Grade 7 English My Name:_____________________

Getting to Know You

Interview a Classmate I’m Interviewing:_____________________

REMEMBER:

When you ask a question, LISTEN to the answer. (“I have two sisters.”)

ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION about the answer. (“Oh, really? Tell me about them.”)

TAKE NOTES, but don’t try to write down every word.

Where are you from?

Where have you lived?

What three words describe you best?

Tell me about your family. (Remember…grandparents, cousins, etc.)

Do you have some favorite relatives? Tell me about them.

Tell me about your pets.

Favorites:

• Favorite foods.
• Favorite music.
• Favorite movies.
• Favorite books and authors.
• Favorite actors and actresses.
• Etc.

How did you spend this last summer?

What was an interesting thing that happened to you this summer?

What was a funny thing that once happened to you?

What was a sad thing that happened to you?

What was an embarrassing thing that happened to you?

What is your earliest memory?

What are your most favorite possessions?

Do you play any sports? Are you very good?

What sports do you play; what sports do you mainly watch?

Any favorite athletes?

What would be your dream job when you grow up?

Would you like to be married? Why or why not?

Would you like to have children? How many? Why or why not?

Have you ever met anyone famous?

Have you ever had to go to the hospital?

Have you ever won anything?

Do you have artistic talent? musical talent? dancing talent? singing talent? acting talent?

What’s something that really bothers you?

What’s something that really makes you happy?

What people do you really respect or admire? Why?

Who are your best friends? Tell me about them. What kind of people do you seem to like?

What is your favorite place in the world to go?

What place in the world would you like to go to, but you’ve never been?

Let answers to questions lead to more questions! Everyone has something interesting to say. You need to find those interesting things about your partner.