Good morning/ afternoon School Subjects:
Let me introduce myself English Music
Hi, my name’s.................... Science Social Studies
My nickname / you can call me................ Maths History
I’m from............................(country) Art Geography
The most beautiful place in my country is............... PE Computer Science
I live in...............................(city) Physics Chemistry
I’m...................years old
My birthday is on..............
I’m a student at.................(school) Movies:
I’m grade....... Romantic movies Horror movies
I have .............best friend at school. They are....... Sci-fi Movie War movie
I would like to be a..............because............................. Thriller Cartoon
My hobby is........................... Action Comedy
(In my free time, I also like....................)
I like..........................(movies)
I don’t like................... Jobs:
My favourite subject is.......................... Teacher Nurse
My favourite sport is............................. Civil servant Secretary
My favourite drink is................................ Manager Cleaner
My favourite food is.............................. Policeman Builder
My favourite singer / band is................... Engineer Businessman
My favourite day of the week is...............because........ Fire Fighter Postman
My favourite place is...........because Doctor Architect
There are...............people in my family. They are....... Social worker Housewife
My father is a...........and my mother is.................(job) Shopkeeper Waiter/waitress
I have................(brother/ sister). They are.................
I study English because.........................
Hobbies-Free time activities: Because:
Reading, Painting, Drawing Playing computer games ...I like it a lot
Browsing the internet Collecting stamps/ coins ...I think it’s important
Going to the cinema Playing with friends ...there are many things to see and do
Playing with my dog Listening to music .....I have to
Going to the park/ beach Computer Science ....I can relax there
Shopping, singing, dancing Travelling/ camping/ hiking ....It’s relaxing/ popular/ nice
....I’m good at English/ Maths
Mrs.Laura/PrivateEnglish/iSLCollectives/9-2016
Conversation
1. Meeting New People
A: Hi, my name is ....... (give your name)
B: Hello, how are you doing?
A: I am OK, thank you.
B: Where do you live?
A: I live in ______ (state where you live).
B: Nice, I live _________ (state where you live).
A: How long do you live there?
B: I live there for _________ (state how long you live there).
A: Do you live alone? or with your family?
B: I live with my __________ (parents, wife, mother, father, kids, brother, sisters etc).
A: Really, nice I live with my _________________ (parents, wife, mother, father, kids, brother, sisters etc).
B: How many ______________( sisters, brothers, kids etc) do you have?
A; I have _______
A: How old are your ________ (sisters brother, kids etc.)?
B: If married: How long have you been married?
A: I have been married for___________
B: Wow that is a long time, how many kids do you have etc).
B: It was nice talking to you, but I have to go. I have to ____________(state what you have to do?)
A: OK bye (Mrs.Laura/PrivateEnglish/english-the-easy-way)
2. Meeting your friend by chance
LINDA : Hi, excuse me? Are you Deborah?
DEBORAH : Yes....I’m sorry. Do I know you?
LINDA : I’m Linda, your classmate. I went to Jaya High school and we were in the same class in 9th grade. Do
you remember?
DEBORAH : ahhh....yesss.....I remember now. Wow it’s a long-time no see! It’s great to see you again. What are
you doing here or (name of place)? Do you live here?
LINDA : Yes, I live here with my parents
DEBORAH : I see. I’m sorry I have to go now but we must keep in touch. Do you have my mobile number?
LINDA : No. I lost my phone (or I change my phone) so I lost some numbers. Here is my new number.
DEBORAH : OK. I will save your number. Please give me a call so we can arrange dinner sometime.
DEBORAH : Sure, take care, bye.
3. Meeting your friend in a cafe/ restaurant
Mr Bean is waiting at the airport for a plane. He has over forty-five minutes to wait, so he decides to find a café and
have a coffee. Inside the cafe it is almost full, so he tries to find a seat and ends up making a new friend with a lady
called Mrs Smith.
Mr Bean : - Excuse me, is this seat free?
Mrs Smith : - Yes.
Mr Bean : - Thanks. (Mr Bean sits down.)
Mrs Smith : - My name’s Mrs Smith it is nice to meet you.
Mr Bean : - Hi Mrs Smith my name is Mr Bean it’s nice to meet you too.
Mrs Smith : - Where are you from, Mr Bean?
Mr Bean : - I’m from Thailand. I have been visiting my family in Manchester. How about you?
Mr Smith : - Same as every day at this time on my way to work, as usual!
Mr Bean : - What do you do?
Mrs Smith : - I’m an English teacher my students love learning English. How about you?
Mr Bean : - I’m also an English teacher, but I’m on holiday right now.
4. Meeting your friend after long time
Situation : Two friends are meeting in a cafe after they haven’t seen for a long time
Lisa : Hi Linda, How are you?
Linda : Hi Lisa, I’m fine thanks. How are you?
Lisa : I’m fine (or I’m doing just fine). It has been a long time since we met the last time
Linda : Yeah....that’s right. The last time we met was after graduation day. What do you do?
Lisa : I work as a Finance staff in Oil company
Linda : That’s great. How long have you been working there?
Lisa : 5 years. So what do you do?
Linda : I work as Graphic Desainer in book publisher
Lisa : I see. How long have you been working there?
Linda : I just work there for a month before that I opened a printing office but the business wasn’t good
Lisa : I’m sorry to hear that. Do you live around here?
Linda : Yes,...I live with my parents. Still single. What about you?
Lisa : hahaha.......well, I’m married. I have two sons. I’m sorry I didn’t invite you on my wedding because I lost
your number
Linda : It was OK. I also changed my number so now I’m trying to get our old friends numbers so we can have a
reunion. What do you think?
Lisa : That’s great idea. We must arrange now....
My Promises
I promise to try to speak English as much as possible.
I promise not to be afraid of making mistakes.
I promise to use English to communicate.
I promise to ask questions when I do not understand.
I promise to try to have fun! *Copyright 2003 Talk a Lot, Book 1, EFL Press.
1. Find somebody in the class...
2. - who used to smoke.
3. - with whom you would like to have dinner.
4. - who has never been to the Moon.
5. - who is playing tennis.
6. - who is wearing something pink.
7. - whose surname ends with F.
8. - who has been to Australia.
9. - who is visiting England next month.
10. - who has gone to London.
11. - who was not sleeping at 3am today.
12. - who speaks three or more languages.
13. - who is smoking.
14. - who is not used to driving on the left.
15. - whose eyes are green.
16. - who has been to New York.