Personal
Introduction
Welcome to the first theme of English, Personal.
This theme is about introducing yourself and others.
How?
You are going to practise your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills.
You will visit websites, play games, do exercises and listen to stories.
What?
You are going to talk about yourself and your hobbies in English.
You are also going to listen to people who talk about themselves.
Have fun!
Getting started
You have just started the theme Personal.
You will find different things to watch, to listen to, to read and of course to do.
There are videos, recordings, pictures, photos, texts and assignments.
There are different types of assignments. Some of them you do on your own, others you work on with classmates.
At the end of those group assignments, you are going to discuss the answers in your group. Some assignment will be checked by the computer.
Need to know
First, you are going to do a test to see if you are ready to start this theme.
Can do
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening
Reading
Having a conversation
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You can join a simple conversation about yourself, your family or about where you are from.
You can hold a conversation when your classmate is willing:
- to speak slowly
- to repeat sentences
- to formulate the words
- to help you formulate what you're trying to say.
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You can ask and answer simple questions about things that you need.
Speaking
Writing
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You can write a simple postcard.
For example by sending a holiday greeting card.
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You can fill in a form with your personal details.
For example: your name, nationality and address onto a registration form for a hotel.
To do
In this theme you are going to do the following things:
- Listen to people who are talking about themselves.
- Read about hobbies, school and family.
- Write a personal letter.
- Have a conversation about yourself.
Remember!
The best way to learn is language is by using it as often as possible!
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Lesson
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Title
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Activity
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1
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Introducing yourself
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Listen to a video and read a text about people introducing themselves, talk and write about introducing yourself.
Grammar: 'to be'
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2
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Preferences
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Listen to a video about a musician's latest album, read a text about dream houses, talk and write about your dreams.
Grammar: 'personal pronoun'
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3
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My way
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Listen to a video about someone's life, read a text about children's bedrooms, talk and write about your bedroom.
Grammar: 'simple present'
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Lessons
In this theme there are three lessons.
Vocabulary Personal
Here you can find the vocabulary lists with sentences (chunks) that accompany this theme.
These lists will also be used in the diagnostic test. Talk to your teacher about when you will learn these lists.
Tip:
There are many ways to study vocabulary. You can read the words aloud or copy them.
Click in StudioWozzol on the red arrow for the options.
Finishing touch
You've finished the lessons for the theme Personal.
Now it is time for the Finishing touch.
Here you will find four extra reading or speaking assignments.
Choose one or two of the assignments and work together with a classmate.
When you are finished you will make the diagnostic test and fill in the evaluation.
Good luck!
Project A: Asking questions
Asking questions
Final product
A video or voice recording of the conversation.
Situation
On a campsite you meet a girl or a boy (girls and boys) your age, she/he is (they are) staying in the tent opposite your tent.
Task
You and your new friend(s) are sitting in front of your tent. You can see people inside her/his tent, ask her/him who they are. Are they family? Is her/his whole family at the campsite? Are there family members still at home? Also answer questions about yourself and your family.
Groupwork
- Decide how many people are going to take part in this conversation.
- Write the script. Think of five questions and answers.
- Decide who is going to play which role.
- Decide who is going to be the director (regisseur).
- Rehearse the conversation.
- Record the conversation.
You've done well if:
- you thought of greeting each other.
- you knew the right words.
- you knew how to ask questions about the family of your friend.
- you did not look at your papers very often.
- you spoke clearly.
- everybody could understand you.
- you corrected your conversations after looking at it with another classmate.
Project B: Present yourself
Final product
Presentation about yourself and your school.
Situation
You are going to visit a school in England. At that school you have to tell the students there something about yourself.
Task
Prepare a presentation. In this presentation you should at least say the following things:
- What your school is like (big, many students, fun teacher, good building etc.).
- How you live (big house, parents, pets, brother/sisters).
- Your hobbies.
You've done well if:
- You told something about your school.
- You told something about your home and your parents.
- You used the correct words.
- You spoke clearly (pronunciation).
- You corrected your presentation after looking at it with a classmate.
Project C: Filling in a form
Final product
The filled in campsite form.
Situation
You have arrived at the campsite; you now have to fill in a
Tourist information form.
Task
Fill in the form. You and your parents are staying for one week; you also brought your dog to the campsite.
You've done well if:
- You filled in all the boxes.
- You used the correct words.
- You put your name, the date and other information in the right place.
- You changed mistakes after looking at it with your classmate.
Project D: Describing yourself
Final product
An online-chat conversation.
Situation
You are in a chat room and someone is asking you to describe yourself.
Task
Write about your looks. Use as many details as you can think of to describe yourself.
You've done well if:
- You gave a clear description of yourself.
- You used the correct words.
- You wrote down the most important things.
- You corrected your mistakes after looking at it with a classmate.
D-test
Test your knowledge. Make the diagnostic test.
What did you learn?
Can do statements
Take a look at the Can do statements in the introduction - 'Can do'.
- Are you able to do what you have to do?
- Which assignment was the best one to learn from?
Analyse your mistakes
What did you learn of the mistakes you made in this theme?
You can learn a lot from your mistakes! What mistakes did you make?
- I did not learn enough
- I did not understand the grammar.
- I made sloppy mistakes.
- I lost concentration.
- I used the wrong words, I had to check my vocabulary.
Group work
- What do you think of working in a group?
- Did every group member do the same amount of work?
Projects
- Which project(s) did you choose? Why?
- What did you think of the project?
