UNIT 11: WHAT TIME IS IT?
Lesson 1- Part 1,2
Lesson 1- Part 1,2
I. Objectives:
By the end of this unit, pupils will be able to use words and phrases related to the topic Daily routines; ask and answer questions about time.
II. Language focus:
- Vocabulary: breakfast, What time....
- Structures: What time is it? It’s.....
III. Resources: Textbook, recordings, speaker, microphone, laptop.
IV. Procedure:
Stages | Tasks | Modes |
| 1. Warm up. | To prepare pupils for this lesson, play a game with them using the numbers five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, forty, forty-five, fifty and fifty-five. Say five. Then choose a pupil to say the next number (i.e. ten). That pupil then chooses another pupil to say the next number. Continue until fifty-five. | Whole class Individual |
2. Look, listen and repeat. | - Tell the class that they are going to learn to ask and answer questions about time. - Have pupils look at the four pictures and discuss the context in which the language is used. - Check comprehension. - Play the recording more than once, if necessary, for pupils to listen and repeat. Do choral and individual repetition, pointing to the characters speaking. - Play the recording again so the class can listen and repeat. | Whole class Individual Whole class |
3. Point and say | - Tell pupils that they are going to practise asking and answering questions about time. - Have them look at the bubbles to see how the question and the answer are used. Point to the first picture and have pupils say the word seven. Ask them: What time is it? and have them answer It’s seven o’clock. Do choral and individual repetition and then ask them to practise in pairs. - Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the pictures. - Call a few pairs to act out the dialogue in front of the class. Language note: American English: seven fifteen, seven thirty, seven forty-five British English  quarter past seven, half past seven,a quarter to eightSeven o'clock is more common in British English, while 7 a.m is more common in American English. | Whole class Individuals Pair work Whole class |
Work in pairs. Tell your partners what you like doing. | - Tell pupils that they are going to ask and answer questions about time. - Tell them to work in pairs: one pupil asks What time is it? and the other looks at the clock or their wristwatch and answers It’s + (time). - You may ask one pupil to write the answer on the board. Remind them to write the words rather than the numbers for the time. | Individuals Pair work Groups |
| 4. Homelink | - Learn by heart the new words and model sentence. - Be ready for lesson 1: 3, 4, 5 | Individual |
