Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Traditional games brainstorm
a) Aims
Ss activate vocabulary about sports and games and understand the project task.
b) Content
T shows pictures of traditional games on the slide. Ss look at the pictures and answer: What game is it? How many players are there? What equipment do we need? Then Ss read the project brief: A guide to a traditional game with players, equipment, safe space and playable steps.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three traditional games and state the task in their own words, for example: We need to write a guide for a game with players, equipment, a safe space and steps for playing.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the pictures and asks: What games do you see? Do you play these games at break time?
Students
Ss look at the pictures and listen to T's question.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to work in pairs and list the games they know. T walks around and helps with vocabulary such as equipment, referee and competition.
Students
Ss discuss in pairs. Expected answers: skipping, tug of war (kéo co), ô ăn quan, 'It needs a skipping rope and five or more players.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on two or three pairs and asks: What is our project task today?
Students
Expected answer: 'Our task is to write a guide to a traditional game. We need to include players, equipment, a safe space and playable steps.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the task and writes the title Project: A traditional game on the board. T says: Today we will plan, write and present our game.
Students
Ss copy the task into their notebooks.