Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Days of the week chant
Aims
Ss review the names of the days of the week and get ready for the new lesson.
Content
Ss chant the days from Monday to Sunday with simple actions (tapping the desk for each day). T asks the question 'What day is it today?' to introduce the topic of days.
Expected outcomes
Ss chant the seven days in the correct order and answer 'It is ... today.' with a day of the week.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class: 'Good morning, class! Let's chant the days of the week. Stand up, please.' T shows the calendar and points at each day as Ss chant.
Pupils
Ss greet T back: 'Good morning, teacher!' Ss stand up and get ready to chant.
Teacher
T leads the chant 'Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday' and taps the desk on each day. T asks: 'What day is it today?'
Pupils
Ss chant with T and tap the desk on each beat. Ss answer: 'It is Wednesday today.' (or the correct day of the week).
Teacher
T asks two or three Ss to chant the days alone and checks the order.
Pupils
Two or three Ss chant alone. Other Ss listen and correct any mistake in the order.
Teacher
T praises the class and says: 'Today we will learn three more days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.'
Pupils
Ss repeat: 'Friday, Saturday and Sunday.' and open their notebooks.