Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Hot Potato Food Chant
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, review food words and listen to the sound /eɪ/ in a fun way.
Content
T plays a short food chant with actions, then passes a 'hot potato' ball to Ss. Ss say the food word they hear in the chant (cake, grapes, rice, milk). Keep the activity fast and fun.
Expected outcomes
Ss say at least three food words correctly and are ready to listen to the new rhyme.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Hello, class! Let's play Hot Potato. When the music stops, say the food you have.' T shows the flashcards of cake and grapes and asks: 'What's this?'
Pupils
Ss stand up, pass the ball around while the music plays and answer 'Cake!' or 'Grapes!' when the music stops.
Teacher
T asks: 'Do you like cake? What food do you like?' T models: 'I like grapes.'
Pupils
Ss answer in short sentences, e.g. 'I like cake.' 'I like milk.' (Expected answers vary.)
Teacher
T praises the class and links to the lesson: 'Today we will chant about cake and grapes at the café.'
Pupils
Ss sit down and look at the picture of the café on the screen.
Teacher
T writes the title UNIT 12 – AT THE CAFÉ – LESSON 2 on the board.
Pupils
Ss copy the title into their notebooks.