Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Mime and Guess
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, recall the greeting and the topic Our health, and predict the meaning of the new health words.
Content
T mimes a health problem (holding the head, the mouth, the throat or the stomach). Ss guess the problem in English, then T introduces the topic Our health and writes the title on the board.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least 3 health problems in English and understand the topic of the lesson.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and says: Today we are going to talk about our health. T mimes a headache and asks: What is the matter? Ss guess.
Pupils
Ss greet T and watch the mime. Ss guess and answer: Headache! / You have a headache!
Teacher
T mimes toothache, sore throat and stomach ache. T gives the correct English word after each guess and models the word with the class.
Pupils
Ss stand up or raise hands, mime with T, and repeat: toothache, sore throat, stomach ache.
Teacher
T asks a few Ss to mime a problem for the class to guess in English.
Pupils
Volunteer Ss mime a problem; the class guesses: You have a toothache. / You have a sore throat.
Teacher
T praises Ss and says: Today we will learn how to ask for advice when we are not well.
Pupils
Ss listen and write the lesson title Our health in their notebooks.