1C  Something in common
Present simple and Present continuous
Role card 1
You live five minutes’ walk from here.
You travel around the country selling computers.
You’re writing a novel in your spare time.
You hate parties!
Role card 3
You live in a flat round the corner.
You’re doing a course in journalism.
You’re writing a novel in your spare time.
You know the host of the party very well.
Role card 5
You’re staying in a hotel for a few days.
You travel around the country selling computers.
You go cycling every weekend.
You only know one person at the party.
Role card 7
You’re staying with a friend in the centre of town.
You’re doing a course in journalism.
You go cycling every weekend.
You’re really enjoying the party.
Role card 9
You live five minutes’ walk from here.
You’re doing a course in journalism.
You go to the cinema three times a week.
You only know one person at the party.
Role card 11
You’re staying in a hotel for a few days.
You’re working for a big television company at
the moment.
You’re writing a novel in your spare time.
You’re really enjoying the party.
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Role card 2
You live five minutes’ walk from here.
You work for an international bank.
You’re studying Chinese in the evenings.
You’re really enjoying the party.
Role card 4
You live in a flat round the corner.
You’re working for a big television company at
the moment.
You’re studying Chinese in the evenings.
You only know one person at the party.
Role card 6
You’re staying in a hotel for a few days.
You work for an international bank.
You go to the cinema three times a week.
You know the host of the party very well.
Role card 8
You’re staying with a friend in the centre of town.
You’re working for a big television company at
the moment.
You go to the cinema three times a week.
You hate parties!
Role card 10
You live in a flat round the corner.
You work for an international bank.
You go cycling every weekend.
You hate parties!
Role card 12
You’re staying with a friend in the centre of town.
You travel around the country selling computers.
You’re studying Chinese in the evenings.
You know the host of the party very well.
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Instructions
You will need: one set of cut-up role cards per twelve students
(role cards 1–8 are needed to complete the activity; role cards 9–12
are optional)

• Tell students they are at a party where there are a lot of people they
don’t know. Elicit the following questions you could ask a stranger
at a party: Do you live near here? / Do you know many people here? /
What do you do? / Are you enjoying the party? / What do you do in your
spare time? Pre-teach the expression Me too.
• Give each student a role card and allow time for them to check the
information. Students move round the room asking one another the
questions above. The aim of the activity is for students to find at
least four people at the party with whom they have something in
common. As they find them, they write the other students’ names
on their role card. Encourage students to ask suitable follow-up
questions.

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