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Unit 1 Hello!

AB4. ACTIVITY 1 AB6. ACTIVITY 1

Look and match. Listen and write the number.

• Say Open your Activity Books at page 4, please. Look • Say Open your Activity Books at page 6, please. Show
at Activity 1. Who can you see? Show page 4 on the Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Say Listen and cup your
whiteboard and point to and say the example (Suzy). hand behind your ear. Play the example audio and trace
Pupils work individually and match the other five pictures. the example 6 with picture 1. Tell pupils to use a pencil.
Pupils check in pairs by pointing and naming. Check on Play the audio. Pupils listen and write the ages. They
the whiteboard by saying the name and pointing. check in pairs. Play the audio again. Check with the class.
Ask questions, e.g. Number 1. How old is he? Write the
Key: 2 Mr Star, 3 Monty, 4 Simon, 5 Mrs Star, 6 Stella
correct answer on the whiteboard for each one.

AB4. ACTIVITY 2 Key: 2 = 3, 3 = 5, 4 = 9, 5 = 7, 6 = 10

Listen and circle the tick or cross. 3

• Say Look at Activity 2, please. Point to the picture on 1 I’m six.
the whiteboard and to the tick and then the cross. Say 2 I’m three.
Listen and circle the tick or cross. Play the example and 3 I’m five.
trace the circle around the tick. Play the rest of the audio. 4 I’m nine.
Pupils listen and circle. Pupils check in pairs. Play the 5 I’m seven.
audio again. Check with the class by playing the audio 6 I’m ten.
and pausing after each one to check answers on the
whiteboard. AB6. ACTIVITY 2

Key: 2 , 3 , 4 Draw and write.

• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to Paula.
2 Say Who’s this? How old is she? Pupils respond. Tell
1 Simon: Hello. I’m Simon. pupils to draw (mime drawing a picture in the air) a
2 Monty: Hello. I’m Monty. picture of themselves in the other frame and to write
3 Suzy: Hello. I’m Suzy. their information. Elicit a few examples from pupils: I’m
4 Stella: Hello. I’m Stella. (name). I’m (age).
• Encourage pupils to show each other their drawings.
AB5. ACTIVITY 1
MATERIALS
Look, match and say. • Coloured pencils or crayons
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 5, please. Look
and match. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point AB7. ACTIVITY 1
to the characters from left to right. Elicit the names
each time. Say them clearly as groups of four (Marie, Listen and colour
Maskman, Maskman, Monty ... Marie, Maskman, ...). • Say Open your Activity Books at page 7, please. Listen
Follow the line to Maskman and Monty with your finger. and colour. Show the activity on the whiteboard. Point
Elicit Maskman, Monty. to and elicit the numbers. Tell pupils to place the seven
• Pupils work in pairs to complete rows 2 to 4 by drawing coloured pencils on their desks (blue, green, pink, purple,
lines to the correct characters. Pairs check with other red, orange, yellow). Pupils mark the number with a dot
pairs. Pupils say the names of the characters in the rows in the right colour. Play the audio. Pupils listen and mark
as they check. Check with the class. the numbers. They will not need to use all seven colours.
They colour the number in fully after the listening. They
Key: 2 Simon, Simon, 3 Stella, Simon, 4 Monty, Monty
check in pairs. Play the audio again. Check with the class
by asking, e.g. What colour’s number 1? You can invite
AB5. ACTIVITY 2 pupils to the whiteboard to point to the numbers and say
the colours.
Join the dots.
• Say Look at Activity 2, please. Point to the puzzle on the Key: 8 red, 1 purple, 7 blue, 9 yellow, 4 orange
whiteboard and hold up a pencil. Say Use a pencil and
join the dots. Count the numbers aloud with the class. 4
One, two, three, ... Elicit what the picture is (a star). 1 Look at number 8. Colour it red.
Red?
Yes, colour number 8 red.
OK.

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Unit 1 Hello!

2 Look at number 1. Colour it purple. • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Say Write and draw.
OK. Number 1 is purple. Point to the gapped words and write the letter r in the
3 OK. Look at number 7. Colour it blue. gaps. Point to and read the two words. Pupils repeat
Blue? with you.
Yes, number 7 is blue. • Pupils write the letter r in the gaps. They draw a rainbow
4 What colour’s number 9? and colour it red.
It’s yellow. Number 9 is yellow.
OK. MATERIALS
5 Look at number 4. Colour it orange. • Coloured pencils or crayons
OK. Number 4 is orange.
Yes. AB9. ACTIVITY 1

MATERIALS Find and stick.

• Coloured pencils or crayons • Say Open your Activity Books at page 9, please. Look
at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
AB8. ACTIVITY 1 Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
the numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Pupils point to the correct
Look, circle and colour.
sticker. Say the numbers in a different order. Pupils
• Say the sound /r/ and trace a large letter r in the air. point to the correct number in their books. Pupils stick
Pupils copy and repeat. the stickers in the correct place. Remind them to check
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 8, please. Look, with each other or with you before sticking them in their
circle and colour. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard, books. Monitor around the class to check.
point to the first picture and ask What do you see? Say it
with me! Do the same for the other three pictures. Pupils AB9. ACTIVITY 2
say the words rainbow, ball, two, robot.
• Point to the letter r in the middle of the pictures and Say the words. Colour the stars.
elicit the sound /r/. Pupils look, find and circle the • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the numbers
pictures of the words that start with the sound /r/. Check and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
their answers on the whiteboard. Then ask pupils to take chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if necessary. When a pupil
a red pencil and to colour the pictures that they have doesn’t say the number correctly, elicit the number from
circled red. another pupil who can and then ask the first pupil to
• Pupils point to the two pictures they have coloured in repeat.
and say, e.g. a red rainbow. • Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a number
in their books and to say it.
Key: Pupils circle and colour in red: rainbow, robot
• Say Colour the stars. Demonstrate the activity on the
whiteboard. Point to and elicit a number. Say Good.
AB8. ACTIVITY 2 Now colour the star. Pupils choose colours to colour
Write and draw. their stars.

• Use a red pen to colour a red splodge on the board. Draw

three short lines underneath and write e d on the last two:
_ e d. Ask pupils what letter is missing and elicit r.

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Unit 2 My school

MATERIALS Tell your friend. Draw your friend’s pictures.

• Coloured pencils or crayons • Demonstrate the activity. Hide your Activity Book from
pupils talk about your first picture, e.g. Number 1 is a
AB10. ACTIVITY 1 chair. Invite a pupil to the whiteboard to draw the first
Listen and colour. picture in the second row.
• Put pupils in pairs. Say Tell your friend. Draw your friend’s
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 10, please. Show
pictures. Monitor pupils as they are working. Pupils check
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and review the school
in pairs by comparing their books.
objects by saying, e.g. Point to the table.
• Pupils take out pencils or crayons in all seven colours
AB11. ACTIVITY 2
(blue, green, pink, purple, red, orange, yellow). Say Listen
and colour. Play the audio. Pupils make a coloured dot Count and write the number. Say
on each object. They check in pairs. Play the audio again. • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and say Look at the
Check with the class. Pupils colour the objects. Elicit picture. How many tables? Point to each table and count
which colour they didn’t use (purple). aloud: One, two, three, four. Say Four. Write the number.
Key: chair – orange, pencil – yellow, table – red, eraser – pink, Point to the example answer 4 next to the small picture
book – green, pen – blue of the table at the bottom of the page.
• Point to the next small picture of the chair and say How
5 many chairs? Count. Write the number. Pupils count and
The table is red. write numbers for the other items.
The chair is orange. • Say Tables. Ask a more confident pupil to say the
The eraser is pink. number (Four). Pupils work in pairs saying an object
The pen is blue. and a number.
The book is green.
The pencil is yellow. Key: chair – 3, eraser – 1, pen – 4, pencil – 6, book – 2

AB10. ACTIVITY 2 AB12. ACTIVITY 1

Draw your table. Say. Listen and write the number.

• Point to a pupil’s table and at the classroom items there. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 12, please. Show
Say, e.g. Is this your book? What colour is it? The pupil Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the number
answers. Ask How many pens (are there)? Count them next to Alex. Say How old is he? Pupils answer (six).
aloud: One, two, three, etc. Ask about pencils and • Say Listen and write the number. Play the audio. Pupils
erasers. listen and write the age in the box with each character.
• Say Look at Activity 2, please. Point to the example Pupils check in pairs. Play the audio again. Check with
picture of the table on the whiteboard and say Draw your the class. Say How old is Meera? Pupils respond She’s
table. Draw the pens, pencils, erasers and books. Colour eight. Pupils ask and answer around the class about the
the picture. other ages.
• Pupils look at the items on their tables and draw a
Key: Stella – 7, Meera – 8, Lenny – 7, Suzy – 3, Simon – 6
picture. Monitor pupils as they draw and ask them
questions about their pictures. 6
• Pupils show their pictures in pairs. They take turns to That’s Alex.
point and say, e.g. My pen is green. Is he six?
MATERIALS Yes, he is.
• Flashcards: 27–32 (school)
Who’s that?
That’s Meera.
AB11. ACTIVITY 1
Is she eight?
Draw three pictures. Yes, she is.
• Display the flashcards on the board. Write a number
Who’s that?
next to each one. Say, e.g. Number 1 is an eraser. What’s
That’s Simon.
number 4? Elicit from a pupil Number 4 is a (pen). Repeat
Is he eight?
several times.
No, he isn’t. He’s six.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 11, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and say Look at the pictures
Who’s that?
at the top. Tell pupils to choose one object to draw in
That’s Suzy.
each box. They can choose the objects they want, but tell
Is she five?
them it’s a secret. Pupils copy the objects into the boxes.
No, she isn’t. She’s three.

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Unit 2 My school

Who’s that? by one and ask pupils to read them aloud, then show
That’s Stella. the example line from the word book to the picture of a
Is she seven? book. Pupils work individually and match the other words
Yes, she is. and pictures.

Who’s that? AB14. ACTIVITY 2

That’s Lenny.
Is he eight? Look and draw.
No, he isn’t. He’s seven. • Show Activity 2 and say the letter sounds /p/ and /b/,
pointing to the correct bag each time. Point to the school
AB12. ACTIVITY 2 objects in the small pictures and ask pupils to say the
words. For each word, ask /p/ or /b/? Elicit the sound
Follow the lines and say. and point to the correct bag.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard, point to the monsters • Pupils work on their own to draw the /p/ objects in the
and elicit monsters. Ask How many boys (are there)? ‘p’ bag and the /b/ objects in the ‘b’ bag.
How many girls (are there)? Point to the example and ask • Ask pupils what colour begins with the /p/ sound and
How old is he? Pupils follow the line to check (He’s nine). invite pupils to colour the /p/ bag in either pink or purple
Pupils find the ages of the other monsters by following or both. Repeat with the /b/ bag and colour it blue.
the lines.
• Check by asking, e.g. 2 – How old is she? Pupils respond Key: ‘p’ bag: pencil, pen, pizza; ‘b’ bag: book
She’s (five). Pupils practise in pairs. They ask and answer
at random, e.g. 5 – How old is he? MATERIALS
• Coloured pencils or crayons
Key: 2 = 5, 3 = 6, 4 = 7, 5 = 8
AB15. ACTIVITY 1.
AB13. ACTIVITY 1
Find and stick.
Look and read. Put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ) in • Say Open your Activity Books at page 15, please. Look at
the box. the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers. Show
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 13, please. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit the
the page on the whiteboard. Point to the picture in the words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say the
example and say What is it? Don’t elicit answers yet. words again in a different order. Pupils point to the word
• Say Look and read. Ask a volunteer to read the sentence in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in the correct
in the example aloud (This is a pencil). Point to the place. Remind them to check with each other or with you
picture again and look thoughtful. Say Is it a pencil? before sticking them in their books. Monitor around the
Pupils respond No (it isn’t). Point to the cross in the box class to check.
and say It isn’t a pencil. Put a cross.
• Say Now look and read. Put a tick or a cross. If necessary, AB15. ACTIVITY 2

draw a tick and a cross on the board. Say the words. Colour the stars.
• Pupils work individually to complete the activity by
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
putting a tick or cross in each box. Monitor to check they
and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
are comparing the written phrases with the pictures.
turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if
They compare answers in pairs. Then check as a class.
necessary. Where pupils don’t all say the word correctly,
• Note: The actual Starters test also tests plural nouns with elicit the word from another pupil who can, and then ask
These are. the first pupil to repeat.
Key: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 • Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
in their books and to say the word.
MATERIALS • Say Colour the stars. Demonstrate the activity on the
• Coloured pencils or crayons board. Point to and elicit one of the school words. Say
Good. Now colour the star. Pupils choose colours to
AB14. ACTIVITY 1 colour their stars.

Read and match. MATERIALS

• Say the sound /p/ and trace a large letter p in the air. • Coloured pencils or crayons
Pupils copy and repeat. Say the sound /b/ and trace a
large letter b in the air. Pupils copy and repeat.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 14, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the four words one

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Unit 2 My school

AB16. ACTIVITY 1 • Point to and read the three primary colour words in the
box. Pupils repeat after you. Ask pupils to come to the
Listen and colour. Say. whiteboard and to point to and circle the school objects
• Say, Open your Activity Books at page 16, please. Show which are in the three primary colours. Pupils copy the
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the colours on each colour words under the correct objects and circle the
of the paintbrushes and ask pupils to say what they are. three pictures.
Point to the example and play item 1 on the audio. Pupils • Point to the colour words below all the objects and read
listen and answer (orange). them aloud. Pupils repeat after you.
• Play the other items. Pupils listen, answer and colour. • Check answers for the whole activity as a class.
They check answers in pairs.
• Elicit and drill sentences for each one, e.g. Yellow and red Key: table – red, book – yellow, pen – blue
make orange.
PB16. ACTIVITY 3
Key: 2 green, 3 pink, 4 purple, 5 grey, 6 brown
Play and say.
7
• In pairs, pupils talk about their personal school objects.
1 Yellow and red make ... They point to an object and tell their partner what it is
Orange! and what colour it is.
That’s right!
2 Blue and yellow make ... MATERIALS
Green! • Coloured pencils or crayons
That’s right!
3 Red and white make ... AB17. ACTIVITY 1
Pink!
That’s right! Draw and colour two friends. Ask, answer
4 Blue and red make ... and write.
Purple! • Say Open your Activity Books at page 17, please. Show
That’s right! the page on the whiteboard and focus pupils on the
5 Black and white make ... photo of Sam. Read the speech bubble with the class.
Grey! • Divide the class into groups of three. Point to the outlines
That’s right! of the children and say Draw and colour two friends.
6 Green and red make ... Pupils draw and colour the other two pupils in their
Brown! groups.
That’s right!
• After five minutes, focus pupils on the example questions
on the whiteboard. Read the questions with the class and
AB16. ACTIVITY 2
drill in chorus. Pupils practise asking and answering the
Look and write. Circle the pictures of questions across the class.
primary colours. • In their groups pupils take turns to ask and answer the
questions. They write the name and age of the other two
• Review school objects by playing a game of Simon says,
pupils in their group in the speech bubbles.
e.g. Simon says touch a red pencil.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the objects
in the pictures and elicit the words. Ask questions, e.g.
What colour’s the eraser?

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Unit 3 Favourite toys

MATERIALS 9
• Flashcard: 40 (train) 1 Purple. My favourite toy is my computer.
2 Black. My favourite toy is my bike.
AB18. ACTIVITY 1 3 Yellow. My favourite toy is my car.
4 Brown. My favourite toy is my ball.
Listen and circle the tick or cross. 5 Blue. My favourite toy is my doll.
• Display the train flashcard on the board. Draw a tick and 6 Grey. My favourite toy is my train.
a cross next to it. Point and say It’s a car. Pupils respond
with thumbs down (no). Circle the cross. Repeat using a AB19. ACTIVITY 2
correct sentence and circling the tick.
Colour the toys.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 18, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Say Listen and circle the • Focus pupils on the first row of four toys. Elicit the names
tick or cross. Point to the tick as you say tick and the of the items (ball, car, computer, bike).
cross as you say cross. Play the audio. Pupils listen and • Say Colour the toys. Hold up brown, black, green and
circle. Pupils check in pairs. Play the audio again. Check grey crayons or pencils. Say A ball. What colour? and
with the class. mime thinking and choosing one of the four colours. I
think black. A black ball. Hold up your black crayon and
Key: 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 colour the ball on the whiteboard. Say You choose the
colours. Brown, black, green or grey.
8
• Pupils work individually to colour the pictures. Monitor
1 My favourite toy’s a car.
and check that they are using a different colour for each
2 My favourite toy’s a train.
toy from the four options.
3 My favourite toy’s a bike.
4 My favourite toy’s a doll. Now ask and answer. Colour your friend’s toys.
5 My favourite toy’s a computer. • Demonstrate the second part of the activity with a pupil.
6 My favourite toy’s a ball. Ask the pupil What colour’s your ball? Choose a coloured
pencil or crayon according to the pupil’s response (e.g.
AB18. ACTIVITY 2 if he/she responds It’s brown, hold up a brown crayon).
Look and match. Say. Colour the ball at the bottom of the page on the
whiteboard.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures • Pupils work in pairs to complete the speaking and
in the first line. Elicit the words. Say them clearly as colouring activity. Then they compare pictures. Monitor
groups of three (A ball, a car, a doll, ... A ball, a car, ...). and check that they are asking full questions and
Trace the line to the doll and elicit a doll. answering with sentences, and not showing each other
• Pupils complete the other lines in pairs. their pictures until the activity is complete.
• Check with the class.
• Pupils work in pairs. Pupil A chooses one of the lines and AB20. ACTIVITY 1
says the first three toys in it, e.g. A ball, a car, a doll. Pupil
B says the next three toys, e.g. A ball, a car, a doll. They Listen and write the number.
swap roles and do the same with the other lines. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 20, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures of the
Key: 2 a computer, 3 a bike, 4 a car
monkey and say This is Ben. Elicit/Teach monkey. Make
sure pupils have a pencil ready. Say Listen. Look at the
MATERIALS
pictures. Write the number. Play number 1. Check the
• Coloured pencils or crayons
answer with the class and point to the example number 1
next to the toy box. Elicit the sentence Ben’s in the toy
AB19. ACTIVITY 1
box. Play the audio. Pupils number the pictures of Ben
Listen and draw coloured lines. in different locations. Pupils check their answers in pairs.
Play the audio again and check answers with the class
• Say Hold up your black crayon. Repeat for grey, purple,
using the whiteboard.
yellow, brown, blue, red. (This is one more colour than
they need.) Say Open your Activity Books at page 19, Key: 4, 3, 2, / 6, 5, (1)
please. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Do the first
one as an example. Play the audio and trace the line 10
from child 1 to the computer. Play the rest of the audio, 1 Ben’s in the toy box.
leaving time for pupils to find the crayons and draw the 2 Ben’s on the train.
lines in the appropriate colours. Pupils check in pairs. Play 3 Ben’s next to the car.
the audio again and check by eliciting the number, the 4 Ben’s on the bike.
colour and the toy. 5 Ben’s next to the computer.
• Elicit the colour they didn’t use (red). 6 Ben’s under the chair.

Key: See audioscript.

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Unit 3 Favourite toys

AB20. ACTIVITY 2 2 That’s a good toy box.

Yes.
Find and circle the differences. Eva is in the toy box,
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and say Look at Eva?
picture 1. Where’s the bag? Elicit that it’s on the door. Yes. That’s right.
Trace the blue circle. Say Look at picture 2. Is the bag on 3 Look at Mark under the table.
the door? Elicit that it’s next to the toy box. Say There Mark?
are six more differences. Can you find them? Pupils Yes, he’s under the table.
work individually and circle the differences. They check OK.
in pairs. Elicit from the class. Pupils say, e.g. In picture 1 4 My favourite toy is the doll.
the teddy’s in the toy box. In picture 2 the teddy’s on the Mary is next to the doll.
toy box. Oh, Mary is next to the doll?
• Pupils work in pairs and take turns to point to differences Yes. That’s right.
and to say the sentences. Thanks.

Key: AB22. ACTIVITY 1

Picture 1 Picture 2
The teddy’s in the toy box. The teddy’s on the toy box. Listen and circle ‘t’ or ‘d’.
The train’s next to the book. The train’s on the toy box.
• Say the sound /t/ and trace a large letter t in the air.
The car’s on the computer. The car’s next to the computer.
The eraser’s on the table. The eraser’s under the table. Pupils copy and repeat. Say the sound /d/ and trace a
The pencil’s on the chair. The pencil’s on the table. large letter d in the air. Pupils copy and repeat.
The ball’s under the table. The ball’s under the chair. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 22, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to picture 1 and play
AB21. ACTIVITY 1 the first item on the audio. Elicit toys and point to the
circle around the letter t. Pupils do the same in their
Listen and draw lines. Activity Books.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 21, please. Show • Play the rest of the audio, stopping after each item for
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and say Look at the picture. pupils to whisper the word and circle the correct initial
What can you see? Elicit the names of the things pupils letter.
know in the big picture of the bedroom (e.g. table, chair,
Key: 2 t, 3 d, 4 t, 5 t, 6 d, 7 t, 8 t,
toy box) and the toys and school objects.
• Say Listen. Play the example on the audio. Say What is 12
it? The car? Elicit The bike. Ask Where’s Matt? Elicit On 1 toys
the bike. Trace the line from the name Matt to the boy on 2 table
the bike. 3 doll
• Say Listen and draw. Use a pencil. Play the rest of the 4 two
audio. Pupils listen and draw lines. They check in pairs. 5 train
Play the audio again. Check by asking, e.g. Where’s Mary? 6 drum
Key: 1 Hugo – boy on chair with toy car, 2 Eva – girl in toy box,
7 ten
3 Mark – boy under table, 4 Mary – girl next to doll 8 teacher

11 AB22. ACTIVITY 2.

Example. Look and write ‘t’ or ‘d’.

Look at Matt.
OK. • Show Activity 2 and ask pupils what they can see in the
He is on the bike. picture. Say Point to the doll. Pupils point and say /d/ and
Matt is on the bike? air write the letter together. Say Point to the table. Pupils
Yes, he is. say /t/ and air write the letter together. Repeat with train,
Can you see the line? This is an example. two and teddies. Ask pupils to write the missing letters
Now you listen and draw lines. t or d.
1 Look at Hugo. • Point to each word on the whiteboard, check answers,
Yes. He’s on the chair. write the letters and ask pupils to read the words aloud.
Where? Key: doll, drum, table, train, two teddies
Hugo is on the chair, he has got a toy car.
OK.

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MATERIALS
• Coloured pencils or crayons

AB23. ACTIVITY 1.

Find and stick.

• Say Open your Activity Books at page 23, please. Look
at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
the words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say
the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
the correct place. Remind them to check with each other
or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor
around the class to check.

AB23. ACTIVITY 2.

Say the words. Colour the stars.

• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if necessary. Where pupils
don’t all say a word correctly, elicit the word from
another pupil who can and then ask the first pupil to
repeat.
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
in their books and to say the word.
• Say Colour the stars. Demonstrate the activity on the
board. Point to and elicit a word. Say Good. Now colour
the star. Pupils choose colours to colour their stars.

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Unit 4 My family

MATERIALS orange, red, black. Play the first instruction. Ask Which
• Coloured pencils or crayons colour? Pupils respond Brown. Trace the example line
joining grandfather to under the car. Play the audio.
AB24. ACTIVITY 1 Pause after each instruction to give pupils time to think
and draw. Pupils check in pairs.
Look and write the number. Say. • Play the audio again and check with the class. Elicit the
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 24, please. Show colour they didn’t use (red).
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and say This is Simon’s
Key: 2 black – grandmother in the car, 3 blue – mother next to
family. Point to the names and ask more confident pupils
the computer, 4 grey – father on the bike, 5 orange – sister under
to read them aloud. Drill in chorus, pointing to the
the table, 6 purple – brother in the box
words. Point to the first picture and ask Who is it? Pupils
respond Stella. His sister. Point to the example number 1 14
and to her name. 1 Brown. My grandfather is under the car.
• Pupils match the others and write the numbers in the 2 Black. My grandmother is in the car.
boxes. They check their answers in pairs. One pupil 3 Blue. My mother is next to the computer.
points to a picture and says the number. The other pupil 4 Grey. My father is on a bike.
says the name and family relationship, as in the speech 5 Orange. My sister is under the table.
bubble example. 6 Purple. My brother is in the box.
Key: Number 2. Mr Star. His father. Number 3. Grandpa Star. His
grandfather. Number 4. Mrs Star. His mother. Number 5. Suzy. His AB25. ACTIVITY 2
sister. Number 6. Grandma Star. His grandmother.
Draw your family. Say.
• Show pupils the picture of your family. Point and say, e.g.
AB24. ACTIVITY 2
She’s my sister. She’s my mother.
Listen and colour. • Say Draw your family. Pupils draw their families. Monitor
• Pupils put these crayons on their desks: orange, pink, and ask about pupils’ drawings, e.g. Who’s this? Pupils
green, grey, yellow, red, purple. respond, e.g. He’s my brother.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and point to Stella • Pupils work in groups of three. Number pupils 1, 2 and 3.
then say, e.g. Point to her brother, etc. Say 1s, show your picture to your friends. Talk about your
family. Pupils ask and answer about their pictures. Repeat
• Say Listen and colour. Play the first sentence on the
for 2s and 3s.
audio. Show the example colouring. Play the rest of the
audio. The first time, pupils make a dot on each car in the MATERIALS
correct colour. They check in pairs. Play the audio again. • Coloured pencils or crayons
Check with the class by eliciting, e.g. Her father is in a
red car. Elicit which colour they didn’t use (purple). AB26. ACTIVITY 1
• Pupils colour the cars.
Listen and colour the stars.
Key: brother – orange car, sister – pink car, grandmother – green
car, grandfather – grey car, mother – yellow car, father – red car • Say Open your Activity Books at page 26, please. Pupils
take out the following crayons: red, black, green, purple,
13 brown, pink, yellow. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard.
Stella: This is my family. Say Listen and colour. Play the first part of the audio.
My father is in a red car. My mother is in a yellow car. Hold up a red crayon and mime colouring the star next
My grandmother is in a My sister is in a pink car. to the sister. Play the rest of the audio. Pupils make a
green car. coloured dot in each star. They check in pairs. Play the
My brother is in an My grandfather is in a grey car. audio again. Check with the class. Pupils colour the stars
orange car. correctly. Ask which colour they didn’t use (yellow).

MATERIALS Key: grandmother – black, grandfather – green, mother – brown,

brother – purple, (sister – red,) father – pink
• Coloured pencils or crayons
• A picture of your family (or another family) 15
Red. That’s my sister. She’s a monster today. She’s ugly.
AB25. ACTIVITY 1 Black. That’s my grandmother. She’s sad.
Listen and draw coloured lines. Pink. That’s my father. He’s happy.
Brown. That’s my mother. She’s beautiful.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 25, please. Show Purple. That’s my brother. He’s young.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the second row Green. That’s my grandfather. He’s old.
of pictures one by one and elicit, e.g. in the box. Pupils
take out the following crayons: brown, grey, blue, purple,

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AB26. ACTIVITY 2 AB28. ACTIVITY 2

Look and circle. Say and guess. Look and match.

• Look and circle. Say and guess. • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard, point to the pictures
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Say Look at and ask pupils what they can see. Point to each of the
number 1. Hold up your book. Point and elicit the words with the class and read them aloud with the class.
adjective for each picture: happy, happy, sad, happy. Say Say Look and match. Pupils work on their own to read the
Who’s different? Point to the third boy and trace the words and draw lines to match them with the pictures.
circle. Say He’s sad. Check answers with the class on the whiteboard.
• Say Look and circle. Pupils work on their own to look at Key: hat – 3, dad – 5, happy – 1, cat – 2, black – 4
each line and circle the person who is different. Check
answers on the whiteboard. For each line ask Who’s MATERIALS
different? Invite a pupil to the whiteboard to circle and • Coloured pencils or crayons
say, e.g. He’s ugly.
• Point to line 1 and say the example with the pupils. Say AB29. ACTIVITY 1
Now say and guess. They work in pairs. Pupil A chooses a
line and says the four adjectives as in the example. Pupil Find and stick.
B says the number of the line. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 29, please. Look
at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
Key: 2 first picture (ugly), 3 second picture (young), 4 fourth
picture (happy), 5 third picture (old) Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
the words in turn. Pupils point to the correct sticker. Say
the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
AB27. ACTIVITY 1
correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
Look and complete the words. the correct place. Remind them to check with each other
or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 27, please. Show
around the class to check.
the page on the whiteboard. Point to the mask and ask
Is it ugly? No, it’s ... Elicit beautiful. Say beautiful several
AB29. ACTIVITY 2
times, emphasising the initial sound /b/. Show pupils that
the letters have been reordered in the frame to make the Say the words. Colour the stars.
word in the example.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
• Pupils work individually to solve the rest of the anagrams. and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
Note: In the actual Starters test, only nouns appear as turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if
whole-word anagrams. necessary. When pupils don’t all say a word correctly,
Key: 1 old, 2 sad, 3 ugly, 4 happy, 5 young elicit the word from another pupil who can and then ask
the first pupil to repeat.
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
AB28. ACTIVITY 1
in their books and to say the word.
Listen and circle the ‘a’ in the words. • Say Colour the stars. Demonstrate the activity on the
• Say the sound /æ/ and trace a large letter a in the air. board. Point to and elicit one of the words. Say Good.
Pupils copy and repeat. Now colour the star. Pupils choose colours to colour
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 28, please. Show their stars.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the first
picture. Point to the word below the picture and read it AB30. ACTIVITY 1
aloud with the class. Play the first word on the audio and Look, read and tick.
trace the circle around the a in the word cat. Say Listen
and circle the ‘a’ in the words. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 30, please. Show
page 30 on the whiteboard. Point to number 1, read
• Pupils listen and complete the activity individually. Then
the sentence next to it and ask pupils What planet can
they compare answers in pairs. Check as a class. Invite
you see? Pupils identify Earth. Do the same for numbers
different pupils to the whiteboard to circle the letter a in
2 to 4. Tell pupils to read and tick the correct planet in
each one.
each picture.
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Key: 2 Mars, 3 Jupiter, 4 Mercury
1 cat
2 sad
AB30. ACTIVITY 2
3 bag
4 happy Look and write.
5 family
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Read the words in
6 black
the box with the class. Point to the first picture and ask

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Which planet is it? Pupils say It’s Jupiter. Say Write the 17
word here. Pupils work individually and write in pencil. 1 – 4 – 3 – 9 – 1 – 7 – 8 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 10 – 3
Pupils look at the other two pictures and copy the planet
names below them. Check answers. Extra challenge AB32. ACTIVITY 2
Ask these questions to extend pupils’ comprehension:
Which planet is our home? (Earth). What does Earth Look, draw and say.
move around? (the Sun). What moves around Earth? • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the first row
(the Moon). and elicit the names of the items in order (bike – train –
car – bike – train – car). Say Bike – train – what? and elicit
Key: Jupiter, Earth, Sun
the next word car. Say Look and draw.
• Pupils work in pairs to look at the rows of pictures and
AB30. ACTIVITY 3 work out what comes next. Then they each draw the
Play and say. item in the box at the end of the row. Monitor and check
pupils know what they have to do.
• Pupils describe and guess the planets they have learnt
• Check answers as a class by asking volunteers to read out
about in this lesson. Use the example on the page to
the words and give the answer.
demonstrate the activity with the class. Pupils work in
pairs to play and say, swapping roles after each turn. Key: Pupils draw: 2 a pencil, 3 a sad face, 4 pink paint

AB31. ACTIVITY 1
AB33. ACTIVITY 3
Look, read and write the number. Say, look and answer.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 31, please. Show • Say Open your Activity Books at page 33, please.
the page on the whiteboard and point to the pictures. Show Activity 3 on the whiteboard. Read the example
Point to the speech bubble in picture 1 and invite a more slowly (Purple, one) and point to the purple row and to
confident pupil to read the phrase. Repeat with the other number 1 at the top of the grid. Point to the girl in the
speech bubbles. picture and read the example sentence: She’s young.
• Point to picture 1 again and elicit Here you are. Point to Point to the second example speech bubbles and ask two
the three pictures on the right and ask Which picture? more confident pupils to read out the example. Invite
Ask a pupil to the whiteboard to point to the picture at two or three more pairs of pupils to say, look and answer
the bottom, read the phrase Thank you! and show the as in the examples.
number 1 in the box. Repeat with the other pictures. • Pupils play the game in pairs. Pupil A says a colour and a
Pupils write the numbers in the boxes. number and Pupil B makes a sentence about the thing in
Key: 2, 3, 1 the picture. They can score points for correct sentences.
Monitor and make sure pupils are saying complete
MATERIALS sentences. Set a time limit (e.g. two minutes) and then
• Coloured pencils or crayons ask pupils to swap roles. Find out which pupil won in
each pair and ask volunteers for some examples of the
AB32. ACTIVITY 1
sentences they made. Extra support Pupils say single
words for each picture instead of full sentences.
Listen and join the dots.
• Do a quick clapping game to review numbers. Say One,
clap once, say Two, clap twice, etc.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 32, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to Stella and read
her question with the class. Pupils take a pencil. Say Put
your pencil on number 1 and point to the pencil in the
picture. Play the audio. Pupils listen and join the dots.
They check in pairs. Play the audio again. Check with the
class. Elicit what it is (a book).
• Pupils can colour in the picture.

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AB34. ACTIVITY 1 AB35. ACTIVITY 2

Listen and circle the tick or cross. Read and write the answer.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 34, please. Show • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Read the words in the
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the horse. Say box with the class. Point to the pictures of the animals on
Listen and circle the tick or the cross. Play the first item the right and elicit the plural words (mice, horses, cats,
on the audio. Nod and trace the circle around the tick. birds, fish). Trace the line from 1 to the picture of the fish
• Play the rest of the audio. Pupils listen and circle. They and say Follow the line. Say Read and write the answer.
check in pairs. Check with the class. Read the question and show pupils that they need to
complete the answer by writing a word from the box.
Key: 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
• Pupils work individually to follow the lines, choose and
copy the words to complete the sentences. Monitor and
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help those who are having difficulty.
1 What’s this?
• Check answers by asking and answering the questions
It’s a horse.
in open pairs around the class (e.g. choose a pupil to
2 What’s this?
read question 1 aloud and another pupil to read his/her
It’s a dog.
answer). Make sure pupils are pronouncing the plural
3 What’s this?
forms correctly.
It’s a fish.
4 What’s this? Key: 2 cats, 3 mice, 4 horses, 5 birds
It’s a mouse.
5 What’s this? MATERIALS
It’s a cat. • Coloured pencils or crayons
6 What’s this?
It’s a bird. AB36. ACTIVITY 1

AB34. ACTIVITY 2 Look, read and circle.

• Review the adjectives, using realia and mime from the
Look and write.
presentation.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Read the words in the • Say Open your Activity Books at page 36, please. Show
box with the class. Point to the mouse’s ear and say What Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the example
pet’s this? Don’t focus on the body part. Pupils respond (the dog). Say Read (point to the adjectives) and circle.
It’s a mouse. Say Write the word here and show them the Pupils work individually and circle one adjective for each
example. Pupils work individually and write in pencil. picture. They check in pairs.
Key: 2 a horse, 3 a dog, 4 a cat, 5 a bird, 6 a fish • Check with the class. Ask, e.g. What’s number 2? Pupils:
It’s a dirty cat. Say, e.g. Look at number 3. Is it big?
MATERIALS Pupils: No, it’s small.
• Coloured pencils or crayons
Key: 2 dirty, 3 small, 4 short, 5 big, 6 clean

AB35. ACTIVITY 1
AB36. ACTIVITY 2
Colour the pets.
Listen and follow.
• Pupils take out their crayons. Say Open your Activity
Books at page 35, please. Show Activity 1 on the • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and say Point to a big
whiteboard, point to the pets one by one and elicit the horse. Pupils point in their books.
words. Say Colour the pets. Choose the colours. Pupils • Say Listen and follow. Use your finger. Hold up your
colour the four pets at the top of the page in whatever finger. Play the audio. Pupils follow with their fingers. Say
colours they like. Use a blue crayon. Play route 1 again. Pupils draw the
route. Say Use a red crayon. Play route 2 again. Pupils
Now ask and answer. Colour your friend’s pets.
draw the route. Pupils check in pairs.
• Show the activity on the whiteboard. Focus pupils on the • Check routes with the class on the whiteboard.
speech bubbles. Ask a pupil What colour is the fish? The
pupil answers, e.g. It’s blue. Colour the fish in the bottom 19
row blue. 1 A big horse, a dirty dog, two short pencils, a small
• Tell pupils to sit facing one another, holding their books mouse, an old cat, two long pencils, a clean cat, an old
up so their partner can’t see. Pupils work in pairs and man
take it in turns to ask about a pet and to colour it. Pupils 2 A big horse, an ugly fish, a long pencil, a sad boy, a clean
check together. dog, a big ball, a dirty car, an old man

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AB37. ACTIVITY 1 you say /e/. Elicit the response /æ/. Write the letter a on
the board to complete the word below the flashcard of
Look and read. Put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ) in the cat. Do the same with e and pen.
the box. • Say Listen and write ‘a’ or ‘e’. Again, use the letter
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 37, please. Show sounds, not their names.
the page on the whiteboard and point to the picture • Play the example on the audio and point to the letter e in
of the horse. Choose a volunteer to read the sentence pets. Play the rest of the audio. Pupils write the missing
aloud. Say This is a horse. Yes? (do a thumbs up gesture). letter each time. Pupils check answers in pairs.
Or no? (do a thumbs down gesture). Elicit Yes and point • Play the audio again. Check answers as a class.
to the tick in the box next to the sentence. Say Yes. This
is a horse. Put a tick. Key: 2 a, 3 a, 4 e, 5 e, 6 a, 7 e, 8 a
• Pupils work individually to read and put ticks or crosses
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next to the rest of the sentences. Then they compare
answers in pairs. 1 pets
2 bag
• Check answers as a class.
3 cat
Note: The actual Starters test also tests plural nouns with
4 pen
These are.
5 ten
Key: 1 , 2 3 ,4 6 sad
7 Stella
MATERIALS 8 happy
• Coloured pencils or crayons
MATERIALS
• Flashcards: 31 (pen), 47 (cat)
• Coloured pencils or crayons
AB38. ACTIVITY 1
AB39. ACTIVITY 1
Draw lines to make two words.
Find and stick.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 38, please. Show
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 39, please. Look
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the letters
at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
one by one. Sound them out together then write them
Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
in the air. Pupils do the same. Say the word red slowly
the words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say
and clearly. Show and trace the example line from r to e.
the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
Pupils find the letter d and draw a line using a red crayon
correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
to complete the word red. Repeat with pet. They use a
the correct place. Remind them to check with each other
purple crayon.
or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor
• Check answers on the whiteboard by asking two more around the class to check.
confident pupils to join the letters to make the words.
AB39. ACTIVITY 2
AB38. ACTIVITY 2
Say the words. Colour the stars.
Look and write.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
• Point to the picture of the fish and say Look, it’s a fish. and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
It’s my fish. It’s my … pupils say pet. Ask What colour is turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if
it? (red). Point to the phrase with missing letters and ask necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a word correctly,
pupils to sound the letters (/e/, /e/). Air write the letters elicit the word from another pupil who can and then ask
together and ask pupils to write letters from Activity 1 to the first pupil to repeat.
complete the phrase My red pet.
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
in their books and to say the word.
AB38. ACTIVITY 3
• Say Colour the stars. Check pupils know what to do
Listen and write ‘a’ or ‘e’. with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to
• Stick the flashcards for cat and pen on the board and colour their stars.
write the words with the vowels missing below the cards
(c _ t, p _ n).
• Point to the cat and say Cat: /æ/ or /e/? (say the letter
sounds, not their names). Make the shape of the letter a
in the air as you say /æ/ and the shape of the letter e as

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MATERIALS AB41. ACTIVITY 2

• Coloured pencils or crayons
Look and write.
AB40. ACTIVITY 1 • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the words
and ask more confident pupils to read them. Pupils
Listen and draw coloured lines. point to the correct part of their face each time. Show
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 40, please. the example. Pupils follow the lines from the face, find
Pupils take out the following colours: orange, purple, the correct word at the top and copy it, letter by letter,
green, grey, pink, brown, black. Show Activity 1 on into the boxes. Monitor pupils as they are working. They
the whiteboard and demonstrate the activity using the check in pairs. Check on the whiteboard.
example. Play the audio. Pause after each one for pupils
Key: (clockwise from top left) hair, eyes, mouth, teeth, nose
to think and draw. They check in pairs. Play the audio
again. Check with the class. Elicit the colour they didn’t MATERIALS
use (pink). • Coloured pencils or crayons
Key: See audioscript.
AB42. ACTIVITY 1
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Listen and draw. Listen and colour.
1 Green. Nose.
2 Brown. Eyes. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 42, please. Show
3 Purple. Teeth. Activity 1 on the whiteboard and elicit It’s a monster. Say
4 Grey. Ears. Put your pencils down. Listen. Play the first part of the
5 Black. Head. audio. Play the first part again. Pause after each piece of
6 Orange. Mouth. information for pupils to draw. They check in pairs. Check
with the class.
AB40. ACTIVITY 2 • Say Listen and colour. Play the second part of the audio.
Pupils make coloured dots and then colour the monster
Circle the different word. in properly after listening. Check with the class.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard, point to the words in
the first line and read them with the class. Ask Which is Key: See audioscript.
different? Point to the circle around nose and elicit why
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nose is different. Help pupils to notice, rather than telling
them. Ask Is ‘bike’ a toy? Repeat for nose, train, doll. For My name’s Wibble. I’ve got four small eyes and two big
nose, pupils respond No, it’s on my face. noses. I’ve got a big mouth and a lot of teeth. My hair is
long. What? Ears! I’ve got six big ears, of course!
• Pupils complete the activity in pairs. Pairs check with
Listen and colour.
pairs. Give time for slower readers to finish. Check with
My eyes are pink.
the class. Note: If pupils give you an unexpected answer,
My noses are green.
ask them why. These activities rely on critical thinking
My teeth are grey.
and there can be more than one answer. Listen to pupils’
My hair is red.
reasons. Be prepared to accept their answer.
My ears are purple.
Key: 2 nose, 3 ball, 4 car, 5 head, 6 dog
AB42. ACTIVITY 2

AB41. ACTIVITY 1 Draw your face and write.

Listen and write the number. • Pupils draw their face and complete the sentences. Early
finishers can label their face.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 41, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and explain that it’s Trevor • In groups, pupils talk about their drawings, e.g. I’ve got
doing the Head, shoulders, knees and toes chant. blue eyes. I’ve got a small mouth. I’ve got brown hair.
• Say Listen and write the number. Play the example
and point to the example number 1. Elicit the body
part (head). Play the rest of the audio. Pupils listen and
number. They check in pairs. Check with the class.
Key: a 6, b 4, (c 1), d 3, e 2, f 5

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AB43. ACTIVITY 1 AB45. ACTIVITY 1

Read and write. Find and stick.

• Say Open your Activity Books at page 43, please. Show • Say Open your Activity Books at page 45, please. Look at
the page on the whiteboard and say Here’s another the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers. Show
monster. Look and read. Point to the first line of the Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit the
paragraph below the picture and say The monster says words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say the
‘I’m a happy monster. My head is very big.’ Point to the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the word
monster’s head in the picture. Show pupils that the word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in the correct
head has been crossed out in the box at the bottom of place. Remind them to check with each other before
the page. sticking them in their books. Monitor around the class
• Say Read and write. Use the words in the box. Point to to check.
the box again. Pupils work individually to complete the
paragraph. Monitor and check that they are using the AB45. ACTIVITY 2
picture to help them and copying words from the box.
Say the words. Colour the stars.
• Pupils compare answers in pairs. Check as a class. Read
the paragraph aloud, stopping at the gaps and choosing • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
pupils to say the missing words. and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
Note: The actual Starters test does not test the content of turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if
a specific picture, and has eight answer options. necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a word correctly,
elicit the word from another pupil who can and ask the
Key: 1 hair, 2 ears, 3 nose, 4 teeth, 5 cat first pupil to repeat.
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
AB44. ACTIVITY 1 in their books and to say the word.
• Say Colour the stars. Check pupils know what to do
Look and write.
with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to
• Say the sounds /t/ and /θ/ and trace a large t and th in colour their stars.
the air. Pupils copy and repeat.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 44, please. Show AB46. ACTIVITY 1
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the picture.
Ask pupils to say the face labels. Then ask pupils to say Listen and write the number. Circle.
the missing sounds in each word and to trace the missing • Say Open your Activity Books at page 46, please. Show
letters in the air. Say Look and write. Pupils complete the Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the photos and ask
word labels using t and th. Encourage pupils to say them pupils what animals they can see (rabbit, fish, dog, horse,
out loud as they write the letters. cat). Talk about the body parts of the animals and ask
pupils to describe them, e.g. rabbit – big ears, fish – big
Key: (clockwise from top right) mouth, three teeth, two eyes
eyes, small mouth, etc. Play the example and point to the
example number 1 with the photo of the dog.
AB44. ACTIVITY 2
• Play the audio. Pupils listen carefully and match each
Read and draw. item to the correct animal and number the box. Check
answers.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and point to the
• Point to the sentence under the mouse and read it aloud
speech bubble on the left. Ask pupils to read it out
with the class. Trace the example circle and elicit ears.
together. Check understanding by drawing a mouth on
Read all the sentences aloud with the pupils. Play the
the board with the incorrect number of teeth for pupils
audio again. Pupils listen again and circle the correct
to correct you and say the right number.
word in each sentence. Check answers with the class.
• Pupils read the sentence again and draw a picture.
• Repeat for Mr Monster on the right. Key: 3 – 5 – 1 – 4 – 2
mouse – ears, fish – eyes, dog – nose, horse – teeth, girl – hand
Key: Pupils draw Mrs Monster with three teeth and Mr Monster
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1 I’ve got a pet dog. Look! His nose is in the flowers!
MATERIALS
2 I’ve got a pet cat. She’s soft. I love her!
• Coloured pencils or crayons 3 I’ve got a pet mouse. Look at his big ears!
4 I’ve got a pet horse. Look at her long face! She eats fruit
with her big mouth and teeth!
5 I’ve got a pet fish. Look at her big eyes!

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AB46. ACTIVITY 2 AB47. ACTIVITY 1

Follow and write the words. Say. Look, read and match.
• Point to the icons and ask pupils to name the body parts. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 47, please. Show
Focus on the example and trace the line from the ear icon Activity 1 on the whiteboard, point to the photos and
to the anagram hear. Pupils then work individually and say These are the pets. Point to the example and read
follow the maze to find the other sense verb anagrams. with the class I walk my dog. Point to picture 2, read one
They use the letters to write each verb. of the sentences with the class and ask Yes or no? When
• When pupils have completed the activity, they work in pupils agree on the answer, say Good. That’s right. Which
pairs. Pupil A points to an icon and says, e.g. nose, and sentence is it? Pupils respond, e.g. I wash my horse.
Pupil B responds with I smell with my nose. Pupils take • Pupils work individually to match the sentences and
turns to say body parts and make sentences. pictures, and then check their answers in pairs.
• Check answers with the whole class, asking pupils to
Key: 2 touch, 3 see, 4 smell, 5 taste
read aloud.

AB46. ACTIVITY 3 Key: 2 I wash my horse. 3 I feed my fish. 4 I brush my cat.

Ask and answer.

AB47. ACTIVITY 2
• Pupils work in pairs. They think of three things they
can do with each of their senses (e.g. hear – birds, cars, Draw and write.
music; touch – book, table, face). • Point to the box for the drawing and the gapped
• Pupils swap pairs and ask and answer as in the example, sentence at the bottom. Say Draw and write. Pupils draw
using their ideas. their own pet (or one they would like to have) and write
about it by completing the sentences with their pet and
suitable verbs.

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Unit 7 Wild animals

AB48. ACTIVITY 1 first question and point to the giraffes. Elicit the answer
(no) and point to the example answer on the first line.
Listen and join the dots.
• Pupils answer the rest of the questions individually. Check
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 48, please. Show answers in open pairs.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and check pupils recognise
the silhouettes by saying, e.g. Point to the hippo. Key: 2 yes, 3 yes, 4 no, 5 yes
• Say Cat ... hippo. Trace the example line from the cat
to the hippo on the whiteboard. Play the audio. Pupils AB49. ACTIVITY 2
draw a line from one animal to another. They check in
pairs. Play the audio again. Elicit what the picture is (a
Colour the animals.
crocodile’s head). • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and point to the first
row of pictures. Elicit the names of the animals. Elicit
25 typical colours for each of the animals. Say Choose
Cat – hippo – dog – fish – tiger – horse – mouse – elephant – different/funny colours. Colour the animals. Pupils colour
bird – giraffe – crocodile – snake – monkey – fish the animals in the first row, hiding their book from their
partner. They can use one or two colours for each animal.
AB48. ACTIVITY 2
Now say. Colour your friend’s animals.
Find and circle the words. • Demonstrate the activity. Hide your Activity Book from
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and point to each pupils and describe the first animal, e.g. My giraffes are
animal and elicit the name. Extra support Put the wild red and yellow. Invite a pupil to the whiteboard to colour
animal flashcards on the board and write the animal word the first picture in the second row.
under each one. • Pupils work in pairs. Still hiding his/her book from Pupil B,
• Point to the bear and say bear, /b/ /b/ bear. Point to the Pupil A makes sentences about the colour(s) of each
top row in the puzzle and say Find the /b/. Show that the animal, e.g. My giraffes are purple. Pupil B colours in the
word has four letters. Point to the example circle around animals in the second row. Set a time limit of two minutes
the word bear. for this stage. Monitor and check pupils are using the
• Mime drawing lines in different directions (across/down/ plural are. Then pupils swap roles. They compare their
diagonally) so pupils understand how to search for the books when they have finished colouring.
words. Then continue in the same way with each animal MATERIALS
picture, supporting the pupils as they find and circle the
• Coloured pencils or crayons
words. They can refer to the word labels in their Pupil’s
Books to help. • Flashcards: 65 (snake)

Key: AB50. ACTIVITY 1

h f b e a r u f x
Listen and write the number. Colour.
i p i q w s e k k
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 50, please. Show
p o k s c x l u g Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the animals
p s m o n k e y i and elicit the words. Say Listen and write the number.
Play the example and show the number 1 in the box for
o s i n h r p d r
the elephants. Play the rest of the audio. Pupils write the
a e n f i s h i a numbers. They check in pairs.
r c a a d j a l f
Key: hippos – 4, snakes – 5, giraffes – 6, (elephants – 1,)
d k j b k g n a f tigers – 2, crocodiles – 3
t i g e r e t e e
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MATERIALS 1 They’re big and grey. They’ve got short tails and big ears.
2 They’re big cats. They’ve got a lot of big teeth. They’re
• Coloured pencils or crayons
orange and black.
3 They’re green or brown. They’ve got four short legs and
AB49. ACTIVITY 1
a long body. They’ve got a big mouth and a lot of big
Read, look and write ‘yes’ or ‘no’. teeth.
4 They’re big and grey. They’ve got big mouths and short
• Revise the adjectives happy, sad, long, short, clean, dirty
tails. They haven’t got hair.
using mime, board drawings or items in the classroom.
5 They’re long and they’re a lot of colours. They haven’t
Say Open your Activity Books at page 49, please. Show
got arms or legs.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the picture and ask
6 They’ve got four legs. They’re yellow and brown. They
Which wild animals can you see? Elicit the names. Read the
haven’t got big teeth.

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AB50. ACTIVITY 2. • Point to the first sentence and read it aloud with the
class. Do the same with the second sentence. Pupils draw
Look and cross or tick. lines to match them with the pictures.
• Display the snake flashcard and point to the word • Point to the pictures again and drill the sentences in
snakes in the table on the whiteboard. Say They haven’t chorus very clearly, emphasising the /ι/ and /e/ sounds.
got hands and trace the example cross. Repeat with
arms, legs and feet. Say They’ve got tails and trace the Key: First picture: Ten little hippos. Second picture: Six king
example tick. elephants.
• Pupils cross or tick for the other animals. Check by
saying, e.g. Tell me about bears. Pupils answer, e.g. AB52. ACTIVITY 2.
They’ve got (two) hands.
Listen and write ‘a’, ‘e’ or ‘i’.
Key: • Write the number 10 on the board in figures. Write the
hands arms legs feet tails word ten with the vowel missing below (t _ n). Point and
say Ten: /æ/, /e/ or /ι/? (say the letter sounds, not their
bears
names). Make the shape of the letter a in the air as you
birds say /æ/, the shape of the letter e as you say /e/ and the
monkeys shape of i (with the dot above it) as you say /ι/. Elicit the
crocodiles answer (/e/). Write the letter e on the board to complete
the word below the number.
fish
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Say Listen and write
tigers ‘a’, ‘e’ or ‘i’. Again, use the letter sounds, not their
giraffes names.
• Play the example on the audio and point to the letter e
MATERIALS in leg. Play the rest of the audio. Pupils write the missing
• Flashcards: 61–67 (wild animals) letter each time. Pupils check answers in pairs.
• Play the audio again. Check answers as a class.
AB51. ACTIVITY 1
Key: 2 fish, 3 black, 4 big, 5 hippo, 6 pen, 7 sister, 8 hand
Look and read. Write ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
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• Review prepositions by placing animal flashcards in
different places around the classroom (e.g. under the 1 leg
chair, on the table, next to the bag). Ask Where’s the ...? 2 fish
Pupils respond Under the chair, etc. 3 black
4 big
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 51, please. Show
5 hippo
the page on the whiteboard. Say Look at the picture. It’s
6 pen
a toy shop (use L1 to explain what this is if necessary).
7 sister
Look at the animals. Can you see the elephants? Read
8 hand
the example sentence with the class and elicit that it is
false (pupils say No). Show them the example answer on
AB52. ACTIVITY 3
the first line.
• Pupils complete the activity individually or in pairs. Read and draw.
Monitor and give help as necessary. Check answers as • Point to the title at the top of the box and ask pupils to
a class. read it aloud. Draw a river and a crown on the board to
Key: 1 yes, 2 yes, 3 yes, 4 no, 5 yes
support understanding. Tell pupils to think of the king of
their river. They can choose any animal they like (a fish,
a crocodile, an elephant, a hippo, a tiger, a snake) or a
AB52. ACTIVITY 1
person if they prefer. They stand up and mime being the
Read, match and say. king they have chosen. Pupils sit down and draw the king
of their river. Extra challenge Ask pupils to write what
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 52, please. Show
they’ve drawn.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the picture of the
hippos and count them with the class. Do the same with
the elephants.

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MATERIALS
• Coloured pencils or crayons

AB53. ACTIVITY 1

Find and stick.

• Say Open your Activity Books at page 53, please. Look
at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
the words in turn. Pupils point to the correct sticker. Say
the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
the correct place. Remind them to check with each other
or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor
around the class to check.

AB53. ACTIVITY 2.

Say the words. Colour the stars.

• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if
necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a word correctly,
elicit the word from another pupil who can and then ask
the first pupil to repeat.
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
in their books and to say the word.
• Say Colour the stars. Check pupils remember what to do
with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to
colour their stars.

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Unit 8 My clothes

AB54. ACTIVITY 1 I’ve got brown shoes,

And yellow socks.
Look, find and circle the number. Say. They’re on the floor,
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 54, please. Show Next to my box.
the page on the whiteboard and point to the clothes
items to revise the words. Point to the words on the left AB55. ACTIVITY 2
below the picture and ask pupils to read them aloud one
by one. Say Look at the trousers. How many (are there)? Draw and write.
Let’s count. Count with the class. At the count of seven, • Say My favourite clothes are my brown shoes and my
point to the circled 7 in the grid. Say Do the same for all green jacket. (Name), what about you? Elicit ideas from
the clothes. the pupils using the model. Ensure correct pronunciation
• Pupils work individually. They check in pairs. Check with of clothes.
the class by asking, e.g. How many T-shirts? Pupils count • Say Draw your favourite clothes here (point to the box on
aloud, e.g. One, two, three, ... the whiteboard) and write the words here (point to the
• Check answers with the class using the whiteboard. writing line). Display the flashcards on the board (word
Pupils say, e.g. Seven pairs of trousers. side) to give support with spelling.
• More confident pupils show their pictures to the class
Key: socks – 10, T-shirts – 9, skirts – 3, shoes – 8, jackets – 2, and say their sentences.
baseball caps – 4
MATERIALS
AB54. ACTIVITY 2 • Coloured pencils or crayons

Listen and answer. AB56. ACTIVITY 1

• Read the examples in the speech bubbles with the
class then play the first question on the audio. Elicit the Listen and colour.
response from the pupils. Play the rest of the audio. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 56, please. Show
Pupils chorus the answers. the page on the whiteboard and point to each picture
on the left and right to elicit what pupils can see, e.g. A
Key: two, eight, ten, seven, three, ten
T-shirt on a chair. Say Listen. Take out the colours. Play the
audio. Pupils listen and take out the crayons they need
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(black, grey, green, pink, white, brown, purple, yellow,
How many jackets?
blue, orange, red). Say Listen again. Put a coloured dot on
How many shoes?
the picture. Play the audio again. Elicit the colours and the
How many socks?
objects (black shoe, grey mouse, etc.). Pupils colour them.
How many pairs of trousers?
How many skirts? Key: See audioscript.
How many T-shirts?
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MATERIALS
The shoe under the table is black.
• Coloured pencils or crayons The mouse is grey.
• Flashcards: 68–73 (clothes) The T-shirt on the chair is green.
The jacket is pink.
AB55. ACTIVITY 1 The cat is black and white.
The shoe under the chair is brown.
Listen and colour.
The skirt is purple.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 55, please. Show The socks on the chair are yellow and blue.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Pupils take out grey, blue, The fish is orange and black.
brown, yellow, green, red and orange crayons. Say Listen The trousers are red.
and colour. Make a dot first. Play the audio. Pupils make
a dot on the clothes. They check in pairs. Play the audio AB56. ACTIVITY 2
again. Pause after each one to check and for pupils
to colour. Listen and match.
• Elicit which colour they didn’t need to use (green). • Point to the children in the centre and read their names
aloud with the class. Say Listen and match. Play the
Key: See audioscript.
example on the audio and trace the example matching
lines. Elicit the sentence (Sue’s got a black shoe and a
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pink jacket). Play the rest of the audio in sections. Pupils
I’ve got red trousers,
check in pairs. Check with the class asking pupils to draw
And a blue T-shirt.
the matching lines on the whiteboard.
I’ve got a grey jacket,
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Key: See audioscript. MATERIALS

• Coloured pencils or crayons
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Sue’s got a black shoe and a pink jacket. AB58. ACTIVITY 1
Nick’s got a green T-shirt and an orange and black fish.
Kim’s got a purple skirt and a grey mouse. Write ‘s’ or ‘sh’ and match.
Tony’s got a black and white cat and a brown shoe. • Say the sounds /s/ and /∫/ and trace a large s and sh in
May’s got red trousers and yellow and blue socks. the air. Pupils copy and repeat.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 58, please. Show
AB57. ACTIVITY 1
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to the words and
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a the missing letters. Ask /s/ or /∫/? Pupils sound out each
number. There are two examples. word with both sounds and choose the correct one. They
complete the words by adding s or sh.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 57, please. Show
• Point to the first picture. Pupils say the word and call out
the page on the whiteboard. Say Look at the picture.
the number of the matching word. Repeat with the other
Point to the girl. Point to the boy. Point to the dog.
pictures. Pupils write the numbers in the boxes.
• Point to the names and numbers in the box and read
them aloud with the class. Point to and read the Key: 1 skirt, 2 T-shirt, 3 socks, 4 shoes
example question. Play the first part of the audio
(until the number 1) and point to the examples. Check AB58. ACTIVITY 2
comprehension.
• Play the rest of the audio. Pupils write a name or number Read and draw.
from the box on each line. Check answers as a class. • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and read the
• Note: In the actual Starters test, answer options are sentences with the class. Ask pupils to read each one
not given. again and draw the animal and the clothes in the space
below.
Key: 1 Bill, 2 3, 3 Tom, 4 9, 5 8 • Pupils compare their drawings with a partner. They learn
the sentences by heart and repeat them as they show
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their pictures.
Hello. What’s your name?
It’s Kim.
AB58. ACTIVITY 3
Kim? That’s a beautiful name.
Thank you. Write the sentences.
And how old are you, Kim? • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and point to the
I’m ten. words in the coat hangers in item 1. Say Read the words.
Ten? Change the order (gesture changing things around). Read
Yes. the example sentence with the class, pointing to the
1 Is this your dog? correct sentence and to the parts in the hangers in order.
Yes. This is Bill.
• Say Write the sentences. Pupils work in pairs to write
Bill. That’s a good name for a dog.
the remaining two sentences. Monitor and help any pairs
Thank you.
who are having difficulty. Check answers.
2 How old is your dog?
He’s three. Key: 2 He’s got six blue socks. 3 They’ve got white shorts.
Three? He’s a young dog.
Yes, he is. And he’s very happy! MATERIALS
3 And who’s this? • Coloured pencils or crayons
He’s my brother.
Oh, yes? Is his name Tom? AB59. ACTIVITY 1
Yes, it is. Tom’s my favourite brother.
4 How old is your brother? Find and stick.
He’s nine. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 59, please. Look
Nine? Is he in your class at school? at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
Yes, he is. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
5 Is your class at school big? the words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say
No, it’s small. the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
How many children are in your class? correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
Eight. the correct place. Remind them to check with each other
Eight children. That’s great. or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor
around the class to check.

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AB59. ACTIVITY 2. the labels on the board for pupils to copy in the activity.
Talk about the habitats and ask Which animals live here?
Say the words. Colour the stars. to elicit examples. Write their suggestions on the board.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures • Pupils choose one of the habitats and draw a picture of it.
and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in They then complete the gaps in the sentences on the left
turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if using the words on the board to help them. They show
necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a word correctly, their pictures and talk about them in small groups.
elicit the word from another pupil who can and then ask
the first pupil to repeat. MATERIALS
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture • Coloured pencils or crayons
in their books and to say the word.
• Say Colour the stars. Check pupils know what to do AB61. ACTIVITY 1
with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to Read and write the number.
colour their stars.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 61, please. Show
AB60. ACTIVITY 1
Activity 1 on the whiteboard, point to the photos and
elicit the words and phrases, Let’s recycle. / Let’s pick up
Look and write the number. rubbish. / Let’s save water. / Let’s plant trees.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 60, please. Show • Read the phrases with the class. Pupils work individually
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the photos and to match the statements and pictures and then check
elicit the letters that correspond to each region – ‘g’ for their answers in pairs. Check the answers with the class.
garden, ‘p’ for polar region and ‘s’ for savannah. Look at
Key: Recycling is fun! 1, We can plant trees. 4, We can keep parks
the photos and the example – a polar bear lives in the clean. 2
polar region, so we write the letter ‘p’ in the box for the
polar bear.
AB61. ACTIVITY 2
• Check answers with the class and ask Where do they live?
Pupils answer, e.g. Polar bears live in polar regions. Draw and write.
Key: fox g, snail g, tiger s, lion s, polar bear p, penguin p, • Pupils think about what they do to help nature. Elicit
zebra s, bug g ideas from the class before they work on their own (you
may want to do this in their mother tongue). Pupils draw
AB60. ACTIVITY 2
a picture of themselves doing something to help nature.
To help them write about it, write all the ideas from
Listen and circle. pupils on the board so they can copy the phrases below
• Point to the fact files and tell pupils they are about animal their pictures when they are finished, e.g. plant trees,
habitats. Read the information in the fact files with the save water, turn off lights, pick up rubbish, recycle, feed
class. Focus pupils on the first fact file and say Listen birds, etc.
and circle. Play the first section of the audio. Show the MATERIALS
example circle around forest. Play the audio, stopping
• Coloured pencils or crayons
at the end of each section. Pupils listen and then circle
the words.
AB62. ACTIVITY 1
• Play the audio again to check and then go through each
fact file together. You can divide the class up into groups Read, draw and colour.
and get each group to present the answers to one of the • Say Open your Activity Books at page 62, please. Show
fact files. Activity 1 on the whiteboard and elicit or teach the word
Key: forest / hot / snake, polar region / cold / penguin, garden / clown. Say Look at this clown. What’s his name? (Bill).
snail, desert / camel Repeat for the other clown (Ben). Point to the text. Point
to, e.g. long shoes. Ask Bill or Ben? (Bill). Trace the long
33 shoes on Bill. Do another example for Ben.
• Pupils complete the activity in pairs. They compare their
Key: see audioscript.
pictures.
MATERIALS
AB62. ACTIVITY 2
• A map of the pupils’ home country and some photos of
different habitats there Listen and say ‘Bill’ or ‘Ben’.
• Say Listen and check. Play the audio. Pause after each
AB60. ACTIVITY 3
sentence for pupils to say Bill or Ben in chorus.
Write, draw and say.
Key: 1 Bill, 2 Bill, 3 Bill, 4 Ben, 5 Bill, 6 Bill
• Show a map of the pupils’ home country and some
photos of different habitats there. Label them and leave

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1 He’s got black hair.
2 He’s got short shoes.
3 He’s got a red jacket.
4 He’s got purple trousers.
5 He’s got a dirty T-shirt.
6 He’s got a sad mouth.

AB62. ACTIVITY 3

Say the sentences.

• Point to the pictures of the fish and the snakes on the
whiteboard and read the example sentence in the speech
bubble. Elicit the next sentence (Cats and worms haven’t
got hands). Write the sentence on the board. Make sure
pupils realise they have to change no hands to haven’t
got hands.
• Pupils work in pairs to make the rest of the sentences.
Check answers. Pupils then cover the example speech
bubble on the Activity Book page and practise saying
the sentences using only the pictures and words.
Extra challenge Fast finishers can draw some picture and
word prompts to make sentences of their own.
Key: Cats and worms haven’t got hands. Zebras and foxes
haven’t got arms. Snails and crocodiles haven’t got hair.

AB63. ACTIVITY 4

Look, read and write.

• Say Open your Activity Books at page 63, please. Show
the page on the whiteboard and elicit what pupils can
see (a monkey). Focus pupils on the text. Either read
it aloud yourself, stopping at the pictures for pupils to
supply the word, or read it with the class. Extra support
Some pupils may find this amount of text difficult to
process, so go through it orally with the class once or
twice before they complete the gaps.
• Pupils work in pairs and write the words in the gaps.
Remind them to use the picture dictionaries at the end
of each unit in their Activity Books for help, and to ask
each other.
• Check answers by reading the text around the class at
the end.
Key: 2 two, 3 ears, 4 mouth, 5 arms, 6 two, 7 hands, 8 tail

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AB64. ACTIVITY 1 AB65. ACTIVITY 2

Listen and write the number. Look and write.

• Say Open your Activity Books at page 64, please. Show • Point to the picture of the guitar. Elicit play the guitar.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and say Listen and write Point to number 1 and the example: guitar. Point to the
the number. Here’s an example. Play the first one. Check word box. Say Look. Use these words. Monitor pupils
pupils know what to do. Play the rest of the audio. Pupils as they are writing to make sure they form the letters
check in pairs. Play the audio again. Pause after each one. correctly. Pupils check and comment on each other’s
Check with the class. work in pairs.
Key: 4, (1,) 3, / 2, 6, 5 Key: 2 play, 3 football, 4 tennis, 5 ride, 6 swim

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AB66. ACTIVITY 1
1 Ride a bike
2 Swim Listen and tick or cross.
3 Play tennis • Say Open your Activity Books at page 66, please. Show
4 Play basketball Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to Marie. Say
5 Play the guitar Listen. What can Marie do? Tick or cross. Play the first
6 Play football one and elicit She can’t play basketball. Point to the
example cross next to the photo of basketball. Play the
AB64. ACTIVITY 2 rest of the audio. Pupils listen and tick or cross. They
Look and match. check in pairs. Play the audio again. Check with the class.

• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Use the example to Key: 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

check pupils know what to do. Say Look and match the
others. Pupils work individually and then check in pairs. 36
Monitor pupils as they are working. Check answers on 1 Monty: Marie, can you play basketball?
the whiteboard. Point to the photos and pupils say the Marie: No, I can’t play basketball.
activity. 2 Monty: Marie, can you swim?
Marie: Yes, I can swim.
Key: 2 ride a bike, 3 play the guitar, 4 play basketball, 5 play 3 Monty: Marie, can you play tennis?
football, 6 swim
Marie: No, I can’t play tennis.
4 Monty: Marie, can you ride a bike?
AB65. ACTIVITY 1 Marie: Yes, I can ride a bike.
5 Monty: Marie, can you play the guitar?
Find and circle six words.
Marie: Yes, I can play the guitar.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 65, please. Show 6 Monty: Marie, can you play football?
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and elicit the circled word Marie: No! I can’t play football.
(ride). Point to the photos and question marks. Say What
are the missing words? Find them in the puzzle. Find AB66. ACTIVITY 2
six words.
• Pupils work in pairs. They identify the words first and What can you do? Draw and write.
then find them in the puzzle. • Ask pupils What can you do? Pupils respond, e.g. I can
• In pairs, pupils come to the whiteboard and circle the sing / I can draw / I can ride a bike.
words they found for a class check. • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and say Draw two
things you can do (point to the ticks) and two things
Key: 1 ride, bike, 2 play tennis, 3 swim, 4 guitar you can’t do (point to the crosses). Pupils only draw
w a s g r i d e the activities that they have learnt in the unit. Point to
r s p u g i t a the gapped text. Say Complete the sentences. I can ...
/ I can’t ... Monitor pupils and help where necessary.
a w b i k e r p Extra challenge Encourage more confident pupils to
t i n t i s l l draw other activities and to ask you how to say and
o m l a s t c a write them.
o m e r x u r y
t e n n i s a e

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AB67. ACTIVITY 1 MATERIALS

• Coloured pencils or crayons
Look and write the words.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 67, please. Show AB69. ACTIVITY 1
the page on the whiteboard and point to the picture of
the girl in the example and elicit the sport. Point to the Find and stick.
flags on the right and say Find the word. Move the letters • Say Open your Activity Books at page 69, please. Look
on the flags. Point to the letters in the example flag and at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
show pupils how they make the words basket and ball, by Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
crossing out each letter as you point to it in the example. the words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say
• Pupils work individually to solve the rest of the anagrams. the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
Elicit the answers and call volunteers to write the words correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
on the board. Check spelling carefully. the correct place. Remind them to check before sticking
them in their books. Monitor around the class to check.
Key: 1 bike, 2 horse, 3 tennis, 4 guitar, 5 football

AB69. ACTIVITY 2
AB68. ACTIVITY 1
Say the words. Colour the stars.
Look and write. Complete the table.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 68, please. Show and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and read the turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if
words in the box one by one with the class. Now point necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a phrase correctly,
to the pictures. Pupils say the correct word from the box elicit the phrase from another pupil who can and then ask
and then copy it under the picture. the first pupil to repeat.
• Focus on the table. Point to the ay and ai at the top and • Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to the
say the sound /eι/. Point to the picture for say and then pictures in their books and to say the words.
point to the example on the board. Do the same with tail. • Say Colour the stars. Check pupils know what to do
Pupils complete the table. Check answers and complete with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to
the table on the whiteboard. colour their stars.
Key: (pictures) snail, tail, play, train, day; (table) ay: play, day; ai:
snail, train

AB68. ACTIVITY 2

Match to make sentences or questions.

Say and write.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Follow the example
lines and read the sentence out loud with the class. Pupils
draw lines to make three more sentences, then they work
in pairs to say their sentences.
Key: I / We can’t play the piano / play a game / ride a bike. They
can play the piano / play a game / ride a bike.

AB68. ACTIVITY 3

Read, draw and write the answer.

• Show Activity 3 on the whiteboard and read the sentence
aloud with the class. Ask pupils What you can play on a
grey day? Accept any answers which have the /eι/ sound.
Encourage them to be creative, e.g. I can play with eight
snakes. I can play on the table. I can make a rainbow.
Pupils draw and write their suggestion.
• Pupils show and share their drawings and read
their answers.

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Unit 10 At the funfair

MATERIALS Now ask and answer. Draw your friend’s stars.

• Coloured pencils or crayons • Drill the example question and answer with the class.
They draw a star under the bus in the second row of
AB70. ACTIVITY 1 pictures. Pupils take turns to ask and answer and to draw.
Look and write. Review classroom language, e.g. Sorry? Can you repeat
that?
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 70, please. Show
the page on the whiteboard and focus pupils on the
AB71. ACTIVITY 2.
crossword puzzle. Point to picture 1 and to the small
number 1 in the puzzle. Say Look. Picture 1 is for word Look and write.
number 1. What’s the word? Elicit helicopter and show • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard and point to the word
pupils that the answer is crossed out in the word box. Say box and the example answers written inside the lorry and
Look at the pictures. Write words from the box. Don’t T-shirt shapes. Extra support Read the words in the box
colour the pictures. aloud with the class.
Key: 2 bike, 3 train, 4 lorry, 5 plane, 6 boat, 7 car, 8 motorbike, • Point to the lorry outline and say Write transport words
9 bus here. Elicit another word from the box which could go
in this group (e.g. helicopter). Point to the T-shirt outline
AB70. ACTIVITY 2
and say Write clothes words here. Elicit another clothes
word from the box (e.g. trousers). Pupils work individually
Listen and colour. to complete the activity. Check answers as a class.
• Pupils take out the following crayons: brown, grey, black, Key: lorry – helicopter, boat, plane, motorbike, bus; T-shirt –
yellow, purple, blue, orange, red, green, pink. Say Listen trousers, skirt, jacket, cap, shorts
and make a dot with the colour. Play the first one as an
example. Ask pupils What colour? Pupils hold up the MATERIALS
black crayon. Say What ride? Pupils answer The bike. Play • Coloured pencils or crayons
the rest of the audio. Elicit which colour they didn’t use
(red). Pupils colour in the rides. AB72. ACTIVITY 1
Key: 1 helicopter – orange, 2 bike – black, 3 train – grey, 4 lorry – Listen and draw coloured lines.
purple, 5 plane – pink, 6 boat – green, 7 car – brown, 8 motorbike
– blue, 9 bus – yellow • Say Open your Activity Books at page 72, please. Show
Activity 1 on the whiteboard and elicit what and who
37 they can see. Pupils take out the following crayons:
Can you see the bike? Colour it black. grey, yellow, black, blue, brown, purple, red. Say Listen
Look at the bus. Can you colour it yellow? and draw lines. Use the colours. Play the first one as an
That’s a big lorry. It’s purple. example. Play the rest of the audio. Pupils listen and
What colour’s the boat? draw. They check in pairs. Play the audio again, pausing
It’s green. after each one to check with the class. Elicit which colour
Can you see the plane? Colour it pink. they didn’t use (blue).
Look at that helicopter. Can you colour it orange?
Key: 2 Grandpa, brown, plane; 3 Simon, black, motorbike;
Have you got a motorbike? 4 Mrs Star, grey, horse; 5 Suzy, yellow, lorry; 6 Mr Star,
Yes, it’s blue. purple, walking
He’s got a long train. Can you colour it grey?
Can you see the car? Colour it brown. 38
1 Red.
AB71. ACTIVITY 1 Stella: I’m driving a bus.
Draw stars in, on, under or next to the pictures. 2 Brown.
Grandpa: I’m flying a plane.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 71, please. Show 3 Black.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures at the Simon: I’m riding a motorbike.
top of the page and say Find the star. Pupils point. Say 4 Grey.
Yes, it’s under the bus. Say Draw stars. Draw them in, on, Mrs Star: I’m riding a horse.
under or next to the lorry, plane and helicopter. At the 5 Yellow.
top of the page only (point to the pictures in the row at Suzy: I’m driving a lorry.
the top). Pupils work individually, books hidden, to draw 6 Purple.
three more stars in different places using the pictures at Mr Star: I’m walking.
the top only.

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AB72. ACTIVITY 2 4 Which boy is Alex?

Where’s Alex? Is he playing football?
Draw and write. Say. No, he’s playing tennis.
• Focus pupils on the word box and the drawing frame. Can he play basketball?
Point to the space and say Imagine. It’s you. What are No, he can’t.
you doing? Are you riding a horse? Flying a plane?
Driving a lorry? Look at the words. Think. Draw a picture AB74. ACTIVITY 1
(mime drawing in the box). Say Then write the words
(point to the incomplete sentence at the bottom of Read and circle ‘ng’. Choose and draw.
the page). Pupils draw and write. Monitor and help as • Say Open your Activity Books at page 74, please. Show
necessary. Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Pupils read the sentences
• Pupils show their pictures to their classmates and say aloud together. Write the letters ‘ng’ in the air. Pupils
their sentences about them. copy you. Say Read and circle ‘ng’ and point to the
example. Pupils work on their own to circle the ‘ng’ letter
AB73. ACTIVITY 1 combinations. Ask How many? (five) and check their
answers on the whiteboard. Pupils read the sentences
Listen and tick ( ) the box. There is again, choose one and draw the action in the box.
one example.
Key: 2 I’m singing a song. 3 I’m riding my motorbike. 4 I’m
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 73, please. Show clapping my hands.
the page on the whiteboard. Extra support Point to elicit
the things pupils can see in the pictures in each row.
AB74. ACTIVITY 2
• Read the first question and say Listen. Is it picture A, B or
C? Play the example on the audio. Elicit the answer and Look and write.
say It’s in the toy box. It’s picture A. Point to the example • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Ask pupils what they
tick and say Look. There’s a tick. can see in each picture. Direct pupils to the box with the
• Play the rest of the audio, pausing to give pupils time to verbs, go through each one and check meaning by asking
think and tick. Pupils compare answers in pairs. Check pupils to mime it for you. Do the same with the nouns in
as a class. Note: in the actual Starters test there are five the box on the right. Read the example speech bubble
items to answer. with the class and highlight I’m and the -ing on the verb.
Ask pupils to match the pictures with a verb and a noun
Key: 1 A, 2 C, 3 C, 4 B
phrase and to say the sentences. Point to sentence 4 in
39
Activity 1 and highlight the double ‘p’ in clapping. Pupils
complete the speech bubbles. Check answers as a class
Where’s the lorry?
using the whiteboard.
Have you got a lorry?
Yes, I have. Key: 2 I’m flying a helicopter. 3 I’m clapping my hands.
Is it under the table?
No, look. It’s in the toy box. AB74. ACTIVITY 3
Can you see the tick?
Now you listen and tick the box. Read and write.
1 What’s Anna doing? • Read the verbs in the box aloud with the class. For each
What’s Anna doing? Is she riding a motorbike? verb pupils say a means of transport, e.g. flying – a plane.
No. She’s flying! Extra support Put these flashcards on the board to
Is she flying a plane? support pupils as they do the activity: motorbike, plane,
No, she’s flying a helicopter. lorry, car, helicopter, horse. For each verb in the box a
2 What toy is under the chair? pupil comes to the board, points to a flashcard and says
Can you see that toy under the chair? the phrase.
Yes. Is it a plane? • Read the example sentence with the class and point out
No, it’s my boat. that the word riding is crossed out in the box. Pupils
Have you got a bus, too? complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Check
Nick? No, I haven’t. answers. Extra support Do the activity with the whole
3 What colour is Matt’s motorbike? class, checking their work after each item.
Have you got a motorbike, Matt?
Yes, I have. Key: 2 flying, 3 riding, 4 driving, 5 flying, 6 flying
Is it grey?
No, it isn’t and it isn’t white.
What colour is it?
It’s black. That’s my favourite colour!

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MATERIALS whiteboard and read and point to the example. Check

• Coloured pencils or crayons that pupils know what to do. They work in pairs to read
and draw lines to match the sentences. Check answers
AB75. ACTIVITY 1 using the whiteboard.

Find and stick. Key: 2 A ship travels on the water. 3 A train travels on rails.
4 A scooter travels on the road.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 75, please. Look
at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
AB76. ACTIVITY 3
Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
the words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say Ask and answer.
the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
• Point to your head and say I’m thinking of a means
correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
of transport. It travels in the air. Pupils guess as in
the correct place. Remind them to check with each other
the example.
or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor
around the class to check. • Invite a more confident pupil to choose a means of
transport and to make a sentence about how it travels,
AB75. ACTIVITY 2
e.g. It travels on land. The other pupils guess until they
get the right answer. Repeat. Extra challenge Pupils work
Say the words. Colour the stars. in pairs to make statements about and guess the means
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures of transport.
and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in
turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if AB77. ACTIVITY 1
necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a word correctly, Read and write the number.
elicit the word from another pupil who can and then ask
the first pupil to repeat. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 77, please. Show
the page on the whiteboard and point to the photos. Talk
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
about each photo one by one:
in their books and to say the word.
They’re climbing up. They’re helping the boy. She says ‘I
• Say Colour the stars. Check pupils know what to do
can help you.’
with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to
colour their stars. They’re a team.
It’s a hot day. He wants some water.
AB76. ACTIVITY 1 They’re in the classroom. They’re working together. They
can do it.
Look and write the number. • Read the phrases in the speech bubbles aloud with the
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 76, please. Show class. Read speech bubble 1 again and ask Which photo
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures and is it? Point to the example number with the photo of the
elicit the transport words. Then point to and read words children helping the boy.
1 to 4 with the class. Look at the example and check that • Pupils work on their own to read and match.
pupils understand what to do. Pupils look at the different Extra support Work with the whole class. They write
forms of transport and write a number with each one. the numbers with the pictures. Check answers using the
Check answers as a class using the whiteboard. whiteboard.
Key: hovercraft – 2, scooter – 1, monorail – 4, ship – 2, van – 1, Key: 2 / 3, 4
balloon – 3

AB76. ACTIVITY 2

Read and match. Draw lines.

• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Read the sentence
parts on the left with the class, then read the phrases on
the right. Invite a more confident pupil to come to the

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Unit 11 Our house

AB78. ACTIVITY 1 • Pupils work individually. They follow the lines to find the
rooms, then write the words. They check in pairs. Monitor
Listen and draw lines. There is one example. pupils and help with the writing. Make sure they form the
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 78, please. Show letters correctly and write clearly.
the page on the whiteboard and say Look at the picture. • Check with the class by asking, e.g. Number 2. Where’s
What can you see? Elicit the names of the rooms. Point Mr Star? Pupils respond He’s in the kitchen.
to the names one by one and read them aloud with
the class, making sure that all pupils can recognise the Key: 2 Mr Star – kitchen, 3 Suzy – bedroom, 4 Simon – hall
correct pronunciation. Say Listen. Play the example and
point to the example line. Play the audio. Pupils listen AB79. ACTIVITY 2
and draw lines.
Draw your house. Write and say.
Key: 1 Grace – woman in kitchen singing, 2 Sue – girl in bedroom
• Talk to the class about their rooms and their houses
listening to music, 3 May – girl in dining room playing the guitar,
before they do the drawing. Use L1 if necessary. For the
4 Alex – small boy in hall with toy helicopter, 5 Bill – boy in living
room eating fish activity, pupils can draw their house from the outside, a
cross section or a floor plan. They will talk to the other
40 pupils in English about their drawing at the end, so it’s
Look, Mrs White. This is a picture of my family in our house. important they are happy with what they draw.
That’s nice. Who’s that in the bathroom? • Pupils draw and write about their house. They work in
It’s my dad. His name’s Dan. small groups, showing each other their drawings and
Dan? saying something about them, e.g. My house has got
Yes. He’s having a bath. two bedrooms and a bathroom. Extra challenge More
1 Where’s your mum in this picture? confident pupils talk about their drawings to the class.
She’s in the kitchen. Her name is Grace.
MATERIALS
Grace? Is she singing?
• Coloured pencils or crayons
Yes, that’s right. My mum’s very happy.
That’s good.
2 Have you got a sister? AB80. ACTIVITY 1

Yes. Can you see that girl? She’s listening to music. Listen and colour the stars.
In the bedroom?
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 80, please.
Yes. Her name is Sue.
Show the page on the whiteboard and ask pupils take
Sue’s a nice name.
out orange, yellow, black, pink, purple, red and green
3 And the girl in the dining room is my sister, too.
crayons. Say Listen and colour the stars. Play the audio.
She’s playing the guitar.
Yes. That’s May. • Check answers and elicit which colour they didn’t use
Is May good? (purple).
Yes, she’s very good. Key: 1 red, 2 black, 3 pink, (4 orange,) 5 green, 6 yellow
4 And I’ve got two brothers. Can you see the small boy?
That’s Alex. 41
Is Alex in the hall? Orange.
Yes, that’s right. What are they doing?
What’s that in his hand? They’re sitting on the floor.
His helicopter. It’s his favourite toy. Black.
5 And the boy in the living room. Is that your big brother? What are they doing?
Yes. His name is Bill. They’re playing a game.
What is Bill eating? Yellow.
A fish. What’s he doing?
It’s got a very long tail! He’s opening the toy box.
Ha ha. Pink.
What’s she doing?
AB79. ACTIVITY 1 She’s reading a book.
Follow the lines and write. Green.
What are they doing?
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 79, please. Show They’re listening to music.
the page on the whiteboard and elicit who pupils can see Red.
(Mrs Star, Mr Star, Suzy, Simon) and what they can see What’s she doing?
below the characters (rooms in a house). Point to Mrs She’s drawing a picture.
Star and say Where’s Mrs Star? Move your finger along
the line to the living room. Say Find the room and write it
here, pointing to the example answer on the line.

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AB80. ACTIVITY 2 • Point to the drawing frame and say Draw and write.
Point to your ticks and say I draw my sentence, e.g. The
Match and write. monkey’s playing the guitar in the bedroom. Start to
• Point to the example. Elicit the sentence. Point to the draw a monkey with a guitar. Ask pupils to draw their
rest of the words on the right. Say Draw a line and write picture and to write a sentence to describe it as in the
the word. example. Monitor to check pupils’ work and to help them
write the sentences.
Key: 2 book, 3 chair, 4 music, 5 car, 6 tennis
Key: Pupils’ own sentences, e.g. The hippo’s playing the guitar in
AB81. ACTIVITY 1 the kitchen.

Look, read and write. Use one word. MATERIALS

• Point to a boy in the class and say He’s a ... Elicit boy. • Coloured pencils or crayons
Review girl in a similar way. Then point to several boys
and girls and say They’re ... Elicit or present children. AB83. ACTIVITY 1
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 81, please. Show Find and stick.
the page on the whiteboard and point to the examples.
Read the questions and the answers aloud with the class. • Say Open your Activity Books at page 83, please. Look
Say Read the questions. Look at the pictures. Write at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
answers. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit
the words in turn. Pupils point to the correct sticker. Say
• Pupils work individually to write single words in the
the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
answers. Check as a class using the whiteboard.
correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in
Key: 1 fish, 2 car, 3 music, 4 elephant, 5 girl/sister the correct place. Remind them to check with each other
or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor
AB82. ACTIVITY 1
around the class to check.

Read and write. Look and circle ‘yes’ or ‘no’. AB83. ACTIVITY 2
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 82, please. Show Say the words. Colour the stars.
Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures on the
left. Then point to each sentence on the left and read • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures
them aloud together. Ask What’s missing? (m). Tell pupils and ask Can you say these words? Elciit the words in
to add the missing letter m to each sentence. turn. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils to repeat if
necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a word correctly,
• Read the example sentence and look at the picture. Ask
elicit the word from another pupil who can and then ask
Yes or no? Point to the example circle around no.
the first pupil to repeat.
• Pupils complete the rest of the activity on their own.
• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture
Check answers.
in their books and to say the word.
Key: 2 no, 3 yes, 4 yes • Say Colour the stars. Check pupils know what to do
with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to
AB82. ACTIVITY 2 colour their stars.

Choose and write. Draw and write.

• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the three
animals in the top box on the left and elicit the words.
Say Tick an animal. Pupils tick one of the animals. Do the
same with the actions and the rooms in the house. Pupils
choose and tick one item in each box. Do an example
on the whiteboard. Tick the monkey, the guitar and the
bedroom on the whiteboard as the example.

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MATERIALS AB85. ACTIVITY 1

• Coloured pencils or crayons
Look and write.
AB84. ACTIVITY 1 • Say Open your Activity Books at page 85, please. Show
the page on the whiteboard and point to the example.
Listen and colour. Elicit each word in the line: cake, apple, train. Elicit the
• Pupils take out the following crayons: blue, yellow, initial letter for each word from the class and write them
purple, black, pink, red, green. Say Open your Activity on the board: c a t. Elicit what the word says.
Books at page 84, please. Show the page on the • Say Now you do the same with the other words. Monitor
whiteboard and say Look at the monsters. Listen and pupils as they are working. Remind them to look back at
colour. Play the audio. Pause after the first one and check the Pupil’s Book and at the picture dictionary activities in
with the class. Say What colour’s the monster? (black). their Activity Books.
What’s he eating? (an apple). Say Remember – put a dot • Check with the class.
on the monster the first time you listen. Play the rest of
the audio. Pupils check in pairs. Key: 2 old, 3 big, 4 ten
• Play the audio again. Check with the class.
• Elicit the colour they didn’t use (pink). AB85. ACTIVITY 2

Key: ice cream – yellow, banana – green, chocolate – red, burger Read and write.
– purple, cake – blue • Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard, point to the picture
and ask What can you see? Elicit the food items and
42 revise adjectives by saying Point to the old monkey. Point
The black monster’s eating an apple. to the big monkey, etc.
The green monster’s eating a banana. • Read the beginning of the paragraph and point to the
The blue monster’s eating cake. example answer. Show pupils that eating is crossed out in
The red monster’s eating chocolate. the word box. Say Read and complete. Use these words.
The purple monster’s eating a burger. Pupils work individually and then compare answers.
The yellow monster’s eating an ice cream. Check as a class.

AB84. ACTIVITY 2 Key: cake, banana, young

Find, circle and write.

AB86. ACTIVITY 1
• Focus pupils on the wordsearch. Elicit the items in the
pictures. Point to the circled word and elicit what it is Listen and tick or cross.
(apple). Point to the example word apple written on the • Say Open your Activity Books at page 86, please. Show
right. Say Find the words here (point to the wordsearch) Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures in each
and write them here (point to the lines). Make sure pupils line and review the words. Say Listen and tick or cross.
realise that the words can appear either horizontally or Say I like, rub your tummy and write a large tick in the
vertically in the grid. air. Say I don’t like, look disgusted and write a large cross
• Pupils work in pairs. Monitor and help where needed. in the air. Point to the tick on the whiteboard and elicit I
like. Point to the cross and elicit I don’t like.
Key: 2 banana, 3 fish, 4 burger, 5 cake, 6 ice cream, 7 orange,
8 chocolate • Play the example. Say Tick or cross? Pupils respond in
chorus: Tick. Point to the example tick in the box.
a w e i f i s h s • Play the rest of the audio. Pupils tick or cross. They check
c h o c o l a t e in pairs. Play the audio again. Pause after each one to
a b r e c k f a m check. Elicit the question and answer they heard, e.g. Do
you like birds? Yes, I do.
k l t c h e j p r
e b u r g e r p o Key: 1 , , , , 2 , , , , 3 , , , , 4 , , ,

p r o e v i s l b 43
b a n a n a t e g 1 Do you like birds? Yes, I do.
j z o m e r s t u Do you like cats? No, I don’t.
o r a n g e v i e
Do you like fish? No, I don’t.
Do you like dogs? Yes, I do.
2 Do you like cake? No, I don’t.
Do you like burgers? Yes, I do.
Do you like apples? Yes, I do.
Do you like chocolate? No, I don’t.

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3 Do you like balls? No, I don’t. I’m colouring that train yellow.
Do you like computers? Yes, I do. That’s a good colour for a train next to two bananas.
Do you like bikes? Yes, I do. Ha ha. Yes, it is.
Do you like dolls? No, I don’t. 3 What is the boy on the chair eating?
4 Do you like snakes? Yes, I do. Chocolate, I think.
Do you like tigers? No, I don’t. There’s a train under his chair.
Do you like elephants? No, I don’t. Oh, yes. I can colour the train under the chair green.
Do you like crocodiles? Yes, I do. OK.
4 And look at the boy with the burger.
AB86. ACTIVITY 2 The boy with a burger? Oh, yes. He’s got a train on his
T-shirt.
Look and write ‘like’ or ‘don’t like’. Can you colour that train?
• Point to the first picture and say Do you like fish? Yes. I’m doing an orange train on the boy’s T-shirt.
Continue asking different pupils until someone says No That’s good.
and then encourage the pupil to make the sentence I 5 The boys have got a lot of trains! Look at the train on
don’t like fish. Repeat with the other pictures. Point to the sofa.
the gapped sentences below the pictures and say Think That’s a big train.
about you. Do you like it? Write ‘like’ or ‘don’t like’ on Yes, it is.
the line. Monitor and check. OK. I’m colouring that train red. Great.
That’s a nice picture now.
MATERIALS
Thanks.
• Coloured pencils or crayons
AB88. ACTIVITY 1
AB87. ACTIVITY 1
Look, write and match.
Listen and colour. There is one example.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 88, please. Show
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 87, please. Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures and
the page on the whiteboard and ask questions about the elicit the words. Now focus on the words in the box on the
picture to review the vocabulary: Where are they? Are right. Look at the example with the class. Pupils complete
they in the bedroom? (No. They’re in the kitchen.) What’s the words with the missing letters, match each word with
the boy eating? (Chocolate.) What’s on the table? (A a picture and write the number. Extra support Write the
cake.), etc. missing letters on the board. Extra challenge Give pupils
• Pupils take out crayons in green, orange, red, blue, pieces of paper. They choose words from the poem in the
brown and yellow. Play the example on the audio. Say Pupil’s Book and write the words with missing letters. They
Point to the train on the apples. What colour is it? Say swap their papers. Pupils complete each other’s words and
Listen and colour. Make a dot first. draw the picture.
• Play the audio. Pupils make a coloured dot for each item.
Key: train – 5, rainbow – 1, doll – 4, hat – 6, mouse – 12, book – 2,
They check in pairs. Play the audio again. Check with the
teeth – 7, sock – 11, elephant – 9, shoe – 10, hippo – 8, sing – 13,
class. Pupils colour the trains. Elicit which colour they pencil – 3
didn’t use (brown).
Key: 1 train on cake – blue, 2 train next to two bananas – yellow, AB88. ACTIVITY 2
3 train under chair of boy eating chocolate – green, 4 train on
T-shirt of boy with burger – orange, 5 train on sofa – red Think and write. Then draw.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to and read the
44 sentence skeletons with the class. Point to the words in
Look at the trains in this picture, Mum! Activity 1 and say Use these words. Think and write. Elicit
Yes. Can you colour them? some suggestions to model some example sentences for
OK. Can you see the train on the apples? pupils.
The train on the apples? Oh, yes. • Pupils choose words from Activity 1 and complete the
That train is black. sentences. They choose one of their sentences and draw
OK. a picture of it.
1 I like the train on the cake.
• Pupils show their pictures and say the sentences.  
I can colour that train.
OK. Colour it blue.
AB88. ACTIVITY 3
Right. I’m colouring the train on the cake now.
Good. Look and circle the words. Say.
2 What are you colouring now?
• Pupils work on their own to circle the words in the
Can you see the train next to the two bananas?
wordsnake.
Yes.

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• Check answers on the whiteboard. Then ask pupils to AB90. ACTIVITY 2

read the words aloud in a chain, starting slowly and
getting faster and faster. Extra challenge Pupils make Read and write.
wordsnakes for each other to solve. • Read the words in the box with the class. Pupils work in
pairs to read and complete the sentences with the words.
Key: mouse – hippo – rainbow – pen – book – riding – red – Extra support Do the activity with the class.
happy – teeth – train
Key: 2 Strawberries, 3 big, 4 trees, 5 small, 6 the ground
MATERIALS
• Coloured pencils or crayons AB90. ACTIVITY 3

Ask and answer.

AB89. ACTIVITY 1
• Read and drill the example question and answer with the
Find and stick. class. Pupils ask each other about different fruit. Show
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 89, please. Look pictures or real fruit as prompts.
at the picture dictionary. Pupils prepare the stickers.
Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard and point to and elicit AB91. ACTIVITY 1
the words in turn. Pupils hold up the correct sticker. Say
Number the pictures in order.
the words again in a different order. Pupils point to the
correct word in their books. Pupils stick the stickers in • Say Open your Activity Books at page 91, please. Show
the correct place. Remind them to check with each other Activity 1 on the whiteboard, point to the first row of
or with you before sticking them in their books. Monitor pictures (Row A) and say Look. This is picture 1. She’s
around the class to check. playing. What’s she doing in picture 2? Elicit Washing her
hands. Say Yes. Look at picture 3. She’s eating. So she’s
AB89. ACTIVITY 2 playing, then she’s washing her hands and after that she’s
eating. She’s keeping clean.
Say the words. Colour the stars. • Say Number the pictures in order. Write 1, 2 or 3. Pupils
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the pictures work in pairs to number the pictures in rows B and C.
and ask Can you say these words? Elicit the words in Check the order as a class.
turn from the class. Pupils say them in chorus. Ask pupils
Key: B: 3 2 1, C: 1 3 2
to repeat if necessary. Where pupils don’t all say a word
correctly, elicit the word from another pupil who can and
then ask the first pupil to repeat. AB91. ACTIVITY 2

• Pupils work in pairs. They take turns to point to a picture Look, read and write.
in their books and to say the word.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard, Point to the
• Say Colour the stars. Check pupils know what to do
sentences under the pictures and ask What’s the missing
with the other words and stars. Pupils choose colours to
word? Look at the picture. He’s ... Write the word from
colour their stars.
the box (point to the word box at the top of the activity).
MATERIALS Pupils work individually to complete the sentences, and
• Pictures of fruit or real fruit then compare their answers in pairs.
• Call volunteers to the whiteboard to write the answers.
AB90. ACTIVITY 1
Key: 1 hands, 2 teeth, 3 apples
Look and match. Say.
• Say Open your Activity Books at page 90, please. Show AB92. ACTIVITY 1

Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Point to the photos of Tick one box for each monster.
the fruit and elicit the words. Then point to the photos
underneath and elicit on trees / on plants / in hot • Review the adjectives old, young, big, small, happy, sad
countries / in cold countries. Point to the oranges and ask by using the mimes pupils learnt in Units 4 and 5.
Do you remember? How do oranges grow? Where do they • Say Open your Activity Books at page 92, please. Show
grow? Point to the example lines. Pupils work on their own the chart at the top of Activity 1 on the whiteboard
to draw lines to match the fruit with the photos below. and say, e.g. Point to the old monster to check they
• Check answers with the class asking pupils to make notice the monsters are different. Do the same for girl
sentences, e.g. Oranges grow on trees. They grow in hot and boy monsters to check they notice some are ‘she’
countries. and some ‘he’.
• Point to the chart and tick one box for each monster
Key: 1 oranges – tree / hot, kiwi – tree / cold, watermelon – (mime thinking and choosing). Ask a question, e.g. What’s
ground / hot, pears – tree / cold, apples – tree / cold, bananas, the happy monster doing? Pupils respond, e.g. She’s
tree / hot, strawberries – plant / cold having a bath. Elicit other questions and answers from
pupils about your chart then erase the ticks. Tell pupils to
choose and tick one box for each monster.

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Now ask and answer. Tick your friend’s boxes.

• Pupils sit facing one another, holding their books up so
their partner can’t see. They take turns to ask and answer
about the monsters and to put a tick in the boxes in the
chart at the bottom of the page. Then they compare
charts to check.

MATERIALS
• Flashcards: 93–98 (food)

AB93. ACTIVITY 2

Circle the different word.

• Say Open your Activity Books at page 93, please. Show
the page on the whiteboard and read the words in the
first line aloud with the class. Ask Why is there a circle on
guitar? (It’s different). Ask Is a kiwi food? (yes). Repeat for
apple and orange. For guitar, pupils respond No, it isn’t.
• Pupils complete the activity in pairs. Check with the class.
Note: If pupils give you an unexpected answer, ask them
why. Listen to pupils’ reasons for their choice.
Key: 2 ice cream, 3 burger, 4 chocolate, 5 hall, 6 bike

AB93. ACTIVITY 3

Read and write. Draw.

• Review food words using the flashcards. Show each card
and elicit the words. Practise questions in open pairs
around the class. Show a card (picture side) to Pupil A
and encourage him/her to make the question Do you
like (bananas)? for the pupil of his/her choice (Pupil B) to
answer. Pupil B answers Yes, I do or No, I don’t. Show
Pupil B a different food flashcard. Pupil B makes the next
Do you like ...? question and chooses a different pupil to
answer.
• Show Activity 2 on the whiteboard. Point to the frame
and say This is for a picture of you. First, let’s write.
• Read the beginning of the first sentence and say I’m
(your name). What’s your name? Write your name. Elicit
the next sentence and say Think. Imagine. You’re in the
kitchen in your house. What food do you like? What don’t
you like? What’s your favourite food? Write I like … but I
don’t like … Pupils work individually to complete the rest
of the paragraph.
• Pupils draw a picture of themselves in their kitchen at
home. They can draw a plate with their favourite food on,
or two plates – one with food they like and one with food
they dislike. They compare their pictures in pairs.

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