Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Touch and Say: Body Parts Review
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, review the body parts head, hand and hair, and recall the structure 'It's a …' from Unit 6.
Content
T shows the flashcards head, hand, hair and asks Ss to touch the body part and say its name. Then T says 'It's a hand' with a flashcard and Ss repeat.
Teacher's question: 'What's this?' (T points to the picture of a hand.)
Expected answers: 'It's a hand.'
Expected outcomes
Ss say the names head, hand, hair correctly and understand 'It's a …'.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and says: 'Hello, everyone! Let's touch the body parts.' T holds up the flashcard head and says 'Touch your head.'
Pupils
Ss stand up, touch their head, and repeat 'head' after T.
Teacher
T shows the flashcards hand and hair one by one, and asks: 'Touch your hand!' / 'Touch your hair!' Then T shows a flashcard and says 'It's a hand.' Ss repeat chorally, then in small groups.
Pupils
Ss touch the correct body part, repeat the words, and say 'It's a hand' after T.
Teacher
T asks a few Ss to come to the front and do the action alone: 'Touch your hair.' T gives praise and corrects the pronunciation of /h/ gently.
Pupils
Volunteer Ss come to the front and touch the body part. Others say the word together.
Teacher
T says: 'Good job! Today we will learn a chant about head, hand and hair.' T writes the words head, hand, hair on the board.
Pupils
Ss look at the board and repeat the three words once more.