Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Playground Pictures Guessing
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, activate the topic 'playground' and listen to the question 'What are they doing?' in a fun way.
Content
T shows a picture of a playground with children playing. Ss name the things they see (slide, bike, car) and then play the game 'Guess what they're doing' with simple mime of riding and sliding, with T's help.
Expected outcomes
Ss are warmed up, say some playground words in English or Vietnamese and understand the question 'What are they doing?'.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class: Hello, everyone! Today we go to the playground. T shows the playground picture and asks: What's this? Is it a slide? Is it a bike?
Pupils
Ss answer: Yes, it's a slide. / It's a bike. Ss may use Vietnamese for new words.
Teacher
T mimes riding a bike and asks: What am I doing? Then T asks: What are they doing? and points to the picture of children on bikes.
Pupils
Ss guess and answer: You're riding a bike. / They're riding bikes.
Teacher
T praises the good guesses and writes the question 'What are they doing?' on the board.
Pupils
Ss repeat the question together in chorus, two times.
Teacher
T says: Today we will learn how to talk about many children doing things together. Let's go!
Pupils
Ss open their textbook at page of Unit 11, Lesson 3.