This beginner adult ESL lesson features a reading passage, a dialogue, review questions, an activity, discussion questions, and a grammar review.
Meeting People
Read about Kathy and Charles.
1. Hi, my name is Kathy. I am a secretary. I work in an office. I have worked there for 5 years. I like my job very much. I like my boss and my co-workers.
I am 27 years old. I have long blonde hair and blue eyes. I am 155 centimeters tall and I weigh 50 kilograms.
I live in an apartment on Park Road. My phone number is 234-5678. I am single. I don’t have a boyfriend. In my free time I like to go swimming. I also enjoy reading novels.
2. Hello, my name is Charles. I am a bank manager. I work in an office, too. I have worked there for 20 years. I like my job very much, too. I like my boss and my co-workers.
I am 54 years old. I have short, brown hair and brown eyes. I am 175 centimeters tall and I weigh 80 kilograms.
I live in a house on Maple Street. My phone number is 695-3452. I am married. My wife’s name is Susan. We have 2 children. We have one son and a daughter. When I have free time I like to play golf. I also like to play cards.
Dialogue: Kathy and Charles are talking.
Kathy: Hi Charles, how are you?
Charles: Fine thanks, Kathy. How are you?
Kathy: I’m good. Do you still work at the bank?
Charles: Yes, I enjoy working there. And you? Do you still work in an office?
Kathy: Yes. I have been there for five years now. How are your children?
Charles: They are both fine, too.
Kathy: Well, I have to go home now. It was nice to see you, Charles.
Charles: Nice to see you, too, Kathy. Have a good day.
Questions about Kathy:
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- What is her name?
- What is her job?
- Where does she work?
- How long has she worked there?
- Does she like her job?
- How old is she?
- What does she look like?
- How tall is she?
- How much does she weigh?
- Where does she live?
- What’s her phone number?
- Is Kathy married?
- Does she have a boyfriend?
- What does she like to do in her free time?
Questions about Charles:
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- What’s his name?
- What’s his job?
- How long has he worked there?
- How old is he?
- What does he look like?
- How tall is he?
- How much does he weigh?
- Where does he live?
- What’s his phone number?
- Is Charles married?
- Does he have any children?
- How many sons does he have?
- How many daughters does he have?
- What does he like to do when he has free time?
Activity: Personal Information
Fill in the blanks with information about yourself:
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- My name is _________________________________
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- I am a __________________________
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- I ______________________ at _____________
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- I am ______ years old
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- I have ______________________ hair and _______________ eyes
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- I am _________ centimeters tall and I weigh ________ kilograms
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- I live in a ____________ on _____________ in __________________
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- My phone number is _____________________
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- I ____________ married. I live with ________________________
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- In my free time I like to _________________ or ___________________
Discussion Questions
Ask your classmates these questions.
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- What’s your name?
- What do you do?
- Do you like it?
- How old are you?
- Describe your hairstyle.
- How tall are you?
- How much do you weigh?
- Where do you live?
- What’s your phone number?
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- Are you married?
- What do you like to do in your free time?
- Do you have a job? What do you do?
- How long have you had this job?
- What kinds of jobs are interesting to you?
- What kinds of jobs are not interesting to you?
Grammar Focus: Fill in the blanks.
Hi, my name ____ Kathy. I _____ a secretary. I ________ for a law firm. I ________in an office. I ______________ there for 5 years. I ________ my job very much. I __________ my boss and my co-workers.
I ____ 27 years old. I _________ short, blonde hair and blue eyes. I _______155 centimeters tall and I ________ 50 kilograms. I _______ in an apartment on Park Road. My ________________ is 234-5678.
I _____ single. I _______________ a boyfriend. In my free time I ________ to go __________. I also enjoy _____________________ novels.