Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Picture Pass: Places in town
Aims
Ss review the names of places and activate prior knowledge before learning the new sentence pattern.
Content
T shows picture flashcards of places (museum, ancient town, stadium, school, park). Ss pass a ball around the class; when the music stops, the student holding the ball names the place in the picture and makes a short sentence: 'I like the park.' The lesson is introduced by asking 'Have you ever been to a museum?'
Expected outcomes
Ss name the places correctly and answer the lead-in question with a short sentence in English.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T explains the rules of the game and shows the first flashcard. T asks: 'What is this place?'
Pupils
Ss listen to the rules and look at the picture. Expected answer: 'It's a museum.'
Teacher
T plays music and stops it at random. The student holding the ball names the place and makes a sentence. T gives praise and encourages quiet students.
Pupils
Ss pass the ball, name the place and make a sentence. Expected answer: 'It's a stadium. I like the stadium.'
Teacher
T asks: 'Have you ever been to a museum? Did you go there last Sunday?' and writes the answer on the board.
Pupils
Ss answer in one or two sentences. Expected answer: 'Yes, I have. I went to the museum with my family.'
Teacher
T introduces the topic Our school trip and the aim of the lesson: 'Today we will ask and answer about our school trip.'
Pupils
Ss copy the title Unit 10: Our school trip into their notebooks.