Practice Lab Workshop

Family Photo Gallery Walk

Students use a real, drawn or imagined family photo to describe family members and answer classmates questions.

Unit 3Show-and-tell and peer questionsProduction task

Workshop Brief

Mission and Setup

Students use a real, drawn or imagined family photo to describe family members and answer classmates questions.

Time

50 minutes

Grouping

Individual gallery, then pairs

Main output

Family photo description card

Based on guide

Show and tell family picture; describe family members

Task Cycle

Follow the rounds in order. The teacher can stop after any round for quick pronunciation or grammar feedback.

Prepare the gallery cardStudents choose three people in the picture and write name, relation, adjective and one simple fact.
Silent gallery walkClassmates walk, read, and leave one yes/no question on a sticky note.
Pair interviewStudents answer the questions orally with a partner.
Famous families linkPairs compare one real family and one famous family using simple be-verb sentences.
Teacher feedbackThe teacher reviews family vocabulary and third-person be forms.

Student Worksheet

Students use this board to collect real information before speaking. It can be copied into notebooks or projected for the class.

Functional Language

This is my mother.Her siblings are friendly.Who is the man in the photo?Is he your brother?No, he is my cousin.

A short gallery presentation: This is my family. This is my mother. She is kind. This is my cousin. He is funny.