Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Hello, my name is...
Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about personal information and get ready for the lesson.
Content
Ss sing the hello song and answer three questions: What is your name? Which class are you in? Where do you live? Ss use I am and I live in their answers.
Expected outcomes
Ss greet the teacher and answer personal questions with full sentences such as 'I am Lan. I am in Class 5A. I live in a town.'
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class with 'Good morning, everyone!' and plays the hello song. T asks: 'What is your name?' and points to the answer 'I am...' on the board.
Pupils
Ss sing along and greet the teacher. Ss look at the board and copy the sentence pattern 'I am...'.
Teacher
T passes a ball to a student and asks: 'Which class are you in?' and 'Where do you live?' Ss pass the ball after answering.
Pupils
Ss answer in turn. Expected answers: 'I am in Class 5B.' / 'I live in a small village.'
Teacher
T praises the Ss and writes the new lesson title on the board: 'What is your favourite subject?'
Pupils
Ss read the title aloud and guess the topic of the lesson.