Activity 1: Warm-up · 4 minutes
Inventions in our daily life
a) Aims
- Ss activate prior knowledge about inventions they use every day.
- Ss get familiar with the topic and the vocabulary of the unit: invention, device, portable, battery, benefit.
b) Content
Ss work in pairs and answer two questions:
- What inventions do you use every day?
- Which of them is portable, and which one needs a battery?
Ss use the words invention, device, portable, battery and benefit in their answers.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three inventions and state one benefit of each, for example: "My phone is a portable device. It helps me check the timetable, but its battery runs out quickly."
T writes the key words on the board for later use: invention, device, portable, battery, benefit.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows a picture of a smartphone, a library book and a reminder app. T asks: "What inventions do you use every day?" T introduces the topic "Inventions" and the lesson aim: to speak about an invention and defend a viewpoint.
Students
Ss look at the pictures and listen to the teacher's instruction.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to work in pairs for 2 minutes and answer the two questions. T monitors and helps with vocabulary.
Students
Ss discuss in pairs, for example: "I use a phone alarm every morning. It is portable, but the battery is often flat."
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2–3 pairs to share their answers and writes the key words on the board.
Students
Ss report: "We use a reminder app. It helps us remember homework, but it needs electricity."
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the answers and says that today the class will learn how to present a viewpoint about an invention clearly and respond to a partner.
Students
Ss listen and write the lesson title in their notebooks.