All About Me: Let's Chat (A2)

Objective & content

By the end, A2 students can answer personal questions aloud with an opinion or a reason, using past simple and because alongside the present. This getting-to-know-you speaking deck gives 24 "All about me" chat prompts with a sentence-frame scaffold for each. It plays on screen (draw and shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards.

Pedagogical guide

Use this A2 deck to move students from bare facts to justified opinions — every frame nudges a reason ("My favourite subject is ___ because ___.") or a past reference ("Last weekend I ___."). It works as a warm-up or as speaking practice once because, past simple and going to are familiar. The frame is a scaffold, not a script: students should feel free to extend it.

Suggested procedure

1. (2 min) Form groups of 3–4 and shuffle or display the deck.
2. (1 min) Model one card: read the question, answer using the frame plus a reason.
3. (8–10 min) Students take turns drawing a card and answering aloud, always giving a reason; the teacher circulates and asks a follow-up question where useful.
4. (2 min) Whole-class share-out: 2–3 students repeat their favourite answer and reason.

Adaptations

• [S] Complete the frame with one reason only; skip cards needing past simple if not yet secure.
• [A] Add a second reason, or ask the speaker a follow-up question themselves.

Materials & prerequisites

Plays on screen (draw/shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards. Assumes present simple, past simple, because, and personal-information vocabulary (family, school, free time).

Curriculum alignment

Maps to Cycle 3 "child and close environment" (FR 6e) — talking about oneself, one's family, and daily life with justified opinions.

Assessment & extensions

Listen for a complete frame plus reason as an informal speaking check. Extend into a written "About me" paragraph, or pair with the My Day and Free Time & Hobbies (A2) decks for a fuller self-portrait.