Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Warm-up: What Makes a Fair Job?
a) Aims
- Ss activate their ideas about gender equality in the workplace.
- Ss recall the passive form with a modal verb.
b) Content
T asks: 'What makes a good job applicant?' Ss brainstorm in pairs. T then writes the sentence 'Every applicant should be assessed fairly.' on the board and asks: 'Which words show the passive?'
c) Expected outcomes
- A brainstormed list of qualities (e.g., skills, experience, honesty, teamwork).
- Expected answer: 'should be assessed' = modal + be + past participle; the applicant receives the action.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T asks Ss: 'What makes a good job applicant?' and gives 1 minute for pairs to brainstorm.
Students
Ss think in pairs and call out ideas such as skills, experience, honesty and teamwork.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T writes Ss' ideas on the board, then writes 'Every applicant should be assessed fairly.' and asks: 'Which verb form comes after should?'
Students
Ss look at the sentence and notice 'be assessed' (be + past participle).
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2 or 3 pairs to share their list and explain the meaning of the sentence.
Students
Ss answer, e.g., 'Applicants should be judged fairly, based on their skills.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T links the warm-up to the lesson: today we review the modal passive, comparisons, relative clauses and pronunciation. T writes the title 'Review 3 – Language' on the board.
Students
Ss write the title and the lesson aim in their notebooks.