Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Spotting the Danger
a) Aims
- Activate Ss' prior knowledge about dangerous objects at home and introduce the topic of warnings.
b) Content
- T shows a picture of a used container with a sharp broken edge.
- T asks: 'What do you see?', 'Is it safe to touch it? Why not?', 'What should we say to a friend who is near it?'
- Ss answer orally and T writes key words on the board: sharp, edge, cut, hurt, careful.
c) Expected outcomes
- Ss' answers: 'It is a container.' / 'The edge is sharp.' / 'It is not safe. You may cut your hand.' / 'We should say: Be careful!'
- Key words on the board: sharp, edge, cut, hurt, careful, adult.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the picture and asks the three questions.
Students
Ss look at the picture and listen to the questions.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives Ss 1 minute to think and encourages them to answer with short phrases.
Students
Ss think quietly and raise hands to answer, for example: 'The edge is sharp.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on 2–3 Ss to share answers and writes the key words on the board.
Students
Ss share their ideas. Expected answer: 'We should say: Be careful!'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the answers and says: 'Today we will learn how to give warnings and respond to them.' T opens the lesson title.
Students
Ss listen and note the lesson title in their notebooks.