Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Guess the future house
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge of houses and household items, recall the vocabulary of the unit, and get interested in the topic of future houses.
b) Content
T describes an item orally, without showing it, and Ss guess the word from the vocabulary list. Example clues:
- 'It cleans the dishes after dinner.' (dishwasher)
- 'It works without wires.' (wireless)
- 'It uses light from the sun.' (solar energy)
Then T asks: 'What will your house be like in 2050?' and 'Will your house have a robot?'
c) Expected outcomes
Ss give the correct words: dishwasher, wireless, solar energy, and a few predictions in short answers, for example 'Yes, it will.' or 'It will have a robot.'
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T says: 'Let's play a guessing game about future houses. I will describe a word, and you guess it.' T shows the target words on the board, then reads the first clue.
Students
Ss listen carefully and look at the list of eight words on the board.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives clues one by one and monitors the room, helping Ss who are not sure with a simple hint.
Students
Ss raise their hands to guess. Expected answers: 'A dishwasher!', 'Wireless!', 'Solar energy!'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T asks: 'What will your house be like in 2050? Will your house have a robot?' and calls on 2–3 Ss.
Students
Expected answers: 'My house will have a smart TV.' 'Yes, it will.' 'No, it won't. It will have a garden.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the good guesses and says: 'Today we will use will and might to talk about future houses.' T writes the title of the lesson on the board.
Students
Ss write the title in their notebooks and copy the key words.