e.g.
Teacher:
(pointing to a pupil’s legs) How many legs have you
got?
Pupil 1: Two.
Teacher: (pointing to the legs of two pupils) How
many legs have you and Kairat got?
Pupil 2: Four.
Teacher: Yes, four. Two legs plus two legs is
four legs. etc
Put up the How Many Legs? poster on the board.
Point to the first picture and say: Snake. The pupils repeat,
chorally and/or individually. Then ask: How many legs has the snake
got? Elicit: The snake hasn’t got any legs! Point to the second
picture and say: Duck. The pupils repeat, chorally and/or
individually. Then ask: How many legs has the duck got? Elicit:
Two. Follow the same procedure and present the rest of
the
animals.
The game’’What is missing?’’The teacher asked to
close the eyes and students must find the missing animal, name
it.
Where are the following animals in your
friend’s picture? Talk with him/her and find
out.
Pupils’ books closed. Put your pen on the book.
Say, then write on the board: Where’s my pen?
On the book.
Underline the word in bold. The pupils repeat after you. Follow the
same procedure and present the rest of the
prepositions.
Remind the pupils that the definite article the
is used in front of a noun when we know exactly what we are
referring to.
Pupils’ books open. Go through the prepositions
briefly. Then point to the picture and elicit the names of the
animals. Read the example and explain the activity. The pupils, in
pairs, ask and answer questions as in the
example.
Suggested answer
key
A: Aidar, where’s the horse in your
picture? B: It’s under the
tree.
A: Aidar, where’s the butterfly in
your picture? B: It’s above the
tree.
A: Aidar, where’s the spider in
your picture? B: It’s on the
house.
A: Aidar, where’s the snake in your
picture? B: It’s near the
house.
Talk with your
friend.
- For weaker
classes: Point to the picture and elicit the names
of the animals and the actions. Write them on the board: ducks –
swimming, frogs – jumping, eagles – flying, cats – climbing a tree,
rabbits – hopping, goats – eating. Read the example and explain the
activity. Then
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