Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Guess the pet
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, recall the topic of pets and become familiar with the sound of English.
Content
T shows a mystery bag and describes the animals inside: It has feathers and can fly. (bird). Ss guess the animal, then say the name of the pet in chorus.
Expected outcomes
Ss guess at least two animals correctly and say Yes, I do or No, I don't in a short chat with T.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets Ss and says: Let's play Guess the pet! T takes out a toy from the mystery bag, describes it in simple English and asks: What is it? Is it a bird?
Pupils
Ss listen carefully, look at the toy and guess the animal. Ss may answer: It's a bird. / Is it a parrot?
Teacher
T repeats the game with a toy rabbit and a picture of a cat. T asks: Do you have any cats? to lead into the lesson.
Pupils
Ss answer in chorus: Yes, I do. / No, I don't. Some Ss raise their hands to answer.
Teacher
T calls on 2 or 3 Ss to name the animals in English and asks the class to clap the number of syllables for each word.
Pupils
Ss name the animals: bird, rabbit, cat. They clap: bird (1), rabbit (2), parrot (2).
Teacher
T praises Ss and writes the title Unit 16: My pets on the board. T says: Today we will learn four animals and how to ask about pets.
Pupils
Ss open their Student Books at page of Unit 16 Lesson 1 and listen to the title.