Teacher Activity Guide • Classroom Role-Play

🏡 Smart Home Showroom

Unit: Homes and gadgets of the future • Target: will / won't • Level: CEFR A2

1. 1 Make pairs. Student A is the Seller and Student B is the Buyer.
2. 2 Give each Seller a Gadget Card and each Buyer the Buyer Card with the same number.
3. 3 Sellers talk about their gadgets. Buyers ask two "Will it...?" questions before they decide.
4. 4 Stop after 6 minutes. Students swap roles and get new cards.
5. 5 Partners score each other. Check the Teacher key if you are not sure.

1. 1 Mission: Seller: talk about your gadget. Buyer: find the best gadget for your home.
2. 2 Buyer: say what you need. Then ask two questions: "Will it ...?"
3. 3 Seller: say "It will..." or "It won't...". Only read what is on your card.
4. 4 Say if you will buy it: "I will probably buy it because..."
5. 5 Swap roles and play again with new cards. Then add up your points!

💡 Goal: Try to get 8 or more points together!

Card 1: Smart fridge: 🧊 "Smart fridge: it will make a shopping list and keep milk cold; it won't cook dinner." ➕ WILL: make a shopping list | ➕ WILL: keep milk cold | ➖ WON'T: cook dinner

Card 2: Cleaning robot: 🧹 "Cleaning robot: it will clean the floor and go back to its charger; it won't climb stairs." ➕ WILL: clean the floor | ➕ WILL: go back to its charger | ➖ WON'T: climb stairs

Card 3: Talking lamp: 💡 "Talking lamp: it will turn on when you speak and wake you up; it won't read you a story." ➕ WILL: turn on when you speak | ➕ WILL: wake you up | ➖ WON'T: read you a story

Card 4: Smart door lock: 🔒 "Smart door lock: it will open with your phone and lock at night; it won't open for strangers." ➕ WILL: open with your phone | ➕ WILL: lock at night | ➖ WON'T: open for strangers

Card 5: Garden robot: 🌻 "Garden robot: it will cut the grass and water the flowers; it won't work in the rain." ➕ WILL: cut the grass | ➕ WILL: water the flowers | ➖ WON'T: work in the rain

Card 6: Delivery box: 📦 "Delivery box: it will keep parcels dry and tell your phone when a parcel comes; it won't keep food cold." ➕ WILL: keep parcels dry | ➕ WILL: tell phone when parcel comes | ➖ WON'T: keep food cold

Buyer Card	Target Location	Matching Gadget Card	What it will / won't do
Buyer 1	Kitchen	Card 1: Smart fridge	It will make a shopping list and keep milk cold. It won't cook dinner.
Buyer 2	Floors / Living Room	Card 2: Cleaning robot	It will clean the floor and go back to its charger. It won't climb stairs.
Buyer 3	Bedroom	Card 3: Talking lamp	It will turn on when you speak and wake you up. It won't read you a story.
Buyer 4	Front door	Card 4: Smart door lock	It will open with your phone and lock at night. It won't open for strangers.
Buyer 5	Garden / Outdoors	Card 5: Garden robot	It will cut the grass and water the flowers. It won't work in the rain.
Buyer 6	Front porch / Parcels	Card 6: Delivery box	It will keep parcels dry and tell your phone when a parcel comes. It won't keep food cold.

🎭 Model Dialogues (Teacher Example)

⚠️ Mistakes to Listen For (Correct Fast)

Open Prompts

Students read the questions from the card.

Masked Questions

Buyers cover the questions. They make their own questions from the Need box.

Sales Pitch Persuasion

Sellers must add one extra good thing about the battery, screen, or control.

Design Gadget 7

Invent a new gadget for the roof. Write one will and one won't sentence!