My Pets and Other Animals
Objectives: - to summarize the vocabulary on the topic;
to develop communicative skills, using active vocabulary;
to teach students to work in groups and pairs;
to develop speaking, listening and reading skills.
Materials: hand-outs, a tape-recorder.
Procedure
Greeting: Hello, boys and girls! I'm glad to see you. How are you?
Warming-up:
T: Today we are going to speak about our pets. We love them very much. They are funny, clever and kind. What pets do you know?
P: hares, cows, giraffes, monkeys, etc.
T: A Zoo came to us today. There are many animals at the Zoo. Let's remember some of them. Look at the blackboard and repeat after me.
A cat an elephant
A cow a parrot
A dog a kitten
A fox a puppy
A hare a mouse
A tiger a frog
A bear a lion
A horse a wolf
A monkey a giraffe
A crocodile a hamster
T: Now, please, close your eyes. What pets do you remember from the blackboard? Who is the champion?
Listen to me carefully. If you agree - clap your hands, if you disagree - tap your feet.
1. Lions eat bananas. (Tap)
2. Elephants live in Africa (Clap)
3. The tiger is a small cat. (Tap)
4. The giraffe has got a long neck. (Clap)
5. The fish cannot swim. (Tap)
6. My dog can bark. (Clap)
7. The monkey has got long ears. (Tap)
Teaching how to describe animals ( a group work ):
T: Yes, we know many animals. But what are they like? Are they black or white, clean or dirty, sad or happy? Look at the blackboard and repeat after me:
(Showing a list of the words, written in a Zoo cage ): kind, hungry, clean, angry, thirsty, dirty, funny, nice, clever, green, big, short, little, sad, long, happy.
Remember these words, please!
But, children, some animals ran away from their cages and ate out some words!? Can you remember them?
T: Now, please, devide into two teams and try to write as many words of your own as you can that describe animals. Who is the champion?
Asking and answering the questions about animals.
T: Do you want to tell me about your pets? Please, answer my questions.
A Ball-game ( a teacher throws a ball and asks a question, a pupil catches it and answers the question)
- Have you got a pet?
- What pet have you got?
- What is his (her) name?
- Does your pet answer to his (her) name?
- How old is your pet?
- What colour is your pet?
- Is your pet big or little?
- What do you teach your pet to do?
- Is your pet clever?
- What does your pet like to eat (to drink)?
- Do you play with your pet?
- What games do you often play?
- Who looks after your pet? ,etc.
Asking a teacher some questions.
T: I've got a pet too. Do you want to know about it? If you do, let's call do does did to help us to ask questions!
Is*/Was* ____ ? Yes, it is*/was*. No, it is*/was* not.
Do Does Did ____ ____ ,1 ? Yes, ____ do does did
No, ____ do does did
Have you got ………? Yes, I have.
No, I haven't.
T: Please, ask me any questions you like about my pet.
6. Making up dialogues (a pair work).
T: Children, when some naughty animals ran away from the Zoo, they were in such a big hurry, that mixed all the sentences up in the dialogue. Now you have got these dialogues, please, look at them carefully and put the sentences in the right order to make up a good dialogue about a pet, called Bobik.
A dialogue about Bobik
- Have you got a pet?
- Yes, I have.
- What is it?
- It's a dog.
- What's his name?
- His name is Bobik.
- Who looks after Bobik?
- We all do. Mum feeds him. I take him for a walk, and my brother teaches him.
- What does your brother teach Bobik to do?
- My brother teaches him to run after a ball and bring it back to him.
- What a clever pet you've got! What colour is your dog?
- He's black. He has got a long neck and a short tail.
- Oh, how I'd love to have a pet too!
Read it, please. This pair is a champion!
Relaxation (a song "Alouette").
T: Let's play a game with Alouette!
A song "Alouette"
1
Alouette, little Alouette,
Alouette, play the game with me.
Put your finger on your head } 2
On your head } 2
Don't forget, Alouette, oh!
2
Alouette, little Alouette,
Alouette, play the game with me.
Put your finger on your eye } 2
On your eye } 2
On your head } 2
Don't forget, Alouette, oh!
3
Alouette, little Alouette,
Alouette, play the game with me.
Put your finger on your nose } 2
On your nose } 2
On your eye } 2
On your head } 2
Don't forget, Alouette, oh!
Using the verb "must / mustn't" in speech.
T: I know, kids, you like to play, don't you? But do you have any duties? We must remember what word helps us to give orders and to have our duties. What can you remember about "must"?
+ ____ must ____1,
? Must ____ ____1, ? Yes, ____ must. No, ____ mustn't.
- ____ must not (mustn't) ____1, .
- Must you go to school?
- Must you help your parents about the house?
- Must you read books?
- Must you eat fruit and vegetables?
Listening Comprehension.
T: But what must animals do? Do you want to know?
Now, please, listen to me carefully and put "plus" near the things animals must do and "minus" near the things they mustn't do.
The text: "What must animals do?"
People have got many pets at home. There are a lot of animals at the Zoo too. They are: lions and tigers, hares and wolves, monkeys and crocodiles, rabbits and horses. When the animals are hungry, they must eat fruit and vegetables, meat and fish. When they are thirsty, they must drink juice, water or milk. Animals must not eat many sweets too, much chocolate and ice-cream, they must not drink tea, coffee and Coke. Animals must play games and walk, but they must not cry. They must not get up early in the morning, but all animals must wash their hands and faces before they eat. Big animals must look after their babies and the babies must be good.
T: Do you want me to read the text again? Let's check it up!
What Must Animals Do?
1. eat fruit and vegetables
2. drink water, juice and milk
3. drink Coke
4. eat sweets and ice-cream
5. play games
6. wash their hands and faces
7. cry
8. get up early in the morning
9. look after their babies
10. be good babies
Describing toy-animals.
T: Well done! And now we can describe our toy-pets ourselves, can't we? I see you have got many toys with you. Can you describe them? Please, come to me, take your toy-pet and describe it. And other children, listen carefully, I will ask you some questions.
Pupils describe their toys and then answer the teacher's questions.
Learning a song "I found a cow".
T: And I know a funny song about animals. Do you want to listen to it? This song is about a cow, a bear, a hen. So enjoy the song!
Did you like it? Then open your books and sing it with me once again.
A song "I found a cow"
I found a cow!
How?
I found a bear!
Where?
I found a hen!
When?
I found a bear!
I found a hen!
I found a cow!
Wow!
And one more time!
Giving a hometask.
T: Thank you for your good work today! I liked our lesson and you? Your hometask is to learn a song " I found a cow" by heart and to write me a letter about your pets.
The results of the lesson:
What did we learn today?
What did we do today?