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Walkthrough 4
Annual planning 10
Teaching Notes:
Unit 1 14
Unit 2 22
Unit 3 30
Unit 4 40
Unit 5 48
Unit 6 56
Special Days 66
Photocopiable material:
Extra activities 69
Tests 94
`` Final Game
At the end of
The ‘Explore’ page goes a bit
My English Trip A & B,
further into new content and
there is a board game
challenges. Still, because
that allows pupils to
My English Trip B is for young
integrate the language they
beginners, the challenges will
learn in a fun way. Go to page 68
be controlled. Remember tasks
for instructions on how to play it.
should always be achievable
to promote confidence rather
than frustration.
1 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/growing-
friendships/201108/what-are-social-skills
Write different numbers 1–9 on small slips of papers and d. Trip at school
have pupils choose one at random. One pupil reads the
number and says, holding his/her Trip figure, I’m trip. I’m Prepare small cards with letters on them. The letters
(5) years old. How old are you? The other pupil answers, should make up words referred to places at school, eg:
I’m (3) years old. (according to the numbers they have in B L I A R Y R (library). Prepare cards for these words:
the slips of paper). Have several pairs do this activity. ‘library’, ‘gym’, ‘cafeteria’ and ‘classroom’. Divide the class
into groups with as many members as letters per word.
b. What colour is Trip? Give out the letters to each group and have pupils stick
them on their Trip figures. Once the letters are stuck,
Prepare small slips of coloured paper. The suggested give them some time to make up a word referred to a
colours are: red, blue, yellow, brown, orange, green and place at school. Once each group has made up a word,
purple. Pair up pupils and then give out the coloured invite them to go with their figures to the front and
slips of paper to each pair. Once pairs are ready, read stand holding the letters in order to show the word to
out the following text: the class.
Hi, there! My name is Trip, my legs are red, my arms are blue
and my body is green. Oh, and my head is orange. e. What are you?
Read the text out twice or three times and give pupils Invite pupils to draw the heads of the following animals:
time to stick the coloured papers on each part of their a lion, a giraffe, a hippo, an elephant, a zebra, a monkey and
figures. Walk around and monitor. Do class correction. a crocodile. Once the animals’ heads are ready, have pupils
Once you have checked the pairs’ production, have some take their Trip figure and stick the animal head on Trip’s
pupils describe Trip. head. Then, they show the figure and, pretending to be
Trip, they say, I’m Trip. I’m not a robot. I’m a (lion). Have pupils
make the typical sound of the animal chosen. Repeat the
activity until pupils have used all the animal heads.
Variedad textual:
Tiempo Contextos/áreas Prácticas/uso Exponentes lo literario y los Habilidades
Unidad NAP
estimado de experiencia del lenguaje lingüísticos textos de la vida sociales
cotidiana
1 10 a 15 Vida cotidiana: Presentarse. Fiestas de cumpleaños: Historieta La comprensión de consignas orales Ser cortés.
Birthday horas yo y mis amigos. Saludar. Happy birthday! en lengua extranjera apoyándose en
party Preguntar y A present for you! Canción el lenguaje gestual u otros soportes. Saber cuándo decir
contestar por la Thank you. gracias y cuándo
edad. La escucha global de textos orales
Poema disculparse.
Nombrar comidas Requerir información breves del universo infantil con el
sobre la edad: How old are apoyo de material rico en imágenes y
y elementos típicos
you? I am 8 years old. de propuestas lúdicas.
de una fiesta de
cumpleaños. Comidas y elementos
típicos de una fiesta de La participación asidua en
Reconocer las intercambios propios del contexto
cualidades de cumpleaños: cake, candles,
hot dogs, juice, pizza, escolar (saludar, pedir permiso, entre
‘grande’ y ‘chico’. otros).
Reconocer los popcorn, present, sweets
números del 1 al 10. Formas de agradecer y
Contar del 1 al 10. pedir disculpas: Thank
Agradecer y pedir you. / Sorry.
disculpas.
Números del 1 al 10
(revisión)
Identificación de tamaño:
big/small
There are several foci in this plan. The idea is that you pick and choose to develop your own yearly plan according to your context and to the demands made on you by the authorities
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at different levels.
2 10 a 15 Vida cotidiana: Reconocer las Parts of the body: arm, Historieta La escucha de diferentes textos Realizar actividad
Oh, my foot! horas yo y mi cuerpo. partes del cuerpo. ears, eyes, foot, hand, orales expresados por el/la docente física.
Identificar los head, fingers, leg, mouth, Canción o provenientes de fuentes diversas
números del 11 nose, toes (grabaciones de audio y video, entre Reconocer la
al 15. otras). Esto supone: importancia de no
Números del 11 al 15
Contar del 11 al 15. `` el inicio en la identificación de llevar un estilo de
Dar órdenes. Órdenes: Touch your foot. la situación comunicativa, los vida sedentario.
interlocutores y el tema abordado,
Colores (revisión) es decir, de elementos relacionados
con el contexto de enunciación.
`` la adecuación del tipo de escucha
–global o focalizada– a la tarea
comunicativa a realizar, con la
ayuda del/la docente.
3 10 a 15 Vida cotidiana: Reconocer y Miembros de la familia: Historieta La formulación de anticipaciones Ayudar en casa.
Visiting horas yo y mi familia; nombrar los grandma, grandpa; mum, e hipótesis sobre el sentido de
Grandma mi casa. miembros de la dad (revisión) Canción los textos a partir de palabras o Reconocer la
familia. expresiones relacionadas con el importancia
Reconocer y Partes de la casa: tema, del tono de voz de quien del respeto y la
nombrar las partes bathroom, bedroom, habla, entre otras pistas temáticas, colaboración en
de la casa. dining room, garage, lingüístico-discursivas, paraverbales casa.
Preguntar sobre kitchen, living room y no verbales.
la ubicación de Identificar miembros de la
alguien. familia: He is Dad! La reproducción de rimas, canciones,
poesías, entre otros.
Requerir información
sobre ubicación: Where
is Grandma? She is in the
living room.
Variedad textual:
Tiempo Contextos/áreas Prácticas/uso Exponentes lo literario y los Habilidades
Unidad NAP
estimado de experiencia del lenguaje lingüísticos textos de la vida sociales
cotidiana
4 10 a 15 Vida personal y en Reconocer y Identificar los lugares Historieta La producción de textos orales Cuidar la escuela.
At school horas sociedad: yo y mi nombrar los en la escuela: cafeteria, (interacciones espontáneas, diálogos
escuela. lugares de la classroom, computer Canción breves) acordes al momento de Reconocer la
escuela. room, gym, library, toilet escolaridad y a las condiciones de importancia de la
Preguntar sobre enseñanza, apoyándose en lenguaje responsabilidad
los lugares de la Requerir información no verbal. en el cuidado de
escuela. sobre lugar: Where is espacios comunes.
the gym? There it is. La reproducción de rimas, canciones,
Where is he/she? poesías, entre otros.
He/She is in the gym.
5 10 a 15 Vida cotidiana: Reconocer y Animales silvestres: Historieta La escritura gradual y progresiva Respetar a los
My favourite horas yo y los animales. nombrar los crocodile, elephant, de textos breves en soporte físico o animales.
animal animales silvestres. giraffe, hippo, lion, Canción digital (carteles, afiches, entre otros).
Preguntar sobre el monkey, snake, zebra Reconocer la
animal favorito. La participación en dramatizaciones, importancia de
Expresar Números del 16 al 20 rondas infantiles, juegos y otras respetar el hábitat
preferencia. instancias lúdicas que impliquen y las costumbres
Reconocer los Requerir información interacción oral. de los animales
números del 16 sobre preferencia: What silvestres.
al 20. is your favourite animal?
Contar del 16 al 20. I like giraffes.
Is it the elephant?
No, it isn’t.
6 10 a 15 Vida personal y en Expresar lo que Frutas y verduras: apples, Historieta La lectura de consignas Comer de manera
At the horas sociedad: yo y el nos gusta y nos broccoli, carrots, corn, acompañadas de íconos u otro tipo saludable.
market mercado. disgusta. grapes, lettuce, pears, Canción de apoyo visual, utilizados como
Expresar pineapples, potatoes, referencia principal en una primera Reconocer la
preferencias. strawberries, tomatoes, Textos descriptivos instancia y posteriormente, sólo importancia de
Reconocer y watermelons breves (Explore) como apoyo o referencia secundaria una alimentación
nombrar frutas y de la palabra escrita. saludable y
verduras. Requerir y expresar variada.
información sobre La participación en dramatizaciones,
preferencia: My favourite rondas infantiles, juegos y otras
fruit is pears. instancias lúdicas que impliquen
I like lettuce and carrots! interacción oral.
I don’t like vegetables.
La reproducción de rimas, canciones,
poesías, entre otros.
1 Tips for a successful trip practising or reviewing, you need to put into a bag toys or My favourite present: Pupils draw their favourite
pictures that can be used to achieve your linguistic aims. present and then colour it or just make a collage using
Play some background music. Pupils sit in a circle on the different materials available in the classroom at that
floor and pass the bag around. When the music stops, the moment. Walk around and help if necessary. Once
FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL: pupil with the bag takes out a toy or a picture and says pupils have finished drawing or completing their
`` It is very important to create and maintain a good something about it using the language presented. collage, have them complete the sentence on the board:
working atmosphere in the classroom all year round. My favourite present is … Display all the projects to add
Make your pupils feel at ease. Practical ideas: colour to the classroom.
`` Learn pupils’ names as soon as you can. Classroom management skills are vital to have a smooth
`` Make classroom rules clear, fair and consistent for
everybody. Speak English all the time.
and effective lesson. Every lesson should have a clear Lesson 1
beginning and end. Here are some ideas:
`` Help pupils understand the target language by using `` Beginning the lesson: Walk into the classroom Lesson objectives:
body language, gestures, signs, pictures, drawings with positive energy and with a big smile on your `` To greet by saying ‘Hello’.
and lots of examples. face. Feelings are contagious. Establish a routine. `` To wish somebody a happy birthday.
`` Praise your pupils’ effort and participation. You can sing a ‘Hello’ song (there are many available
`` To give somebody a present by saying, ‘A present for you’.
on YouTube), say a chant or practise a one-minute
`` Establish routines (greeting, calling the roll, asking `` To say ‘thank you’.
meditation technique or stretching exercises to clear
about the weather, asking about their feelings) – `` To ask and answer about one’s age.
the mind and reduce anxiety and excitement.
they make pupils feel secure and confident.
`` Ending the lesson: In the same way as you should `` To review numbers.
`` Finish the class with the same routine so that they
enter the classroom with positive energy, always `` To identify party food.
realize the class has finished. Sing a ‘Goodbye’ song
remember to end the lesson on a positive note. You New language: candles, hot dogs, pizza, present, sweets;
or play a simple game, for example.
can sing a ‘Goodbye’ song, have a round of applause Happy birthday! How old are you? I am 8 years old.
`` Make your classroom inclusive by taking into to congratulate the class on their good work or ask Materials: audio tracks 02, 39 and 40; flashcards of
account your pupils’ different learning styles, them to choose what new word they have learnt that a present, a cake, a pizza, hot dogs and sweets
language levels and cultural backgrounds. day. It takes only one or two minutes to recap and
`` And, above all, enjoy your classes. this gives pupils a sense of achievement. Lesson starters
a. Open the door of the classroom and say, Hello,
Teach with games: ‘All about me’ mini-project: children. Walk along the aisles and repeat the greeting
several times. Encourage pupils to say Hello! to you.
Games are the ‘spice of life’ in the primary classroom, Throughout the course pupils can make their ‘All about
b. Choose a ‘Hello’ song for your daily introduction. You
so try to include them in your lessons. There are many me’ book that they can take home at the end of the
may use the ‘Hello song’ on track 39 (see Audioscript
different types of games: miming games, spelling school year. The idea would be that at the end of each
on page 6). If not, there are many options available
games, board games, dice games, feely bag games, unit, pupils can make one page of their book connected
on the Internet. Listen to the track or watch the
memory games, etc. Choose the ones that are more with what they have learnt in the unit and applying it to
video clip several times. Encourage pupils to repeat
suitable for your group and start playing with a clear their own lives. You can give out sheets of paper at the
the lines with you.
objective in mind. end of each unit for pupils to work on their project. Have
The surprise bag: This game is always suitable, fun them create a front page for their book.
and engaging. Whatever the vocabulary area you are
Audioscript
Amanda: Hooray! It is my birthday!
Tom: How many candles, Mum?
Mum: Eight.
`` Play the track again and stop at the end of the first Dad: Happy birthday, Amanda!
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mini-dialogue. Ask pupils to point to the girl. Say, It is
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 4 and her birthday, so there is a cake and there are candles. `` Stick flashcards of party food on the board. Say the
describe the scene. Ask, Who can you see? What can Ask them to count the candles along with you, so words, cake, hot dog, pizza and sweets. Ask pupils to
you see? What are the people doing? What can you see you can check if they remember the numbers. point to or touch the flashcards you mention.
on the table? What do you think is going to happen? `` Play the next scene. Ask pupils to find out the girls’
Draw their attention to the ‘Happy Birthday’ banner. Closing activities
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names (Clara and Amanda). Play the first line again.
`` Go on to page 5. Ask pupils to predict what the two Ask the class to repeat it. a. Choose one of the new words and mouth it. Pupils
look at your lips very closely in order to read and
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girls are talking about and what the people are doing
at the table. Ask them to say what food they see. TIP guess the word you have chosen.
`` Play track 02. Pupils confirm their predictions. Sometimes pupils mispronounce the sound . Ask them b. Play the ‘Goodbye song’ on track 40 (see Audioscript
to place their tongue between their teeth and place a on page 6). Repeat the lines several times so that
finger in front of their mouth. In order to pronounce the pupils become familiar with them. Then, have pupils
sound correctly, the tongue must touch the finger. sing and act out.
B Teaching Notes Unit 1 • p15
Lesson 2 they do linguistic work. The more opportunities pupils
have for memory practice, the easier it will be for them to
Lesson objectives: deal with data, tons of information and details at school.
`` To identify and review birthday words and food words.
`` To learn new party food items.
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New language: cake, juice, popcorn
Materials: audio track 03; flashcards of a cake, candles, 1 Draw pupils’ attention to the shape of the snake and the letters
hot dogs, a present, popcorn, juice, a pizza, sweets; inside in Activity 1. Explain the task. Pupils find six words related
to birthday parties and one word which is the odd one out. Do
photocopiable material (page 69)
the first one all together. Pupils finish the task and check their
work with a partner.
Lesson starters Answers: popcorn, pizza, cake, hot dogs, sweets, juice /
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or say the ‘English time chant’. Odd one out: green
English time! No more Spanish! 2 Ask pupils to identify the pictures they see in the four frames. Ask
English time! Only English now! them to read the words under the pictures. Explain the task. Pupils
No more Spanish! tick what they see in each frame.
b. Play Let’s mime!: Prepare pictures of the vocabulary Answers: ✔ 1 sweets; 2 cake; 3 popcorn; 4 pizza
learnt in Lesson 1 and put them into a bag. A pupil
picks one and mimes what he/she sees on the card,
2
eg: sweets. The class has to guess what he/she is
miming. `` Ask pupils to open their books at page 6 and
describe what they see in the pictures in Activity 2.
1 03 `` Explain that they have to finish each incomplete
drawing and then circle the word that describes it.
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 6. Tell them to
Page 6 `` Encourage pupils to say the correct words.
describe what they see on the table.
Answers: 1 cake; 2 pizza; 3 popcorn
`` Play track 03 without stopping. Then, play the track
again. Stop after each item. Pupils point to the item 2. Play I remember 2, I remember 3: Ask pupils
and say its name. to look at the picture of the birthday table Closing activities
on their books for 2 minutes. Tell them to a. Give out copies of the first activity provided as
try and remember two or three items with photocopiable material on page 69. Pair up pupils
Optional activities
their corresponding number. When time is and invite them to look at the scrambled letters and
1. Stick on the board the flashcards of the food up, encourage a pupil to say two or three discover the five words. They then match the words
items on the table. Ask pupils to come and items, eg: Number 1 is pizza, number 2 is with the corresponding picture. Walk around and
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touch or point to the item you mention. Then, popcorn, number 3 is cake, etc. monitor. Do the first one as an example. Once they
ask pupils to close their eyes. Remove one have finished, have them say the food by pointing to
flashcard. When they open their eyes, they
say which flashcard is missing. ! TIP the picture.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
It is important to include tasks that help pupils train their
memory and tasks that boost their visualization skills while
p16 • Unit 1 Teaching Notes B
Lesson 3 2 05
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dogs; 6 popcorn
`` Play track 04 without stopping. Then, play number 1 the pupil with the most cards.
`` Encourage pupils to describe the food or drinks they
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and stop. Give pupils time to look, listen, think and
circle. Follow the same steps with the rest.
see in each box. TIP
`` Check all together. It is a good idea to introduce simple extra language when
p13 pupils play games. The more often they play games, the
Audioscript more they will hear this vocabulary in a non-intimidating,
Hi, there! My name is Henry. Today is my birthday! Look at the food.
A big cake, juice, sweets, small pizzas, big hot dogs and popcorn.
4 Ask pupils to focus on the food on the table. Ask them to describe fun scenario. Some suitable language can include: ‘It is my
what they see. Draw their attention to the words written next to the turn.’‘Let’s see …’‘Yes!’‘Super!’‘Oh no!’
Yum, yum! I am happy!
boxes. Explain they have to count the items they see on the table
and then complete the boxes with the corresponding number.
Answers: 7 candles; 6 sweets; 2 hot dogs; 1 cake; 4 pizzas
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
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Provide an example first.
`` To sing a song.
`` To review ‘How old are you?’ and ‘I am …’
New language: numbers 1–10 ! TIP
Materials: a large-size dice; flashcards of party food; Remember to provide a good example first so that
photocopiable material (page 69); coloured pencils, pupils know exactly what you expect from them.
markers, scissors, glue; Unit 1 stickers You may ask strong learners to help you.
Lesson starters
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
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b. Play a dice game: Stick the flashcards of hot dogs, `` Tell pupils to colour the cake in Activity 2 the way
a cake, a pizza, popcorn, juice and sweets on the they want.
faces of a large-size dice. Then, write the following `` Tell pupils to get the stickers of the candles that are
incomplete words on the board: PI_ZA, PIZZ_, H_T at the back of the book. Then, they go back to the
DOGS, HOT DO_S, POPC_RN, PO_CORN, C_KE, CAK_, cake and stick on the cake the number of candles
S_EETS, SWE_TS, JU_CE and J_ICE. Divide the class into that correspond to their age.
two teams. Pupils take turns to throw the dice and
`` In pairs, they can ask and answer about their age.
say the item that they get, and complete one of the Page 8 Provide an example first.
exponents of that item on the board. The group that
completes their six words correctly is the winner. 1 Closing activities
c. Hold up a flashcard of any new party food item and
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 8 and look at a. Sing the song in Lesson 3.
say, These are hot dogs. If it is correct, pupils clap their
hands; if it is incorrect, they stamp their feet and say the pictures of the children there. Tell them that each b. Invite pupils to make a poster showing the months
the correct word. Repeat this several times. child is saying how old he or she is. of the year. Have pupils write down the date of
`` Read the first one all together and ask pupils to find their birthday on the poster. Stick it on one of the
d. Give out copies of the second activity provided as
the cake that corresponds to Susie. classroom walls so that you can celebrate their
photocopiable material on page 69. Pupils draw a
birthday by singing the song in Lesson 3.
picture of their favourite party food on the empty plate. `` Pair up pupils and tell them to read and match the
When they have finished, they show their picture to child with the corresponding cake. Set a time limit. c. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
their classmates and say, My favourite party food is … Then, call some pairs to say the answers.
Provide an example first. Hang the drawings on the Answers: Susie 2; Paul 3; Mark 4; Polly 1
walls and have pupils vote for the best one.
Lesson starters 2
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
`` Focus pupils’ attention on the picture in Activity 2.
b. Stick the flashcards of party food on the board.
Explain that it is the boy’s birthday and his friend has
Divide the class into two teams. Call one volunteer
given him a present.
from one of the teams. Give him/her a flyswatter.
Explain that you will say a word and he/she hits the `` Act out the situation yourself playing the role of the
corresponding flashcard with the flyswatter. If it is girl and the boy.
correct, the team scores a point. Play several times. `` Pair up pupils. Tell them to imagine that it is the
birthday of one of them and the other one has to
choose a present for him/her from the bottom of the
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page (a boat, a doll, a skateboard). They practise the
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 9. Invite them dialogue and then they switch roles. Walk around and
Page 9
to look at the picture and ask, How many girls can you monitor. Choose some pairs to act out the situation.
see? (two) Where are they? (at a birthday party) Audioscript
This is a present, A present for me? Closing activities
`` Point to the girl with the present and say, Look, this This is for you. Yes, a present, a present, a. Give out copies of the photocopiable material on
girl has got a present for her friend because it is her A present for you. A present for you.
page 70. Pupils work individually. Tell them to draw
birthday and she says, ‘A present for you!’ What colour For me? For me, for me!
Yes, for you. Oh, thank you! the present they would like to receive for their
is the present? (red and white) Is it big or small? Now, Oh, thank you! birthday. Then, pupils show their ideal present to the
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let’s listen to the girls.
rest of the class saying, My ideal present is … Once they
`` Play track 06 once and check their predictions. Then, have finished, they choose a classmate and give it as a
play the track again and encourage pupils to repeat
the poem line by line. Practise saying it without the
! TIP present while they receive the other pupil’s present.
In the exchange they should say, P1: A present for you.
It is vital that you know the poem by heart yourself
recording with the whole class, keeping up a good P2: Oh, a …! Thank you!
before teaching it. You should practise saying it with a
rhythm and listening for pronunciation problems.
good beat. Add any actions or gestures that you think b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
are appropriate. Note: Ask pupils to bring magazines for the following class.
B Teaching Notes Unit 1 • p19
Lesson 6 2
Lesson objectives: `` Ask pupils to think of a situation in which they would
`` To say a poem. use either ‘thank you’ or ‘sorry’. Invite some of them
`` To learn the concepts of ‘sorry’ and ‘thank you’. to tell you their situation in L1, if necessary.
`` To discuss the importance of apologizing and being `` Tell pupils to go to Activity 2 and draw one situation
thankful. in which they will say ‘thank you’ or ‘sorry’. Then,
they write the corresponding expression in the
Materials: pictures of toys; pictures from magazines;
speech bubble. Pupils show their drawing to their
scissors, glue, markers or coloured pencils, poster paper
classmates and say the appropriate expression.
Lesson starters `` Encourage pupils to use these expressions in class.
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
b. Encourage pupils to recite the poem they learnt in Closing activities
Lesson 5. Divide them into small groups, give them a. Divide pupils into small groups. Tell them to take out
some time to practise and then invite each group to the magazines that they have brought. Ask them to
say the poem. Hold a competition. look for situations in which they can say ‘thank you’
c. Pair up pupils. One will be Pupil A and the other or ‘sorry’ in the magazines and cut them out. Give
one, Pupil B. Give out cards with the pictures of toys them some time to do this. Walk around, monitor
to all pupils A. Tell them that today it is pupils B’s and help, if necessary. Stick two big poster sheets
birthday. PA gives a present to PB. Provide one or on the board: one for the ‘thank you’ situations and
two examples first. Give them some time to practise. the other for the ‘sorry’ situations. Pupils from the
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Monitor and help if necessary. Then, choose some different groups show their picture cut-outs one
pairs to act out the situation. by one and decide whether they stick them in the
! Page 10 ‘thank you’ poster or in the ‘sorry’ poster. Once all the
TIP groups have stuck their cut-outs, put the posters on
Remember that pupils are musical and they love singing `` Tell pupils to look at the pictures and call their attention display in the classroom.
songs and saying poems, rhymes and chants but they to the different situations. Explain in L1 that in order to b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
need to sing the songs and recite the poems and be kind there are two magic expressions that we need
rhymes more than once so that they can be stored in to use. The first one is ‘thank you’ to thank someone for
their long-term memory. what he/she has done or has given to us and the other
one is ‘sorry’ to apologize for something wrong that we
have done or a mistake that we have made.
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`` Pair up pupils. Ask them to look at the different
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 10 and draw pictures again. Make every context clear. Invite them
their attention to the icon on the top of the page. to circle the appropriate expression according to
`` Ask in L1 what they can see. You may also ask in L1, each situation. Set a time limit. Do class correction.
What is the robot holding? What can you say about these Answers: 1 Thank you. 2 Sorry. 3 Thank you. 4 Sorry.
two expressions? Then, highlight the idea of ‘kindness’.
p20 • Unit 1 Teaching Notes B
Lesson 7 `` Play track 07 and pupils circle the correct answer.
You can do the first one all together as an example.
Lesson objectives: `` Play the track again and stop after each number to
`` To introduce oneself. give pupils time to circle the answers.
`` To talk about one’s age. Audioscript / Answers
1 Ted: My name is Ted. I am 8 years old. 2 Luke: My name is Luke.
`` To review party food items. I am 4 years old. 3 Rob: My name is Rob. I am 10 years old.
`` To review numbers 1–10. 4 Nick: My name is Nick. I am 6 years old.
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Story to be read by the teacher:
This is Tom (hold up picture of a boy). He is very happy and find in it the items listed in the banner. Explain to
them that one of those words has not been included in
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today because it is his birthday. He is 7 today (hold
up picture with number 7). His Mum has organized TIP the picture. They put a tick next to the words they find
a birthday party for him. She has prepared pizza (hold Pupils love stories. This is a good way to present all and a cross next to the one that is not included (doll).
up picture), hot dogs (hold up picture), popcorn the new vocabulary in context. Apart from stimulating Then, have them say the words. You can also ask them
(hold up picture), juice (hold up picture) and a pupils’ creativity, you are revising vocabulary. to find and say other party items that are in the picture.
big cake (hold up picture) with 7 candles (hold up Closing activities
picture). His friends have given him a lot of presents a. Pair up pupils. One of them plays the role of Trip and
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(hold up picture). He is really happy! the other one the role of the boy. Give them some
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 11. Focus time to practise the dialogue. After the allotted time,
their attention on the pictures and the sentences. choose some pairs to act out the situation.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
B Teaching Notes Unit 1 • p21
Unit 1 • Lesson 2
2 akce:
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Unit 1 • Lesson 4
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develop the ability to notice and analyze language pupils to come and point to or touch the picture(s) use body movements as a warm-up in your first activity.
forms and functions more explicitly. Therefore, it is vital you mention.
to give pupils exposure to the language in meaningful
contexts, ie: contexts which are known to them.
`` Ask pupils to look at the pictures on display very
closely for 1 or 2 minutes. They close their eyes
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If the class is overexcited, some physical movements
When teaching vocabulary to young learners, it is and you remove one or two pictures. They open are excellent to unwind and reduce their excitement.
important to teach concrete vocabulary items which are their eyes and they say which pictures have been Tell pupils to listen to you and imitate what you do.
related to their environment and personal experience removed. The more you repeat the same movements in different
through pictures, flashcards, drawings, miming or
`` Have pupils remember the order of the pictures. lessons, the better for them to pick up the language and
realia. It is considered essential to teach vocabulary in
Cover the pictures and encourage them to say, be ready to follow instructions. You can give pupils the
multisensory ways, using as many channels as possible.
Number 1 is … Number 2 is … Uncover the pictures following instructions to cool down: Stand up! Stretch,
This is a way to cater for your pupils’ different learning
and check. stretch. Imagine you want to touch the sky! Yes! Stretch,
styles. As pupils grow older, they can deal with more
`` Write some scrambled words on the right side of the stretch! Now, turn around, turn around. Touch the ground,
abstract concepts.
board and place the pictures on the left. Pupils must touch the ground. Show me a big smile!
Teaching through drama: Drama techniques provide
unscramble the words and find the correct match.
possibilities for multisensory, kinesthetic responses to
stories. Pupils can use the language they have seen in `` Use a large-size dice to review vocabulary. On each 1 08
the story by acting out or by using puppets to dramatize side of the dice you can paste an item of vocabulary.
Pupils roll the dice and identify the item they get. `` Ask pupils to open their books at page 14 and to say
the situation. They may also act out a dialogue they have
in L1 what they see. Help pupils describe the scene
read in their books, a dialogue they have created, etc.
by asking, Who can you see? What can you see? Where
are the children? What are they doing? Point to the
boy in pain and ask, What is the matter with him?
`` Go on to page 15. Focus on the two scenes. Ask
pupils to predict what the coach and the children
are talking about.
`` Play track 08 without stopping. Pupils confirm their
predictions.
Closing activities
a. Play Trip says!: Introduce this game to the class.
Pupils perform different actions when you say,
Trip says before the action to perform, eg: Trip says,
‘Touch your head.’ If you give an instruction without
saying Trip says at the beginning, pupils stand still
and do nothing. If they do perform the action, they
lose and are out of the game.
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b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
Boy 3: What is wrong, Lucas? Is it your leg?
Audioscript Lucas: No, it is my foot.
Girl: What is wrong?
Boy 1: Is it your head?
Boy 2: Is it your arm? `` Play the track again and stop at the end of the
Lucas: No! second mini-dialogue.
Boy 1: Is it your leg?
Lucas: No! `` Point to the boy in pain and say his name is Lucas.
Say, The children want to know where the pain is.
Coach: Touch your foot. Repeat the question the children or coach ask,
Lucas: (moaning)
Coach: Is it your foot? Is it your head? At the same time point to your head.
Lucas: Oh yes! Repeat the same steps with the words ‘arm’ and ‘foot’.
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Materials: audio tracks 10 and 11, photocopiable about his nose, mouth, etc.
material (page 73)
Lesson objectives:
`` To review parts of the body. Optional activities
`` To review colours. 1. Write a number between 11 and 15 on the
`` To learn numbers 11–15. board. Ask pupils to work in groups and
New language: numbers 11–15 come up with two different calculations that
Materials: audio track 13, cut-outs of the parts of the have the same result, eg: ‘15 = 5 + 5 + 5’ and
body, photocopiable material (page 75) ‘15 = 10 + 5’.
2. Give out copies of the photocopiable material
Lesson starters on page 75. Explain to pupils that they have
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or the song in Lesson 4. to look at the picture and count the total
b. Encourage pupils to say the chants they prepared in number of the parts of the body listed below
the previous lesson. the picture. Walk around and monitor. Help
c. Play a memory game with the cut-outs of the parts when necessary. Then, do class correction.
of the body that are at the back of the book. Pair up
pupils. Each pupil has his/her own set of cards. Pupils p23
place the cards face down. A pupil picks up two cards.
If they are the same, he/she keeps them. If they are 3 Direct pupils’ attention to the picture Trip is looking at. Call out
different, the cards are placed face down in the same numbers between 11–15 and pupils point to the numbers in the
picture. First they solve the calculations. When they get the result,
places they were. The game finishes when there are
they use the colour code to colour the picture. Do class correction.
no more cards to pick up. The winner is the pupil with
Answers: a 15; b 12; c 11; d 13; e 14; f 10
most cards.
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3
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`` Encourage pupils to identify the parts of the body
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 19. Draw their TIP they see on the cards bearing numbers 11–15.
attention to the pictures of the new numbers shown. Make sure pupils pronounce ‘13’ and ‘15’ correctly. The `` Give pupils time to memorize the cards. Then, pair them
`` Explain that they have to listen and point to the \T\ sound is likely to cause more trouble that the \f\ up. They cover the cards. P1 calls a number and P2 must
corresponding number. sound. To produce \T\ correctly, pupils have to stick out say the part of the body on that card. They repeat and
`` Play track 13 without stopping. Pupils follow in their their tongues and touch the upper teeth. To produce then they change roles. Walk around and monitor.
books. the \f\ sound correctly, pupils have to bite their lower lip.
`` Play the track again, stop after each number and invite Closing activities
pupils to repeat the word. For extra practice call out a 2 a. Sing the song in Lesson 4 or the chant in Lesson 2.
number and they point to the number in their books. b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
`` Pair up pupils and explain they have to do the
calculations. Then, they match the results to the Note: Ask pupils to bring some Plasticine® and magazines
numbers provided. Do class correction. for the following class.
B Teaching Notes Unit 2 • p27
Lesson 6 Audioscript
1 [sound of computer games being played]
2 [sound of kids skating and laughing]
Lesson objective:
`` To discuss the importance of Answers: 1 picture 2; 2 picture 4
doing physical exercise.
Materials: audio track 14, Plasticine®, magazines,
Optional activities
photocopiable material (page 76)
As an extension to the previous activity, you can:
Lesson starters 1. Ask pupils to think of possible sounds and
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’. noises for the other two scenes. Ask them
b. Sing the song in Lesson 4. Hold a class competition. to justify their choices.
c. Play the memory game on page 19 again. 2. Have pupils cut out pictures from
d. Pair up pupils. Have them use Plasticine® to make magazines that show people doing
numbers 11–15. They then put the numbers on display. physical exercise in different contexts.
Call out a number and all the groups point to the Then, they stick the cut-outs on a poster
number in their set. Encourage pupils to point to and paper under the title ‘Let’s exercise.’
say which their favourite number between 11 and 15 is.
Closing activities
a. Write sequences of numbers on the board. Each
1
sequence should bear a blank standing for a missing
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 20. Draw their number. Pair up pupils. They analyze the sequence
attention to the icon on the top of the page. and say which number is missing, eg: 11 – 12 –__;
`` Ask in L1 what they can see. You may also ask in L1, 13 –__– 15; 10 –__– 12.
What is the robot doing? How does he look? Do you b. Give out copies of the photocopiable material on
Page 20
think it is easy for him to skateboard? page 76. Pair up pupils and explain that they have to
`` Draw pupils’ attention to the scenes. Ask them to listen to you and then match the items on the page.
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Tell them there is one extra part of the body and
describe in L1 what they see and what differences
they find. `` Draw pupils’ attention to the four pictures in Activity 1. one extra number. Once the activity is over, do class
correction.
`` Explain that they are to analyze the situations and decide `` Ask pupils to imagine sounds, or noises, that can be
Text to be read by the teacher:
which scenario deserves a happy face or a sad face. heard in the different situations. Then, explain that
Look! He is Nick. He is 13 years old. His eyes are big.
`` Pupils work in groups and discuss. Accept different they are to listen to the track and say which activity
She is Lucy! She is 11 years old. Her legs are short!
attitudes to the scenarios given. the sounds, or noises, represent.
He is Tobias! He is 12 years old. His nose is small!
Answers: 1 ;2 ;3 ;4 `` Play track 14 without stopping.
c. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
`` Play the track again and stop after the first situation
`` After discussing the scenarios altogether, it is important
is presented. Pupils say which scene it is and tick it.
to help pupils see the message: ‘Let’s exercise’.
Encourage them to say why it is important to exercise. `` Follow the same steps with the second recording.
Then, check orally.
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3 Tips for a successful trip would like to review. You can finish the instruction They make the fame with cardboard, which has to be a bit
in this way: Close your eyes and imagine something bigger than the drawing. Then, they stick the drawing and
you want to eat or imagine what your mum is doing decorate the frame as they wish. Hang the frames around
now or imagine there is a new animal in the zoo. You the classroom or the school.
TEACH YOUNG LEARNERS: give them some seconds to relax and imagine the
Keeping learners’ attention and motivation: One of scenario. When they open their eyes, they can draw
the characteristics of young learners is that they have or tell you what they have imagined. Lesson 1
got a short attention span. Moreover, they are energetic `` Listen and draw: Play some background music
Lesson objectives:
and they need to move. Here are some points to bear in and ask them to draw something they like eating or
`` To review family members.
mind when planning a class for young learners: their favourite animal, etc. Then, they can show their
`` Make your activities short and varied. drawing to a partner. `` To identify new family members.
`` Change the pace of the activities by having stirrers On the other hand, stirrers are designed to stir pupils `` To ask and answer about place.
followed by settlers. into action. When the level of energy is too low, bring in New language: grandma, grandpa; Where is Grandma?
`` Use lots of physical movements and mime. Use an activity that ‘wakes them up’ and adds excitement to She is in the living room. He is Dad!
puppets not only to catch your learners’ attention the lesson. These are some stirrers you can use: Materials: audio track 16, flashcards of family members,
but also to make them speak. Include games, songs, `` Think fast and give me three: This highly adaptable a soft or paper ball, photocopiable material (page 78)
rhymes, chants, stories, TPR activities, etc. activity is good to shake up the minds of your class
as they have to think and give you a quick answer. Lesson starters
`` And, above all, enjoy your class. If pupils see that you
You can say, Think fast and give me three colours / a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
love what you do and that you enjoy yourself, then they
things you can eat / parts of the face or of the body, etc. b. Play Trip says!: Tell pupils to follow the instructions
will participate more and be motivated all the time.
`` Put into categories: Draw a chart with three you give only when preceded by the phrase ‘Trip
Arts and crafts: Creative activities and crafts are very
columns on the board. Write three categories, for says’. Say, Trip says, ‘Touch your nose!’ Pupils touch
motivating. They give you a good opportunity to give
example: colours, animals, parts of the house, etc. In their nose. But if they follow an instruction not
instructions in English. They should be connected with
pairs or in mini-groups they have to think of three or preceded by ‘Trip says’, they sit down. The last pupil
what pupils are learning at the moment or have just
more words for each category. The first group to be to remain standing is the winner. Provide several
learnt. It is essential that you try it out yourself and you
ready says the words aloud. The other groups listen examples before playing.
take a finished product so that pupils can see it. Once
and add words the first group has not mentioned.
they have finished, put on display what they have made.
This gives them a sense of pride in their work. `` Other examples of stirrers are all TPR tasks, ball 1 16
games, action songs, etc.
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 24. Focus
Practical ideas:
‘All about me’ mini-project: their attention on the title: ‘Visiting Grandma’. Ask,
Settlers and stirrers help you vary the pace of the Where are Clara, Tom and their Dad? What colour is the
lesson. When pupils are overexcited and restless, a My favourite room of the house: Before setting pupils car? Is the house big or small? Point to Grandpa and
settler may be just what they need to calm down and to do this task, show different pictures of different parts ask, Who is he? Pupils make predictions and answer
be able to focus on the activity you intend to present. of houses and ask pupils to identify them. Then, pupils the questions.
These are some settlers you can try: draw their favourite room in their house and colour it. `` Go on to page 25 and ask, Where are they? Point to
`` Close your eyes and imagine …: This is a simple They can even paste part of the room with cut-outs taken Grandma and ask, Who is she? What are they doing?
task you can adapt to whatever vocabulary you from magazines to make it more real. Once the drawing is
over, have them prepare a special frame for the drawing.
p30 • Unit 3 Teaching Notes B
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When acting out, prompt pupils to use mime and
actions as well as repeating the phrases or lines from the
dialogue. Do not force shy learners to act out in front of
others if they do not want to.
Optional activities
1. Stick flashcards of family members on the
board (mother, father, brother, sister, baby,
grandma, grandpa). Call a volunteer and
tell him/her, Touch the mother. or Point to
the grandpa. Repeat this several times.
2. Give out copies of the photocopiable
material on page 78. Ask pupils to complete
the family tree with the names and drawings
of their family members. Then, divide them
into pairs and ask them to share each others’
tree. Provide an example first. Walk around
and monitor.
pupil’s forehead. The class reads the card and mimes `` Tell pupils to go to the back of the book and take the
some characteristic of that family member for the first sticker for this activity. Say, This is Tom. Listen to
pupil to guess. Repeat this several times. where he is.
c. Pair up pupils and ask them to take out their family `` Play track 18 and stop after the first sentence. Ask,
photos. Encourage them to introduce their family Where is Tom? (in the bathroom). Pupils stick Tom in the
members by saying, This is my … Provide an example
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bathroom. Follow the same procedure with the rest of
first. Show them a photo of your family. the members of the family. Provide help if necessary.
Page 26
! TIP `` Play track 17. Hold up your book and point to the
pictures as the different rooms are mentioned on the
Audioscript
Tom is in the bathroom. Clara is in the kitchen. Dad is in the garage.
Remember to provide an example first and to write Grandpa is in the bedroom. Grandma is in the living room.
some useful language on the board, if necessary, so that recording.
weak learners know exactly what they have to do and `` Play the track again and ask pupils to repeat Closing activities
thus feel confident enough to do the task. each word. Pay attention to the pronunciation of a. Play Chinese whispers: Divide the class into groups. Call
‘bathroom’. a pupil from each group and whisper one room of the
`` Play the track one more time and ask pupils to point house to them, the same room. They go back to their
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to the corresponding picture in their textbooks. group, whose members will be standing up in a line,
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 26. Draw their and whisper the word to the next pupil in the group,
`` Say the rooms of the house in random order and ask
attention to the picture of the house. who in turn whispers it to the one beside/behind him/
pupils to point to the room in their books.
her. This continues to the last pupil in the group who
then says the word out loud.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
p32 • Unit 3 Teaching Notes B
Lesson 3 2 19
Lesson objectives: `` Play the track again. Pair up pupils. Ask them to
`` To review family members. listen to the recording again and complete the
`` To identify and talk about rooms in the house. sentences. Call volunteers to read the answers.
Answers: 1 bathroom; 2 bedroom; 3 living room; 4 kitchen
Materials: audio track 19, flashcards of rooms of the
house, word cards of the rooms of the house, a large-size `` Ask questions randomly, eg: Where is Tom?
dice, photocopiable material (page 79) Encourage pupils to say, He is in the living room. but
accept if they say In the living room.
Lesson starters
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
b. Play a dice game: Stick the flashcards of the rooms Optional activity
of a house on the faces of a large-size dice made of Give out copies of the photocopiable material
cardboard. Pupils take turns to throw the dice and on page 79. Ask pupils to cut out the family
say the room they see on the face of the dice. Repeat members and stick them where they want to
this several times. and keep it secret. Set a time limit. Then, have
pupils pair up and ask each other where the
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different family members are, eg: P1: Where is
the (mother)? P2: She is in the (bedroom). Then,
`` Stick the flashcards of the rooms and write the they switch roles. Provide an example first and
corresponding words next to each flashcard on write some useful language on the board for
the board. support.
`` Point to the written words and ask the class to read
them out loud. Tell pupils to pay attention to the
Page 27 Closing activities
words and take a photo of them with their imaginary
camera. After a few minutes, ask them to close their a. Pair up pupils. One of them chooses one of the
`` Draw their attention to the pictures. Tell them
eyes. Erase the vowels of each word. Call a pupil words and with his/her forefinger writes it on his
that they are going to listen to the children in the
to the board and ask him/her to write the missing partner’s back. His/Her partner feels the word and
pictures saying where they are. They should number
letters in one of the samples offered. Provide an guesses it. Provide an example first with the whole
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the pictures. Play track 19 twice. Do class correction.
example first. Do the same with the other words. class. Repeat this several times.
!
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 27. Focus Audioscript
their attention on the words with missing letters. Pair
1 Tom: Hi, there! My name is Tom. I am in the living room.
2 Sue: Hello! I am Sue. I am in the kitchen.
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up pupils and ask them to complete the words. Then, 3 Nick: Hi! My name is Nick. I am in my bedroom. The more senses you can engage your pupils in your
call different volunteers to read the words. 4 Mary: Hello! I am Mary. I am in the bathroom. choice of activities, the easier it will be for them to store
the information in their long-term memory and retrieve
Answers: 1 c; 2 d; 3 a; 4 b it when needed.
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turn all his/her cards over says BINGO! and wins. Closing activities
!
a. Pupils stand or sit in a circle. Give out the flashcards
TIP of the rooms of the house to different pupils in the
Remember to give clear instructions and demonstrate circle. Play some music and the pupils pass the cards
and/or model playing the game with the whole class clockwise round the circle. When the music stops,
first before you begin actually playing it. the pupils holding the cards have to show the card
and say where they are, eg: I am in the (living room).
c. Stick the flashcards of the rooms of the house on the b. Play a miming game: Call a volunteer and whisper a
Page 28
board and write the words below each picture. Ask room of the house for him/her to mime. The rest of
pupils to take a photo with their imaginary camera the class tries to guess. The first pupil who guesses
and after a few minutes ask them to close their eyes. p32 correctly has the next turn.
Erase some letters from each word. Tell pupils to open 1 Pair up pupils and ask them to complete the words corresponding c. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
their eyes. Invite volunteers to complete the words. to the rooms in the house. Do class correction. Then, draw their
attention to the pictures of the rooms of the house. Tell them to
write the words in the picture. After some time, ask pupils to read
the answers and show the pictures in their books.
Answers: 1 bathroom; 2 bedroom; 3 kitchen; 4 dining room;
5 garage; 6 living room
Lesson objectives:
`` To review family members.
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It is a good idea to make a song book where pupils can
`` To ask and answer about place. add the new songs as they learn them. At the end of the
`` To review rooms in the house. year, they can take it home and share it with their family.
`` To sing a song.
Materials: audio track 20, flashcards of family members, p33
flashcards of rooms of the house, photocopiable material
2 Pair up pupils and draw their attention to the boy in Activity 2,
(page 80), cardboard paper, glue, scissors, paper fasteners
Fred. Read the speech bubble and tell them to look at the pictures
of Fred’s family and to choose the correct option. Call some pupils
Lesson starters to read out the answers.
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’. Answers: 1 mum; 2 grandpa; 3 dad; 4 grandma
b. Stick flashcards of the rooms of the house on the
board. Call a pupil and give him/her a flashcard of a
member of a family, for example, Grandma. Say, Put 2
Grandma in the kitchen. The pupil sticks the picture `` Pair up pupils. Tell them to draw a member of the
of Grandma in the kitchen. Then, call two pupils. P1 family in the bedroom. Then, pupils show their
gives the instruction and P2 sticks the member of drawing to the class and sing a stanza with the
the family in the corresponding place. Repeat the family member they have drawn.
procedure with all the family. Help if necessary.
c. Tell pupils to look at the pictures on page 28 of their Closing activities
books for some minutes and then have them close a. Give out copies of the photocopiable material on
their books. Say, Mark is in the living room. If it is Page 29 page 80 and some cardboard paper. Tell the class
correct, pupils stamp their feet; if it is incorrect, they to cut out the wheel and the arrow and to stick
clap their hands and correct the statement. Repeat `` Play the song again and ask pupils to number the them onto the cardboard paper. Then, tell them
this several times. family members in the order they are mentioned. to draw a room of the house in each section and a
Do class correction. family member in each room. Then, they fix a paper
1 20 Audioscript fastener through the hole in the wheel. Pair up
Where is Where is Grandpa? In the living room. pupils and have them play Spin and say. They use
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 29. Draw their Grandma? In the dining room. Yes, there he is! the wheel and ask his/her partner where a family
attention to the house. Tell them that they are going In the kitchen. Where is he?
Where is she? In the dining room.
Where is Mum? member is. P1 spins the wheel and asks, Where
to listen to a song. In the kitchen. Yes, there he is!
In the bathroom. is (Mum)? P2 answers, She is in the (living room).
Where is she?
`` Play track 20 and ask pupils to point to the different Yes, there she is!
Where is Dad? In the bathroom.
Pupils take turns using their wheel and asking and
family members. In the living room. Yes, there she is! answering questions. Walk around and monitor.
Where is he?
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
Answers: 1 Grandma, in the kitchen; 2 Grandpa, in the dining Note: Ask pupils to bring magazines for next class.
room; 3 Dad, living room; 4 Mum, in the bathroom
B Teaching Notes Unit 3 • p35
Lesson 6 `` Pair up pupils and ask them to look at the different
pictures again and draw a happy or sad face
Lesson objectives: according to each situation.
`` To discuss the importance of `` Do class correction. Have pupils justify their choice.
helping at home. Answers: 1 ;2 ;3 ;4
Materials: flashcards of family members and rooms of
the house, word cards of family members and rooms of
the house, a flyswatter, photocopiable material (page 81), 2
magazines, scissors, glue, cardboard paper
`` Ask pupils to think of one way in which they can help
at home. Give them some time to think. Then, tell
Lesson starters
them to go to Activity 2 and draw in their books the
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
way in which they can help. Set a time limit. Invite
b. Sing the song in Lesson 5. pupils to show their drawing to their classmates.
c. Play Memotest!: Stick some flashcards of members Have them vote for the best drawing.
of the family and rooms of the house and the
corresponding word cards for both categories on
the board in random order. Ask pupils to look at Closing activities
the flashcards and the words for two minutes and a. Divide pupils into small groups. Ask them to take out
remember where they are. After the allotted time, turn the magazines and to look for photos showing people
the cards face down. Divide pupils into groups. Ask a helping at home. When they find a picture, they cut it
representative from one of the groups to choose two out and stick it on a large sheet of cardboard paper to
cards (a picture and a word). If they match, the group make a collage. Ask groups to show the rest of the class
scores a point. If not, the cards go back to their places. their collage. Put them on display in the classroom.
Play several times. b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
d. Play Hit the word: Stick the flashcards of the rooms of Page 30
the house and word cards of family members on the
board. Divide the class into two teams. Call a volunteer 1
from one of the teams and give him/her a flyswatter.
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 30. Draw their
Say a word and the pupil should listen and hit the
attention to the icon on top of the page. Ask in L1
correct word with the flyswatter. If it is correct, the team
what they can see. You may also ask in L1, What is
scores a point. Do the same with members of the other
Trip doing? Does he look like a common robot? Why?
team. Play several times.
`` Tell pupils to look at the pictures and call their
e. Give out copies of the photocopiable material on
attention to the different situations. Explain in L1 that
page 81 and ask pupils to draw their favourite room
it is very important to help at home with very simple
of the house. Set a time limit. Then, ask pupils to show
things. Do a brainstorming by asking them in what
their drawing to the class and encourage them to say,
way they can help at home. Accept different answers
My favourite room is …
in L1.
Closing activities
1
a. Pair up pupils and give out copies of the
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 34. Draw their photocopiable material on page 83. Explain to them
attention to the pictures in the activity. that they are going to listen to you reading some
`` Ask pupils to describe what they can see in each texts and that they have to identify the boys and
picture. Ask, What can you see on the table? How girls in each room, ie: write their name and age in the
many hot dogs can you see? How many candles? corresponding box. Tell pupils that there are an extra
Is there any orange juice on tables 1 and 2? boy and girl. Do class correction.
Script to be read by the teacher:
`` Once they have described both pictures, pair up
Hello! My name is Jim. I am 8! I am in the living room now.
pupils and ask them to decide which silhouette on
Hi, there! I am Tommy. I am 6! I am in the kitchen now.
the right corresponds to each picture. Set a time
Hello! My name is Susan. I am 9! I am in the bedroom now.
limit. Call volunteers to say the answers.
Hello! I am Mary! I am 10! I am in the dining room now.
Answers: 1 b; 2 c
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
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`` Tell pupils to open their books at page 35. Draw their
attention to the pictures and ask them to identify the
different parts of the body.
`` Pair up pupils. Ask them to match the numbers with
the corresponding letters. Provide an example first.
Then, call volunteers to say the answers.
Answers: 1 d; 2 e; 3 c; 4 a; 5 b
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4 Tips for a successful trip above all, to have fun. Songs can definitely change the simple pictures for the correct use of ‘his/her’ with a
atmosphere of your class. When the energy is low, music boy or a girl respectively.
can lift spirits and stir pupils into action.
Once children memorize a song, you can add a plus to ‘All about me’ mini-project:
Teach YOUNG LEARNERS: anchor the new language and to have fun. You can:
Correcting spoken mistakes: Teaching children `` add a choreography created by children working in My school: You may divide the class into groups or
to speak a foreign language can be a complex but groups. pupils can work individually. Invite pupils to draw a
rewarding task. In general, young learners love acting `` sing the song at a faster rhythm or more slowly. plan of their school and mark some of the places they
out little conversations, singing songs, learning short know. They may also add some cut-outs or pictures
`` divide the class into groups so that each group sings
phrases, and it is easier for them to get a native-like of elements characteristic of the places drawn. Once
one line of the song.
pronunciation. Even though correcting children’s the posters are ready, invite pupils to share them and
`` ask pupils to work in groups and to change one or explain their choice. Hang them in the classroom or on
performance is necessary, we need to be very careful two words. When they sing the new version, the
when doing so because a child who is constantly any school wall. Praise their work.
other groups must guess which words are different.
corrected inappropriately can lose confidence, fluency,
`` ask pupils to add one more stanza specially if it is a
the interest to participate in class and the ability to
correct himself/herself. Here are some tips to bear in
song like ‘If you are happy …’ or ‘This is the way we …’ Lesson 1
mind when correcting young learners: `` remove one or two lines and have a mini-dialogue
Lesson objectives:
`` Avoid interrupting your learners when they are between two pupils, especially in songs that include
`` To identify parts of a school.
speaking. Wait till they finish speaking to correct the ‘What is the weather like?’ ‘Where is (mum)?’ etc.
mistake, even when it is a serious one. `` To ask where somebody is.
`` Correct the most serious mistakes. Practical ideas: `` To ask where a part of the school is.
`` Use gestures and mime to prompt correct answers. `` To say one’s favourite place.
Mistakes: In today’s society, most people do not like to
`` Offer learners two options and let them decide New language: cafeteria, computer room, gym, library;
make mistakes and fail. What these people fail to see is
which one is correct. Where is the (gym)? There it is.
that mistakes help us learn or relearn. In fact, mistakes
Materials: audio track 22; flashcards of a classroom,
`` Allow for self-correction as well as for peer are indicators that learning is taking place. When you, as
a cafeteria, a computer room, a library and a gym;
correction. a teacher, spot a mistake, you can:
magazine pictures of celebrities, famous people, etc
`` Correct in a positive way. And, above all, remember `` use an echo question or sentence, ie: a correct
that mistakes are part of the learning process. version of the given sentence and encourage pupils
Lesson starters
to repeat.
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or say the ‘English time chant’.
Teach with SONGS: `` show with your fingers the number of words and
b. Do a short review of vocabulary items using
highlight the word that was not said.
flashcards. Elicit chorus repetition and individual
Children really love learning and singing songs. You may `` think of some physical movement to accompany repetition. Play a true and false game with the
use a song at any stage in a lesson: at the beginning of the stretch of language. Pupils will focus on the flashcards you are using.
the lesson to greet your learners, in the middle to add movement and repeat the correct version at the
variety and at the end to round the lesson off. Some same time.
songs are good for singing, others for doing actions
`` have some pictures on display with new words or
while singing and others for both things. You may use
structures and point to the one needed to give a
songs to revise structures and vocabulary items, but,
correct version of the language produced, eg:
p40 • Unit 4 Teaching Notes B
`` Play the track again and stop after ‘Look! This is the
library.’ Stick the flashcards of a gym, a library, a
computer room and a cafeteria on the board. Point
to each and say the word. Encourage pupils to repeat
after you. Then, number the flashcards on the board,
eg: 1: the gym; 2: the library; 3: the computer room;
4: the cafeteria. Give pupils time to look closely at the
pictures and their numbers. Cover the flashcards and
ask them to say the word for each part of the school.
`` Play the second part of the track. Repeat the
question in the dialogue: ‘Where is Mathew?’ and
the answer ‘There he is.’
`` Bring magazine pictures of famous people,
celebrities, singers, sportspeople, etc and stick them
on the board. Ask pupils to say their names. Prepare
slips with the names of these people. Call two pupils
to the front. P1 picks up a slip and asks, Where is
(name of the person on the slip)? P2 examines all the
pictures and when he/she finds that person, points
to the picture and says, There he/she is.
`` Replay the line in the track in which Mathew says
that the cafeteria is his favourite place. Say which
your favourite place at school is. Encourage pupils
to say which their favourite places at school are.
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Closing activities
`` Play track 22 without stopping. Pupils confirm their a. Play a miming game: Pupils mime what they are
1 22
predictions. doing at a certain part of the school. The rest of
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 36 and to the class guesses which part of the school they are
Audioscript
describe in L1 what they see. Ask, Who can you see? Boy: This is the computer room.
based on the activity pupils are doing or miming.
How many boys and girls are there? Where are the Girl: Where is the gym? Pupils can come to the front one by one or it may
children? What is on the table? What school objects Matthew: There it is. be more fun if you call a mini-group of four and they
can you see? How many pencils are there on the table? pretend to be in one of the parts of the school just
Boy: Look! This is the library.
What colour are the pencils? Girl: Where is Matthew? presented.
`` Go to page 37. Focus on the two scenes. Ask pupils b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
Boy: There he is!
to predict what the children are talking about. Matthew: The cafeteria is my favourite place at school. It is big!
Lesson starters 2
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or say the ‘English time chant’. `` Draw pupils’ attention to the words in the snake.
b. Stick flashcards of the parts of the school on the They find seven words and say which the odd one
board on the left and the word cards of the parts out is.
of the school on the right. Pupils match the places
Answers: classroom, library, computer room, toilet, cafeteria;
with the corresponding words. Encourage them to Odd one out: bedroom
practise the following exchange: P1: Where is the
(computer room)? (pointing to the flashcard)
P2: There it is. (pointing to the word). p44
c. Place flashcards of the parts of the school face
1 Ask pupils to say which parts of the school they can see. Then, they
down on a pile on your desk. Place the word
read the words on the left. Invite them to match the words with the
cards scattered around the classroom. A pupil pictures. Check orally.
picks up a flashcard and then looks around for the
Answers: 1 c; 2 e; 3 a; 4 b; 5 d
corresponding word card. Once he/she has got both,
he/she sticks them on the board. He/She then invites
Page 38 Closing activities
another pupil to point to and say the word.
a. Draw a chart with six columns on the board and
repeat them. Later, add these two new flashcards to write all the places at school they know: classroom,
1 23 the other flashcards on display on the walls together gym, cafeteria, computer room, library and toilet. Each
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with the corresponding written word. pupil says what his/her favourite place is and puts a
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 38. Tell them
cross in the corresponding column. At the end, count
!
to look at the parts of the school in Activity 1.
`` Call one part of the school and pupils point to that part.
TIP all the crosses for each place and announce what the
most popular place at school for your class is.
It is vital to expose pupils to the new words several
`` Play track 23. Pupils follow in their books and point b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
times. The more times they hear the new words, the
to the places mentioned.
more chances to remember them. With any new area
`` Play the track again. Stop after each word and encourage of vocabulary, try these activities: Note: Ask pupils to bring magazines for the following
pupils to repeat the word. Pay special attention to the class.
`` Stick the flashcards on the board and ask pupils
pronunciation of the sound \dZ\ in ‘gym’.
to point to or touch the places you mention or
`` On the board, stick flashcards of the two new places: ask them to close their eyes, remove one or two
classroom and toilet. Say the words and pupils
p42 • Unit 4 Teaching Notes B
Lesson 3 `` Invite pupils to show their drawing to the rest of
the class.
Lesson objectives:
`` To identify parts of a school.
p44
`` To ask and say where somebody is.
2 Ask pupils to identify the parts of the school in the pictures. Then,
`` To revise all the parts of the school.
they read and circle the right place. Do class correction.
New language: Where is he/she? He/She is in the gym. Answers: 1 library; 2 cafeteria; 3 toilet; 4 classroom
Materials: Unit 4 cut-outs, flashcards of parts of the
school, word cards of parts of the school, photocopiable
material (pages 84 and 85), scissors, magazines, glue Optional activities
1. Have pupils cut out the faces of famous
Lesson starters
people from magazines. Give out copies
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or say the ‘English time chant’.
of the photocopiable material on page 85.
b. Use the cut-outs for this unit that are at the back of the Write the parts of the school on the board
book. You need cut-outs for half of the class and word and pupils write them on their school plan.
cards corresponding to each school part for the other Once this is done, pupils stick the photos in
half. Play background music. Pupils move around and the different parts of the school and have
mingle. When the music stops, they find their partner: mini-exchanges, eg: P1: Where is (Brad Pitt)?
if they have a cut-out, they need to match it with the P2: There (he) is, in the (library).
corresponding word card and vice versa. The first pair
to have a correct match is the winner. 2. Have pupils work in groups and draw their
ideal school. They discuss in their group
c. Write some scrambled words on the board, eg:
what parts of the school they are going to
SROOSMLCA (classroom), IOLTET (toilet), FETRCAIAE
include and how many of each. Pupils show
(cafeteria). Then, place some flashcards scattered
Page 39 their work to the class.
around the classroom. Pupils discover the words and
then find the corresponding flashcard to match. `` Ask pupils to read the words in the box. Explain that they
have to complete the lines with the corresponding word. Closing activities
Optional activity Answers: 1 gym; 2 computer room; 3 library; 4 classroom a. Divide the class into two groups. One group remains
seated; the other dances to background music. When
Give out copies of the photocopiable material on `` Give pupils time to practise the question and answer the music stops, they freeze. Their poses must show
page 84. This activity is similar to the previous one. presented in the task. Then, they act out mini- what part of the school they are in, eg: eating (for the
exchanges. Walk around and monitor. cafeteria) or doing gym (for the gym), etc. The pupils
1 `` You may write some examples on the board with the in the other group work in pairs and ask each other
question ‘Where …?’ to reinforce meaning and structure. where the others are. Encourage pairs to say their
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 39. Tell them mini-exchanges aloud.
to identify the parts of the school in Activity 1. 2
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
`` Tell pupils to draw a friend in a part of the school.
Note: Ask pupils to bring magazines for the following class.
Then, in pairs, they ask each other where the friend is.
B Teaching Notes Unit 4 • p43
Lesson 4
2
Lesson objective:
`` Explain the task. Give pupils time to study where the
`` To ask and say where somebody is.
people are.
Materials: Unit 4 stickers, scissors, magazines, glue `` Pair up pupils. A pupil asks the questions and the
other one must remember where the people are
Lesson starters without looking at the book. Then, switch roles and
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or say the ‘English time chant’. repeat the activity.
b. Write on the board the words referring to parts of
the school pupils have seen but remove the vowels. p45
Invite pupils to complete the words, eg: C_F_T_R_ _
(cafeteria) or CL_SSR_ _M (classroom). If you wish, 4 Draw pupils’ attention to the two pictures in the activity. Ask them
which parts of the school are shown. Explain that they are to
write the same words without the consonants.
choose between ‘He’ or ‘She’ and complete the line with the
c. Play Lip reading: Mouth a part of the school. Pupils corresponding word. Do class correction.
look at your lip movements and guess which part it is. Answers: 1 He, classroom; 2 She, toilet
1 24
Optional activity
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 40. Draw their
Draw a big square on the board with smaller
attention to the school plan in Activity 1. Ask them
parts inside resembling a school plan. Then,
to identify the different parts of the school. Then, ask
ask pupils to come and write the names of the
pupils to write the words on the board.
different parts of the school. Pupils cut out big
`` They look at the different parts of the school in the pictures of famous people from magazines.
plan again and write the corresponding word in each Choose five famous people and stick each in
numbered line. Do class correction. Page 40
a different part. Give them time to study the
Answers: 1 classroom; 2 library; 3 toilets; 4 cafeteria; 5 gym plan in order to remember where they are.
`` Play the track again and stop after each person is
`` Focus pupils’ attention on the second part of the mentioned to give pupils time to find the person and Cover the pictures. Encourage the class to say
activity. Tell them to listen and put the stickers of stick him/her in the corresponding place. Do class where each person is.
the people in the corresponding part of the school correction.
following the audioscript. Have pupils get the Answers: 1 Nick; 2 Mark; 3 Maria; 4 Susan; 5 Katie Closing activities
stickers at the back of the book. a. Play a guessing game: Call a pupil and whisper into
`` Pair up pupils and encourage them to practise the his/her ear a part of the school. He/She has to draw one
`` Play track 24 without stopping so that pupils get to
following exchange: P1: Where is (Susan)? P2: There element usually found there. The rest of the class has
know the context.
(she) is, in the (cafeteria). or (She) is in the cafeteria. to guess which part of the school it is by saying, It’s the
Audioscript `` Walk around and monitor. Provide help if needed. (toilet). They may draw: a basin (to represent the toilet),
Where is Susan? He is in the Where is Maria?
She is in the classroom. She is in the toilet.
computers (to represent the computer room) or balls
cafeteria. Where is Katie? Where is Mark? (to represent the gym), etc.
Where is Nick? She is in the gym. He is in the library.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
p44 • Unit 4 Teaching Notes B
Lesson 5 `` Ask pupils which part of the school is not mentioned.
Answer: computer room
Lesson objective:
`` To ask and say where somebody is. `` Play the track once more and encourage pupils to
sing along.
Materials: audio track 25, cut-outs of the parts of the
school, photocopiable material (page 86) 2
Lesson starters `` Explain the task. Pupils draw themselves in a part of
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or say the ‘English time chant’. the school.
b. Explain that you will describe a sequence at school. `` Ask pupils to say which part of the school they have
Pupils listen to you, follow the sequence, do some drawn. Invite them to share their drawing with their
actions and, if they can, repeat some lines. friends.
Script to be read by the teacher:
Time for school! Here is my school. We say, ‘Hello, school!’ Optional activities
(Pupils repeat). Now, this is my classroom. It is big. (Pupils 1. Give out copies of the photocopiable
mime). And these are my friends. We say, ‘Hello, friends! material on page 86. Explain that pupils have
Time for gym. One, two, three, let’s do exercise.’ (Pupils to follow the lines and find out where each
pretend to do PE). I like the gym. (Pupils repeat). Now, child is. Then, pair up pupils and they say
we go to the cafeteria. Water, please. (Pupils repeat and where each child is, eg: Mike is in the toilet.
mime). Now, where is the toilet? Ah, there it is! (Pupils
point to the toilet). We wash our hands. (Pupils mime). 2. Divide the class into groups of five. Each
When the sequence is finished, repeat it and stop for group chooses a part of the school. When
pupils to repeat the same lines they said before or to the leader hears ‘Lights, camera, action’,
perform the corresponding actions. he/she starts miming an action connected
c. Play a memory game: Ask pupils to find the cut-outs of Page 41 to the part of the school chosen. It is
the parts of the school that are at the back of the book. important to highlight that each pupil
Pair up pupils. Each pair has two sets of cut-outs. `` Play track 25 and explain that they have to listen to should mime a different action as they are
The cut-outs are placed face down on the desk. One the recording and tick the parts they hear. in different parts of the school. The rest of
pupil picks up two and checks if they are the same. the class watches the scenes and guesses.
Audioscript
If they are, he/she keeps them. If not, he/she places Where is Katie? Where is Tom?
them back face down. The winner is the one with the Where is Katie? Where is Tom?
Is she in the gym? Is he in the toilet? Closing activities
highest number of cut-out pairs. No! She is in the classroom. No! He is in the library. a. Play track 25 again and encourage the class to sing
In the classroom! In the library!
1 25 the song. They can add choreography or they can
mime actions that people usually do in each part.
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 41. Draw `` Play the track again and stop after each part is
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
their attention to the pictures in this activity. Ask the mentioned. Do class correction.
class to identify the different parts of the school. Answers: ✔ d: gym; e: classroom; c: toilet; a: library
3 Have pupils examine the pictures in the activity and find the odd 2
one out. They compare their work with a partner. Do class correction.
Answers: 1 soap; 2 printer; 3 pencil case `` Explain the task. Pupils have to make their own
‘Take care of your school’ sign.
`` To brainstorm ideas, you can start by eliciting which
Optional activity
aspects or areas of the school are neglected or not
As a follow-up, give out copies of the in good condition. Pupils can also suggest ways to
photocopiable material on page 87. Divide improve these.
the class into groups. They create their own `` You can launch a project or campaign using the
‘odd one out’ strips. They draw four elements. slogan ‘Take care of your school’ and the signs pupils
Explain that three belong to a category prepare. After a month, the class can evaluate results
and one does not. When the drawings are Page 42 and decide what actions to take.
finished, the groups exchange their work so
that each group must solve the ’odd one out’ changing society. There are different ways in which pupils Closing activities
strips prepared by another group. Walk can be encouraged to develop their creative skills. Teachers a. Play Ping-pong: Divide the class into two groups.
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around and monitor. can easily implement project works or problem-solving Use this game as a revision game for Units 1–4. Write
tasks in their daily work. Another way is to let them create the topic on the board, eg: School places. Each group
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their own activities based on a model. at a time should provide a word of the topic. If they
TIP repeat a word or fail to provide a new one, they miss
For a long time, the main objective in education was to a turn and the other group gets a point.
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develop the three ‘R’s: ‘reading’, ‘writing’ and ‘arithmetic’.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
Creativity did not have an important role. However, `` Ask pupils to open their books at page 42. Draw their
recently there has been a rethink regarding the role of attention to the icon on top of the page. Ask in L1
creativity in education. Experts now state that it is essential what they can see. You may also ask in L1, What is
to promote creativity in the classroom to help pupils think Trip doing? What has he got in his hands?
out of the box to be ready to face the challenges of a
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5 Tips for a successful trip Practical ideas: ‘All about me’ mini-project:
You can always anchor new language, revisit areas of My favourite place at school: This project can be done
vocabulary and have great fun with poems, chants and in groups, ie: joining pupils who like the same place at
TEACH YOUNG LEARNERS:
rhymes. Not only do children remember rhyming lines school. Otherwise, it can be done individually. Discuss
Teaching reading: Young learners will benefit from very easily but they do not mind repeating them many why pupils like certain parts at school. Then, have them
having lots of opportunities to being exposed to print times! You can always write your own rhyming lines and draw that part of the school on a poster paper, colour it or
in the foreign language in the classroom. Here is a list of simple chants. At the same time, you can borrow ideas just use different materials to decorate it. Once the posters
things you can do to help your pupils: from the Internet. It is advisable to have your own bank are ready, display them in the classroom. Praise their work.
`` Labels: foreign language labels can be put on of poems, chants and rhymes that you can use as fillers
furniture and objects around the classroom or in when an extra activity is needed or they can also be
some other parts of the school. This will help pupils used as stirrers, or when you feel the energy level is low. Lesson 1
familiarize with the written forms. Try these rhyming lines to mark the different moments
in the lesson: Lesson objectives:
`` Posters: colourful posters with pictures and words
`` To identify wild animals.
from different vocabulary areas can be displayed English time! English time!
on walls. No more Spanish! Only English now! `` To talk about one’s favourite animal.
`` Chart for instructions, eg: Listen. Read. Draw. Circle time! Circle time! `` To talk about likes and preferences.
accompanied with symbols to show what Sit on the floor and listen to all! New language: elephant, giraffe, hippo, lion, zebra;
they mean. It is time to go! Time to go! What is your favourite animal? I like giraffes. Is it the
`` Weather and date charts. Let’s get ready and off we go! elephant? No, it isn’t.
Materials: audio track 26, pictures of children, a large-size
`` A birthday calendar. Pick papers. Tidy your desk.
dice, flashcards of different rooms in the school, flashcards
Another important aspect to bear in mind when Show me a smile.
of wild animals, a soft ball
developing initial reading skills in a foreign language We are happy. We are fine!
is to read aloud regularly with your pupils while they Lesson starters
follow the pictures or the text in their books or in big Or try these simple chants and poems:
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
books. I love my mum. My friend is super. b. Stick the pictures of four children on the board.
Teaching through poems, rhymes and chants: Young I love my dad. My friend is great. Prepare a large-size cardboard dice and stick the
learners are usually familiar with rhymes, poems and I love my family, I am very happy. flashcards of different parts of a school on its faces.
chants in L1. Using them in our English lessons creates With all my heart. (Name) is my friend. Tell pupils that the children on the board are at
a link between home and school. They are also used to
Red and blue, school but you don’t know exactly where. Call two
practise pronunciation and some structures and, above
Green and pink, volunteers. Tell them to choose one of the children
all, to add variety to the class. There are traditional
Black and white, and ask about him/her. One of them throws the dice
poems and rhymes and also finger rhymes. Children
Brown and green. and asks, eg: Where is Mary? The other one answers
love them.
according to the place on the face of the dice he/she
got, eg: She is in the computer room. Provide an
example first.
Optional activity
Give out flashcards of animals to different pupils.
Page 46 Page 47 Tell them not to show the flashcard to anyone.
When you mention the name of an animal, the
1 26 Audioscript
pupil with that flashcard holds it up. Ask, Is it a …?
Dad: What is your favourite animal?
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 46. Focus Daughter: I like giraffes. and the pupil answers, Yes, it is. or No, it isn’t.
Son: I like lions!
their attention on the title: ‘My favourite animal’. Ask,
Where are the children and their Dad? How many girls Dad: My favourite animal is the hippo. What is your favourite Closing activities
can you see? How many boys? Point to Dad and ask, animal, Pam?
a. Play Pass the ball: Invite pupils to sit on the floor or
Son: Is it the elephant?
Who is he? Point to the animals and try to elicit their Pam: No, it isn’t. stand in a circle. They pass a soft ball around the
names. circle while music plays. When the music stops, the
Pam: My favourite animal is the zebra! pupil holding the ball says his/her favourite animal.
`` Go on to page 47. Ask, What are they talking about?
What are they doing? `` Play the track again and pupils point to the animals Provide an example first. Repeat this several times.
`` Play track 26 and check predictions. mentioned as they listen to them and then say b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
the words. Explain the concepts of ‘I like …’ and
‘My favourite animal is …’
B Teaching Notes Unit 5 • p49
Lesson 2
2
Lesson objectives:
`` Focus pupils’ attention on the silhouettes in Activity 2.
`` To identify wild animals.
Pair them up. Tell them to guess the animal and write
`` To talk about one’s favourite animal. its name below the corresponding silhouette.
`` To talk about likes and preferences. `` Provide an example first. Set a time limit. Call
New language: crocodile, monkey, snake volunteers to read the answers.
Materials: audio track 27, flashcards of wild animals, Answers: 1 lion; 2 crocodile; 3 giraffe; 4 elephant; 5 hippo; 6 monkey
word cards of the animals, a large-size dice
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him/her to write the missing letters. `` Play track 27 pausing after each animal for pupils to Answers: 1 giraffe; 2 hippo
point to and repeat the names of the animals.
! TIP Closing activities
a. Write a list of all the wild animals pupils have learnt
Remember that when pupils start reading and writing, Optional activity
it is best to initially base this on language that is already on the board. Ask them to choose one word from
Play a memory game: Pair up pupils. Tell them the list and to write it as many times as they can in
familiar orally.
they have 3 minutes to memorize the animals 30 seconds. The pupil with the highest number of
in Activity 1. After the allotted time, ask them words written is the winner. Repeat this several times.
to close their books. Pupil 1 says a number
1 27 b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
and Pupil 2 says the corresponding animal.
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 48. Focus If it is correct, Pupil 2 scores a point. Then, they
their attention on the wild animals in Activity 1. switch roles. Provide an example first. Play
Make them notice that there are three new animals. several times.
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1 28 1 Martin: Hi, I am Martin. I like monkeys. times.
2 Sam: My name is Sam. My favourite animal is the lion.
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`` Tell pupils they are going to listen to some children 3 Sally: I am Sally. I like elephants.
talking about the animals they like. Ask pupils to get the
4 Peter: My name is Peter. My favourite animal is the crocodile. TIP
5 Kate: Hello! I am Kate. I like zebras.
stickers of the animals that are at the back of the book. Try to make different teams every time they play a game
because in this way pupils will get used to working with
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 49. Play track 28 Answers: 1 monkeys; 2 lion; 3 elephants; 4 crocodile; 5 zebras
all their classmates.
and stop after each child so that pupils have enough
time to decide which sticker goes in the corresponding
number. Provide an example first. Repeat the 2 28
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
procedure until you have finished with all the animals.
`` Draw pupils’ attention to the children in Activity 2.
Read their names and what they are saying.
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Lesson objectives: rhythm while they sing the song.
`` To identify wild animals.
`` To talk about and draw one’s favourite animal. ! TIP
`` To talk about likes and preferences. Remember that songs and rhymes are an exciting way for
`` To sing a song. pupils to learn pronunciation and memorize large chunks
of language. Try to sing the songs once from time to time.
Materials: audio track 29, flashcards of wild animals,
word cards of the animals, photocopiable material
(page 90) 2
`` Ask pupils about their favourite wild animal. Accept
Lesson starters
all answers.
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
`` Tell pupils to draw their favourite wild animal and
b. Show pupils a flashcard of an animal, eg: an elephant,
to complete the sentence. Be ready to write new
and they say the word. Stand with your back to your
animals on the board.
pupils, hold out your arm to the right and write the
word ‘elephant’ in the air with your finger. Get pupils `` Set a time limit. Call volunteers to read their sentence.
to do the same. Repeat the procedure several times
with different words. Then, you may stick two or three Closing activities
flashcards of animals on the board, you choose one and a. Play Memotest: Stick the flashcards of wild animals
write the word in the air. Pupils say which word it is. and the word cards in random order on the board.
Tell pupils to take a photo with their imaginary
c. Pair up pupils. Give out copies of the first activity
camera and to try to memorize where the pictures
provided as photocopiable material on page 90. Pupils
and their corresponding words are. After a few
have to find the names of six wild animals in the snail. Page 50 minutes, put the flashcards and word cards face
Provide an example first. Set a time limit. Do class
down. Divide the class into two teams. Choose a
correction. Then, have pairs write the corresponding `` Play track 29. Tell pupils to point to the animals as they
pupil from each team to come to the front and turn
words under the pictures. Walk around and monitor. listen to them in their books. After a few minutes, call a
over a picture and a word. If they correspond, then
pupil to say the answer. Deal with language queries.
the team scores a point. If not, the picture and word
1 29 Audioscript are turned over in the same place and they go on
Animals, animals, big and Animals, animals, big and playing.
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 50. Draw their small. small.
What’s your favourite? What’s your favourite? b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
attention to the pictures in Activity 1. Ask them to tell
I love them all. I love them all.
what difference they see between both pictures. Tell
I like elephants, I like elephants,
them to mention the animals they see in both pictures. And lions too! And lions too!
`` Explain to pupils that they are going to listen to a I like monkeys! I like zebras!
What about you? What about you?
song about animals. They have to decide in which
picture they can find all the animals mentioned.
Answer: picture 2
Lesson objectives: `` Draw pupils’ attention to the sign. Ask them where
`` To identify wild animals. they can see a sign like this. Tell them that they will
`` To count 16–20. listen to a recording about the number of animals in
the Eco Park. Read the phrases.
`` To identify numbers 16–20.
`` Play track 31 once and then play it again and stop it
New language: numbers 16–20
after each phrase. Pupils circle the correct option. Once
Materials: audio tracks 30 and 31; cut-outs of wild
they have finished, call volunteers to read the answers.
animals; flashcards of numbers 16–20; sheets of
coloured cardboard paper, coloured pencils, markers Audioscript / Answers
17 giraffes; 19 snakes; 20 monkeys; 16 zebras; 18 crocodiles; 11 elephants
Lesson starters
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
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b. Sing the song in Lesson 4.
c. Tell pupils to get the cut-outs of wild animals at the 3 Pair up pupils. Ask them to count the animals and do the calculations.
back of the book and put them on their desk. Then, Set a time limit. Then, call volunteers to read the answers.
explain to them that you are going to tell them a Answers: 1 18; 2 19; 3 17; 4 20
story and when they hear one of the animals they
should take it from their desk and hold it up. Closing activities
Story to be read by the teacher: a. Divide the class into groups of four. Give out a sheet
Anna and Tom are very happy today because they are of coloured cardboard paper to each group. Tell
at the Eco Park. There are a lot of wild animals there. them that they are going to create their own Eco
They see hippos in the water and the big elephants with Park in which they may include the animals they
their big trunks. Anna likes the monkeys and the zebras like, the amount of animals they like, etc. Pupils
Page 51
but Tom likes the giraffes and the lions. have to draw the animals and write the signs with
Answers: Pupils should hold up the cut-outs in the following `` Play the track again and ask pupils to repeat their names. Set a time limit. Pupils share their Eco
order: hippo, elephant, monkey, zebra, giraffe, lion each word. Park with their partners. You may write some useful
`` Say the numbers in random order and ask pupils to language on the board, eg: This is our Eco Park.
point to the number in their books. We like (animals). We have 16 hippos, 20 snakes, etc.
1 30 Once pupils have finished presenting the Eco Parks,
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`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 51. Draw their remember to put them on display.
Optional activity
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attention to the numbers. Hold up the flashcards of
numbers 16–20, point to each number and say it.
Divide the board in two parts and write TIP
numbers 16–20 in both parts. Then, divide the
`` Play track 30. Tell pupils to listen and point to Don’t expect works of art from pupils; you may get some,
class into two teams. Call one pupil from each
the numbers. but always bear in mind that the most important aspects
team and ask him/her to circle the number
to consider are the process and the language used.
you say. If it is correct, the team scores a point.
Repeat this several times.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
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Lesson 6 `` Talk in L1 about the importance of taking care of
nature, plants and animals. It is important to make
Lesson objectives: them aware that when they go and visit an Eco Park or
`` To identify wild animals. nature reserve, they shouldn’t bother the animals or
`` To identify numbers from 16-20. feed them with food that it is not suitable for them.
`` To talk about how we can show respect for the animals.
Materials: flashcards of wild animals, word cards of the 2
animals, photocopiable material (page 90), magazine
`` Tell pupils to draw themselves at the Eco Park
pictures of people showing and not showing respect for
showing respect for the animals. Set a time limit.
animals
`` Pupils show their drawing to the class explaining
Lesson starters in L1 in what way they are showing respect for
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’. the animals.
Lesson starters
Optional activity
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
b. Sing the song in Lesson 4. Divide the class into groups of three or four.
Tell them to take out the pictures of their
c. Prepare some pictures of animals and cut them out
favourite animals and to stick them on a sheet
into irregular halves. Give out the pieces at random
of coloured cardboard paper to make a collage.
order. Invite pupils to walk around the classroom to
Encourage them to take turns and say,
find the other half of the picture. When they have
My favourite animal is …
completed the jigsaw, they sit down together. Once
everybody has completed their animal, each pair
says, My favourite animal is … and shows the animal p71 `` Refer pupils to page 71 and have them
to the rest of the class.
read the words in the banner for this unit
(section in orange).
1 `` Tell pupils to look at the picture on pages 70 and 71,
Page 53 and find in it the animals listed in the banner. Explain to
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 53. Draw their
them that one of those words has not been included in
attention to the children in Activity 1.
Optional activity the picture. They put a tick next to the words they find
`` Pair up pupils and ask them to follow the recording and a cross next to the one that is not included (hippo).
to know the children’s favourite animals. Once they Play Musical statues: Play some music and have Then, have them say the word. You may ask them to
have found the favourite animal, they write it down pupils dance. When the music stops, they stand identify and mention what other animals they can find.
in the corresponding place. still, as statues, pretending to be their favourite
`` Provide an example first. Set a time limit. Then, call animal. Walk around and point to one pupil. Closing activities
some pupils to read the answers. He/She mimes the animal or makes the sound of a. Play I spy: Prepare shapes of wild animals in different
the animal he/she is pretending to be and says, colours. Try to have four or five shapes of different
Answers: 1 monkey; 2 hippo; 3 lion; 4 elephant; 5 crocodile
My favourite animal is … Repeat several times. colours representing the same animals. Stick them
on the board. Say, I see with my little eyes something
(red). The pupil who guesses comes to the front and
has his/her turn. Play several times.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
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6 Tips for a successful trip Storytelling tips: Stories are great fun for children. Lesson 1
Stories invite children to a world of fantasy where
monsters and princesses live together. At the end of Lesson objectives:
a story, everybody has learnt something new about `` To identify fruit and vegetables.
TEACH YOUNG LEARNERS: themselves or the world. If you are planning to read a `` To talk about preferences.
Teaching with technology: Technology is another story, take these tips into consideration: `` To talk about likes and dislikes.
tool that you can use to present and practise any new `` The story must be chosen with great care. If it has a
New language: carrots, corn, lettuce, pears, strawberries,
language. The colourful images together with sound and repetitive line so much the better so that pupils can
watermelon; fruit, vegetables; My favourite fruit is pears.
animation attract pupils’ attention and help to keep up repeat it or even act it out in very simple scenes.
I like lettuce and carrots! I don’t like vegetables.
their motivation. It is important to establish clear rules `` Pay attention to your tone of voice and your body Materials: audio track 33, flashcards of fruit and
with the class as to how and when to use their netbook, language. These two elements tell pupils much more vegetables, word cards of fruit and vegetables
tablet or computer. The educational material available in than the words themselves presented in the story.
different websites provide instant access to interactive `` Prepare a corner in your classroom where pupils can sit Lesson starters
games, stories, songs, quizzes, picture dictionaries, comfortably on a mat to enjoy the story time. Decorate a. Sing the ‘Hello song’.
graphics and other activities. When selecting Internet the corner with pictures that promote reading. b. Draw a chart on the board. Divide it into three
sites for children to visit, it is essential to ensure that the `` Repeat the story several times. Remember that every columns with these headings: Rooms at school,
presentation of the site is clear and easy to navigate. time you read the story, pupils pick up some more Wild animals and Numbers. Write different words
Teachers should always check the site first. language and understand the plot more clearly. corresponding to the three categories on the
Storytelling: Telling and reading stories to children is an
`` Have a box in the reading corner always prepared board in random order. Pair up pupils. Explain that
important part of the language learning process. Children
with the stories you have read. Pupils who finish they have to write the words in the corresponding
love listening to stories mainly because most of them are
their tasks faster can be invited to go to the reading column in their notebook. Provide an example first.
motivating and fun. Stories allow the teacher to revise
corner to have a look at the books in the box. Set a time limit. Call volunteers to write the words on
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or introduce vocabulary and structures. You may choose
the board and read them so that they can all check.
a story that is connected with the vocabulary area that
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you are dealing with at the moment. You may also resort ‘All about me’ mini-project:
to stories that link English with other subjects across the TIP
My favourite fruit and vegetables: Divide the class It is important to include this kind of task mainly
curriculum. Stories cater for different learning styles and
into groups of three or four. Each group will design because thinking critically requires the ability to
add variety to your lesson.
a poster which will include a variety of fruit and categorize which is basic for proper language use.
vegetables, even the ones which have not been taught
Practical ideas:
in the unit. Then, they will highlight the fruit and
Technology tips: For every vocabulary area or new vegetables they like eating and the ones they don’t like. 1 33
language to be presented, the Internet can provide Pupils may write We like … but we don’t like … Display all
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 56. Focus
you with sites full of games and activities as well as the posters on the classroom walls.
their attention on the picture. Ask, Where are the
video clips with songs, chants and even stories. Surf the children? How many boys can you see? How many girls
Internet and find sites which are suitable to the level can you see? Explain to pupils that the children are
and age of your pupils. Children are ‘digital natives’ and, at the market and they are buying some fruit and
as such, they need technology in their life. Make a point vegetables.
of incorporating ‘techno’-time to your lessons.
Optional activities
1. Stick the flashcards of fruit and vegetables
on the board. Call a volunteer and tell him/
her to touch or point to a fruit or vegetable.
Say, Touch the (carrots). or Point to the
(watermelon). Repeat this several times.
2. Stick the fruit and vegetables word cards
next to the corresponding flashcards on
the board. Tell pupils to take a photo with
their imaginary camera. After a few minutes,
remove the word cards and pile them up
face down on your desk. Call a pupil. He/She
Page 56 Page 57 takes a word card, reads it, sticks it below the
`` Play track 33, point to the children and the fruit Annette: A watermelon turtle! corresponding flashcard and says whether
Tom: Yum! Thank you! he/she likes that fruit or vegetable or not.
and vegetables as they are mentioned. Confirm
Alex: Oh, I like THIS watermelon!
predictions. Repeat the procedure until you finish with
all the fruit and vegetables.
Audioscript `` Play the track again and stop for pupils to point to
Annette: This strawberry is delicious! the children and the fruit and vegetables as they
Tom: My favourite fruit is pears.
listen to them and say the words. Remind them of Closing activities
Alex: I don’t like fruit.
the meaning of the expression ‘My favourite fruit is …’ a. Stick the flashcards of fruit and vegetables on the
Tom: I like lettuce and carrots! Explain ‘I like …’ and ‘I don’t like …’ through gestures board. Tell pupils to look at them carefully for two
Annette: I like corn. And you, Alex?
and happy or sad faces. Provide some examples: I like minutes. Then, ask them to close their eyes. Remove
Alex: I don’t like vegetables. one of the flashcards from the board. Pupils open
strawberries but I don’t like watermelon. Ask pupils to
tell you what they like and what they don’t like. their eyes and say which flashcard is missing.
`` Divide the class into small groups and allocate each b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
group a role: one group will be Annette, the other
B Teaching Notes Unit 6 • p57
Lesson 2
Optional activity
Lesson objectives: Play a memory game: Pair up pupils. Tell them
`` To identify fruit and vegetables. to memorize the fruit and vegetables with their
`` To talk about preferences. numbers in Activity 1. Then, ask them to close
`` To talk about likes and dislikes. their books. Pupil 1 says a number and Pupil 2
New language: apples, broccoli, grapes, pineapples, says the corresponding fruit or vegetable. If it is
potatoes, tomatoes correct, Pupil 2 scores a point. Then, they switch
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Materials: audio tracks 34 and 35, flashcards of fruit roles. Provide an example first. Play several times.
and vegetables, a large-size cardboard dice,
photocopiable material (page 91)
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Lesson starters Remember to vary how the pairs are formed – ask pupils to
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’. work with the classmate to the right, left, in front or behind.
c. Show pupils flashcards of the fruit and vegetables. `` Play track 35. Pupils listen and circle the correct
Elicit the names. Then, choose a pupil and ask him/ option. Do class correction.
her to wait outside the classroom door for a few Audioscript / Answers
minutes. Hide one of the flashcards somewhere 1 Hi! I like yellow pears. They are delicious.
in the classroom. Ask the rest of the class to help 2 Hello! I like fruit. I like red apples.
Page 58 3 Hi! My favourite fruit is green grapes.
you. Ask the pupil to come back into the classroom
and everyone says, Look for the (carrot), please. The
pupil looks for the flashcard and the rest of the class Closing activities
helps by saying, Hot, hot, hot! if he/she is near where
1 34 a. Pair up pupils. Give out copies of the photocopiable
the flashcard is hidden or, Cold, cold, cold! if he/she material on page 91. Invite pupils find and circle in
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 58. Focus their
moves away from it. When he/she finds the flashcard, the wordsearch 12 names of fruit and vegetables.
attention on the fruit and vegetables in Activity 1.
the pupil says, eg: I like / don’t like (carrots). Repeat the Once they have finished, tell them to write the words
Make them notice that there are three new fruit and
procedure with the rest of the fruit and vegetables. below the corresponding pictures. Walk around and
three new vegetables.
monitor. Then, do class correction.
d. Write the names of the fruit and vegetables on the `` Play track 34 pausing after each word for pupils to
board. Tell pupils to pay attention to the words. After a b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
point to and repeat.
few minutes, ask pupils to close their eyes. Erase some
letters from each word. Call a pupil to the board and
ask him/her to write the missing letters in one of the
words and then read it aloud. Provide an example first.
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vegetables, word cards of fruit and vegetables, Unit 6 pear, tomato
Lesson starters
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Remember to walk around and monitor pupils
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’. especially when they are working in pairs or in groups.
b. Play Memotest: Stick flashcards of fruit and vegetables
2 Pair up pupils. Focus their attention on the shopping bag. Tell
and word cards in random order on the board. Pupils
them to read the shopping list and draw the fruit and vegetables
memorize where the flashcards and their corresponding in the shopping bag. Set a time limit. Then, call volunteers to share
words are. After a few minutes, put the cards face down. their drawing with their classmates.
Divide the class into two teams. Choose a pupil from
each team to turn over two cards. If they match, the Optional activity
team scores a point. If not, the cards are turned over in
Play Pass the ball: Ask pupils to sit down or
the same place and pupils go on playing.
stand in a circle. They pass a soft ball round the
circle while music plays. When the music stops,
1 36 you show a flashcard of a fruit or vegetable to
the pupil holding the ball and he/she says its
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 59 and look
Page 59 name and whether he/she likes or doesn’t like
at Activity 1. Then, ask them to get the stickers that
it. If it is correct, you start the music again and
are at the back of the book. Invite them to listen to Answers: I like: potatoes, tomatoes, carrots; I don’t like: broccoli, get pupils to carry on passing the ball around.
Paul talking about his likes and dislikes. lettuce, corn
If it is incorrect, you may ask another pupil to
`` Play track 36. Pupils listen and place the stickers in help him/her and then you go on. Repeat this
the corresponding circle. several times.
Optional activity
Audioscript
Hi, I am Paul! I like potatoes. Mmm … I like tomatoes. And I like Give out copies of the photocopiable material
Closing activities
carrots! I don’t like broccoli. I don’t like lettuce. Yuck! I don’t like corn. on page 92. Ask pupils to complete the pictures
Do you like fruit and vegetables?
a. Show pupils a word card with a fruit or vegetables,
of fruit. Once they have finished, they draw (or
eg: apple. Tell them to focus on the word for 2 minutes.
write) the fruit they like and the ones they dislike
After that, hide the card and ask them to write the
`` Play the track again for pupils to check. Call in the corresponding column. Then, they share
word in their notebooks. Repeat this procedure several
volunteers to read out the answers. their final version with the class. Encourage them
times. Invite a pupil to write the words on the board for
to say, I like … but I don’t like …
class correction.
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
B Teaching Notes Unit 6 • p59
Lesson 4 `` Play the track again. Stop after each number is
mentioned to give pupils time to write the number.
Lesson objectives: `` Encourage pupils to check their work with another
`` To identify fruit and vegetables. pupil. Then, do class correction.
`` To talk about preferences. Answers: a 13; b 20; c 15; d 17; e 19
`` To talk about likes and dislikes.
`` Encourage pupils to say which fruit from Activity 1
Materials: audio track 37, photocopiable material they like and which fruit they do not like.
(page 93)
Lesson starters 2
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’. `` Ask pupils to describe what they see in Activity 2.
b. Call a pupil and whisper the name of a fruit to Ask them to identify the fruit they see. Invite them to
him/her. The pupil starts drawing the fruit and stops. follow the lines to find out which fruit Trip likes and
He/She does not complete it. The class guesses which fruit he does not like.
which fruit it is. Model the question: Is it a (carrot)? `` Pupils work individually and then they compare their
If the class cannot guess, the pupil adds a part to work with a partner. Then, do class correction.
the drawing. Continue until the class guesses or
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Answers: 1 potatoes; 2 tomatoes; 3 carrots; 4 broccoli
the drawing is complete.
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It is always fruitful to make the most of echo questioning.
3 Ask pupils to identify the fruit and vegetables they see in this
If, when playing this game, the pupils shout the question activity. Have them follow the lines. Pupils discuss the answers
and they only say, Apple? you always have the chance to with a partner. Do class correction.
repeat the guess by using the full form, Is it an apple? Page 60 Answers: 1 corn; 2 strawberries; 3 grapes; 4 lettuce
The more pupils hear the full form, the more chances
they will imitate you and start using it by themselves. Closing activities
1 37
a. Use the beginnings of the sentences from My Practice
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 60. Draw Trip, page 65, Activity 3. Have pupils complete the
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Optional activity their attention to the pictures of fruit in Activity 1. sentences with information about themselves.
Ask them to identify the fruit they see.
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Give out copies of the first activity provided
as photocopiable material on page 93. Pair up `` Play track 37 and pupils follow in their books. TIP
pupils and ask them to complete the words It is important to personalize the new language presented.
and then match them to the corresponding Audioscript
Personalization offers the chance to practise the language
a Look! Thirteen watermelons! I like watermelons!
pictures. Walk around and monitor. Do class b Yum! Strawberries! 1, 2, 3 … twenty strawberries! Delicious! even further. It also brings the personal element which
correction. c Look at the apples! Fifteen red apples. Yummy! adds motivation: pupils love talking about themselves.
d I like pears! Look, seventeen pears!
e My favourite fruit is pineapples! Look, nineteen pineapples!
b. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
p65 p71
4 Ask pupils to focus on the pictures in this activity. Ask them to look at
the pictures and give examples of fruit and examples of vegetables.
Explain that they have to examine the four pictures and find a
`` Refer pupils to page 71 and have them read the
connection among them. Three belong to one category and one is
the odd one out. Pupils work individually. Then, they compare their
words in the banner for this unit (section in yellow).
work with a partner. Do class correction. `` Tell pupils to look at the picture on pages 70 and 71,
Answers: 1 The odd one out is the carrot. 2 The odd one out is the and find in it the fruit and vegetables listed in the
corn. 3 The odd one out is the green apple. 4 The odd one out is banner. Explain to them that one of those words has
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the pineapple. not been included in the picture. They put a tick next
to the words they find and a cross next to the one that
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When correcting the activity, pupils will spontaneously
give the answer by merely saying the odd one out. Of Closing activities
course this is correct. However, you can do something extra a. Play a memory game: Give each pupil a slip of paper.
Page 63 They choose two things (fruit or vegetables) they like
in this activity to help them increase their fluency. Once
pupils give their one-word answer, model a longer answer and two they do not like and draw them. Each pupil
introduce the children in the photos by saying, reads his/her line to the class and puts his/her slip in
for them to imitate you. You can say, eg: In number 1, the This is (Anna). Help them notice the thumbs up
odd one out is the carrot as it is a vegetable. As a conclusion, a box. Shuffle all the slips. Ask a pupil to pick one slip
(food the children like) and thumbs down (food from the box. He/She reads the line on the slip and
say, The carrot is a vegetable. Encourage pupils to repeat the children do not like) columns.
after you and to do the same with the next series. the class must remember who said that.
`` Ask the class to identify the food in both columns. b. Give out copies of the second activity provided as
Explain that each child in the activity says what photocopiable material on page 93. Pair up pupils
1 he/she likes and pupils must guess who is talking and invite them to look at the pictures and complete
by checking all the pictures, eg: Pupil 1 says, I like the sentences. Walk around and monitor. Do class
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 63. Draw pineapples and watermelons. I don’t like pears and
their attention to the photos of the children and correction.
strawberries. The rest of the class asks, Are you Nataly?
their names presented in Activity 1. Ask the class to c. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
And Pupil 1 answers, Yes, I am.
`` Follow the same steps until all the children in
Activity 1 are presented.
B Teaching Notes Unit 6 • p63
Activate ∙ Units 4, 5 & 6 Lesson starters
a. Sing the ‘Hello song’ or any other song learnt in Optional activities
Lesson objectives: the previous units. Invite pupils to sing and act the
1. Give pupils time to look at the complete
`` To review ‘I like / don’t like …’ songs. Hold a singing competition.
table. A pupil chooses an animal and
`` To review fruits and vegetables. b. Ask pupils to sit in a circle on the floor. Explain to stands up and says, eg: I like carrots but I
`` To review animals. them that one pupil should start a chain by saying, don’t like lettuce. The rest of the class must
eg: I like pears. The pupil next to him/her (to the guess which animal he/she is. So pupils
Materials: newspapers, magazines, glue, scissors;
right) adds another item to the list and starts from ask, Are you a giraffe? The choice can also
flashcards of fruit
the beginning, eg: I like pears and grapes. A third be expressed through miming. So a pupil
pupil adds another item and repeats the chain mimes the animals and what it likes or
from the beginning, eg: I like pears, grapes and dislikes eating and the class guesses.
strawberries. The chain continues until one pupil fails
to remember or makes a mistake when repeating 2. Pupils work in groups. Hand out
the chain. You can also start a new chain with ‘I don’t newspapers and magazines and have them
like …’ The chain can also be done reviewing animals look for pictures of animals. They choose
or places at school. one or two pictures and make a poster
about those animals. Pupils draw what
those animals like and don’t like eating.
1 Ask them to share their work with the class.
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 66. Draw their
attention to the pictures in Activity 1. Ask the class to Closing activities
identify the animals and the food they see. a. Write the following anagrams on the board: PESLPA
`` Draw pupils’ attention to the thumbs up/thumbs (apples), PSERGA (grapes), NIOL (lion), BRAEZ (zebra),
down columns. Elicit meaning. Explain that they BRAYRIL (library) and LETIOT (toilet). Pair up pupils and
have to look at the table and then complete have them solve the anagrams. Do class correction.
sentences accordingly. Do class correction. Then, have them categorize them whether they are
Answers: 1 Monkeys like watermelons. 2 Crocodiles don’t like animals, fruit or parts of the school. They should then
lettuce. 3 Elephants like apples. 4 Giraffes like carrots. 5 Zebras add another word to each category.
don’t like strawberries. 6 Snakes don’t like tomatoes.
b. Draw three incomplete animals on the left side of
As a follow-up, pair up pupils and invite them to the board, eg: a crocodile, a monkey and an
complete the table by drawing some other fruit and elephant. Then, stick three flashcards of fruit on the
vegetables the animals like or don’t like. Once they right-side of the board. Invite pupils to complete the
have completed their drawings, pairs can share their animals and then match them with any of the fruit
ideas with the class. They read what they have done given. Then, they say, eg: Elephants like watermelons.
by saying, eg: Monkeys like watermelons but they don’t Accept any matching at this stage.
like (broccoli). c. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
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1 Optional activity
Write some lines on the board for pupils to
`` Ask pupils to open their books at page 67 and to
make up a short text to go with the drawing.
identify the parts of the school in Activity 1.
Walk around and monitor. You can write the
`` Explain the meaning of ‘school yard’. Stick a picture following text, eg: Hello! My name is (Pedro /
of it on the board. Encourage pupils to repeat after Ana). Look! I am in the school yard. It is (big /
you. Ask about their yard at their school. Then, small / very big). I like my school yard.
call one of the parts of the school in the pictures
(classroom, cafeteria or school yard) and pupils point
to it in their books. Closing activities
`` Explain that they have to read the texts and then a. Pupils move around the classroom while you play
match them with the pictures. Clear any language background music. When the music stops, they
queries. freeze. They must pretend they are in a part of the
school and perform an activity usually carried out in
`` Pupils work individually and then they check their
the part of the school. With your back to the class,
work with a partner. Do class correction.
ask in a loud voice, (Tomás), where are you? and the
Answers: 1 b; 2 a; 3 c
pupil can answer, Look! I am in the (cafeteria).
b. Write on the board some statements connected to the
three texts in Activity 1. Pair up pupils and invite them
to write ‘Yes’ if the statements are true or ‘No’ if they
are false. Do class correction. You may write, Idi is in the
cafeteria. Juana is in the cafeteria. The cafeteria is small.
Page 67 c. Sing the ‘Goodbye song’.
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