Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Chant and move: Duck, duck, quack!
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, review the animal sounds and the sound /d/ through the chant.
Content
Ss stand up and chant 'Duck, duck – quack, quack, quack! / Dog, dog – woof, woof, woof! / D, d, door – knock, knock, knock! / D, d, desk – tap, tap, tap!' with actions: flap both arms like wings, bark like a dog, knock on the air, tap two fingers on the desk.
Expected outcomes
Ss chant the rhyme loudly and clearly with correct actions, and can say the sound each animal or object makes.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and asks: 'Are you ready to chant? What animal says quack?' T shows the picture of a duck and models the first two lines with actions.
Pupils
Ss stand up, answer 'Duck!' and watch T carefully.
Teacher
T chants line by line, then the whole rhyme with actions. T asks Ss to chant with T, then in pairs without T.
Pupils
Ss chant with T and do the actions. Pairs chant to each other. Possible answer: 'Quack, quack, quack!'
Teacher
T praises Ss and asks: 'Which word starts with /d/?' T writes the four words on the board and underlines the letter d.
Pupils
Ss answer 'Duck, dog, door, desk!' and repeat the /d/ sound.