Topic: Personal Information
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will listen to an introduction from a new student and answer questions based on it.
Components of this activity: A reading passage, comprehension questions, synthesis ideas
Instructions to the teacher
Have your students listen to the passage below (you can either read it aloud in class without showing the passage to the students or make an audio file and play it in class), and answer the comprehension questions.
The passage
Hello, I’m Matthew, a new student from St. Louis. I’m twenty years old. Right now, I’m living in Owen Hall on Bogue Street, but I think I might move to the apartments on Trappers Cove. My phone number is 098-765-4321. It’s nice to meet everyone.
Comprehension Questions
- Where is Matthew from?
- How old is he?
- What street does he live on now?
- Where does he think he will live in the future?
- What is his phone number?
Additional Synthesis Ideas
- The teacher will post a recording about where she/he is from along with other personal information.
- Students will respond to the teacher’s recording by sharing their own information too.
- Students will also respond to at least two of their classmates’ posts and ask at least three questions about where they are from, their age, and information on how to contact them. All posts and responses should be in audio or video format.