ORAL ACTIVITY Grade 4GALAXY UNIT 3: AT THE PET SHOW

SESSION 1: 45 MINUTES 4 STUDENTSWARM-UP: What day is today? Have you got a pet?Have you got any domestic animals/pets at home?

Yes. I have got a pet.No. I haven´t got a pet.

What type of animal have you got?I have got a (rabbit).

Is it a boy or a girl?It´s a boy./It´s a girl.

What color is it?It´s (yellow).

Is it big or small?It´s small./It´s big.

REVIEW PETST What animals can you remember from Unit 3?

Ss say the animals that they remember. Mouse, Cat, Snake, Rabbit, Parrot, Goldfish

REVIEW PARTS OF BODY & CHARACTERISTICST explains the adjectives. T points to her body parts and asks what´s this? Then the teacher makes a hand motion to signal the words “big, little, long, curly¨

Ss respond by saying the following:big eyes/little eyesbig ears/little earsa big mouth/little moutha big nose/little nosea curly tail/straight taila long tail/short taila fat cat/thin cat

T writes the responses on the blackboards

ORAL ACTIVITY Grade 4GALAXY UNIT 3: AT THE PET SHOW

DRAW: PICK ONE OF THE SIX PETSSs remember to think about the different characteristics. (Example: big ears, little eyes, long tail)

ORAL-T asks questions.What´s this?Is it a boy or a girl?What color is it.Is she/he fat or thin?Has she/he got a long tail or a short tail?What does he/she like?

WRITING-Ss write sentences to describe the pet.

This is a __(big rabbit)__.

He´s a girl./He´s a boy.

He´s (yellow).He has got a long tail.He has got a little nose.He has got big eyes.He likes (spaghetti).

SESSION 2: VOICETHREAD.COM RECORDING

45 MINUTES- 4 STUDENTS Ss finish their drawings and sentences.

Ss read the sentences about their drawings and record their voices on the voicethread.com website.

T uploads the drawings of students on to the voicethread website.

Follow up activity: Ss can listen to their voicethread entry on projects2011-2012.wikispaces.com