Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Greeting ball toss
Aims
Ss greet each other and review the words 'this' and 'friend' before the new sounds are taught.
Content
Ss stand in a circle. The ball is passed around, and the pupil who catches it says a greeting and a short sentence, for example “Hello, Mai! This is my friend.” Then T points to classroom objects and asks “What is this?” to review 'this'.
Expected outcomes
All Ss say at least one greeting and one sentence with 'this' or 'friend' correctly.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says “Hello, everyone! I'm Mai.” and tosses the ball to a pupil. T explains the rule: catch the ball, greet the class, then pass the ball to a friend.
Pupils
Ss listen to the rule and greet T with “Hello, Mai!”
Teacher
T monitors the game, points to a pencil and asks “What is this?” Then T points to the door and asks “What is that?”
Pupils
Ss catch the ball and answer. Expected answers: “It is a pencil.” / “It is a door.” Ss pass the ball and greet the next friend, for example “Hello, Nam!”
Teacher
T asks two or three pupils to say their sentences aloud to the class.
Pupils
Selected Ss say: “Hello, Nam! This is my friend.”
Teacher
T writes on the board: this (đây), that (kia), friend (bạn). T says: “Today we will learn two new sounds in ‘that’ and ‘thank’. Let's start!”
Pupils
Ss repeat the three words after T and copy them into their notebooks.