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Professor Vassen NAËCK - Head Curriculum Implementation, Textbook

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Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8

Nature and the Travelling

Theme Superheroes Friendship
Environment the World

- Special powers - Nature - Travel - Friendship

(e.g. climb, fly) - Animals - Transport - Revision
- Weather
Key Vocabulary - Superhero - Recycle/
qualities protect/ pollution
(e.g. kind, strong,
truthful)

- Speaking cards - Song - Rhyme - Poem

- Role-play - Picture - Comparison

Oral description speaking activity
(colouring activity
then linked
to writing)

- Vowels: - Vowels: - Vowels: - Revision

Phonics

Reading - Going to - The humming - I read about

bird in the different - Revision
the cinema garden countries

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 - Newspaper - Certificate of
Writing - Card - Postcard
article Friendship

Grammar - Opposites - Present tense - Past tense of - Telling time –

of verb ‘to do’ verb ‘to have’ number names
and “o’clock”
- Past tense of Negative form - Past tense
verb ‘to be’ (do not, does of common - Revision
not) irregular verbs
- Simple past
tense - Masculine - Adjectives
and feminine
- Comparative
- Prepositions - Possessive form
(between, pronouns
before, after)

Literacy session - A Superhero - The Deer in - Sinbad - The Two

Family the Forest the Sailor Brothers

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Superheroes
Unit five
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Activity 1 – I listen to and read the speaking cards.

Oral
I am Spiderman.
I can climb up walls and roofs.
I rescue people and animals from dangers.

I am Batman.
I am intelligent.
I use my physical powers to
fight crime.

I am Superman.
I have many powers and I can fly.
I protect people.

I am Ironman.
I wear a metal costume.
I use lots of technology to
rescue people.

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Activity 2 - I listen to and read a short story.

Reading
Going to the cinema

Mika asked his father to take him to the cinema. He invited

his friends Tony and Sonia to watch the film “Batman”.
They were excited to see Batman wearing his special costume.

“Wow, look at him! He is amazing,” said Tony.

Batman climbed high buildings. He was strong and quick. His enemy could not
fight him. Batman rescued people and saved the town from dangers.
Everybody loved him.

“Batman is my superhero! I want to be like him,” Mika said.

“Batman has lots of special powers. He is great!” Sonia shouted.

Keywords: cinema costume amazing quick enemy rescued

superhero special powers

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Activity 2a - I circle the correct answer.

1. Who wanted to go to the cinema?

A. Father B. Mika C. Batman

2. In the story, the superhero was ______________.

A. Spiderman B. Superman C. Batman

3. Batman was wearing a special ______________.

A. costume B. friends C. powers

4. The three friends thought Batman was ______________.

A. shy B. horrible C. amazing

5. Batman saved his ______________ from dangers.

A. village B. country C. town

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Activity 2b – I fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
short story.

Mika and his __________________ went to the cinema. They watched a

____________. Batman was the ____________ . His ___________ could

not fight him. _____________ wants to be like Batman. Sonia thinks that

Batman is _____________.

Activity 3 - I choose and write the correct words to complete

the sentences.

lies caring enemies costumes

1. Superheroes have many different __________________ .

2. They save people from __________________ .

3. Superheroes never tell __________________ .

4. They are __________________ citizens.

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Activity 4 - I write a newspaper article. Writing

Imagine a superhero came to visit your school! Wow!

Let’s write a newspaper article to tell everyone.

May 23,
March 1, 2016
2016

THE DAILY NEWS

A Superhero visits a school
www.todaynews.com THE WORLD FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER -SINCE 1968

On _________________________________(day, date, month and year)

_________________________________(name of superhero)

visited _____________________________________ . (name of school)

____________________________ (name of superhero) talked about

things that make a hero:

A hero is ________________. (brave, afraid)

A hero must ______________ people in danger. (ignore, help)

A hero is ________________ . (kind, unkind)

A hero does not _________________. (lie, tell the truth)

A hero is ___________________. (hardworking, lazy) and

____________________________________. (fair, unfair)

When ___________________ (name of superhero) finished

his talk, everyone clapped their hands.

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honics

Activity 5 - I complete the short story with the correct words.

Can you name some items with the / / sound?

Here are some examples: bat, sat, that,
trap, stamp, ran, band.

cat, Pat, rats, hat, mat

This is _____________.

She is wearing a ______________.

This is her _______________.

It is sitting on a _______________.

It likes to chase _______________.

hand, apple, Sam, ant, cap

This is ______________ .

He is wearing a ______________ .

He is eating an ______________.

There is an _____________ on his____________.

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Activity 6 - I listen to and read the words.

I colour the correct words when I hear the sound /a:/.

car chair star book

jar pig apple shark

bell chart party strong

quick garden cinema scarf

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honics

Activity 7 - I listen to and read the words.

I tick the correct words when I hear the sound /Ɔ� /.

ball tall

stick big

pencil little

wall small

horse door

table ring

spoon cat

fork torch

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Activity 8 - I listen to and read the words. I colour the pictures and
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copy the words when I hear the sound / I /.

house arm

cup play

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clay chalk

tray crayon

storm pray

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Activity 9 - I learn: Simple past tense.

Grammar

We are going to learn some verbs in the simple past tense.

This tells us that the action has already happened.

Yesterday, Luna’s father helped her to bake a cake. He mixed the ingredients
in a big bowl and put it in the oven. Then, he washed the dishes and cleaned
the kitchen. He lifted Luna in his strong arms and kissed her on the cheek.
“Dad, you are my superhero!” Luna shouted.

I like that story! Did you notice the word in pink?

We add “ed” to some verbs to form the simple past tense.
Circle the verbs that end with ‘ed’ in the short story.

Remember!
When using the simple past tense, all personal pronouns
stay the same. Let’s look at the table below.

Simple Past Tense of verb ‘to play’

I played
You played
He played
She played
It played
We played
They played
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Activity 9a - I write the words in the simple past

tense to fill in the blanks: Adding ‘ed’.

She __________________ to school. (walk)

We __________________in class. (talk)

I __________________my friend. (visit)

You __________________ over the wall. (jump)

He __________________ in the mirror. (look)

They __________________T.V. (watch)

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Activity 9b - I write the red words in the simple past tense. I

rearrange the words to make simple sentences: Adding ‘d’.

For some verbs, we only add ‘d’ to

form the simple past tense.

cake a Anna bake

________________________________________

at school arrive late You

________________________________________

like fresh the lychees I

________________________________________

a sega dance children The

________________________________________

baby save a Superman

________________________________________

near a live Tony park

________________________________________

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Grammar

Activity 10 - I learn: Past tense of verb ‘to be’.

Today is Monday. I am at school.

Yesterday was Sunday. I was at the beach.

My friends and I are in Grade Three.

Last year we were in Grade Two.

Did you notice the words in bold?

The verbs ‘am’, ‘are’ and ‘is’ change from
present to past tense.
Let’s look at the table below!

Present Past Past

I am I was I was sad yesterday.
You are You were You were very good.
He is He was He was late for school.
She is She was She was the best dancer.
It is It was It was sunny yesterday.
We are We were We were happy.
They are They were They were excited to see the show.

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Activity 10a - I change the verbs into the past tense. I read the
sentences aloud.

Remember!
am changes to was
is changes to was
are changes to were
Let’s practise together!

1. I am happy. ______________________________
I was happy.

2. You are laughing. _________________________________________

3. What is Ironman doing? ____________________________________

4. The superheroes are saving people. ___________________________

5. Batman is wearing a special costume. ___________________________

6. I am helping my brother. ___________________________________

Activity 10b - I fill in the blanks with was or were. I read the
sentences aloud.

Underline the keywords showing the past.

One has been done for you.

1. Yesterday, I ___________ at home.

2. You ________ ill three days ago.

3. A year ago, my aunt and uncle __________ in Rodrigues.

4. Last week, Ben 10 _____________ in Mauritius.

5. Yesterday, Luna’s father ___________ in the kitchen preparing food.

6. We _________ asleep last night.

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Activity 11a - I play an ‘Opposite Game’. Grammar

Do you remember some of the opposites you learned in

Grade 2? Here’s a game we can play to help you learn!
Colour the pairs of opposites. One has been done for you.

I raise my right hand and you wave your left hand.

I sit down and you stand up.

I am sad and you are happy.

I open my eyes and you close your eyes.

I eat a big cake and you eat a small cake.

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Activity 11b - I match the opposite words.

The mountain is high. The window is closed.

The bottle is full. Grandfather is old.

The ruler is long. The wall is low.

Father is young. The glass is empty.

The door is open. The pencil is short.

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Grammar

Activity 12a - I describe the pictures. I listen to

and read the sentences.

1. A cat is sitting between two dogs.

2. The letter ‘c’ comes before the letter ‘d’.

3. The number ‘9’ comes after the number 8.

Activity 12b - I observe the pictures. I choose and write

the correct prepositions.

before after between

1. Bella is sitting ____________ two superheroes.

2. The number 5 comes ____________ the number 7.

3. The letter ‘p’ comes ____________ the letter ‘o’.

4. The girl is walking ____________ her mother and father.

5. I brush my teeth ____________ going to bed.

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Unit 5 End of unit Unit five 5

Activity 1 - I cut and paste the correct descriptions for each character.

Batman Joker

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Description:

brave afraid helps people in danger

kind unkind does not help people

in danger

fair unfair people like him

tells lies tells the truth people are afraid of him

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Activity 2 - I write the given words in the Past Tense.

Past Tense

love
invite
work
phone
live
play
decide
wash
paint
arrive
cook

Activity 3 - I write the opposite of each adjective.

The mountain is high but the hill is ____________________.

Grandfather is ___________________ but father is young.

My pencil is long and yours is _________________.

Sam’s lunchbox is _______________ and Jane’s lunchbox is closed.

The yellow basket is empty but the red basket is ________________.

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Activity 4 - I circle the word with the odd sound in each row.

1. cat boat fat hat

2. table car far star

3. ball tall fall box

4. horse mice fork torch

5. play tray fly day

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Nature and
the Environment
Unit six
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Oral

Activity 1 – I listen to and read a poem. I colour the words and pictures.

Nature
I wake up in the morning,
I look outside.

I see the trees,

I breathe the air and feel the breeze.

The sun is shining in the sky.

Birds are singing as they fly.

I walk in the garden.

I smell the grass and flowers.
I sit down for a few hours.

The insects in the soil are crawling,

My mother in the house is calling.

Slowly comes the night

The moon and stars shine bright.

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Activity 2 – I tick a ‘Nature Checklist’.

Nature is all around us. Let’s take a walk

outside. Tick the boxes for things you
see and find.

rock

soil

grass

twig

bird

tree bark

leaves

insects

litter

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Reading

Activity 3 – I listen to and read a short story.

The hummingbird in the garden

Vanessa and Ashley are in the garden. They run around

playing but do not damage the plants and flowers.

Suddenly, they see a small hummingbird. It beats its

wings very fast as it flies making a buzzing noise. “Wow!
You are beautiful!” Ashley shouts.

“Do you know that hummingbirds help pollen get from one flower to another?”
Ashley asks his sister.

“Yes! This helps the flowers to make more seeds and this means more plants,”
Vanessa replies.

“They like to drink nectar from flowers,” Ashley says.

The hummingbird flies away. “Bye-bye,” Vanessa and Ashley say.

Keywords: garden plants hummingbird pollen seed

Activity 3a – I circle the correct answers.

1. Where are Vanessa and Ashley?

A. They are in the garden. B. They are in the park.

C. They are at school.

2. What are Vanessa and Ashley doing?

A. They are reading a book. B. They are sleeping.

C. They are playing.

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3. What do Vanessa and Ashley see?

A. They see a gorilla. B. They see a caterpillar.

C. They see a hummingbird.

4. How do hummingbirds help flowers?

A. They make a buzzing noise with B. They help pollen get from one
their wings. flower to another.

C. They drink nectar from flowers.

5. Which one of these statements is true?

A. The hummingbird is small. B. The hummingbird is big.

C. The hummingbird is ugly.

6. Which one of these statements is true?

A. Hummingbirds do not B. Hummingbirds beat their wings

like nectar. very fast when they fly.

C. The hummingbird does not

fly away.

7. Which one of these statements is false?

A. The hummingbird is in B. The hummingbird is a small bird.

the garden.

C. Hummingbirds cannot fly.

Do we have hummingbirds in Mauritius?

No, we do not. We can find lots of other

birds in Mauritius. Can you name some?

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Grammar
Activity 4 – I learn: Present tense of the verb ‘to do’.

Remember!
We learned the simple present tense in Unit 3.
Now, we will learn the verb ‘to do’ in the present tense.

Let's look at the table below. Pay attention to the words

in bold!

I do
Which personal pronouns
You do use the verb ‘do’?
Colour these boxes orange.
He does
Which personal pronouns
She does
use the verb ‘does’?
It does Colour these boxes green.

We do

They do

Activity 4a - I complete the sentences with do or does.

1. I ___________ sports to stay in good health.

2. Mary ____________________ her homework everyday.

3. Tom ______________ karate on Saturdays.

4. People _________ gardening to get vegetables and flowers.

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Activity 4b - I make questions using 'do' or 'does'.

Remember!
We can also use ‘do’ and ‘does’ to ask questions.
The verb is put at the beginning of the question.
For example: Do you want to go swimming?
Does he like butterflies?

Make your questions using the words in the table.

Then, write them below.

I live in summer?

Do you want chocolate?

he/she/it rain a pencil?

Does we like in Port Louis?

they have a new bicycle?

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________

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Grammar

Activity 5 – I learn: Negative forms ‘do not’ and ‘does not’.

Remember!
We learned the negative form in Unit 2.
Now, we will learn the verb ‘to do’ in the negative form.
Look carefully at the words in bold!

I like rain. I do not like rain.

I do not like
this cake.

I like this cake.

Fred does not like to read in the dark.

Remember this!
We use ‘does not’ for verbs ending in ’s’ or ‘es’.
For other verbs we use ‘do not’.

Examples:
Mika plays with his friends.
Mika does not play with his
friends.

Wendy washes her hands.

Wendy does not wash her hands.

The children shout.

The children do not shout.
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Activity 5a - I write the sentences in the negative form using
do not or does not.

1. Tom collects stamps. _______________________________________

2. You sing in the bathroom. ____________________________________

3. Julie closes the door. _______________________________________

4. I recycle paper and empty cans. _______________________________

5. They open the windows. _____________________________________

Grammar

Activity 6 - I listen to and read the short text. I rewrite the story
changing the underlined words into the masculine or
feminine form.

In Unit 4, we learned some nouns that are used

for both male and female. Can you name some?

One day, two girls went to a park. They sat on the grass and watched the
butterflies. A boy walked by. He dropped an empty bottle on the ground. The
little girls remembered what their teacher said: “Protect nature. Do not litter.”
So, the girls asked the boy to pick up the bottle and put it in a bin.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

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Writing

Activity 7 - I complete a ‘Nature Card’.

I am a friend of nature. I see birds flying. I smell fresh

grass and I feel the sunshine on my skin. Are you a friend
of nature too?

I am a friend of nature.

I see...
_______________________
I smell...
_______________________________
_______________________
_______________________________
_______________________
_______________________________
_______________________
_______________________________
_______________________
_______________________________

_______________________________
I feel...

________________________
I hear...
________________________ ____________________________

________________________ ____________________________

________________________ ____________________________

________________________ ____________________________

____________________________

flowers birds happy leaves grass breeze

wind sunshine rain bees cold cars

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Cut out the pictures below and paste them

to decorate your card.

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Activity 8 - I learn: Possessive pronouns.

Grammar

Remember!
In Grade 2 we learned possessive adjectives.
Can you name them?
Now, we will learn possessive pronouns.
Let’s look at the pictures and read the sentences.

I am Brenda.
This is my school-bag. The school-bag is mine.

You are Kevin.

This is your book. The book is yours.

He is Hans.
This is his dog. The dog is his.

She is Kelly.
This is her jacket. The jacket is hers.

We are Kim and Jess.

This is our rabbit. The rabbit is ours.

They are Yash and Bruno.

They are playing with their toys. The toys
are theirs.

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Activity 8a - I write the correct possessive adjectives and

possessive pronouns.

Personal pronouns Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns

I

You

He

She

We

They

Activity 8b - I fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronouns.

1. This dog is __________________ . (I)

2. These building blocks are _________________. (we)

3. This book is _________________. (he)

4. Those umbrellas are _________________. (they)

5. This frog is __________________. (you)

6. The gifts and balloons are________________. (her)

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honics

Activity 9 - I listen to and read the words. I draw the correct pictures.

nut sun cup

jug bus drum

Activity 10 - I listen to and read a poem. I underline words with the

sound / /.
Ω

Do you remember some words with the / / sound?

Underline the words in this poem which have this sound.

Look! It’s a book!

The cook is reading a book.

Look! It’s a ball of wool!

The wool is on the wood.

Look! It’s a hook!

The hook is next to the hood.

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Activity 11a - I choose and write the correct words. I circle the
pictures with the sound / /. a Ω

flower cow sun hand mouse clown tree

mouth pig cloud house owl

Activity 11b - I circle the correct letters and I fill in the blanks.

1 c r__ __ n ow a ou 4 f l __ __ r oi ow ou

2 r __ __ n d aw oo ou 5 s h __ __ e r o a ow

3 h __ __ l oo oi ow 6 b r__ __ n ou ow aw

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Unit 6 End of unit Unit six 6

Oral

Activity 1 - I read and I write true or false.

1. Flowers are important in nature. ___________

2. It is good to clean my yard. ___________

3. It is good to cut down trees. ___________

4. We use paper-bags in Mauritius. ___________

5. Killing animals and birds is funny. ___________

6. It is good to litter. ___________

7. It is bad to light fires in a forest. ___________

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Activity 2 - I complete the following sentences with do or does.

1. Mira ___________ her homework by herself.

2. ___________ you have a pet ?

3. ___________ mother like to read?

4. The pupils ___________ activities every day .

Activity 3 - I write the sentences in the negative form using

do not or does not.

1. Sonia grows beautiful flowers in her garden.

___________________________________________________________

2. Birds fly over the hills.

___________________________________________________________

3. They keep their classroom clean.

___________________________________________________________

4. Tommy collects shells on the beach.

___________________________________________________________

5. I like playing football.

___________________________________________________________

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Activity 4 - I fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronouns.

1. This pencil is for Sara. It is ____________

2. Give me my book. It is ____________

3. These marbles belong to Jim. They are ____________

4. We live here. This house is ____________

5. The brothers have a pet dog. The dog is ____________

Activity 5 - I identify and colour the word with the same sound
in each row.

1. book bird cook boy soil

2. crown cat brown bear sun

3. cup leaf fly rain mug

4. wood bed nest wool plate

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Travelling the world

Unit Seven
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Oral

Activity 1 - I listen to and read a rhyme.

The world is big but it can look small,

There’s lots of space for us all!

The world is big and the world is wide,

There are many ways to see the other side!

You can travel on a bus,

You can travel on a train,

You can travel on a boat,

You can travel on a plane.

There are many things to do and see,

You can travel the world with friends and family!

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Activity 2 - I talk about different countries.

The Grade 3 Team is learning about different countries. The friends take
turns to talk about each country.

Where are you from?

Tell me about your country.

Brazil

I am from Brazil. We have a huge rainforest. We

have famous football teams and football players.

Canada

I am from Canada. We speak English and French.

There is a lot of nature here. We protect
our wildlife.

Australia

I am from Australia. There are many unique

animals here. We also have poisonous insects
and reptiles.

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Egypt

I am from Egypt. We have big deserts and

pyramids. One of the longest rivers in the
world is found here.

China

I am from China. We have the biggest population

in the world. The giant panda is found here.

India

I am from India. We speak many different

languages. We eat spicy foods. We make
Bollywood films.

Italy

I am from Italy. We like to eat fish, pasta, and

pizza. We make famous cars.

Seychelles

I am from Seychelles. It is an island in the Indian

Ocean. Our national bird is the Black Parrot.

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Activity 3 - I cut and paste the flags in the correct box.

Mauritius India Brazil

Italy Canada Australia

Seychelles China Egypt

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Activity 4 - I copy the correct word for each picture.

car bus boat train airplane taxi passport bag suitcase

camera map ticket hotel

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Reading

Activity 5 - I listen to and read a poem.

I will travel around the world,

I will meet other boys and girls,

I will learn about other children’s ways,

I will know their languages and their names,

Ni hao
Hello I will learn to play new games.
Hola Marhaba
Bonjour

I will cross the seas and deserts,

I will climb the mountains high,

I will see the cities, take some photos,

And then I will say “goodbye”.

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Writing

Activity 6 - I write a postcard.

To _______________________________

I travelled to _____________________________________________

I went with _______________________________________________

We travelled by ____________________________________________

We will stay for ____________________________________________

So far, we have visited _______________________________________

I enjoyed ________________________________________________

From ___________________________

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Activity 7a - I learn: Irregular past tense.

Do you remember we learned the past tense in Unit 5?

There are some verbs that change completely in the
past tense. Let’s learn together! Match the verb to its
corresponding past tense.

sit saw

wake ate

come sat

see said

eat took

tell woke

get came

make told

take got

say made

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Activity 7b - I complete the table with the correct irregular verbs.

Present Tense Irregular Past Tense

sit

wake

come

see

eat

tell

get

make

take

say

Activity 7c - I underline the irregular past tense in the story below.

Gulliver woke up. He was on a beach. Many tiny men came near him. Gulliver

ran away. He went into a cave. The little men saw him. They spoke to Gulliver

nicely and gave him food. Gulliver ate the food and drank some sweet juice.

They took Gulliver to their village. After a few days, Gulliver made a boat. He

said goodbye and sailed back home.

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Activity 7d - I complete the table below.

Present Tense Irregular Past Tense

woke

is

come

ran

go

saw

spoke

give

eat

drink

took

make

say

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Activity 8 - I learn: Past tense of the verb “to have”.

In the past tense has and have become had.

I have I had
You have You had
He has He had
She has She had
It has It had
We have We had
They have They had

Activity 8a - I complete the sentences with the past tense of the

verb “to have”.

a. I _____________ a toy train.

b. The train _____________ black wheels.

c. My grandmother _____________ this doll since she was a little girl.

d. My friends _____________ never seen such a beautiful doll.

e. We _____________ a nice time playing with the doll.

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Let’s read the following sentences carefully.

The underlined words are adjectives. They
are used to describe nouns.

Activity 9 - I learn: Adjectives.

Sabrina is wearing a blue dress.

Mrs. Ally is a kind woman.

The towel is soft.

Sam is wearing a big and round hat.

Sonia is happy.

Activity 9a - I fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives.

red rough small angry round nice heavy

1. Mr. Henry is a _______________ man.

2. Donna is playing with her ______________ sailboat.

3. Father is _______________.

4. The Mauritian flag is _____________, blue, yellow and green in colour.

5. The ball is _____________________.

6. The wall is ____________________.

7. The man is carrying a ________________ suitcase.

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Activity 10 - I learn: The comparative form.

Mika and Sonia are comparing school materials.

I have a long ruler.

My ruler is longer than yours.

My bag is big.

Rahul’s bag is bigger than yours.

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When using the comparative form, we add er

to the adjectives.

Example: Long longer

a. The wall is high. This hill is ______________.

b. The ball is small. The marble is _____________.

c. Mika is tall. His father is _____________.

d. The stick is short. The pencil is _____________.

Some adjectives that end with ‘e’ take only ‘r’

in the comparative form:

Example: brave braver

a. My class is large. Your class is _______________.

b. Bill is wise. Paul is _______________.

c. The path is wide. The street is ______________.

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To some adjectives we double the last

letter and add ‘er’

Example: sad sadder

a. My cat is fat. Your cat is ______________.

b. My dog is big. Your dog is ______________.

c. My book is thin. Your book is ______________.

For adjectives ending with ‘y’ we remove the ‘y‘

and replace it with ‘ier’.

Example: lazy lazier

a. My basket is heavy. Your bag is ______________.

b. My dress is pretty. Her dress is _______________.

c. Mika’s cloth is dry. Sonia’s cloth is ______________.

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Activity 11a - I read aloud and I circle the / :/ sound.

shirt boy sun

farm girl man

lamp circle bird

thirteen flag bread

Activity 11b - I write words with the / :/ sound.

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Activity 12 - I choose and circle the words with the / / sound.

box fish blue

toy old coins

play boy one

train sad foot

beach joyful pointing

voyage afraid dry

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Activity 13 - I circle and I write the correct words with

the / / sound.

deer leg jug

dog tear toy

boy hand fear

friend ear sun

girl year man

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Unit 7 End of unit Unit seven 7

Activity 1 – I say a tongue twister.

Two tiny turtles travelled to Tamarin.

Activity 2 - I match part A to part B to form sentences.

I copy the sentences in the space below.

A B

Sheena was happy to see my cousin.

I saw her friend.

Yesterday, his parents went to visit your grandfather.

You told him a story.

We ate a cake with our family.

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1. ______________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________

Activity 3 – I tick the correct pictures.

1. Which one is longer?

2. Which one is smaller?

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3. Which one is larger?

4. Which one is happier?

5. Which one is fatter?

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Activity 4 – I colour the pictures with the / / sound in blue.

I colour the pictures with the / :/ sound in yellow.

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Friendship
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Activity 1 - I listen to and read a poem.

Oral

With A Friend

I can talk with a friend

and walk with a friend,

I can share my umbrella with a friend

and dance in the rain with a friend,

I can play with a friend

and stay with a friend,

I can do pair work with a friend

and learn my verbs with a friend

I can eat with a friend

and share with a friend,

I can ride with a friend

and go around the world with a friend,

A friend means so much to me!

(Adapted from “With a friend”- Vivian Gouled)

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Activity 2 - I write a certificate of friendship.

Certificate of friendship

I award this certificate to

_____________________________ (name)

from __________________________________ (class)

of ____________________________________ (school).

You are my friend because

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

I am your friend because

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

__________ Awarded by _________________

(Date) (Your friend)

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Grammar

Activity 3a - I put the verbs in the Simple Present Tense.

Do you remember how to use the simple present tense?

1. Meena ___________________ up early in the morning. (to wake)

2. The children ___________________ in the school yard. (to play)

3. The dog ___________________ at night. (to bark)

4. Mother ___________________ food for the family. (to prepare)

5. He ___________________ a big fish in the river. (to catch)

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Activity 3b - I make sentences using the simple present tense.

The teacher go television.

The boys clean cakes.

I writes my bedroom.

Veena likes on the board.

You watch to a football match.

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________

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Activity 4a - I match part A with the negative sentence in part B.

Remember! We put “not”

in the negative sentence.

A B

Rina is eating an ice cream. They do not live in a big house.

Father washes the car. The pupils are not working silently.

The pupils are working silently. Father does not wash the car.

They live in a big house. Rina is not eating an ice cream.

Activity 4b - I write the following sentences in the negative form.

1. Mary drinks tea in the morning.

___________________________________________________________

2. I like apples and pears.

___________________________________________________________

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3. The children are laughing.

___________________________________________________________

4. The girl is wearing a beautiful dress.

___________________________________________________________

Activity 5 - I complete the sentences using the correct preposition.

before between after over

1. We have to reach school __________________ the bell rings.

2. Paul is sitting __________________ father and mother.

3. The dog is running __________________ the poor cat.

4. The butterfly is flying __________________ the flowers.

Activity 6 - I complete the sentences with the correct conjunction.

and but or because

1. Lana cries _______________ her friend broke her doll.

2. I like apple juice _______________ I do not like orange juice.

3. Jim _______________ Kim are good friends now.

4. Do you like Superman _______________ Batman?

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Activity 7 - I write the sentences in the interrogative form

using ‘do’ or ‘does’.

Remember! Put a question mark (?)

at the end of each question.

1. Vic makes a kite with papers.

___________________________________________________________

2. The children swim in the sea.

___________________________________________________________

3. They collect shells on the beach.

___________________________________________________________

Activity 8 - I read and write time.

Wendy is talking to her friend Shyla.

Wendy: “At what time will we meet

tomorrow morning?”

Shyla: “At ten twelve.”

Wendy: “Do you mean ten o’clock?”

Shyla: “O’clock?”

Wendy: “When the long minute hand shows twelve,

we say o’clock.
For example, the clock is showing ten o’clock.”

Shyla: “Oh! I understand now. See you tomorrow morning at

ten o’clock.”
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Activity 8a - I fill in the blanks.

It is eight _______________ It is five _______________

It is ten _______________ It is eleven _______________

It is nine _______________ It is six _______________

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Activity 8b - I draw the clock hands to show the time.

It is one o’clock. It is three o’clock.

It is four o’clock. It is six o’clock.

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Activity 8c - I fill in the blanks with the correct time.

1 2

Shyla wakes up at She takes a bath and gets ready

_________________. at ___________________.

3 4

Shyla eats her breakfast She starts her class/working

at ________________. at __________________.

She meets her friend Wendy

at ________________.

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Activity 9 - I correctly label the clock.

Do you know that time doesn’t stop?

Yes, I know. We have 12 numbers

on the clock face. Let’s name and
write them.

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Activity 10a - I write the past tense of the following verbs.

Remember! We add ‘ed’ to some verbs in the past tense

but some verbs change completely.

1. Mother ______________ the dishes. ( wash)

2. The poor boy ______________ his leg. ( break)

3. Father ______________ in the garden this morning. ( work)

4. Mary ______________ some cakes yesterday. ( make)

5. The boys ______________ to the stadium. (go)

Activity 10b - I write sentences using the past tense.

1. Children – play - together.

___________________________________________________________

2. Neelam – write – letter

___________________________________________________________

3. Uncle Sam – drive - car.

___________________________________________________________

4. I - water - flowers

___________________________________________________________
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Activity 11 - I write the correct missing letters.

I complete with oy or oi .

b ___ ___ t ___ ___ p ___ ___ son

c ___ ___ ns ___ ___ l ___ ___ sters

s ___ ___ l c ___ ___ l v ___ ___ age

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Activity 12 - I match the words with the correct pictures.

car

jar

star

yard

parking

harp

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Activity 13 - I write the correct word under each picture.

____________ ____________ ____________

____________ ____________

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Activity 14 - I fill in the blanks with the correct letters.

Choose the correct letters from the box below

to fill in the blanks.

um ut ug un up

c ___ ___ m ___ ___ s ___ ___

___ ___ b r e l l a h ___ ___

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