Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Quick Guess: My Favourite Show
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about TV programmes and get ready to talk about their favourite shows.
b) Content
T shows four picture cards (cartoon, documentary, comedy, educational programme). Ss look at the pictures and guess what kind of programme T likes, then answer the question: What is your favourite TV programme? Ss share the words they already know, for example cartoon, comedy, channel.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three types of TV programmes and answer one simple question: My favourite programme is ... (for example: My favourite programme is a cartoon.).
Key words recalled: cartoon, documentary, comedy, channel, programme.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows four picture cards and asks: What kind of programme do I like? Ss guess and then T introduces the lesson aim: Asking for TV information.
Students
Ss look at the pictures and listen to the instruction carefully.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to think for one minute and write the names of programmes they watch on TV.
Students
Ss think individually and jot down two or three programmes they know, for example Doraemon, Tom and Jerry, or a nature programme.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on some Ss to share their answers and asks: What is your favourite TV programme?
Students
Ss answer, for example: My favourite programme is Doraemon. / I like cartoons.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises Ss and writes the key words on the board. T says: Today we will learn how to ask and answer about TV programmes.
Students
Ss copy the title and the key words into their notebooks.