English I · Lesson 3 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

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What you bring

From Lesson 2 (Hi, Hello, Good morning!): your product, your glossary and «I can greet formally and informally.»

What this prepares you for

The forum asks you to use To be + possessives with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can introduce myself and other people.

Puedo presentarme y presentar a otras personas.

Open the URA of Lesson 3 · III PAC

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

To be + possessives

I am · you are · he is · she is. To introduce a person: This is + name. His = of a man, her = of a woman.

Long	Short	Example
I am	I'm	I'm Luis.
You are	You're	You're my classmate.
He is	He's	He's an engineer.
She is	She's	She's a doctor.

This is Carla. She's a nurse.
My name is Jorge. His name is Pedro.
Nice to meet you. — Nice to meet you, too.

En español

Para presentar a alguien: «This is Ana. She is a nurse». His = de él; her = de ella.

Passport boosterCEFR A1.1

Capital letters and punctuation

Correct capitals and punctuation make your forum posts and profile cards easy to read.

Capital letters for I, names, cities, countries, nationalities and languages (Honduran, English), days and months. End with a full stop . or a question mark ?

I'm Honduran. I speak Spanish and English.
My class is on Monday.
Where are you from?
She's from Tegucigalpa.

En español

En inglés llevan mayúscula los días, los meses, las nacionalidades y los idiomas: Monday, October, Honduran, Spanish. «I» siempre va en mayúscula.

Linguistic Passport:

I can use capital letters (names, nationalities, days, I), full stops and question marks.

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Gramatical, about the verb to be (I, you, he, she) and my / your / his / her. 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.

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Your career, your examples

Health sciences: This is Dr. Ramos. She is a dentist. Her clinic is in Tegucigalpa.
Engineering & technology: This is Luis. He is a systems engineer.
Business & economics: This is Marta. She is an accountant.
Education, humanities & communication: This is Pedro. He is a journalist.
Environment, agriculture & tourism: This is Sara. She is a forest engineer.

III PAC · September – DecemberHeritage & festivalSept 15 – Oct 15U.S.

Cultural Corner · Hispanic Heritage Month

This week: Introduce a Latino person from your career field: «This is… She is a… from…».

Hispanic Heritage Month is from September 15 to October 15. People celebrate Latino music, food and art.

Key words

heritage herencia
family familia
music música

Fact

It starts on September 15: the independence day of Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Your career

Health sciences: Spanish-speaking patients in U.S. hospitals.
Engineering & technology: Latino engineers and scientists.
Business & economics: Latino businesses in the U.S.
Education, humanities & communication: Latino artists, music and media.
Environment, agriculture & tourism: Latino farmers and food.

Mirror Honduras. Many Hondurans live in the U.S. How does your town celebrate September 15?

Official source

National Hispanic Heritage Month · Library of Congress & partners · U.S.

Mission: Open <i>Images</i>. Find 1 artwork from Central America. Write its name.

Cultural competency: I can say what Hispanic Heritage is (Sept 15 – Oct 15), use To be + possessives to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my III 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

Spanish su = his, her, their or your. English chooses by the owner: his (a man), her (a woman).

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

I am…: Je suis… (FR) · Eu sou… (PT) · Io sono… (IT) · Ich bin… (DE).

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

Titles: in Honduras we say «licenciada», «ingeniero», «doctora». In the U.S. people often move to first names quickly. How do you address your professors?

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Introduce a classmate to a visitor: name, career and city.

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 · Visual artArt Institute of Chicago, U.S. · 1930

American Gothic

Grant Wood

A famous painting of a farmer and a woman in front of their house. He has a pitchfork. They are serious.

You use it in: 4 · Assignment · Activity 11

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Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in101_lessons.js (lección 3). 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.