Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 4 Global Success Starter Outdoor activities

I. OBJECTIVES

By the end of the Starter unit, pupils will be able to:

Language knowledge & skills

- practise the names of outdoor activities by playing Miming game.

- match the pupils with the pictures and say about their hobbies.

- read the chant aloud and act out with the help of the lyrics and picture cues.

Competences

- Communication and collaboration: work in pairs and groups to complete the learning tasks

- Self-control & independent learning: perform listening tasks

Attributes

- show pride in what they can do and their hobbies by using appropriate gestures and intonation when talking about hobbies.

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

- Student’s book: Page 9

- Teacher’s guide: Pages 14, 15, 16

- Website hoclieu.vn

- Flash cards/ pictures and posters

- Computer, projector, …

III. PROCEDURE

Warm-up and review – Let’s play– Follow the lines and say – Read and act out – Fun corner and wrap-up

Procedure

Teacher’s and pupils’ activities

Interaction

Note

Warm-up and review:  5 minutes

- Greet the class.

- Then spend a few minutes revising the previous lesson by inviting a group of pupils to the front of the class to say the chant on page 8. Then class claps along.

- Ask pupils to open their books at page 9 and look at Starter,C. Outdoor activities.

- Review vocabulary: Action verbs

Game: Guessing game:

• Pupils take turns to answer the questions.

• They look at the hidden pictures and guess what activity is this.

Whole class

Activity 1. Let’s play.   5 minutes

a. Goal

To practise the names of outdoor activities by playing Miming game.

b. Input

Picture cues:

Four pupils are in the park. Minh and Linh are miming the action of swimming. Mai asks What are they doing? and Mary answers They’re swimming.

c. Outcome

Pupils can practise the names of outdoor activities by playing Miming game.

d. Procedure

Step 1: Elicit the language that pupils need to talk about break time activities, e.g. What are they doing? – They’re., swimming, running, singing, skating, skipping. Check comprehension.

Step 2: Explain how the game is played: Two pupils mime the action of an activity. Onepupil asks What are they doing? and the other pupils guess the action and answer.

Step 3: Divide the class into groups of five. Select two pupils to do the actions and one pupil to ask the questions, while the rest guess the actions and give the answers. The team that guesses the correct answer first gets one point or star. The team with the most points or stars is the winner.

Whole class

Pair work

Group work

Activity 2. Follow the lines and say.   10 minutes

a. Goal

To match the pupils with the pictures and say about their hobbies.

b. Input

- Five pupils: 1. Minh, 2. Linh, 3. Mary, 4. Ben, 5. Mai

- Five pictures:

a. a bike

b. a swimsuit

c. a football

d. a skipping rope

e. a pair of skates

c. Outcome

Pupils can match the characters with the pictures and say about their hobbies.

d. Procedure

Step 1:Tell pupils the goal of the activity and explain that they should follow the lines to match the pupils with the pictures, point to the pupils and say what their hobbies are. Check comprehension.

Step 2: Do the first picture as an example. First, have pupils look at the pupil (Minh) and follow the line to Picture b (a swimsuit). Then have them say: Look at Minh. His bobby is swimming. Remind pupils that they have learnt the structure in Grade 3.

Step 3: Set a time limit for pupils to do the activity independently. Go around the classroom and offer help if necessary.

Step 4: Get pupils to swap their books with a partner and check their answers before checking as a class. Correct the answers where necessary.

Extension: Invite some pupils to look at the task they have done and say about the pupils' hobbies in front of the class.

Whole class

Individual work

Pair work

Whole class

e. Assessment

Answer key:

1. b

2. d

3. e

4. a

5. c

1. Look at Minh. His hobby is swimming.

2. Look at Linh. Her hobby is skipping.

3. Look at Mary. Her hobby is roller skating.

4. Look at Ben. His hobby is cycling.

5. Look at Mai. Her hobby is running.

Activity 3. Read and act out. 8 minutes

a. Goal

To read the chant aloud and act out with the help of the lyrics and picture cues.

b. Input

- Picture cues: a girl jumping high, a boy kicking a ball, a boy and a girl cycling

- The lyrics of the chant with three verses

c. Outcome

To read the chant aloud and act out with the help of the lyrics and picture cues.

d. Procedure

Step 1: Have pupils look at the first picture to explain the meaning of the first two lines.

Step 2: Get pupils to read aloud the first line and jump up. Then have them read the second line and jump up high.

Step 3: Give pupils a time limit to read the first verse and act out in pairs or groups. Go around the classroom and give support to pupils who find it difficult to do the task.

Step 3: Repeat Steps 1 to 3 with the other verse of the chant. Draw their attention to the meaning of the verses with the help of the picture cues.

Step 4: When pupils are familiar with the verses and actions, ask them to read the whole chant aloud and act out. Then invite a few groups to the front of the class to say the chant and act out. The class may chant along and do actions or clap hands to reinforce the activity.

Whole class/

Individual work

e. Assessment

To read the chant aloud and act out with the help of the lyrics and picture cues.

Fun corner and wrap-up: 5 minutes

Fun Game:

- Divide the class into 2 teams: Boys and Girls.

- Pupils take turns to answer the questions.

- They look at the pictures and choose the correct answers.

- If they have the correct answers they get the points for their teams. If the answer is not correct, the other team answers.

Whole class