Dates English Teacher

Activity 2b Work in pairs. Read and complete the table. 7 min

Objectives: to give practice in reading for the main ideas and specific information; to practise transferring info into a table
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to open the Workbook to Page 100 and copy the table into their exercise books.
STEP 2: Ask the pupils to read the text silently.
STEP 3: Ask the pupils to fill in the table with the info from the text.
STEP 4: Check the answer with the whole class.

Activity 2c Play “Ball”. 5 min

Objective: to consolidate the foods and their origins Note: In advance prepare a soft ball/paper ball.
STEP 1: First demonstrate how to play the game. Take a soft ball/ paper ball, say a kind of food e.g. “pasta” and throw the balltothenearestpupil.Have thepupilwhocaughttheballsaythe food‟sorigincountry,i.e.“China”.Thenhavehim/her say a kind of food and throw the ball to another pupil who must say its origincountry.
STEP 2: After you make sure the pupils have understood what to do, you can let the class play the game until everybody in the class have participated. If the class is large, the activity can be done in twogroups.

Activity 2d Chain Drill. 5 min

Objective: to give practice in talking about foods and their origin countries
This is a usual Chain Drill activity.

Activity 3a Work in groups of 5. Play “Find Someone Who”. 10 min

Objectives: to consolidate the topic vocabulary; to develop the pupils‟ listening and speaking skills
Option A: Before the lesson begins, draw the following table on the board and write the example questions and answers.
e.g. 1) Do you like pizza? Yes/ No.
2) How often do you eat it? Always/Sometimes/Often/Usually/Never.

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   Post-activity