4. A classroom
A trip
A festival
A bar
A workplace
A stadium
A gym
A party

5. Basic personal information
& personality traits
Likes & dislikes
Job
Politics
Skills & abilities
The weather
Routine & habits
Place of residence
Trips
Diet

8. What’s your name?
Does it have a special meaning?
Where are you from?
How old are you?

9. Where do you live?
What do (don’t) you like about it?
Do you still live in the city of your birth?
Where would you most like to live? Why?

10. What are you like?
What makes you smile?
What are some things that upset you?
How would your friends describe you?

11. What time do you begin your day?
What do you do every day?
What don’t you like about your routine?

12. What do you like doing in your free time?
How often do you go out for fun?

13. What do you do for a living?
What do you like about it?
What would you like to change about it?

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15. Imagine you are at a friend's party
Imagine you are at a friend's party. Make small talk with new people you meet using the information from your new profile.
Think about:
How to start the talk;
What questions to ask;
How to keep the talk going;
How to end it;
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16. NOTES
Slide 2: Refer sts to the pictures and have them describe it in pairs. Elicit a few contributions. Explain what “first time encounters” mean and have them go on with the discussion. Elicit a few contributions at the end.
Slide 3: Refer sts to the quote and have them discuss in groups of 3-4 how much they agree with it and why. Elicit a few contributions at the end.
Slide 4: Refer sts to the pictures and elicit from the WG what they represent. Click to reveal the questions and have sts discuss them in pairs. Elicit a few contributions at the end.
Slide 5: Elicit from the WG the topics people usually talk about when they meet someone for the first time. Click and reveal the topics on the screen. In trios, sts discuss the question on the slide. Elicit a few contributions at the end.
Slide 6: Refer sts to the vocabulary in the boxes and have them do the matching in pairs. Click to reveal the answers. Drill words.
Slide 7: Have sts discuss the questions in groups of 3-4. Elicit a few contributions at the end.
will change. They have to keep on talking.

17. Slide 8-13: Tell sts they will practice SMALL TALK
Slide 8-13: Tell sts they will practice SMALL TALK. Tell pairs they will have only 1 MINUTE to answer the questions as if they were two talking for the first time ever. After 1 MINUTE, sts will hear a sound and the slide
Slide 14: Have sts create their profile individually. Encourage to make quick notes about it on their notebook. Click to reveal new instructions. Put on some background music and have sts walk around, mingling and talking to people using the information they have created for their new profile.