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You're going to ...

You're going to have an exam. You're going to do some exercise.

You're going to give a presentation. You're going to crash your car.

You’re going to ask your teacher a You're going to have a date.

question.

You're going to have a baby. You’re going to parachute from an

airplane.

You're going to go play football. You’re going to dive into a swimming

pool.

You're going to have a driving test. You’re going to fall off a ladder.

You’re going to get on a bus. You’re going to get into bed.

You’re going to eat a delicious meal. You’re going to ski down a mountain.

You’re going to climb a mountain. You’re going to run in a race.

You’re going to die. You’re going to write a letter.

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In this speaking activity, students mime the actions leading up to something they are going
to do. Teams watch their mime and try to guess what they are going to do.

Before class, make one copy of the worksheet and cut it up as indicated.

Procedure

Choose one of the mime cards and mime the actions you would do in preparation for the
action marked on the card, but don't do the action itself. Stop just before the action and ask
the class "What am I going to do?" Let the students guess using the phrase: You're going
to...

Divide the class into teams of five to eight.

Tell the students that they are going to take it in turns to do similar mimes for the other
students to guess.

Decide which team is going to play first and ask them to choose a student to do the first
mime. Remind them they must stop just before the action and say, "What am I going to do?"

Give the first player a mime card and explain to the class that, when he or she freezes, only
the members of his or her team are allowed to call out a guess at first.

Team members should consult before guessing. If his or her team does not guess the action
correctly, the other teams are allowed to guess.

Teams score one point for a correct guess.

Continue until all the mime cards have been used. The team with the highest score is the
winners.

If you think your students may be embarrassed to mime in front of the whole class, let them
do the activity in groups.

Written by Fred Jennings for Teach-This.com ©20I3