Unit One
1.1 Family
VOCABULARY: father, mother, grandmother, cousin, uncle, brother, sister, grandfather, aunt, me.
STRUCTURES: He is my (grandfather). His name is (Gordon). She is my (grandmother). Her name is (Sally).
FUNCTION: Using possessive adjectives.
FUNCTION: Identifying family members.
FUNCTION: Asking for the identity or family relationship e.g. Is Peter Kim's (uncle)? Is she Ann's (aunt)?
1.2 Numbers 20-100
VOCABULARY: twenty-one, twenty-two etc. up to one hundred.
STRUCTURES: How old are you? I'm (ten).How old is (she)? (She)'s (fifteen).
FUNCTION: Asking for someone's age and giving own age and the ages of friends (using third person singular).
Unit Two
2.1 Household objects
VOCABULARY: wardrobe, bookshelf, bed, picture, sofa, armchair, fridge, cooker, table, shower, mirror, bath.
STRUCTURES: There is/isn't a (fridge) in the (kitchen). Is there a (picture) in the (living room)? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
FUNCTION: Identifying household items and furniture.
2.2 Actions
VOCABULARY: have lunch, cook, read a book, use a tablet, sleep, watch TV, play football, have a bath.
STRUCTURES: ***
FUNCTION: Asking and answering about activities.
Unit Three
3.1 Food and drink
VOCABULARY: soup, tomatoes, bread, water, rice, sausages, strawberries, chocolate, cherries, milkshake.
STRUCTURES: I like/don't like (rice). (He) likes/doesn't (bread). Do you like (rice)? Yes, I do. / No, I don't. Does (she) like milkshake? Yes, (she) does. / No, (she) doesn't.
FUNCTION: Identifying food items.
3.2 Meals
VOCABULARY: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
STRUCTURES: ***
FUNCTION: Talking about meals.
FUNCTION: Talking about what people like to eat and drink.
SECOND TERM
Unit Four
4.1 Free-time activities
VOCABULARY: do judo, ride a bike, ride a horse, play volleyball, play the guitar, play football, play video games, rollerblade, dance, swim.
STRUCTURES: I can/can't (dance). (He) can/can't (swim). Can you (jump)? Yes, I can. / No, I can't. Can (he play the guitar)? Yes, he can. / No, he can't.
FUNCTION: Asking and answering about activities.
FUNCTION: Asking and answering about abilities.
4.2 Adverbs
VOCABULARY: very well, well, at all.
STRUCTURES: I can swim very well. He can't dance (at all).
FUNCTION: Talking about ability.
Unit Five
5.1 Clothes
VOCABULARY: T-shirt, dress, shorts, shirt, jacket, shoes, trainers, jumper, skirt, trousers.
STRUCTURES: I'm/I'm not wering (jeans). He's/He isn't wearing (jeans). Are you wearing (a jumper)? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. Is (he) wearing (a jumper)? Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.
FUNCTION: Asking and answering about clothes.
5.2 Adjectives
VOCABULARY: big, small, new, old, clean, dirty, long, short.
STRUCTURES: ***
FUNCTION: Describing objects.
Unit Six
6.1 Wild animals
VOCABULARY: monkey, eagle, giraffe, snake, elephant, panther, tiger, bear, hippo, crocodile.
STRUCTURES: Revision of have got, can like.
FUNCTION: Identifying animals.
6.2 Parts of the body
VOCABULARY: teeth, tail, wings, beak.
STRUCTURES: ***
FUNCTION: ****
What we cut out...
FUNCTION: Handling numbers in a competent way, prices in pounds and euros, asking for prices in shops, calculating and giving change
FUNCTION: Using colours to describe clothes with patterns and stripes, royal order of adjectives - where does colour go? e.g. a big red bus, colours and moods - expressions e.g. He is green with rage
1.4 Asking who someone is / Saying who someone is
1.5 This / That
FUNCTION: Understanding and using words to describe near and far objects
2.3 Possessive Form
FUNCTION: Handling apostrophe s - 's
2.4 Verbs (colour, read, be quiet, listen, write, open, stand-up, sing, sit-down)
FUNCTION: Learning more verbs needed for the test
2.5 Possessive Pronoun - Mine
FUNCTION: Understanding and using mine, yours, his hers e.g. Whose is this? Is it yours?
Additional Topics for Discussion:
Halloween
3.1 Family and Friends (Extended family - Grandma, Grandpa)
FUNCTION: Describing people and family relations using pretend family pictures. Include: Who’s this? - This is my.... / She’s my......!
3.3 To Be
FUNCTION: Handling the verb To Be - Short answers, positive and negative responses
3.4 Personal Pronouns - You, We, They
FUNCTION: Using these pronouns
3.5 Jobs with short responses
FUNCTION: Talking about work and jobs people do. e.g. Are you a Policeman? - Yes, I am - No, I’m not
4.1 Toy shop Objects
FUNCTION: Expanding vocabulary with common and YLE Starters listed toys words.
4.2 These / Those / That / This - Demonstrative pronouns
FUNCTION: Using and recognising the plural and singular forms of demostrative pronouns. e.g. What are these? - They’re teddy bears! / These cameras are red.
4.3 Numbers 20 - 50
FUNCTION: Handling larger numbers, writing them with hyphen correctly
4.4 Plural Nouns
FUNCTION: Boosting vocabulary with irregular and regular plural forms. e.g. foot/feet, fish/fish OR fishes
Additional Topics for Discussion:
Christmas ( Singing a carol / vocabulary)
Don Bosco
FUNCTION: Describing the face and body using additional adjectives e.g. long nose, small ears.
5.2 Has Got
FUNCTION: Positive, Negative and Interrogative Form
6.1 Verbs (fly, jump, dance, draw, swim, ride a horse, play the piano, climb, see, hop, run, )
FUNCTION: Learning new verbs which will appear in future reading passages.
FUNCTION: Start a real collection of verbs, at the back of our exercise books.
6.2 Can / Can’t
FUNCTION: Positive, Negative and Interrogative Forms / Short Answers. She can’t play the piano! / It can jump / Can you fly?
6.3 Personal Pronoun - I / You / We They / Possessive Pronoun - my
FUNCTION: Making good use of all personal pronouns and seeing how they relate to other pronouns in a table
6.4 Five Senses
FUNCTION: Verbs for the five senses with good examples and songs
Additional Topics for Discussion
Easter