Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Where do you live?
Aims
Activate prior knowledge about homes and prepare Ss for the new pattern 'What is your address?'.
Content
Picture-guessing game. T shows pictures of a house, a flat, a tower and a street, and asks Ss to say the names in English. Ss then answer the question 'Do you live in a house or a flat?'.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three types of home in English and answer the question about their own home.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows a picture of a house and asks: 'What is this?' T then shows a flat, a tower and a street.
Pupils
Ss look at the pictures and guess the names in English (house, flat, tower, street).
Teacher
T asks: 'Do you live in a house or a flat?' Ss answer in pairs, using the model 'I live in a house.'
Pupils
Ss turn to a partner and answer. Possible answer: 'I live in a flat.' / 'I live in a house.'
Teacher
T calls on three pairs to share their answers with the class.
Pupils
Three pairs report: 'I live in a house.' / 'I live in a flat.' / 'I live in a building.'
Teacher
T writes the title 'Our homes' on the board and says: 'Today we will learn how to ask about an address.'
Pupils
Ss repeat the title and copy it into their notebooks.