Meeting people online
Elementary ( A2) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To write a personal profile.
Subsidiary Aims
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To join sentences, phrases and words using and, but, or or
Procedure (35-45 minutes)
Students answer the question: "If you meet someone for the first time, what things might you say about yourself?" Teacher and students discuss. T. shows students Jamie's picture with empty profile and asks questions: what is his name? Where is he from? what does he do?(What is his job?) what does he like? Does he play sports? Sts give their prediction about him
T. gives instructions: read Jamie's profile and answer the question: "Do you have similar interests?" T. asks Sts to give words similar in meaning of the words "interests and occupation" Sts put headings back in the text to complete the text. . T. provides students with answers Sts discuss the layout of the text
T. writes sentences with missing words. Sts work in pairs to guess the missing words. T. provide them with answers Sts work in groups to join sentences with and, but, or or T. gives answer key
T. gives instructions : work alone to write a profile for yourself use the headings in the HO. Sts work individually to write their profiles T. monitors
Sts work in pairs to check each other's work (they have to be attention to using and, but,and or in their text. Sts stick their writing on the walls of the classroom Everyone goes around to read Sts write comments on each other's profile and decide who would make a good friend for them