Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Guess the special day
Aims
To activate Ss' prior knowledge of special days, food and drinks and to lead into the topic Our special days.
Content
T shows pictures of special days and food on the projector. Ss shout out the names of the special days and the food or drinks they see. T then asks one or two simple questions about what people do on these days.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three special days and at least three food or drink words, and answer one simple question about activities on a special day.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows a picture of children singing and playing games and asks: 'What day is it?' T gives a hint if needed.
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and guess: 'It is Children's Day!'
Teacher
T shows the remaining pictures one by one (Teachers' Day, Mid-Autumn Festival with lanterns, juice, sandwiches, fruit). T asks: 'What do we do on Teachers' Day?'
Pupils
Ss answer in chorus or individually, for example: 'We give flowers to our teachers.' 'We eat moon cakes.' 'We have fruit and juice.'
Teacher
T invites four or five Ss to say the names of the special days and food words they remember.
Pupils
Ss stand up and say: 'Children's Day, Teachers' Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, juice, food.'
Teacher
T writes the title 'Our special days' on the board and says: 'Today we will talk about special days, food and drinks at a party.'
Pupils
Ss copy the title into their notebooks.