Activity 1: Warm-up · 8 minutes
Warm-up: Healthy Habits Quick Talk
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about healthy living and get ready for the topic 'A long and healthy life' and the everyday-English dialogue.
b) Content
T shows four picture cards (walking, balanced diet, enough sleep, hand washing) and asks: 'What do you do to stay healthy?' Ss answer in pairs using 'I usually...' and 'I have... since...'. T pre-teaches the key words: balanced diet (chế độ ăn cân đối), fitness (thể lực), routine (nếp sinh hoạt), regular (đều đặn).
c) Expected outcomes
Each pair lists at least three healthy habits, for example regular walking, a balanced diet and enough rest. Ss name the topic of the lesson: joining a walking group and building a healthy routine.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the four picture cards and asks: 'What do you do to stay healthy?' T models one answer: 'I usually walk to school. I have walked to school since May.'
Students
Ss listen and look at the pictures, then guess the meaning of the new words from context.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks pairs to talk for two minutes and walks around to help with vocabulary and sentence patterns.
Students
Pairs take turns saying which habits they have. Expected answer: 'I eat a balanced diet every day and I go to bed early.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites three pairs to share their ideas and writes the key words on the board.
Students
Representative pairs report: 'We think regular exercise and good sleep are important for fitness.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the topic of the lesson and introduces the walking-group situation: 'Today we will learn how to offer help and talk about a new routine.'
Students
Ss copy the new vocabulary into their notebooks with Vietnamese meanings.