Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 6 minutes
Hot Potato Numbers
Aims
Ss review the numbers one to ten and warm up their listening and speaking before the new lesson.
Content
T passes a small toy around the circle while music plays. When the music stops, the S holding the toy says a number from one to ten. Then T asks, 'Which number comes after ten?' to lead into the new numbers.
Expected outcomes
Ss say the numbers one to ten correctly and are ready to learn the numbers eleven to twenty.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Good morning, class! Let's play Hot Potato. When the music stops, say a number from one to ten.' T shows the toy and starts the music.
Pupils
Ss pass the toy around the circle and listen carefully for the music to stop.
Teacher
T stops the music at random and asks the S holding the toy, 'What number is it?' T gives quick praise, e.g. 'Good job!'
Pupils
Ss say the number, e.g. 'Seven.' or 'Ten.' Other Ss repeat the number together.
Teacher
T asks, 'What number comes after ten?' and writes the question on the board.
Pupils
Ss guess the answer. Expected answer: 'Eleven.'
Teacher
T writes on the board: 'Eleven – Twelve – Thirteen…' and says: 'Today we will learn numbers from eleven to twenty and How old is he/she?'
Pupils
Ss repeat the title of the lesson after T.