Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Where do you live?
Aims
Activate Ss’ prior knowledge about homes and introduce the topic “Our homes”.
Content
T shows pictures of a house, a flat and a tower block, then asks simple questions about the type of home Ss live in. Ss answer briefly in English, using the models given by T.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least two types of homes in English and say one short sentence about their own home, for example “I live in a house.”
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and shows a picture of a house. T asks: “What is this?”
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and answer: “It is a house.”
Teacher
T shows the picture of a flat and a tower and asks: “Do you live in a house or a flat?” T models the answer “I live in a house.” T invites 3–4 Ss to answer.
Pupils
Ss answer in English, for example: “I live in a flat.” or “I live in a house.” Ss who are not sure may answer in Vietnamese; T repeats the answer in English.
Teacher
T writes the title “Our homes” on the board and says: “Today we will learn new words about homes and a question to ask about where people live.”
Pupils
Ss copy the title into their notebooks and repeat it after T.