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TeachingEnglish <strong>Young</strong> <strong>Learners</strong> <strong>Activity</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />
Activities<br />
<strong>Activity</strong> 30: Something about me<br />
Cinzia Bettinelli – Italy<br />
Age: 9 –10<br />
2–8 hours Large classes? Yes Mixed level? Yes<br />
Organisation: Individual, pair work, group work and whole class.<br />
Materials: a short audio/video clip of a person talking about him or herself, sheets of coloured<br />
paper, pictures of food, sporting activities, hobbies, jobs, etc.<br />
Aim: To practise writing and speaking skills, especially writing and speaking about oneself.<br />
Description: Using the recorded conversation as a model, children learn how to give basic<br />
information about themselves and then prepare a book to use as a prompt to tell the class<br />
‘something about me’.<br />
Preparation: You will need to make a recording of a competent English speaker talking about him<br />
or herself (you do not need to find a native speaker – anyone who can speak some English is fine).<br />
The speaker should introduce him or herself, describe their family, talk about things they like, for<br />
example, hobbies and food, and describe the job they do. The speaker does not need to read a<br />
script, but should speak simply and naturally. The recording should not last more than two minutes.<br />
You will also need two sheets of A3 paper for each child and pictures from newspapers<br />
and magazines.<br />
Procedure<br />
1. The children listen to the conversation on the audio/video clip. The first time the children<br />
listen, ask them to listen for information about family, hobbies and job. The second time, ask<br />
them to listen for phrases that the speaker uses to introduce the information, for example:<br />
Hello, I’m ... and I’m ...<br />
I live in ...<br />
I have … brothers and … sisters<br />
I like ... But I don’t like ...<br />
My favourite food is …<br />
I work...<br />
2. Write the key phrases on the board and ask children to practise saying them.<br />
3. With a partner, children practise saying the whole text, filling the gaps with information<br />
about themselves.<br />
4. Give the children sheets of coloured paper to fold into a handmade book (they need at least<br />
two A3 sheets each to make eight pages). On the front page they write ‘Something about<br />
me’ and glue their photo.<br />
5. At the top of each page they write a different title, such as MY TOWN, MY FAVOURITE FOOD,<br />
MY HOBBIES, MY FAVOURITE SPORTS, WHEN I GROW UP and so on.<br />
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© British Council 2012