Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Animal Picture Guessing
Aims
To activate prior knowledge of animal names and get Ss ready for the lesson.
Content
T shows a quick series of pictures of animals (fox, crow, hare, tortoise) and asks Ss to guess the names in English. Ss name each animal and say whether it is slow or fast.
Expected outcomes
Ss name the four animals in English and use the words 'fast' or 'slow' to describe them.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Let's play a guessing game. I will show you a picture, and you say the name in English.' T shows a picture of a fox.
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and listen to the instructions.
Teacher
T shows the pictures one by one and asks: 'What is this animal?' T asks: 'Is the tortoise fast or slow?'
Pupils
Ss answer chorally, e.g. 'It's a fox.' 'It's a tortoise.' 'It's slow.'
Teacher
T asks two or three Ss to say the names again without looking at the board.
Pupils
Ss say: 'It's a crow.' 'It's a hare.'
Teacher
T praises Ss and writes the four animal names on the board. T says: 'Today we will learn about the characters in a story.'
Pupils
Ss copy the words into their notebooks.