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TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book Activities Activity 30: Something about me Cinzia Bettinelli – Italy Age: 9 –10 2–8 hours Large classes? Yes Mixed level? Yes Organisation: Individual, pair work, group work and whole class. Materials: a short audio/video clip of a person talking about him or herself, sheets of coloured paper, pictures of food, sporting activities, hobbies, jobs, etc. Aim: To practise writing and speaking skills, especially writing and speaking about oneself. Description: Using the recorded conversation as a model, children learn how to give basic information about themselves and then prepare a book to use as a prompt to tell the class ‘something about me’. Preparation: You will need to make a recording of a competent English speaker talking about him or herself (you do not need to find a native speaker – anyone who can speak some English is fine). The speaker should introduce him or herself, describe their family, talk about things they like, for example, hobbies and food, and describe the job they do. The speaker does not need to read a script, but should speak simply and naturally. The recording should not last more than two minutes. You will also need two sheets of A3 paper for each child and pictures from newspapers and magazines. Procedure 1. The children listen to the conversation on the audio/video clip. The first time the children listen, ask them to listen for information about family, hobbies and job. The second time, ask them to listen for phrases that the speaker uses to introduce the information, for example: Hello, I’m ... and I’m ... I live in ... I have … brothers and … sisters I like ... But I don’t like ... My favourite food is … I work... 2. Write the key phrases on the board and ask children to practise saying them. 3. With a partner, children practise saying the whole text, filling the gaps with information about themselves. 4. Give the children sheets of coloured paper to fold into a handmade book (they need at least two A3 sheets each to make eight pages). On the front page they write ‘Something about me’ and glue their photo. 5. At the top of each page they write a different title, such as MY TOWN, MY FAVOURITE FOOD, MY HOBBIES, MY FAVOURITE SPORTS, WHEN I GROW UP and so on. 66 © British Council 2012
TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book Activities 6. The children illustrate each page in a different way, using a mix of drawings, photographs, pictures cut out of magazines etc. They then write a sentence about each topic on the relevant page to say something about themselves. For example, ‘My favourite food is pizza’. 7. When the books are ready, ask some of the children to speak about themselves and show their books to the class. Notes You may wish to tell the children what to write on each page or you may prefer to let them decide. Alternatives • You can complete steps 1–4 and then spend 15–20 minutes at the end of each lesson completing one page at a time until the children have finished their books. • The activity can also be integrated into a series of lessons, with each lesson focusing on one area of the language needed to complete the books. At the end of the lesson, the children can complete the relevant page. At the end of the series of lessons, the children can speak about themselves, showing their book to the class. The series of lessons could focus on, for example: a. Food. At the end of the lesson, the children add to their books ‘my favourite food’. b. Expressing preferences and like/don’t like. At the end of the lesson, the children add to their books what they like or don’t like. c. Describing places. At the end of the lesson, the children add to their books ‘My town’ and write a description of their town. • Children can take their books home to show their families. No resources? If you don’t have access to audio/video, you could use a puppet or a toy who can tell the children something about themselves. If the children don’t have access to photographs and/or magazine pictures, they can draw all the illustrations themselves. © British Council 2012 67
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