Give SS pieces of card and have them write their names on them for identification. Tell SS they should bring these name cards to each lesson so that their teachers can learn their names.

T introduces himself. My name's Michael and I'm from Australia / I'm Australian.

Check SS' understanding and make WB note showing difference between country and nationality. Ask a S where he/she is from. Add country to WB record and elicit nationality. Give handout 1 and demonstrate how to complete the gaps, starting with "Australian" and "Turkish". Have SS complete the gaps. Open-class feedback.

Give SS Handout 2 (CE P11). Demo what they have to do by mnatching sentences to pictures / ICQ. S-S check. T reads the tapescript from course book and SS check themselves. Focus SS' attention on contractions. Call-out feedback. Ask SS to make sentences about each other - two true, one false. In groups they read their sentences out to each other: Task - to guess which sentences are false. Open-class feedback

T gives out the paragraph about himself. SS put a circle around the countries and underline the nationalities. T reads out a selection of sentences based on the paragraph and SS say if it is true or false. The text serves as a model for the SS who then write a similar paragraph about themselves and friends. SS mingle and read their paragraphs to each other. Round-up: ask SS to tell the whole group about some someone they spoke to.

Give SS Handout 3 (CE P12) - jobs. SS work in closed pairs to match the job to the picture. Pairs check with each other. Open-class feedback . SS to mark stress according to the T's pronunciation. Check. SS add two sentences to their written paragraph: I'm a ... and my friend's a ... T collects completed paragraphs and later distributes them to the trainees for consideration. CLOSE