Self introduction

Explore the objectives of this session and the ordered sequence of games connected to it.

Grammar objectives

Chain "My name is…", "I'm … years old" and "I live in…", and answer "How are you?" and "What's your name?". Aim for full sentences and real exchanges between participants, whatever their level.

Action objectives

Introduce yourself to a new partner every round, then present someone else to the group. Played out in The ball, Small talk and Intro tag.

Lexical objectives

The words needed to introduce yourself in English — name, age, where you live, how you are today.

Games in this session

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1

Introducing the topic

Siting in a circle, the children are presented with the topic of the lesson.

5 min
2

Revision of the previous week

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the previous week.

10 min
3

The ball

Siting in a circle, the students throw the ball to each other, saying their name.

10 min
4

Small talk

The children walk around, when they find each other they have to introduce themselves.

12 min
5

Intro tag

Two children are the taggers. When a tagger touches someone, that person must stand still — they are “frozen.” To be saved, another player has to come and introduce themselves (for example, say “Hello, my name is Anna and my favourite colour is blue”). Once someone introduces themselves, the frozen player is free to run again.

12 min
6

Revision of the topic

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the session.

5 min

Materials for this session

Printable flashcards for this topic - print them before the class.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for this topic in the language of the course. Listen to a word, then practise saying it.

Phrases

Phrases for this topic in the language of the course.