Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Box 53
Wizard interview grid
Interview questions
Wizard answers
Sample answer
Where do you live?
I live in a tree in the forest.
Sam is a wizard and he
lives in a tree in a forest.
How often do you
I sometimes make
He sometimes makes
make magic spells?
magic spells.
magic spells.
When do you make
I usually make magic
He usually makes magic
magic spells?
spells in the evening.
spells in the evening.
How do you make
I use a bowl and mix up
He mixes grass and
magic spells?
grass and leaves from the
leaves and says magic
forest. I usually say magic
words when he is
words when I am mixing.
mixing.
Fantasy and adventure
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3.8 Turned into a rabbit!
Level
**
Language focus
Personal description, simple present tense
Skills focus
Writing
Thinking focus
Imagining
Teaching approach
Promote creativity – accept errors
Interaction
Individual work, suitable for large classes
Preparation
Write headings and prompt questions on the board. See
Box 54.
Procedure
1 Tell the class to imagine that a wicked witch has turned them all into
rabbits. Ask them to think about how their life is different now.
2 Refer to the headings and prompt questions that you have written on the
board. Ask the children to consider these factors when thinking about
how their lives have changed.
3 Ask the children to write a short paragraph describing their life as a
rabbit. They should use the question prompts to help them. Some
possible answers are in Box 54.