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Activity type: Information-gap puzzle

Time: 10–15 minutes

Preparation:  Click here to download the activity sheets. Print them out. Photocopy one set of five cards for each group of five students.

Procedure: Divide the class into groups of five students. Give each student in every group a card from the same set. If there aren't enough students for a group of five, give one student two cards. Tell students that they each have one piece of information about someone. Explain that the task is to ask questions and complete the form with the missing information. Encourage students to reply politely if they don't have the information by saying "I'm sorry. I don't know." For less advanced students, write the following models on the board:

    What's X's address?
    What's X's phone number?
    What's X's date of birth/birthday?
    What's X's major?
    What's X's hometown?
Option: To make the activity a little more difficult, have students work as a class instead of in small groups.

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