Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Health chant and quick review
Aims
- Ss recall the names of common health problems from earlier units and get ready for the lesson.
Content
- T shows picture cards of common health problems and leads a short chant with actions. Ss repeat the words and make the actions.
- Ss answer the teacher's question: What's the matter? with I have a + health problem.
Expected outcomes
- Ss say at least three health problems correctly and chant with actions.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows a picture of a boy holding his head and asks: What's the matter?
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and answer: I have a headache.
Teacher
T leads the chant: Headache, toothache, sore throat, stomach ache. Rest and drink warm water. T and Ss do actions for each problem.
Pupils
Ss chant and do the actions together, then repeat faster in a second round.
Teacher
T praises the class and writes the four health problems on the board.
Pupils
Ss copy the words into their notebooks.