Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Simon Says Classroom Game
Aims
Ss warm up, listen to classroom instructions and react quickly, and recall the phrases they already know.
Content
T plays 'Simon says' with the instructions: stand up, sit down, open your books, close your books. Ss follow only when T says 'Simon says'. (Period 1)
Expected outcomes
Ss respond correctly to at least five instructions and say the phrase aloud before acting.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T explains the rule: 'When I say Simon says, do the action. If I do not say Simon says, do not move.' T models one example.
Pupils
Ss listen to the rule and ask one clarifying question if needed.
Teacher
T gives 6–8 instructions, mixing 'Simon says' and not. T says: 'Could you say that again, please?' when a pupil misunderstands, to introduce the target phrase.
Pupils
Ss stand up, sit down, open and close their books when the instruction is correct. A pupil may ask: 'Could you say that again, please?'
Teacher
T asks: 'What did you do when I said stand up?'
Pupils
Ss answer: 'I stood up.' or 'I sat down.'
Teacher
T praises the class and writes the four phrases on the board. T says: 'Today we will learn more classroom instructions.'
Pupils
Ss repeat the four phrases together.