TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Friends and Family

Introduction
Reading, writing, In this useful teaching activity, students ask and answer yes/no
listening and speaking personal information questions about friends and family.
activity, pairwork
Procedure
Language Focus Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
Yes/no personal
Ask the students to think of four friends or family members, two
information questions
males and two females.
and short answers
Tell the students to write the names of the four people at the top
Aim of the worksheet next to the numbers.

To ask and answer yes/ Next, ask the students to write the age of each person, their
no personal information job, where they are from, where they live and their hobbies in a
questions about friends random order in the boxes on the worksheet.
and family.
When the students have finished, have them pair up with a
student they are not sat next to and have the students swap their
Preparation worksheet with their partner.
Make one copy of the
worksheet for each The students then take it in turns to ask and answer yes/no
student. personal information questions in order to complete the details
for each person at the bottom of the worksheet.

Level For example: 1. Isabella

Pre-intermediate A: Is Isabella 26 years old?

B: No, she isn't.
A: Is she 17 years old?
Time B: Yes, she is.
25 minutes A: Writes 17 in column one next to 'Age'.

The students continue asking and answering questions until all

the personal information at the bottom of the worksheet has been
completed.

Afterwards, have the students tell the class about one of their
partner's friends or family members.

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 ASKING FOR AND GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Friends and Family

Names

1. .......................... 2. .......................... 3. .......................... 4. ..........................

1 2 3 4

Age .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Job .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

From .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Lives .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Hobbies .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

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