This is the getting to know each other section of the site where you can discover new ways to encourage your students to share more information about themselves with one another or the class as a whole. With 207 worksheets to choose from, you should find something your students will like. Teachers have suggested that many of these worksheets be used in your first class with students but this getting-to-know-you activity is a little different. This worksheet helps students compose and deliver a report about themselves so wait until students feel more comfortable with one another before introducing this activity. Even after a year of class together, students will still be able to think of some new information to share. You might also consider using this as a review after you have covered all the individual questions in other class periods. There are many worksheets in this section that are appropriate for learners of different levels and ages if this one does not fit into your course. .
Being able to introduce yourself is important when meeting new people and since this is a common occurrence it is good to have student practice asking and answering some basic questions such as the ones on the worksheets in this section. Students will have to have a good grasp of the required vocabulary before starting to learn these sentence structures. Once students have mastered the answers, introduce the question forms and allow students to practice using interview activities and model dialogues.
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This worksheet is great fun when talking about your hobbies & interests. Students devide "The Pizza of Happiness" (or simply a circle) into pieces and write about important things in their lif ...
Single page giving subject formulaic language learners could use in speaking exams/everyday English (a bit formal tho) as well as a word cloud highlighting some key topic vocab with synonyms. IELT ...
This is a worksheet about the first episode of the sitcom The big bang theory. It's a good way to study while entertaining the students. The grammar point focused on is the simple present. The que ...
Creative writing prompt:
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Do you think this name suits your personality more than your current name?
This activity was developed for beginners, but it can also be adapted for higher levels. First part: they work individually giving answers about themselves. Then teachers should pair students up ...
This is a good warm-up review game for getting-to-know-you questions. Cut the questions and answers apart. Give each student a slip of paper. Students walk around the room and read their questi ...
This is a worksheet about geeks and their ability/inability to make friends. It is based on part of an episode of the TV series The Big Bang Theory. The worksheet includes the links to said part o ...
This printout is called 'Back to School Materials: Student Snapshot' and is also available for free at http://www.lauracandler.com/ - do not hesitate to check it out for more teaching ideas, works ...
It is a very good activity for the first class. It is like getting to know your friends. A student finds his/her partner, then they ask each other these questions. It can help students to form que ...
This worksheet is called 'Back to School Worksheet: ABC's of Me' and it was kindly presented by Laura Candler: visit http://www.lauracandler.com/ for more worksheets and teaching ideas.
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This worksheet is called 'Back to School Worksheet: Student Information Survey' and it is also available for free at http://www.lauracandler.com/. The two-page printout is for students' parents/re ...
This worksheet is called 'Back to School Worksheet: Names to Know' and it was generously provided by Laura Candler: do not hesitate to visit http://www.lauracandler.com/ for even more teaching ide ...
At the beginning of a new school year you want to create a good atmosphere with your new classes who are not just new to you - they are also new to each other. This worksheet will help them to lea ...
This worksheet is ideal for the beginning of a new school year with new classes. If you want your new students to open up to you, you need to reveal something about yourself, too. This activity he ...
The worksheet is created to help students introduce themselves. The template contains such items as name, age, address, family, job, hobby and interests. A student is supposed to fill in personal ...
This worksheet is perfect for the first day of the school year. It allows students to write about themselves and to get to know each other. Recommended for elementary students.
This is a speaking activity designed to help you get to know your students. It is divided into several sections such as Family, Daily Activities, Home, Sports, Hobbies, Education and Holidays. Eac ...
This is a set of speaking cards to get your students to talk about themselves and to help them to develop their communication skills. Cut out the cards and give them to your students, they must lo ...
There are different cards with basic information. Each student has a card and with this card the student has a new identity. Students work in pairs to get to know each other by asking basic questi ...
This is a classroom activity for practising questions in the simple present and using adverbs of indefinite time (always, sometimes, never). Pupils walk around the classroom and find a partne ...
This is the follow up to "All about me for boys Part A" uploaded previously. The students read and fill in the gaps with the correct question word then interview their partner using full sentences ...
Students fill in the information about themselves. When they are ready, they share their answers with their partner who will have Part B (uploaded separately). The worksheet has been made for Kore ...
This is the follow up to "All about me for girls Part A" uploaded previously. The students read and fill in the gaps with the correct question word, then interview their partner using full sentenc ...
Students fill in the information about themselves and then share with their partner who will have Part B (to be uploaded soon). The worksheet has been made for Korean students. As it is editable y ...
The material consists of 13 cards, each card has 2 parts: the left part contains some personal information about an imaginary person (name, age, occupation, family) and the right one should be fil ...
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