Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Subject Mime
Aims
- Ss revise school subjects from earlier units and get ready for the new lesson.
Content
- T mimes a subject, for example drawing for Art, kicking a ball for PE, singing for Music, counting numbers for Maths, and reading a book for English. Ss guess the subject and say it in English.
Expected outcomes
- Ss name at least five school subjects in English with correct pronunciation.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: “Let’s play Subject Mime. I will act, and you guess the subject. Ready?” T shows the first mime.
Pupils
Ss look carefully at T’s actions and get ready to guess.
Teacher
T asks: “What subject is it?” and gives praise for correct answers. T repeats the mime for each subject.
Pupils
Ss raise their hands and answer: “It is Art.” / “It is PE.” / “It is Music.” / “It is Maths.” / “It is English.”
Teacher
T asks: “Which subject do you like?” and invites 3 to 4 Ss to answer.
Pupils
Ss answer in short sentences, for example: “I like Music.” or “I like PE.”
Teacher
T writes the word “subject” on the board and says: “Today we will learn about our favourite subjects.”
Pupils
Ss repeat the word “subject” after T and open their textbooks.