1- Introduction: I want to be…

What do you want to be when you grow up?
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2- Expressing Preferences

We use affirmative sentences subject + love   + noun (animal or object) to express things (animals or objects) you love .

Examples:

I love music.

I love animals. 

We use affirmative sentences subject + love   + activity (verb ending in “ing”) to express activities (actions) you love.

Examples:

I love helping others.

I love playing the guitar. 
 

(To review how to express preferences, you can check content “Do you like animals?”)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listen and repeat!

 

I love painting.

 

 

I love animals.

 

 

I love music.

 

I love helping others.

 

I love taking pictures.

1.3- Matching Activity

Find the pairs.

 

a.		1.
b.		2.
c.		3.
d.		4.
e.		5.
f.		6.

 

Answer key

a. 5
b. 6
c. 4
d. 2
e. 1
f. 3

 

 

2- Expressing Future Intentions: I want to be a…

We can describe the profession we want for the future using the expression “want to be”. Look at the structure:
 

 

 

English Tip 1

“When I grow up” is used to express “in the future, when I am an adult”.

Example:

 

 

Read the dialogues.

A.

 

B.

 

English Tip 2

We use “a” when the next word starts with a consonant sound (n, d, p, d, etc.)

Examples:

He is a nurse.

When I grow up, I want to be a vet.

 

We use “an” when the next word starts with a vowel sound (a, e, I, o, u).

When I grow up, I want to be an artist.

My dad is an architect.

 

2.1- Practice

Look at the clues   and complete the sentences. There is an example for you.

 

 

a.

 

b.

 

c.

 

d.

 

Answer key

a. photographer
b. nurse
c. artist
d. dentist

 

2.2- Practice Activity

Order the words to make sentences. Number 1 is an example.
 

1.	I want to be an artist.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

 

Answer key

2. I want to be a photographer.

3. I want to be a dentist.

4. I want to be a vet.

5. I want to be a musician.

6. I want to be a nurse.
 

Self-evaluation: Check the box to see what you learnt.
 

What did you learn?		Yes	No
1) I can name jobs: An artist, a photographer, a nurse…etc.
2) I can express preferences: I love animals, I love painting…etc.
3) I can say she is a vet, he is a musician…etc.
4) I can say what I want to be when I grow up: I want to be a dentist.