All About Me: ESL Worksheets, Lessons and Plans
66 worksheets, 18 lessons, 7 vocabulary decks and 4 shadowing scripts · People & me
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All about me worksheets
66 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
All about me lessons
18 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
All about me vocabulary
7 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
All about me shadowing
Listen, repeat, record and compare: short scripts for pronunciation and fluency.
About All about me
All about me is where most courses begin, and for good reason: learners need to give their name, age, nationality, likes and dislikes before they can do almost anything else in English. It is also the fastest way for you to get to know a new group and for students to hear one another speak.
At Kids and A1 level the topic pairs with the verb to be, have/has, possessive adjectives, spelling names aloud and numbers for age and phone numbers. At A2 and B1 learners move on to present simple for habits, like + -ing and short personal profiles. At C1 and C2 the same theme becomes identity, personal values and self-presentation, useful for interviews and personal statements.
On this page you will find printable worksheets, ready-to-teach lessons and vocabulary flashcard decks, filtered by level so you can pick a first-day activity that matches your class.
Teaching tips: All about me
- Model a short "about me" talk yourself first, with a photo or two, so learners have a clear example to copy before they speak.
- Run a find-someone-who with facts from the class profiles to turn a writing task into a mingling speaking activity.
- Watch for "I have 12 years" from Romance-language speakers and drill "I'm 12" early before it fossilises.
- Let lower-level learners draw or stick pictures on their profile and label them, while stronger students write full sentences on the same sheet.
- Keep the profiles and repeat the task at the end of term so students can see how much more they can say.
Questions teachers ask
What should an All About Me lesson cover at A1?
Name, age, nationality or city, family members, favorite things and simple likes and dislikes, using be, have/has and like. Spelling your name and giving numbers are also core A1 skills here.
Is this topic only for the first lesson?
No. It works as a diagnostic on day one, but higher-level materials on identity, values and self-presentation can be used at any point in a C1 or C2 course.
How do I handle students who don't want to share personal details?
Let them invent a character or use a celebrity profile instead; the language practice is the same and nobody has to reveal anything private.