Richard Murray is introduced as a new teacher from another country who will teach anatomy. The students are curious to know more about their new teacher. Some questions they may ask Richard Murray include where he is from, if he has visited their country before, how long he plans to stay, and what his impressions are of the people and country. The students are then instructed to work in pairs to form 5 questions they would ask Richard Murray to learn more about him.

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LESSON-2:
Activity 5: Pair work
Welcome Aboard!: Asking Question
Richard Murray is you New Teacher who has come to your country for the first time. On the first
class He introduces him as your new teacher who would teach you Anatomy. ertainly most of
you are curious to know more about your new teacher. What are the probable questions you may
ask Mr. Richard Murray to know about him.
Some of the expressions that you may choose to use are given below as examples.
 Where do you come from or Do you come from..........?
 Have you been to Bangladesh before? or Is this your first visit........?
 How long do plan to stay here? Or Are you planning to..........?
 What is your impression of the people here? What do you think of..............?
Now work with your partner to form 5 questions that you would ask Mr. Richard Murray and
write them below:
Work Sheet:
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Activity 6: Pair Works
Conversation Questions and replies
Direction: Read the following sentences and fill in the grid below in the work sheet.
In colum B write the questions and in column C write the replies that you think are appropriate
for the concern in a conversation with someone.
1. “Did you see the cricket match last night?”
2. “I am confident that you’re looking for someone like me”.
3. “Oh, yeah! That was so exciting!”
4. Look at weather today? It’s so humid.”
5. “Why do you think so?”
6. “What do you do for living?”
7. “I think this is my first meeting with you, right Sir?”
8. “I am fine. It’s not so uncomfortable.”
9. It’s nice to meet you. I have heard so much about you from Jasmine”
10. “How do you like the school?”
11. ‘When did you move here?”
12. “Not really. We met at the Dean’s Office”
WORK SHEET
PEOPLE QUESTION (Column B) REPLY(Column C)
A Classmate
A teacher
A possible employer
Someone you met in the bus
A neighbor