第一节课的自我介绍最容易落入俗套,所以教师对开场白要进行精心的准备。例如,有一年我用了如下方法:In order to know each other, please tell us your name. Don’t tell us your age because that’s your secret. Then please tell us three of your strong points.因为是谈论自己,每个人都能够找到自己所要表达的内容。还有一年,我做了如下开场白:In front of you stands a strange man who is going to teach you English in the following three years. Can you guess what kind of person he is? Please take his physical condition, age, etc into consideration. 话音一落,学生们就开始踊跃举手发言。因为这个问题激起了他们的好奇心,谁都想一试身手。