Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Hello, my friends!
Aims
Ss greet each other and recall the greeting Hello from Grade 2 to prepare for the new structure This is my friend.
Content
T and Ss play a quick greeting game: T says Hello to a student, the student replies Hello and then says the name of a classmate. Ss sing a short greeting song with a clap rhythm.
Expected outcomes
Ss greet each other with Hello and say the name of at least one friend in a full sentence.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: “Hello, class! Today we learn about our friends.” T points to a student and says “Hello, Nam!”
Pupils
Ss stand up, reply “Hello, [teacher’s name]!” and greet the next classmate.
Teacher
T asks: “Who is your best friend?” and models the answer: “My friend is Linh.”
Pupils
Ss answer in pairs: “My friend is ...”. Expected answer: “My friend is Lan.”
Teacher
T calls on 3–4 pairs to say their greeting in front of the class and gives praise.
Pupils
Ss say their greeting aloud. Expected answer: “Hello, Hoa!” – “Hello, Minh!”
Teacher
T writes on the board: This is my friend. T says: “Today we will learn how to introduce a friend.”
Pupils
Ss repeat the sentence after T and copy the title into their notebooks.