Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Chain game: What is in my bag?
Aims
Warm up Ss and activate the vocabulary of school objects from Lesson 1.
Content
T holds up a school bag and says: This is my school bag. There is a pencil in it. Ss pass the bag around the class in a chain. Each S takes one object out of the bag, names it in English (e.g. It is a pencil / They are crayons) and passes the bag on. The game ends after about 3 minutes.
Expected outcomes
Ss name at least 5 school objects in English and use It is / They are correctly.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows the school bag and says: Let's play a game. Take one thing out of my bag and say its name. Pass the bag to your friend. Ready? Go!
Pupils
Ss listen to the instructions and sit in a circle or in rows ready to pass the bag.
Teacher
T monitors, gives a prompt if Ss hesitate (e.g. What is it? Yes, it is a pair of scissors) and reminds them to use the correct form for plural items.
Pupils
Ss take out an object, say: It is a ruler / They are crayons, and pass the bag. Possible answers: It is a pencil. / They are crayons. / It is a glue stick.
Teacher
T asks: Which objects are plural? Which object is singular?
Pupils
Ss answer: Crayons and scissors are plural. Pencil and glue stick are singular.
Teacher
T writes the new words on the board and says: Today we will learn how to ask about things in our classroom and about whose they are.
Pupils
Ss repeat the words after T and open their textbooks at Lesson 2.