Begin by asking ss about ways to meet new people in Algeria. Ask: "Do people use the Internet to make new friends here?" "What do you think about social networking?" "What do you think about online friends?" Show students the Friend Finder profiles for Ted and Ana. Tell ss to work in groups to answer the question: "What kind of information did these people include?" Listen for "They both" and "So does she." Ss should discuss similarities and differences.

Show ss the picture of Ted and Ana. Ask ss to make a guess: "Where are these people?" "What are they doing?" "What has just happened?" "Do they know each other?"

Tell ss to listen to the conversation and check their predictions. Play Track 1. Ask ss if they were correct in their predicitons. Tell them we are going to listen to the conversation again, and this time they will listen for 3 facts about Ana's background. They can take notes, if they'd like. Play Track 1 again. Have ss check their answers together. Point out how Ana gives additional information: "Yes, I am...I was born...Yes, I did but...) Give ss the handout and have them quickly practice the conversation in pairs. Monitor and correct. Tell ss we are going to listen to the rest of the conversation. They do not need to understand every word, but they will listen for two more things they learn about Ted. Play Track 2. Have ss share what they heard. Ask if there were any words that ss did not understand. Add to board.

Tell ss we are going to work on talking about ourselves and our lives. Write two questions on the board: "Where _______ you born?" and "When _______ you move to Los Angeles?" Ask ss to complete them. Give ss Grammar Focus handout. Ask ss what is the difference between the questions on the left and those on the right. (i.e. "be" vs. "did") Ask "What is the difference between these types of questions?" "How do we know which one to use (be or did)?" (if the question contains be/did we use it in the answer) Have ss look at Grammar Focus box and play Track 3. Model answering question 1. Have ss complete exercise, then check answers in pairs. Afterwards, have ss practice asking the questions and giving answers. Monitor, and after several tries, stop and ask one ss "Where were you born? Did you grow up there?" and have them answer with their own information. Tell ss to ask questions of each other in pairs. Monitor. Error correction on board.

Ask ss questions regarding immigration: "Are there a lot of immigrants here?" "Where are they from?" "What do you think they miss?" "What do you think they find difficult?" Tell ss they are going to listen to an interview with two immigrants. Tell ss they are to listen to find out where they are from. Play Track 4. Now give ss the chart. Tell ss we will listen again, and they will write key words and phrases, not full sentences. ICQ: "Are you going to write full sentences?" "What will you write?" Play Track 4 again and have ss complete the chart. Have ss check answers in pairs.

Tell ss they are going to discuss some other difficulties immigrants might face. Give them 5 minutes to discuss in pairs, then have them share their answers with the class. Use the board to develop a word web.