Unit 1 Greetings

Activity 1 Listen and sing.

Objective: to sing the song

Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the following song. Then tell them the meaning of the song. After that, you can play the DVD for the second time for the pupils to sing it.

Tapescript:

Rain, rain, go away.

Come again another day.

Little Betsy

Wants to play.
Activity 2 Play “What’s your name?”

Objective: to consolidate the language material of the previous units

Look at Unit 3, Lesson 1, Activity 2 for the instructions.

This time invite new pupils.
Activity 3 Look and listen.

Objectives: to introduce new words and structures

to practise the pronunciation of the sounds [] and []

STEP 1: Say that the pupils will play now but, before they start the game, they should learn 2 more words: “boy” and “girl”. Ask the pupils to look at the pictures. Say that Buratino must say ‘I’m a boy’ and Malvina must say ‘I’m a girl’. Then play the DVD, Animation 1. After that, work on the pronunciation of these words and then have the pupils repeat both of the words and sounds [] and [] after you in chorus and individually.

STEP 2: According to the rules of the game, you must throw a ball to a pupil who should say “I am a boy” or “I am a girl”. That pupil then must throw a ball to the next pupil whoever he may choose, etc.