Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Number Clap
Aims
Ss review the numbers 1 to 10 and the question How many ...? and get ready for the lesson.
Content
Ss play a quick Number Clap game: T says a number from 1 to 10 and Ss clap that many times. Then T shows a picture of 5 balls and asks How many balls? Ss answer Five.
Expected outcomes
Ss respond quickly with the numbers 1 to 10 and can answer How many balls? with numbers up to ten.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and says: "Let's play Number Clap! When I say a number, clap that many times." T demonstrates with 'three' (clap three times).
Pupils
Ss stand up, listen and watch T's demonstration.
Teacher
T says numbers from 1 to 10 in random order. Then T shows the picture of 5 balls and asks: "How many balls?"
Pupils
Ss clap the correct number of times. Ss answer: "Five." (Possible answer: "Five.")
Teacher
T asks a few Ss: "What number is it?" and writes the number 10 on the board. T asks: "Can you count to ten?"
Pupils
Ss count from 1 to 10 together, with T's support. Possible answer: "One, two, three ... ten."
Teacher
T praises the class and says: "Today we will learn numbers from eleven to fifteen. Are you ready?" T writes the title Unit 13 – Lesson 2 on the board.
Pupils
Ss say "Yes!" and open their textbooks at Unit 13, Lesson 2.