T E A C H E R ’ S N O T E S

A few quick questions

Type of activity

Class mingle and sentence completion.

Aims

To consolidate asking questions and the topics
and language from units 1 to 4 of Inside Out
Pre-intermediate Student’s Book.

Task

To complete statements about classmates by
mingling and asking questions.

Preparation

Make one copy of the worksheet per student.

Timing

30 minutes.

Procedure

1

Fold the worksheet so only the left column is
visible. Give one worksheet to each student.

2

Ask the students to write a different
classmate’s name on each line in the left
column. Alternatively, the worksheet is
passed around the class and the students
write their own names on the lines. (The
latter ensures all students’ names appear
equally as often)

3

The worksheet is unfolded to reveal
incomplete statements about the students’
classmates. For example,
Thierry feels ______________ today.
Emily is named after ______________

4

The students mingle around the classroom,
asking and answering questions and
completing the statements. For example,
Thierry feels worried about his exam today.
Emily is named after her grandmother.

5

Encourage the students to ask further
questions to find out more information.

6

When all the sentences have been completed,
the students, in pairs or small groups, tell
each other what they have learned. Ask the
students to report to the class anything
interesting they have learned.

Notes & comments

It may be useful to give the students time to
prepare the questions they need to ask before they
do stage 4. For example: How do you feel today?,
Who are you named after?, Who / Which famous
person do you look like?, Who do you have the most
rows with?, What is your dream holiday?, How do you
keep fit?
An alternative procedure is for the students to try
to guess the responses before they ask the
questions. The person who guessed the most
correctly is the winner.

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Jon Hird