Summary  English Lesson: It’s My Life – Journey through My Life Land

Gymnasium: Smart School

Class: 4-A

Duration: 40 minutes

Topic: It’s My Life

Format: Interactive travel game across My Life Land

Equipment: TV, laptop, printed route sheets, task cards, presentation

Lesson Objectives

•   Revise main subtopics of the topic (professions, school subjects, timetable, home, furniture, school events, fairs)

•   Get the the students talking and working together through games

•   Keep them engaged and having fun - they learn better when they're enjoying themselves

•   Help students feel comfortable speaking up in English, even if they make mistakes

1.  Warm-up (7 min)

Teacher greets students (Good morning, dear students! I hope you’re feeling great  today and ready for a wonderful day! As usual, I would like you to greet me in a special way: by giving a handshake, a fist bump, a high-five, a pinky shake, or a hug and greet each other in such a

way” 

 Then the teacher  introduces the journey:

Teacher: 'Dear  travellers! Today we’re travelling across a magical land by hot air balloon. Its name is My Life Land! In this country, we will visit different towns — each town is a stop on our route which  hides  tasks, riddles and surprises that will remind us of what we’ve learnt about this topic. Take your route sheets, please! Everyone has one. When we finish each activity, grab a sticker for your sheet - pick one that shows how you're feeling about the work. 

        My Life Land

•        🏫Smart School

•        🏠Home Town

•        🏙Profession Town 

•        🎪Event Town

Remember, it's okay to make mistakes - that's how we learn! Just give it your best shot.

Let’s start our journey!

🎵 Play cheerful music while showing a map of My Life Land on the screen.

2.  Stops in My Life Land

🏫 Stop 1: Smart School (8 min)

Teacher instruction for students: “ The first top is Smart School. This is the school you study at. 

Task 1: Let’s play a word game called Acrostic! We will use the word SMART and think of simple adjectives for each letter to show our qualities.

For example: S – Smart, M – Motivated … Now it’s your turn!”

Task 2: 'School subjects’ -What subject is it?

'https://wordwall.net/uk/resource/61874972/%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b3%d0%bb%d1 %96%d0%b9%d1%81%d1%8c%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0/s mart-junior-4-unit-2-subjects

Task 3: Joe’s timetable: “Look at Joe’s timetable and answer the questions”

1.       How often does Joe have art? — Once a week.


2.       How often does he have English?


3.       How often does he have maths?


4.       How often does he have PE?


5.       How often does he have history?


6.       How often does he have geography?

7.       How often does he have social studies?

Task 4: A short skit ‘At school’ (“Look! Anna, Sandy, Greg and Carlos are here. They will act out act about their timetable”)

Put the sticker on your route sheet.

🏠Stop 2: Home Town City (5 min)

Task 1: ‘Town Vocabulary Game’ (“Match the picture with with the right word”)

https://wordwall.net/uk/resource/62221954/%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b3%d0%bb%d1%96%d0%b9%d1%8 1%d1%8c%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0/smart-junior-4-unit-2-our-world

Task 2: ‘Riddles’ (“Can you solve the riddles? Listen carefully and guess the answer!”)

1.  This thing is usually on the floor. Dogs and cats sleep there. (rug)

2.  This is a small table. It’s usually in the living room. (coffee table)

3.  A place where people do sports. (gym)

4.  I show you the time. I have hands but I cannot clap. (clock)

Put the sticker on your route sheet.

   Time to relax and move a little. Firstly, let’s do a breathing exercise and breathe like a square! In…hold…out…hold… (0,53-1,56) (2 min)https://youtu.be/PHQ7YZYRAms?si=0ctVRdfiso79PCUQ

🏙 Stop 3: Profession Town (8 min)

Task 1: 'Guess the Job!' (Teacher’s short explanation: I’ll show you some pictures of people at work. Look carefully and guess their jobs? When you say it correctly, I’ll turn the card and check the word together!)

Task 2: ‘A Job for an Article’✨ Read the text and complete it with the correct article  a or an.

(Group Work and Peer Checking (Correct! Well done! That’s right!): “Time to share your work with a group and see how they did it”)

My Dream Job

When I grow up, I want to be ___ doctor. My friend Sandy wants to be ___ teacher. My friend Greg wants to be ___ police officer or ___ firefighter.  My brother wants to be ___ actor.  My sister wants to be ___ artist.

Sometimes I think I could also be ___ chef because I like cooking. Or maybe ___ astronaut because I want to go to space!

Task 3: Pair work. ‘Sing and say: What do you want to be when you grow up?' (Teacher’s short explanation:  Listen, children! We’re going to sing and talk about jobs! I’ll sing: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” You answer: “I want to be a photographer.” Then your friend will sing and ask: “What does he want to be when he grows up?” You answer for your friend: “He wants to be a photographer.” Let’s try it together — like a little song and a dialogue!

Put the sticker on your route sheet.

🎪 Stop 4: Event Town (5 min)

Task 1:  Matching. Before the role play, let’s do the matching first.                   

Task 2: Role play 'Plan a Special Day': (Teacher to students: “Work in pairs. Make a short dialogue. Each of you has to start with ‘Let’s …’ Ready? Let’s start!”)

💬 Example:

•                      ‘Let’s do a School Play!’

•                      ‘Let’s do a musical!’

Put the sticker on your route sheet.

3.  Celebration Time (Summing up) (5 min)

Teacher: 'Congratulations, travellers! You have visited all the towns and completed all the challenges. Now you are true citizens of My Life Land!'

Students share what they did in the lesson, show route sheets, and celebrate.

Rhymed Mini-Skit: “We Did Our Best!”

Child 1:

We came to school, we did our best!

Child 2:

We worked with joy and did many tasks!

Child 3:

We learned, we smiled, we had some fun!

Child 4:

Our English lesson is almost done!

All together:

Let’s smile and say — “Hip-hip hooray!

We love to learn in a happy way!”

Teacher: Today your sticker journey showed your learning, not your marks.

Each stop was a skill: thinking, speaking, teamwork, creativity.

Your route is your progress map. You see what you can already do and what you will work on next. Take your route sheet home as a memory of our journey.

Lesson Wrap-Up and Thanks (Teacher’s Thank You).

I’m very happy with your work! You were amazing today! You did a great job! I’m proud of you all! I can’t wait for our next English lesson together!  

It’s time to say goodbye. Show how happy you are with your work today and what mood you are leaving the lesson with.