Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Where did you go?
Aims
Ss recall the topic Family time and activate the past simple verbs they already know.
Content
T shows the picture of a beach and asks a warm-up question. Ss answer in pairs and then with the class. T writes the verbs Ss use on the board.
Expected outcomes
Ss say at least two sentences about a past trip, and the board shows verbs such as went, visited, had, bought.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows the beach picture and asks: 'Where did you go last holiday?' T models a short answer: 'I went to the beach.'
Pupils
Ss listen and look at the picture, and think about their own last holiday.
Teacher
T asks Ss to talk in pairs for one minute about a place they went to with their family.
Pupils
Ss ask and answer in pairs, for example: 'Where did you go?' – 'We went to Da Nang.'
Teacher
T invites three pairs to share. T asks: 'What verbs did you use?'
Pupils
Ss report and say: 'We went to the zoo.' 'We visited my grandparents.'
Teacher
T writes the verbs on the board and says: 'Today we will learn how to ask about what your family did.'
Pupils
Ss copy the title into their notebooks and repeat the lesson focus.