Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Spotting Traffic Signs Around Us
a) Aims
Ss recall traffic signs they have seen and understand the task of the project.
b) Content
T shows photos of four traffic signs and asks: Have you seen these signs? Where have you seen them? Then T shows the project brief on the slide and reads the main task aloud.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least two traffic signs in English and state the project task in one sentence, for example: We will find four local traffic signs with an adult and make a cardboard model.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the photos and asks: Where have you seen these signs?
Students
Ss look at the photos and raise their hands to answer.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to discuss with a partner for one minute: Have you seen this sign near your home or school?
Students
Ss talk in pairs, for example: I have seen a stop sign near the market.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites two or three pairs to share their answers.
Students
Ss report: We have seen a stop sign at the crossroads near our house.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T reads the project task and stresses the safety rule: Never place the model on a real road. Ss repeat the rule after T.
Students
Ss repeat the rule and write the task in their notebooks.