Biographical deductions Sentence star

Write on board some words and numbers

(your age, children’s names, favourite Ask your students to draw a five-point star
number, favourite band/song, your birth and finish the following sentences.
place etc.) Tell the students that they are
all related to you and that they should ask
you yes/no questions in order to find out
I’ve got…
the connection. Encourage them to ask as
many questions as they can think of and try
to engage all of them.
This activity helps to break the ice and to I am… I can…
create a good relationship with your
students. Besides it is a good diagnostic
tool – you can check your students’ oral
fluency and grammatical accuracy
(question forms).
I have never… I will always…
Ask them to do a list of their own and ask
each other questions in pairs.

Predicting similarities Five things about me

Ask your students to complete the
sentences about their partner and Ask your students to complete the
themselves. sentences.

1. At the weekends I _____________

1. We are both __________________.
2. We both have ________________.
3. We both like _________________.
4. When we were younger we both enjoyed
_________________.
5. Next year both of us will probably
________________.
____________.
2. My favourite part of the day is ___
_________________.
3. I’ve never ___________________.
4. When I was little ______________.
5. I listen to music when __________
____________.

Then ask them to compare their sentences When they have completed the sentences
and see how similar they are. ask them to move around the class and try
Good for students to get to know each to find someone who has similar ideas.
other.