Lesson 35
A Day in the Life of a Firefighter
A Day in the Life of a Firefighter
Warm up
Find 4 items
of clothing for
a firefighter today!
happy
sleepy
anxious
moody
I'm feeling ... because ...
Hello.
How are you today?
1
2
a
b
c
d
Game 1
Speaking #1
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2
3
4
5
6
What things
make you
feel happy? Why?
Do you often
feel sleepy
at school?
What hobbies or activities
make you feel
less moody?
When you lose
a game, how
do you feel?
What do
you do when
you're
anxious?
When you feel hungry, what
do you like
to eat?
Part 1
I'm fine, thanks for asking. Why do you feel happy?
Hey Joe, how are you feeling today? How has your day been?
Hi Sarah! It's been a good day, thanks. I feel happy. How about you?
Because yesterday
was a good day, too!
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3
4
2
Wow! That sounds
amazing!
What happened yesterday?
I want to be a firefighter, so I went to the fire station to try it out!
It was! I'll tell you
about it at lunch.
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2
3
4
Jobs
firefighter
police officer
engineer
lawyer
mechanic
waiter
hairdresser
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Speaking #2
wear this
hat
wear a
wig
use
scissors
carry a
menu
build a
house
drive this
truck
use this
tool
Who would ... ?
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2
3
4
5
6
7
How many words about hairdressers can you think of?
Game 2
Speaking 3
Which job is more dangerous, a police officer or a firefighter? Why?
Where does
a waiter work?
Would you
like to wear a lawyer's wig? Why (not)?
What do
you think engineers
are good
at?
Would you
like to be a hairdresser? Why (not)?
Who works
with cars?
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2
3
4
5
6
wa_te_
en_in_er
la_ _er
mech_ni_
Missing letters
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2
3
4
Part 2
You worked as a firefighter yesterday! That's very exciting. What did you do?
I did so many
things ...
1
2
He drives in a fire truck.
Today
He drove in a fire truck.
Yesterday
1
2
I drive
I go
I see
I meet
I get
I have
I cut
I build
I drove
I went
I saw
I met
I got
I had
I cut
I built
Today
Yesterday
1
2
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Game 3
Part 3
Yesterday,
I get up early.
I go to the fire station.
I meet some of the firefighters.
I drive in a fire truck.
I have a great day.
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2
3
a
b
c
4
5
You drove in a fire truck? That's so cool!
Yeah, it was. But, when we were in the fire truck, we saw a cat stuck up a tree!
1
2
Oh no! What
did you do?
We got it out of
the tree. It was so cute!
1
2
How would firefighters get the cat out of the tree?
ladder
fire truck
I think they would use a ...
to ...
hose
axe
a
b
c
d
1
What did they do yesterday?
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3
2
4
Game 4
Speaking #4
Let's chat!
Who did you meet
last week?
What did you do yesterday?
Did you see your friends last night?
What places did your parents drive to last week?
When did you get up yesterday?
How was your day yesterday?
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2
3
4
5
6
Wrap up
Yeah, I do.
I can't wait!
Do you want to be a fire fighter when you're older?
I had a busy day as a fire fighter yesterday!
2
1
3
What items of clothing did you find for a firefighter?
a
b
c
d
1
Goodbye
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
Extension
Sort them!
Today
Yesterday
drive
get
have
drove
meet
built
met
build
had
got
see
saw
1
2
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
l
k
Tell a
story!
1
2
3
4
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
annoyed
a good day
was
a bath
park
dirty
got
had
went
h
i
Guess!
How are
you feeling?
1
Menu
What did you
eat for breakfast
yesterday?
What did you
drink at breakfast
yesterday?
1
3
I ate ...
I drank ...
2
4
muffins
pancakes
eggs on toast
beans on toast
fruit
tea
coffee
juice
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
Learnings
engineer, lawyer, waiter, hairdresser,
firefighter, police officer, mechanic
Irregular verbs (e.g. He rode a fire truck.)
drove, went, saw, met, got, had, cut, built
Talking about past events
(e.g. I met friends yesterday.)
Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary:
Grammar:
past simple
Functional language:
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By Kate Pearce
