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Introduction
Topics, Culture overlap with other
Curriculum Outcomes subjects, competencies
Vocabulary Receptive skills Creativity
• classroom objects • follow a simple cartoon story • take part in mime and drawing
• colours • read and decide whether statements about activities
• numbers 1–20 what you have read are true or false
Geography
• countries and nationalities • understand common classroom
• vocabulary related to countries and
instructions
• everyday activities nationalities
• follow a simple photostory
Grammar • find information in reading texts and use it
• be: it is/they are to answer questions
• can/can’t • understand the main points and idea from
reading or listening to a story
Pronunciation
• listen and complete missing information
• letters of the alphabet
Productive skills
Text types
• listen to and repeat words, phrases and
• cartoon story sentences using the correct pronunciation
• dialogues • write simple sentences about personal
• photostory objects
• messages • write questions about personal information
Communication • write sentences about your abilities
• asking and answering questions • pronounce the letters of the alphabet
about things you like correctly
• exchanging personal information • spell your name and other simple words
• asking and answering questions Interactive skills
about abilities • take part in guessing games
• practising dialogues with a partner • exchange information about your favourite
colours
• give and follow simple instructions

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Unit 1
Topics, Culture overlap with other
Curriculum Outcomes subjects, competencies
Vocabulary Receptive Skills Critical thinking
• adjectives of feeling • identify wrong information in simple • understand and solve puzzles
• family members sentences
Critical thinking
• numbers 20–100 • read and understand descriptions of family
members • analyse input to determine
• adjectives to describe people grammar rules
• dates • follow a simple cartoon story

• school subjects • read and decide whether statements about Creativity

what you have read are true or false • project – create a feelings wheel
• days of the week
• seek detailed information from simple
reading or listening texts Critical thinking
Grammar
• • project – analyse and evaluate
• be: singular forms follow a simple photostory
others’ work to understand what
• be: plural forms • find information in reading texts and use it
makes a good project
to answer questions
• possessives
Geography
Productive skills
Pronunciation • identify flags of English-speaking
• saying dates • listen to and repeat words and dialogues countries; locate countries on a
using the correct pronunciation
• sentence stress, rhythm and rhyme world map
in a chant
• write sentences describing how you feel
• write simple descriptions of people Civic studies / critical thinking
Text types • make notes about members of your family • English around the world –
• dialogues comparison between
• write short descriptions of people in your English-speaking and own country
• short texts family
• cartoon story • say the time in two different ways Science
• photostory • complete sentences with missing words • how to make a sundial
• notes Music
Interactive skills
Communication • ask and answer questions about feelings • listen to and sing a song
• taking part in a guessing game • ask and answer questions about
• presenting information about people’s age
classmates to a partner • ask and answer questions about people
• asking and answering questions you know
about your school timetable • exchange information about birthdays
• exchanging information about • exchange information about your favourite
your favourite day at school school subjects
• deliver a presentation and respond to
questions
• listen to presentations and ask questions to
the presenters
• ask and answer questions about time

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Unit 2
Topics, Culture overlap with other
Curriculum Outcomes subjects, competencies
Vocabulary Receptive Skills Critical thinking
• furniture • listen to information and use it to answer • analyse input to determine
• animals and body parts questions grammar rules
• things to collect • follow simple cartoon stories
Creativity / collaboration
• rooms in the house • understand the main points and idea from
• create a dialogue with a partner and
reading or listening to a story
act it out for the class
Grammar • find information in reading texts and use it
• have got/has got to answer questions Creativity
• a, some, any • follow a simple photostory • project – create a plan of a brilliant
• question words • seek detailed information from reading or bedroom
• this, that, these, those listening texts
IT
• listen to and check predicted answers
• use an app to create a room plan
Pronunciation
• /ɒ/ /ɔː/ Productive skills
Critical thinking
• rhythm and rhyme in a chant • listen to and repeat words and dialogues • project – analyse and evaluate
using the correct pronunciation
others’ work to understand what
Text types • complete sentences with missing words makes a good project
• dialogues • write a list of things in your room
• advertisement Civic studies / critical thinking
• write simple sentences describing an
• cartoon stories animal • collections – comparison between
interesting collections in the UK and
• photostory • complete an advertisement with missing
own country
• notes information
• articles • make a concept map with details Environment studies
• short texts about a pet • vocabulary related to animals; birds
• write an advertisement about a lost pet and their nests
Communication • form questions using correct word order
• taking part in guessing games
• asking and answering questions Interactive skills
about things in your room • ask and answer questions about pictures
• asking and answering questions • ask and answer questions about pets
about animal characteristics • practise dialogues with a partner
• asking and answering questions • exchange a written description of an animal
about collections with a partner and guess their animal
• asking for, giving and refusing • deliver a presentation and respond to
permission politely questions
• writing and presenting a dialogue • listen to presentations and ask questions to
the presenters
• read and exchange information about
interesting collections
• give your own and listen to others’ opinions
• describe a photo to a partner

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Unit 3
Topics, Culture overlap with other
Curriculum Outcomes subjects, competencies
Vocabulary Receptive skills Critical thinking
• daily routine • listen to information and use it to answer • analyse input to determine
• everyday activities questions grammar rules
• food • seek detailed information from reading or
Creativity
listening texts
Grammar • take part in mime and role-play
• read and identify wrong information
activities
• present simple – positive, negative, • follow a simple cartoon story
questions Language and literature
• understand the main points and idea from
• expressing likes and dislikes reading or listening to a story • read and write about fictional
• follow a simple photostory characters from books
Pronunciation
• /ʧ/ /ʤ/ • listen to check predicted answers Collaboration / creativity
• rhythm and rhyme in a chant • read and identify personal opinions • work in a group to create a menu
Text types Productive skills Creativity
• dialogues • listen to and repeat words, phrases and • project – create a presentation
dialogues using the correct pronunciation about a great school trip
• texts
• fact file • write questions using correct word order
Critical thinking
• cartoon story • write sentences about your daily routine
• project – analyse and evaluate
• photostory • complete texts with missing words others’ work to understand what
• map • complete a fact file with notes about a book makes a good project
or film character
Communication • write a text about a fictional character Civic studies / critical thinking
• asking and answering questions • special days at school – comparison
Interactive skills between special days in England /
about daily routine
• making and responding to offers • talk about and compare your daily routine Australia and own country
with a partner’s
politely Geography
• practising a dialogue about • take part in a guessing game
• compass points and map-reading
ordering food • write questions about a text, then ask and
answer with a partner Music
• talk about your favourite book or film • listen to and sing a song
characters
• discuss food likes and dislikes
• deliver a presentation and respond to
questions
• listen to presentations and ask questions to
the presenters
• read and exchange information about
special days at school
• give your own and listen to others’ opinions
• describe and follow routes on a map

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Unit 4
Topics, Culture overlap with other
Curriculum Outcomes subjects, competencies
Vocabulary Receptive skills Critical thinking
• everyday activities • listen to and understand short dialogues • analyse input to determine
• musical instruments • read and identify wrong information grammar rules
• sports • follow simple cartoon stories Creativity
Grammar
• find information in reading texts and use it • take part in mime and role-play
to answer questions activities
• present continuous
• identify description and extra information in
• Wh- questions written text Collaboration
• object pronouns • follow a simple photostory • work in a group to write sentences
in the present continuous
Pronunciation • seek detailed information from reading or
listening texts Music
• /v/ /w/
• rhythm and rhyme in a chant • read a text and complete a concept map • vocabulary related to musical
• understand and follow instructions instruments
Text types
Productive skills Collaboration / creativity
• dialogues
• cartoon stories
• listen to and repeat words, phrases and • work in a group to create a scene
dialogues using the correct pronunciation and present it to the class
• short texts
• write sentences describing what you PE
• photostory are doing
• posters • vocabulary related to sport and
• make notes describing a photo the body
• leaflets • write a description of a personal photo
• article Collaboration
Interactive skills
Communication
• recreate a dialogue and practise it
• describe and identify people in a picture with a partner
• taking part in guessing games • ask and answer questions about musical
• making and responding to instruments Creativity
suggestions • ask and answer questions about what • project – create a poster for an after-
• discussing weekend activities people are doing school club
• practising dialogues with a partner • ask and answer questions about sports Critical thinking
• write and practise a dialogue • project – analyse and evaluate
• deliver a presentation and respond to others’ work to understand what
questions makes a good project
• listen to presentations and ask questions to Civic studies / critical thinking
the presenters
• leisure activities – comparison
• read and exchange information about between popular activities in
weekend activities Scotland / Australia and own
• talk about weekend activities and sports in country
your country
• ask and answer questions about muscles Science
and exercise • muscles

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Unit 5
Topics, Culture overlap with other
Curriculum Outcomes subjects, competencies
Vocabulary Receptive skills Creativity
• places in the town • listen to information and use it to answer • take part in drawing and role-play
• funfair attractions questions activities
• transport • follow a simple cartoon story
Critical thinking
• prices • understand the main points and idea from
• analyse input to determine
reading or listening to a story
grammar rules
Grammar • find information in reading texts and use it
• there is/there are to answer questions Critical thinking
• prepositions of place • listen to check predicted answers • understand and solve a puzzle
• present simple: Wh- questions • follow a simple photostory
Creativity
Pronunciation
• seek detailed information from reading or
• imagine the ending to a short story
listening texts
• /θ/ /ð/ Creativity
• rhythm and rhyme in a chant Productive skills
• project – create a pop-up of a
• listen to and repeat words and dialogues perfect street
Text types using the correct pronunciation
• dialogues • write questions about street maps Critical thinking
• maps • choose the correct words to complete • project – analyse and evaluate
• short texts a text others’ work to understand what
• cartoon story • write a description of a street makes a good project
• short story • express feelings and give personal Civic studies / critical thinking
• photostory information in a written text • famous bridges – comparison
• menus • complete sentences and dialogues with between bridges in English-speaking
• leaflets missing words countries and own country
• form questions using correct word order
Communication History / geography
• asking for and giving information Interactive skills • settlements
about maps • take part in guessing games
Music
• exchanging ideas about possible • ask and answer questions about
street maps • listen to and sing a song
endings to a short story
• practising a takeaway shop role- • ask and answer questions about funfair
play with a partner attractions
• ask for and give simple directions
• take part in simple conversations
• ask and answer questions about different
modes of transport
• ask for and say prices
• deliver a presentation and respond to
questions
• listen to presentations and ask questions to
the presenters
• read and exchange information about
famous bridges
• discuss famous bridges in your country
• describe and identify pictures of towns
• discuss changes in your town

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Unit 6
Topics, Culture overlap with other
Curriculum Outcomes subjects, competencies
Vocabulary Receptive skills Creativity
• clothes • listen to information and use it to answer • devise an episode of a TV show and
• weather questions write the introduction
• TV programmes • read and identify wrong information
Critical thinking
• jobs • follow simple cartoon stories
• analyse input to determine
• phone numbers • understand the main points and idea from grammar rules
reading or listening to a story
Grammar • find information in reading texts and use it Collaboration
• What…like? to answer questions • work with a partner to write
• present continuous: review and • follow a simple photostory sentences in the present continuous
extension
Productive skills Creativity
• present simple: review • take part in mime, drawing and role-
• listen to and repeat words and dialogues
Pronunciation using the correct pronunciation play activities
• /r/ and silent r • make notes about TV programmes Collaboration / creativity
• rhythm and rhyme in a chant • write an introduction for an episode of a TV • invent a phone conversation with a
programme partner and present to the class
Text types
• write sentences describing what people
• short texts are doing Creativity
• dialogues • write sentences describing people’s jobs • project – design a uniform
• cartoon stories • make questions to ask about people’s jobs IT
• photostory • conduct online research about
Interactive skills
• text messages uniforms
• notes • describe people’s clothes and appearance
• ask and answer questions about clothes Critical thinking
Communication • ask and answer questions about the • project – analyse and evaluate
• taking part in guessing games weather others’ work to understand what
• practising dialogues with a partner • ask and answer questions about TV makes a good project
• asking and answering questions programmes you watch Civic studies / critical thinking
about people’s jobs • say and understand phone numbers • summer festivals – comparison
• writing and presenting a telephone • deliver a presentation and respond to between festivals in the USA /
conversation questions England and own country
• listen to presentations and ask questions to
the presenters Environment studies
• read and exchange information about • animals and their habitats
summer festivals
• exchange opinions and personal responses
to reading text content
• discuss animals and their habitats

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