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Period 13- Unit 3
People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
Before you speak
Work in pairs: Decide which of the items below can tell you about somebody’s background
Family
Hobby
Education
Dislikes
Appearance
Experience
Answers:
Family
 Education
 Experience

Experience
Family
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
People`s background
Education
parents
Brother(s)/ sister(s)
Primary school
Secondary school
Favourite subjects
School work
home
punishment
Method of study
Before you speak
 An outline of people’s background
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking

Before you speak
Task 1: And then discuss what questions you can ask when you want to know about somebody’s background
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking

Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
*Suggested questions:
Family
When and where were you born?
Where do you live?
How many people are there in your family? Who are they?
what does your father/mother do?/ what do your parents do?
How old is your sister/brother?

Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
 Education:
1. Which primary/secondary school did you go to? When did you start school?
2. What subject(s) do you like best?
3. Did you have much homework? / How did you prepare the lesson?
 Experience
1. Do you have any difficulties in learning?
2. Have you ever joined any school activities?
3. Have you ever been a monitor/punished by teachers?
1. Before you speak: Suggested questions:
Family
1. When and where were you born?
2. Where do you live?
3. How many people are there in your family? Who are they?
4. what do your parents do?
5. How old is your sister/brother?
 Education:
1. Which primary/secondary school did you go to? When did you start school?
2. What subject(s) do you like best?
3. Did you have much homework? / How did you prepare the lesson?
 Experience
1. Do you have any difficulties in learning?
2. Have you ever joined any school activities?
3. Have you ever been a monitor/punished by teachers?
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
2. While you speak
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
Greetings Primary school
Date of birth secondary school
Place of birth schoolwork
Home favourite subject(s)
Parents experience
Brother(s) Thanking
Sister(s)
INTERVIEW FORM
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
2. While you speak: * Some expressions:
Hello, I’m Lan.
Hello, nice to meet you!
How nice to see you!
Let me see.
Oh, good! Oh, yes! Oh, come on!
I think it’s time to stop. Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much. That is very interesting.
Thank you for giving me time.
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
3. After you speak
Task 3: Work in groups: talk about the person you have learnt about from the interview.
? Play a game: Making an interview

Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
3. After you speak
?Suggestions:
Her/his name`s..
She/ He was born .....
There are ..... in her/his family.
Her/ his father is a...., and her/his mother is a .....
She/he likes learning....
Period 13- Unit 3 People’s Background
lesson 2: Speaking
4. Consolidation
Before you speak
While you speak
After you speak
5. Homework
Write a short paragraph about a person you have just learnt about.
Thank you for
your listening!