Unit 6

In the Countryside

OBJECTIVES

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

ð   Identify and name features of the countryside

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 6

ð   Listen and respond to directions

ð   Give directions

ð   Practise pronunciation: /əʊ/ and /ɒ/

ð   Understand and think about values

ð   Sing a song

ð   Play the games

ð   Make and play with the review sentence cut-out cards

ð   Listen and read about arboreal animals and plants

ð   Say where you like walking

ð   Prepare, plan and write your project

ð   Read an acrostic poem

ð   Watch a video clip

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: features of the countryside

bridge, campsite, farm, forest, gate, lake, mountain, path, river, signpost

Story vocabulary

badger, ghost orchid, list, rare

CLIL vocabulary: arboreal animals and plants

beetle, mistletoe, mushroom, squirrel, woodpecker,

bird, fungus, insect, mammal, plant

cut down, natural habitat

Structures

Turn left at the (bridge). Don’t (turn right). Go straight on. Go to the end of the (path).

Do I/we go straight on?

Do you know the way to the … ?

Where are you? I’m …

Remember/Don’t forget to take …

My ideal holiday destination is … I want to go to …

Recycled language

You can see …

There’s a … There are …

dog, fox

the alphabet

Classroom language

Main function: giving directions to English-speaking visitors

Excuse me. Where’s the … ? Go to the end of the corridor and turn left. The … is on your right. Let me repeat that. I go …

§ Receptive language

branches, broken leg, excursion, map, parasite, tunnel

§ Pronunciation

-      the /əʊ/ and /ɒ/ sounds (ghost, don’t / dog, lost)

LITERARY EDUCATION

• Understanding simple literary works adapted to the students’ age and interests (narrative and poetic texts).
• Introduction to the use of the school library
• Taking part in dramatisations, memorisation, poem recitation, singing songs, telling stories, etc:

Stories:

-    A discovery in the forest

-    Tiger Street Tales

Songs and raps: 

-    The Tiger Street word rap.

-    The way to the campsite

CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS

§ Natural Science: Arboreal animals and plants

§ Social Science: Holiday destinations

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

ð   Pleasure in doing the Spelling Bee

ð   Enjoyment in an adventure story

ð   Satisfaction in preparing and writing your project

ð   Confidence in using classroom language

ð   Enjoyment in reading an acrostic poem

ð   Pleasure in reading a cartoon strip story

ð   Willingness to review, assess and plan your own learning