Topic: Greeting Others and Making Introductions
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Intermediate
Skill: Listening
Competency: I can identify key information, greetings used and level of formality in short, recorded introductions
Students will watch videos of introductions and write down key information about the person who is introduced, how they are introduced, and the guest’s response.
Activity components:
Guided reading sheet to help students describe people in the interaction
Instructions to the teacher
Create a guided reading sheet for students on which they can write down information about the introductions they will watch. Locate a series of 4-5 video clips on YouTube or a similar site where someone is being introduced (e.g. a talk show). Students will watch the introductions and write down key information about the person who is introduced, the greeting that is used, and the guest’s response to the greeting.
Instructions to students
Your teacher will play 5 introductions taken from video clips on YouTube. As you watch each introduction, write down the following information on your guided reading sheet. What do you learn about the person who is introduced? What words or phrases are used in the introduction? How did the person respond? Is the introduction similar to or different from introductions in your native language?