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Questions: Do you already know any of your classmates? If ‘yes’, who?
 Complete the paragraph on the right with the words on the left.

All About Me!

Hello! My name is Ahmed, and I am almost nineteen

(1)_____________ old. I am (2)_____________ Abu Dhabi

in the United Arab Emirates. I have a big family. I have five

older (3)_____________ and one younger (4)_____________.

My (5)_____________ is a businessman, so he’s quite busy,

and my (6)_____________ stays at home to take care of the

family. Of course, she’s also very busy! I’m busy, too. I’m a

B best friend n. (7)_____________ at Abu Dhabi Men’s College and I

brothers n. (8)_____________ English twenty hours a week because in the

C college student n. future I (9)_____________ an international businessman, just

F family n. like my father. I’m (10)_____________, not married. My

father n. (11)_____________ is Abdulla. He studies English with me,

favorite adj. and in our (12)_____________ we like to go camping in the

free time n. desert with our families. We also like to go to the Marina

from prep. Shopping Mall on weekends and have coffee and talk with

M mother n. our friends. My (13)_____________ TV show? Well, I don’t

S single adj. have a lot of time to watch TV, but I love to watch sports,

sister n. especially football (in American English, people call it ‘soccer’).

study v. Could you tell me a little about (14)_____________? What’s

W want to be phr. your name? What country and what city are you from, and how

Y years n. many people are there in your (15)_____________? I really

yourself pron. would like to know!

(about 200 words)

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All About Me!
Vocabulary Practice
 Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

1. desert A. a large building with many different stores

2. especially B. two or more countries

3. go camping C. not married

4. international D. area of very dry land usually covered with sand

5. quite busy E. to sleep outside in a tent

6. shopping mall F. to make sure someone or something is okay

7. single G. very busy

8. take care of H. more than usually; very

How Much Do You Understand?

 Write ‘T’ (True) or ‘F’ (False) next to each statement.

1. The paragraph introduces Abdulla.

2. He has five younger brothers and one older sister.

3. He is a college student.

4. He doesn’t have a wife.

5. He likes to go to a shopping mall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

6. He doesn’t watch a lot of TV.

Discuss
 Ask and answer the following questions with your classmates.

1. What city / country are you from?

2. Are you married or single?
3. How many people are there in your family?
4. Are you a very busy person? What do you like to do in your free time?
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All About Me!
Grammar Check
 Complete the paragraph by circling the correct words.

Hello! My name is Ahmed, and I am almost eighteen years old. I (1)_______

Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. I have (2)_______. I have five
older brothers and one younger sister. My father is a businessman,
(3)_______ he’s quite busy, and my mother (4)_______ at home to take care of
the family. Of course, she’s also very busy! I’m busy, (5)_______. I’m a
college student at Abu Dhabi Men’s College and I study English twenty hours a
week because in the future I (6)_______ an international businessman, just like
(7)_______ father. I’m single, not married. My best friend is Abdulla. He
(8)_______ English with me, and in our free time we like to go camping in the
desert with (9)_______ families. We also like to go to the Marina Shopping
Mall on weekends and have coffee and talk with our friends. My favorite TV
show? Well, I (10)_______ a lot of time to watch TV, (11)_______ I love to
watch sports, especially football (in American English, people call it ‘soccer’).
Could you tell me a little about yourself? What’s your name? What country
and what city are you from, and how (12)_______ people are there in your
family? I really would like to know!

1. 5. 9.
(A) from (A) to (A) we
(B) am from (B) two (B) ours
(C) am come from (C) too (C) our
(D) in (D) tow (D) us

2. 6. 10.
(A) a big family (A) want (A) not has
(B) big family (B) want to be (B) not have
(C) the big family (C) want be (C) don’t have
(D) a big families (D) am want (D) doesn’t have

3. 7. 11.
(A) but (A) my (A) and
(B) so (B) me (B) but
(C) because (C) mine (C) so
(D) then (D) I (D) because

4. 8. 12.
(A) stay (A) study (A) much
(B) stayed (B) is study (B) number
(C) is stay (C) studying (C) many
(D) stays (D) studies (D) any
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All About Me!
Writing Practice 1
 Listen to your teacher and complete the paragraph.

Hello! My name is Ahmed, and I am almost eighteen years old. I _______

_______ Abu Dhabi _______ the United Arab Emirates. I have a _______

_______. I _______ five older brothers _______ one younger sister. My father is

a _______, so he’s_______ _______, and my mother stays at home to _______

_______ of the family. _______ _______, she’s also very busy! I’m busy,

_______. I’m a _______ _______ at Abu Dhabi Men’s College and I _______

_______ twenty hours a week _______ in the future I _______ _______

_______ an international businessman, just like my father. I’m _______, not

_______. My _______ _______is Abdulla. He _______ _______ with me, and

in _______ _______ _______ we like to _______ _______ in the desert with

_______ _______. We _______ like to go to the Marina Shopping Mall on

_______ and have coffee _______ talk with _______ _______. My _______

_______ _______? Well, I _______ _______ a lot of time to _______ _______,

_______ I love to _______ _______, _______ football (in _______ English,

people call it ‘_______’). Could you _______ _______ a little _______ _______?

What’s _______ _______? What country and what city _______ _______

_______, and _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ in your family? I

really _______ _______ to know!

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All About Me!
Writing Practice 2
 Don’t look at the paragraph. In your own words, write what you can remember about
Ahmed. Remember to add an ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ or ‘-ies’ to most of the verbs! For example:
“He loves to watch sports.” Use the back of this paper if you need more space.

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All About My Classmate!
Make Notes
 Interview a classmate! Ask the questions below and write his / her answers in the
spaces provided. Write three of your own questions.

What’s your name?

What city / country are

you from?

How many people are

in your family?

What do the people in

your family do?

Why are you studying

English?

What kind of job do you

have / want?

How many hours a

week do you study?

Who is your best

friend?

Are you a very busy

person?

What do you like to do

in your free time?

What is your favorite

TV program?

_______________?

_______________?

_______________?

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All About My Classmate!
Writing Practice 3
 Use your notes and write about your classmate. Remember to add an ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ or
‘-ies’ to most of the verbs! For example: “He loves to watch sports.” Use the back of
this paper if you need more space. Then, report your findings to the class.

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Answer Key MAKING TEACHING FUN

Aim Vocabulary, Reading, Speaking, Grammar and Writing practice

Level Lower-Intermediate to Intermediate
Time Approximately 120+ minutes

ANSWER KEY:
 Complete the Paragraph  How Much Do You Understand?
1. years 1. F (The paragraph introduces Ahmed.)
2. from 2. F (five older brothers; one younger sister)
3. brothers 3. T
4. sister 4. T
5. father 5. F (on weekends)
6. mother 6. T
7. college student
8. study  Grammar Check
9. want to be
10. single 1. A
11. best friend 2. A
12. free time 3. B
13. favorite 4. D
14. yourself 5. C
15. family 6. B
7. A
 Vocabulary Practice 8. D
9. C
1. D 10. C
2. H 11. B
3. E 12. C
4. B
5. G
6. A  Homework Idea
7. C
8. F Interview one of your classmates and write
about him / her.

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http://www.ehow.com/video_4984481_introduce-yourself.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_7839923_introduce-class-first-day-school.html

http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/teach/firstday.html

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