KidsBox TeachersBook3 Unit 1
KidsBox TeachersBook3 Unit 1
F a m i lly
ymmatters
atte rs
grandparents
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uncle parents
Grandpa Grandma
aunt
My family tree.
Uncle Fred Mrs Star Mr Star Aunt May
3 Choose and describe. Write. My aunt is tall. She’s got black hair.
10 Vocabulary: family
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Objectives Stella: Hi, everyone. This is my project. Here’s my family tree.
To interpret a family tree and talk about family relationships. These are my parents, Mr and Mrs Star.
And look, here are Grandma and Grandpa Star.
Target language They’re my grandparents and they’ve got two children: a son
• Key language: family: aunt, uncle, daughter, son, and a daughter.
granddaughter, grandson, grandparents, parents, Their son’s my dad and their daughter’s my Aunt May. I’ve got
possessive ’s one aunt and one uncle: Aunt May and Uncle Fred. Aunt May’s
• Additional language: Star family characters, then my dad’s sister. Uncle Fred’s my mum’s brother.
• Revision: family, toys, transport, I’m/She’s/He’s …, my, Grandma and Grandpa Star have got three grandchildren: one
your, their, That’s right, Let’s … grandson, Simon, and two granddaughters, Suzy and me.
PB11. ACTIVITY 2
Objectives
To have more practice talking about family relationships. Listen and complete.
• Invite a pupil to read the instruction aloud. Play the first one
Target language as an example. Pupils put their hands up. They don’t shout
• Key language: present continuous for present actions, out. When all hands are up, elicit the word. Play the rest of
children, grandparents, good at the Audio. Pupils whisper the word to their partner each
• Additional language: chess time. Play the Audio again. Check with the class. Check for
• Revision: family, contracted ’s, actions, Who’s (Stella’s aunt)? correct pronunciation.
a
b
d e
PB12. ACTIVITY 3
Objectives
To talk about preferences, using like, love, enjoy, want. Say ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
• Focus pupils on the Look Box. Say the sentences. Pupils
Target language repeat. Point out the difference in the -ing and to forms. Elicit/
• Key language: present simple, like, love, enjoy + -ing / Explain that these depend on the verb (enjoy or want). Ask
nouns, want + infinitive, science, doctor, naughty, quiet, pupils to find and underline an example of a phrase with love
towel, clever, read about, catch, helmet in the text (They love riding bikes). Point out that the verb
• Additional language: because, and, need after love is also in the -ing form. Elicit another verb which
• Revision: present continuous, family, shopping, action uses -ing in the text (like).
verbs • Ask pupils to look at Activity 3. Do the first one as an
example. Pupils work individually and decide if the rest of the
Materials statements are true or false. They check in pairs. They take
• Flashcards: family (13–20) turns to read the statement and to say yes or no. Check with
• Photocopiable 1, one copy of the survey for each pupil the class in the same way.
Extra challenge Ask pupils to correct the sentences which are
Warmer not true.
• Draw a simple family tree on the board (beginning with a Key: 2 Yes, 3 No, 4 No, 5 No, 6 Yes
brother and a sister at the bottom) to review the family
vocabulary. Stick the family flashcards on the tree to be the • Use Photocopiable 1 from the Teacher Resources.
members of the family. Point to, e.g. the grandparents and
say These are the children’s … Pupils respond grandparents. AB12. Answer key, see page T96
Repeat for parents, uncle and aunt. Say statements about the
family tree which are false, for pupils to correct, e.g. (Name) Ending the lesson
and (name) are the children’s parents (no – they’re their • Pupils close their books. Say Can you remember? Who’s clever
grandparents). Pupils correct. Invite pupils to come to the in the story? Why? Repeat for naughty, quiet, beautiful. After
board and do the same. the class has talked about the words, let pupils look again at
the picture in the Pupil’s Book and at the words in the text.
PB12. ACTIVITY 1 • Ask pupils to bring photos of their family members to the
next class.
Look and say the name.
• Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Elicit some of the people
and things they can see in the picture. Elicit where the people
are (in the garden).
• Say Open your Pupil’s Books at page 12, please. Ask a pupil
to read the activity instruction aloud and others to take turns
to read the four questions. Pupils study the picture to find the
answers and compare their predictions in pairs.
PB12. ACTIVITY 2
• Play the Audio again. Pupils follow the text in their books.
Objectives Pause after each section for pupils to point to / identify the
To describe family members and to sing a song. correct person in the picture.
Target language Key: 2 Grandma Star, 3 Grandpa Star, 4 Simon, 5 Stella, 6 Suzy
• Key language: beard, curly, fair, straight, hair, farmer,
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funny
As in Pupil’s Book
• Revision: adjectives, colours, have got, doctor, love,
like + noun
PB13. ACTIVITY 2
Materials
• Presentation: Five magazine pictures to show people with Listen and sing. Do karaoke.
the following: curly hair, straight hair, a moustache, a dark • Pupils stand up. Play the Audio again, verse by verse.
beard, a fair beard Pupils join in. Sing the Song again with pupils until they are
• Photos of pupils’ family members confident with the words. Invite seven pupils to come to the
front. Each pupil is one of the characters in the Song (Aunt
May, etc.). Encourage them to act the part. The other pupils
Warmer
sing the Song and when they sing about, e.g. Aunt May,
• Play a game of Simon says to review body parts. Pupils stand
‘Aunt May’ mimes being a doctor. Repeat with seven different
up. Say, e.g. Simon says touch your head. Pupils touch their
pupils in role.
head. Say, e.g. Touch your nose. Pupils don’t touch their nose.
Continue. Include these words: hair, arm, leg, face, eye, ear. 12
As in Pupil’s Book
Presentation
• Place the five magazine pictures on the board. Point to one • Say Do karaoke. Pupils listen to the karaoke version and stand
of the pictures. Elicit/Teach the description for each one, e.g. up and sing the Song as a class.
She’s got curly hair. Place the pictures in different parts of
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the room. Point to them in turn to elicit the correct sentence.
Personalise the activity by asking Who’s got straight hair? Karaoke version of the song
(pupils with straight hair put up their hands) and Who’s got
curly hair? (pupils with curly hair put up their hands). PB13. ACTIVITY 3
• Place the pictures on the board. Elicit each sentence again and
Draw your family tree. Talk about your family.
write it under the picture.
• Note: If you have pupils who would find this activity upsetting,
• Say each of the new words in turn (beard, straight, curly,
adapt it to an imaginary family tree.
hair). Teach a mime for each one, e.g. stroking chin for beard,
• Focus pupils on Activity 3. Invite different pupils to read a
twirling index fingers next to head for curly hair. Repeat the
sentence of the instruction. Say First, draw your family tree.
words at random. Pupils mime the action. Mime the actions
Draw it in your notebooks. Remind pupils who to include and
and elicit the words from pupils. Pupils continue in pairs.
to write the names, e.g. Uncle Charlie / Mum. If pupils have
brought in photos of their family members, they can add them
Song to the family tree. Alternatively, they can draw pictures. In
pairs, they take turns to talk about their family tree.
PB13. ACTIVITY 1
Extra challenge In small groups, each person tells the group
Read and complete with a name. Listen and check. something they’ve learnt about their partner’s family.
• Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Focus pupils on the
picture and elicit who they can see and what they’re doing. AB13. Answer key, see page T96
• Say Open your Pupil’s Books at page 13, please. Ask a pupil
to read the instructions aloud. Check understanding. Play the Ending the lesson
Audio. Pupils listen and point / whisper the names to their • Sing a song, play a game or read a story, depending on which
partner. Pairs check with pairs. Check with the class. activity came out as the favourite in the survey.
mother’s daughter.
She’s
grandmother’s sister.
my
father’s son.
He’s
grandfather’s brother.
• Write fath_ _ and elicit the last two letters (er). Elicit a few Work in pairs. Describe and say ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
more examples of words which end in -er (e.g. mother, sister, • Look at the picture together and ask pupils what they can see.
brother, dinner). Say Look, the mother is holding a flower. Ask pupils to find
• Play a game. Pupils listen carefully while you say some words the mother and tell you if your sentence is true by saying yes
in English. If the word ends in -er, they do a thumbs up sign. or no. Invite pupils to correct your sentence (No, the mother
If the word doesn’t end in -er, they do a thumbs down. is eating a burger). Divide pupils into pairs and tell them to
create true or false sentences for each other.
PB14. ACTIVITY 1
Extra support Elicit more examples and write some on the
Watch the video. Watch again and practise. board as a point of reference and extra support.
• Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Ask pupils what they can
see in the picture and what they are doing. Play the Video. Show what you know
Ask pupils what they were doing in the Video to elicit • Focus on the Show what you know Box. Pupils complete the
making dinner. Ask pupils who was making dinner, to elicit sentence with the missing words and practise saying it.
mother, father, brother and sister. Ask pupils how they feel
Key: dinner, burger
about making dinner.
• Watch the Video again. Make a fist with your hand and
AB14. Answer key, see pages T96–7
punch out the rhythm of the sentences across from right to
left, facing your pupils. On the -er ending /ə/ sound, raise your
fist up, to highlight the sound. Ask pupils to punch out along
Ending the lesson
with you and notice the -er ending /ə/ sound. • Elicit words for people and animals ending in -er and write
them on the board (mother, father, brother, sister, tiger,
Extra challenge Divide the class into group A and group B. baker, butcher, spider, farmer).
Group A say the sentences together and group B only say the • Say Thicker, thinner, stir and simmer. Invite a pupil to suggest
/ə/ sound in the correct places in the sentences. Swap groups. a person/animal word for the next line. Say the new rhyme
together, e.g. Teacher loves making dinner!
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• Repeat the activity with other pupils.
Voice & Key: /ə/ /ə/
Lock: What can you see, Key?
PB15.
PB15. ACTIVITY 1
Watch the video.
Are Lock and Key good detectives? Why? Why not?
• Show Activity 1 on the whiteboard. Tell pupils that this is the
• Ask pupils if Lock and Key are good detectives. If pupils
next episode of the story. Elicit/Teach pet thief. Set the pre-
answer yes, look quizzical and ask Why? If pupils answer no,
listening questions and write them on the board: Who’s the
ask Why not? Give pupils time to discuss their answers in pairs
man on the screen? Is the pet thief in the park?
before sharing ideas with the class. If pupils answer in L1, help
Extra support Before watching, show the page on the them rephrase their ideas in English.
whiteboard and elicit who and what pupils can see in each
AB15. Answer key, see page T97
picture, and where they are.
• Watch the Video with the class. Give pupils the option of Ending the lesson
watching it twice if they need to. They answer the questions • Write Lock, Key and Mrs Potts on the board. Say phrases from
and check in pairs. Check with the class (the pet thief; no, it’s the Unit 1 episode of Lock and Key, e.g. We can find him, no
a lady). problem! and I’m not a pet thief! If you can, put on voices to
• Say Open your Pupil’s Books at page 15, please. Play the represent the characters when you say the lines. Encourage
Audio. Pupils listen and repeat. Encourage them to say it pupils to say whose line it is.
with intonation and feeling.
• Check comprehension by pointing to each picture in turn on
the whiteboard and asking, e.g. What’s this? (a picture of the
pet thief). Has he got curly brown hair? (no, he’s got straight
There you
are Clarence!
Naughty cat!
No problem, Lock.
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Objectives Sofia: My name’s Sofia. Boy: 183 cm.
To talk about numbers and the people in families. This is my family. There are Sofia: How tall is Grandma?
eleven people in my family. Boy: 163 cm.
Target language That’s me in the middle Sofia: How old is Felipe?
• Key language: language from the unit with my dad, my mum, my
Boy: Seven years old.
• Additional language: aunt, centre, count, cousins, foot, brother Felipe, and baby
Elias. On the left, you can Sofia: How long is Dad’s
left, moustache, right, share, uncle, wife
see Uncle Victor, Grandma moustache?
• Revision: brother, dad, family, friends, long, mum, old,
and Aunt Fernanda. On the Boy: 5 cm.
people, tall
right, you can see my adult Sofia: How long is baby
Materials cousins Raquel and Raul, Elias’s foot?
• Rulers or measuring tape and Raul’s wife, Alicia. Boy: 6 cm.
Sofia: How old am I? Sofia: How long is Mum’s
Warmer Boy: Eight years old. foot?
• Review numbers with the class. Challenge pupils to count Sofia: How tall is Uncle Boy: 24 cm.
in tens (ten, twenty, thirty, forty, …), twos (two, four, six, Victor?
eight, …) and fives (five, ten, fifteen, twenty, …).
• You are now ready to watch the Video. PB16. ACTIVITY 2
Project
Objectives • Remember to download your project notes from
To guess and measure the size of things. Cambridge One.
Target language Extra support Draw the > and < symbols on the board and
• Additional language: divided by, equals, greater than, show which side we write the bigger number and the smaller
less than, minus, plus, times, wide, Get ready number in each case.
• Revision: book, hair, hand, foot, long, old, tall
PB17. ACTIVITY 5
Materials
• Warmer: Flyswatter or rolled-up newspaper Guess and measure. Complete the table.
• White paper (one sheet per pupil) • Show Activity 5 on the whiteboard. Read out the questions
and headings in the table. Tell pupils to guess the
• Photos of pupils’ families (optional)
measurements and complete the first column.
• Ask pupils to compare their guesses with their classmates.
Warmer Ask Are any of your guesses and measurements the same?
• Write 14 and 40 on the board. Say both numbers and point • Tell pupils to measure themselves and the objects and write
out that they sound similar. Invite a pair of volunteers to the the measurements in the table. They compare their answers
board and give each a flyswatter or a rolled-up newspaper. with a partner.
Say one of the two numbers. The first volunteer to hit the
correct number with the flyswatter or newspaper wins a point.
PB17. ACTIVITY 6
Play again with new volunteers and different similar numbers,
such as 18 and 80. Survey and measure your classmates. Complete
the table in your notebook. Make greater/less than
PB17. ACTIVITY 4 sentences.
Look at the chart. Listen and write the symbol. • Explain to pupils that they are going to survey and measure
• Show Activity 4 on the whiteboard. Ask pupils to look at the their classmates. Put them into small groups and tell them to
chart. Point out the maths symbols. Ask pupils if any of these ask and measure to complete the table in their notebooks.
symbols are familiar. • Draw pupils’ attention to the last part of the instruction. Write
• Direct pupils’ attention to the words in the chart. Explain that 12 > 11 on the board. Invite a volunteer to read it out loud:
these are the words that we use for the symbols. Twelve is greater than eleven. Invite a volunteer to read the
example sentences in the book out loud.
• Say Open your Pupil’s Books at page 17, please. Play the
Audio while pupils follow along with the maths sentences. • Pupils take turns making other greater/less than sentences
Tell them to listen for the symbol in each problem. Pupils don’t with their classmates’ measurements.
need to write the first time they listen. AB17. Answer key, see page T97
• Play the Audio again. Pupils listen and write the symbols.
• Check by asking volunteers to read the maths sentences Ending the lesson
out loud. • Ask pupils which chant/song they’d like to do again from the
Key: b ÷, c <, d +, e –, f x unit. Do it together to end the lesson.
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a Fifteen is greater than twelve.
b Six divided by two equals three.
c Sixteen is less than nineteen.
d Ten plus ten equals twenty.
e Twenty-five minus eight equals seventeen.
f Three times two equals six.
185 cm 85 cm
Jackie is 12. Megan is 11.
Make a family numbers poster.
12 is greater than 11. 12 > 11.