Who are you, and what do you do? In this lesson, students will discuss and describe people and their various backgrounds. This lesson features audio of people talking about themselves. Students will also learn and practice the verb “to be” and vocabulary relating to this topic. This lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Lesson Objectives

To discuss and describe people and their backgrounds

To learn and practice the verb “to be”

To develop speaking and listening skills

To learn and use new vocabulary relating to the topic

Audio

Listen to the audio to learn how people describe themselves to others for the first time. What’s your name? Where are you from? What do you study? It is a pleasure to meet you! Learn how to introduce yourself in any situation.

Audio Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

conference [noun]: a big, formal meeting in which big groups of people get together to listen to talks on a particular subject; a small, private meeting to discuss a particular matter or problem

occupation [noun]: a person’s job

owner [noun]: someone who owns something or has some property

business partner [noun]: a person with whom you do business with or run a company with

multinational [adjective]: involving or relating to more than two countries, nationalities, or nations

married [adjective]: having a wife or husband

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