Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Family picture guessing
Aims
Ss revise the family vocabulary and the question Who's this/that? in a fast, fun way to activate prior knowledge.
Content
T shows picture cards of family members one by one. Ss guess and ask Who's this? or Who's that? and answer It's my + family member. Then T models How old is he/she? with a few pictures and Ss answer with He's/She's + age.
Expected outcomes
Ss correctly name at least four family members and use Who's this/that? It's my + family member in full sentences.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and says: Hello, everyone! Let's play a guessing game. I will show you a picture, and you ask: Who's this? Ready?
Pupils
Ss greet the teacher and get ready to play.
Teacher
T shows a picture of a mother and says nothing. T points to a student and says: Who's this? Ss answer: It's my mother. T repeats the pattern with father, brother and sister. Then T asks: How old is she? and models: She's thirteen.
Pupils
Ss answer in chorus and then individually: It's my mother. / It's my brother. Some Ss answer: She's/He's + number (e.g., She's thirteen).
Teacher
T calls on some pairs to play quickly: one student shows a picture card, the partner asks Who's this? and answers.
Pupils
Pairs take turns to ask and answer. Expected answers: Who's this? - It's my sister. How old is he? - He's nineteen.
Teacher
T praises the class and says: Great job! Today we will review family, jobs, house and food. Let's open our books to Unit 11 to 15.
Pupils
Ss open their books and listen to the lesson introduction.