ENGLISH FOR ADULT LEARNERS

Level 1 Module 1

PERSONAL IDENTITY

Lesson 1

Introducing myself

Hi / I’m / Siva
Hello / my name is

Read the 2 patterns.

Practise with a partner.

Introduce yourself to 3 course mates you have not met before.

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.

Response to introduction

Practise in pairs using the same pattern below.

Hello, my name is Guoming / Hi,Guoming, I’m Lily.
Nice to meet you.
Pleased to meet you
Hi, I’m Abdul.
What’s your name? / Glad to meet you, Abdul.
I’m Samy.
Hi, I’m Mr Tan, your foreman / teacher / supervisor / Pleased to meet you.
I’m Rafidah

Greeting and Response

Greeting Response

Good / morning / Name
(e.g. Rakib) / How are you? / I’m fine
afternoon / How do you do? / Very well
evening / How are you getting on? / Not bad
End of greeting
Bye / see you / again
Good-bye / soon
later
tomorrow
next / week
month
on / Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
have a good / weekend
rest
holiday
trip
Thank you (very much)

Introducing a person to another

– friends, colleagues

James, / meet my / friend / Kok Seng
this is my / colleague

Response

Hi / Kok Seng / How are you?
How do you do?
Nice to meet you
Pleased to meet you

Introduce your partner Samy(A) to Rakib(B) in class

Example

You: Rakib, this is Samy.

Samy: Hi, Rakib nice to meet you.

Rakib: Samy , how do you do?

Introduce 2 coursemates to each other

Lesson 2

Particulars of self

Where I stay (in Singapore)

I / stay / at / Ang Mo Kio
You / Chinatown
We / a dormitory
They / a friend’s house
He / stays / hospital quarters
She / with / his / her employer

Name Isa Hassan Name ______

Address in Singapore

Blk 108Telok Blangah Rise
House no #20-10
Postal Code 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.

Where I live (the country I am from)

Example: (modeling)

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.

Lesson 3

Age, Marital Status and Family

Example:

How old are you? I’m 28 years old. Or I’m 28.

I’m twenty –eight years old.

Are you married?

No, I’m single.

I am not married but I have a girlfriend / boyfriend / fiancée / fiancé.

I am married.

I have three children.

Practise reading these patterns

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

Using the same patterns, talk to each other in pairs 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 ______. (level in school)

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 ______.

Draw a simple family tree with 3 generations

Example

My parents / My Father
Li Kok Leong / My Mother
Sim Hong Mui
My family
My children / Myself + My Wife
Li Wei Chuen Tan Li Ling
Da Ming, Wei Ling, Da Heng, Mei Ling

Bingo Game

Go round the class and complete this table. Write the name of a person who

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
People in the family

Complete the following pairs

  • father and ______
  • daughter and ______
  • grandmother and ______
  • sister and ______
  • uncle and ______
  • wife and ______

How I keep in touch with my family

I / ring / home / once / a month
You / twice / a week
We / everyday
They / at night
He / rings / on Sunday
She

I ring home ______.

I speak to my ______

Lesson 4

My Job

What’s / your / job / occupation?
his
her
What / do / you / do (for a living)?
does / he
she

In groups of 3 or 4, ask one another what his/her job is and where he/she works

Practise using the substitution table to answer

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

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 you have a job not listed here, describe to the class what it is.

My Employment Status

I / am / a / daily rated worker
contract worker
work-permit holder
I / hold / a / permanent job
part time job
temporary job

Where I work

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

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?

Going to work

I / take / a bus / to work
You / the company bus
We / cycle
They / ride / a scooter
walk
He / takes / a bus / to work
She / the company bus
cycles
rides / a scooter
walks

Tell your partner how you go to work

I ______

My Work Day

When do you start work in the day
I / start/begin / work / in the morning
at / eight o’clock
half past eight
nine o’clock
night
1 / work / shift duties
I / end/finish / work / in the evening
at / seven o’clock
half past six
ten o’clock
in the morning

When do you start/begin work? At what time do you start work?

When do you finish/end work? At what time do you finish work?

I start work at ______I finish work at ______

My lunch break is at ______

Lesson 5

My Hobbies

Practise with a partner to talk about your hobbies

During my free time / I / watch / television/ a movie
talk to others
we / take a nap
you / read / the newspaper
they / listen to music/the radio
visit / places of interest
learn to cook
exercise
swim
go / shopping/ to the market
During my free time / He / watches / television/ a movie
She / talks to others
takes a nap
reads / the newspaper
listens to music/ to the radio
visits / places of interest
learns to cook
exercises
swims
goes / shopping/ to the market
During my free time / I / play / football
sepak takraw
we / tabletennis
you / badminton
they / basketball
the guitar
the harmonica
During my free time / he / plays / football
she / sepak takraw
tabletennis
badminton
basketball
the guitar
the harmonica

During my free time, I ______

Then ask your partner: “ ______, what do you do in your free time?”

Preference for types of food

I / like /dislike / to / eat / nasi lemak
chicken rice
laksa
satay
curry
drink / beer
coffee
coke

Tell your partner what food you like/dislike and in turn ask your partner what he likes/dislikes.

I like to eat ______. What about you? Partner to respond

______

My Personal Qualities

polite / patient / responsible / honest
friendly / confident / reliable / eager to learn
diligent/hardworking / helpful / independent / intelligent
kind / generous / understanding / compassionate
adaptable / open / thoughtful / grateful

Choose 3 or more qualities that describe you best and share with 3 people in your group.

My ambition / hopes for the future

Each learner is to state what his 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 for a short visit.

If I had enough savings, I would visit neighbouring countries.

If I saved enough money, I would build a house a house in my family in my country.

I hope I can still be healthy in my old age.

I hope to acquire more skills.

Go round and ask another learner what the other person’s hopes and aspirations are.

If I made enough money, I would______.

I hope to ______.

Vocabulary sheet

Nouns / Nouns / Verbs / Adjectives / Adverbs / Short Forms
myself
friend
colleague
supervisor employer
foreman
child children
son
daughter husband
wife
father mother
family
girl
boy
baby
boyfriend girlfriend
fiancé
fiancée
family tree
picture
hello
hi
goodbye / years age
school
guitar
flute
music
basketball harmonica
newspaper
radio television
company
care giver
dormitory
colleague
supervisor
picture
bus
bicycle
scooter
mrt
factory
badminton football
thank you
thank you very much / introduce
meet
thanks
study
hate start begin
finishes
like dislike
play watch
work
live stay
read
fish
cycle walk
take / good
fine
bad
nice pleased
glad
married single
younger older
only
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven eight
nine
old
primary secondary
both / yesterday
today
tomorrow
last year
next Saturday
next week
the day after tomorrow
last night
the other day
soon
now
later
then / i’m = i am what’s = what is
he’s = he is that’s = that is
don’t = do not

Level 1 Module 1 Assessment

A) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers (20 marks)

1Hi, I’m Siew Leng. What’s your name?

Response ______

2 Samuel, this is Ganesh.

Response ______

3 Hello, how do you do?

Response ______

4Good bye, Ganesh. See you again

Response ______

B) Match Part A with Part B (10 marks)

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

Answers 1 (e ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 4 ( ) 5 ( ) 6 ( )

C)In 5 sentences introduce yourself (You can include your family, your job, your friend) (20 marks)

(to be done orally)

  • ______
  • ______
  • ______
  • ______
  • ______

OR converse with the 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.

CONGRATULATIONS – you have completed Level 1 Module 1!