Introductions Activity (basic)

Level

Beginner

Activity Type

Communicative speaking; intonation practice

Language Structures and Functions

• Structures: Present "be" form
• Functions: Introducing self/others; asking for and giving information

Estimated Time Required

15 min

Preparation

Print enough copies of dialog strips for students

Activity Plan

• Warm-up: (If being used in conjunction with "New Dynamic English" software) Have Ss listen to the introductions and information for Max, Kathy and Pierre. Ss listen and repeat the phrases they hear.
• Step 1: Hand out dialog strips to Ss. Tell each S to fill his/her name for the "A" speaker.
• Step 2: Have Ss individually practice the entire conversation quietly. Draw attention to the downward intonation of the "where" question.
• Step 3: Explain to Ss that they need to practice the conversation with a partner and write their partner's information for the "B" speaker, and that they must practice the conversation until they can do it without looking at the dialog.
• Step 4: Tell Ss that after they have mastered the dialog, they must introduce each other to the teacher without using the dialog.

Appendix

Dialog strips for Introduction

Introduce yourself to your partner. Then switch roles.

A: Hi, I'm ______________.

B: Hello, my name is ______________.

A: Nice to meet you.

B: Nice to meet you too.

A: Where

are you from? do you come from?

B:	I'm from ______________. I come from ______________.

Now introduce your partner to the teacher

This is ______________.

He's/She's from ______________. He/She comes from ______________.