2nd April 2024
I begin by eliciting class rules then a good old STB, replacing ‘bus’ with ‘taxi’. What do they know about UK ?
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Try the birthday horseshoe game: here, one part of the room represents January, the opposite, December. The students must stand in a horse-shoe shape, according to when their birthday falls.
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A run & write activity. I write incorrect sentences on the board. Split class into teams), and one member must rewrite the sentence correctly:
What are your name ?
I eats fruit
How old is you ?
What is your hobbies
He like swim
What you do think
There isn’t a chocolate
Why is your friend
Today’s theme is Free Time. The warm-ups should review previous lessons and
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Word Bomb – Hobbies – what do they do in their free time ?
Listen out for mistakes, encourage full sentences and drill collocations
(Play sports / do homework / make models / go swimming)
Students can mime an activity, and drill full collocation:
play piano play table tennis listen to music read a book go swimming
Then use the Mingle – interview sheet. This will get the class up and active before break time, and after sitting through book work and listening exercises. The exercise can also encourage students to introduce themselves:
Find 3 people who:
Name
Hobby
Play an instrument | |||
Draw or paint | |||
Read books | |||
Watch films | |||
Learn English | |||
Have a pet What pet ? |
Pronunciation – phonemes
ɑ ɔː əʊ
Point to the correct phoneme
In teams, read out:
model disco show on door go walk
Players must identify the correct phoneme
Pre-teaching: Match the words with the meanings
describe planned, in order, not a mess
imagine having to do too many things
typical feeling you have too much work
pressure normal, usual
organised to tell what something looks or like
community to think about something
stressed the place or area where you live
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