Listen. A: B: A: A:

B: A: B: B: A: In the next few minutes, you will learn everything you need to know to understan d this conversation. Hello. Repeat. Say, hello. Name. Listen and repeat. Say, name.

Say, hello. Listen closely, and repeat. Named. Listen and repeat. Say, named. I. Listen and repeat. "I am named..." Listen and repeat. Say, I". Say, named. Say, "I am named..." Say, me. "You. Listen and repeat.

You are named... Repeat. The Chinese man in our dialog is named "Li Ming". Say, I am named Li Ming. Say, "I am named..." The young lady in our dialog is named "Annie". Say, I am named Annie.

What. Listen and repeat.

Say, name. Say what name.

Say, you are named.... Let's put it all together. You are named what name? Listen and repeat

Say, What is your name?

Say, you. Say, what. Say, name. Say, What is your name?

Next, Li Ming asks Annie what her nationality is. An American. Listen and repeat. Say, an American. Say I.

Am. Listen and repeat. Say, am. Say, "I am". I am an American. Listen and repeat. Say again, I am an American. Which part of that means person? A Chinese person. Listen, and repeat.

Say, am. In Chinese, this word is used for the English word am, but it is also used for the words is, are, be, and even the past tense words was and were. Say, "is". Say, "are". Say, I". Say a Chinese person. Say, I am a Chinese person.

Say, an American. Say, I am an American. Say, I am Chinese. "Which". Listen and repeat. Say, Which nationality... Say you. Say Which nationality... Say are. Say You are which nationality? ?

? ? Say, What is your nationality? ? ? Say, I am an American. Say, I am Chinese. How about you? Listen and repeat. ? ? ? Say How about you? Let's go through that conversation again.

Try to see if you can say the target language before we give the answer. Li Ming has just met Annie. He starts by saying hello. A: to which she responds: B: Next he tells her that his name is Li Ming. A: and he asks her what her name is. A:

She tells him her name is Annie. B: Next he asks her what her nationality is. A: She says I am an American. B: How about you? B: To which he responds, I am Chinese. A: Excellent! You've just taken your first step into a larger world. This is the end of Lesson 1. If you feel comfortable with most of the material presented in this lesson, feel free to go on to Lesson 2.