Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Vehicle review
Aims
Ss revise the names of vehicles and get ready for the chant and the new sentence patterns.
Content
T shows picture flashcards of vehicles and runs a quick 'What is it?' game. T introduces the target sentence 'Look at the bus.' by pointing to the bus flashcard.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least four vehicles (bus, car, bike, truck) in English and repeat the target sentence 'Look at the bus.'
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class, shows the bus flashcard and asks: 'What is it?' T runs on the spot and says: 'Run, run – run in the sun!'
Pupils
Ss answer: 'It's a bus.' Ss join T in running on the spot and repeat 'Run, run – run in the sun!'
Teacher
T shows the car, bike and truck flashcards one by one and asks: 'What's this?' T models 'Look at the bus.' and asks Ss to repeat.
Pupils
Ss answer: 'It's a car.' / 'It's a bike.' / 'It's a truck.' Ss repeat 'Look at the bus.' in chorus and then in small groups.
Teacher
T calls on two Ss to come to the front, hold up a flashcard and say 'Look at the …'.
Pupils
Ss hold up the card and say, for example, 'Look at the truck.' The class checks the answer.
Teacher
T says: 'Today we'll learn a new chant, new sentences and the letter Uu.' T writes the title on the board.
Pupils
Ss open their textbooks at Unit 11, Lesson 2 and say 'Yes, teacher.'