Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 8 minutes
Hot Ball Review
Aims
Ss warm up, recall the words and the letter sounds from Units 9–12 and get ready for the lesson.
Content
Ss stand in a circle and pass the ball while the song plays. When the music stops, the S holding the ball says one word from Units 9–12 or answers a quick question, e.g. 'What's this?' (zebra) or 'What letter does zebra start with?' (Z). If the S answers correctly, the class says the word together.
Expected outcomes
Ss recall at least 8 words from Units 9–12 and say the sound of the letters Y, Z, i and a.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Let's play Hot Ball! When the music stops, say a word and its first letter. Are you ready?' T shows the first picture card.
Pupils
Ss stand in a circle, listen to the rules and get ready to pass the ball.
Teacher
T plays the music and stops it at random. T asks the holder: 'What's this? What letter does it start with?' T gives a clue if the S is stuck, e.g. 'It's an animal with stripes.'
Pupils
Ss pass the ball. The holder answers, e.g. 'It's a zebra. Z.' Other Ss repeat the word and the sound: 'zebra – /z/'. Expected answers: 'It's a cake. A.' / 'It's yogurt. Y.' / 'It's riding. I.'
Teacher
T praises the class and says: 'Great! Today we'll review the letters Y, Z, i, a and the sentences you know.'
Pupils
Ss clap and say 'Yes, we can!' together.