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This game can be adapted in various ways for different stages of English learners. The vocabulary can become more advanced, topics can be changed, gestures can become more complex.

Introduction

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for “What do I do for work?“ - Margot

This teaching activity starts with a short round of introductions, with each student asked to state whether they have a dream job. If they feel comfortable, they were welcome to say what their dream job is. After this first round, the teacher can let the students blindly pick cards with English terms for different jobs. They are then asked to think of a single pose or movement that encapsulated what this job, in their opinion, was about. After about a minute of consideration, everyone who feels confident in their pose or movement is asked to act it out in front of their classmates. In contrast to a regular game of mime, the teacher could ask the students to not shut out what their classmate are doing. Instead, the instructor could ask them to wait until after their classmate has finished, and then start the discussion with the question: „What was he/she doing?“ and not „What job did he/she act out?“. 

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