When everyone has sat down and is ready say, "My name is ..." and give your name. Then tell everyone to stand up. If there is room, have everyone form a circle. Take a ball and hold it and say your name. Then throw the ball to one student and they say their name. Students throw the ball around randomly, saying their name each time they catch the ball. Then, play the same throwing game, but instead of saying your name, say the name of the person who threw the ball to you - start by asking one student to throw the ball to you and as you catch it say their name. Then throw to another student and they should say your name as they catch it. If anyone gets a name wrong (or can't remember) they have to sit down for 3 throws. By the end of the activity everyone should have a good idea of everyoneelse's names! Do the "Ask Me" activity. On the board draw a little stick man / woman and write your name under it. Then write some answers to the following questions (just the answers) around the board: Age: How old are you? Hometown: Where are you from? Pets: What pet do you have? Food: What is your favorite food? Drink: What is your favorite drink? Color: What is your favorite color? Brothers / Sisters: How many brothers and sisters do you have? The idea is to try and have your students guess what the answers relate to and what the question is for each answer. Start by writing on the board: Name: What is your name? Then point to your name on the board. Next, point to your hometown on the board and try to elicit the question "Where are you from?". As you elicit and help, write the questions on the board until all the questions are there. Practice as a class. Have learners write their names underneath, and write down their answers to the questions on the board - basically doing the same thing as you did on the board. Then put students in pairs and have them practice asking and answering the questions about themselves. As they do this circulate and monitor, helping out with mistakes and pronunciation, and always give lots of praise. |