Teachers Notes

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Yearly plan .......................................................................... 2
Walkthrough ........................................................................ 6
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Teaching notes

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Introductory Unit Circus Fun! ................................................... 16

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Unit 1 Good Food ... 18
Unit 2 The World
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Unit 3 At School ...l .. ..........p. .............................................

Revision 1 All about the Rainforest! ....................................... 31
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Revision 2 All about Sharks! ..................................................
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Unit 6 Home Life ................s. . ............................................

Unit 5 Sports Day ............ .... 47
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Revision 3 All about Sports Fans! S . .. ...................................... 61
Unit 7 On the Farm .................... .........................................
Unit 8 Party! ...................................A
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Revision 4 All about Clothes! .................................................

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Unit 9 Going Out .................................................................. 77
Unit 10 Cities......................................................................... 84
Revision 5 All about Fossils! ................................................... 91
Unit 11 Holidays ................................................................... 92
Unit 12 School Concert ......................................................... 99
Revision 5 All about World Languages! .................................. 106
Games ................................................................................ 107

Photocopiable materials
Extra resources ..................................................................... 109
Tests .................................................................................... 153

Answer keys
Tests .................................................................................... 169
Activity Book ........................................................................ 172
 Yearly plan
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School Links &

Unit Grammar Vocabulary Functions Pronunciation Procedures
Values
He is a Jobs and professions: clown, To talk about jobs and professions. Describing a picture and naming professions.
He makes doctor, firefighter To talk about everyday activities. Listening to and saying what somebody does.
Circus Fun!

He is -ing. Actions: dance to music, go to To talk about actions happening at Reading and matching words and pictures.
Whose (hat) is this? parties, juggle balls, make balloon the moment of speaking.
Listening and talking about possession.
Its mine/yours/his/ animals,
To ask and answer about Interaction skills: asking and answering about possession.
hers. paint childrens faces
possession.
Clothes: dress, hat, shoes, skirt

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Is there any? Food: bread, chocolate, fish, To talk about food. The sound \u\ Maths: Listening to and naming different types of food.
Yes, there is./No, there isnt. juice, lemonade, meat, milk, rice understanding prices Talking about food stored in a fridge.

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To discuss where food is stored.
+ bananas, broccoli, butter, cake,

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How much is the? To ask and answer about food Social Studies: food Listening, reading and acting out: Pizza Disaster.
chicken, eggs, pasta, spinach,

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The is (8.00). availability. preferences
Good Food

sugar Interaction skills: asking and answering about food availability.

There is some but there
To make food requests.

ill am
isnt any Meals: appetizer, main course, Listening for specific information: food prices.
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To understand a recipe. Values: eating

dessert Pronunciation practice of the sound \u\.

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Can I have? different types of
To describe steps in a recipe.

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We have got some but we Recipe instructions: chop, cook, food Reading a magazine article about a recipe.
havent got any garnish, put Talking about favourite dishes and recipes.

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Infinitives (for recipe Writing: making a list of ingredients, writing a recipe.

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instructions)

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Are there any? Bugs: bee, beetle, butterfly, To identify animals and insects The sound \i\ Science: describing Listening to and naming insects.

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Yes, there are./No, there caterpillar, centipede, ladybird, To ask and answer Yes No bugs and their Listening, reading and acting out: A School Project.
The World of Bugs

arent. spider, worm habitats

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questions about existence of Interaction skills: asking and answering about a habitat.
There are lots of

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The rainforest: ground, temperate, elements in a habitat/garden.
There arent any Reading a text about rainforests.
tropical, ocean, poisonous, slugs, To describe ones favourite insect.
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Talking about life in rainforests.

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snails, trees, winter of the rainforest
To describe a habitat.
Pronunciation practice of the sound \i\.
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Reading a letter about a garden.

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Writing a simple letter about a garden and talking about it.

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Revision 1: All about the Rainforest! Project work: Rainforest bugs

We have on School subjects: English, To identify school subjects. The sound \O\ Social Studies: Listening to and naming school subjects.
We dont have on geography, history, I.T, maths, P.E., To describe a school timetable. learning what Listening, reading and acting out: Lets Clean Up.
Saturday. science, subjects are needed
To express preference. Interaction skills: talking about timetables, school subjects and
I like Spanish + break for certain jobs;
At School

To talk about an amusement park. preferences, asking and answering about an amusement park.
Id like a Days of the week and the time organizing the school
My sister likes timetable Listening for specific information: matching and circling tasks.
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(revision)
Pronunciation practice of the sound \O\.
Presents
Values: celebrating Reading a text dealing with preferences about school subjects.
peoples birthdays Reading and interpreting a graph.
Writing: completing a chart and writing a report.

Unit Grammar
A is (long)er than a
A is (bigg)er than a
Which is more (dangerous)?
In the Ocean
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Revision 2: All about Sharks!
He drives -ly.
She sings (well).
Is he diving (well) or (badly)?
These (trainers) are too
Sports Day
(small).
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They arent (big) enough.
Where were you?
I was at the... I wasnt at
the
He/She was at the
Home Life
(past simple verb to be all
forms)
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Revision 3: All about Sports Fans!
The Nile flooded.
What did the Egyptians do
in April?
On the Farm
They harvested the grain.
(past simple regular verbs
affirmative and Wh-
7
questions)
Linking words: first, then,
after that, finally
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Vocabulary
Ocean creatures: dolphin, giant
clam, jellyfish, lobster, octopus,
sea horse, shark, starfish, stingray, To compare two ocean creatures.
turtle + giant squid, whale
Adjectives: big, dangerous, deep, things.
difficult, exciting, fast, gentle,
heavy, impressive, intelligent,
interesting, small, strong
Project work: Making a diver
Olympic sports: athletics,
badminton, bike riding, diving,
hang-gliding, skating, table tennis,
taekwondo, volleyball, weightlifting
+ beach volleyball, BMX riding,
gymnastics, marathon, tennis
Adverbs: angrily, badly, carefully,
fast, happily, loudly, messily,
nervously, (im)patiently, politely,
quickly, quietly, rudely, slowly, well
Feelings: angry, confused,
embarrassed, hungry, ill, scared,
sleepy, worried + blush, scream,
yawn,
Houses: bathroom, chores,
computer, electricity, garden,
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lamps, machines, TV
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Project work: Sport personality of the past (making a poster)
Farm animals and items: barn,
cock, cow, fence, goat, grain, hay,
hen house, horse, pig
Food chains: predator, producer,
consumer; grass, grasshopper,
hawk, toad
School Links &
Functions Pronunciation Procedures
Values
To name and learn about ocean The sound \\ Science: describing Listening to and naming ocean creatures.
creatures. and comparing Reading and listening to a text that compares two ocean creatures.
ocean creatures
Reading and listening to a story.
To compare animals, people and Interaction skills: asking and answering questions to compare two
Values: accepting animals, school subjects or things.
different talents
Pronunciation practice of the sound \\.
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Reading a text that compares humans and an animal.
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Writing an article about an animal, comparing it with other animals or humans.
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Game 1: A School Trip!
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To talk about sports. Silent letters: knife, Social Studies: Listening to and naming sports.
ill am
To describe how people do things ghost, castle etc learning about old Describing how people do things or how they move.
and contemporary
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and move. Listening to make inferences.
Olympic sports
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To describe problems using too/ Interaction skills: describing problems, asking and answering about sports.
enough.
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Pronunciation practice: silent letters.
Values: taking part in
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school activities Reading a magazine article about doing exercise.
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Writing a simple text about sports/exercise.
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To describe how people feel. The sounds \sk\, \ Social Studies: Describing feelings and body language.
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To talk about location and sm\, \sp\, \sw\, \st\ learning about body
sm\ Talking about location in the past.
existence in the past.
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language; comparing
Singing a song: Where Were You?
houses in the past
To describe what life was like in Reading a text about a house in the past.
and in the present
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the past.
Interaction skills: asking and answering about location and existence in
the past.
Values: expressing
feelings Pronunciation practice: \sk\, \sm\, \sp\, \sw\, \st\
Reading a magazine article about a famous person.
Writing an article about a famous person.
To name farm animals. The sound \dZ\ Science: describing Listening to and naming farm animals.
To learn about food chains. food chains Describing a food chain.
Social Studies:
To learn the past form of verbs. Listening to and reading a story about ancient Egypt.
reading about
To describe events in the past. Retelling a story in the past.
ancient Egypt
Interaction skills: asking and answering about a past event.
Describing a visit to a farm in the past.
Values: taking
Pronunciation practice of the sound \dZ\.
care of people and
animals Reading a story set on a farm.
Writing an ending to a story.

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Unit Grammar
The Nile flooded.
What did the Egyptians do
in April?
On the Farm
They harvested the grain.
(past simple regular verbs
affirmative and Wh-
7
questions)
Linking words: first, then,
after that, finally
They drank chocolate.
Did they drink chocolate?
Yes, they did./No, they didnt.
The party didnt go well.
He didnt bring the CDs.
Party!
(past simple irregular verbs
8
all forms)
Revision 4: All about Clothes!
They couldnt
They could (only)
Where did (you) go?
(We) went to the
Going Out
What did (she) do?
(She) saw a
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Yearly plan
School Links &
Vocabulary Functions Pronunciation Procedures
Values
Farm animals and items: barn, To name farm animals. The sound \dZ\ Science: describing Listening to and naming farm animals.
cock, cow, fence, goat, grain, hay, To learn about food chains. food chains Describing a food chain.
hen house, horse, pig Social Studies:
To learn the past form of verbs. Listening to and reading a story about ancient Egypt.
Food chains: predator, producer, reading about
To describe events in the past. Retelling a story in the past.
consumer; grass, grasshopper, ancient Egypt
Interaction skills: asking and answering about a past event.
hawk, toad
Describing a visit to a farm in the past.
Values: taking
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care of people and Pronunciation practice of the sound \dZ\.
animals
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Reading a story set on a farm.
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Writing an ending to a story.
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Clothes and accessories: belt, To name different clothes and The diphthong \e\ Social Studies: Listening to and naming different clothes and accessories.
bracelet, gloves, handbag, jacket, accessories. reading about the Reading a text about the Mayas.
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necklace, scarf, ring, sunglasses, To learn about types of materials, Mayas and other
Interaction skills: asking and answering about the past.
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tie where things come from. past civilizations
Singing a song.
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Materials: cotton, gold, leather,
To talk about past civilizations.
Reading letters about a party.
plastic, silk, wool Values: being
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To describe past actions and
generous with ones Pronunciation practice of the diphthong \e\.
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things that did not happen in the
time Writing a short letter to describe a party.
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past.
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To ask questions about past
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actions.
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Project work: Presenting useful clothes Game 2: All Roads Lead to Rome!
Places in the city: amusement To name places in town.
e r Silent letters: Science: identifying Describing places in the city.
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arcade, amusement park, circus, To talk about healthy meals Wednesday, climb, food groups; learning Talking about healthy food.
concert hall, internet caf, bought etc about balanced diets
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To talk about what people could/ Reading about the origins of basketball.
restaurant, skate park, stadium, Social Studies:
couldnt do in the past (possibility).
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Interaction skills: asking and answering open questions about a trip or
theatre, zoo
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identifying places in
To ask and answer open questions past holidays.
Food groups: animal products, the city
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about holidays. Listening for specific information.
cereals, fruit and vegetables,
pulses Singing a song: The Day We Went to the Zoo
Values: using free
time wisely Pronunciation: silent letters.
Reading a magazine article about a night out.
Writing a short article about a night out.

Unit Grammar
(Bangkok) is the (hott)est city
in the world.
(Ulaabaatar) is the (cold)est
city in the world.
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Cities
Revision 5: All about Fossils!
Im going to
(My mum) is going to
(My brothers) are going to
(We) arent going to
(She) isnt going to
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Holidays
Is (he) going to?
What are (they) going
to?
How are (we) going to?
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School Concert
Revision 6: All about World Languages!
Formal assessment provided in Shape up:
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a unit test to be given at the end of each of the twelve units in the book. The tasks in the unit tests assess listening, reading, writing skills as well as grammar and vocabulary in context.
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a self-assessment check at the end of each unit, in the Making progress section. Self-assessment checks are ideal to help pupils gauge how well they know the new language
presented in the unit.
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two more comprehensive tests: one which can be given halfway through the school year and the other one which can be used as an end-of-year test. These two include more tasks
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than the unit tests.
Vocabulary
Cities in the world: block of
flats, building site, pavement,
pedestrian crossing, street,
skyscraper, traffic lights,
townhouse
Adjectives: big, cold, hot, large,
small, wet, worst
Project work: Fossils at home!
Things to take on holidays: bathing To talk about holiday activities and The sound \b\
suit, binoculars, camera, fishing
net, flip flops, guidebook, map,
passport, suitcase, suntan lotion
To describe future plans.
Sports: jeep safari, jet skiing,
rock climbing, skating, skiing,
snorkelling, snowboarding
Activities: fly, go + sport, play +
sport, stay/spend two weeks at a
resort, surf, swim, take photos
Equipment for a stage show:
band, costumes, curtain, lights,
microphones, props, scenery,
stage
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Project work: Planning your world tour!
School Links &
Functions Pronunciation Procedures
Values
To name different city features. The sound \A\ Social Studies: Listening to and naming city features.
To express preference: city vs learning about the Expressing preference.
country life. problems of living in
Reading a text about problems in cities.
urban areas
To discuss the problems of city life. Interaction skills: asking about the longest/the best, etc.
To compare one with a group. Reading a text about a restaurant.
Values: learning
To describe a favourite restaurant. Interaction skills: asking and answering open questions.
about other
To read figures.
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countries Pronunciation practice of the sound \A\.
To write a description of a holiday. Reading a magazine article about a holiday.
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Writing a description of a city.
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Science: identifying Listening to and naming holiday activities and things you need when you
things to pack. activities that create go on holiday.
To discuss pollution. pollution Talking about future plans for the holidays.
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Social Studies: Interaction skills: talking about future plans.
learning about
To ask and answer about future Listening to a dialogue for specific information and acting it out.
different types of
plans.
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Reading about a resort and expressing preference about activities.
holidays
Pronunciation practice of the sound \b\.
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Values: being Reading about a tour.
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greener Writing an article about a tour.
To talk about concerts and The sound \f\ Art: talking about Listening to and naming different tasks and elements in a concert.
bl cop
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musicals different forms of art
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Describing plans.
To learn about art. Singing a song: Shipwrecked!
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To ask and answer about future Values: working as Listening for specific information.
plans. a team
Interaction skills: asking and answering about plans.
Pronunciation practice of the sound \f\.
Reading a play.
Acting and retelling different parts in a play.
Writing an ending to a play.
Game 3: Quiz Time!