Getting to know each

other
Icebreakers and personal information
 Meeting
new people
 Icebreakers
Subjects we could talk about with people we’ve just met:
• The weather
• Travel
• Accommodation
• Health
 Talking about yourself
Talk to your partner about:
• Family: brothers ad sisters. Parents. Childhood – happy/fun? Home – where?
• Friends: many or few? What/ talk about or do together? New friends – easy?
• Education: different schools, colleges or universities. Favourite subjects/ why?
• Employment: present job. What/they do? Advantages and drawbacks. Future plans
• Free time: hobbies. Sports. TV. Radio. Cinema. At the weekends. In the evening.
• Travel: cities/ Countries visited. Languages. Favourite sort of holiday. Future plans.
 Question techniques
You ask people in a formal setting starting with:
• I wonder if you could tell …
• I was wondering about…
• Would you mind telling me…
• I hope you don’t mind my asking, but I’d like to know …
• Something else I’d like to know is…
 Vocabulary
• Spell your name
• Fill out a form/ application
• Print your name
• Copy a document
• Sign your name
 Personal information
• Exercise 1:
1. Area code 7. Male 13. Apartment number
2. Female 8. First name 14. Gender
3. Address 9. Telephone number 15. Middle initial
4. Zip code 10. Name 16. State
5. Social security number 11. City 17. Last name
6. Signature 12. Date of birth 18. Place of birth
 Discussion time

Most people are careful about giving their personal information – especially

with the media frenzy – are you careful giving out your personal information?

Why?