Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Sing and Talk About Our Day
Aims
Create a relaxed atmosphere, activate Ss' background about daily activities and lead into the topic of free time.
Content
Sing a short greeting song, then ask Ss simple questions about what they do after school. Ss answer with short sentences or single words. The teacher writes key ideas on the board.
Expected outcomes
Ss are warmed up, use simple English to talk about their activities, and understand the topic 'Our free-time activities'.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class and sings the greeting song 'Hello, how are you?' with gestures. T says: 'Today we will talk about our free-time activities.'
Pupils
Ss sing along, clap and respond to the greeting with 'Hello, teacher!'
Teacher
T asks: 'What do you do after school?' and gives an example: 'I do my homework.' T asks more questions: 'What do you do in the evening?'
Pupils
Ss answer in pairs or individually. Expected answers: 'I play football.' / 'I watch TV.' / 'I help my mother.'
Teacher
T writes the activities on the board and asks: 'Which activity do you like most?'
Pupils
Some Ss report: 'I like playing football.' Others listen and repeat the new key words.
Teacher
T praises Ss and says: 'Many of you like playing games and reading books. In today's lesson, we will learn how to talk about our free time in English.'
Pupils
Ss listen and look forward to the lesson.