English
Conversation
Week 1-b
SUMMER 2015
Learning about people
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In this lesson we will practice asking questions about
people.
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We will discuss the different ways we can learn about
someone.
 Through
conversation.
 Through
social media.
 From
biographies.
Learning about people.
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What questions would you ask someone if you wanted to
know more about them?
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In pairs, write down as many questions as you can think
of. You have 2 minutes starting…
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Learning about people.
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What do you do in your free time?
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What kind of music do you like?
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Where are you from?
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What is your major?
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Who do you live with?
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What’s your phone number?
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What’s your email?
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Where do you go to school?
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Do you have any pets?
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When is your birthday?
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What is your star sign?
Star signs
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Aries Profile
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Symbol: the ram
Element: fire
Ruler: Mars
Characteristics: competitive, impulsive, independent, dynamic, quick-tempered, domineering,
trusting, honest
Aries celebrities: Maya Angelou, Warren Beatty, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, Joan
Crawford, Leonardo Da Vinci, Bette Davis, Celine Dion, Thomas Jefferson, Nikita Khrushchev,
Eddie Murphy, Vincent Van Gogh
Taurus Profile
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Symbol: the bull
Element: earth
Ruler: Venus
Characteristics: patient, dependable, practical, determined, artistic, loyal, stubborn, selfindulgent
Taurus celebrities: Bono, James Brown, Buddha, George Clooney, Salvador Dali, Queen
Elizabeth II, Duke Ellington, Sigmund Freud, Audrey Hepburn, Karl Marx, Willie Mays, William
Shakespeare, Barbra Streisand, Harry S. Truman, Orson Welles
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Gemini Profile
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Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Symbol: the twins
Element: air
Ruler: Mercury
Characteristics: curious, versatile, expressive, persuasive, changeable, clever, restless, talkative
Gemini celebrities: Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Judy Garland, Bob Hope,
Tom Jones, John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Marilyn Monroe, Brooke Shields, Queen Victoria,
Richard Wagner, Walt Whitman, William Butler Yeats
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Cancer Profile
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Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Symbol: the crab
Element: water
Ruler: Moon
Characteristics: tenacious, emotional, intuitive, sensitive, sympathetic, traditional, moody,
manipulative
Cancer celebrities: Pamela Anderson, P. T. Barnum, Julius Caesar, James Cagney, Bill Cosby,
Tom Cruise, Edgar Degas, Princess Diana, Harrison Ford, Ernest Hemingway, Helen Keller, Nelson
Mandela, Henry David Thoreau, Robin Williams
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Leo Profile
Leo (July 23-August 22)
Symbol: the lion
Element: fire
Ruler: Sun
Characteristics: dramatic, dignified, idealistic, ambitious, proud, generous, romantic,
overbearing
Leo celebrities: Lucille Ball, Napoleon Bonaparte, Fidel Castro, Bill Clinton, Cecil B. de Mille,
Henry Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Mick Jagger, Carl Jung, Madonna, Herman Melville, Mussolini,
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Robert Redford, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Virgo Profile
Virgo (August 23-September 22)
Symbol: the virgin
Element: earth
Ruler: Mercury
Characteristics: gentle, industrious, dependable, methodical, soft-spoken, humane, sincere,
easily worried
Virgo celebrities: Lauren Bacall, Johann Bach, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Jimmy Connors,
Queen Elizabeth I, Gloria Estefan, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, D. H. Lawrence, Sophia Loren,
Keanu Reeves, Leo Tolstoy, H. G. Wells
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Libra Profile
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Libra (September 23-October 22)
Symbol: the scales
Element: air
Ruler: Venus
Characteristics: cooperative, careful, artistic, persuasive, diplomatic, logical, indecisive, fickle
Libra celebrities: Julie Andrews, Brigitte Bardot, Michael Douglas, Mahatma Gandhi, Charlton
Heston, Jesse Jackson, John Lennon, Heather Locklear, Groucho Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche,
Pele, Eleanor Roosevelt, Will Smith, Bruce Springsteen
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Scorpio Profile
Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
Symbol: the scorpion
Element: water
Ruler: Pluto
Characteristics: passionate, penetrating, private, resourceful, loyal, determined,
temperamental, intolerant
Scorpio celebrities: Marie Antoinette, Prince Charles, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Marie Curie,
Jodie Foster, Bill Gates, Katharine Hepburn, John Keats, Robert F. Kennedy, Vivian Leigh,
George Patton, Pablo Picasso, Julia Roberts, Theodore Roosevelt, Winona Ryder, Sam Shepard,
Ted Turner
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Sagittarius Profile
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
Symbol: the archer
Element: fire
Ruler: Jupiter
Characteristics: generous, honest, daring, friendly, confident, enthusiastic, argumentative,
blunt
Sagittarius celebrities: Maria Callas, Andrew Carnegie, Winston Churchill, Dick Clark, Emily
Dickinson, Joe DiMaggio, Walt Disney, Jane Fonda, Bette Midler, Richard Pryor, Frank Sinatra,
Tina Turner, Mark Twain
Capricorn Profile
Capricorn (December 22-January 19)
Symbol: the goat
Element: earth
Ruler: Saturn
Characteristics: cautious, focused, responsible, serious, conventional, reliable, hardworking,
unforgiving
Capricorn celebrities: David Bowie, Paul Cezanne, Benjamin Franklin, Mel Gibson, Cuba
Gooding, Jr., Alexander Hamilton, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther King, Jr., Henri Matisse, Richard
Nixon, Edgar Allen Poe, Elvis Presley, Joseph Stalin, Mao Tse-tung
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Aquarius Profile
Aquarius (January 20-February 18)
Symbol: the water bearer
Element: air
Ruler: Uranus
Characteristics: independent, tolerant, unpredictable, strong-willed, curious, perceptive,
progressive, temperamental
Aquarius celebrities: Garth Brooks, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Thomas Edison, W. C. Fields,
Galileo, James Joyce, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Lindbergh, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Ronald Reagan, Vanessa Redgrave, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oprah Winfrey, Virginia Woolf
Pisces Profile
Pisces (February 19-March 20)
Symbol: the fish
Element: water
Ruler: Neptune
Characteristics: sensitive, compassionate, imaginative, adaptable, intuitive, idealistic, secretive,
vulnerable
Pisces celebrities: Drew Barrymore, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole,
Cindy Crawford, Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jerry Lewis, Liza Minelli,
Sidney Poitier, John Steinbeck, Elizabeth Taylor, George Washington
Discussion questions
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Do you think star signs are accurate?
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Why do people believe them?
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Do some Korean people have similar beliefs?
Learning about people.
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What do you do in your free time?
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What kind of music do you like?
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Where are you from?
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What is your major?
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Who do you live with?
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What’s your phone number?
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What’s your email?
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Where do you go to school?
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Do you have any pets?
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When is your birthday?
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What is your star sign?
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Practice asking and answering questions with your partner
Learning about people
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One way we can learn about people is through social
media.
Learning about people
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One way we can learn about people is through social
media.
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What information do people share on social media?
Learning about people
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One way we can learn about people is through social
media.
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What information do people share on social media?
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In groups of 4, discuss the information that people share
on social media.
Learning about people
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One way we can learn about people is through social
media.
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What information do people share on social media?
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In groups of 4, discuss the information that people share
on social media.
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You have five minutes, starting…
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Reading
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As a class we will read an article about social media.
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As we read, take notes on the facts in the reading
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Then you will answer some comprehension questions.
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Social Media
A new report on the Internet and how we use it says that more of us are using
social media. The Pew Research Centre's Internet and American Life Project
surveyed 2,277 U.S. adults about their Internet use. About two-thirds of Internet
users now belong to social networking sites. Pew reports that ninety-three per
cent of social network users have joined Facebook, up from 73 per cent in
2009. The continued rise in Facebook’s popularity contrasts with the decline of
MySpace. Twenty-three per cent of those questioned said they had a
MySpace profile, down from 48 per cent in 2009. Twitter continues to attract
more users, with 11 per cent of respondents saying they use it, up from 6 per
cent in 2009.
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The report showed big differences between how men and women use social
media and how we manage our privacy. Women are more likely than men to
delete friends. Sixty-seven per cent of women said they have deleted friends
compared with 58 per cent of men. The study reported that men are almost
twice as likely as women to have posted messages, photos or videos that they
later regret. Fifteen per cent of men said they have done this, compared with
eight per cent of women. The study also showed women to be more cautious
who they share information with. Two-thirds of women use the highest privacy
settings, sharing data only with friends. Less than half of the men did so.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or T / F
false (F).
a. A new report says women are more reluctant to join social media sites.
b. A research center questioned over 2,200 people about social media.
T/F
c. Facebook is experiencing opposite fortunes to MySpace.
T/F
d. Eleven per cent of those questioned said they use Twitter.
T/F
e. It is more probable for a man to delete friends on social media sites.
T/F
f.
Men are more likely to have posted something they now regret.
T/F
g. The report says women share information more freely than men.
T/F
h. The report says men use more privacy settings than women.
T/F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
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report
surveyed
rise
decline
attract
manage
deleted
regret
likely
data
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increase
removed
fall
handle
questioned
information
woo
study
feel sorry about
probable
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
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the Internet and how
surveyed
up from 73
The continued rise in Facebook’s
Twitter continues to
how we manage
Women are more likely than men to
delete friends
8. men are almost twice
9. videos that they later
10. the highest privacy
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
our privacy
popularity
attract more users
to delete friends
2,277 U.S. adults
settings
we use it
h. regret
i. per cent in 2009
j. as likely as women
Discussion:
In groups of 4 discuss the benefits of
social media:
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Discussion:
In groups of 4 discuss the negatives
of social media:
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Biographies
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A biography is a piece of written or film that tells us
about the life of someone.
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An autobiography is a piece of writing or film about our
own lives.
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We will now watch a short Biography about Mahatma
Gandhi.
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As you watch, take notes so that you can answer the
questions after.
Learning about people.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader.
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old.
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869.
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930.
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister.
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948.
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old.
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader. ✓
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old.
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869.
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930.
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister.
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948.
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old.
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader. ✓
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old.
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869. ✓
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930.
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister.
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948.
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old.
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader. ✓
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old.
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869. ✓
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930.
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister. ✓
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948.
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old.
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader. ✓
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old.
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869. ✓
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930.
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister. ✓
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948.
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old. ✓
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader. ✓
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old. ✓
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869. ✓
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930.
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister. ✓
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948.
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old. ✓
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader. ✓
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old. ✓
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869. ✓
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930. ✓
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister. ✓
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948.
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old. ✓
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
A. The most important Indian leader. ✓
B. A Hindu.
C. The king of India.
6. When was his first child born?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 15 years old. ✓
C. When he was 50 years old.
2. When was he born?
A. On the 22nd October 1869.
B. On the 2nd October 1869. ✓
C. On the 2nd October 1896.
7. When was the Salt March?
A. On the 12th of March 1930. ✓
B. On the 12th of March 1913.
C. On the 20th of March 1930.
3. Who was his father?
A. His mother's husband.
B. A Politician.
C. A Prime Minister. ✓
8. When was Gandhi assassinated?
A. On the 3rd of January 1948.
B. On the 30th of January 1948. ✓
C. On the 13th of January 1948.
4. When was he first married?
A. When he was young.
B. When he was 13 years old. ✓
C. When he was 30 years old.
Learning about people.
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What information would you put in your biography?
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Discuss it in groups of 4:
Learning about people.
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What information would you put in your biography?
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Discuss it in groups of 4:
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You have five minutes starting…
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Learning about people.
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Write a quick biography about yourself. (about 150
words)
 Include
your date of birth.
 Information
about your parents
 Educational
 Work
history
history
 Accomplishments
Learning about people.
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You have ten minutes to write your autobiography.
Learning about people.
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You have ten minutes to write your autobiography.
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Start now!
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Learning about people
 Share
your autobiography with your
group and ask each other questions.