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By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to ask for and give personal information
Communication strategies:
The student should be able to able to exchange personal information using the following 3 points:
1) Ask someone for personal information.
2) Comment
3) Share your own information
e.g.
A) Where are you from?
B) I’m from Tokyo, Japan.
A) Cool! I'm from Sendai
Words and rules:
The student should be able use the present simple tense to share and ask about facts e.g. Are you Chinese?
The student should be able to use the indefinite article when giving a definition e.g. I am a teacher.
The student should know how to conjugate nationalities by adding "n" e.g. America > American
Appropriateness:
Register: When asking a new friend for information a casual register is usually used
Social rules: We usually only ask someone's age if they seem like they are a similar age to us.
Track #1
Hello, my first name is David and my last name is Brown. I’m 53 years
old. I’m American and my home town is Seattle. My e-mail address
is david.brown@mymail.com and my telephone number is 012-345-
6789. I’m a dentist and I live at 53 Elm Road.
Because the lesson touches on the topic of personal information, you are welcome to introduce some of the following vocabulary if you like.
1) (one's) middle name (n)
2) (one's) surname (n)
3) (one's) mobile phone number (n)
4) (one's) favorite (adj)
5) (one's) birthday (n)
6) (one's) username (n)
7) a state (n)
8) a prefecture (n)
9) a ward (n)
10) a country (n)
Option 1:
Difficulty ★
Purpose:
Teaching the student to say “OH” instead of “ZERO” when reading numbers.
Type:
Pronunciation
Method:
Teach the student that we usually say “zero” when we are talking about mathematics, but we use “oh” when we share personal information like phone numbers, or addresses. You can also point out that James Bond is “Double OH Seven”, not “Double ZERO Seven”.
Option 2:
Difficulty ★★
Purpose:
Teaching the student how to say “What is your…?” in fast casual speech.
Type:
Pronunciation - Syncope
Method:
Show the student that “What is your…?” can become “Whatcha” in fast casual speech. Practice making different examples and have the student ask you some different questions.
e.g. Whatcha favorite movie?
Option 3:
Difficulty ★★★
Purpose:
Teaching the student how to exchange business cards.
Type:
Introduction and short skit
Method:
Show the student how to exchange business cards in your country. Teach them some expressions they can use. e.g. Here’s my card.
“Naruhodo” Point
We normally pronounce “0” in phone numbers as “oh”
We normally pronounce “0” in mathematics as “zero”
Extra questions you might like to ask in the lesson
- What’s your favorite…?
- Where is your hometown?
A speaking hint you might like to use
AAA = Answer Add Ask
> Feel free to use this speaking hint in the “Let’s Practice” / “Let’s Speak” sections of the lesson. This is particularly useful when describing someone’s personality.
Question: What do you do?
Answer: I’m a teacher.
Add: I work at RSLC.
Ask: How about you? What do you do
Let’s start
Use the words in the box to describe the business card below.
Her first name is Roselyn
Her last name is Ishi
Her address is 160-0023 Tokyo, Shinjuku Ward West Shinjuku, 7-10-3 Number 3 Amemiya Bld, 7th Floor
Her telephone number is 03-5538-4313
Her cell number 0120-704-620
Her fax number 555-857-9248
Her e-mail address roselyn.ishi@rosettastone-lc.jp
Her website address is http://rosettastone-lc.jp
Let’s try
Listen and check the things that you hear the man talk about.
Track 01
Hello, my first name is David and my last name is Brown. I’m 53 years old. I’m American and my hometown is Seattle. My e-mail address is david.brown@mymail.com and my telephone number is 012-345-6789. I’m a dentist and I live at 53 Elm Road.
Hobby X
e-mail address O
telephone number O
Address O
Occupation O
first name O
last name O
Age O
Nationality O
Hometown O
Tell the teacher about yourself.
Hello, my first name is Peter Smith. I’m 28 years old. I’m Canadian and my hometown is Vancouver. My e-mail address is Peter.smith@mymail.com and my telephone number is 555-215-124. I’m a salesman and I live at 123 main street.
Let’s practice
Ask and answer questions using the phrases and profiles below.
First name: Jane
Last name: Martin
Phone number: 0012-404-553
Address: 26 Park Row
Age: 48
Nationality: Canadian
Hometown: Ottawa
Job: computer programmer
E-mail address: jane.martin@smail.com
A) What’s your first name?
B) It’s Jane
A) What’s your phone number?
B) It’s 0012-404-553.
A) Is your last name Martin?
B) Yes, It is.
A) Is your address 26 Park Row?
B) Yes, it is.
A) Are you Canadian?
B) Yes, I am.
A) How old are you?
B) I’m 48.
A) What do you do?
B) I’m a computer programmer
A) Where are you from?
B) I’m from Ottawa.
A) What’s your e-mail address?
B) It’s jane.martin@smail.com
Let’s speak
Role-play meeting your teacher for the first time.
- What is your first name?
- What is your last name?
- What is your age?
- What is your job?
- What is your nationality?
- What is your hometown?