Activity 1 Listen and sing. 8 min Objectives: to warm up by singing the song; to check homework STEP 1: Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song and sing it.
Look at Unit 2 Lesson 1 Activity 1 for the DVD script.
STEP 2: Checking homework. The pupils work in pairs to check each
other’s answers.
Activity 2a Draw and describe your dream house. 20 min Objectives: to consolidate the topic vocabulary; to provide an opportunity for pupils to work crea tively and cooperatively; to develop pupils’ writing skills STEP 1: Introduce the topic of buying your dream home. Brainstorm
vocabulary the pupils expect to hear. Elicit language used to describe
homes and different features.
STEP 2: Make groups of 3/4 pupils. The pupils must discuss and
draw their dream home. Say they have 15 minutes.
STEP 3: Allocate the roles: say that in each group there must be a
designer (to draw a house), a secretary (to write a description) and a
spokesperson (to make a presentation).
STEP 4: Give them paper, colour pencils or markers for drawing and
decorating their homes.