Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Brainstorming sports and games
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge of sports and games and get ready for the topic of the lesson.
b) Content
Ss look at the word web on the board with the centre 'Sports and games' and name as many sports and games as they can in English, for example badminton, swimming, football, chess. Then Ss say which sports they like to play or watch and whether they have ever won a match or a competition.
c) Expected outcomes
- A word web with at least 8 sports or games written by Ss (for example: badminton, tennis, swimming, football, volleyball, table tennis, chess, marathon).
- Each S answers in one sentence, for example: 'I like badminton. I play it on Sundays.'
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T draws a word web with the centre 'Sports and games' on the board and asks: 'What sports or games do you know? Name them in English.' T gives Ss 1 minute to think.
Students
Ss listen to the instructions and think silently about the sports and games they know.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T walks around, encourages weaker Ss and helps with spelling. T writes the new words that Ss say on the word web.
Students
Ss work in pairs, call out sports and games and write them in their notebooks. Expected answers: badminton, football, swimming, tennis, chess, volleyball, marathon.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T asks: 'Which sport do you like most? Who won a match recently?' T calls on 2–3 Ss to answer.
Students
Ss answer in full sentences. Expected answers: 'I like badminton.' 'My brother won a football match last week.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises Ss' ideas and says: 'Today we will read a short conversation about a badminton match. Let's find out what happened.' T writes the title of the lesson on the board: Getting Started.
Students
Ss listen and write the title of the lesson in their notebooks.