Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Getting to School
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about getting to school and get ready to ask and answer about transport.
b) Content
Ss look at the question 'How do you get to school?' on the board and answer it orally with a partner, using a means of transport (for example: I walk / I cycle / I take the bus).
c) Expected outcomes
Ss give at least one short oral answer each, such as 'I walk.' or 'I go by bike.' Ss understand the topic of the lesson: transport and distance to school.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T writes the question 'How do you get to school?' on the board and asks: 'How do you get to school? Tell your partner.' T gives the instruction: 'You have one minute.'
Students
Ss listen to the instruction and read the question on the board.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T walks around, listens and gives help with words Ss may need.
Students
Ss work in pairs, ask and answer the question. Possible answers: 'I walk.' / 'I ride a bike.' / 'I go by bus.' / 'My dad drives me.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on three or four pairs to share their answers with the class.
Students
Some Ss report: 'Lan walks to school.' / 'Nam rides a bike.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the answers and says: 'Today we will learn how to ask and answer about transport and distance.' T writes the title Unit 7: Traffic - Getting Started on the board.
Students
Ss copy the title into their notebooks.