This document provides information about a lesson on an adventure story set in a desert oasis.
1) The lesson aims to teach reading skills like using relative clauses and understanding vocabulary related to desert features.
2) It includes activities like reading a poster about the desert setting, reading the story aloud, answering comprehension questions, and a speaking activity where students act out a dialogue from the story.
3) It also provides information on study skills exercises in the workbook that practice dictionary use and sorting skills.
This document provides information about a lesson on an adventure story set in a desert oasis.
1) The lesson aims to teach reading skills like using relative clauses and understanding vocabulary related to desert features.
2) It includes activities like reading a poster about the desert setting, reading the story aloud, answering comprehension questions, and a speaking activity where students act out a dialogue from the story.
3) It also provides information on study skills exercises in the workbook that practice dictionary use and sorting skills.
This document provides information about a lesson on an adventure story set in a desert oasis.
1) The lesson aims to teach reading skills like using relative clauses and understanding vocabulary related to desert features.
2) It includes activities like reading a poster about the desert setting, reading the story aloud, answering comprehension questions, and a speaking activity where students act out a dialogue from the story.
3) It also provides information on study skills exercises in the workbook that practice dictionary use and sorting skills.
This document provides information about a lesson on an adventure story set in a desert oasis.
1) The lesson aims to teach reading skills like using relative clauses and understanding vocabulary related to desert features.
2) It includes activities like reading a poster about the desert setting, reading the story aloud, answering comprehension questions, and a speaking activity where students act out a dialogue from the story.
3) It also provides information on study skills exercises in the workbook that practice dictionary use and sorting skills.
Key language Do you remember the two men who were in the 4x4?
Lesson targets Children:
Key vocabulary desert features
read, understand and practise new vocabulary on the poster
read, understand and practise reading the story answer oral comprehension questions
Materials PB pp116117; poster 12; CD C track 18; word cards for words on the poster (see poster 12 below or list on p16) Preparation Make word cards; listen to CD C track 18
Warm-up Ask the class to think of words to do with a desert, e.g. sand, sun, hot, rocks, snake, insect.
Poster 12 1Point to the poster. Read out the title. Give the class a moment or two to look. 2Point to the people and objects. Read the word/s. Show the word card/s. Class reads and says the word/s. Use a dictionary to explain new words as necessary. Check that children understand the following words from the poster. If you wish, explain them using these definitions and example sentences as necessary: archaeologist camel train
oasis
ruins
a person who looks for very old things in the
ground Archaeologists find out about the past. several camels in a line carrying heavy objects from one place to another Camel trains used to carry silk from China to the Middle East. a place in a desert where there is water Travellers in the desert often stop at an oasis. parts of old buildings that fell down a long time ago Archaeologists discovered these ruins last year.
3 Cover the words on the poster if you wish.
Point to the objects and people at random. Class names them.
4 T ell children to look at the picture. Ask them to guess or work out the answer to these questions: What does an archaeologist do? digs up old buildings and objects What does a tourist do? visits places, buys souvenirs 5 Ask children what they can say about deserts. If necessary, prompt: How much rain is there? How many different animals are there? Is there any grass? Are there any trees?
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Reading (PB pp116117)
1Give children time to look at the pictures and the text. Read the title. Ask Is this text a story or is it information? How do you know? Children should recognise from the pictures and direct speech that it is a story. Ask Where does this story happen? in the desert 2Play track 18. Children listen and follow in their books. 3Read one paragraph or section of the text at a time. Use a dictionary to help you to explain new words as necessary. Help children to find new words. Make up extra sentences for new words if you wish. 4Ask questions about each paragraph or a section of the text. See Resource box. 5 G ive reading practice around the class. Ask individuals, groups or the class to read sentences or paragraphs. Play track 18 again.
Relaxation
Resource box
PB (p117)
Play In the desert. Write nouns connected to
water, food and musical instruments on cards. Hide the cards in the classroom. Play some soft music and invite children to look for the cards. When they discover any water or food cards, they go on playing. If they come across any musical instruments card, they are out of the game.
Text questions
How did they hide the hole? the head? with the map / Jennys scarf
Why did Jenny want to sit down? She was hot and tired. What did she sit next to? a giant ear Was it a real ear? No. What did the head belong to? a statue What was under the big flat stones? a dark hole What could Uncle Jim see? tall pots and furniture
Who came in the 4 x 4? two men
What did they want? anything interesting Where did Professor Hamid work? at the museum What were the two men looking for? a lost city Who has found it? Jenny and Pete
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Lesson 2 Reading comprehension and vocabulary (PB p118)
Lesson aim Reading comprehension; vocabulary
Key structure relative clauses with who
Lesson targets Children re-read The lost city, then:
Key language Do you remember the two men who were in the 4x4?
Words vocabulary from Lesson 1
(PB) write who said different sentences in the story
answer deductive questions; match words and definitions (WB) order sentences from the story match words and pictures
Materials PB p118; CD C track 18 (optional); WB p112
Warm-up Play the Word mix game (see Games, page 187). Use vocabulary from Lesson 1.
Read again Remind children of The lost city. Play track 18 or read the text to the class. Children listen and follow in their books.
Activity 1 Ask a child to read the first sentence. Ask Who said it? Elicit an answer. Check with the class. Children may look back to the text to look for answers if necessary.
Activity 2 The answers to these questions are not found directly in the text. Children must think and work out an answer. If necessary, read the appropriate part of the text again. Ask prompt questions if you wish, e.g. Can you often find big statues in the desert? Did they want anyone to know about the hole and the room under the stones? Did they want the men to go away or stay with them?
Activity 3 Ask different children to read out the list of words and the list of definitions. Give children a few minutes to match. They may find and check definitions a dictionary. Elicit answers. Help the class to check definitions in a dictionary if they do not agree on answers.
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Reading comprehension and vocabulary
(WB p112)
If children are doing this page for homework, make sure they understand the tasks. You may wish to read the text in exercise 1 with the class as preparation. Remind them that they will need their Pupil's Book so that they can read the story again before they attempt exercise 2.
Exercise 1 Children read the story again. Children read the sentences and work out the correct order. They should refer back to the text as much as necessary to complete the task correctly.
Exercise 2 Children match. Tell them to check in a dictionary if necessary.
Relaxation Prepare a crossword puzzle to revise vocabulary from the unit.
Resource box PB answers Activity 1 1 Jenny 2 Uncle Jim 3 Pete 4 Pete 5 Uncle Jim 6 the first man 7 Jenny 8 Professor Hamid Activity 2 1 Big pieces of statue are not usually found in the middle of the desert. 2 They didnt want anyone to know what was under the stones. 3 She didnt want the men to stay. If she said
This is an interesting place, they might find
the head and the hole. They might take some things away. Activity 3 1d 2e 3a 4b 5c WB answers Exercise 1 9, 4, 7, 1, 3, 10, 2, 5, 8, 6 Exercise 2 1 furniture 2 treasure 3 archaeologist 4 sand dune 5 torch
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Lesson 3 Speaking (PB p119) Study skills
Lesson aim Speaking, Study skills (WB)
Informal everyday expressions Are you sure? I dont believe it! Its true.
Lesson targets Children:
New words palm (tree), pyramid, lid, touch, steal, sure
Materials PB p119; CD C tracks 19, 20; WB p113
listen to a dialogue; listen and repeat the dialogue
understand the story and answer oral questions read and act the dialogue (WB) practise dictionary skills and sorting
Preparation Listen to CD C track 19 before the lesson
Warm-up Ask the class what happened in Part 5. Which room were they in? What was in the bag? Was it Alfies bag? Let them look back at Part 5 if they have forgotten.
Activity 1 Children look at PB page 119. Read the title of Part 6. Ask what they think is happening in each picture. What are the children doing? Why? Let children make different suggestions and listen to their ideas. Tell children to cover the dialogue text and look at the picture. Play track 19. Children listen.
Activity 2 Children look at the dialogue. Play track 19 again. Children listen and follow. Check children understand the new words. Use a dictionary if you wish.
Activity 3 Children close their books. Play track 20. Children listen and repeat in the pauses. Encourage them to use the same expression and intonation.
Activity 4 Ask questions to check understanding of the story. See Resource box.
Activity 5 Children act the dialogue without their books if possible.
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Study skills
(WB p113)
The exercises on this page practise dictionary skills.
Children should be able to do this work independently once the tasks have been explained.
Exercise 1 Children write the words in alphabetical order. Remind them of the dictionary skills they have learned and to watch out for words beginning with the same letter.
Exercise 2 Children match words, definitions and pictures.
Relaxation Play Hangman using any set of vocabulary.
Story questions Is the thief behind the palm trees? No. Where do the children look? inside the pyramid
Where is it coming from? inside the big box
Who lifts the lid? Alfie What is inside? the thief What do the children do? sit on the lid What have they found? the golden mask of Chapichapi
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Lesson 4 Grammar, Grammar in conversation (PB pp120121)
Lesson aim Grammar
Key structure relative clauses with who
Lesson targets Children:
Key vocabulary jobs and professions
understand and practise the key structure
listen to and read a conversation; repeat and practise it listen to a song, say it and learn it (optional)
Key language relative clauses with who
Informal expressions Ready? Right. Thats easy / tricky. I know! Materials PB pp120121; CD C tracks 2124; WB pp114115
Warm-up Do a Word race with jobs (see Games, page 187).
Activity 1
Activity 1
Children look at the pictures. Ask a
pair to read out the bubbles. Write the sentences on the board. Underline who. Class reads. Class reads silently the beginnings / endings. Ask a volunteer to say the first sentence. Check with the class. Children write. Continue with the other sentences.
Point out the words. Explain the
children are using them to play a game. Tell the class to listen to them. Play track 21. Children follow in their books.
Activity 2 Children listen to track 22 and repeat in the pauses.
Activity 2
Activity 3
Ask a pair to read the PC kids
bubbles. Write the sentences. Demonstrate making one sentence. Let a child read the first two sentences. Help children to make one sentence. Children practise the sentences in pairs. See Resource box.*
Children play the game in pairs.
See Resource box.**
Activity 4
Children complete WB page 114 in class time or for homework.
Ask children how far they think the camel train is going. Play track 23. Children listen and follow the first time. Read the words with the class. Play track 23. Children join in. Play track 24. Children sing with the music. They may learn the song, if you wish.
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Grammar, Grammar in conversation (WB pp114115)
If this page is for homework, check children understand the tasks.
If this page is for homework,
check children understand the tasks.
Exercise 1
Exercise 1
Go through the example with
the class. If appropriate, go through the other sentences orally before the class writes.
Children match sentence
beginnings and endings.
Exercise 2 Children use their own ideas to complete sentences. Make sure they understand there is more than one way of completing them correctly.
Exercise 2 Children's own ideas. Encourage them to think about what they look like and what they do. Do an example sentence about yourself to help them, if you wish. Children do the same for a friend.
Exercise 3 Children write their own ideas about what a friend is or does. Go through some ideas with the class before they write, if you wish.
Relaxation
Resource box
Choose any song to run a
singing competition.
*Pair work: Grammar (PB p120)
Activity 2 Children work in pairs at their desks. **Pair work: Grammar in conversation (PB p121)
Grammar Practice Book
Children may begin Unit 12 when they have completed the PB and WB Grammar pages. They should complete it before the end of PB / WB Unit 12.
Activity 3 Children play the game in pairs at their desks.
Depending on the ability of your class, you may wish to play it altogether first and make sure children know how to describe the people on the cards. If your class is able, they should be able to play straightaway themselves. If you wish put one or two more cards on the board.
Give pairs three minutes to practise the game.
Let one or two pairs play it once or twice while other children listen. WB answers Grammar (WB p114) Exercise 1 2 Mrs White is a nurse who works at the hospital. 3 Marco Polo was an Italian who travelled to China. 4 Jenny and Pete are children who study hard. 5 Uncle Jim knows a man who is looking for the lost city. Exercise 2 Childrens own answers. Grammar in conversation (WB p115) Exercise 1 1c 2e 3d 4a 5f 6b
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Lesson 5 Listening, Phonics (PB p122) Use of English
Lesson aim Listening, spelling and pronunciation, Use of English (WB)
Key structure and language from Unit 12
Lesson targets Children:
Target words face, race, ice cream, mice, dance, juice, prince, princess, pencil, city, circle, bicycle
talk about places to explore and name items for travelling
listen to a discussion about a trip to the desert practise saying, reading and spelling words with soft c (WB) learn about using the exclamation mark
Materials PB p122; CD C tracks 2426; WB pp116117
Warm-up Sing the camel song from PB page 121, track 24.
Listening Activity 1 Ask a volunteer to read the line. Play track 25. Children listen to the conversation and circle the answer: the desert.
Activity 2 Ask volunteers to name the different objects.
Activity 3 Play track 25 again. Children tick the ones the explorers mention. Be ready to play the track again for children to listen or check. Check answers together.
Activity 4 Ask children do use their imaginations to answer the questions. Hear some of their ideas. Ask if there is anything else they should take.
Phonics Point out the box. Tell children to follow in their books and repeat in the pauses. Play the first part of track 26. Make sure children repeat accurately. Play the end of track 26. Children listen and follow. Children say the rhyme. They may learn it, if you wish. Children open their WBs at page 116. They complete the Phonics page now or for homework. If it is for homework, make sure they understand the tasks.
Use of English Move on to WB page 117.
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Phonics, Use of English (WB pp116117)
Remind the class of soft c and city.
Write the three sentences on the
board. Point out the punctuation. Volunteers read with the correct expression for the punctuation.
Exercises 1 and 2 Children complete, read and write the target words.
Exercise 1
Exercise 3
Children should be very familiar
with punctuation. of statements and questions. They are included here to contrast them with exclamations. Go through the presentation with the class. Make sure children understand that an exclamation mark usually communicates some feeling from the speaker. They should not be used too often in writing or they lose their effect.
Children complete the
sentences.
Relaxation Divide the class into groups and invite them to prepare any of the stories in the book for retelling. Run a competition if you wish.
Resource box Audioscript (CD C track 25) Listening activities 1 & 3 (PB p122) R: Is it going to be very hot, Uncle Henry? H: O h, yes. Very, very hot. So there are lots of things we must take. R: Really? H: W ell, the sun is very strong so youll need a hat and a good of pair sunglasses to protect your eyes. R: And water, too, I suppose. H: O h yes, lots of that. We must take plenty of water. R: How about a tent?
H: O h, I never take a tent into the desert. I like to sleep under the stars. R: Really?
PB answers Activity 3 water, jumper, hat, sunglasses, sleeping bag
Exercise 2 Tell children to read each sentence carefully and decide what punctuation it needs. The pictures should help them.
H: Yes, and youll need a warm jumper, too.
R: Why? Its going to be really hot, isnt it?
WB answers
H: W ell, it gets very cold in the desert at night.
Phonics (p116)
R: Really? H: Wait and see! R: Will I need a warm jacket, then? H: N o, you wont need one of those. A jumper's fine. And it's not going to rain. R: R eally? I wont take my umbrella then. (Ha, ha, ha.)
Exercise 2 1 juice 2 pencil 3 face 4 city
5 ice cream 6 princess 7 circle 8 dance 9 race 10 mice 11 bicycle 12 prince Exercise 3 1 ice cream 2 prince, princess 3 bicycle, city 4 pencil, face 5 juice Use of English (p117) Exercise 1 1 . 2 ! 3 ? 4 ! 5 ? 6 .
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Lesson 6 Class composition (PB p123) Writing preparation, Composition practice
Lesson aim Writing
Key structure and language from Unit 12
Lesson targets Children:
Vocabulary from this and previous units
write the next part of the story with teacher support
(WB) make notes about the last part of the story (WB) complete the story independently
Materials PB p123; WB pp118119; poster 12; CDs AC
Warm-up Put up poster 12. Remind children of the story The lost city.
Class composition Activity 1 Read, or ask a child to read the short text. Explain to the class that the pictures show what happened next. They are going to write the story. Give them time to look at the pictures. Make sure they realise that they are in the correct order. Ask different children What happened in picture 1? Elicit, e.g. Professor Hamid found a door. Write a short note on the board, e.g. 1 found a door. Continue in the same way, e.g. 2 opened the door; 3 saw inside the room; 4 went inside, looked at the objects; 5 found a chest; 6 opened the chest.
Activity 2 Ask different children to read each sentence. Ask the class which one is the most interesting opening for the story. Children should recognise that sentence 2 gives more information than sentence 1. Sentence 4 gives the same information as sentence 2, but in direct speech. Sentence 3 gives the least detail. Agree on an opening. Write it on the board.
Activity 3 Prompt another sentence for the first picture. Ask, e.g. What was the door like? Ask questions about the other pictures. Use your notes and childrens answers to compose two sentences for each one. Remind them to use direct speech sometimes, e.g. What did Professor Hamid say when he went into the room? When the story is complete, ask one or more volunteers to read it aloud. Ask whether any further improvements can be made, e.g. Are there enough adjectives? Make any changes that you and the class agree to. Ask volunteers to read it a final time.
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Writing preparation, Composition practice (WB pp118119)
Exercise 1
hildren write the story working alone
C (WB page 119). Remind them to use their notes on page 118. Encourage them to add in extra ideas of their own. Go around helping and monitoring as they work. Be ready to give any extra words they need. Encourage children to use a dictionary to find words and check spellings. Remind children to read through their work when they have finished. They should correct any mistakes they find. Ask one or two children to read their stories to the class.
Ask the question and ask for
suggestions. Write them on the board. Children choose one, or another of their own.
Exercise 2 Ask children to read out the words. Explain they should choose words to describe their object.
Exercise 3 Children tick two things that the professor did. They choose and tick two adverbs.
Homework task Children complete Check-up 12, WB p120. For answers, see p185.
Exercise 4 Children read the questions that Jenny and Pete asked. They choose Professor Hamids answers or write their own ideas in the space provided.
Relaxation
Portfolio
Organize a Treasure hunt in the
classroom or in the playground.
Children may make neat copies of
their WB compositions.
Exercise 5 Children think of answers to the questions. If you wish, do this as a whole class and decide on an ending together. Alternatively, let children use their own ideas and write their own ending.
Resource box Class composition example writing (p123) Suddenly, Professor Hamid found a strange door. There were pictures of beautiful birds on it. Professor Hamid opened the door carefully.
Jenny and Pete were very excited.
large, metal chest.
Inside the room they saw a round table
and two chairs. There were lots of tall, stone pots.
