Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Guess the Room
a) Aims
Ss activate the vocabulary about rooms and furniture and get ready for the topic 'My house'.
b) Content
T shows a picture of a bedroom and asks Ss to name the things they see (bed, desk, lamp, window, shelf). T then describes one object's position and Ss guess the object, for example: 'It is on the desk. You use it to read at night.' (a lamp).
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least five objects in the room and use at least two prepositions of place, for example: 'The lamp is on the desk.' 'The bed is next to the window.'
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the bedroom picture and says: 'Look at this room. Can you name five things in it? Then guess the object I describe.'
Students
Ss look at the picture and get ready to answer.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T describes three objects with prepositions of place and gives Ss time to guess.
Students
Ss raise their hands or write their guesses on the whiteboard. Expected answers: 'It's a lamp.' 'It's a bed.' 'It's a desk.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T asks several Ss to describe a position in full sentences, for example: 'Where is the desk?' Expected answer: 'The desk is next to the window.'
Students
Some Ss report their sentences to the class. The class checks the grammar.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the answers and says: 'Today we will learn how to talk about where things are in a house. Open your book at page 18.'
Students
Ss open their books and listen to the lesson aim.