Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Learning fair brainstorm
a) Aims
Ss recall the topics of Unit 9 and get ready to link them with a school learning fair.
b) Content
Ss look at the picture or the title 'Learning fair' and answer: What topics can we present at a learning fair? Which festival, film or traffic rule do you know well?
c) Expected outcomes
A list of 3 to 5 topic words on the board, such as festival, traffic, film, audience, invitation, and one idea from each S about what they will present.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T says: 'Our school is holding a learning fair. Look at the title and tell me what topics we can present.' T writes the question on the board: What topics can we present at a learning fair?
Students
Ss read the title and think for 30 seconds on their own.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to turn to a partner and share one topic and one word they know about it.
Students
Ss discuss in pairs. Possible answers: 'Traffic rules and crossing the road.' 'Films for children and a good story.' 'Festivals around the world, such as Tết and Christmas.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on 3 pairs to report and writes the topic words on the board.
Students
Representative Ss report: 'We can talk about traffic safety.' 'We can present a film we like.' 'We can talk about a festival.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms: 'Today we will read about a learning fair, listen to an announcement, write an invitation and give a short talk. Our topics are traffic, films and festivals.' T writes the lesson aims on the board.
Students
Ss copy the aims into their notebooks.