| Curriculum
links: Geography - countries; capitals; populations and languages. |
1 Welcome to English
Talking about yourself; introductions; ‘can’; a tour of the book; classroom phrases; numbers. |
2 Test your English
Around the English-speaking world A test covering ‘be’; personal details; personal pronouns; social phrases; ‘there is /are’; adjectives; negatives; ‘have/has got’. |
Extension
Around the world again More work on things from the test. |
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| Theme | Topic | Language Focus | Activity | Culture Matters | Revision and Evaluation | |
| A | A
Parcel of English
Curriculum links: Geography and Social Studies - reading maps; places in towns; types of towns. |
3 TOPIC
Around our school Describing the area near your school; reading maps; school subjects. Vocabulary areas: places in the town and country, school subjects. |
4 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Present simple; parts of speech; Out and about: shopping; asking for information. |
5 ACTIVITY
Making an Exercise Box Writing your own exercises; using the Ideas list. |
6 CULTURE MATTERS
Life in the town Towns in Britain and your country; types of towns. |
7 REVISION AND EVALUATION
Self-assessment Revision: town places; negatives; school subjects; new words; shopping. |
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SPECIAL UNIT |
8 A Parcel of English A package of work about you, your school and your town to display, give to another class or send to another country. |
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| B | The
natural world
Curriculum links: Biology - lives of animals; types of animals; Social studies - the use of the countryside. |
9 TOPIC
In the wild Animals and how they live; names of animals; types of animals. Vocabulary areas: animals; foods; basic verbs; question words. |
10 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Present simple questions; possessive adjectives. Out and about: making new friends; asking for information; inviting. |
11 ACTIVITY
Animal posters Making a poster about animals. |
12 CULTURE MATTERS
Life in the countryside The countryside in Britain and your country; working and relaxing in the country; letter writing. |
13 REVISION AND EVALUATION
Self-assessment Evaluation: do you need to do some things again? |
| C | The way
we live
Curriculum links: Health education - elements in ‘good’ food. |
14 TOPIC
Food matters Names of foods and meals; elements in ‘good’ food. |
15 LANGUAGE FOCUS
‘some’ and ‘any’; object pronouns. Out and about: talking about likes and dislikes. |
16 ACTIVITY
How do they live? Making a questionnaire about people’s lives; collecting information and presenting the results. |
17 CULTURE MATTERS
Life at home At home in England and in your country; types of houses; a ‘typical’ English living room. |
18 REVISION AND EVALUATION
Self-assessment Revision: making your own test. Evaluation: discussion of Units 14-17. |
| D | Planet
Earth
Curriculum links: Music - listening to Holst; Science and Geography - the solar system; the moon; tides; how rockets work; Language - writing poems. |
19 TOPIC
Into space Impressions of music; facts about the solar system and the moon; landing on the moon; rockets. Vocabulary areas: basic verbs; the solar system. |
20 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Present continuous; comparatives and superlatives (1). Out and about: asking for travel information. |
21 ACTIVITY
Poems from the Earth Writing your own poems; listening to music. |
22 CULTURE MATTERS
Life by the sea The sea in your country and in Britain; how tides affect life in Britain; fun at the seaside. |
23 REVISION AND EVALUATION
Self-assessment Revision: making your own test. Evaluation: discussion of Units 19-22. |
| E | Natural
forces
Curriculum
links: Music - listening to Beethoven; Science - laws of physics; water and
weather cycles; Geography - seasons and weather around |
24 TOPIC
The weather Impressions of music; weather through the year; how rain and winds happen. Vocabulary areas: types of weather; adjectives; months; frequency adverbs. |
25 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Countables and uncountables; ‘much’ and ‘many’; comparatives and superlatives (2). Out and about: making plans; Present continuous for future plans. |
26 ACTIVITY
Weather around the world Collecting information about world weather; making a poster. |
27 CULTURE MATTERS
Living with nature The seasons in Britain and your country; playground games. |
28 REVISION AND EVALUATION
Self-assessment Revision: frequency adverbs; comparatives and superlatives; (un)countables; new words; making plans. Evaluation: discussion of Units 24-27. |
| F | Living
history
Curriculum links: History - life in the stone age; how life has changed; family history; Social studies - dangers today; celebrations; different cultural events. |
29 TOPIC
The cavepeople Life in the stone age; comparison with life today; changes through history. Vocabulary areas: adjectives to describe life, verbs (daily routines). |
30 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Introducing the Past tense; ‘was/were’; some regular and irregular verbs. Out and about: talking about past events. |
31 ACTIVITY
A book about your family and friends Collecting information about people’s lives; your family tree; writing about your family and friends. |
32 CULTURE MATTERS
Living traditions Multi-cultural celebrations in Britain; celebrations in your country. |
33 REVISION AND EVALUATION
Self-assessment Revision: making a test. Evaluation: discussion of Units
29-32; |
| THEME TRAIL | A revision game A game to revise the Topic and Language focus Units.145 | |||||