Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Guess the Picture
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, preview the three new words and the sound /b/ at the beginning of each word.
Content
T and Ss play a quick guessing game. T hides picture cards of a ball, a book and a bike behind a board and shows them bit by bit. Ss guess the object and say the first sound.
Expected outcomes
Ss name the three objects (ball, book, bike) and say that all of them start with the sound /b/.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class with 'Hello, everyone! Stand up, please.' T explains the game: 'I have a secret picture. Guess what it is!'
Pupils
Ss stand up, greet T and listen to the rules of the game.
Teacher
T shows the top part of a ball picture and asks: 'What is it?' T then shows the whole picture and says 'It's a ball.' T repeats with the book and the bike.
Pupils
Ss guess: 'Is it a ball?' / 'Is it a book?' Ss answer: 'It's a ball!' / 'It's a book!' Ss repeat the words after T.
Teacher
T writes the letter B on the board and asks: 'What sound do you hear at the beginning of ball, book and bike?'
Pupils
Ss answer: '/b/!' Some Ss say: 'b, b, b!' while touching their lips to make the sound.
Teacher
T praises the class and says: 'Today we will learn a chant about the sound /b/. Let's start!' T writes the title 'B is for ball' on the board.
Pupils
Ss open their textbook at Unit 1 Lesson 2 and look at the title.