Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Let's run!
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, review the action word 'running' and get used to the sound of the sentence 'He's running' / 'She's running'.
Content
T leads a chant-and-action game: T says 'Run, run, run!' and Ss run on the spot. T then shows the bus stop picture and asks a few questions to activate prior knowledge.
Expected outcomes
Ss are active, know the word 'running' and can repeat the chant with the actions.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Stand up! Let's run on the spot!' and models the action with the chant 'Run, run, run!'.
Pupils
Ss stand up and run on the spot while chanting 'Run, run, run!' with T.
Teacher
T shows the picture of the bus stop and asks: 'Where are they?' and 'Who is running?'.
Expected answers: 'At the bus stop.' / 'The boy is running.' / 'The girl is running.'Pupils
Ss look at the picture and answer in Vietnamese or simple English. T guides them to the word 'running'.
Teacher
T writes the word 'running' on the board and asks Ss to say it together.
Pupils
Ss repeat 'running' together and copy the word onto their small whiteboards.
Teacher
T praises Ss and introduces the lesson topic: 'Today we will learn how to say that a boy or a girl is running.'
Pupils
Ss listen and say: 'OK, teacher!'