Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 7 minutes
Where are you from? Quick chant and review
Aims
To activate prior knowledge of the patterns from Units 1 to 5 and to get Ss ready for the review.
Content
T leads a quick chant and a 'Stand up if...' game using the target questions: Where are you from? What time is it? What day is it today? When is your birthday? Can you swim? Ss stand up and answer with the correct sentence pattern.
Expected outcomes
Ss respond fluently with at least 5 target questions and answers, using correct am/is/are, on, in, at, and can.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T writes the title REVIEW 1 on the board and says: Let's review Units 1 to 5 with a chant. T plays the chant 'Where are you from? I am from Viet Nam.' and models the rhythm, then asks Ss to clap along.
Pupils
Ss listen, clap and repeat the chant in chorus, following the rhythm.
Teacher
T plays 'Stand up if...' game: T says 'Stand up if you can swim!' or 'Stand up if your birthday is in May!'. Ss who stand up must answer with a full sentence, e.g. 'Yes, I can.' or 'It is in June.' Wrong answers get a quick correction from T and peers.
Pupils
Ss stand up when they hear the cue and answer with a full sentence. Possible answers: 'Yes, I can swim.' / 'No, I cannot swim.' / 'It is six thirty.' / 'I am from Viet Nam.' / 'It is Wednesday today.'
Teacher
T asks: What time is it now? Ss answer with the time shown on the clock. T asks: What day is it today? Ss answer with the day.
Pupils
Ss answer: 'It is ten o'clock.' (or the time shown) and 'It is Monday.' (or the correct day).
Teacher
T praises Ss and writes the five question patterns on the board in two columns: Questions and Answers. T says: Today we will review these patterns through four skills.
Pupils
Ss copy the key patterns into their notebook and repeat them after T.