Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Mystery bag: What is in the bag?
Aims
Ss activate the words an apple, a hat, a can and a bag and get ready for the lesson.
Content
T shows a bag with an apple, a hat and a can inside. Ss take turns asking “Is it an apple?” or “Is it a hat?” and answer with “Yes, it is.” or “No, it isn’t.” Then Ss say the full phrase with a or an.
Expected outcomes
Ss name the three objects correctly with a or an (an apple, a hat, a can) and repeat the words after T.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: “Hello, class! Look at my bag. What is in my bag? Let’s play Mystery bag.” T models: “Is it an apple?” – “Yes, it is an apple.”
Pupils
Ss listen and watch. Ss repeat the model question and answer in chorus.
Teacher
T calls 3–4 Ss to the front to take out an object from the bag. T prompts with “Is it a hat?” when needed.
Pupils
Ss ask and answer in pairs. Expected answers: “Is it an apple?” – “Yes, it is an apple.”; “Is it a can?” – “Yes, it is a can.”
Teacher
T asks: “What do we say before apple – a or an?”
Pupils
Expected answer: “An apple!”
Teacher
T writes on the board: an apple – a hat – a can – a bag. T reads and Ss repeat. T says: “Good job! Today we will learn the sound /æ/.”
Pupils
Ss repeat the words after T and copy the title into their notebooks.