Course: Legal Technician English

TEACHER: MAG. KAREN Y. ESCALERA VICENTE

LESSON 01: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
 Riddle
I am a pet animal
I have four legs.
I am smart.
I hate cats.
I like barking
 Personal Presentation

Greeting • Good…. teacher and classmates!

Name • My name is ….

Origin • I am from …

Profession or • I am a … student
occupation
• I like …. (to read, to dance, to play, to study, to
hobby write..)
 Introducing yourself
Hi/ hello/ good….!
My name is … but you can call me … I´m … years
old.

I´m from … (city or Country) and I live in… (district). I´m

… (marital status: single/married), and I (don´t) have ….
(number) children.

I´m a …. (profession) and my hobbies are … (activity 1)

and … (activity 2)

Nice to meet you..

 Personal pronouns

Person Singular Plural • Personal pronouns refer to

specific people or things.
1st I We
• A word that is used to replace
2nd You You a noun.
3rd He/she/it they
Mary is pretty and She is from Mexico.
Write the correct personal pronouns
Verb to be

I am
He/ she / it is We use to be in present to talk names,
We/ you / they are professions, nationalities, age, feelings
 I am not single
I am Frank

I am from London. I
am English
I am a lawyer
My favorite sports
are tennis and golf
I am not happy

My brother is a dentist and

my sister is a secretary
 Grammar explanation
Affirmative/ Short form Negative/ Short form Interrogative
I am I´m I am not I´m not Am I… ?
You are You´re You are not You aren´t Are you…?
He is He´s He is not He isn´t Is he … ?
She is She´s She is not She isn´t Is she …?
It is It´s It is not It isn´t Is it …?
We are We´re We are not We aren´t Are we …?
You are You´re You are not You aren´t Are you …?
They are They´re They are not They aren´t Are they …?

Examples:
• I am Sarah and he is Jake.
• She is very young. She´s only 12.
• The cars are in the garage.
• Jim and I are classmates.
Examples:
Examples:
• Are you a lawyer? Yes, I am.
• I am not Sarah and he isn´t Jake.
• Is he in the living room? No, he isn´t.
• She is not very young.
• Are the children at school? Yes, They are
• The cars aren´t in the garage.
• Jim and I are not classmates.
Hobbies
• Reading books/newspapers
• Playing computer games/ tennis/ soccer
• Surfing the internet
• Collecting stamps/coins
• Listening to music
• Chatting with best Friends
• Go shopping/camping
Conversation:
• A:Hi, my name is … what´s your
name?
• B:Hi, I´m …
• Where are you from?
• A: I´m from …. And you, where are you
from?
• B:I´m from ..
• And How old are you?
• A:I´m …. Years old. How old are you?
• B: I´m ..
• Nice to meet you!
• A:You too, see you later.
Practice in class: introduce your partner to the class

• “Miguel, I’m going to introduce you to

Maria”
• “Look Maria, this is Miguel. And
Miguel, this is María. She is ……“

Occupations
______(Name) is ____________
Lawyer, student, office worker, police
__ is ______ years/ months old
officer, university student …
___ is a ___________
____ is interested in music/gardening/
reading/sport Personality
__ is very ____ and ____ Hard-working, friendly, talkative, smart,
shy, moody
 READING: MY NAME IS BEN
My name is Ben and I come from Australia. I am 24 years old and I live
in a small town near Sydney called Branton.
I don't have a job now, but normally I clean shop windows. I am not
married but I live with my very beautiful girlfriend, Maria, in a nice
house in Branton. We don't have any children...maybe next year.
My girlfriend is an actress, but she isn't very famous. She acts in a small
theatre in our town. At the weekend, we like to go swimming in a big
lake near our house.
I normally get up at eight o'clock, but on Thursday I get up at six o'clock
because that is the day when I go running in the park.
Match true or false in the following sentences:
1. Ben lives in Sydney, Australia. T F
2. Ben is 26 years old. T F
3. Ben's normal job is cleaning windows. T F
4. Ben is single. T F
5. Ben doesn't have any children. T F
6. Ben's girlfriend works in the local theatre. T F
7. They go swimming in the river at the weekend. T F
8. Ben gets up at eight o'clock usually. T F
9. Ben plays tennis on Thursdays. T F
10. Ben gets up early on Thursdays. T F
 Indefinite articles: a/an?
An articles is a word that comes before
a noun.

• Use an when the next word begins

with a vowel sound.
• an artist

• Use a when the next word begins

with a consonant sound.
• a housewife
 Jobs and
occupations
• Teacher policeman
• Doctor nurse
• Builder architect
• Social worker engineer
• Lawyer judge
• Secretary postman
• Artist salesman
• Construction worker
• Fire fighter actress
• Journalist singer
• Judge- juez
• Public prosecutor (UK)/district attorney/ fiscal-
fiscal
• Magistrate - magistrado
• Lawyer – Abogado
• Attorney – Abogado licenciado
• Solicitor -is a lawyer in Britain who gives legal
advice and prepares legal documents.
• Barrister - is a lawyer in Britain who represents a
client in court.
• Juror – Member of the jury.
• Legal secretary- secretaria legal
Questions
• Where do you live in Tacna?
• What are your parent´s name?
• When is your birthday?
• Who do you live with?
• What is your favorite food/
dessert?
• What is your favorite movie/ film?
• Who is your favorite actor/actress?
• What is your favorite book?
• Who is your best friend?
Activity in class
• In pairs, write a conversation
using the introduce yourself
• Then your partner present you
• What´s your name? • My name is …
• How old are you? • I´m … years old
• When´s your birthday? • My birthday is in …
• What´s your favorite color? • My favorite color is …
• Where are you from? • I´m from …
• Where do you live? • I live in ….