Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Pass the ball – Where were you yesterday?
Aims
Ss review the past form of be and recall the question and answer pattern they already know.
Content
Ss sit in a circle and pass a soft ball while music plays. When the music stops, the S holding the ball answers the teacher's question: “Where were you yesterday?” Then the S asks the next classmate the same question.
Expected outcomes
Ss answer the question with I was / we were at the place they chose, for example “I was at home.”
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: “Let's play Pass the ball. When the music stops, answer my question: Where were you yesterday?” T writes the question on the board.
Pupils
Ss listen to the rules and look at the question on the board.
Teacher
T plays music and stops it randomly. T encourages Ss to answer in full sentences and gives a small reward for good answers.
Pupils
Ss pass the ball and answer, for example: “I was at school.” / “We were at the park.”
Teacher
T asks two or three Ss: “Where were you yesterday?” and writes correct answers on the board.
Pupils
Some Ss answer aloud. Possible answers: “I was at home.” “We were in the library.”
Teacher
T praises Ss and says: “Today we will talk about where you were last weekend. Let's learn new words first.”
Pupils
Ss look at the title of the lesson and get ready to learn.