Task Based Activity: Skills and Personality - MyTEFL



Task Based Activity: Skills and PersonalityWarm-Up – Ask students what their parents do for a living. Then discuss different professions and how they all have different skills and qualities that make them good at their jobs.Vocabulary – Review the vocabulary words highlighted on the cards in the activityDefine – ‘Negative Qualities’ vs. ‘Positive Qualities’ by making a list on the board of different ones, and explaining why they are good/bad. For example:Negative QualitiesPositive Qualitiesselfishresourcefulill-temperedgood-communicatorgreedycleverself-centeredexpertabusivestronglazystrategicDrill – (grammar structure learned in the previous lesson) Modal: ‘would’The following lead in could be performed:Teacher: “If I were stuck on an island, I would bring my dog. What would you bring?”Student 1: I would bring my family.Student 2: I would bring my dad’s boat.Student 3: I would bring a flashlight.Student 4: I would bring my fishing pole. Introduce the Activity – Explain to students that they are each going to be given a card with a job title and a description of a personality written on it. Once, they are handed their cards, they should read it over and memorize it. Demonstrate how each student will be required to rotate around the classroom and present themselves to each of their classmates:Teacher: ‘Hi, my name is Rick. I am a movie actor. I am very good looking, strong, athletic, and a great cook. However, I am not very smart and I don’t know how to build anything!’ Then, describe the situation: ‘You will be stuck on a deserted island for 10 years with five of the card characters’. Explain the Task - The task is to decide which 5 people they would choose to be on the island with for 10 years, based on their job titles and personalities. So, tell students that they should take notes of the qualities of each person because they are going to be asked to tell the class who they chose and why at the end of the activity. Illustrate on the board how notes should be taken:Actor – good looking, strong, athletic, not smartNurse – knows first aid, hardworking, bossyDoctor - …Etc.Split Up and Explain Rules of Rotation - Then split the class into pairs and explain the rules:When the teacher gives the signal, they will have 1 minute to tell each other their job titles and explain their assigned personalities (and take notes) After 1 minute, the teacher will instruct them to rotate to their left and repeat until every student has had a chance to talk to each otherProvide each student with a card with a job title and a description of personality written on it with previously learned vocabulary highlighted. Once the students are assigned their descriptions, discuss any new vocabulary that they do not understand from their card.Example Cards:Doctor – Good at treating wounds and diseases, but not resourceful in terms of construction, cooking, finding food, etc.Lawyer – Smart, good communicator, and good at brainstorming with ideas, but selfish and power hungry.Teacher – Friendly, good cook, knows how to make fires, good at geography and climate awareness, but not physically strong or brave.Plumber – Expert at building and fixing, knows how to fish, physically strong, but has a very short temper and can be violent.Coach – Very strategic mentality, works well with teams, physically strong, athletic, but is very old, doesn’t know how to build anything, and is unreliablePro athlete – Extremely strong and athletic, good looking, practical, and hard-working, but is self-centered, and verbally abusive toward people. Each student will rotate around the room and describe themselves each other, taking notes of each person’s positive and negative qualities.During the exercise, the teacher should rotate around the room and monitor for errors, helping students when needed, making sure they stay engaged, and correcting and errors in pronunciation or grammar. At the end, each student will stand in front of the classroom and explain who they chose and what rational purpose each person will serve. ................
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