Unit 1 Greetings

Activity 4 Look, listen and say.

Objectives: to introduce the words “cold, hot, warm, cool” and the structure “It’s cold”, etc.

to practise the pronunciation of the sounds [], [], [] and []

Tell the children that the seasons are different, some of them are cold and some hot. So offer them to learn how to talk about them. Again you have to address the pictures of the seasons. Show the picture of the winter and say “It’s cold”. In this case, show a gesture putting both of your arms round you. Then ask the children to translate it into their native language. Praise them and say “Yes. It’s cold”. Then have the pupils practise the phrase in chorus and individually, especially the sound [].

Then show the picture of the spring and say “It’s warm”. In this case, stretch your hand forward with a palm up as if you are catching a sunbeam. Work on the pronunciation of the phrase in chorus and individually, especially the sound [].

The next season is “summer”. Fan yourself with your palm and say “It’s hot”. Work on the pronunciation of the phrase in chorus and individually, especially the sound [].

The last season is “autumn”. Put one of your arms round you and say “It’s cool”. (If you put both of your arms round you, it means “It’s cold”). Have the pupils practise the sound [].

After all of them, work again on the pronunciation of all the phrases in chorus and individually, in rows and randomly.