Activity 1: Warm-up · 4 minutes
Warm-up: What do we have at school?
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge of school things and school subjects and get ready for the topic 'My new school'.
b) Content
T shows real objects or drawings (a notebook, a compass, a calculator, a uniform, a playground). T asks: 'What is this?' and 'What subject do you study on Monday?' Ss name the objects and subjects in English, then answer in pairs: 'What do you do after class?'
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least five school things (notebook, compass, calculator, uniform, playground) and at least three subjects (English, art, maths). Ss answer the question in a full sentence, for example: 'I play football on the playground after class.'
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the objects one by one and asks: 'What is this in English?' T then asks: 'What do you do after class?' and says: 'Today we will read about a new school. Let's find out more.'
Students
Ss listen to the question and get ready to answer.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives Ss 1 minute to name the objects in pairs and then asks a few Ss to share their answers to the question 'What do you do after class?'
Students
Ss name the objects and subjects in pairs, for example: 'This is a compass.' 'I study art on Friday.' Some Ss answer: 'I play football after class.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T asks 2–3 pairs to report and writes the new words on the board. T asks: 'Who has a new compass?' to lead into the dialogue.
Students
Ss report to the class. Possible answers: 'We have a notebook and a pencil.' 'I study English and maths.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the answers and says: 'Good. These words are useful for talking about school. Now let's read the dialogue.' T writes the title 'My new school' on the board.
Students
Ss copy the title into their notebook.