Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Family Flashcard Review
Aims
Ss review the family words and the question How old is he/she? to prepare for the new sounds and the reading text.
Content
T shows the flashcards mother, father, brother, sister and the family picture. Ss say the words and answer simple questions about the picture. Then T asks the question How old is he/she? and models the answer He's/She's + age.
Expected outcomes
Ss say the family words correctly and answer at least two questions about the family picture using He's/She's + age.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows the family picture and says: Look at this family. Who is this? T points to each flashcard and asks Ss to say the word together.
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and say the words mother, father, brother, sister together with T.
Teacher
T asks questions: Who is he? Who is she? How old is he? How old is she? T models the answer: He's fourteen. Then T asks individual Ss to answer about other people in the picture.
Pupils
Ss answer in pairs first, then some Ss answer in front of the class. Possible answers: He's fourteen. / She's twelve. / He's my brother.
Teacher
T calls on 3–4 Ss to report their answers and gives praise for correct pronunciation of the family words.
Pupils
Ss say their answers aloud. Possible answer: It's my mother. She's thirty-five.
Teacher
T writes the key words and the question How old is he/she? on the board and says: Today we will learn two new sounds and read a family text.
Pupils
Ss copy the key words into their notebook.