Introduce self and others

Learning Objectives
The students are going to

enjoy learning about each other

build community within the class
strengthen their speech/writing structures
establish early confidence in public speaking.

As a result, the learners shall be assessed for

discursivity and presentation

Step One
1. Write your name- What is your full name? (Write big as this is going to function as a visual aid later on).

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Step Two
Group Discussion
1.

.Do you have a nickname?

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2.

What does your name mean? __________________________________________ ____________

2.
3.
4.

Who gave this name to you? _______________________________________________________

Do you like your name? Why or why not? ____________________________________________
Has your name ever caused you any problems?

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5.

What happens to your name when you get married?

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6.

Have you ever thought about changing your name? If so, what would you change it to?

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7.

How would you decide what to name your children?

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Step Three
After finishing your group discussions, practice presenting yourself by answering the questions in a
coherent fashion about your name.
Step Four
Organize what you are going to say, practice saying it out loud, and anticipate any vocabulary that you may
need for the presentation.

Step Five
Finally, stand up in front of the class and speak for one or two minutes about your name. Use the paper that
you created in step one as a visual aid to show to the class.
Step Six
As you finish your presentation, the rest of the class is to ask questions and make comments pertaining to
the content of the presentation.

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Discussing Your Name to Develop ESL Presentation Skills, Beth Clark-Gareca, bec5[at]lehigh.edu Lehigh University (Bethlehem,
PA, USA)
prepared by Nailah Riaz