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All about me

Writing. An online profile.

is personal information about you and the things you like doing that appears on a website.

1 Read the two online profiles. Which person is most like you? Why?

= “ most similar to you ”

Which topics are mentioned in these profiles ( age, username, school, etc.) ?

• age
• username
• school
• appearance
• personality
• hobbies
• number of posts
• where they live
• what they are learning to do
• what their friends think about them

2 Read the Prepare to write box. Which phrases do Tom and Felicity use in their profiles?

Answers

Tom uses:

I’m (Tom)

I think I’m (quite intelligent and very friendly).

I’m really into (music)

Felicity uses:

My name’s (Felicity)

I’m from (Australia)

My hobbies are (fashion, fashion and fashion)

I’m learning (to play the drums) at the moment

I’m (fairly confident)

I’m (a bit careless)

My friends say I’m (cheerful and friendly)

PREPARE TO WRITE

An online profile

In an online profile:

• introduce yourself: I’m…, My name’s…, I’m from…
• say what kind of person you are: (I think) I’m very/quite…, My friends say I’m…, I can sometimes be…
• talk about your hobbies and interests: I’m interested in…, I’m (really) into…, My hobbies are…
• say what you’re learning at the moment: At the moment I’m…, Right now I’m...

3 Look at the underlined verbs in the profiles. What verb form do tom and Flic use for:

present simple

1 their likes and dislikes, and things they do regularly?

2 things they’re doing at the moment?

present continuous

4 Look at the highlighted adverbs in the profiles. Add them to the table.

Make adjectives weaker

Make adjectives weaker

guite

guite

Make adjectives stronger

Make adjectives stronger

fairly

very

a bit

really

Race

Write down as many of the adjectives for personality (from Exercise 4 and 5 on page 10) as you can in one minute .

5 Complete the sentences for you.

1 I’m very…

2 I’m fairly…

3 Sometimes I’m quite…

4 My friends say I’m …

5 I think I can be a bit...

6 Make notes for your online profile. Use the ideas to help you.

• my name
• facts about me
• what I’m like

• hobbies and interests
• things I’m learning at the moment

7 Write your online profile.

1 Use the plan and phrases in the Prepare to write box.

2 Use adverbs to make adjectives stronger and weaker.

3 Write about 80 words.

4 Remember to check your spelling and grammar.

I’m Victor and I’m from Manchester in England.

I love sport and I’m really into football.

I play every day with my friends and I’m in the school team, too.

There are two fantastic football teams in Manchester - it’s a very good place for football!

I’m quite confident and I like learning new things.

At the moment I’m learning to play ice hockey.

It’s fairly difficult, but I know I can do it.

Write your online profile.

Презентация составлена на основе материалов учебника Prepare 4. Second Edition. Level B1 / James Styring, Nicolas Tims. Издательство Cambridge University Press, 2022