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SPEAKING TASKS

LEVELS: 1A-B1

TASK 1: At an International Conference

OBJECTIVE: at the end of the task, students will be able to exchange personal information by filling out business cards.

TYPE OF TASK: information gap

PROCEDURE:

1.  Tell students to imagine they are at an international conference. They will pretend they are someone else and don´t know anybody there. Their task is to meet at least five people at the conference by asking them personal information.

2.  They will receive a card with information about themselves and 5 more blank cards to fill out. (Worksheet 1)

3.  Students choose one of these “new friends” and introduce him/her to the teacher.

4.  Students have to exchange information and show active listening while their partner is talking by using non-verbal cues or fillers such as Really? Wow! Or any other phrase that expresses understanding, e.g. I see…Uh huh…

WORKSHEET 1


Full Name: Ricky Martin
Country: Puerto Rico
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Phone Number: 84873524
Occupation: Singer / Full Name:
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Full Name: Josep Guardiola
Country: Spain
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Phone Number: 24567891
Occupation: soccer coach / Full Name:
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Full Name: Jennifer Aniston
Country: USA
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Phone Number: 25763489
Occupation: Actress / Full Name:
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Full Name: Gabriel García Marquez
Country: Colombia
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Phone Number: 98564321
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Full Name: Lionel Messi
Country: Argentina
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Phone Number: 79064213
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Full Name: Hanna Gabriel
Country: Costa Rica
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Phone Number: 24376891
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Full Name: Russell Crowe
Country: Australia
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Phone Number: 37629514
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Full Name: César Millan
Country: México
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Phone Number: 24679812
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Full Name: George Lucas
Country: USA
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Phone Number: 56743981
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Full Name: Penélope Cruz
Country: Spain
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Full Name: Gregory House
Country: USA
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Phone Number: 23478619
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