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Unit 8 A birthday present

About this unit

In this unit, pupils will discuss a pictureabout house repairs. They practise vowelsounds and complete words using differentletters. They read a story about a birthdaypresent and answer questions about it. Theycreate sentences in the simple future tense,and use punctuation.

Lesson one

Lesson aims

Pupils will:

Listening and speaking: Discuss a pictureand ask polite questions; revise vowelsand use vowels to complete words.

Vocabulary: Learn and record new wordsand phrases about a house such as, fixingthe roof, painting the walls, mowing thelawn, weeding the garden, tiling the floor,plastering the wall, cleaning the gutters,fitting in a window pane, plantingflowers.

Resources

Chalkboard Pupil's Book

Workbook

Flash cards of new vocabulary.

Starting off

1. Lead a class discussion about houses andgardens. Let pupils name parts of a housesuch as the windows, door, roof, thedifferent rooms of a house and the thingsyou find in a garden such as plants,flowers, soil, weeds, lawn.

2. Write three lists on the board headed:parts of a house, rooms in a house, thingsin a garden. Use the items discussed towrite the lists.

Listening and speaking

(Workbook p. 21; Pupil's Book p. 42)

1. Pupils open their WBs at Exercise 4 onpage 21. Read the words and phrases inthe WB. Let them point to the words andthe relevant part of the picture. Forexample, a) He is fixing the roof. b) He ispainting the walls. c) She is mowing thelawn. d) They are weeding the garden. e).He is tiling the floor. f) He is plasteringthe wall. g) He is cleaning the gutters. h).They are fitting a window.

2. Pupils open their PB at Exercise 1 onpage 42. Sound out the vowels, and thepupils repeat after you.

3. In pairs, pupils do Exercise 2.

Answers (Pupil’s Book p. 42)

four, present, birthday, balloons

Extension

Extend vocabulary: Pupils complete thefollowing sentences by choosing the correctnoun from the following: cleaner, builder,painter, tiler, gardener.a) Someone who paints is a ______b) Someone who tends the garden is a_____c) Someone who cleans the house is a ____d) Someone who lays tiles is a ______e) Someone who builds a house is a _____

Answers

a) painter b) gardener c) cleaner d) tiler

e) builder

Support (Workbook p. 21)

Practise saying vowels: Work with thephrases from Exercise 4 on page 21 of theWB. Write them on the board, but leave outvowels. Ask individuals to come up to theboard and fill in the correct vowel.

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Lesson two

Lesson aims

Pupils will:

Reading: Predict what the story is about;read the story and answer questions aboutthe story.

Vocabulary: Learn and record new wordssuch as, whispering, gift, discussion,photo frame, addition, expensive, tyre,personal alarm clock, gas\cooker,porridge, omelette, labelled.

Resources

Chalkboard

Pupil's Book

Chart with rhyme: How many days? Flash cards of new vocabulary.

Starting off

1. Discuss pupils’ birthdays and whatpresents they would like to receive.Revise the months of the year. Have thememory rhyme, How many days?, on achart:30 days has September,April, June and November.All the rest have 31,Except for February alone,Which has but 28 days clear.And 29 in each leap year.

2. What presents would pupils give theirmothers or fathers on their birthdays?Make lists under each heading on theboard.

Reading (Pupil's Book p. 42–44)

1. Pupils open their PB at page 42. Tellthem the story is called: The bestpresent. Ask them to look at the pictures,and say what they think the story isabout.

2. Read the story slowly, stressingimportant points with the correct

intonation. Explain the meaning ofcomplex words. Refer to the glossary andshow them how to use it.

3. Read the story again, encouraging pupilsto follow in the books. Let pupils point tothe words as they read along with you.

4. Discuss the story.Ask pupils questions about the story, forexample. What are the three children inthe story called? How does the storystart? How does it end? Whatsuggestions do each of the children makefor a birthday present?

5. Read the comprehension questions onpage 44. Make sure all pupils understandthe questions. Let pupils work in pairs asthey answer the questions in writing.Move around the classroom and help asrequired.

Answers (Pupil's Book p. 42–44)

1. It is Mrs Akali’s birthday. 2. The children

suggested a photo frame and a car. 3. The

children finally decided to prepare breakfast. 4.

Zainab gave her a set of kitchen gloves;

Hussein gave a photo frame; Hassan gave a

packet of biscuits.

Extension

Give the following exercise to practisesequence:Make Mum an omelette. Use the followingphrases to complete the recipe:cook it; serve it on toast; cut the tomatoes;beat the eggs.First, ____. Then, ____. Next, ____.Lastly, ____.

Answer

First, cut the tomatoes. Then, beat the eggs.

Next cook it. Lastly, serve it on toast.

Support

Practise writing and punctuating lists. Checkfor correct use of commas and full stops.

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Lesson three

Lesson aims

Pupils will:

Reading: Listen to and read a poem; writeanswers to questions about a poem.

Phonics: Revise vowels and completewords by inserting the correct vowels.

Vocabulary: Learn and record new wordsfrom the poem such as, nobody, mischief,cracked, ajar, buttons, scatters, squeak,oil, blind, finger marks.

Resources

Chalkboard

Reader

Pupil's Book

Workbook Flash cards of new vocabulary.

Starting off

1. Compile a birthday chart of pupils’birthdays and remember to sing thebirthday song for them on those days.

2. Discuss what presents pupils would liketo receive. List them on the board.Discuss which are the most popularpresents and why.

Reading (Reader p. 21–22)

1. Read the poem, Mr Nobody, on page 21in the Reader, while pupils follow intheir books. Read through thecomprehension questions making sureeveryone understands them.

Answers (Reader p. 21-22)

1. Mr Nobody does his mischief in everybody's

house. 2. No, nobody has seen Mr Nobody's

face. 3. open a little bit 4. He pulls the buttons

from our shirts. 5. The door will always squeak

because we leave the oiling to be done by Mr

Nobody.

Phonics

(Pupil's Book p. 45; Workbook p. 20)

1. Open at Phonics on page 45 of the PB.Sound out the letter sounds. The pupilsrepeat after you. Individually, pupilscomplete Exercise 1 by choosing thecorrect letter to make the words.

Answers (Pupil's Book p. 45)

1. a) use b) white c) men d) must e) war. f) best

2. Pupils complete Exercise 1 on page 20 ofthe WB.

Answers (Workbook p. 20)

1. a) My birthday is on Saturday. b) On Sunday

my father and mother are going fishing. c) My

mother will cook the fish we catch. d) We will

have salad and chips with the fish.

Extension and support

1. Pupils look at Mr Nobody on page 21 inthe Reader again. In pairs, pupils read thepoem aloud together. Encourage them toread with rhythm.

2. In pairs, pupils discuss the following:What does Mr Nobody do in your house?Pupils take turns to tell each other aboutthe things at home that Mr Nobody does.Listen for correct pronunciation ofvowels.

Lesson four

Lesson aims

Pupils will:

Grammar: Identify and create sentencesusing the simple future tense.

Resources

Chalkboard Pupil's Book

Workbook.

Starting off

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Sing Happy Birthday to You. Explain thatyou are practising for when it is one of thepupils' birthdays. Ask pupils if they knowany other birthday songs they can sing forthe class.

Grammar

(Pupil's Book p. 45; Workbook p. 20)

1. Pupil’s open their PB at page 45. Theyrevise the future tense. In pairs, pupilscomplete the sentences orally using willand going to.

Answers (Pupil's Book p. 45)

a) She will be home soon. She is going to be

home soon.

b) We will go to the market today. We are

going to the market today.

c) You will be late today. You are going to be

late today.

2. Pupils complete Exercises 2 and 3 onpage 20 of the WB.

Answers (Workbook p. 20)

2. b), d) and e) are written in the future tense.

3. a) The girls will dance very well. The girls

are going to dance very well.

c) I will play netball. I am going to play

netball.

Extension

Play the game I went to the market. Itdevelops memory and list-making skills. Thepupils recite lines in turn, each one repeatingthe previous line and adding another item.For example:Pupil 1: I went to the market and I bought acabbage.Pupil 2: I went to the market and I bought acabbage and onions, etc.

Support

If pupils are struggling to use the correctauxiliary verb in the future tense, revise therhyme, I am running in Unit 2, page 13.

Lesson five

Lesson aims

Pupils will:

Writing: Write sentences using all thepunctuation marks learnt.

Resources

Chalkboard

Pupil's Book

Starting off

Look again at the topic of presents. Helppupils to think of ways to make presents thattheir loved ones will enjoy just as much asbought items. Compile a list of ideas, forexample: make a card using pretty ribbon orleaves.

Writing (Pupil's Book p. 45)

1. Revise all the punctuation you havetaught so far.

2. Open at Writing on page 45 of the PB.Read the instructions and make sureeverybody understands what to do.

Answers (Pupil’s Book p. 45)

Answers will vary, but check that pupils'

sentences have been written correctly.

Extension

In pairs, pupils role-play a phone call topractise the future tense.

Support

1. Use stories in the Reader from previousunits to support pupils who need extrapractice reading. Use contextual clues tounderstand meaning.

2. Practise irregular plurals using your wallchart. Sound out vowel sounds in wordssuch as teeth, geese and encourage pupilsto repeat clearly.