María de los Angeles Peña

DIDACTIC UNIT

MY TOWN

4º PRIMARIA

Mª Angeles Peña Gómez

DIDACTIC OBJECTIVES After this unit, the pupils should be able to…

Identify and name different places in a town. Listen and sing a song. Describe the own town. Understand a dialogue and workpair. Follow the instructions for taking part in a game. Understand a dialogue and work in pair. Read and write the main vocabulary in sentence. Listen ,read and understand a text. Write a text following a model. Talk about road safety.Learn rules and identify sings. Say a chant and do the actions.

CONTENTS

Block 1: Listening,speaking and conversing

• Listening and understanding information about places in a town.

• Following oral instructions.

• Questions and answers.

• Act out.

• Reproduction of a song and a chant.

Block 2 : Reading and writing

• Comprehensive reading.

• Reproduction of the main vocabulary.

• Questions and answers.

• Complet sentences.

• Writing of a text.

Block 3 : Linguistic knowledge

Grammar There is a (park) in the town. Is there a (cinema) in the town? Yes, there is /No, there

isnt'n. Turn right, turn left, straight on. There's a pool next to/opposite. What are you doing? I'm

dancing/swimming/eating/drinking.

Vocabulary

Supermarket,library,restaurant,pool,cinema, pet shop, sports shop, baker's, butcher's park, town

Block 4 : Sociocultural knowledge and intercultural awareness.

• Taking an interest in different towns.

• Basic knowledge of road safety.

ACTIVITIESIn order to follow an integrated approach to language

we

will work the four skill and we’ll include different activities:

listening,speaking,reading and writing activities.

We’ll use ICT resources.

They must be interesting and motivating for the children.

We`ll work in a big group,in pair an individual way.

When we planning the activities, we`ll bear in mind to

coordinate with other teachers to work on an extra curricular

Activity such as a “field trip “

METODOLOGY

We work providing a fun and motivating way for children to understand English.

We try extending the lesson to real life providing interesting topics.

We`ll work in a big group,in pair an individual way

We use different strategies in order to achieve an autonomous learning of the language.

INSTRUMENTS OF EVALUATION

•Teacher´s diary.•Student´s diary.

•Analysis of students´ homework.

•Observation guides.•Co- evaluation and self-evaluation.•Test and worksheet.

FLASH CARDS

FLASH CARDSActividades

Show a picture . Listen and repeat.

Hand out the pictures. Listen to the teacher and put up the right one.

Order the picture as you listen for doing a street.

Ej. The library is next to the supermarket.

SPORTS SHOP

LIBRARY

VOCABULARY CARDS

PET SHOP

SWEET

SHOP

SPORTS

SHOP BAKER´S

BOOK

SHOP

CLOTHES

SHOP

BUTCHER´S LIBRARY

RESTAURANT CINEMA

SPORTS

CENTRE POOL

PARK SCHOOL MARKET

BOOK

SHOP

VOCABULARY CARDS ACTIVITIES

Hand out the vocabulary cards.

Show a picture and the pupil put up the right one.

Sing the song

In this crazy,crazy town where I live,I’m swimming at the library.I’m singing at the cinema,In this crazy town.

In this crazy,crazy town where I live,I’m reading at the sport centre.I’m playing tennis at the restaurant.In this crazy,crazy town.In this crazy town

Find and write

R O A D H P O B

C N Z S D H F R

J L I B U O I D

Y T E U W N Q G

C L T S M E N E

B A E C X B S D

F H R J L O O E

W R E T P X U I

Find the words and write them down

______ ______ ______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Read and write

1 There’s a _______ 2 There’s a _______ 3 There’s a _______ 4 There’s a _______ 5 There’s a _______ 6 There’s a _______ 7 There’s a _______ 8 There’s a _______

BAKER’S

Listen to you friend and draw. Use next to and opposite. Eg. There’s a cinema next to the baker’s

Read and colour

In my town there’s a library and a baker’s. There’s a butcher’s and a toy’s shop,too. My favourite shop is the pet shop.

by Susan

Write about your town and draw

In my town there’s a

LISTEN AND READ

Hi! I’m Amy. I live in South Street in Manchester. I live in a small house with my parents and my two sisters.In our street there is a cinema, a supermarket and a sports centre. My school is near my house.It´s behind a park,between the music shop and the library. I go to school by bus.

Answer

What’s the name of Amy’s street?

How many sisters has she got?

What’s in Amy street?

What’s next to Amy’s house?

Where’s Amy school? How does she go to

school?

Look at the following picture .Ask and follow the intructions

Excuse me,Is there a cinema?

Go straight and turn left

LET’S FIND OUT ABOUT ROAD SAFETYTalk about signs

READ AND MATCH When you see this

sign,stop.

When you see this sign,turn left.

When the light is red, stop.

When you see this sign, you can’t go.

When you see this sign,turn right.

When the light is green,go.

Decorate the shop windows

BAKER’SBAKER’S BAKER’SBUTCHER’S

CLOTHES SHOPPET SHOP CLOTHES SHOP

Say the chant. Do the actions.

I’m swimming,swimming in the sea. I’m dancing,dancing on the street.

I’m eating, eating fish and chips. I’m drinking, drinking a glass of milk

Read and circle

• Is she drinking? Yes. She is. No, she isn’t.

• Is he eating? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t

• Is she swimming? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t

• Is he dancing? Yes ,he is. No he isn’t

Write or draw

He’s_____________ She’s drinking__________

She’s swimming___________ He’s _______________

We’ll visit different places in a town.

Look at the following video.ClickClick on the bus

PICTURE DICTIONARY

CINEMA

SPORTS

CENTRE

SCHOOL PUB

MARKET LIBRARY

PARK BUTCHERS

PICTURE DICTIONARY

SWEET

SHOP POOL

SPORTS

SHOP

PET

SHOP

BAKER´S

SHOE

SHOP

CLOTHES

SHOP

POST

OFFICE