Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Picture Word Race
Aims
Activate prior knowledge of types of homes and introduce the topic 'Our homes'.
Content
Ss look at the pictures of a house, a flat, a building, a tower, a street, a lane and a road, and say the words. Then Ss play 'Picture Word Race' in pairs: T says a word, the pair points to the correct picture first.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least five home-related words correctly and answer 'Do you live in a house or a flat?' with a short answer.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and shows the picture of a house and a flat. T asks: 'Do you live in a house or a flat?' T explains the topic 'Our homes' and writes the title on the board.
Pupils
Ss answer in chorus, for example: 'I live in a house.' or 'I live in a flat.'
Teacher
T shows the pictures one by one and says the words: house, flat, building, tower, street, lane, road. T asks Ss to repeat after each word. Then T organises 'Picture Word Race' in pairs.
Pupils
Ss repeat the words, then in pairs they point to the correct picture when T says the word. The pair that points first gets one point.
Teacher
T asks several pairs to say the scores and T asks: 'What is a tower?' and 'What is a lane?'
Pupils
Ss report their scores. Expected answers: 'A tower is a tall building.' and 'A lane is a small road in a town.'
Teacher
T confirms the correct meanings and says: 'Today we will learn how to ask and answer about addresses.'
Pupils
Ss write the new words in their notebooks with the Vietnamese meaning in brackets.