Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Learning goals chain
a) Aims
Ss get interested in the topic of lifelong learning and recall the idea of asking questions and giving requests in English.
b) Content
T asks Ss questions about their learning goals and writes two sentences on the board: 'Please wait.' and 'Do not share it.' Ss say what they would say if a classmate asked them to wait, and what they would say if they were told not to share something.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss give short answers such as 'I want to learn coding.' and recall that 'Please wait' is a request and 'Do not share it' is a negative order. Ss are ready for the lesson topic: lifelong learning.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T greets the class and asks: 'What would you like to learn this year?' T writes the question on the board and points to the rising/falling arrow at the end.
Students
Ss listen and think about their own learning goals.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T writes 'Please wait.' and 'Do not share it.' on the board and asks: 'If your friend says these to you, what does he want you to do?'
Students
Ss think for 1 minute and answer in pairs. Expected answers: 'He wants me to wait.' and 'He does not want me to share it.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3–4 pairs to share their answers and asks: 'Is 'Please wait' an order or a request?'
Students
Ss report their answers. Expected answer: 'It is a request, a polite way to ask someone to wait.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises Ss and introduces the lesson aims: intonation in questions, topic vocabulary, and reporting orders, requests, offers and advice.
Students
Ss write the lesson title and the three aims in their notebooks.