Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Guess what is hidden
Aims
Ss recall the words for animals and places learned earlier and get ready for the new structure 'Is there a/an…?'.
Content
T shows a picture covered by a sheet of paper. Ss guess the picture by asking 'Is there a…?' and T answers 'Yes, there is' or 'No, there isn't'. Use the pictures of a fox, an ox, a box and a river.
Expected outcomes
Ss answer the questions in full sentences and remember the words fox, ox, box and river.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T sticks a picture of a fox under a sheet of paper and says: 'Let's play a guessing game. Ask me questions to guess what is hidden.'
Pupils
Ss listen carefully and look at the covered picture.
Teacher
T models the question: 'Is there a box?' T answers 'Yes, there is' or 'No, there isn't' according to the picture. T asks individual Ss to guess, for example: 'Is there a fox?'
Pupils
Ss ask in turn: 'Is there a box?' / 'Is there a fox?'. Expected answers: 'Yes, there is.' / 'No, there isn't.'
Teacher
T uncovers the picture and asks: 'What is it? Yes or no?'
Pupils
Ss answer: 'It's a fox.' / 'Yes, there is.' and repeat the words after T.
Teacher
T praises the class and writes on the board: Is there a/an…? – Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. T says: 'Today we will learn how to ask and answer about things on the farm.'
Pupils
Ss repeat the structure chorally two times and copy the title into their notebooks.