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ASK YOUR FRIEND

Information-gap activities

Speaking practice A2/B1

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ASK YOUR FRIEND

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Information-gap activities

My Day

My last week

My hobbies

My last year

My last holidays

teacher's notes

My Day

check

Wednesday

Friday

Monday

Sunday

7:30 pm

8:30 pm

6:30 am

2:50 pm

get up

do the shopping

watch TV
read a book

3:00 pm

12:30 pm

8:00 am

7:40 am

start school

have a shower

arrive home
have lunch

7:10 am

6:40 am

3:45 pm

5:00 pm

have dinner

finish school

have breakfast
brush teeth

5:30 pm

6:15 pm

11:30 pm

4:45 pm

go to bed

do homework

do the ironing
go for a walk

My Day

check

Friday

Monday

Wednesday

Sunday

8:30 pm

6:30 am

7:30 pm

2:50 pm

watch TV

read a book

do the shopping
get up

12:30 pm

8:00 am

7:40 am

3:00 pm

arrive home

have lunch

start school
have a shower

5:00 pm

3:45 pm

6:40 am

7:10 am

brush teeth

have breakfast

have dinner
finish school

4:45 pm

11:30 pm

5:30 pm

6:15 pm

do the ironing

go for a walk

do homework
go to bed

My hobbies

check

Sunday

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

7:10 am

9:30 am

am

am

9:15
8.20

have a dance class

watch TV

paint

do yoga

6:00 pm

5:30 pm

pm

am

11.15
7:00

play board games

study French

do gardening

read a book

Tuesday

Thursday

Saturday

8:30 am

1:30 pm

am

am

5:30
9:00

go fishing

ride a bike

play golf

go for a walk

5:30 pm

6:15 pm

pm

pm

8:15
4:45

listen to music with friends

play tennis

go bowling

cook

My Hobbies

check

Sunday

Wednesday

Friday

Monday

am

am

am

8:20

9:15

7:10

am

9:30

have a dance class

watch TV

paint

do yoga

pm

am

pm

pm

11.15

6:00
5:30

7:00

play board games

study French

read a book

do gardening

Tuesday

Saturday

Thursday

5:30

am

9:00

pm

am

am

1:30
8:30

go for a walk

play golf

go fishing

ride a bike

pm

8:15

pm

pm

pm

4:45

5:30
6:15

listen to music with friends

play tennis

go bowling

cook

My last week

check

Wednesday

Friday

Monday

Sunday

in the morning

10:30 am

am

in the afternoon
8:00

got up

played football

went to the gym

watched a movie

1:30 pm

in the evening

in the afternoon
at noon

had dinner at an Italian restaurant

exercised at the gym

had dinner with friends

had lunch

Tuesday

Thursday

Saturday

around noon

in the afternoon

pm

am

8:30
2:30

met a friend at a cafe

read a book

played basketball

went to the theater

in the afternoon

in the afternoon

pm

pm

5:15
11:30

took a nap

went to bed

visited a museum

went for a walk

My last week

check

Wednesday

Friday

Monday

Sunday

am

8:30

in the afternoon

10:30
in the morning

played football

went to the gym

got up

watched a movie

in the afternoon

pm

at noon

in the evening
1:30

had dinner with friends

exercised at the gym

had dinner at an Italian restaurant

had lunch

Tuesday

Thursday

Saturday

2:30

am

pm

8:30

in the afternoon

around noon

met a friend at a cafe

played basketball

read a book

went to the theater

5:15

11:30

pm

pm

in the afternoon
in the afternoon

visited a museum

went for a walk

took a nap

went to bed

My last holidays

My last holidays were very exciting! First, I went 1. __________ in the mountains. It was great to sleep in a tent under the stars. I also 2. __________ with friends, and we took lots of photos of 3. _________. Then, I visited relatives in 4. ___________. It was nice to see my family again. After that, I went to the beach and 5. ____________ every day. I even tried surfing for the first time! It was difficult, but fun. I also went to Italy and took a cooking class. I learned to make 6. _________. And of course, I ate traditional food in Italy – it was delicious! One day, I explored a 7. ________________ . It was very old and interesting. At the end of 8. __________ I stayed in a cabin in the forest. It was quiet and peaceful. I also rode a bicycle around the countryside and saw beautiful views. For some fun, I visited a theme park! In August, I went to 9. ______________. . The music was great! I also bought souvenirs for everyone back home. At the end of August, I spent some time 10. ___________ where I watched movies and relaxed. It was a wonderful holiday!

camping
wildlife
went hiking
another city
swam in the sea
new dishes
famous castle
July
a music festival
at home

check

My last holidays

My last holidays were very exciting! First, I went camping in the mountains. It was great to sleep in 1. _________________. I also went hiking with friends, and we took lots of photos of wildlife. Then, I visited relatives in another city. It was nice to see my family again. After that, I went to the beach and swam in the sea every day. I even tried 2. __________ for the first time! It was difficult, but fun. I also went to 3. ____________ and took a cooking class. I learned to make new dishes. And of course, I ate 4. _____________ in Italy – it was delicious! One day, I explored a famous castle. It was very old and 5. _____________ . At the end of July, I stayed in a cabin in the forest. It was quiet and peaceful. I also 6. _________________ around the countryside and saw 7. _______________. For some fun, I visited a theme park! In August, I went to a music festival. The music was great! I also bought 8. _____________ for everyone back home. At the end of August, I spent some time at home where I 9. _____________ and relaxed. It was a wonderful holiday!

a tent under the stars
surfing
Italy
traditional food
interesting
rode a bicycle
beautiful views
souvenirs
watched movies

check

Last year

Last year was a good year with some fun things happening in different months. In March, when the weather started to get a bit warmer, I planted some flowers in my garden. I planted red and yellow ones. But earlier in 1.____________, I visited a museum with my school friends. We went to see 2. ___________ and learned a lot. In June, I went to the beach many times with my family. I really liked 3. _____________ in the sea. Also in June, because it was so hot, I ate ice cream almost every day. My favourite flavour was 4.___________. In September, after the summer holidays, I helped my family with the apple harvest. We picked green and red apples. Later in 5.______________, when the evenings got a bit cooler, I watched some 6.____________________ on TV about animals. In December, I learned how to 7.____________ at the local rink. I fell down a few times! My birthday is also in December, so I had a great party. My best friends came, and we 8. ______________. Throughout the whole year, I listened to a lot of pop music on my phone. And sometimes, I played 9._____________ with my brother in the evenings.

January
old cars
swimming
strawberry
September
interesting documentaries
ice skate
played games
video games

check

Last year

Last year was a good year with some fun things happening in different months. In 1.____________, when the weather started to get a bit warmer, I planted some flowers in 2.____________. I planted red and yellow ones. But earlier in January, I 3._______________ with my school friends. We went to see old cars and learned a lot. In June, I went to the beach many times with 4.____________. I really liked swimming in the sea. Also in June, because it was so hot, I 5. ____________ almost every day. My favourite flavour was strawberry. In September, after the summer holidays, I 6._________________ with the apple harvest. We picked 7._____________ apples. Later in September, when the evenings got a bit cooler, I watched some interesting documentaries on TV about 8.___________ . In December, I learned how to ice skate at the local rink. I fell down a few times! My birthday is also in December, so I had a great party. My best friends came, and we played games. Throughout the whole year, I listened to a lot of 9._____________ on my phone. And sometimes, I played video games with my brother in the evenings.

March
my garden
visited a museum
my family
ate ice cream
helped my family
green and red
animals
pop music

check

Great job!!!

Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!

Past Simple practice

Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!

Past Simple practice

Present Simple + times practice

Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
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Present Simple practice

Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!

How to use

The aim of these activities is to practice asking questions and draw students' attention to correct spelling. The set contains activities on Present Simple - everyday activities and hobbies, Past simple - last weekend, last holiday and last year activities. All the activities are based on the idea of information gap in which students need to find the missing information from their partner. The exercises are designed so that the students had to ask a variety of questions, not only the basic ones.
PAIR-WORK ACTIVITY - ask ss to look at the ideas presented and the missing information. Ask them to prepare all the questions before they start the activity. Review briefly if they are correct. Tell them to ask their partner / friend to answer their questions. The other person does the same. When they have finished, click check to see if they are correct. If some of the answers are wrong, they can give ss the opportunity to practice extra questions such as, 'Can you repeat what they did ...?' or 'How do you spell that?'
CLASS ACTIVITY - show version A of the activity to the class. Tell the ss to prepare the questions to the missing information. Ask them one by one and give them the missing info filling in the blanks. Ask ss to come to the board and write them in.
EXTRA PRACTICE - at the end of each activity, ask ss to write the full texts with all the information they gathered.

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Past Simple practice

Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!
Instructions
Look at the information you have and don't have.
Think of a question to ask.
Ask you friend and get the answer.
Write your answer in the gap. Remember to spell correctly.
Check!