Beginners Level >> Conversation Materials/Surveys/Pairwork Activities >> Students are put into groups of 2 or 4 and need to ask questions (all 'to be' or basic present simple) to complete the information they have on a group of people. This type of 'information gap' or 'jigsaw' activity is very good at prompting communication in students.
To Be and Present Simple Information Gap
Beginner
Student A
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Name
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Age
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Job
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Live
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Smoke
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Languages
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Family
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John
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27
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Yes
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2
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Wife and two children
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Sara
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31
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Secretary
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Paris
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Yes
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1
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Mike
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17
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3
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Wife
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Christian
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38
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Julia
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Model
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Berlin
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Yes
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|
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Susan
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46
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Pilot
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New York
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No
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1
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Bill
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Chicago
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No
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4
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Wife and four children
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Carol
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30
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dentist
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Husband and one child
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Student B
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NAME
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Age
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Job
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Live
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Smoke
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Languages
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Family
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John
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Waiter
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London
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Sara
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Single
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Mike
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Student
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Rome
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No
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Christian
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Teacher
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Milan
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Yes
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6
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Single
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Julia
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32
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2
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Husband and one child
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Susan
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Single
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Bill
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46
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postman
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Carol
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Madrid
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Yes
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5
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