Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Greeting Pictures
a) Aims
Ss recall greetings and reactions used when meeting someone new, and get ready to introduce a friend.
b) Content
T shows picture cards of people meeting for the first time and asks: 'What do you say when you meet a new classmate?'
Ss call out greetings they know (Hi, Hello, Nice to meet you). T then shows a photo of a new classmate and asks: 'Who is this? Is she your classmate?'
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least two greetings (Hi, Hello, Nice to meet you) and answer the question with a full sentence: 'She is my new classmate.' T writes the target sentence 'This is …, my new classmate.' on the board.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the picture cards and asks the question: 'What do you say when you meet a new classmate?' T gives a quick instruction: 'Call out the greetings you know.'
Students
Ss look at the pictures and listen to the question.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives Ss 1 minute to think and then points to the photo of the new classmate.
Students
Ss think individually and prepare their answers in their heads.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites volunteers to answer and writes the greetings on the board. T asks: 'Who is this?'
Students
Ss say: 'Hi!', 'Hello!', 'Nice to meet you.' Expected answer: 'She is my new classmate.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the responses and writes the target sentence 'This is …, my new classmate.' on the board. T says: 'Today we will learn how to introduce a friend.'
Students
Ss repeat the target sentence chorally and copy it into their notebooks.