do it hi Alicia here exchanging contact information in English is easy in this

lesson you'll learn what you need to make sure you don't miss out on a new

friend Gustavo meets Ana again while leaving

the airport but they are about to go their separate ways let's watch Hey it

was nice meeting you same here by the way this is my business

card this is my personal email address and this is my phone number

oh thanks I have a business card too here you are my email and my cell phone

number are here email me okay thank you bye bye enjoy your stay bye

now the lesson focus here's how to exchange contact information ready

do you remember what Gustavo said when he handed Ana his business card this is

my business card when you are giving something to someone you start by saying

the phrase this is then say the item my business card together it's this is my

business card the structure is this is plus the thing you are giving you try

imagine you're giving someone a present what would you say

this is a present now imagine you are giving your address to someone what

would you say as you handed it to them

this is my address do you remember what Ana says after Gustavo gives her his

business card have a business card too first is the

phrase I have next is the phrase a business card and last is the word two

together it's I have a business card too you can use this structure anytime you

have something that someone else also has I have named the item to you try

imagine your friend has a younger brother what would you say to tell him

or her you also have a younger brother

I have a younger brother too now imagine your friend tells you that he or she has

allergies and you have allergies also what would you say

I have allergies too later in the conversation Anna wanted to draw

attention to a particular piece of information on her business card in this

case her personal email address and phone number do you remember what she

said my email and my cell phone number are here first is a phrase for the items

she wanted to draw attention to my email and cell phone number

next is the phrase are here together it's my email and cell phone number are

here notice that the word address was dropped from email address this is

common in conversation you can use this structure anytime you want to draw

attention to the location of something if there is more than one item first

list the items and then say are here if it is just one item you want to draw

attention to first say the item and then say is here now you try imagine you're

looking at a map with your friend and you want to point out the location of

the train station what do you say

the train station is here what if you want to point out where restaurants are

on my map what would you say

restaurants are here

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