Unit 1

New School Year

OBJECTIVES

Throughout this unit, the student will be able to achieve the following points:

ð   Identify and name school subjects

ð   Spell words

ð   Predict what happens in the story

ð   Listen, read, understand and act out the story

ð   Learn the grammar table for Unit 1

ð   Ask and say what subjects you have on your timetable

ð   Practise pronunciation: /ʤ/ and /g/

ð   Understand and think about values

ð   Sing a song

ð   Play the games

ð   Make and play with the subject cut-out cards

ð   Listen and read about three different schools in the UK

ð   Say sentences about your school

ð   Prepare, plan and write your project

ð   Read a leaflet for an after-school science club

ð   Watch video clips

ð   Listen and use everyday classroom language

ð   Listen and read for pleasure

ð   Review, assess and plan your own learning

                      

Linguistic knowledge:

§ Active language

Core vocabulary: school subjects

art and design, drama, English, geography, history, ICT, maths, music, PE, science

timetable

times of the day

study, canteen, assembly

Story vocabulary

music book, musical instrument, recorder

CLIL vocabulary: three different schools

after-school club, dance class, extra classes, island, pupils, school of performing arts

Structures

Have we got (English) today? Yes, we have./No, we haven’t.

What have we got at (quarter to eleven)? We’ve got (ICT).

We’ve got (music) at (quarter past ten).

We haven’t got (PE).

Can you (play a musical instrument)? I can/can’t (play the recorder).

My favourite subjects are …

Recycled language

days of the week

On (Mondays), I’ve got (science) at (nine) o’clock/half past (two).

canteen, classroom, finish, football, gym, playground, study, swimming,

I (don’t) like …

Classroom language

Main function: talking about subjects you’ve got and haven’t got and offering to share

I haven’t got my (science) book. Don’t worry. You can share mine.

§ Receptive language

You’re good at (art).

noise

owner

primary schools

welcome

§ Pronunciation

-      /ʤ/ and /g/ (geography, gym / got, grammar)

Socio cultural aspects and intercultural awareness

ð Video clip: Tiger Street Club Report: A day at school.

ð Awareness of the importance of returning lost property

ð Awareness of the need to welcome new pupils at school

ð Interest in learning about other types of school

Stories:

-    A new friend

-    Tiger Street Tales

Songs and raps: 

-    The Tiger Street word rap.

-    What have we got?

CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS

§ Social Science: Three different UK schools

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

ð Interest in naming subjects

ð Pleasure in doing the Spelling Bee

ð Enjoyment in reading a photo story

ð Satisfaction in preparing and writing your project

ð Confidence in using classroom language

ð Enjoyment in reading a leaflet

ð Pleasure in reading a cartoon strip story

Willingness to review, assess and plan your own learning