Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 8 minutes
Chant and gesture warm-up
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, feel relaxed, and recall the sounds and the countryside topic of Unit 4 before the new chant.
Content
T shows a countryside picture and leads a short warm-up chant with gestures. Ss join in with the actions: stretch arms for road, wave hands for river, and draw an arc for rainbow. Teacher-led drill, then a quick question-and-answer about the picture. (Period 1)
Expected outcomes
Ss stand up, move, and say the words road, river and rainbow with the correct gestures. Ss are ready to start the new lesson.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class: 'Hello, class! Let's look at this picture. What can you see?' T points to the picture and waits for answers.
Pupils
Ss greet T back: 'Hello, teacher!' Ss look at the picture and answer: 'A road.' / 'A river.' / 'A rainbow.' (predicted answers)
Teacher
T says 'R, r, road!' and stretches one arm straight. T asks Ss to copy the gesture. Then T does the same for river (wavy hand) and rainbow (arc with arm).
Pupils
Ss repeat the words and copy the gestures together, first slowly and then faster.
Teacher
T asks, 'Which word has a wavy hand?' and 'Which word is a long line?' Ss answer in chorus or one by one.
Pupils
Ss answer: 'River!' (wavy hand) and 'Road!' (long line).
Teacher
T praises the class: 'Great job! Today we will chant about R, r. Are you ready?' T writes the title 'R, r, road' on the board.
Pupils
Ss clap and say: 'Yes, we are ready!'