is my ____. That is my _______. The other one is my _______.

My parents My family My father Li Kok Leong Myself Li Wei Chuen My mother Sim Hong Mui My wife Tan Li Ling

Lesson 3 Family is single is an only child has living grandparents has two children has a son has an older sister has a younger brother has a daughter has an aunt/uncle

Lesson 3 People in the family Complete the following pairs Father and ________ Sister and _________ Daughter and ________ Uncle and _________ Grandmother and _________ Wife and _________

Lesson 3 Family I once a month You twice a week We everyday They at night He rings home on Sunday She When I ring home, I speak to my ___________

Lesson 3 Summary By the end of this lesson, you should have learnt: 1)to state your age and marital status 2)to describe your family 3)to learn the names of different members in a family 4)to describe how you keep in contact with your family 5) certain words

Lesson 3 Vocabulary List Nouns children son daughter husband wife father mother grandfather uncle aunt family girl boy baby boyfriend girlfriend fiancée Nouns years age school family tree school photograph level generations pairs members Verbs study identify ring speak has have Adjectives married single younger older only one two three four five six seven eight nine twenty eight old primary secondary both living deceased Adverbs last night the other day soon now later then once a month twice a week every day at night on Sunday Pronouns I we you he she it they that this

Lesson 4 My Job / Occupation What’s your his her job / occupation? or What do does you he she do (for a living)? In groups of 3 or 4, ask one another what his/her job is and where he/she works.

Lesson 4 Types of Jobs/Occupations I am an electrician a/an construction worker bus / lorry driver clerk cashier caregiver hairdresser He/ is odd job worker cleaner She packer storekeeper waiter/waitress mechanic cook salesman/salesgirl factory worker

Lesson 4 My Job Ask around to find out those in the same job as you are. Example: I am an electrician. Are you also an electrician? Who else is an electrician too? If your job is not listed here, describe to the class what it is.

Lesson 4 My employment status I am a I hold a daily rated worker contract worker work-permit holder permanent job part-time job temporary job

Lesson 4 Where I work I You We They work He Yew Teng She Faridah works at a construction site a factory a school a hospital Jurong Shipyard NTUC Fairprice Supermarket a garage a hotel a restaurant an office a nursing home my / his / her / their

Lesson 4 Practice Session on My Job Form groups of 3, with people of different jobs / occupations. Each one is to ask and answer these questions in turn. What’s your name? What is your job? Where do you work?

Lesson 4 Going to work I You We They take cycle walk ride a bus to work. the company bus a scooter Tell your partner how you go to work. I ________________

Lesson 4 Going to work He She takes a bus to work. the company bus cycles walks rides a scooter Tell your partner how you go to work. I ________________

Lesson 4 My work day I start/begin work in the morning at eight o’clock half past eight nine o’clock night I work shift duties

Lesson 4 My Work Day (continued) I end/finish work in the evening at seven o’clock half past six ten o’clock in the morning

Lesson 4 Practice Session on my Work day When do you start/begin work? At what time do you start work? I start work at ___________ When do you finish/end work? At what time do you finish work? I finish work at ___________ My lunch break is at _________

Lesson 4 Summary By the end of this lesson, you should have learnt: 1)to describe the work you do 2)to explain your employment status 3)to talk about your work place 4)to tell someone how you go to work 5)to describe your work day 6) certain words

Lesson 4 Vocabulary List Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Short Forms job occupation electrician driver bus lorry taxi clerk cashier caregiver hairdresser odd job worker cleaner packer storekeeper waiter mechanic cook salesman factory nurse contract work-permit holder construction site hospital garage hotel restaurant office nursing home company bus bicycle scooter MRT factory shift duties lunch break start begin finish end work live stay read fish cycle walk take ride practise do does daily-rated contract part-time temporary permanent different my your his her our yesterday tomorrow last year next Saturday next week the day after tomorrow last night the other day soon now later then at eight o’clock at half past seven in the morning at noon in the afternoon in the evening at night I’m = I am What’s = what is He’s = he is That’s = that is Don’t = do not

Lesson 5 My Hobbies During my free time I watch television/ a movie we you they talk to others take a nap read the newspaper listen to music/ to the radio visit places of interest learn to cook exercise swim go shopping/ to the market

Lesson 5 My Hobbies During my free time he watches she talks to others takes a nap reads listens to music/ to the radio visits learns to cook exercises swims goes television/ a movie the newspaper places of interest shopping/ to the market

Lesson 5 My Hobbies During my free time I we you they play football sepak takraw table tennis badminton basketball the guitar the harmonica During my free time, I ________ Then ask your partner: “ _____, what do you do in your (name) free time? ”

Lesson 5 My Hobbies During his / he her free she time plays football sepak takraw table tennis badminton basketball the guitar the harmonica Find out what else the other learners do during their free time.

Lesson 5 Preference for food I like / do not like to eat nasi lemak chicken rice laksa satay curry drink beer coffee coke I like to eat ____________. Ask a partner: “What about you? ” Partner to respond.

Lesson 5 My Personal Qualities polite patient responsible honest friendly confident reliable eager to learn diligent/ helpful independent hardworking kind generous understanding adaptable open thoughtful intelligent compassionate grateful Choose 3 or more qualities that describe you best and share with 3 people in your group.

Lesson 5 My ambition /hopes for the future Each learner is to state what his/her ambition is. Examples If I were promoted, I would go for a holiday. If I had a chance, I would want to go back to studies. If I had enough savings, I would go home on a short visit. If I had enough savings, I would visit some neighbouring countries. If I saved enough money, I would build a house for my family in my country. I hope I can still be healthy in my old age. I hope to acquire more skills.

Lesson 5 Practice Session on My Ambition Go round ask two other learners what their hopes and ambitions are. If I made enough money, I would _______ I hope to ________________

Lesson 5 Summary By the end of this lesson, you should have learnt: 1)to talk about your hobbies 2)to describe the food you like 3)to highlight at least three of your personal qualities 4)to share your hopes for the future 5) certain words

Lesson 5 Vocabulary List Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Short Forms shopping market free time nap ‘nasi lemak’ chicken rice laksa curry satay beer coffee water coke ambition hopes chance savings money aspirations guitar flute music harmonica newspaper radio television places of interest bus bicycle scooter MRT factory badminton football sepak takraw basketball lucky draw learner describe like dislike play watch work live stay read fish listen swim learn cook exercise cycle walk take eat drink smoke hope promote build can win free polite friendly diligent hardworking kind adaptable patient confident helpful generous open responsible reliable independent understanding thoughtful honest eager intelligent grateful compassionate enough another yesterday tomorrow last year next Saturday next week the day after tomorrow last night the other day soon now later then future I’m = I am What’s = what is He’s = he is That’s = that is Don’t = do not

Level 1 Module 1 Summary By the end of this module, you should have learnt: 1)to introduce yourself 2)to give information about yourself, age, marital status and family, job, hobbies and hopes for the future 3) a list of words

Level 1 Module 1 Assessment Section Skill Content Marks Section A Oral Introduction and Greetings 20 marks Section B Matching the right pairs of response Consolidate what learner has mastered 10 marks Section C Oral Conversation Either answer questions 20 marks about self or converse with facilitator

A) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers (Oral) 1. Hi, I’m Jin Hao. What’s your name? Response ___________________ 2. Samuel, this is Ganesh. Response _________________ 3. Hello, how do you do? Response __________________ 4. How long have you been in Singapore? Response __________________ 5. Good bye, Rahman. See you again Response ____________________

B) Match Column A with Column B Column A 1 2 3 4 5 6 How old are you? Where do you live? What do you do? How do you go to work? Are you married? How do you spend your free time? Answers 1 ( e ) 2 ( ) Column B a b c d e f 3 ( ) In Jurong. I am a factory worker. Yes, I am. I play basketball. I am 25 years old. I cycle. 4 ( ) 5 ( ) 6 ( )

Level 1 Module 1 Assessment (Section C) Oral Test (20 marks) Speak for two minutes on yourself (your family, your job) or Converse with your facilitator. • Where do you come from? • What is your job? • Where do you work? • What do you like about Singapore? • Describe your neighbourhood in Singapore.

You are now ready to move on to the next module – Level 1 Module 2. Enjoy learning the next module.