When everyone has sat down and
is ready say, "My name is ..." and give your name. Then tell
everyone to stand up. If there is room, have everyone form a
circle. Take a ball and hold it and
say your name. Then throw the
ball to one student and they say their name. Students throw the
ball around randomly, saying their name each time they catch the
ball.
Then, play the same throwing
game, but instead of saying your name, say the name of the person
who threw the ball to you - start by asking one student to throw
the ball to you and as you catch it say their name. Then throw to
another student and they should say your name as they catch it. If
anyone gets a name wrong (or can't remember) they have to sit down
for 3 throws. By the end of the activity everyone should have a
good idea of everyoneelse's names!
Do the "Ask Me"
activity.
On the board draw a little
stick man / woman and write your name under
it.
Then write some answers to the
following questions (just the answers) around the
board:
Age: How old are
you?
Hometown: Where are you
from?
Pets: What pet do you
have?
Food: What is your favorite
food?
Drink: What is your favorite
drink?
Color: What is your favorite
color?
Brothers / Sisters: How many
brothers and sisters do you have?
The idea is to try and have
your students guess what the answers relate to and what the
question is for each answer. Start by writing on the
board:
Name: What is your
name?
Then point to your name on the
board.
Next, point to your hometown
on the board and try to elicit the question "Where are you from?".
As you elicit and help, write the questions on the board until all
the questions are there.
Practice as a class.
Have learners write their names underneath, and write down their
answers to the questions on the board - basically doing the same
thing as you did on the board. Then put students in pairs and have
them practice asking and answering the questions about themselves.
As they do this circulate and monitor, helping out with mistakes
and pronunciation, and always give lots of
praise.
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