A: Me and My English Class

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About this module

In this module , learners will get to know one another, their teachers and their surroundings. The focus is on questions and answers about personal information and what people can/can’t or should/shouldn’t do in the classroom.

There are suggested content and activities for 3 sessions, however you may find that you need to spend more or less time on this module depending on your learners’ needs and/or the length of your sessions.

Other activities you could do

To extend this module further or make it more relevant to your learners, you could:

Invite learners to bring in photos of people, places or things that are important to them and talk about them with classmates
Create a reader about themselves

Other resources you could use

For more resources that link to this unit, take a look at the resources for All About Me on the English My Way website. You could also use the resources developed by BBC Learning English on meeting another parent at school and talking on the phone.

A1: Getting to know you

In this session, learners will find out important information about the course and centre and practise asking for and sharing personal information with one another.

Language focus

In this session, you will be focussing on asking for and giving basic personal information, for example:

What is your name? My name is …
Where do you come from? I come from …
What language do you speak? I speak…
Where do you live? I live in …

You will also cover practical language about the course and centre, for example:

The toilets are…. If you hear a fire alarm…
Classes start at… Classes finish at…

Encourage your learners to use the e-learning activities here at home.

A2: In the classroom

Support your learners to agree some ground rules for your class and learn and practise using language needed in the classroom.

Language focus

In this session, you will be recalling the language used asking for and giving basic personal information.

You will also cover language used to talk about rules and expected behaviour, for example:

You can / can’t… eat, drink, smoke
You must / must not…. come on time, fight, shout
I’m sorry I can’t come to class today because… I’m sick, I’ve got an appointment

You will cover the language needed for asking for general classroom objects, for example:

Can I have the.. please?
Thank you

Encourage your learners to use the e-learning activities here at home.

A3: All about me

Read about an ESOL learner and practise asking and answering personal information questions.

Language focus

In this session, you will be focussing on asking for and giving basic personal information, for example:

What is your name? My name is …
Where do you come from? I come from …
What language do you speak? I speak…
Where do you live? I live in …
Are you married? I’m married / single / separated / divorced / widowed.
Do you have children? I (don’t) have … child(ren).
Have you got children? I’ve (not) got child(ren).

Depending on the level of your learners, you could also focus on asking and answering questions using she/he and his/her:

What is her/his name? Her/his name is…
Where does she/he live? She/he lives in…
Where does she/he come from? She/he comes from…
Is she/he married? She/he is married / single/ separated / divorced /widowed.

Encourage your learners to use the e-learning activities here at home.

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