Warmer Whos that guy?

He might/may/could be (possible)

Theres a chance that hes (possible)

He cant be (impossible)

Theres no way hes (impossible)

He must be (almost certain)

Im pretty sure hes (quite certain)

Then show them the picture of the guy at the top of the post. Students come up with 5
deductions/speculations based on the picture. Tell them they can speculate about his age,
nationality, job, personality or anything else they like.

The show them the pictures from the handout. Give them a few minutes to make speculations
about the people.

Then show them the following list:

A lawyer

A police officer

A serial-killer

A billionaire

A rock star

A bank robber

A chef

A professional sports-person

Tell student that they must decide which person has which job. The secret is: Theres no correct
answer! But dont tell them that yet. Give them 5-10 minute to make speculations and provide
reasons for which person has which job, then have them present their reasoning to the class
and debate them. Only then can you reveal that theres no correct answer!

Follow up activity
Composition: Can you judge a book by its cover? Have students write and essay/article on the
topic of first impressions and judging people based on their appearance.