UNIT 2: Animal World

OBJECTIVES

 Throughout this unit, the student will be able to achieve the following aims:

•     Identify and name animal parts of the body
•    Spell words
•    Predict what happens in the story
•    Ask about and describe an animal
•    Practise pronunciation: /ɪ/ and /iː/
•    Listen and read about mammals and reptiles
•    Understand differences between mammals and reptiles
•    Listen and read an animal fact file
•    Prepare, plan and write your project

Language knowledge and use

Linguistic knowledge:

Active language			Receptive language
CORE LANGUAGE	RECYCLED LANGUAGE	CLASSROOM LANGUAGE	Alien, doesn’t stop, Gentle, get ready, Hedgehog, sees, Photography, tries, too late, walks by
Animal parts of the body beak, claws, feathers, fur, scales, shell, tail, teeth, whiskers, wings Story vocabulary hare, race, tortoise, winner He’s got … CLILvocabulary: Natural Science blood, reptile, skin, chameleon, mammal, tongue, warm Structures It’s got …/It hasn’t got … Is it a … ? Yes, it is. Has it got … ? Yes, it has./No, it hasn’t. They’ve got …	the alphabet, animals,colours, babies, body, cold, drink, ears, eat, eggs, email, eyes, fast, head, heavy, legs, live, long, milk, mother, paws, short, slow, play a computer game. Is it a … ? Yes, it is./No, it isn’t. … is/are … … live in/eat/drink …	Main function: asking for and giving information about a website Look at this website. It’s got … ! Has it got information about … ? Yes, it has.

 Pronunciation

-      /ɪ/ and /iː/ (lizard, pink / cheetah, green)

CROSS CURRICULAR ITEMS

 Natural Science: Mammals and reptiles

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

•    Awareness of the value of using your time well
•    Recognition of the importance of focus
•    Awareness of transferring language learnt to classroom situations
•    Pleasure in reading a cartoon strip story