Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Red Things Around Us
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, review the colour red and some classroom objects they learnt before, and feel curious about the new sentence pattern.
Content
T shows the classroom objects one by one and asks Ss to name them in English. T asks Ss to find red things in the classroom and says the colour. Ss sing a short hello chant. Review words: pen, pencil, bell, ball, red.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three classroom objects in English and point to one red object in the classroom.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class with a chant 'Hello, hello, how are you?' and shows the red pen. T asks: What's this? What colour is it?
Pupils
Ss answer together: It's a pen. / It's red.
Teacher
T shows the flashcards of pen, pencil, bell and ball quickly (Flashcard game). T says the word and Ss point to the card or repeat the word.
Pupils
Ss look at the flashcards, say the words aloud and point to the correct card. Ss answer: It's a red pencil. (predicted)
Teacher
T asks: Look around the classroom. Can you find a red thing? T gives two Ss a chance to point and say.
Pupils
Ss look around and report: It's a red desk. / It's a red bag. (predicted)
Teacher
T says: Today we will learn how to say It's a red + thing. T writes the title on the board: It's a red …
Pupils
Ss repeat the title after T and get ready for the new lesson.