1. Cut out Identity Cards and distribute to students. There are blank identity cards at
the bottom to add more.
2. Have the class identify what each line pertains to (e.g., Line 1: name, Line 2: age,
Line 3: city of residence, etc.) and what verb is used for each line (e.g., Line 1: to be,
Line 2: to be, Line 3: to live, etc.). Usually just by writing what verb to use for each
line on the board is helpful enough, versus writing the full question and response on
the board.
3. As a reminder, practice the question and response for Line 1.
4. From this point, there are many different activities to do. Here are just a few:
a. Find someone who is Australian, lives in Europe, etc.
b. Students ask their partner then introduce them to the class.
c. For one-on-one tutoring, do two or three times using different identity cards.
By the end of the class, students won’t forget how to ask and answer these basic
questions!
Also, I like to have a world map displayed for students to locate the different countries
once they have identified the country name (since only the capital and nationality are
on the identity cards).
Amy Lu
30 years old
Tokyo
Japanese
Chef
Single
No children
Jane Sanders
69 years old
Canberra
Australian
Retired
Married
2 sons
Jacob Miller
43 years old
Washington D.C
American
Lawyer
Single
No children
Lauren Jenson
35 years old
Oslo
Norwegian
Actress
Divorced
3 daughters
Jessica Jenson
14 years old
Helsinki
Finnish
Student
Unemployed
No children
Alexander Halkias
28 years old
Athens
Greek
Singer
Married
1 child
Nicholas O’Reilly
37 years old
Dublin
Irish
Mechanic
Single
No children
William Clark
42 years old
Ottawa
Canadian
Plumber
Divorced
5 children
Joshua Somorski
51 years old
Warsaw
Polish
Judge
Married
2 sons, 2 daughters
Maximilian Vom Hofe
20 years old
Berlin
German
Painter
Single
No children
Patrizia Marino
62 years old
Rome
Italian
Doctor
Married
1 son, 1 daughter
Ashley Sowala
50 years old
Santiago
Chilean
Professor
Married
1 step daughter, 1 son
Tim Molendik
49 years old
Amsterdam
Dutch
Engineer
Divorced
3 daughters, 1 son
Brandon Gruber
44 years old
Vienna
Austrian
Pilot
Divorced
4 sons
Christopher Novak
40 years old
Zurich
Swiss
Doctor
Divorced
1 daughter
Pierre Martin
57 years old
Paris
French
Baker
Divorced
2 children
Luiz Fernando
23 years old
Brasilia
Brazilian
Dancer
Single
1 child
Daniel Nielsen
31 years old
Copenhagen
Danish
Athlete
Single
No children
Carlos Sanchez
46 years old
Mexico City
Mexican
Policeman
Married
2 step sons
Jackie Chan
60 years old
Beijing
Chinese
Actor
Married
1 daughter
Aleksandra Zell
29 years old
Moscow
Russian
Musician
Single
No children
Lee Chung
47 years old
Seoul
South Korean
Teacher
Married
4 children
Elizabeth Hanne
19 years old
Ankara
Turkish
Student
Single
No children
Alice Ackermann
39 years old
London
British
Dentist
Divorced
1 child