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\ A LOOM, SH =LESSON 2 Lesson aims Reviewing vocabulary from Units 1-8 Playing a board game Recycled target language All vocabulary groups: parts of the body, parts of the face, toys, clothes, colours, shapes, animals, food, rooms in a house, numbers. Receptive language Can you (count to ten)? Materials Flashcards: units 1-8 Counters and number cards for the board game Warm-up © Greet pupils in English. * Choose ten flashcards or wordcards, one from each of the different vocabulary groups: body, face, toys, clothes, colours, shapes, animals, food, rooms in a house, numbers. Stick these to the board. Review vocabulary by pointing to each one in turn and asking: What's this? (A lion.) etc. Use the cards to play a game of What's missing? (see Review Units 5 and 6, Lesson 1). Categorising vocabulary * Put the ten flashcards from the warm-up in a line on a table. Choose another flashcard from the remaining set. Hold this up and ask: What's this? Ask a pupil to come to the front and help you place the flashcard on top of the one which comes from the same vocabulary ‘group. Repeat with another card and pupil * Using the rest of the flashcards, give one card to each pupil in the class. Tell pupils to take it in turns to come to the table, and place their card in the correct pile When all the flashcards are in piles, show each one to the class, asking: What's this? checking that no cards are in the wrong pile. PB page 59 @ Play * Demonstrate the game. Place your counter on the arrow at the top of the page. Tell pupils that the aim of the game is to reach the yellow flash in the middle. ‘+ Flip your number card and move one or two spaces, depending on the side the number card lands on If you land on a balloon with a word, read the word and draw a simple picture of the word inside the balloon. If you land on a balloon with a picture, say the name of the picture and write the word in the balloon, ‘ Pupils then play in pairs. Walk around the room checking pupils’ drawings and writing. Play a team spelling game * Divide the class into two teams. Ask a member from each team to come to the board. Hold up a wordcard and ask the two pupils to draw the word on the board. Ask the rest of the class to confirm if the drawing is correct. Teams get a point for each word drawn correctly, Set a time limit for the game. Ending the lesson * Use the Donald Duck puppet to say: Well done! Explain (LA) that pupils have finished the course. Ask pupils if they've enjoyed the course. * To check what they have learned you can play some of the games from the course. * Take a class vote on the favourite game or song from the course and play this again. * Dismiss the class. STN Class award ceremony At the end of the class, remind pupils of all the things they have learned to do in English Can you count to ten? Can you name the colours? Can you name six animals. Praise pupils and hand out their certificates. Pupils write their names at the top. 159HalloweenHall LESSON 1 Lesson aims Identifying things associated with Hallowe'en Singing a Hallowe'en song Making a paper pumpkin lantern New target language pumpkin, witch, ghost, bat Parts of the face happylsad cat Recycled target language It’s Halloween. Happy Halloween! a witch’s hat, a pumpkin, a bat scissors a hollowed out pumpkin (Optional activity) Receptive language Materials Background information Hallowe'en is the last day of October. People prepare a pumpkin called a Jack O'lantern with a face carved on the outside, This is lt by a candle inside. Children dress up as ghosts, witches, skeletons or other spooky things Warm-up ® If possible, come to class wearing a witch's hat or other Hallowe'en items. * Greet pupils in English. Say: Hello (Ana). Happy Hallowe'en, Talk about Hallowe'en in L1. Tell pupils that they are going to learn about Hallowe’en in Great Britain. © Use Hallowe'en items you have brought with you and the picture on Pupil’s Book page 60 to teach Hallowe'en vocabulary. PB page 60 @) Sing © Explain (L1) that the gitl in the picture is at a Hallowe'en party. Ask: What colour is the cat? (Black,) What colour is the ghost? (White.) What colour is the pumpkin? (Orange.) Look at the pumpkin. Can you see ‘two eyes? Can you see a nose? What is on the table? (Sweets.) ‘+ Explain (L1) to pupils that they are going to listen to a song about Hallowe'en. Tell them to listen and point to the things in the picture as they hear them mentioned. RECORDING 54 It’s Hallowe'en! It’s Hallowe'en! (Mime a scared expression) I'm a witch, I'm a cat! I'ma ghost, I'ma bat! (Chorus) I turn around (Turn around) And | see An orange pumpkin (Move your hands in a circle to suggest a pumpkin) (Smile) (Mime a pointy hat) (Mime a cat’ tail with arm behind back) (Mime a ghost) (Mime flying like a bat) Smiling at mel! * Play the song again encouraging pupils to join in with ie words and the actions * Read the word labels with the class. Encourage the pupils to repeat after you, ‘* Write the words on one side of the board in a random order. Draw simple pictures on the other side of the board. Ask individual pupils to come to the board and match a word and picture by drawing @ match line PB page 73 Cut out 5 * Say: Let’s make a pumpkin-lantern. Tell pupils to turn to the cut out on page 73. Point to the parts of the face at the top of the page. Say: Point to (a happy mouth, a sad mouth, a nose, teeth, eyes). * Teli pupils to colour the pumpkin. Give them scissors and help them to cut out the parts of the face they would like to use, Pupils stick them onto their pumpkin to make a lantern. + Pupils describe their lanterns in pairs He's orange. He's happy. This is the mouth. This is the nose, etc. Ending the lesson * Ask pupils to attach their lanterns to their chairs. Ask them to choose a character from the song (witch, ghost, cat or bat) to act out in the first verse. * Tell them in the second verse to turn around and look at their own lanterns on their chairs. * Play the song again (Recording 54) * Dismiss the class. Make a real pumpkin Bring a hollowed-out pumpkin to class and carve it in front of the class. Put a candle inside it and put the lantern on a windowsill in the classroom. T60Qa oD Draw. Then match. ke witch pumpkin 3 (e ctLESSON 2 Lesson aims Drawing and matching Hallowe'en pictures and words Acting out a Trick or Treat roleplay Hallowe'en words Colours Recycled target language Materials Pupils’ Hallowe'en costumes or novelties they have brought to class. if possible, bring some of these yourself in case pupils forget. A.bag of sweets or small treats for the Trick or Treat game Background information ‘A popular Hallowe'en activity is Trick or treating. Children knock on neighbour's doors and say: Trick or treat. People give them sweets and chocolate. if the children don’t get a treat they are supposed to play a trick on ‘the neighbour, although most parents discourage this, Warm-up * Greet pupils in English, Say: Hello (Ana). Happy Hallowe'en. Encourage pupils to reply: Happy Hallowe'en. * Ask pupils to dress up in the costumes or novelties they have brought to class. Pupils then introduce themselves /’m a (witch). Play the Hallowe'en song again (Recording 54) Encourage pupils to join in with the words and actions. Pupils stay in their costumes for the rest of the lesson. Play a mime game * Review the written form of pumpkin, witch, ghost and bat. Write the words on cards or paper. Hold up each word in turn, read it with the class and ask the class to mime the correct action from the song © White the words on different parts of the board. Ask a Pupil to come to the front. Say: Point to the word for (ghost). Repeat with the other words. * Tell pupils to open their books again at page 60 and read the words aloud again PB page 61 € Draw. Then match © Tell pupils to look at the half pictures. For each one ask What's this? * Tell pupils to complete the pictures by drawing the other half of each one. They work on their own and check their work with a partner's © When they have finished the pictures, tell pupils to match the pictures to the words by drawing a line Pupils check their work in pairs A colour dictation + Pupils use the Hallowe'en pictures on Pupil's Book page 61 for a colour dictation. Say: Colour the ghost grey. Colour the pumpkin orange. Colour the witch purple Colour the bat black. Pupils listen and colour. * Check by describing the Hallowe'en items using their colour. Tell pupils to call out who you are describing. Say: It's orange. (A pumpkin!) It’s grey. (A ghost!) etc. Ending the lesson * Play a trick or treat game. You will need a bag of sweets or other small treats * Pupils take turns to say: Happy Hallowe'en! Trick or treat. Give them a small task to perform in English, €.9. spell a word correctly, count to ten, find something ina certain colour, identify a flashcard, etc. f they can perform the task correctly, they choose a sweet from the bag. If they can't perform the task, they have to perform a ‘trick’ instead, e.g. stamp their fect, pull their nose, touch their toes. * Continue until all pupils have had a treat. Ghosts and pumpkins game This game works as a variation of Noughts and Crosses. Pupils play in pairs. They draw the usual noughts and crosses grid. One pupil draws a ghost on a square and says It's a ghost. Their partner then draws a pumpkin ona different square and says: it’s a pumpkin. The winner is the first player to draw three pictures in a line (vertically, horizontally or diagonally). Make a witch's spell Draw a cauldron outline on the board. Tell pupils you are going to make a magic potion. Encourage them to give you funny ingredients to add to the potion a lion’s leg, an elephant's ear, a witch’s nose. Draw these ingredients inside the cauldron. ‘When the potion is finished list all the things in it to make a chant. Encourage pupils to join in the chant with you. 161. » Christmas Sing. treemas Identifying Christmas items Singing a song Christ LESSON 1 Lesson aims New target language Christmas cracker, pudding, turkey, mince pies Recycled target Christmas words language Toys I ike (presents). decorations Written words Christmas tree, stocking, cracker, pudding It's Christmas. Happy Christmas. How many ... can you see? Receptive language Materials Toy flashcards a sack Paper (colourful), string, scissors for making Christmas decorations (Optional activity) Christmas is celebrated from the 24th to 26th December. ‘On 24th December, Christmas Eve, children hang up a stocking over the fireplace or at the end of their beds. During the night, Father Christmas fills the children’s stockings with presents. On December 25th, Christmas Day, the children open their presents. People eat turkey with roast potatoes and vegetables, and Christmas pudding or mince pies as a dessert. Christmas crackers are pulled before or during Christmas lunch. Background information Warm-up * Come to class wearing a Christmas hat. Greet pupils in English. Talk about Christmas in L1 PB page 62 @ Sing * Say: Open your books at page 62. Hold up your own. book open at page 62. Explain (L1) that the children in the picture are at a Christmas party. Point to Christmas tree, Father Christmas, stocking, a present, a bell, a star and ask: What's this? * Introduce the new vocabulary Christmas cracker, turkey, ‘ince pies, Christmas pudding. Say each word. for pupils to repeat after you, * Draw a simple outline of each new word on the board, Point to one and ask pupils to call out its name. * Tell pupils to look at the picture on page 62 again. Say: Look at the Christmas Tree. Is it big or small? Can you see a star? How many children can you see in the picture? Are the children happy? How many stockings can you see? Can you see any presents? Look at the Christmas cracker. What toy is inside? What food can you see? * Tel pupils that they are going to listen to a song about Christmas. Tell them to listen and point to the things in the picture as they hear them mentioned. RECORDING 55 It's Christmas Day! It’s Christmas Day! Happy Christmas! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Repeat) [like stockings. I like crackers. | like Christmas pudding, too. (Chorus) | like presents. | like turkey. | like Christmas pudding, too! * Play the song again encouraging pupils to join in with the words. Repeat until pupils are singing confidently. * Read the word labels with the class. Play a Father Christmas game * Show pupils the toys flashcards. For each one ask What's this? Place these into the sack. * Ask a pupil to come to the front of the class. Say: You are Father Christmas, Can | have a present, please, Father Christmas. The pupil pulls a flashcard out of the sack. Without showing it to the class, he/she asks the class: What is it? Pupils guess by saying; It's a (train). Ending the lesson + Sing the song again (Recording 55). Making decorations Pupils draw and colour a decoration for the classroom. They can choose any Christmassy image: Father Christmas, a stocking, a Christmas pudding, a cracker, a star, a bell. Attach a long piece of string across the classroom for pupils to tie their decorations onto. T62