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Incredible English 5 1 st Trimester Objec�ves Official Exam prepara�on:

Trinity GESE 4 – Final year of prep Study skills for Cambridge KET

You must finish units 1, 2, and 3. You are also expected to do some Halloween and Christmas ac�vi�es in class As with all classes, there is a lot of informa�on, skip anything that isn’t necessary (CLIL pages in each unit), as long as the students are preparing for Trinity GESE 4 & their trimester exams.

You will want to prac�ce these specific things from each unit, students need to prac�ce all areas of language: reading, wri�ng, understanding (listening), and speaking.

The Starter Unit – The Incredible Team, Class book page 4 and Ac�vity book pages 2 & 3 are great ac�vi�es for the first few classes to get to know the students and prac�ce saying basic informa�on and asking for informa�on.

Extra notes from Unit 1:

- Concept Maps on Class book pages 10 & 11 and Ac�vity book page 10 are GREAT prac�ce for the topic por�on of the Trinity exam. Students should do these exercises AND then create their own concept map with a topic of their choosing.

Trinity and other important concepts to work on throughout the trimester: • Always teach the (+) (-) (?) and short answer forms of each grammar point. • Work on wri�ng a solid paragraph with a topic sentence. • Children will need to discuss different topics with the examiner, including one that they will

choose. It is to be a discussion not a presenta�on and in no way should be wri�en out or prac�ced as a presenta�on. Discussions about topics should be somewhat improvisa�onal, responding in the moment, asking and answering ques�ons such as:

• How o�en do you…? • When did you…? • Are you going to…? • What was the best…? • Can you compare …and …?

Use topics that they might see in Trinity whenever you can in conversa�on, this helps build confidence and widen vocabulary: shopping, food, school/work, hobbies/sports, weekend and seasonal ac�vi�es, holidays.

Unit 1

Vocabulary Grammar Trinity specific things

Things we read page 5

There was / There were

How to make sugges�ons – Let’s… / Shall we…?

How to talk about words – ask for spelling, etc.

Present con�nuous She is… / He is… / They are…

Adverbs of frequency and the correct word order when using them I some�mes read comics, but I never read the newspaper. (AB page 4)

Adverbial phrases such as every day, once a week, etc. I read a book every night.


- You can teach the animals from Class book pages 18 & 19 if you have �me, but you don’t need to teach about cave pain�ngs or describing them specifically.


- Work on pronuncia�on of verbs in the past tense (especially the -ed sound). - There is another concept map on Ac�vity book page 25 that you can use to remember concept maps together

from Unit 1 and use the idea again to talk about an event in the past.

The ‘Me and My World’ exercises, especially Ac�vity book page 28, are great for prac�cing talking about a story in the past and asking ques�ons as well.

**There is a grammar reference on Ac�vity book page 94 that goes over the basic grammar points from each unit!

Unit 2


Kitchen items page 13

Could / Couldn’t page 15 (Ac�vity book page 14)

General descrip�ons of objects, people, places in the past Ac�vity book page 13

Preposi�ons of place page 13 (Ac�vity book page 12)

Expressions of past �me: Yesterday, last night, last summer, when I was young, etc.

Topic discussion: Weekend and seasonal ac�vi�es Examples – camping, cooking, etc.

Unit 3


Places in a town page 21

Past simple & irregular verbs page 23 (Ac�vity book pages 22-23)

How to ask for and follow direc�ons Ac�vity book page 21

Preposi�ons of place (using direc�ons) page 21 (Ac�vity book page 20)

Talking about past events using common regular and irregular verbs.

Asking ques�ons in the past.

You can talk about any topics in the past but it is specifically easy to talk about holidays. What was your last trip? Where did you go? Who did you go with? Did you go to Rome last year?

Incredible English 5 2 nd Trimester Objec�ves Official Exam prepara�on:


You must finish units 4, 5, and 6. You are can also do some Easter ac�vi�es in class, if �me allows. As with all classes, there is a lot of informa�on, skip anything that isn’t necessary (CLIL pages in each unit), as long as the students are preparing for Trinity GESE 4 & their trimester exams.



- Students who plan to take GESE 4 will start trying to decide their topic during this �me of year. You will work closely with Alexa to make sure that once their topic is decided they are prac�cing and brainstorming every day in class (and also for HW).





Unit 4


Cra� materials page 31

There is / There are (describe the picture on page 31)

Past simple wh- ques�ons page 33 (Ac�vity book pages 36-37)

Countable / uncountable nouns Ac�vity book page 34

Topic discussion: Shopping You can use countable and uncountable nouns easily with this topic.

You can review vocabulary for shopping.

You can prac�ce using compara�ves and superla�ves with various topics as well.


- Work on comparing present con�nuous to past con�nuous. Use games and exercises. - Make sure they know when to use past simple vs. past con�nuous, especially with when/while. - Prac�ce the order of the modal verbs for obliga�on and permission, especially with nega�ve forms (mustn’t and

don’t need to).


- There is another concept map on Ac�vity book page 55 that you can use to remember concept maps together from Units 1 & 3 and use the idea again to talk about favourite foods and drinks.

The review pages of the Ac�vity book (pages 60-63) have various good ac�vi�es to review previous units.

The ‘Me and My World’ exercises from these units from the Class book and Ac�vity book are good for prac�ce but only if �mes allows.

Unit 5


Housework jobs page 39 (Ac�vity book page 42)

Musical instruments pages 44-45 (Ac�vity book page 48)

Past con�nuous page 41 (Ac�vity book pages 44-45)

Obliga�on Ac�vity book page 43

Work on expressing likes and dislikes with housework jobs and also hobbies (sports, musical instruments, etc.)

Con�nue to prac�ce talking about past events using past simple and common regular and irregular verbs.

Prac�ce and review phrases such as: in the (morning/evening), at night , etc.

Unit 6


Food and drink page 47 (Ac�vity book page 50)

(not) enough too many / much page 49 (Ac�vity book pages 52-53)

Ordering in a restaurant Ac�vity book page 51

Topic discussion: Food You can review:

- countable and uncountable nouns

- likes and dislikes - compara�ves and

superla�ves

Incredible English 5 3 rd Trimester Objec�ves Official Exam prepara�on:


You must finish units 7 and 8. (We will not cover unit 9 this year!) As with all classes, there is a lot of informa�on, skip anything that isn’t necessary (CLIL pages in each unit), as long as the students are preparing for Trinity GESE 4 & their trimester exams.



- Make sure students understand that ‘going to’ is used to talk about future plans or events that are very likely going to occur.

- Prac�ce asking a variety of ques�ons and lengthening answers, they should use extenders such as because, then, and, but, too.





Unit 7


Woodland animals page 57 (Ac�vity book page 64)

Going to page 59 (Ac�vity book pages 66-67)

Describing animals Ac�vity book page 65

Make sure students who are going to take the GESE 4 exam prac�ce talking about their topic related to the future by using going to.

Talk about future plans on holiday using going to.



- Ac�vity book page 77 focuses on reading/understanding and wri�ng a le�er. This is wonderful prac�ce for the students going into next year where they will be expected to do a considerable amount of wri�ng and prepara�on for Cambridge exams. This exercise is highly recommended if you have �me.

*Unit 9 talks about adventure sports. If �me allows you can talk about this vocabulary and work on comparing the sports and ac�vi�es. However, you should not teach the present perfect grammar from Unit 9.

You can do some of the revision ac�vi�es, especially pages 90 and 91 from the Ac�vity book (pages 92 and 93 are more focused on the present perfect so not as useful).

Unit 8

Jobs page 65 (Ac�vity book page 72)

Ques�ons and short answers page 67 (Ac�vity book pages 74-75)

Saying what job you want to do Ac�vity book page 73

Possessions Ac�vity book page 72

This is a wonderful opportunity to prac�ce asking and answers a LARGE VARIETY of ques�ons.

Make sure students are prac�cing the short answers & extending their answers as well.

Topic discussion: School and work

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