Topic: About myself

1. Fill in the spider-gram. Share your ideas with the group and your teacher.

What can people say about themselves?

2. Answer the questions:

• What countries can people be from?

• What nationalities can people be?

• What kinds of hobbies can people have?

3. Look at the words and divide them into 3 groups:

Russia, playing computer games, German, China, dancing, France, Russian, American, Japan, Africa, Chinese, watching TV, African, French, reading, Japanese, listening to music, the USA, sports, Germany, cooking, English, England, collecting (stamps, coins, postcards, etc.).

Country	Nationality	Hobby
Russia

4. Fill in the application form about yourself.

Your personal details

Mr □ Mrs □ Miss □ Ms □ Other title □ Surname

First name(s) ________________ Date of birth _________________

Sex: Male (M) □ Female (F) □

Your home

House / Flat number­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ____________________

Street ________________________________

City _________________________________

Postcode______________________________

Home telephone number (with code) ______________________

Mobile telephone number ____________

Your employment

Occupation _______________________________

Business telephone number (with code)_______________________

Additional information

Please include your e-mail address if you have one

_______________________________________

5. Divide into pairs and fill in the form about your partner. Ask him/her.

   • What is his/her full name?

   • How old is he/she?

   • When is his/her birthday?

   • Where is he/she from? What’s her/his nationality?

   • Does he/she have a family?

   • Does he/she have a friend? Who is his/her best friend?

   • What hobbies does he/she have?

   • What is his/her profession/occupation?

Full name
Age
Date of birth
Country, nationality
Profession
Family
Friends
Friends’ names
Hobbies

5. Make a short story about your partner, based on his/her answers.

5. Look at the words and put them in the suitable column.

A wife, a husband, a child, a daughter, a son, a mother, a father, a parent, a grandmother, a grandfather, a grandparent, a grandchild, a brother, a sister, an aunt, an uncle, a cousin, a niece, a nephew, a spouse.