Show a picture of two people meeting for the first time, or simply ask: Where do you usually meet new people? What questions do you ask someone when you meet them for the first time? Elicit 2–3 possible questions and write them on the board, for example: What's your name? Where are you from? Where do you live? What do you do? Tell Ss: "Imagine you are meeting someone new for the first time. You want to find out more about them." Briefly model a very short exchange with a student: A: Hi, I'm Chirly. What's your name? B: I'm Mónica. Nice to meet you. A: Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from? B: I'm from Mexico.

- T shows a picture and elicit about what the conversation is about. -Ss read the conversation between two students from a university - Ss underline the information that is true for them: "I'm from Colombia" At the University Canteen **Student A:** Hi! Are you in Elementary 2? **Student B:** Yes, I am. I'm in Mrs Chirly Pacherrez's class. **Student A:** Really? **Me too!** We have classes twice a week by Zoom. **Student B:** **Oh, nice!** Our English classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. **Student A:** **Me too!** Where are you from? **Student B:** I'm from Mexico. **What about you?** **Student A:** I'm from Colombia. **That's interesting!** We have the same English class and the same teacher. **Student B:** Yes! We have a lot in common! **Student A:** Nice to meet you! **Student B:** Nice to meet you, too!

- T shows some visual aids to support the language bank and elicit the meaning of some phrases: Language bank Talking about yourself I'm from... I live in... I'm a/an... My English lessons are on... My class is in... The students in my class are from... Finding out about someone Where are you from? Where do you live? What do you do? When are your English classes? Are you a student? What about you? Keeping the conversation going Really? Oh, nice! That's interesting. What about you? Me too! Quick checking Ask: "If I say I'm from Peru, am I talking about myself or another person?" Ss: Myself. "If I ask Where are you from?, do I want information about you or me?" Ss: You.

Tell Ss: "You are at an international event. You don't know the other people. Your job is to meet people and find out three interesting things about them." Write on the board: Meet someone new! Find out: Where are they from? Where do they live? What do they do/study? One other interesting thing. Important: T tells Ss they should not simply read the sentences from the previous task. They should use the information to have a natural conversation. Model Quickly demonstrate with a student: A: Hi! I'm Ana. What's your name? B: I'm David. Nice to meet you. A: Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from? B: I'm from Chile. What about you? A: I'm from Peru. Where do you live? B: I live in Lima. Ask: "Are they just saying sentences or having a conversation?" Ss: Having a conversation. Round 1 – First conversation Time: 5 minutes Put Ss in pairs. Tell them: "You have three minutes. Meet your partner and find out about them. Try to ask follow-up questions." Monitor closely but do not interrupt unless communication breaks down. Listen for: good examples of language common errors pronunciation problems students who need support whether Ss are actually interacting rather than reading Round 2 – Change partners Time: 5 minutes Tell Ss: "Now change partners. You are meeting someone new again. This time, try to ask one or two follow-up questions." Encourage them to use: Really? That's interesting. What about you? Why? How often...? Monitor again and take notes. Do not correct during the activity because the main objective is fluency. Round 3 – New partner / challenge Time: 5 minutes If time allows, change partners again. Give Ss a slightly different challenge: "This time, don't just ask the questions from the board. Try to have a natural conversation. Find something you have in common." For example: Oh, you live in Lima? Me too! Really? I also study English on Saturdays. Monitor and collect examples for delayed feedback.

T provide positive feedback to encourage participation in class - T puts a few sentences from the monitoring on the slide. For example: ❌ I am from Peru and I live at Lima. ❌ Where you are from? ❌ I have English classes in Monday. ❌ I'm study English. T asks students to work in pairs for 1 minute: "Can you find and correct the mistakes?" Then, T elicits corrections: I live in Lima. Where are you from? I have English classes on Monday. I'm studying English. / I study English.