Language Development

Nice to Meet You

Language: Exchange Greetings and Good-byes

Listen and chant. Illustration of the CD icon

Hello, Good-bye Hello. Hi. How are you? I am fine. And how are you? I am fine. Are you fine, too? Then we are fine. Isn’t that true? Hey, okay! Whatever you say! Good-bye. So long. Have a nice day!

Hello, Good-bye
Hello.
Hi.
How are you?
I am fine.
And how are you?
I am fine.
Are you fine, too?
Then we are fine.
Isn’t that true?
Hey, okay!
Whatever you say!
Good-bye.
So long.
Have a nice day!

Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that can take the place of a noun in a sentence.

Use I to talk about yourself.

I am fine.

Use you when you talk to someone else.

Are you fine?

Use we to talk about yourself and someone else.

We are fine.

Express Yourself

EXCHANGE GREETINGS AND GOOD-BYES

1. Work with a partner. Say the chant and act it out. Add your names to the first 2 lines.

    Example

  • 1. Hello, Juan.

    Hi, Nikolai.

2.–4. Work with a partner. Take turns saying the sentences below. Fill in the blanks as you speak.

    Example

  • 2. I am Nikolai.

  • 2. I am _____.

  • 3. You are _____.

  • 4. We are _____.