Body parts

Explore the objectives of this session and the ordered sequence of games connected to it.

Grammar objectives

Follow "Touch your…" instructions, answer with "This is my…", and use the simple plurals (hand / hands). Aim for full sentences and real exchanges between participants, whatever their level.

Action objectives

Put a hand on the body part that is called, at speed, and take a turn calling parts out for the others. Played out in “Tomato, Tomato Ketchup”, “Carrying objects” and “Responsable tag”.

Lexical objectives

Body-part words in English — head, shoulders, arms, hands, legs, feet, knees — learned by touching each part as it is named.

Games in this session

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1

Introducing the topic

Siting in a circle, the children are presented with the topic of the lesson.

5 min
2

Revision of the previous week

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the previous week.

10 min
3

Tomato, Tomato Ketchup

The children sit forming a circle, one goes around it touching the head of the other children and saying the agreed words, (tomato, tomato, ketchup) When he says the different word the children who's has been touched stands up and tries to tag the other one. To be safe from getting tagged, the child must sit in the other child's place.

12 min
4

Carrying objects

In pairs, the children must carry an object from one side of the room to the other, only touching the object with the part of the body the teacher says.

12 min
5

Responsable tag

The game is played as a normal tag, when a child is tagged they must stand and wait for someone else to save them by touching the previously agreed bodypart.

12 min
6

Revision of the topic

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the session.

5 min

Materials for this session

Printable flashcards for this topic - print them before the class.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for this topic in the language of the course. Listen to a word, then practise saying it.

Phrases

Phrases for this topic in the language of the course.