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What Do We Have in Common

This document provides teaching materials for an ESL small talk activity. Students complete a worksheet with personal information in different categories. They then walk around the class asking each other questions to find things they have in common. The goal is to practice small talk and communication skills by sharing personal details and discovering shared interests with their classmates.

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What Do We Have in Common

This document provides teaching materials for an ESL small talk activity. Students complete a worksheet with personal information in different categories. They then walk around the class asking each other questions to find things they have in common. The goal is to practice small talk and communication skills by sharing personal details and discovering shared interests with their classmates.

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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S What do we have in common?

Activity Type Introduction


Speaking Activity: In this communicative small talk activity, students make small talk
asking and answering and try to find things they have in common with their classmates.
questions from prompts, This activity can also be used as an icebreaker to help students
communicative practice become better acquainted with one another.

Procedure
Focus
Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
Small talk

Giving personal Students complete the worksheet with information about


information themselves by writing one answer in each box.

Wh questions Next, go through the worksheet and elicit the Wh questions the
students need to ask to find out if they have something in common
with a classmate.
Aim
Possible questions
To make small talk and
try to find things you When's your birthday? What brand of mobile phone do
have in common with you have?
your classmates.
What do you like to do at the What did you do yesterday?
weekend?
Preparation How do you come to class? What sports do you like to
play?
Make one copy of the
worksheet for each Where do you live? What are your hobbies?
student. How many brothers and sisters What's your favourite type of
do you have? film?
What are you going to do What food do you like?
Level tomorrow?
Pre-intermediate (A2)
Point out that students shouldn't ask yes/no questions (e.g. Were
you born in June?) as they are practicing small talk and want
Time to encourage their partner to speak. You may also want to go
through other useful expressions, such as 'Me too', 'So do I', etc.
25 minutes
Explain that the students are now going to make small talk and
see who they have things in common with. Students then walk
around the class speaking to one another about the various topics
on the worksheet and asking the related Wh questions.

When two students find something that they have in common


with each other, they write one another's name down in the space
provided. The students then move on to speak to someone else.
Students must try to find a different person for each item on their
worksheet.

When everyone has finished, ask students to share what they


have in common with one another.

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SMALL TALK

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S What do we have in common?

Your birthday Something you like to do at How you come to class


(month) the weekend (means of transport)

Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................

Name: ........................ Name: ........................ Name: ........................

Your home Number of brothers and Something you are going to


(neighbourhood) sisters do tomorrow

Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................

Name: ........................ Name: ........................ Name: ........................

Your brand of mobile phone Something you did yesterday A sport you like to play

Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................

Name: ........................ Name: ........................ Name: ........................

A hobby Your favourite type of film A food you like

Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................ Answer: ........................

Name: ........................ Name: ........................ Name: ........................

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