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Personal Questions

Overview

Students ask each other simple questions to build conversational confidence.

Learning Objective
Students practise asking and answering personal questions in conversation.

Resources needed

  • None

Lesson stages

0 / 8 done
  1. 1 Model a few simple personal questions for the class.
  2. 2 Show how to answer with more than one word.
  3. 3 Put students into pairs and ask them to take turns asking and answering questions.
  4. 4 Encourage students to ask follow-up questions to continue the conversation.
  5. 5 Walk around the class and support students who need help.
  6. 6 After a few minutes, ask students to change partners and repeat the activity.
  7. 7 Invite a few students to share something they learned about their partner.
  8. 8 Finish by discussing what made a conversation easy or interesting.

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Variations

  • Topic-based questions.
  • Speed conversations.
  • Group sharing.
More information

Teach: ask, answer, question, tell me more.

Use very simple questions.

Can students maintain a short conversation?

No materials needed.

Students give very short answers without extending.

Personal questions build real-life communication skills.

Activity details
Secondary Easy 10 minutes no prep Pairs Indoor & Outdoor
Topics
Speaking