English I · A1.1. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Department of Foreign Languages, English Section. PhD. Bessy Mendoza, MSc. Leonel Madrid. Students greeting each other on campus, with the flags of Honduras and the United States, the Statue of Liberty and New York.
English I · Lesson 5 · Step 1 of 4

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

Resource · not graded
What you bring
From Lesson 4 (My personal information): your product, your glossary and «I can ask Wh- questions.»
What this prepares you for
The forum asks you to use Courtesy expressions with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can use polite expressions in everyday situations.

Puedo usar expresiones de cortesía en situaciones cotidianas.

Open the URA of Lesson 5 · II PAC

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the II PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Courtesy expressions

Please · Thank you · You're welcome · Excuse me · I'm sorry. To ask: Can I + verb…, please?

SituationYou sayAnswer
AskCan I have a pen, please?Sure. Here you are.
ThankThank you!You're welcome.
InterruptExcuse me…Yes?
ApologizeI'm sorry.No problem.
En español

«Excuse me» sirve para llamar la atención o pasar; «I'm sorry» es para disculparse. «Can I…?» es una fórmula fija en este nivel.

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Comunicativa, about please, thank you, excuse me, sorry and «Can I…?». SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

Open SofIA for Lesson 5 · II PAC

Your career, your examples

II PAC · May – AugustHolidaySunday, June 20U.S.

Cultural Corner · Father's Day

This week: Write a polite card for a person who helps you: «Thank you for…».

Father's Day is on the third Sunday in June. Families give cards and gifts.

Key words

  • father padre
  • gift regalo
  • family familia

Fact

It became a permanent national day in 1972. In Honduras, Father's Day is March 19.

Your career

  • Health sciences: Men's health.
  • Engineering & technology: Tech gifts.
  • Business & economics: Parental leave and the law.
  • Education, humanities & communication: Cards and messages.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: Outdoor family activities.
Mirror Honduras. Compare June 20 in the U.S. with March 19 in Honduras.

Official source

Mission: Find the year Father's Day became permanent. Write it.

Cultural competency: I can say what Father's Day is (Sunday, June 20), use Courtesy expressions to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my II PAC Cultural Passport

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

Excuse me comes before (to get attention); Sorry comes after (to apologize). Spanish «disculpe / perdón» covers both.

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

Thank you: Merci (FR) · Obrigado / Obrigada (PT) · Grazie (IT) · Danke (DE). In Portuguese the word changes: a man says obrigado, a woman says obrigada.

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

In U.S. restaurants, a tip is usual and is part of the server's income. What happens in Honduras? Compare without judging.

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Your friend wants the Wi-Fi password at a café. Tell them what to say: «Can I have the Wi-Fi password, please?».

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · LiteratureNew York, U.S. · 1905

The Gift of the Magi

O. Henry

A short story: Jim and Della have little money. Each one gives a special gift to the other. It is a story about love and generosity.

You use it in: 2 · Forum · Activity 17

Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in101_lessons.js (lección 5). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.