Syllabus

Unit 1 - Hello friends!

Topic
Greetings, introductions and numbers

Specific learning objectives

Useful expressions for simple interactions learning to greet each other, asking their classmates names and ages and giving their own, introducing a friend and asking how people are. Lexical areas objects, colours and numbers 150.

Active language
Hello! Good morning! Bye-bye! English is easy. Whats your name? Im Mike. This is Emma. Shes my friend. How old are you? Im eight. Is Mr Brown your teacher? Yes, he is. No, he isnt. Whos your best friend? Shes in my class. Whats in the box? How many? snails, prize black, blue, brown, green, orange, pink, red, white, yellow cinema, clown, cowboy, hamburger, hot dog, jeans, pullover, sandwich, snack bar, superstar, taxi, Walkman one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty

Receptive language
Tell me your names, please. Lets sing a song. Great! Come on and join in. Lets begin. Are you ready, kids? Well done, everybody. See you tomorrow. lollipops, pencils, balls Guess the number. Thank you.

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Summary of activities
Learning simple expressions for greetings, introductions and socialising. Singing a song to revise vocabulary. Understanding personal questions by listening to and reading mini-dialogues. Understanding and practising English structures (pronouns he and she). Understanding numbers 1 to 50 and practising saying and writing them. Asking and answering personal questions. Learning to answer Yes or No to Is ...? questions. Understanding a picture story by listening to it and looking at the pictures. Revising the unit vocabulary with a craft activity. Learning/revising the numbers 150 with a game. Checking learning through consolidation activities.

Social development
Learning to co-operate to achieve a shared objective (acting out). Learning how to establish positive relationships with classmates, expressing friendship and exchanging personal information.

Cross-curricular links
Music: learning to recognise and reproduce a rhythm. Maths: identifying the number of items in a group and counting them.

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Unit 2 - At school
Topic
The classroom and classroom objects, colours

Specific learning objectives

Useful expressions for simple interactions learning how to ask for and give something, understanding instructions and following them writing a simple text by following a model. Lexical areas the classroom, common objects and colours. Discovering cultural differences in the context of school.

Active language
board, ceiling, chair, cupboard, desk, door, floor, glue, light, scissors, wall, window one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve black, blue, brown, green, orange, pink, purple, red, white, yellow book, glue, pen, pencil, pencil case, rubber, scissors A pen, please. Here you are. Whats in the green box? What colour is it? OK. / No, try again. Good morning. Good night. Are / is

Receptive language
I play tricks on ... I like to ... eat, play, sleep a lot Let me show my tricks to you. Come here, please. Stand up. Stretch. Stand back to back. Stand nose to nose. Stand arm in arm. Clap your hands.

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Summary of activities
Learning and practising words for the classroom and classroom objects. Revising the names of colours and learning the colour purple. Listening to and singing a song. Understanding a picture story by listening to it and looking at the pictures. Learning to ask for and give something politely. Listening to identify colours and classroom words. Playing a guessing game with classroom objects and colours, using visual memory. Writing simple sentences about the classroom and thinking about English structures (is/are). Understanding instructions in English and following them. Listening to and identifying the order of a series of instructions. Consolidating learning through a game. Writing a list of objects in the pupils own classroom. Checking learning through consolidation activities.

Social development
Learning to co-operate to achieve a shared objective (acting out). Developing listening behaviour and positive relationships with classmates through play. Learning about education in other cultures.

Cross-curricular links
Music: learning to recognise and reproduce a rhythm. Motor skills and sports science: identifying personal abilities in motor and physical activities.

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Unit 3 - About me
Topic
The family, feelings, parts of the body

Specific learning objectives

Useful expressions for simple interactions the pupils learn to understand questions and follow instructions. Lexical areas family, feelings and parts of the body. Becoming aware of rhythm and intonation as important ways of expressing and communicating emotions.

Active language
Mum, Dad, sister, brother, Grandma, Grandpa happy, tired, angry, sad, thirsty, hungry hair, ears, legs, foot/feet, nose, toes, hands, face, mouth, tooth/teeth, eyes, arms big, small Shes got / Hes got ...

Receptive language
My brothers name is Peter. Thats my family. Ive got a new game / another game. This game is stupid. Im sorry. Lets play the game. Hi, Im Patty the parrot. This is Priscilla the pirate. Shake your hair. Touch your ears. Shake your legs. Touch your feet. Touch your nose. Touch your toes. Shake your hands. Touch your face. Open your mouth. Show your teeth.

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Summary of activities
Listening to and learning words for naming relatives. Listening to and singing a song. Listening to and learning adjectives to express feelings and emotions. Listening to and identifying feelings and drawing them. Playing a guessing game about feelings mimed by a partner. Understanding a picture story by listening to it and looking at the pictures. Listening to and learning the words for parts of the body. Listening to and singing a song, showing understanding of the words for parts of the body by doing an art activity. Showing understanding of the words for colours and parts of the body by listening to a description and doing an art activity. Completing phrases with an appropriate adjective. Understanding and practising English structures (use of adjectives). Identifying characters by listening to a physical description. Identifying characters by reading a description. Understanding and practising English structures (Hes got / Shes got). Doing a fun consolidation activity. Writing sentences about the pupils own families. Checking learning through consolidation activities.

Social development
Learning to co-operate to achieve a shared objective (acting out). Learning to establish positive relationships with classmates by talking about feelings.

Cross-curricular links
Music: learning to recognise and reproduce a rhythm. Art: using drawing techniques, manipulating other materials to encourage self-expression, reading a picture story, recognising characters and actions in the story and making them interact. Motor skills and sports science: developing body language as a means of self-expression.

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Unit 4 - Lets eat and drink!
Topic
Food and drink

Specific learning objectives

Useful expressions for simple interactions understanding questions and following instructions, asking for and giving something, writing a simple text by following a model. Lexical areas food and drink, expressing preferences. Becoming aware of rhythm and intonation as important ways of expressing and communicating emotions. Discovering cultural differences in the context of food and drink.

Active language
ice cream, mineral water, milk, bananas, chicken, chips, apples, popcorn, fish, pizza, cheese, hamburgers, bread, spaghetti, orange juice I like I dont like I love My favourite food My favourite drink Do you like chicken? Yes, I do. No, I dont. breakfast, lunch, dinner A hamburger, please. Here you are. Thank you. Youre welcome.

Receptive language
There are many things I like to eat. my favourite dish Have some. No ice cream on the bus. Whats your favourite food? My favourite food begins with a ... What about you? Go to a drinks machine. Put your hand in your pocket. Take out three coins. Put the coins in the machine. Press the button. Take out the can. Open the can. Wipe your face. Drink.

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Summary of activities
Listening to and learning the names of food and drink. Listening to and singing a song. Expressing food and drink preferences. Listening and identifying likes and dislikes and drawing appropriate facial expressions. Understanding a picture story by listening to it and looking at the pictures. Talking about food and drink preferences with a chant. Completing a class survey about classmates likes and dislikes. Completing sentences about food and drink preferences, solving a logic problem. Listening to check the answers to a puzzle. Completing sentences about food and drink preferences by looking at pictures. Listening to and following instructions. Listening to and identifying the order of a series of instructions. Completing a puzzle to identify the names of food and drink. Identifying five childrens food and drink preferences by listening to dialogues. Playing a guessing game about food and drink preferences. Checking learning through a role-play consolidation activity. Writing sentences about personal preferences. Checking learning through consolidation activities.

Social development
Learning to co-operate to achieve a shared objective (acting out). Learning to form positive relationships with classmates by talking about favourite foods. Learning about food in other cultures.

Cross-curricular links
Health education: discussing eating habits and considering the nutritional value of favourite foods. Music: learning to recognise and reproduce a rhythm. Art: using drawing techniques, manipulating other materials to encourage self-expression. Reading a picture story, recognising characters and actions in the story and making them interact. Maths: using rational thought to identify important relationships. Recognising similarities and differences. Motor skills and sports science: developing body language as a means of expression.

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Unit 5 - Free time
Topic
Sports and other leisure activities

Specific learning objectives

Useful expressions for simple interactions understanding and following instructions, writing a simple text by following a model. Lexical areas leisure activities (sport, musical instruments), expressing abilities.

Active language
play basketball, play the piano, skateboard, play football, swim, rollerblade, ski, ride a horse Can you ...? Yes, I can. No, I cant. T-shirt, jeans, shorts red, blue, white, pink I havent got it. / Ive got it.

Receptive language
bow and arrow Come on! You go first. your turn youre the winner shoot that duck try never Turn off the alarm clock. Get out of bed. Put on your T-shirt. Put on your shorts. Put on your socks. Put on your trainers. Put on your helmet. Open the door. Shout: Oh no!

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Summary of activities
Listening to and learning words for sports and music activities. Listening to and identifying two childrens activities. Describing people and activities using new vocabulary. Writing simple sentences by following a model. Interviewing a partner about their free time activities. Understanding and practising English structures (can / cant). Understanding and following instructions. Listening to and identifying the order of a series of instructions. Reading and identifying four childrens abilities using acquired vocabulary. Understanding a picture story by listening to it and looking at the pictures. Using pictures to write sentences about abilities. Completing sentences about abilities, solving a logic problem. Doing a fun consolidation activity. Writing a simple text about the pupils favourite activities. Checking learning through consolidation activities.

Social development
Learning to co-operate to achieve a shared objective (acting out). Learning respect for animals and the ecological balance of our environment. Developing listening behaviour and positive relationships with classmates by showing interest in their leisure activities.

Cross-curricular links
Maths: using rational thought to identify symbols. Motor skills and sports science: identifying personal abilities in motor and physical activities.

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Unit 6 - Animals
Topic
Domestic and wild animals

Specific learning objectives

Useful expressions for simple interactions learning to describe and identify animals and talking about favourite animals. Lexical area animals and their habitats. Present interrogative of verbs be, have got, and can. Pronunciation recognising and reproducing L2 sounds and rhythms.

Active language
cow, duck, fox, hippo, horse, lion, pig, rabbit, sheep, snake, wolf cat, crocodile, dog, elephant, frog It has got four legs. It eats grass. It lives on a farm / in Africa. It gives us wool / milk. Its big / small / brown / green. It can fly. Has it got four legs? Does it eat grass / other animals? Does it live on a farm? Does it give us wool / milk? Is it green? Can it fly?

Receptive language
Guess my animal. How much are guitar lessons? Ten pounds an hour. scared, friendly, hungry Whats in the basket? A present for you. eat a lot, get fat, be fit

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Summary of activities
Listening to and identifying names of animals. Writing the names of animals in a crossword. Guessing animals by reading and listening to descriptions. Completing descriptions of animals with a multiple-choice exercise. Listening to and saying a chant. Identifying and drawing an animal by listening to questions and answers about it. Writing questions by rearranging the words. Practising the structure of questions with a multiple-choice activity. Practising the structure of questions with a cloze activity. Reading and identifying the characteristics of two animals. Making questions to guess an animal chosen by a classmate. Understanding an illustrated story by listening to it and looking at the pictures. Listening to and saying a rhyme. Writing a riddle about an animal. Checking learning through consolidation activities.

Social development
Learning how to establish positive relationships with classmates by playing a guessing game. Learning to co-operate to achieve a shared objective (acting out).

Cross-curricular links
Science: observing and describing animals and their behaviour. Discussing wild animals and their treatment in captivity. Music: learning to recognise and reproduce a rhythm. Art: using drawing techniques, reading a picture story, recognising characters and actions in the story and making them interact.

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Halloween
Topic
Celebrating Halloween in the UK

Specific learning objectives

Lexical area Halloween. Recognising and reproducing L2 sounds and rhythms.

Active language
witch, monster, ghost, pumpkin Trick or treat?

Receptive language
have parties dress up as ... go from house to house ask for sweets make scary lanterns Go away! Run away!

Summary of activities
Reading about Halloween. Learning a chant about Halloween.

Social development
Accepting and respecting traditions from other cultures.

Cross-curricular links
Music: learning to recognise and reproduce a rhythm.

Christmas
Topic
Celebrating Christmas in the UK

Specific learning objectives

Lexical area Christmas. Recognising and reproducing L2 sounds and rhythms.

Active language
Christmas cards Christmas Eve Father Christmas Christmas morning Christmas tree Christmas cracker Christmas dinner Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Receptive language
Make a Christmas puzzle. Colour the Christmas puzzle. Cut it out. Stick it on cardboard. Cut along the dotted lines. Put the puzzle in a box. Wrap it. Give it to a friend.

Summary of activities
Reading about Christmas in the UK. Singing a Christmas song. Completing a craft activity about Christmas.

Social development
Accepting and respecting traditions from other cultures.

Cross-curricular links
Music: learning to recognise and reproduce a rhythm. Art: using colour creatively.

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Easter
Topic
Celebrating Easter in the UK

Specific learning objectives

Lexical area Easter. Recognising and reproducing L2 sounds and rhythms.

Active language
Easter How many eggs can you find?

Receptive language
The red paint, please. Here you are. What can I do? Ive got an idea. Hello, Squirrel. Can you help me, please? Yes, of course. Lets find the eggs.

Summary of activities
Understanding an illustrated story by listening to it and looking at the pictures.

Social development
Accepting and respecting traditions from other cultures. Learning to co-operate to achieve a shared objective (acting out).

Cross-curricular links
Art: reading a picture story, recognising characters and actions in the story and making them interact.

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