Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Mime and guess the job
Aims
To activate prior knowledge of jobs and introduce the topic 'My future job' in a fun way.
Content
Ss watch the teacher mime different jobs (a doctor checking the heart, a teacher writing on the board, a firefighter putting out a fire) and guess the job in English. Then Ss ask the warm-up question 'What would you like to be in the future?' to their neighbour.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three jobs in English and answer the warm-up question with 'I would like to be a …'.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Let's play Mime and guess! I will act a job. You guess the job in English.' T mimes a doctor checking a patient's heart. T asks: 'What is my job?'
Pupils
Ss look carefully and guess aloud. Expected answer: 'You are a doctor!'
Teacher
T mimes a teacher, a firefighter and a reporter (with a microphone). T asks Ss to say the job in full sentences: 'You are a teacher.' T writes the words on the board.
Pupils
Ss stand up if they know the answer and say the job. Expected answers: 'She is a teacher.' 'He is a firefighter.' 'She is a reporter.'
Teacher
T asks pairs: 'What would you like to be in the future?' and invites two pairs to answer in front of the class.
Pupils
Ss ask and answer in pairs. Expected answer: 'I would like to be a doctor.' / 'I would like to be a dentist.'
Teacher
T praises the class and says: 'Today we will learn more jobs and how to talk about our dreams.' T writes the title 'My future job' on the board.
Pupils
Ss copy the title into their notebooks.