Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Magic box: Guess the picture
Aims
Ss recall the vocabulary from previous units (horse, mango, car, dog) and get ready for the new pattern 'That's a …'.
Content
T puts 3 flashcards into a magic box. Ss guess what is inside by asking 'What's in the box?' and answering 'It's a …'. Then T shows the zoo scene and asks Ss to point at the animals they know.
Expected outcomes
Ss name 3 to 4 words from previous lessons correctly and show readiness for the lesson (Period 1).
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Hello, class! Today we go to the zoo. Let's play the magic box game. Who wants to guess?' T shows the box and asks: 'What's in the box?'
Pupils
Ss listen and answer in chorus: 'What's in the box?'
Teacher
T takes a flashcard out of the box, shows it to the class and asks: 'What is it?' T gives help: 'It's a … (horse, car, mango)'.
Pupils
Ss guess and answer: 'It's a horse.' / 'It's a mango.' Pupils who answer correctly get a star.
Teacher
T shows the zoo scene and asks: 'Where is the monkey? Near or far?' T points to the monkey far away on the tree.
Pupils
Ss answer: 'It's far away.' Some Ss point to the monkey and say: 'That's a monkey!'
Teacher
T praises Ss: 'Well done! Today we learn to say That's a … when the animal is far away.' T writes the title on the board.
Pupils
Ss repeat the title: 'That's a … – far away!'