Warm-up Activities for Daily Routine Topic

Student profile: Beginner level of English language proficiency

Skills to be emphasized: Listening and Speaking

Language: What do you do when you get up in the morning? Do you follow any routine like having breakfast first or making your bed?

New vocabulary: Yawn, breakfast, shower, etc.

Review vocabulary: get, sleep, o’clock, etc.

Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to

• Identify daily activities

• Talk about their daily routine

1st Activity: Capture their attention

“Look at these pictures” Show pictures of people that having breakfast and going to school or work. “Can you guess today’s topic? (Top-down process predicting activity). Yes, we will learn about daily routines.”

2nd Activity: Connect to prior knowledge and experiences

“What do you do when you get up in the morning? Do you follow any routine like having a breakfast first or making your bed?” Ask students to share their experiences.

3rd Activity: Pre-teach new vocabulary

“Let’s do something fun! You will try to guess which picture I am talking about.”

• Listen and Point: Show pictures on the smart board randomly (in a different order). “When I stop talking, you will point out the matching picture. Ready? *yawn* get up early…”