3.
1 Three friends
Aim
To talk about three people using picture
prompts and find out what they have
in common
Language
Present Simple third person questions
Skills
Speaking
Lesson link
Use after Unit 3, SB p. 19
Materials
One copy of the worksheet cut up for each
group of three students
Alternative procedure
To make the activity more challenging,
ask students to ask questions about the
other friends, rather than make affirmative
statements about their own picture,
e.g., Does Artur like playing tennis? rather
than Maria likes playing tennis.
Tom: He’s a chef. He likes cooking Mexican
food. He comes from Australia. He likes jazz
music. He likes riding. He drinks mineral
water. He has a girlfriend. He’s twenty-four.
Maria: She’s a chef. She likes cooking
Mexican food. She comes from Spain.
She likes Latin music. She likes playing
tennis. She drinks orange juice. She has
a dog. She’s twenty-six.
Artur: He’s a chef. He likes cooking Mexican
food. He comes from Brazil. He likes rock
music. He likes playing soccer. He drinks
coffee. He’s twenty-five.
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Pre-activity (10 minutes)
• Write on the board the name of somebody you know very well,
family or friend, e.g., Sabrina. Ask students to guess who Sabrina is
with yes/no questions, e.g., Is Sabrina your sister? Is she your
daughter? Is she your girlfriend? Is she your friend?
• Now write the following categories on the board: job, food, free
time, music, sports, drink. For each category, write information in a
random order, e.g., student, tea, swimming, watching TV, French,
food, rock music. Students make full sentences about Sabrina using
the information, e.g., Sabrina’s a student. She likes French food.
• In pairs, students write down the name of a person they know well
and follow the same procedure to make full sentences.
Procedure (20 minutes)
• Explain that students are going to look at the bedrooms of three
friends (Tom, Maria, and Artur) to find out two things they
have in common, and five things that are different about them.
• Divide students into groups of three. Give Students A worksheet
A, Students B worksheet B, and Students C worksheet C.
Tell students not to show each other their worksheets.
• Demonstrate the activity by eliciting one sentence about Tom
from worksheet A, one sentence about Maria from worksheet B,
and one about Artur from worksheet C, e.g., Tom likes riding.
Maria likes playing tennis. Artur likes playing soccer.
• In their groups, students take turns making a sentence about the
people using clues from their picture. Tell students to make a note
of what the three friends have in common, and what is different
about them.
• When everybody has finished, ask students what the people have in
common and what is different about them.
Answer
In common: They are all chefs. They like cooking Mexican food.
Different: They are from different countries. They like different music and free time
activities. They drink different drinks. They are different ages.
• Check answers with the class. Ask students to read you the
sentences they made about each person.
Extension (10 minutes)
• Students write a paragraph about their person (Tom, Maria, or
Artur). Go around the room helping with vocabulary as necessary.
Teacher’s notes
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Student A

Look at the picture of Tom’s bedroom.

Tell Students B and C about him.
What two things do the three friends
have in common? What five things are
different about them?

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Student B

Look at the picture of Maria’s bedroom.

Tell Students A and C about her.
What two things do the three friends
have in common? What five things are
different about them?

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Student C

Look at the picture of Artur’s bedroom.

Tell Students A and B about him.
What two things do the three friends
have in common? What five things are
different about them?

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