Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Action Chain Game
Aims
To activate prior knowledge of action verbs and the -ing form, and prepare Ss for the new sounds.
Content
T shows flashcards of actions (running, skating, cycling, walking). Ss play Simon Says with the action verbs and say the -ing forms aloud. T introduces the question What’s he doing? and the answer He’s running.
Expected outcomes
Ss perform the actions and say the -ing forms correctly, for example: running, skating, cycling, walking.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: Hello, class! Let’s play Simon Says. Stand up if you hear ‘Simon says’ and do the action. T gives instructions like ‘Simon says run!’ and ‘Simon says skate!’.
Pupils
Ss stand up and perform the actions, repeating the verb after the teacher.
Teacher
T shows the flashcards one by one and asks: What’s he doing? Can you see the activity?
Pupils
Ss answer in chorus: He’s running. / She’s skating. (Ss may answer: He’s cycling.)
Teacher
T asks a few Ss to say the -ing forms and checks the spelling of cycling and skating aloud.
Pupils
Some Ss say: Cycling – cycle, remove the e and add -ing. Skating – skate, remove the e and add -ing.
Teacher
T writes the new words on the board and says: Today we will learn two new sounds in play and fly.
Pupils
Ss open their textbooks and look at the title of Lesson 3.