Aims: To present the story of the Ugly Duckling.
Pupil Language: Go on now, children – Go and play! – It’s such a lovely – Sunny day!
Teacher Language: – Is Mummy Duck happy or sad? – Who’s this? – How many ducklings?
Extra Materials: Photocopies of activity story page • (Extension).
Beginning the lesson
- Wait by the door and greet the children as they arrive.
- (An activity to revise the vocabulary of the story.)
Ask the children to try to remember how Mummy Duck feels when she sees the “Ugly Duckling”. Ask: Is Mummy Duck happy or sad? (Sad)
Presentation & Practice
- (Activities to present the story.)
Draw a large 15 on the board. Point to it, mime and say: Open your books at page fifteen! - Hold up your book. Point to the sun in the picture and say: Sunny day! Children repeat, chorally and individually. Next ask: How many ducklings? (Four)
- Play the cassette/CD. Children listen. Play the cassette/CD again and pause after each line to give children time to repeat, chorally and individually.
Mummy Duck: Go on now, children.
Go and play!
It’s such a lovely sunny day! - Then, ask the children in turns to tell you what Mummy Duck says to her ducklings. Teach the phrases: Go on now, children, Go and play! Allow children some time to practice them.
- Extension: Hand out a photocopy to each child. Explain the activity. Allow children some time to complete the task. Check children’s answers.
Ending the lesson
- (An activity to revise the vocabulary of the story.)
Say the dialogue from the story. Repeat, this time inviting the children to complete your sentences.Teacher: Go on now…
Children: children. etc
