Learning guide "Welcome to SENA" First Part

By Juan Pablo Prado Otero

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​Learning guide

Welcome to SENA

​Welcome to SENA English!
Competency: INTERACT IN ENGLISH ORALLY AND IN WRITING within social and work contexts, aligned with the Common European Framework (CEFR).
Learning Outcomes:
1️⃣ Understand basic oral/written English about yourself, others, and daily life.
2️⃣ Describe people, places, and situations in simple English (oral/written). Duration: 8 hours
About This Lesson:
SENA offers English training (virtual/in-person) to support Colombia’s bilingualism goals and workforce development.
This guide focuses on:
Greetings • Professions • Singular/plural nouns • Verb "to be" (affirmative/negative/questions) • Alphabet/spelling • Common questions.
Get Ready! Start with a diagnostic quiz to identify strengths/areas for improvement.

Multiple Choice

According to the lesson introduction, what is the MAIN goal of this SENA English course?

• To prepare for international travel ✈️

• To interact in English for social/work contexts

• To memorize advanced grammar rules 📖

• To write professional emails only 📧

Introduce yourself

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Let's Introduce Ourselves!

Objective: Practice greetings and introductions with correct pronunciation.

Dialogue Practice (Pair Work)

Listen to Track 2 🎧 (embed audio), then read aloud:

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Fill in the Blanks

"Complete Ben’s response: 'Nice to meet you ___ .'"

"Complete la respuesta de Ben:

'Nice to meet you ___ .'"

Reorder

Reorder the following dialogue

Reordene el siguiente dialogo

• "Hi, I’m Martin."

• "Hi, Martin. I’m Ben."

• "Nice to meet you ", Ben

• "Nice to meet you too."

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Audio Response

Listen to the audio and answer

Escuche el audio y responda de acuerdo al dialogo visto

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More greetings

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​GREETINGS Ω(Track 4)	​RESPONSES Ω (Track 5)
Hi	Nice to meet you
Hello	Glad to meet you
I’m (Lisa)	It’s a pleasure to

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Greet people

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Yoko: Hi, Len. How are you?
Len: Fine, thanks. And you?
Yoko: I’m fine.

Multiple Choice

How does Len respond when Yoko asks, "How are you?"

¿Qué dice Len cuando Yoko pregunta "How are you?"

• I'm fine.

• Fine, thanks. And you?

• Hi, how are you?

• Not bad.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence:Yoko says, "Hi, Len. __________"

Complete la oración: Yoko dice, "Hi, Len. __________"

Multiple Choice

Statement: Yoko responds to Len by saying, "I’m fine."

Afirmación: Yoko responde a Len diciendo, "I’m fine."

• TRUE

• FALSE

En la siguiente diapositiva tendra la opcion de escoger diferentes sitios con mas saludos.

​More greetings
C. Ω VOCABULARY. More Greetings. Listen and practice. (Tracks 8,9,10)

Mejores Sitios para Aprender Saludos y Despedidas en Inglés (Nivel A1)

1. ESL eSchool – Greetings and Introductions
   Este sitio ofrece lecciones interactivas con audio y ejercicios prácticos para aprender saludos y presentaciones básicas en inglés. esleschool.com

2. Your Native Teacher – Easy English Greetings for Beginners
   Aquí encontrarás explicaciones claras y ejemplos de saludos comunes, tanto formales como informales, adaptados para estudiantes de nivel A1. Your Native Teacher

3. ESOL Courses – Learn Polite English Expressions, Greetings and Goodbyes
   Este recurso ofrece actividades de lectura, escucha y pronunciación para practicar saludos y despedidas en inglés de manera efectiva. esolcourses.com

4. 🎥 Mejor Video en Español que Explica Saludos y Despedidas en Inglés (Nivel A1). Ingles paso a paso con Lucy Ready for practice? Let's spin the wheel!

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Saying goodbye

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​Saying goodbye

Multiple Choice

Listen/Escuche

What does Emily say to Charlotte at the end of the conversation?

¿Qué dice Emily al final de la conversación?

• See you later

• See you tomorrow

• Good night

• I'm going now

Fill in the Blanks

listen/escuche

Complete the sentence:
Charlotte: Goodbye, _____.

Completa la frase: Charlotte: Goodbye, _____.

Reorder

listen/escucha

Put the conversation in the correct order.

Ordena el diálogo correctamente.

• Goodbye, Charlotte.

• Goodbye, Emily.

• See you tomorrow.

• Ok. See you.

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Categorize

Options (19)

How are you?

I´m great

Hello

Hi

Good morning

See you

take care

good night

see you next class

Goodbye

Good evening

Good afternoon

How's it going?

What's up?

How's everything?

no bad

so-so

I'm fine

fine

Organize these options into the right categories

Organize estas opciones en las categorías correctas.

Greetings

farewells

Questions in greetings

Answers

​Ways to say good-bye

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Open Ended

Escriba un dialogo con los 3 pasos de la presentación personal vistos en la clase.

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​Introduce yourself

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Greet people

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Saying GOODBYE

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