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?

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2

a

b

c

d

Game 1

Speaking #1

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2

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4

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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

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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

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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

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6

wa_te_

en_in_er

la_ _er

mech_ni_

Missing letters

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2

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4

Part 2

You worked as a firefighter yesterday! That's very exciting. What did you do?

I did so many
things ...

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2

He drives in a fire truck.

Today

He drove in a fire truck.

Yesterday

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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

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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

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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!

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2

Oh no! What
did you do?

We got it out of
the tree. It was so cute!

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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2

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

l

k

Tell a
story!

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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?

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Menu

What did you
eat for breakfast
yesterday?

What did you
drink at breakfast
yesterday?

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3

I ate ...

I drank ...

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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: