Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Food Picture Guessing
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about food and drink and get ready for the topic of Unit 5.
b) Content
Ss look at food pictures that T shows one by one and guess the names in English. Then Ss answer the question: 'What is your favourite food or drink?' Ss use simple English answers such as 'I like vegetable soup.'
c) Expected outcomes
- A list of food and drink words Ss call out, for example: soup, bread, eggs, rice, milk.
- Ss' short answers to the question 'What is your favourite food or drink?', for example: 'My favourite drink is milk.'
- Ss are ready to learn the topic 'Food and drink'.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows food flashcards quickly and says: 'Look at the pictures. Guess the names in English.' T then asks: 'What is your favourite food or drink?'
Students
Ss look at the pictures and raise hands to guess the names. Ss listen to the question and get ready to answer.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives Ss about one minute to think. T walks around and helps Ss with words they cannot say.
Students
Ss call out food names in pairs or as a class. Ss think of their answer, for example: 'I like noodles.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3–4 Ss to answer the question aloud and writes the food words on the board.
Students
Ss stand up and answer, for example: 'My favourite food is omelette.' Other Ss listen and repeat the words.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises Ss' answers and says: 'Today we learn about food and drink and how to ask about prices.' T writes the title 'Getting Started' on the board.
Students
Ss copy the title into their notebooks and get ready for the new lesson.