FIVE SENSES

FIVE SENSES

Didactic unit
Title of the unit The five senses
Subject Natural sciences
Bloc 2 The health and human
Level Fourth of Primary
Method TBL

Celia Castillo Calero

Alicia García Rojas
Miguel Giner Magraner
Gemma Ballestero
Rodríguez

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SESSION 1
Celia Castillo Calero

PRETASK

In your Science class you have learnt about senses. How

many senses do you have? Do you know their names?

Watch the following clip:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQNqXnjJxH4

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PRETASK
Exercise 1: Find the pictures in the word search.

Exercise 2: Correct the sentences.

- With my eyes, I can smell flowers.

- ………………………………………
- I taste the cake with my hands.
- ………………………………………
- She can see the computer with her tongue.
- ………………………………………………
- My brother touchs my head with his ears.
- ………………………………………………
- I hear the bell thanks to my nose.
- ………………………………………
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TASK: LISTING

Imagine that you are a cook in a restaurant and then you

have to taste your meal.
What senses would you use in this situation?

Do a list of the smells, of the food that

you would like to taste, etc.

Remember that you may report your list in front

of your class!

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

A or AN

The article “a” is used before singular, countable nouns which

begin with consonant sounds.

Example: She is a teacher.

However, “an” is used before singular, countable nouns which

begin with vowel sounds.

Example: I saw an eagle in the forest.

Exercise:
 I don’t know cook ___ egg.
 You smell ___ rose.
 He touchs ___elephant in the zoo.
 She eats ___ orange.

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Alicia García Rojas

PRETASK

Another class have you studied the five senses? What are
five senses? And the functions of each one?

Watch the following clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgZpKt9U0KY

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TASK: CLASSIFYING

Imagine that you are doctors who work in a hospital.

Your task is to research the organs of the five senses and
their functions and classify them according to the table.

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TASK: CLASSIFYING

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TASK: CLASSIFYING

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

We use to + infinitive to talk about the purpose of doing something.

Form: Subject + verb + to with infinitive

 He’s going to Italy to study Italian.

 We are going to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
 Susan is here to see you.
 I buy flowers to decorate my garden
 I need a can opener to open this.

Exercise: Complete with the correct form.

- I watch English TV shows ________ my comprehension. (to

improve/improve)
-We run everyday ________ healthy. (to keep/keep)

- My cousin studies for the math exam ________ good results. (get/to get)

-The mouth is________delicious foods. (eat/to eat)

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

Pronunciation:
Pay attention to the correct pronunciation of the name of each
sense.
SMELL  /smel/
HEARING  /ˈhɪərɪŋ/
TOUCH  /tʌtʃ/
TASTE /teɪst/
SIGHT/saɪt/

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PRETASK

First, watch the clip “The world of the miracles”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvicqMrAHvQ

Exercise: Which of the following images can we see the video?

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Miguel Giner Magraner

TASK: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

After watching the video and traveling around all these

incredible sites, what could we do in each situation if we
lacked any sense? Imagine that you are in Norway and you
can´t see the polar lights or you want to smell a flower and
you can’t. What do you do?

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

These are some of the most repeated mistakes:

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Gemma Ballestero Rodríguez

PRETASK

In your Natural class you are explaining the sense and what
they are for. Listen carefully to the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXiyIGqliE

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PRETASK
Exercise: Cut out the different cards and group each direction with
your device and with the image that corresponds.

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TASK: CREATING

Imagine an invention for each sense for those people that are
missing any of their senses. Draw your invention and then explain
it to your classmates out loud.

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
 Simple present
Look at the third parties of the singular by putting the -S.

 Infinitive
Put the verb in infinitive when appropriate.

 Modal verb (Should)

 Vocabulary
That the students write correctly the words that have been
working, for example: SIGHT, TOUCH, TASTE, HEARING,
SMELL…

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