Exercise for Talking About Yourself: Eva and Mateo's Descriptions, Schemes and Mind Maps of English

A photocopiable exercise from cambridge university press and ucles, designed for level 1 students to practice talking about themselves. The exercise includes two examples of self-descriptions given by eva and mateo, followed by activities for students to complete sentences and talk about themselves in pairs. The exercise focuses on key language for talking about one's age, family, home, and bedroom.

Typology: Schemes and Mind Maps

2018/2019

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PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 1
© Cambridge University Press and UCLES 2019
PHOTOCOPIABLE
PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 1
TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF
1 Read what Eva says. Tick the things she talks about.
her age her bedroom her family
her home her school
KEY LANGUAGE FOR TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF
You
My name’s …
I’m from …
I’m (14 ).
Your family
I’ve got (a brother / two sisters).
My brother / sister is called …
His / Her name is …
Your home
I live in … (a house, a flat).
There’s a (kitchen / living room).
There are (three bedrooms).
I’ve got (a computer).
I’ve got lots of (books / clothes).
Hi. My name’s Eva and I’m from London. I’m 14. I’ve
got a brother and a sister. My brother is called Paul
and he’s 12. My sister is 10. Her name is Amelia. I
live in a flat. It isn’t big, it’s small. There’s a kitchen
and a living room, and there are three bedrooms. My
bedroom is nice! There’s a bed and desk. I’ve got a
computer and I’ve also got lots of books.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Read
what Eva says again and check.
called from got live lots
name’s there’s
1 My Eva.
2 I’m London.
3 I’ve a brother and a sister.
4 My brother is Paul.
5 I in a flat.
6 a kitchen and a living room.
7 I’ve got of books.
3 Choose the correct words to complete what Matteo says.
4 Get ready to talk about yourself. Complete the chart
with information about you.
Name
From
Age
Brothers / sis ters – ages
Home: house / flat
Rooms
In my bedroom
5 Work in pairs. Talk about yourself. Use the information
in Exercise 4.
Active listening
Listen while your partner speaks. Tick words and
phrases from the Key Language box that you hear.
SPEAKING 1
Hi. My 1 name / name’s Mateo. 2 I / I’m from London
and 3 I’m / I’ve got 15. I’ve got a sister. 4 She / She’s
called Silvia and she’s 13. 5 I / I’m live in a nice house!
6 There’s / There are a big kitchen. There’s also a
bathroom and a living room. 7 There’s / There are four
bedrooms. In my bedroom, 8 I’m / I’ve got a bed and a
chair. There’s also a desk and a computer.

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PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and UCLES 2019 PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 1

PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 1

TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF

1 Read what Eva says. Tick the things she talks about.

her age her bedroom her family her home her school

KEY LANGUAGE FOR TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF

You My name’s … I’m from … I’m (14).

Your family I’ve got (a brother / two sisters). My brother / sister is called … His / Her name is …

Your home I live in … (a house, a flat). There’s a (kitchen / living room). There are (three bedrooms). I’ve got (a computer). I’ve got lots of (books / clothes).

Hi. My name’s Eva and I’m from London. I’m 14. I’ve got a brother and a sister. My brother is called Paul and he’s 12. My sister is 10. Her name is Amelia. I live in a flat. It isn’t big, it’s small. There’s a kitchen and a living room, and there are three bedrooms. My bedroom is nice! There’s a bed and desk. I’ve got a computer and I’ve also got lots of books.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Read

what Eva says again and check.

called from got live lots name’s there’s

1 My Eva. 2 I’m London. 3 I’ve a brother and a sister. 4 My brother is Paul. 5 I in a flat. 6 a kitchen and a living room. 7 I’ve got of books.

3 Choose the correct words to complete what Matteo says.

4 Get ready to talk about yourself. Complete the chart

with information about you.

Name From Age Brothers / sisters – ages Home: house / flat Rooms In my bedroom

5 Work in pairs. Talk about yourself. Use the information

in Exercise 4.

Active listening Listen while your partner speaks. Tick words and phrases from the Key Language box that you hear.

SPEAKING 1

Hi. My^1 name / name’s Mateo.^2 I / I’m from London and^3 I’m / I’ve got 15. I’ve got a sister.^4 She / She’s called Silvia and she’s 13.^5 I / I’m live in a nice house! (^6) There’s / There are a big kitchen. There’s also a bathroom and a living room.^7 There’s / There are four bedrooms. In my bedroom,^8 I’m / I’ve got a bed and a chair. There’s also a desk and a computer.