Example of Wordmap

Getting to know you …
Task 1
Complete the mind map below with your information.
home
holidays family
Who
am I?
the
future pets
hobbies
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Task 2
Work in pairs and tell your partner about yourself. Use the following phrases to help
you, or write your own in the boxes.
Job:
I’m a ……[shop assistant / doctor]
Hobbies / food / holidays:

I [like / love / hate] [+ noun (chocolate, pizza, cities, the beach)]
I [love / hate] [ + verb + ing (swimming, going to the beach)]
Home:
I live[in / with]
Family:
I have … [3 brothers and a dog]
The future:
In the future I want to …
Task 3
Complete these questions, then find a different partner and ask them for information.
1. Where ………………………………………………….……. ? (live)
2. How many people ……..…………..……. in your family? (be)
3. What ………………………………………………………….? (do)
4. What . ………………………………. (want) to do in the future?
5. What ……………………………………………. (hate/love/like)?
6. What …………………………………. your favourite food? (be)
7. Where ………………………...…………. for your holidays? (go)
8. What ……………………………….…………. your hobbies? (be)

Task 4
When you have the answers tell the class two things about your partner.
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Task 5
Write a short description of your partner based on his / her responses from task 3.
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TEACHER'S NOTES & KEY
Level: Elementary (or can be adapted for all levels)

Aim: To help students get to know each other, establish level of language, range of
vocabulary and knowledge of basic grammar structures. This worksheet also relaxes
students and is a fun way to test fluency.
Topics: personal information
Lesson timing: will depend on class size and extent of student participation. With fairly
‘chatty’ students it can easily take an hour especially if the ‘Follow-up’ exercise is used.
Task 1
You can copy the map or part of it onto the board and add a couple of examples using
your own information. You can then point to a specific topic and give students an
example sentence.
Students then complete their own map. Go round and help if necessary.
Task 2
Ask students to work in pairs and take turns to talk about themselves. Encourage them to
use the ‘Useful phrases’. Go round the class listening and correcting. Point to the topics
on the board and elicit responses from class.
Task 3
Students can complete the questions individually and find a different partner. Encourage
students to take notes while they are interviewing their partner. Point out that different
forms of the question may be possible.
Answer key.
1 Where do you live ? (live)
2 How many people are (there) in your family? (be)
3 What do you do/are you doing? (do)
4 What do you want (want) to do in the future?
5 What do you hate/love/like (hate/love/like)?
6 What is your favourite food? (be)
7 Where do you go/are you going for your holidays? (go)
8 What are your hobbies? (be)
Task 4
Choose a few students to say two things about the person they interviewed. If the level of
your class is low you might need to give examples of two facts about somebody.
Task 5
Students use the information in from exercise 3 to write a short description. This can also
be set as a homework activity.
Extra ideas: Depending on how imaginative the class is and how big it is, it might be
possible to swap around the descriptions. One student reads a description and the rest of
the class guess who it is.

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Getting to know you …

© 2008 www.teachitworld.com 9385 Page 1 of 4

Hobbies / food / holidays:

1. Where ………………………………………………….……. ? (live)

2. How many people ……..…………..……. in your family? (be)

3. What ………………………………………………………….? (do)

4. What . ………………………………. (want) to do in the future?

5. What ……………………………………………. (hate/love/like)?

6. What …………………………………. your favourite food? (be)

7. Where ………………………...…………. for your holidays? (go)

8. What ……………………………….…………. your hobbies? (be)

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TEACHER'S NOTES & KEY

Level: Elementary (or can be adapted for all levels)

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