Unit 3. People's background

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Unit 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
B. SPEAKING
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Brilliant
mature
radium
Nobel
Atomic
humane
Hard
chemist

Intelligent
ambitious

Task1: Work in pair. Decide which of the items below can tell you about somebody’s background.

family
hobby
education
dislike
appearance
experience
Discuss what questions you can ask when you
want to know about somebody’s background.
Family
Education
Experience
How many people are there in your family?
What does your father do?
Where did you study at high school?
What subjects do you like best?
What degree do you have?
How long have you worked as a doctor/ teacher…?
What experience do you have?
Task 2: Imagine you are a journalist.
Use the cues below to interview a classmate
about his/her background or that of a person
he/she knows well. Change the roles
when you have finished.
greeting
date of birth
place of birth
home
parents
brother(s)
sister(s)
primary school
secondary school
school work
favourite subjects
experience
thanking
Interview form
3.Place of birth: Where were you born?
4.Home: Where do you live?
5.Parents: Can you tell me about your parents?
6.Brother(s): How many brothers / sisters have you got / Do you have...?
7.Primary school: What’s the name of your primary school / secondary school?
8.School work: Have you ever been a leader of ...?/ Were you a member of any clubs?
9.Favourite subject: What subjects do you like best?
10.Experience: How do you work at school?
11.Thanking: Thank you very much

Useful language
Hello, I’m …..Nice to meet you./ nice to see you.
How do you do?/ Can you tell me something about…..?
Where do you live?
How many ……….. do you have?
Which ….. school did you go to?
How do you work….?
What’s your favourite subject?
Thank you
Task 3: Work in groups. Talk about
the person
you have learnt about
from the interview.
Example:
The person I interview is Lan. She was born in 1991 in Hanoi. There are five members in her family...
Homework
Write the report of what you
talked about the person you have
learnt about from the interview.
Thank you !