My pals are here 1a revised

LIA® Marshall Cavendish Education Preface ' We read We write We believe that the learning of English should be a fun and We draw rewarding experience for pupils Through English, we hope to give every pupil the opportunity to learn the English language in a most enjoyable and enriching way MMinels Keli English begins with themes from the pupils’ The teacher may want to read this to pupils as modelled reading immediate world of school, family and friends, and progresses steadily to themes relating to things and situations they are likely to encounter in the wider world Learning becomes integrated as grammar, vocabulary and other essential skills for language use are systematically taught in a meaningful context Pupils are given many opportunities to listen to, speak, read and write English They are also introduced to a wide variety of text types, such as poems, letters and instructions The colourful illustrations are also designed to stimulate pupils’ interest and imagination Wherever possible, the textbooks also incorporate the national initiatives of Thinking Skills and National Education This indicates which language area the page is focusing on There are two parts to the textbook for each level: parts A and B, each part containing eight units Each textbook unit has a corresponding workbook unit and contains the following features: Goi Good words to learn are highlighted We run We play with frie Our sch tui The units are organised by themes Questions such as this help pupils relate to the theme of the unit The questions also encourage pupils to think further about a topic or issue This is one of the five characters that appear throughout the textbooks and workbooks They help draw pupils’ attention to important language points and conventions A simple storyline runs through every unit in the textbook This storyline provides the context for introducing the various language items T go to schoo! wit h my sistep, Grammar rules and language conventions are made explicit in these notes These teaching points make clear to teachers and parents the focus of each page Preface unt +n the Form Reading: -" story There is a one-page Alex at the Farm rm, nt to the fa When Alex wee chickens th ed as nt he ch Cluck!” they we “Cluck! Cluck! ducks wer He chased the Quack!” they k! ac Qu ! ck ua “Q cows He chased thMoeo!” they went in every unit = “Moo! Mao! e sheep He chased thal" they went “Baa! Baa! Ba horse He chased the Neigh!" it went “Neigh! Neigh! Alex turkey chased Then the old up ‘and down the hills him ed Tr chas ound the farm A suggested reading list is provided to en courage pupi ils to all ar T+ chased him went he turkey gobble! Gobble! Gobble!” ex ively read extens p!” went Al “Help! Help! Hel s, ut farm animal read more abo Tf you want to books in the library: Edwards look for these ela Duncan Morning by Pam efferet Zi t rie Har The Grumpy by sy Farm! Oh, What a Noi Unt IS Ibd| Daisy da n She was ea And now we : a Dizzy Daisy, caller Phonemic awareness is taught systematically through interesting Verses/senfel nces the ‘ Poem end ilestration Drow pepe seca steely Teach,Mng Ban: De vsy the beginning d sounds Sayo ut I thi loud thedoname: of the What sounds oor E J p suck they begin with?? martes noe _, xable xus @ An = Fan CVTeach other know they ppl re eet ASK mại Wt practice manne words thetbean wth thet bond sound Ấn th the + bandedsounds We rite these 2" 8u: Contents Unit « What is in the Garden? 83 tiếc Title Going to School pages pages Shapes and Sizes Text Type for Reading + Passage - Going to School + Passage - I Love School pages 59-70 + Items in a classroom, school bag/pencil case + Different sizes Caring and Sharing + Poem - Caring and Sharing + Story - Two Men and a Fish + Vocabulary related to household chores * Feelings Where I Live + Poem - Where I Live + Story - Grandfather's House + Types of homes + Places in a neighbourhood Jobs People Do + Poem - Jobs People Do + Story - At the Hairdresser's + Occupations + Titles e.g ‘Dr’, ‘Miss’ pages 47-58 + Parts of school uniforms + Verbs + Colour sayings pages 37-46 + Parts of the body Poem - Colours, Shapes and Sizes | - Names of colours » Rhyme - Animals + Names of shapes 25-36 Vocabulary _ seeds What is in the garden? ( Ss - ona packet of + Story- The Big Fat Mango + Living things in a garden | Oral Interaction Grammdr + Nouns + Names begin with capital letters + Greetings + Introducing oneself Beginning Sounds: Tt, Bb and Dd + Simple present tense * Prepositions + Pronouns * Questions and Answers * Role playing + Being polite + Describing positive and negative emotions + Adjectives Beginning Sounds: LI, Jj and Rr Beginning Sounds: * Describing likes and dislikes + Pronouns + Capital letters - names of places Ww, Yy, Ss and Zz + Prepositions + Using the verb + Capital letters and titles * Subject/Verb verb ‘be’ * Questions and + Commas ‘has’ - people's names + Riddles - guess the occupation agreement using the 'Yes'/'No' Answers Riddles - + Using ‘this’ and ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’ Beginning Sounds: Qq, W and Xx : + Ques†ions and 'Yes/'No' Answers + Comparative and superlative adjectives guess the animal BLANK AR CBALSE DET RTD Pa @ nul Going to School Going to School ~ We write We draw We run We play with friends Our school PD : a “a We read ˆs„* Vocabulary = .° ° Unit 1+ Going to School Hi! My name is Liming hair nose ear mouth toe nog Reoding - -` Unit + On the Farm Alex at the Farm When Alex went to the farm, he chased the chickens “Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!" they went He chased the ducks “Quack! Quack! Quack!" they went — He chased the cows “Moo! Moo! Moo!" they went He chased the sheep “Baa! Baa! Baa!" they went He chased the horse “Neigh! Neigh! Neigh!" it went Then the old turkey chased Alex It chased him up and down the hills It chased him all around the farm s If you want to read more about farm animals, look for these books in the library: hy The Grumpy Morning by Pamela Duncan Edwards Oh, What a Noisy Farm! by Harriet Ziefferet 80 * Workbook 1A, page 80 « Unit + On the Farm +s © Phonemic Awareness - ge Beginning Sounds Cc We can comb our hair We can wash our faces We can brush our teeth, And we can tie our laces There is a circus in the city, In a great big tent, But what I When I not have a cent? Teaching Point: Discuss the poems and illust rations, Draw pupils’ attention to how the begin ning hard ¢ and soft ¢ sound 81 * Workbook 1A, page 8] s e » © Phonemic Awareness » -” Unit + On the Farm 6g Would Gail cry Or would Gail laugh If a goat Got into Gail's bath? The The But And giant went after gingerbread man, it jumped on a giraffe away they ran Teaching Point: Discuss the poems and illustrations Draw pupils’ attention to how the beginning hard g and soft g sound 82 * Workbook 1A, page 82 « to S0 i a có ree eee (00105906221 20 ỐC - Vocgbulary Unit + What is in the Garden? Many plants and animals live in this garden Chirpy the bird lives in the garden too 84 Uni† - Wha† is in the 6arden2 Vocabulary Chirpy has a baby bird Its name is Cheepy Can you find Chirpy and Cheepy2 - By earthworm Teaching Point: Find out if pupils are familiar with the words on these two pages Challenge them to name some living things that can be found in a garden 85 ¢ Workbook 1A, pages 83-84 « “ * Grammar» .” Unit8 + What is in the Garden? Chirpy takes baby Cheepy for a walk # That is a bee This is a flower Teaching Point: Explain the difference between ‘this’ and ‘that’ Encourage pupils to construct sentences of their own by using ‘this’ and ‘that’ 86 * Workbook 1A, page 85 s Unit « What is in the Garden? “+ * Grammar Those are | These are ladybirds ‘Those are ) butterflies We use this and these for things near us We use that and those for things _ that are not near us : Teaching Point: Explain the difference between ‘these’ and ‘those’ Encourage pupils to construct sentences of their own using ‘these’ and ‘those’ 87 * Workbook 1A, page 86 ° Text Type ni » Whatiat is is in thethe Garden? Unit Garden Chirpy and Cheepy find a packet of sunflower seeds They show the packet to the other birds Teaching Point: Draw pupils’ attention to the instructions on the packet of seeds above Ask pupils to think of other places where they can find instructions 88 * Workbook 1A, page 87 s Unit + What is in the Garden? Grammar The birds want to grow their own sunflowers Do you have a spade? Do you have \ the seeds? s a ee