Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Future Homes Brainstorm
a) Aims
- Ss activate prior knowledge about houses and technology.
- Ss get interested in the topic 'Our houses in the future'.
b) Content
- T shows a short slide with the question: 'What will your house look like in the future?'
- Ss think for 30 seconds, then share one idea with the class, using 'My house will have...' or 'There will be...'.
- T writes Ss' ideas on the board in a mind map with the centre 'Our houses in the future'.
c) Expected outcomes
- A mind map on the board with at least five ideas from Ss, for example: solar panels, robots, a garden on the roof, a smart TV, a big window.
- Ss can state the topic of the unit in their own words.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the slide and asks: 'What will your house look like in the future?' T gives 30 seconds of thinking time.
Students
Ss look at the question and think silently about their ideas.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T walks around and gives support where needed, for example: 'Can you use will? Try: There will be a garden.'
Students
Ss share their ideas in pairs first. Expected answers: 'There will be a robot in my house.' 'My house will have solar panels.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3 to 5 Ss to share ideas with the class and writes key words on the mind map.
Students
Ss report their ideas to the class, for example: 'My house will have a roof garden.' 'There will be a small robot to clean the floor.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the ideas and says: 'Today we will read about an imagined future home and talk about it.' T writes the title Skills 1 on the board.
Students
Ss listen and note the lesson title in their notebooks.