INTRODUCING MYSELF

1. Greeting / Introductory phrases / Name

2. Nationality & Origin

3. Age

4. Address

5. Hobbies / Dislikes

6. Studies

7. Career *Why?

8. Occupation / Job

9. Aspirations / Dreams

10. Course expectations

11. Closing words

Thanks for your attention!

 INTRODUCING MYSELF
1. Greeting / Introductory phrases / Name
A. Good morning B. Good afternoon C. Good evening… (SELECT 1)
Good evening. I am Mr. Vega and classmateMr. Torres and classmates.

A. Let me introduce myself B. I'm going to talk about myself.

C. I have the pleasure to tell you a little about myself. (SELECT 1
D. I want to share with you a little about myself. EXCEPT A)

A. My name is Alfred Jones. B. I'm Alfred Jones.

2. Origin / Nationality / Origin

A. I'm a Panamanian B. I'm from Panama.
C. I come from Province Veraguas. (SELECT A + 21)

3. Age
A. I'm fifteen years old. B. I'm fifteen. (SELECT 1)

4. Address
A. I live in Guadalupe, on San Francisco Street, at home 3489. (SELECT A)
B. I live at 1173, Saint Francis Street, Guadalupe. C. I live downtown.

5. Hobbies / dislikes
A. My favorite hobbies are to… play soccer and watch TV. (SELECT A and B
B. I also like… playing soccergoing to the movies and surfing on the net. +4
Hobbies)
go shopping watch TV (soap operas, movies, the news)
chat with my friends write letters (poems)
sing listen to the music (news, radio)
navigate (surf) on the net go to the movies (river, beach, mall)
talk with my friends (by cellphone) call on (visit) my friends
go out (go clubbing) swim, exercise, do yoga
play soccer (baseball, volleyball) go on the Internet
NOTE: IF YOU WANT YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT DISLIKES AS WELL.
I don’t like cooking. / I dislike doing the laundry. / I hate doing (washing) the dishes.
6. Studies
A. I study and work. B. I only study. and C. I'm a college student. (SELECT 2A or B
+ C)
At present, I’m studying ___ARCHIVAL SCIENCES______ at the Universidad de
Panamá.

78. Career
I chose this career because… A. it offers good job opportunities and good pay.
B. I want to have my own business. C. it is related to my job. (SELECT 22)
NOTE: YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN OPTIONS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SO.
78. Occupation / Job
A. Currently, I'm working at PsychoEl Machetazo Company as a psychologistcashier.
B. At present, I’m not working. (SELECT 1)

8. Career
I chose this career because… A. it offers good job opportunities and good pay.
B. I want to have my own business. C. it is related to my job. (SELECT 2)
NOTE: YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN OPTIONS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SO.

9. Aspirations / Dreams
A. My dream (aspiration) is to become a highly qualified professional.
B. I want (hope) to finish my studies successfully.
C. I want to get a bachelor's degree in ____ARCHIVAL SCIENCES_________.
D. I would like to work as an __ARCHIVIST___________. (SELECT 12)
NOTE: YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN OPTIONS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SO.

10. Course expectations wait

I expect from this course to… A. A. improve my pronunciation and speaking skills
in English B. get familiar with the terminology used in my career.
C. master Archival psychology English
(SELECT 21)

11. Closing words

A. Nice to meet you. B. Glad to meet you. C. Good to meet you.
D. Pleased to meet you. E. Delighted to meet you. (SELECT 1 EXCEPT A)

Thanks for your attention!

TEXT TO VOICE TEXT READER NATURAL READER

Universidad de Panamá
College of Humanities College of Psychology
School of Archives
Group: Date:

Student's name: Prof. Apolinar Torres

Good morning, Mr. Torres and classmates. I'm going to talk about myself. My name is
Janeth Castillo. I’m a Panamanian and come from Province Veraguas. I am 20 years old.
Currently, I’m living in Los Angeles, on Beautiful Street, at home 6385.

My favorite hobbies are to cook and play video games. I also like surfing on the Internet
and reading newspapers. I hate doing the laundry and mowing the lawn. At present, I
study and work and I’m studying psychology Archives at the Universidad de Panama. I
 chose Archivespsychology because it offers good job opportunitiesopportunities, and I
want to have my own business.

Currently, I’m working at Panamá PsychoArchives Corporation as an Archivistpsychologist’s

aid. My dream is to finish my studies successfully and get a master’s degree in
Archivespsychology. I expect from this course to improve my speaking skills and get
familiar with the English terminology used in psychologyArchives.

Delighted to meet you and thanks for your attention!

Questions
1 What's your full name? My full name is …… / It’s…..
What's your first name? My first name is / It’s…
What's your middle name? My middle name is… /It’s… / I do no´t
have oone.
What's your last name? My last name is … / It’s…..
5 What’s your nick name? My nick name is… / It’s… / I don´t
have one.
What's your father's name? His name is … / It’s…
What's your mother’s name? Her name is … / It’s…
How do you spell your first name? It’s spelled J (yei) O (ou) H (eich) A (ei) N (en)
(yi) (ai) (ou) (vi) (ei) (double en) (ai)
How do you spell your middle name? It’s spelled A (ei) L (el) E (i) X (eks) A (ei) N (en)
D (di) E (i) R (ar)
10 How do you spell your last name? It’s spelled G (yi) O (ou) N (en) Z (zi) A (ei) L
(el) E (i) Z (zi)vi ei ar gi ei es
What's your nationality? I'm a Panamanian / I’m an American/an
Where are you from? I'm from
Where do you come from? I come from
How old are you? I'm __eighteen______ years old fine.
15 How are you? Fine, thanks and you ./ Very well thank you
Where do you live? I live in Arraijan.
What street do you live on? l live on Vista Bella Street.
What's your address? I live at
What are your favorite hobbies? My favorite hobbies are to
20 What do you like to do in your free time? In my free time, I like to
What is your occupation / (job)? I'm a student. //an I’m a cashier / I don’t have
one.
What do you do? I study. / I am a student.
What do you study? I study Archives.
 Where do you study? I study at the Universidad de Panama.
25 Why did you choose this career? I chose this career because because it is
related to my job.
What's your dream (aspiration)? My dream is to finish my studies successfully
What do you want to be (become, get, I want to
have)?
What do you expect from this course? I expect to

Questions and Clues

1 What's your full name? Full name
What's your first name? First name
What's your middle name? Middle name
What's your last name? Last name
5 What’s your nick name? Nick name
What's your father's name? Father's name
What's your mother’s name? Mother’s name
How do you spell your first name? First name spelling
How do you spell your middle name? Middle name spelling
10 How do you spell your last name? Last name spelling
What's your nationality? Nationality
Where are you from? Origin
Where do you come from? Origin (Province)
How old are you? Age
15 How are you? Health
Where do you live? Neighborhood
What street do you live on? Street
What's your address? Address
What are your favorite hobbies? Hobbies
20 What do you like to do in your free time? Free time
What is your occupation (job)? Occupation / job
What do you do? Occupation
 What do you study? Study (what)
Where do you study? Study (where)
25 Why did you choose this career? Career (why)
What's your dream (aspiration)? Dream / aspiration
What do you want to be (become, get, Future plan become (be, get or have)
have) in the future?
What do you expect from this course? Course expectation

EXAMPLE CARDS
STUDENT A
1. LAST NAME?
2. NEIGHBORHOOD?
3. HOBBIES?
4. STUDY (WHAT)?
5. DREAM?

STUDENT B
1. MIDDLE NAME?
2. STREET?
3. FREE TIME?
4. STUDY (WHERE)?
5. CAREER (WHY)
 Vocabulary
1 a little un poco
about acerca de, sobre
address dirección
age Edad
5 aspiration / dream aspiración / sueño
be ser, estar, tener, medir,
beach / river playa / río
Become llegar a ser convertirse
business negocio
10 call llamar
call on / visit Visitar
career Carrera
classmate compañero de clase
Closing Cierre
15 come venir llegar
full name nombre completo
choose - chose escoger (forma presente y pasada)
day / date día / fecha
do - did hacer (forma presente y pasada)
20 downtown en el centro de la ciudad
exercise hacer ejercicio, ejercitarse
finish terminar, finalizar
first name / middle name primer nombre / segundo nombre
last name / nickname apellido / apodo
25 free time tiempo libre
friend amigo, amiga
from De, desde
get obtener, recibir
 go / go out / go shopping ir / salir / ir de compras
30 good morning / good afternoon buenos días / buenas tarde
good Evening buenas noches
greetings Saludos
have tener, haber
highly qualified altamente calificado
High School escuela secundaria
35 his / her su (en referencia a él) / su (ella)
hobby pasatiempo
hope tener esperanza / esperanza
how cómo
how old cuántos años
40 in En: s e usa con ciudad, provincia,
barrio, región y país
on En: it is used with street, avenue,
road, highway
at En: it is used with specific places as
workplace, university, school, home
number, and complete address
introduce, introduction presentar, presentación
occupation / job empleo / ocupación
junior high school estudiante de primer ciclo
let Permitir
45 like gustar, como
listen to the news (radio, music) escuchar noticias (música, radio)
live / life vivir, en vivo / vida
magazine / newspaper / letters revista / periódico / cartas
make hacer (crear, fabricar, construir)
50 meet conocer, encontrarse, reunirse
movie cine, película
myself yo mismo
nice, glad, pleased, good, gusto, contento (alegre), complacido
delighted (placer), dichoso (que bueno),
encantadísimo
offer ofrecer
55 only solamente
opportunity oportunidad
own Propio
pay pagar, paga
Play jugar, juego
60 pleasure placer
senior high school student estudiante de escuela secundaria
share compartir
short story cuento
soap operas telenovela
65 soccer balompié
spell deletrear
street Calle
study estudiar, estudio
successfully exitosamente
70 swim Nadar
Talk hablar (conversar)
Tell / say decir (contar, narrar, relatar)
Thank Thanks agradecer gracias
to a, hacia, para
75 too también, demasiado
want querer, desear
watch ver observar
with Con
work trabajar
80 write, read escribir, leer
you / your tú, usted / tu (en referencia a su)
bachelor's degree grado (título) de licenciatura
college student estudiante universitario