Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Hot Seat: Special Days Quiz
Aims
Ss recall the special days they know and get ready for the lesson topic 'Our special days'.
Content
T shows pictures of Children's Day, Teachers' Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. Ss look at the pictures and name each day in English. T asks: 'What special day is this?' Ss answer, and the class counts points for correct answers.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three special days in English and link them to the lesson topic.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows the three pictures on the board and says: 'Today we talk about our special days. Look at the pictures. What special day is this?'
Pupils
Ss look at the pictures and listen to the question.
Teacher
T calls two Ss to sit in the hot seat. Other Ss ask questions in pairs: 'What do you do on Children's Day?' Ss answer with a short sentence.
Pupils
Ss in the hot seat guess the special day. Expected answer: 'It is Children's Day.' / 'It is Mid-Autumn Festival.'
Teacher
T asks: 'What special days do we have in Vietnam?' and writes the answers on the board.
Pupils
Ss report the days they know. Expected answers: 'Children's Day', 'Teachers' Day', 'Mid-Autumn Festival'.
Teacher
T praises the class and says: 'Today we will learn how to ask about our plans and drinks on special days.'
Pupils
Ss listen and write the title 'Unit 13 – Lesson 2' in their notebooks.