Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Family chant
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson with rhythm and recall the four family words.
Content
T leads a chant with clapping: 'mother, father, say with me! brother, sister, one, two, three!' After each line, Ss say the full model 'It's my mother.'
Expected outcomes
Ss chant the lines with a steady rhythm and say the four family words correctly.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T claps a steady beat and says: 'Let's warm up! Say with me.' T chants the first line, then the second line, while pointing at the board.
Pupils
Ss clap, repeat the chant in chorus and then in groups of two rows.
Teacher
T asks: 'After 'mother' and 'father', what do we say?' and shows the full model 'It's my mother.' T asks Ss to say it after each word.
Pupils
Ss say 'It's my mother.', 'It's my father.', 'It's my brother.', 'It's my sister.' Possible answer: 'It's my mother.'
Teacher
T asks a few Ss to chant alone and checks the rhythm and the pronunciation of mother and father.
Pupils
Two or three Ss chant alone. Other Ss listen and give a thumbs-up if the rhythm is correct.
Teacher
T praises the class: 'Great rhythm! Today we will learn more about family words.'
Pupils
Ss say 'Yes!' and get ready for the new lesson.