Vocabulary Structures Phonics and pronunciation

Cross- curricular themes

Cultural themes

S Places in a school

Question practice: What … ? When … ? How many … ? Do you … ? Have you got … ? Where … ?

1 BugsIn the garden

Present simple and present continuous: They eat honey. / They aren’t making webs.Zero conditional: If a coconut falls into the sea, it travels a long way.

Pronunciation: stress in compound nounsPhonics: spellings of the sound /əʊ/

Science: Seed dispersal

Unusual fruit

2 TV programmesMoney

Comparative and superlative adjectives with two or more syllables: Granny’s car was more colourful than other cars. / Freddie had the most adventurous day of his life.Infinitives of purpose. Adjectives with infinitives with to: We use money to pay for goods. / It was difficult to carry coins.

Pronunciation: saying dates and numbersPhonics: spellings of the sound /aɪ/

History: The history of money

Collecting (as a hobby)

3 MaterialsAncient Rome

Be made of (present and past simple): It's made of wood. / It wasn’t made of gold.Used to: The Ancient Romans used to go to public baths. / They didn't use to wash with soap.

Pronunciation: intonation in listsPhonics: spellings of plurals

History: Roman baths

Ancient monuments

4 Adjectives to describe peopleTypes of books

Past continuous and past simple: He was / wasn't sitting in his chair when he saw a ghost.Past simple wh-questions: Who did he invite into his hut?

Pronunciation: saying lettersPhonics: long vowel with Magic E

Literature: Roald Dahl

Traditional stories

5 Adventure sportsSports equipment

Verb patterns with infinitives (verb + infinitive with to): The people asked the rangers to catch the dog. Modal verbs of obligation (have to, must, musn’t, don’t have to): The lead climber has to wear a harness. / They mustn’t climb without a helmet.

Pronunciation: sentence stress and weak forms (schwa /ə/)Phonics: spellings of the sound /eɪ/

Sport: Indoor climbing

Unusual sports

6 Everyday objectsAdjectives to describe objects

Present perfect (1): He has (just) painted a picture.Relative pronouns which, who, where: It’s a squid which is 8 metres long. / I got a photograph from a man who took a knitted cat. / We have been to Berlin, where we left knitted sausages.

Pronunciation: stress in longer adjectivesPhonics: spellings of the sound /u:/

Art: Yarnstorms

Famous artists

7 Adjectives to describe placesPhrasal verbs to describe a trip

Present perfect (2): Have you ever got lost? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.Will and won’t (future fact): The travellers will learn about safety. / It won’t be a cheap holiday.

Pronunciation: sentence stress and weak forms (schwa /ə/)Phonics: silent letters

Science: Space holidays in the future

Coastlines

8 FoodCountries and nationalities

Describing quantity (too much, too many, enough): She’s got too many chillies. / He hasn’t got enough prawns.Present simple passive: Durum wheat is grown in Italy. / The packets aren't transported to shops.

Pronunciation: intonation in sentencesPhonics: homophones

Cookery: Making spaghetti

Celebrations

9 Theatre wordsBehind the scene phrases

Adjectives and prepositions: To be happy about something. / To be famous for doing something.Have something done (have + object + past participle): The actors have their hair styled.

Pronunciation: word stressPhonics: spelling of words with /ʃn/ endings

Drama: The Lion King

Dances

Syllabus

Places in a school

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