Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Sports Picture Chat
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge of sports vocabulary and get ready for the topic of congratulating a friend on a win.
b) Content
T shows flashcards of racket, goggles, equipment, competition, winner, marathon, aerobics and referee one by one. T asks Ss: 'What is this?' and 'What do we need for a competition?'. Then T asks: 'Have you ever won a competition? How did you feel?'
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name the eight words correctly and answer the prompts with short sentences. Expected answers: 'It's a racket.' / 'We need equipment, a racket and goggles.' / 'A winner is the person who wins.' / 'I felt very happy when I won.'
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T greets the class and says: 'Today we will learn how to congratulate a friend on a win. First, let's review some sports words.' T shows the first flashcard.
Students
Ss look at the flashcards and listen carefully to the teacher.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks 'What is this?' for each flashcard and asks 'What do we need for a competition?'. T gives time for Ss to think, then calls on individuals.
Students
Ss answer individually or in chorus, e.g. 'It's a racket.' 'We need equipment, a racket and goggles.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T asks a few Ss: 'Have you ever won a competition? How did you feel?' T listens and gives brief feedback.
Students
Some Ss share short answers, e.g. 'I won a running race. I felt happy.' Others listen and react.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the class and says: 'Good job! Today we will use these words when we talk about a match.' T writes the title 'Expressing congratulations' on the board.
Students
Ss copy the title into their notebooks.