Teacher's Edition: My Favourite Person Presentation

Lesson Overview & Objective

Goal: To equip students with the basic vocabulary and structure to deliver a simple presentation about a "Favourite Person" (family member or friend) and "My City". This lesson breaks down the task into manageable chunks: (0) Learning Key Words, (1) Choosing a person, (2) Finding Reason 1 (Feelings), and (3) Finding Reason 2 (Talents/Personality).

Connection to PowerPoint: This material provides the "Content" for the presentation structure introduced in the PowerPoint (Intro, Reason 1, Reason 2, Conclusion). The new Phonics section directly supports the vocabulary needed for both the "Favourite Person" and "Me and My City" themes from the slides. The activities are designed to help students fill in those blanks.

Methodology: Use a highly visual and interactive approach. The student-facing popups are crucial for weak ESL learners. Model everything. Use choral repetition for key sentences. Keep the pace energetic and positive.

Let's Learn the Words!

Phonics Warm-Up: The Foundation of Pronunciation

Why this section is first: We are front-loading the essential vocabulary using a phonics-based approach. Because the students are weak, tackling pronunciation head-on will build their confidence before they see the words in context. This section is directly inspired by the provided phonics workbook pages.

General Approach: For each sound group, (1) introduce the sound auditorily, (2) show the different spellings ('graphemes'), (3) practice the individual words with choral drilling, and (4) use the words in simple sentences. Use the interactive triggers extensively to model pronunciation.

The /ɜːr/ Sound er, ir, ur

Teaching the /ɜːr/ Sound

Script: "Listen everyone! We have a new sound. It's the 'er' sound. Look at my mouth: /ɜːr/. Your turn! Good! This sound can be spelled with 'e-r', 'i-r', or 'u-r'. They all make the same sound! Let's look at some words."

Activity: Go through each card. Say the word clearly, clap the syllables (e.g., "sis-ter", two claps). Have students repeat. Use the popup triggers to let students see and 'hear' the breakdown visually.

teacher

sister

person

girl

nurse

Practice Sentences

My favourit_ person is my teach_r. ?

The n_rse helps the g_rl. ?

The /ɑːr/ Sound ar

Teaching the /ɑːr/ Sound

Script: "Next sound! This is the 'ar' sound. Like a pirate! Arrr! Look: /ɑːr/. Let's say it together! This sound is in words for your Hong Kong presentation!"

Activity: Relate these words to the "My City" theme from the PowerPoint. "We can go to the p**ar**k in Hong Kong. My p**ar**tner and I will st**ar**t our presentation. You are all sm**ar**t!"

park

start

smart

Practice Sentence

My sm_rt p_rtner and I st_rt at the p_rk. ?

Who is your favourite person?

Part 1: Choosing a Topic (10 mins)

Objective: Students will choose one person to talk about and learn the English name for that family member.
Script: "Hello everyone! For our presentation, we will talk about our favourite person. Who can we choose? Look at the pictures. We can talk about our family! Your family can be small, or it can be very BIG! Let's learn the words for our family members."
Activity: Point to the images. Elicit who the people are. Use the interactive triggers to introduce the vocabulary visually. Encourage students to point to the person they want to talk about. Ask a few students, "Who is your favourite person?" and help them answer, "My favourite person is my mum."
Reinforcement: Connect back to the phonics lesson. "Look! 'broth**er**' and 'sist**er**' have our /ɜːr/ sound! Can you hear it?" This reinforces learning across contexts.

Families

Some children live in a family with only their parents and their brothers and sisters. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Other children live in a family with other family members such as grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. 🏡

What our family gives us

Our family is where we belong. In our family we feel safe and loved. In a family we learn how to live together. ❤️

A nuclear family with parents, a daughter, and a son.

An extended family with grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and children.

Why are they your favourite?

Part 2: Finding Reasons (15 mins)

Objective: Students will brainstorm two reasons for their presentation, focusing on feelings (from Part 1) and personality/talents.
Script: "Okay, you have your person! Now, *why* are they your favourite? A good presentation needs reasons. We already learned Reason 1: 'They make me feel loved.' Now for Reason 2! What is your person good at? What is their personality? Maybe they are **smart**! (referencing phonics word). Look here!"
Activity: Discuss the images of talents. Use the interactive triggers to introduce vocabulary and sentence patterns. "My dad is good at..." Then, introduce the "Presentation Plan" as a simple way to organize their ideas. Have them draw their plan on a mini whiteboard or paper. This is the scaffolding for their presentation script.

It is good to have friends

We like to spend time with our friends. We can share our feelings with our close friends. They can help us and support us. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

People have different talents

People are good at different things. We all enjoy doing different things. A mixture of people makes life interesting.

Everybody is special just because of who they are. 🌟

Let's Plan Your Presentation!

Use the ideas to make a simple plan for your talk. This will help you remember what to say! 📝

A girl drawing, a boy playing with a soccer ball, and a girl writing.