Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Hello, my name is... Warm-up game
Aims
To activate Ss' prior knowledge of greetings and the words name and years old, and to create a lively start to the lesson.
Content
Ss stand up, walk around and greet classmates. Each S asks What's your name? and answers My name's ... . Then T models How old are you? and I'm ... years old.
Expected outcomes
Ss greet at least three classmates, say their names and ages in English, and are ready for the new sounds.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: Hello, class! Let's play Hello, my name is... T stands in front of the class and says: Hello. My name's Ms. Lan. How old are you? T points to a S.
Pupils
Ss listen carefully to the teacher and look at the model. They stand up and get ready to play.
Teacher
T gives the instruction: Walk around and ask three friends What's your name? and How old are you? T monitors and helps Ss who forget the words.
Pupils
Ss walk, greet and ask their friends. Example: A: What's your name? B: My name's Minh. A: How old are you? B: I'm eight years old.
Teacher
T asks: Who did you meet? What's your friend's name? How old is he/she? Please tell us. T writes two or three names on the board.
Pupils
Some Ss answer: I met Linh. Her name's Linh. She's eight years old.
Teacher
T praises Ss and says: Great! Today we will learn two new sounds in the names Mary and Nam. T writes Mary and Nam on the board.
Pupils
Ss look at the board and say the words Mary and Nam after the teacher.