Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Guess the place
Aims
Ss revise the names of places and activities they already know and get ready for the lesson.
Content
T shows a picture quickly and asks Ss to say the place or the activity. Ss play a ‘Hot seat’ guessing game: one S comes to the front, T shows a picture, the class describes the place with action words (swim, watch, play, buy) and the S guesses.
Expected outcomes
Ss use the words and activities in English and get interested in the topic.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: “Hello class! Let’s play a guessing game. I will show you a picture. Don’t say the name, just make the action.” T shows a picture of people swimming.
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and listen to the instruction.
Teacher
T asks: “What do you do here?” and calls a S to mime. T writes the answer on the board if needed.
Pupils
Ss mime and guess: “Swim!” “Swimming pool!” (expected answer)
Teacher
T asks: “Where do you go to swim?” and praises correct answers.
Pupils
Ss answer: “We go to the swimming pool.”
Teacher
T says: “Great! Today we will learn four new places and a question: Where does he go on Saturdays?”
Pupils
Ss repeat the key question of the lesson and get ready to learn.