Nature Around Us: Key Learning Outcomes
Nature Around Us: Key Learning Outcomes
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Key learning outcome in Unit 5, the students will:
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Working towards: taking part in a short dialog of 1–2 exchanges or give a short monolog of 2–3 sentences.
Learners can produce very short fixed expressions, using Use a few single words to name or describe familiar
gestures and asking for help when necessary. (21) people or objects or express basic opinions.
Learners can recognize familiar words in short phrases Recognize numbers and familiar words within simple
and sentences spoken slowly and clearly, if supported by sentences and texts.
pictures or gestures. (19)
Learners can ask about the identity of an object using a Use simple words to take part in brief informational,
basic phrase (e.g., What is it?). (21) instructional, or transactional exchanges and/or
conversations.
Learners can get someone’s attention using a fixed Use a few words to briefly participate in a narrow range
expression. (23) of everyday social exchanges.
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Play the Rise and Shine Welcome Song.
Nature around us
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What can you see? the board. Ask students to describe them using
the face and body parts they learned in Unit
1 5.01
Listen and explore.
3. Ask students if they know the names of the
animals and write their answers on the board.
● Draw students’ attention to the glowing rabbit
on the railings. In L1, ask What is he doing there?
2 fox Who does he belong to?
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● Play the audio and present the vocabulary picture cards Tell students to find the food words in Unit 4 and write the
Wonder
for students to repeat each word. Then hold up each card first letter, then say them. Set a time limit if necessary.
for them to say without prompting and ask them to point
to each animal on the page. ANSWER KEY: bread, chicken, tomatoes
● Ask students about the animals, e.g., Can the frog jump?
What color is the rabbit? How many ducks are there?
1 Look and write. Students look at the pictures then
3 Stick and say. write the animals in the correct spaces.
● Help students find the stickers in the back of their books.
Point to each one, say What’s this?, and elicit the words ANSWER KEY: 1 owl, 2 rabbit, 3 fox, 4 lizard, 5 mouse,
for them, then ask students to put them in the correct 6 turtle, 7 frog, 8 duck
place on the page.
Wonder Helper: Students match the middle picture to
picture a or b and then color.
Extra activity
Ask students if they’ve ever seen any of the animals ANSWER KEY: b Nature
or if they keep any as pets at home. Tell them to write
sentences saying if they like or don’t like each animal.
Extra time: Students say the animal names in alphabetical
order.
FUTURE SKILLS: enquiry and imagination
In L1, ask students to think about what animals live ANSWER KEY: duck, fox, frog, lizard, mouse, owl,
in their country and which ones they see often. Ask rabbit, turtle
students why they might see some animals more often
than others.
Activity 1 Audio script
4 Watch and listen. Dexter Let’s go to the park!
● Review animals vocabulary using picture cards. Tell Elena OK! I have my bike.
students they are going to watch a video about nature. Bruno Wait for me!
Before watching, pre-teach some vocabulary, e.g., fly, Dexter Let’s find animals. Look! A mouse, a turtle, an
grass, pond. Play the Nature video. orange fox, a lizard…
● After watching, ask students if they can remember what Elena And five ducks!
animals were mentioned in the video (answers may vary, Bruno Shh! I can see an owl.
but students should be able to recognize: ducks, a fox, Elena I can see a kite. I can’t see an owl.
a frog, a lizard, an owl, a rabbit, a turtle). Bruno Ha ha! It’s a frog!
Dexter I can see a rabbit.
Activity 2
WONDER HELPER Assess
a lizard a fox a duck a turtle
Read Bruno’s question. Ask students to think of the an owl a frog a mouse a rabbit
animals from the lesson they have seen at their local
park. Allow them to discuss other animals in L1. Then
let students share their answers as a class.
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Our world
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animals they can see. listen to the audio and check or put an ✗ according to
● Play the audio and ask students to number the pictures whether they hear the animals.
in the order they hear them.
● Check answers, then ask students how many of each ANSWER KEY: 1 ✓, 2 ✗ (It’s a turtle.), 3 ✓, 4 ✓
animal the children saw.
2 Trace. Then count and write. Students read and trace
ANSWER KEY: 1 rabbit, 2 turtle, 3 fox the words then count the animals in the picture and
write the numbers.
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ANSWER KEY: I can see 6 frogs, 4 rabbits, 7 owls, and
Ask students to work in pairs to create another verse
5 lizards.
using other animals they know. Note that the plurals of
mouse and fox are mice and foxes.
3 Draw and write. Then tell a friend. Students draw
one of the animals from Lesson 1, then say what it is
3 Count all the animals. Then say. and how many of them they can see.
● Ask students to look at the Big Picture and tell a partner Students color the Wonder checkpoint pebble.
how many of each animal they can see.
Extra time Students write their favorite animal word, then
I can shine! Assess tell a friend.
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• Lesson aim: to understand and role-play a story • Encourage students to be imaginative
• Recycled language: bird, cat, eyes, fox, lizard, owl, rabbit; big, and creative. Invite students to role-play
green, small; I can see (a) (fox). the unit story, playing the characters
• Receptive language: Is it a (fox)? or telling it with their own words and
gestures.
GSE • Point to the “Imagine” stepping stone and
• Receptive: Reading: Can show interest in an idea using simple write We’re learning to understand and
language and gestures. role-play a story on the board.
• Receptive: Listening: Can recognize familiar words in short
phrases and sentences spoken slowly and clearly, if supported by Materials:
pictures or gestures. • Audio; Video; Picture Cards; Story cards
W Im
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I can see
2 5.07
Listen or watch.
the bird!
in each frame. What do they know already
Towers about each character?
I can’t see
an owl.
the story in their books and repeat the words
I can shine! together.
Let’s imagine!
What can Bruno see?
3 Which animal are the children
following? Circle.
● Then play the video. Let more confident
students choose a character and play the
Guess and draw.
a butterfly
ANSWER KEY: rabbit, lizard, cat (frog, fish, and fox are not in ANSWER KEY: a bird
the story)
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Story
animation
Imagine
Helper
Imagine
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ACHIEVE The student can match 4 of the
characters correctly. 1 Circle the one that doesn’t belong. Students circle
the one that doesn’t belong in the row.
ADJUST The student can match 2–3 of the ANSWER KEY: the rabbit, because it’s a toy
characters correctly.
➔ Help students by going through each frame and 2 Connect the dots. Then read and circle. Students
asking who the character/animal is. connect the dots then circle the correct answer to the
question.
EXCEED The student can match all the characters ANSWER KEY: a butterfly
correctly.
➔ Ask students to summarize the story in L1.
3 Draw. Then say. Students draw an animal, say the
sentence, and show their partners their drawing.
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Build
Write suggestions on the board, correcting them later if
necessary.
● Draw students’ attention to the Build Helper. Students ANSWER KEY: 1 No, it isn’t., 2 Yes, it is.
read the question and answers. Ask different students
questions from the chant and have them answer No, it 2 Follow and find. Then write. Students follow the
isn’t./Yes, it is. garden path, find the other half of the insect,
● Play the audio and ask students to read the chant aloud. and write the word. Ask students to read out the
sentences to answer Elena’s question.
Extra activity
Ask students to form questions and answers about ANSWER KEY: 1 d ant, 2 b ladybug, 3 a bee, 4 c butterfly
other insects with a partner. Nominate pairs to give
their questions and answers and add them to the
Extra time: Students draw their favorite small animal and
chant.
tell a friend.
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Practice:
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Practice:
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Build
Is it… , Is it a… , etc.
● Write the question on the board. Ask students what
word they could use instead of butterfly. Write their
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suggestions above the words on the board and practice
the sentences. ● Play the game from Activity 4, using animals from
● Tell students to ask you a question and point to an insect Lessons 1 and 3, too. Give students a short description
in Activity 1. Respond with Yes, it is. or No, it isn’t. Ask and have them guess what it is. The student who guesses
students to ask and answer about animals in the close-up correctly must think of another animal.
pictures in pairs.
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3 5.12 My sounds Listen to the sounds and say.
● Point to the picture and say What’s this? Answer Yes, it’s 1 5.13
Listen and number. Students listen and
a f – f – frog, Yes, it’s a f – f – flower. number the animals.
● Then say f says f – f – f, s says s – s – s. Ask students to
ANSWER KEY: 1 frog, 2 rabbit, 3 fox, 4 butterfly
pay attention to your teeth and lips as you make the
different sounds.
● Play the audio and ask students to repeat the sounds. 2 5.14
Listen and repeat. Trace. Then check (✓) the
● Ask them to write the number. one that doesn’t belong. Students listen and repeat
the words. They trace the letters then check the one
4 Cut out and guess the animals. that doesn’t belong.
● Ask students to cut out the cards, draw two more
animals in the empty squares, and say what color or size ANSWER KEY: 1 three, 2 lizard
the animal is on each card. Model an example.
● Tell students they should place the six cards face down, 3 Ask and answer with a friend. Then draw. Students
then take turns picking up a card and describing it for ask and answer the questions with a partner, draw
their partner to guess. their own silhouettes, and guess their partner’s
animal.
I can shine! Assess Students color the Build checkpoint pebble.
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Play the audio and present the vocabulary
Let’s be I share
tree
I celebrate all I play with picture cards
I try different for students to repeat each word.
I appreciate
friends toys! families! friends! food! special clothes
Then hold up each card for them to say without
prompting and ask them to point to each toy
grass pond
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5.16 Listen and point. Then say.
● Tell students to listen for the four new words.
Play the audio, pausing after each section for
students to point to the correct part of the
picture.
● Play the track again for students to repeat
the words. SUPPORT If students are finding
it difficult, use the picture cards again to
consolidate the words. STRETCH Ask
students to say Look at the (pond/tree/grass/
4 Watch and listen.
Think and share! flowers).
Which is your
favorite animal?
RECEPTIVE SKILLS TIP
Before Activity 2, tell students they will hear
60 Global Citizenship Where animals live the animal names first, then the places. They
should focus on the places and point these
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Grow
places and think where each animal lives. Play the audio
consider why these habitats are suitable for those
from Activity 2 again if necessary.
species. If possible, bring in additional pictures of
● Ask students to match the animals to the correct places.
animals and have students discuss if they’ve seen them
● Ask students to repeat I can see a… and Look at the… for
and where. You could introduce students to the idea of
each animal. Then they tell a partner what they can see
protecting habitats by discussing any local efforts at
and where it is.
conservation.
● Ask students, in L1 if necessary, what animals live close to
them. Do they live close to a park or a pond or a forest?
Give students paper and have them draw animals that
TEACHER TIME TO SHINE: class location
live close to them with the place they live in, too.
If possible, take the class to a different location for the
ANSWER KEY: duck – pond, owl – tree, mouse – grass, lesson. This unit topic and lesson lend themselves to
bee – flower being outdoors. Taking the class to a field, playground,
or park will help students put the language in context.
Ask students to point to the habitats they see, say
4 Watch and listen. what animals might live there, and look for and draw
insects.
● Review unit vocabulary using picture cards. Play the
Nature video.
● After watching, ask students if they remember what Workbook page 45 (Lessons 6 and 7)
animals live in the grass (bees, butterflies, ladybugs), by
the pond (ducks, frogs, turtles) and in the trees (ants, 1 Read and trace. Check (✓) or put an ✗. Then
say. Students check or put an ✗ for each animal
lizards, owls).
according to whether it’s in the correct habitat, then
trace the words.
FUTURE SKILLS: critical and reflective thinking
Ask students to think about animals that can be pets ANSWER KEY: 1 duck ✓, frog ✓, mouse ✗; 2 bee ✓,
and live in the wild. Ask them how we can ensure pets butterfly ✓, lizard ✗; 3 owl ✓, bird ✓, turtle ✗; 4 rabbit ✓,
are happy living in people’s homes. mouse ✓, fox ✓
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I share
toys!
I celebrate all
families!
I play with
friends!
I try different
food!
I appreciate
special clothes
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Speaking
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● Ask students to look at the pictures of the three animals. ● In pairs, ask students to draw a map of the park with
Say each animal for students to repeat. different places for animals to live and ask them to say
Grow
● Play the audio and ask students to match the animals I can see a (duck) at the (pond)! Their partner must draw
with the places. Then check their answers. the animal in the correct place. Then they swap roles.
● Play the track again and pause after each line for
students to answer. Workbook page 45 (See Lessons 6 and 7)
ANSWER KEY: 1 flowers, 2 tree, 3 pond 2 Choose an animal home and draw an animal in it.
Write. Then role-play. Students choose and draw an
animal habitat and add an animal to it. Students talk
TEACHER TIME TO SHINE: speaking in class to a partner about their picture.
Students could initially write down their sentence Let’s Students color the Grow checkpoint pebble.
find a… in Activity 3 if they need more support. Allow
them to read it the first few times they interact with Extra time: Students tell a friend what they can see in the
a partner, then encourage them to speak without classroom.
reading.
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mouse owl rabbit turtle have learned in the unit on the board. Give
students 2–3 minutes to look and remember
1
the animals. Remove the pictures and ask
2
students to work in pairs or small groups to
3
remember as many as they can in 1 minute.
4
Record the groups’ correct answers on the
5 board.
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7 Step 1: Review
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● The Review consolidates the target language
2 Choose two animals. Trace and write.
of the unit from the I can shine! checkpoints
I can see a . and helps prepare students for the unit
I can see a . projects. Vocabulary from the Wonder spread
is reviewed through reading and writing in
3 Guess your friend’s animals. Activity 1. The story ideas from the Imagine
It’s small spread are reviewed in Activity 2. The speaking
Is it Yes, it is.
and red.
a ladybug? element in Activity 3 consolidates the target
structures and language of the Build spread.
4 Think! Check (✓) homes for your animals.
1 Find and write.
● Ask students to look at the wordpool. Read the
words and ask them to repeat after you to help
with any pronunciation problems.
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● Tell students to find and color the animals
Unit review Unit objectives review
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2 Choose two animals. Trace and write. review lesson.
● Tell students to choose two animals from the picture
puzzle and write one to complete each sentence.
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Guess your friend’s animals.
● Read through the speech bubbles and ask students to
repeat after you. Pay attention to the intonation for the
question and the answer.
● Ask students to work in pairs. One describes one of the
animals they wrote in Activity 2, the other guesses what
it is, asking Is it a… ? Then they swap. They continue until
they have both described and guessed all their animals.
● Nominate some students to say one of their descriptions
for the rest of the class to guess.
4 Think! Check (✓) homes for your animals.
● Ask students to think about the animals they chose in
Activity 2 and check one or two pictures showing their
home or homes.
Workbook page 46
1 Look. Then count and write. Students look at the scene,
then count the animals and copy the words onto the line.
Extra time: Students look at the picture and say what they
see.
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Time to shine:
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Shine
● Ask them to circle two of the places and write the names
of two animals that live in them.
Workbook page 47
6 Make your park collage.
● Ask students to choose the animals that are going at
3 Stick and color. Then tell a friend. Students play
spot the difference. They stick the scrambled “jigsaw
their park (give a limit/minimum if necessary). They puzzle” pieces from cutout corners, so it makes a
should use the animals they chose in activity 1 and can scene. Then they color the butterfly a color of their
add more if they wish. choice. Using the target language, they try to spot the
● Give students materials and time to draw/create their
differences between the 2 scenes.
collage of their park and animals. Have a completed
collage to show them if possible. 4 Read. Then think and write. Tell students to complete
the chart for themselves, then describe it to a partner.
PROJECT TIP Tell students to color the corner picture. Ask students to
Bring in or display some pictures or plans of parks in look at the Progress Chart for Unit 5 and check the things
your area to give students inspiration before they make they can now do.
their collage. Ask students if they recognize the park
and what animals they think they would see there. Home-school link: Students make an origami owl and
show their family.
7 Share with a friend.
Read through the speech bubbles.
Assess
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● Ask students to work in pairs. They look at each other’s Time to shine!
collages and ask and answer questions about them.
ACHIEVE The student can name animals and
Time to shine! insects using I can see a/an… . The student can ask
and answer about animals using Is it a/an… ? Yes, it
8 Show your park collage to the class. is./No, it isn't.
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● Read the speech bubble and ask students to think of 2
sentences to say about their collage. Give support where ADJUST The student can name, ask, and answer
necessary. about animals and insects, but with errors in the
● Ask students to show their collage to the class (or to a sentence.
small group if more appropriate) and describe it. ➔ Play the chant from Lesson 4 again, asking
● In a confident class, have the class ask questions using students to repeat each sentence.
Is it a… ? for the student to answer.
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