Class 1 Icebreaker

Objective:

Students will be able to provide information about personal preferences and experiences.

Macro Function: Expressing Yourself

Micro Functions:

 Talking about likes and dislikes.

 Talking about personal experiences.
 Talking about feelings and emotions.

Lexis:

 Adjective + preposition: I’m good/bad at; I’m afraid of

 Verb + preposition: I dream about; believe in; cry when;
Notions

 Likes and dislikes

 Characters.
I Look at the pictures and say what comes to your mind with them

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9
II Match the sentences from box A with sentences from box B

drinking beer - studying – riding a bicycle – politicians – The Lion King – football –
spiders – salsa dancing – history

I am good/bad at – I hate – I love - I can’t stand – makes me sad – makes me happy –

I am interested in – I like – I dislike - I am (not) afraid of – I am happy/sad when
III Complete these sentences about yourself
1) I dream about……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2) I get angry when …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) I am good at …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) I am bad at ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………make(s) me cry.
6) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………make(s) me laugh.
7) I am interested in ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8) On weekends, I like …………………………………………………………………………………………………
9) I don’t believe in ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10) I can’t stand……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

IV Compare your answers with your partner’s. Then, take notes about him/her
and be ready to tell his/her preferences to the class.
My partner’s/his/her name’s ……………… He/she/he is from……………… and he/she is
……………… years old. He/she likes……………………