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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