Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Jobs mime game
Aims
Ss recall the names of jobs and get ready for the lesson topic My future job.
Content
T mimes a job (for example, a doctor checking a patient) and Ss guess the job in English. Ss use the question 'Are you a teacher?' or 'Is it a doctor?' before saying the answer.
Expected outcomes
Ss say the names of at least three jobs in English and make the question 'Is it a ...?' correctly.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Let's play a mime game! I will show you a job. Guess the job in English.' T mimes a job and gives a clue: 'Hint: You help people when they are sick.'
Pupils
Ss listen carefully and look at the mime.
Teacher
T mimes several jobs (teacher, firefighter, doctor). T asks: 'What is it?' and prompts: 'Is it a ...?'
Pupils
Ss guess aloud: 'Is it a doctor?' / 'It is a firefighter!' Ss who guess correctly come to the front to mime the next job.
Teacher
T asks: 'What jobs did you guess today?' and writes the words on the board.
Pupils
Ss say the job names they know: 'Teacher, doctor, firefighter.'
Teacher
T says: 'Good job! Today we will learn more jobs and talk about our future job.' T introduces the topic title My future job.
Pupils
Ss open their notebooks and write the title My future job.