Unit 1 Hello ！Let's talkListen and say. (page 2 and page 3)LearningobjectivePupils will learn some common greetings through a dialogue about children arriving at schoolin the morning.Presenting the main dialogue~ Present the situation in the picture on page 2 and page 3. Have pupils study the picturebriefly.~ Draw pupils' attention to details such as the time of the day (7:30 a. m. ), the place(the entrance of a school), and the people in the picture (pupils, a teacher, a mother).~ Go over the names of the people in the picture with the pupils. Ahernatively, if youhave already presented the names of the people on page 1, you could invite pupils tolook at the people in the picture on page 2 and page 3 and recall their names.~ Present the dialogue to pupils. You could either play the recording or read aloud thedialogue to the pupils.~ Present the dialogue a second time, pausing from time to time to (a) convey the meaning of the sentences, and (b) to invite pupils to repeat after you or the recording.~ Have pupils read aloud the whole dialogue all the way through.Presenting "Good afternoon" and "Good evening"~ Have pupils look at the 4 pictures on page 3. Invite them to read aloud picture 1 andpicture 4, which they have known already.~ Ask pupils to look at picture 2 and picture 3. Present "Good afternoon" and "Goodevening" making use of the time reflected in each picture.~ Pupils read aloud the four sentences in sequence.~ Point to a picture randomly, and invite pupils to read aloud the sentence. SubstitutionGet pupils to the greetings and farewells listed in the four pictures.Fun with language1. Look and match. (page 4)LearningobjectivePupils will practise the words morning,evening through a matching task.~ This task revises the vocabulary items morning, afternoon, and evening that pupils haveIlearnt on page 3.~ Ask pupils to read aloud the three words below the pictures.~ If necessary, ask pupils to look at the first picture, and say " Morning? Afternoon? Evening?", pointing to the three words while saying them. Pupils will then understand theidea of matching pictures to the right words.~ Explain the task to pupils, demonstrating with one picture if necessary.2. Listen and number. (page 4)Learning objectivePupils will practise the common greetings they have learnt through a listening task.~ This task practises the expressions presented on page 2 and page 3. Revise these expressions with pupils if necessary.~ Ask pupils to look at the example picture, and invite pupils to guess what the people in thepicture are saying.~ Ask pupils to look at the other pictures, drawing their attention to the time of the day ineach picture. Invite pupils to guess what the people in each picture are saying.~ Explain the task. Then play the recording, or read aloud the sentences yourself, for pupilsto complete the task.~ Extension: As a follow-up activity, you may ask pupils to repeat the sentences after therecording after you have checked the answers with them.Sing alongListen and sing. (page 6)Learning objectivePupils practise the greetings they have learnt so far through singing a song. Suggestions~ This activity provides further practice of the expressions pupils have learnt so far in theunit.~ Ask pupils to look at the picture on the page. Present boys and girls using the picture.~ Help pupils understand that Ms White and the children are greeting each other.~ Read aloud the lyrics of the song, line by line, for pupils to repeat after you.~ Play the recording of the song. Ask students to look at the lyrics while listening to therecording.~ Play the recording again, and invite pupils to sing along with the recording.~ Extension: If you like, you can ask the pupils to sing the song again, changing Ms Whiteto your own name.Sound familyLearningobjectiveTo recognise and read aloud the letters A/a to H/h in both upper case and lower case.1. Listen and read. (page 7)Ask pupils to look at the letters A/a to H/h. Play the recording. Pupils listen and repeateach letter after the recording.2. Listen and point. (page 7)~ In this activity, the letters Aa to Hh are hidden in the picture. Some of them are shown inupper case; some are shown in lower case. Pupils listen to the recording and point at eachletter that they hear.~ Point to any letter in the picture, and ask pupils to say the letter.Rhyme time ( page 7)LearningobjectiveTo practise the letters A to H through a rhyme.~ The rhyme contains a new structure This is, and the expression Say after me, which youmay have used in the classroom incidentally. As the main objective is to practise the lettersA to H, simply present the whole rhyme as a while.~ Play the recording once all the way through. Play the recording again, pausing after everyline for pupils to repeat.~ Pupils then read the rhyme all the way through.~ Extension: To increase interest and/or for further practice, divide the whole class into twogroups,, who will read aloud the rhyme as follows:GroupA, B, C, D.A, B, C.GroupThis is A,This is B.GroupE,F,G,H.E, F, G.Group B:Say after meSay after me.Unit 2 How are you?Let's talkListen and say. (page 8 and page 9)Learning objectives~ To learn the expressions "How are you", "Fine", and "Good night" through listening toand practising a dialogue.~ To learn the vocabulary items dad, grandpa and grandma.Suggestions~ Ask pupils to look at the family picture on page 8. Invite them to recall the name of theboy.~ Point to Ben's Dad on the right of the picture and introduce Dad.~ Take this opportunity to introduce grandpa and grandma on page 9, by saying "dad's dadis grandpa" and "dad's mum is grandma".~ Draw pupils' attention to details in the picture (seven o'clock; Ben playing at home; Dadreturning home) to convey the meaning of the picture.~ Ask pupils to look at the family picture on page 9. Draw pupils' attention to details in thepicture (Mum and Dad waving; Ben lying in bed) to convey the meaning of the picture.~ Present the dialogue. Play the recording, or read aloud the dialogue to the class.~ Play the recording again, pausing after each speech bubble for pupils to repeat.~ Substitution : Substitute Dad in the dialogue with "mum", "grandpa" and "grandma".Have pupils practise the dialogue in pairs.~ Extension: Ask pupils what to say at different times of the day as a recycling task. Fun withlanguage1. Look and match. (page 10)Learning objectiveTo revise vocabulary of family members: dad, mum, grandpa, grandma. Suggestions~ Go over the five pictures on the left with pupils, stating the word representing each picture.~ Have pupils look at the 5 words on the right. Invite them to read aloud the words. Providehelp if necessary.~ Say a word from the list, and ask pupils to point at the word..Pupils practise listening to dialogues containing the greetings that they have learnt so far inthis module.Suggestions~ Choose one of the four pictures. Get across the idea that the two people in the picture aretalking to each other.~ Invite pupils to guess what the two people are saying to each other. You could jog pupils'memory by providing them with some of the expressions that they have learnt so far. ~ Explain the task, i.e. they should match the dialogue they'll hear to the appropriate/correct picture. If necessary, use the first mini-dialogue in the recording as an example.~ Assessment: When pupils have finished the task, you could invite them to recall what thepeople in each picture say to each other.~ Extension: Call out different events and ask pupils to say what greeting/farewell shouldbe used (can use Chinese for explanation). Some examples of events: see a friend at ashop in the morning; leaving school in the afternoon, etc.3. Look and say. (page 11)Learning objectivePupils will revise all the expressions they have learnt in this module.Suggestions~ Explain what is going on in Picture 1. Then ask pupils to look at picture 2, study thedetails, and try saying the sentences from the picture.~ Repeat the same procedure with the remaining pictures.three minutes to work out the sentences themselves.pairs.You could also give pupils two orThey could do this individually or inAnswer key (accept every reasonable answer)2. Good bye, Mum.3. Good morning, Ms White.4. Hi.5. Good bye.6. Good evening, grandma.7. Good evening, Dad.8. Good night, Mum.4. Do the project. (page 11 )Learning objectivePupils will use all the expressions they have learnt in this module in greeting each other.~ Explain Step 1 and Step 2 to pupils.~ There are different ways to conduct Step 3. The important thing is that each mini-dialogueshould make sense.Story timeRead and act. (page 12)LearningObjectiveunderstand all the sentences in the story text, so avoid over-explaining the story to the pupils.~ This story will introduce a character, Aki the Alien, who will appear again and again inlater stories.~ In the story, different insects meet and greet each other at different time of the day. Atnight time, a firefly comes out to play. He wants to greet the other insects but they are allasleep. He is getting bored when at this point, Aki the Alien appears and greets him enthusiastically.~ Pupils need not know the English names of the insects to understand the story.~ Motivate interests in the story. Draw pupils' attention to the arrows that will show thesequence of the pictures as they read.~ Then have them read the story text silently on their own.~ When they have finished, ask them whether they like the story.~ Play the recording of the story.~ Invite groups of students to act out the story.Did you know?Greetings around the world. (page 13)LearningobjectiveTo learn about the practices of greetings in other parts of the world.~ Revise with pupils the expressions of greetings introduced in this module.~ Invite pupils to talk about how they greet each other in everyday life.~ Ask pupils to read page 13 to find out about how people in other parts of the worldgreeteach other.~ Ask pupils to guess where the people in each picture are. (They can use Chinese. )Unit 3 What's your name?Let's talkListen and say. ( page 14)LearningobjectivesTo learn the expressions for:~ introducing oneself to others;~ asking people their names.Presenting the main dialogue~ Ask pupils to look at the picture on page 14. Draw their attention to the date on the noticeboard (the 1 st of September).~ Invite pupils to recall the names of the two boys in the picture.~ Draw pupils' attention to the gestures of the two boys to get across the idea that they aregreeting and introducing themselves to each other.~ Present the dialogue by reading it aloud to the pupils, or playing the recording. Whiledoing this, point to the boy who is saying each line.~ Present the dialogue a second time, pausing from time to time to (a) convey the meaningof the sentences, and (b) to invite pupils to repeat after you or the recording.~ Have pupils read aloud the whole dialogue all the way through.~ Extension: Invite pairs of pupils to read aloud the whole dialogue to the wl~ole class.Presenting the names of the other children~ Invite pupils to recall the names of the two boys.~ Go on to point to the other children on page 15 to signal that you are going to present thenames of them.~ Point to each child in the picture and say his/her name. Trace the balloon to highlight thewritten form of the name. Ask pupils to say the name after you.~ Repeat the above procedure for the other children in the picture.~ For further practice, ask pupils to read aloud the names from left to right first in sequence,then out of sequence.SubstitutionGet pupils to repeat the dialogue in pairs using the names in the balloons.Fun withlanguage1. Listen and match. (page 16)Learning objectivesTo listen to some English names and recognise the written words that represent them. ~ Have pupils look at the pictures of the children. The names of the 6 children have beenpresented on page 15.~ Encourage pupils to read aloud the names of the 6 children. After one or two attempts, youcould invite pupils to cover the written names, and say aloud the names of the children bylooking at the pictures only.~ Revise the letters A to F with pupils.~ Demonstrate to pupils how to complete the task, using Tom as an example.~ Play the recording for pupils to complete the task.TapescriptA. TomB. JanetC. BenD. MikeE. KateF. AnnAnswer key2. Choose and say. (page 16)Learning objective~ To practise introducing oneself using "My name is ...".~ To revise using "Hi" and "Hello" to greet someone.Suggestions~ Module 2 Introductions~~ Ask pupils to look at page 14 again to find out how Jiamin introduces his name to Ben.~ Help pupils select an English name and then introduce themselves.~ Invite pupils to tell the class their names by saying My name is ... when each pupil hasdone this, say to him/her Hello and then his/her name.~ Repeat Step 3 above. This time, point to a pupil, who will then say My name is ... to thewhole class. The whole class then greet him/her by saying Hello and then his/her name.~ Have pupils study the pictures in Choose and say on page 16. Explain the task to pupilsusing the two pictures.~ Ask pupils to write their English names on a sheet of paper, which they will use later inintroducing themselves. They will then practise introducing themselves to theirYou could follow the exampleof the pictures and invite groups of pupils to perform the taskin front of the class, or invite half of the class to walk around the classroom to introducethemselves to the other half who remain seated.3. Play the game. (page 17)Learning objectiveTo practise (a) telling one's name to others, and (b) asking others their name.~ The question What's your name? appears for the first time in this module.~ Conduct a mini dialogue with a few pupils as follows during which you will get across themeaning of What's your name? to the pupils:II You: My name is Mr/Ms ... What's your name?m Pupils: My name is ...~ Have pupils look at the pictures in Play the game on page 17. Go over the 3 pictures insequence to explain the game. (Have each group use a ball or ruler, then pass it from oneto the other. The one with the ball or ruler needs to introduce themselves.')~ Invite groups of pupils to try the game in front of the class. Increase the number of pupilsinvolved in each round gradually.4. Look and act..( page 17)LearningobjectiveTo practise telling others one's name and asking others their name through a fun activity.~ Pupils will reinforce the expressions they have practised through an acting activity. Highlight the acting element when you set up the activity.~ Ask pupils to look at the pictures in Look and act on page 17. Point to Snow White in thefirst picture. Check whether pupils already know the name Snow White. If they don't,present the name to the pupils.~ Repeat Step 2 above with the second picture.~ Tell pupils you now want some of them to be Snow White and Monkey King. Invite 2 pupilsto do a demonstration in front of the class. Encourage pupils to act as Snow White andMonkey King.~ Extension: Invite pupils to suggest other characters that they know. They then continuethe acting activity using these other characters.Listen and sing. (page 18)LearningobjectiveTo further practise expressions for greeting others and introducing oneself through singing a~ Ask pupils to study the picture on page 18 and identify Janet and Xiaoling in the picture.~ The song contains a new expression: It's nice to meet you (too). Use the picture to convey the idea that Janet is happy to meet her new classmates, so she says It's nice tomeet you to them.~ Read aloud the lyrics to the pupils. Ask them to repeat each line after you.~ Play the recording. Then play the recording again for pupils to sing along with the recording.~ Extension: Get students to use classmates' names they like to sing the song again. Sound familyLearningobjectiveTo recognise and read aloud the lettersI/I to Q/q in both upper case and lower case.1. Listen and read. (page ]9)Suggestions~ Ask pupils to look at the letters I/i to Q/q. Play the recording. Pupils listen and repeateach letter after the recording.~ Write the same letters on the board. Point to the letters randomly for pupils to say themaloud.2. Listen and join the dots. (page 19)Learning objectiveTo revise the letters A/a to Q/q.Suggestions~ This task covers all the letters that pupils have learnt so far.~ If necessary, revise A/a to H/h with pupils.~ Invite pupils to look at the picture, drawing their attention to the tree and the shape of theanimal. Motivate interest by inviting pupils to guess what animal it is.~ Explain the task by demonstrating the first few letters (e. g. , A -P- C) that pupils willhear. (Pupils should draw a line between each of the letters they will hear. )~ Play the recording for pupils to complete the task.~ After you have checked the answer with the pupils when they have finished you couldconduct further practice by asking them to read aloud the letters in the correct sequence inthe picture.TapescriptA-P-C - D-I-E -N-B -J-H -K-M -F- Q- G-L-OAnswer keyA giraffe.Rhyme time ( page 19)Learning objectiveTo practise some of the expressions learnt so far through a rhyme.Suggestions~ The rhyme contains no new language items. Pupils should have no difficulty understandingthe rhyme.~ The words in the rhyme are Ben, Ken, and friends. Emphasise those appropriately whenpresenting the rhyme.~ Explain to pupils that the children are happy to meet each other, and they are now sayinga rhyme about their new friends.~ Play the recording all the way through.~ Play the recording again, pausing after each line for pupils to repeat. Remind pupils of therhythm.~ Pupils read aloud the rhyme all the way through. For further practice, divide the class intotwo groups. One group will read the first two lines and the other group will read the nexttwo lines. Then both groups read the last two lines together.Unit 4This is my dadLet's talkListen and say. ( page 20 -- 21 )Learning objectiveTo learn how to introduce one person to another through a dialogue.~ Ask pupils to study the picture on page 20. Draw pupils' attention to the time of the day(4:40 o'clock), and other details that depict the situation: Jiamin carrying hison his back, ready to go home; Ms White waving goodbye to Jiamin, Jiamin's dad pickinghim up from school, etc.~ Convey the idea that Ms White and Jiamin's father do not know each other yet. Jiamin isnow introducing them to each other.~ Play the recording all the way through.~ Play the recording again, pausing after each speech bubble for pupils to repeat.~ Draw pupils' attention to the expression that Jiamin uses to introduce Ms White and his dadto each other: This is ...~ Now ask pupils to look at page 21. Ask pupils to recall the name of the other boy.~ Repeat the above procedure for presenting the second half of the dialogue.~ If pupils need further practice, you could invite groups of 3 pupils to read and act out thedialogue (the first half or the second half) in front of the class.~ You could also use the pairs of names on pages 20 and 21 (mum &Xiaoling; Mike &grandpa; grandma & Janet) for pupils to act out a similar dialogue between the child andMs White.~ Substitution: Get the class to read the dialogue aloud using the new character pairs (mumand Xiaoling, Mike and grandpa, etc. ), to replace Jiamin and his dad.Fun with languagePlay the game. (page 22)LearningobjectiveModule 2 IntroductionsTo practise introducing oneself with I am ..., and practice identifying a person with Thatis ... through a game.~ Ask pupils to look at the pictures on page 22. Present the scenario to pupils using thepictures. Read the sentence in the third picture ( That is Sam) with appropriate emphasis.~ Explain the game again with the help of 3 pupils. When you get the guessing part, encourage pupils to make the guess using the expression That is ...~ Continue to play the game with groups of 3 pupils.~ Extension: Get pupils to make paper masks to cover their faces and do the guess usingThat is .../ This is ...2. Show and say. (page 22) --Pre-class preparation (pupils required)objectiveTo practise introducing one's family members using This is ...~ Pre-class preparation: Ask pupils to bring a photograph of their family to the next lesson.~ Revise dad, mum, grandma and grandpa, using the pictures of pages 20 and 21 if necessary.~ Ask pupils to look at the picture on page 22. Check if pupils understand that the twochildren are looking at a photograph.~ Get across the idea that the boy is introducing his family members to the girl.~ Read out the boy's lines, or invite some pupils to read out the boy's lines.~ Invite one pupil to give a demonstration by introducing the family members in the photograph that he/she has brought to class.~ Extension: Get pupils to introduce members in their pictures to each other.3. Look and act. (page 23)LearningobjectiveTo practise introducing two people to each other in a simulated real-life situation.~ In this activity, pupils imagine that they run into each other in a public place, such as apark. They then introduce their family members.~ Ask pupils to look at the picture on page 23, drawing their attention to the place.~ Invite pupils to identify Janet and Jiamin in the crowd.~ Draw pupils' attention to Janet's grandpa, who is standing next to her.~ Present the scenario in the picture to pupils.~ Invite groups of pupils to act out the scenario in front of the class.~ Extension: change Janet or Jiamin to another child; change grandpa to grandma. 4. Do the project. (page 23)LearningobjectivePupils will make a name card of themselves and practise introducing themselves to others.~ Ask pupils to study the name card on page 23 to get an idea of what it is. Introduce theword name card.~ Ask questions to elicit the content of the name card: the owner's English name, her school, and her class.~ Explain the task. Give pupils time to make their own name card. Encourage them to addartwork to it if time allows. )klternatively, this step could be done at home.~ When pupils have their name cards ready, invite them to take their own name card andintroduce themselves to each other. This can be done as a milling activity, that is, thewhole class will stand up and walk around making exchanges with whoever they meet.Alternatively, collect all the name cards. Then draw a card from the stack. The pupilwhose name card is drawn will introduce himself/herself to the whole class.Story timeRead and act. (page 24)LearningobjectiveTo read with understanding a story that contains some of the expressions that pupils havelearnt so far.20~ In this story, the children meet each other in a strange place and introduce themselves toeach other. Finally, they meet Aki, who has a funny name and is from space.~ Ask pupils to look at the pictures briefly to find out the characters involved. Invite pupils to tell the names of the characters they have recognised.Module 2 Introductions~~ By making use of one or two of the pictures, get across the idea that the children are in astrange place and they do not know each other.~ Check if the pupils understand the sequence of the pictures.~ Play the recording. Pupils read the story text while listening to the recording.~ Explainnny and space. Ask pupils to read aloud the story text in chorus.~ Extension: Get pupils to work in groups to act out the story.Did you know? ( page 25 )LearningobjectiveTo learn about how names are stated in different countries.SuggestionsI~ Introduce the terms family name and given name, using your own name or the names oftwo or three pupils.~ Ask pupils to look at the 3 pictures on page 25. Invite them to find out the family name ofeach person. You could ask pupils to underline the family name of each person.~ The above steps will show pupils the different positions of the family name in differentcountries.~ Repeat the above steps for given name.~ Zoom in on the first picture, and draw pupils' attention to the middle name. Explain topupils that today the middle name is used in formal contexts only.~ If you like, you could show pupils how to read the 3 names.~ Extension: Use pupils self-selected English names and family names to highlight positiondifference between western and Chinese name convention.Module 3 BodyModule overviewUnits and thematic contentIn Unit 5, Ben returns home for dinner. He looks dirty,so his mum and dad ask him toclean up before having dinner.In Unit 6, Ms White plays a game with the children which requires them to listen to andfollow her instructions correctly.22Grammar and communicative functionsImperatives for giving instructions,e.g.,~ Wash your hand.~ Clean your nose.Negative imperatives for prohibitions, e. g. ,Don't touch your eyes. Common expressions:~ Oh.~ Okay.~ Oh not~ And ...~ too~ Let's ...Plural form of countable nouns, e. g. , eyes, handsIrregular plural form of countable nouns:Possessive pronoun: youV ocabularyVerbs:wash, touch, clean, brush, open, close，feetNouns :face, eye, hand, ear, feet, teeth, head, hairAdjective:earlyWords in context:game, tail, turn (n.), Simon SaysPhonicsThe letters R/r to Z/z.Learning outcomesPupils will be able to:~ refer to parts of the body;~ understand and give simple commands by using the imperative;~ refer to things and people using the demonstratives this and that;~ recognise the letters R/r to Z/z.Unit 5 Wash your faceLet's talkListen and say. (page 26)LearningobjectiveTo be introduced to parts of the body and simple imperatives.Presenting the main dialogue~ Have pupils study the picture on page 26 and page 27. Invite them to recall the name ofthe boy (Ben). Ask pupils who the other people in the picture are (Ben's mum and Ben'sdad).J~ Convey the context by drawing pupils' attention to the following details: Ben looks dirty;Ben returning home from outside; the time of the day; the table being prepared for dinner,etc.~ While talking about Ben's appearance, present eyes, hands, and face.~ Prepare pupils for the listening by asking What are Ben's mum and dad saying to him.~ Play the recording all the way through. Pupils look at the dialogue text while listening.Check if they are following the correct speech bubbles.~ You could now repeat the dialogue sentence by sentence, taking this opportunity to presentthe meaning of the imperatives.~ Play the recording again, or read the dialogue again, sentence by sentence for pupils to。
