Introductions - Students 2

Foundational

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Enter your first name:

Enter your last name:

Student Activity Sheet A

Directions: Role play the introduction below with a friend.

Student A: Hi, my name is Silas. It is nice to meet you!
Student B: Hello Silas , my name is Donny. It is nice to meet you too!
Student A: Welcome to our class!

Role play introductions in the following situations.

  • A new person you meet on your sports team.
  • A friend’s friend.
  • Someone you meet in the community.

Student Activity Sheet B

Directions: Silas and Beth are meeting for the first time. Create an appropriate introduction below.

Silas:

Beth:

Silas:

Beth:

Silas:

Beth:

Student Activity Sheet C

Directions: Study the comic strips below. Check or circle the answers that show the characters making a good introduction.

Student Activity Sheet D

Directions: Think about the script read/played for the class and complete the questions below.

1. Who are the characters in this script?

2. Where are the characters doing?

3. Why is introducing yourself politely important?

4. How do you think Kim feels when Beth does not answer her?

Student Activity Sheet E

Directions: In the scripts below, circle in purple two nouns that name a person and one noun that names a place. Circle in red two verbs. Underline the contractions. BONUS: find words that could be contractions and write their combined words in margin.

Remember:

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

A verb names describe an action, a state, or an occurrence.

A contraction is a shortened form of words.

Example script of introducing yourself appropriately:
Kim: Hello my name is Kim. What is your name?
Beth: Hello Kim, it is nice to meet you. My name is Beth.
Kim: Would you like to eat lunch with me today?
Beth: Yes, let’s go!

Example script of introducing yourself inappropriately:
Kim: Hello my name is Kim. What is your name?
Beth: I like to watch movies.
Kim: But what is your name?
Beth: I am going to eat now.

Student Topic Checkout

Directions: Complete the following questions.

1. What is an introduction?

2. Why are introductions important?

3. How do people feel when you don’t introduce yourself to them?

4. Write a good introduction that you will use.