Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 8 minutes
Warm-up: What's on the plate?
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, review the topic of food and feel comfortable with English through a simple game.
Content
Ss look at the picture cards of food shown by T and say the English words they remember (e.g., rice, bread, milk, fish). Then T plays the 'Hot ball' game: Ss pass a ball to the rhythm of music, and when the music stops, the S holding the ball answers: 'What do you like to eat?' with 'I like …'.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least 3 food words and answer the question 'What do you like to eat?' with a full sentence.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets Ss and says: 'Hello, class! Today we are in the school canteen. Let's look at the food!' T shows picture cards of food and asks: 'What's this?'
Pupils
Ss greet T and look at the pictures. Ss answer: 'It's rice.' / 'It's bread.' / 'It's milk.'
Teacher
T explains the Hot ball game, plays music and asks Ss to pass the ball. When the music stops, T says: 'Stop! Question for you: What do you like to eat?'
Pupils
Ss pass the ball in a circle. The S holding the ball answers: 'I like noodles.' / 'I like chips.'
Teacher
T asks several Ss: 'What's your favourite food?' and praises them.
Pupils
Ss answer: 'My favourite food is bananas.' / 'My favourite food is fish.'
Teacher
T says: 'Great job! Today we will learn how to talk about what someone is eating.' T writes the title on the board: 'In the school canteen'.
Pupils
Ss listen and look at the title, then answer: 'Canteen!'