Young Learners, pre-teens: introduction lesson.

2nd April 2024

I begin by eliciting class rules then a good old STB, replacing ‘bus’ with ‘taxi’. What do they know about UK ?

This leads to …

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.

This leads to …

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

This lead to …

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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