Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Opening Exchange: Predict the Topic
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about equal opportunities at work and predict the topic of the conversation.
b) Content
T writes the question on the board: “Should a job be open to everyone with the right training, regardless of gender?” Ss discuss in pairs (Think-Pair-Share) two questions: (1) What do you think the opening conversation is about? (2) Which words do you expect to hear?
c) Expected outcomes
Ss’ predictions, for example: “It is about gender equality in jobs.” Expected words: equal, job, training, gender, fair. Class agrees on the key idea: gender equality in jobs and training.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the question on the board and asks: “Look at the question. What do you think today’s conversation is about?” T gives 1 minute for pair discussion.
Students
Ss read the question silently and prepare their thoughts.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors pairs and encourages Ss to use simple English. T helps weaker pairs with prompts such as “Is it about jobs? Is it about boys and girls?”
Students
Pairs discuss. Expected answer: “I think it is about whether men and women can do the same jobs, like teaching young children.”
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on 2–3 pairs to share predictions and writes key words on the board.
Students
Representative Ss report, for example: “We think it is about equal opportunities for teachers.” Other Ss add: “Maybe about training and qualification.”
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms: “Yes, the conversation is about gender equality in jobs. Today we will read the conversation and learn how to talk about it.” T writes the title “Gender equality” on the board.
Students
Ss copy the title and the key topic into their notebooks.