Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes
Warm-up: Do you have foreign friends?
Aims
Ss recall the topic of foreign friends and activate prior knowledge of countries and people.
Content
T asks a few quick questions about foreign friends and shows a world map or flashcards of countries. Ss name countries they know and say the words for people from those countries.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three countries and the nationality words they already know.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and asks: Do you have any foreign friends? Where are they from?
Pupils
Ss listen and think about their answers.
Teacher
T shows the map and points to Vietnam, Japan, the USA, Australia and Malaysia. T asks: Where is this country? What do people from this country call themselves?
Pupils
Ss answer in chorus or individually, e.g. 'Vietnam - Vietnamese', 'Japan - Japanese'.
Teacher
T writes correct answers on the board and gives praise.
Pupils
Ss copy the words into their exercise books.
Teacher
T says: Today we will learn how to talk about our foreign friends. Open your books at page 30.
Pupils
Ss open their books and get ready for the lesson.