Hello & introductions

English course · A1 · Beginner · 6 short videos

Goal — I can say hello, say my name and say where I'm from.

Grammar — I'm / you're, Where are you from?, I'm from…

Words — hello, hi, name, from, welcome, nice to meet you, the US, the UK, France, Spain, Germany

The videos of this unit

Your first conversation in English!

Sam Hi! Welcome to Bean There.

Mia Hi! I'm Mia.

Sam I'm Sam. Nice to meet you, Mia.

Mia Nice to meet you too!

Sam Where are you from?

Mia I'm from the US.

Useful expression Nice to meet you. — Say it when you meet someone for the first time.

A message from a stranger…

Zoe Hi! Are you Mia?

Mia Yes! Are you Zoe?

Zoe Yes, I'm your new roommate!

Zoe Where are you now?

Mia I'm at the café.

Zoe OK, see you soon!

Useful expression See you soon! — Say it when you will see the person again soon.

The question you hear every day.

Word How are you? /haʊ ɑːr juː/ — A friendly question. People ask it when they say hello.

Stop saying “I'm from the France”.

Common mistake ~~I'm from the France.~~ → I'm from France.

Why: Most countries have no “the”. Only a few do: the US, the UK.

Can you hear the H?

Word hi /haɪ/ / I /aɪ/

Hello quiz: 4 questions!