Friends 4

English as a Second Language Elementary Cycle Two

Caroline Simard

Friends

Grade

4

Connected Classroom

Learning and Activities

CONFORMS TO THE PROGRESSION OF LEARNING

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Table of Contents Welcome to Friends, Grade 4................4 Pre-unit

1 2 3 4

Teamwork!............................................6

Teams...........................................................................7 Team talk.....................................................................8 Pronouns......................................................................9 Teamwork skills........................................................10

Grammar: pronouns, the verb to be

Unit 1 New Faces, New Places..........12 1 Occupations: School people .................................13 2 New faces..................................................................14 3 Who does what?.......................................................15 4 The present...............................................................16 5 School places............................................................18 6 Story time: Leo’s Lunch Box Mystery....................20 7 People who help you...............................................23 8 Learn and play.........................................................24 9 Link It Together........................................................26 10 Project: A guide for a new student......................28 Grammar: the present: third person singular, where

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Unit 2 Monster Party.................................30 1 Humans and monsters............................................31 2 Body chants..............................................................32 3 Body descriptions.....................................................33 4 I have, you have........................................................35 5 Clothing.....................................................................37 6 Describing clothing.................................................38 7 Story time: Please Bring Your Monster!...............39 8 Learn and play.........................................................42 9 Link It Together........................................................44 10 Project: My monster costume................................46 Grammar: adjectives, the verb to have

Unit 3 Sign Me Up!.......................................48 1 Recreation activities................................................49 2 Preferences................................................................50 3 Types of recreation activities.................................52 4 When does it start?.................................................54 5 Places for recreation activities..............................56 6 Going places.............................................................57 7 Story time: Help Me Choose!..................................58 8 Learn and play.........................................................61 9 Link It Together........................................................62 10 Project: Please sign up!...........................................64

Unit 4 Let’s Eat!...............................................66 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

At the potluck...........................................................67 Food guide................................................................68 Describing things.....................................................70 Possessives................................................................... 71 My food......................................................................73 Describing food........................................................75 Story time: Lexie’s Surprise.....................................77 Link It Together........................................................80 Project: Prepare your own potluck.......................82

Grammar: describing things, possessives, possessive adjectives

Unit 5 The Perfect Schoolyard.........84 1 Schoolyard activities...............................................85 2 Schoolyard actions..................................................86 3 I can do it!.................................................................87 4 Story time: Let’s Repair Our Schoolyard!.............88 5 Where is it?................................................................91 6 From here to there...................................................93 7 Schoolyard baseball................................................95 8 Story time . . . continued .........................................96 9 Link It Together........................................................97 10 Project: My perfect schoolyard!............................99 Grammar: capabilities, prepositions of place, prepositions of movement

Unit 6 Forest Adventure.......................102 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

Explore!....................................................................103 Directions................................................................105 Asking questions....................................................108 Story time: Geocaching: A Different Kind of Treasure Hunt....................................................110 Making plans..........................................................113 Learn and play.......................................................115 Link It Together......................................................116 Project: Plan your own treasure hunt................118

Grammar: the imperative, question words, the future

Resources...............................................................120 Verbs.................................................................................120 Question words..............................................................121 Look at Grammar..........................................................122 Read and Repeat...........................................................125 Stop and Think...............................................................126

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Welcome to Friends, Grade 4 I’m Leo, and these are my friends! Follow us in Friends, Grade 4.

Hi, I am Ariane.

I like art!

Hi, I am Eddie.

I like castles.

Hi, I am Lexie.

I like hockey!

Hi, I am Robin.

I like music.

Units

There are seven units in Friends, Grade 4.

Pre-unit u

Prepare for Grade 4 with activities in the Pre-unit.

Units 1 to 6 Start a unit with an exploration of the vocabulary for the theme and an oral interaction activity.

u Do

the oral interaction

Practise your oral interaction right away!

u

Read the dialogue

Start each unit with an important question or idea.

u

Look at Words

Use the word lists for the Illustration or an activity.

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k at Words

Actions

catch

climb

jump

play

run

Activities balls running track basketball

climbing wall hopscotch

throw target

and

Read Review • Singular noun + is

u

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Read and Review Review previously learned grammar notions.

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The ball is in the basketball net.

• Plural noun + are The balls are in the basket.

u

Continue in the unit with oral interaction, grammar practice, games and also read-along stories, songs and other listening activities.

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Stop and Think

Self-monitor your use of strategies in a section of a unit.

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Read and Repeat

u

Pay attention to this model for any oral task.

STOP

I speak English.

and

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Read Repe at Let’s write “Run around the schoolyard two times.”

and Think I cooperate.

I ask for help or clarification.

Look at Grammar Learn the grammar notions to help with writing. Do interactive activities on the My CEC Zone platform.

k at Grammar: Prepositions of movement

We use prepositions of movement to show movement to or from a place.

Good idea!

around the running track

up the climbing wall

into the tunnel

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down the climbing wall

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Story time

Read along with the audio in the Teacher’s Copy or on the My CEC Zone platform.

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Link It Together and the Project pages

Review the unit and gets you ready for the final project.

out of the tunnel

Resources Review this section for help in all activities.

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Unit

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The Perfect Schoolyard climbing wall basketball

target jungle gym tunnel

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monkey bars

slide

spider web

balls

running track

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1 Schoolyard activities A A Let’s play! u

Look at the illustration.

u

Repeat the schoolyard words after your teacher.

1. What else is in the picture?

2. What’s the problem in the Greenwood schoolyard?

hopscotch

B Greenwood schoolyard B u

Look at the schoolyard with a partner.

u

Write the activities that work.

u

Write the activities that need to be repaired.

Activities that work

Activities that need to be repaired

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hula hoop

The schoolyard needs to be repaired!

Help my friends and me create a perfect schoolyard.

C Your own schoolyard C u

Highlight the activities in the chart in Activity B that you have in your own schoolyard.

u

Share your answers with the class.

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2 Schoolyard actions A Let’s get moving!

A u

Read the action words and the activity words in the Look at Words box.

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Write the action and the activity under each picture.

k at Words

Actions

catch

jump

play

run

Activities balls running track basketball climbing wall hopscotch

1. Action: Activity:

4. Action: Activity:

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5. Action: Activity:

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throw target

3. Action: Activity:

6. Action: Activity:

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3 I can do it!

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k at Grammar: Capabilities

We use can to talk about capability.

Question

Affirmative Negative

Can you catch?

Yes, I can.

No, I cannot. / No, I can’t.

Can she jump?

Yes, she can.

No, she cannot. / No, she can't.

Can he throw?

Yes, he can.

No, he cannot. / No, he can't.

and

Read Repe at

A Can you . . . ?

A u

Ask your partner if he or she can do schoolyard actions.

u

Use the language in the Read and Repeat box to help you.

u

Mime the action.

Can you run?

Yes, I can!

Can you climb?

No, I can’t.

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B He can! He can’t!

B u

Take turns reading your card to your teammates.

u

Write the information in the chart.

u

Suggest an activity for each character.

Student

Ariane

Eddie

Lexie

Robin

Capability Action Activity

STOP

and Think

I speak English.

I use what I know.

I take risks.

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4 Story time A Prepare to read A u

1.

recess time: break time for students

Skim the story and answer the questions.

deflated: no air in a ball

What is the title of the story?

2. What is this story about? Circle your answer. a) The students prepare a birthday party. b) The students of Greenwood School raise money to repair the activities in their schoolyard.

bake sale: an event where baked food is sold sell: exchange something for money

c) The students don’t want to play at recess.

3. What do the students sell?

B B Story: Let’s Repair Our Schoolyard! u

Listen to the story and read along.

1 It’s recess time at Greenwood School. Lexie, Ariane, Eddie and Robin walk

Ms. Elisabeth, I can throw very well but I can’t throw balls at the target anymore! The circles are not visible.

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I like to play ball, but look!

Many balls are deflated!

I want to run around the running track but I can’t see the lines clearly!

I can’t play basketball.

There is no net.

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This is not fun. Wait!

I have an idea!

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around the schoolyard to find an activity to do. Many of the activities need to be repaired. They go talk to Ms. Elisabeth.

2 The next day, Mr. O’Dell and

Ms. Goldberg come into Ms. Elisabeth’s classroom. Mr. O’Dell says, “Hello everyone! We have an important project to talk to you about. Do you all know Ms. Goldberg?”

“Yes!” answer the students. Robin adds,

3 “She is Eddie’s grandmother and she planted the flowers in our schoolyard.”

Ms. Goldberg answers, “That’s right, Robin! Today, I am here to help you repair your schoolyard!” The students are excited and yell, “Hurray!”

Now, please tell me what needs to be repaired.

We will have to work together.

It’s going to take some teamwork!

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4 To help raise money to repair the

schoolyard, Ms. Goldberg, Mr. O’Dell, the teachers and the students all agree to have a bake sale. They will sell cupcakes! The students are very happy to participate in this project.

5 The day of the sale, the students

bring their cupcakes to school. They put up posters on the school walls and they decorate the entrance.

“Great teamwork!” says Ariane.

To be continued . . .

Wow! Look at all the people! We can sell so many cupcakes!

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C Show you understand C u

Scan the story to find the answers.

1. The students cannot find an activity to do. Why? Circle the correct answer. a) The students don’t like the activities in their schoolyard. b) The students have no imagination. c) Many activities need to be repaired.

2. What activities can’t Ariane, Robin, Eddie and Lexie do? Complete the sentences. a) Ariane can’t b) Robin can’t c) Eddie can’t d) Lexie can’t

3. Why does the school have a bake sale?

4. Name the people who agree to have a bake sale.

5. Who helps repair the schoolyard?

Circle the correct answer.

6. On the day of the bake sale, what do the students do to help?

7. Are there activities in your schoolyard that need to be repaired?

If yes, which ones?

STOP

and Think

I scan the story to find the answers.

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I don’t understand everything and that’s okay.

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a) The students b) Ms. Golderg c) Mr. O’Dell d) Ms. Elisabeth

5 Where is it?

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k at Grammar: Prepositions of position

We use prepositions of position to show where one thing is in relation to another.

The basketball is on the box.

The basketball is in the box.

The basketball is in front of the box.

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The basketball is under the box.

The basketball is next to the box.

The basketball is between the two boxes.

The basketball is behind the box.

Where things are u

Look at the schoolyard on pages 84 and 85.

u

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions of position.

1. The balls are

in

2. The slide is

the basket. the monkey bars

and the tunnel. the tunnel.

4. Eddie is

the basketball net.

6. The garbage can is 7. The students are 8. The target is 9. The basketball net is 10. The hopscotch is

Read Review • Singular noun + is

3. A tree is 5. The spider web is

and

The ball is in the basketball net.

the jungle gym.

• Plural noun + are The balls are in the basket.

the hopscotch. the schoolyard. the school wall. the target and the climbing wall. the climbing wall.

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B A Pair practice

Use school objects around you to practise prepositions of position.

u

Ask your partner where the school object is.

u

Use the Read and Repeat box to help you.

u

Read Repe at

It’s next to the eraser.

Where is the pencil?

C Where are the schoolyard C activities?

Good! It’s your turn.

u

Read about the schoolyard activities on the card your teacher gives you.

u

Draw the schoolyard activities on a sheet of paper.

u

Describe your partner’s schoolyard.

D Compare your drawings D u

Compare your drawings from Activity C with your partner.

u

Complete the chart to say where the activities are, using prepositions of position.

u

Write where each activity is, using full sentences.

Activity

Your name:

Your partner’s name:

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monkey bars jungle gym balls Your name:

Your partner’s name:

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6 From here to there

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k at Grammar: Prepositions of movement

We use prepositions of movement to show movement to or from a place. up the climbing wall

around the running track

into the tunnel

n

n

n

u

n down the climbing wall

out of the tunnel

A Simon says A u

Play the game with your teacher and your classmates.

u

Use the Look at Grammar box to help you.

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B

Schoolyard obstacle course u

Write the correct prepositions of movement. a) Go

into

and go

out of

the tunnel.

b) Climb

and climb

c) Jump

the mediation circle on one foot.

d) Run

the spider web.

the schoolyard two times.

e) Climb

the jungle gym and then climb

.

C Start to finish C u

Listen to the description of the schoolyard obstacle course from Activity B.

u

Write the obstacles in order.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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D

Your own obstacle course u

Write your own obstacle course with a partner.

u

Use the Read and Repeat box below to help you.

Example: Run around the schoolyard two times.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Mime the actions of your obstacle course from Activity D with your partner.

u

Guess the actions the other pair mimes.

u

Read Repe at Let’s write “Run around the schoolyard two times.”

Good idea!

EF What can you do? u

Read the sentences.

u

Write the correct prepositions of movement.

You are on the jungle gym. Your friend asks you to climb up the climbing wall with her. You go the tunnel. Oh no! It is blocked! You can’t get the tunnel. You want to go the slide but it needs to be repaired. You decide to climb on the monkey bars and jump . On your way to the climbing wall, you run the basket of balls and you step the mediation circle. Finally, you arrive at your next activity. You climb the climbing wall to see your friend. Have fun!

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E Out of my way!

D

and

7 Schoolyard baseball A It’s a hit!

A u

Read the card your teacher gives you.

u

Move around the baseball field.

u

Be the first player to score nine points and win the game!

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Second base

Pitcher’s mound First base

Third base

Finish

STOP

Start

and Think

I take my time to answer.

I speak English.

I use resources.

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8 Story time

continued . . .

A A The new schoolyard u

Read the story.

u

Highlight the actions in one colour, the prepositions of position in a different colour and the prepositions of movement in another colour.

The bake sale at Greenwood School is a success! The schoolyard is repaired and all the students are happy.

Now I can throw balls at the target!

Eddie can play basketball! He can throw the ball into the net!

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Oh! I can run around the running track!

I see the lines!

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Look! The tunnel is not blocked anymore.

I can go into and out of the tunnel.

I can also climb on the monkey bars.

Link It

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Together

A A Activities and actions u

Choose an activity for each of the actions.

1. throw balls 2. jump 3. climb 4. run 5. play 6. catch

B B Capabilities u

Unscramble the words to form a question.

u

Answer the question.

1. you

Can you catch a ball?

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• catch • ball • ? • Can • a Yes, I can.

• on • Can • jump • hopscotch • ? • you

3. Can 4. ?

• monkey • ? • climb • you • the • bars • on

• Can • throw • a • you • ball

5. play

• ? • you • Can • basketball

6. around 7. you

• you • run • the • ? • track • Can

• the • ? • up • Can • climb • spider • web

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C C Prepositions u

Write where each activity is, using prepositions of position.

u

Write a preposition of movement that you can do for each activity.

1. Activity: running track

3. Activity: hopscotch

Preposition of position:

Preposition of position:

Preposition of movement:

Preposition of movement:

2. Activity: tunnel

4. Activity: climbing wall

Preposition of position:

Preposition of position:

Preposition of movement:

Preposition of movement:

D D Identification u

Read about the actions and activities.

u

Place a square around the word “can.”

u

Circle the activities.

u

Highlight the actions in one colour, the prepositions of position in a different colour and the prepositions of movement in another colour.

1. In my schoolyard you can climb up the climbing wall. The climbing wall is next to 2. In my schoolyard you can play on the jungle gym. The jungle gym is behind the spider web.

3. In my schoolyard you can run around the running track. The running track is next to the mediation circle.

4. In my schoolyard you can throw and catch balls. The balls are between the spider web and the mediation circle.

5. In my schoolyard you can jump on the hopscotch. The hopscotch is in front of the climbing wall.

6. In my schoolyard you can play under the jungle gym. The jungle gym is next to the climbing wall.

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the basketball.

10 Project: My perfect schoolyard!

A The plan A u

Choose five activities from pages 84 and 85.

u

Add a new activity of your choice.

Example: trampoline

u

Draw the activities in your perfect schoolyard.

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Read Repe at I prefer monkey bars.

Do you agree?

Let’s draw a tunnel.

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Yes, I agree.

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B The model A u

Look at the model.

In our schoolyard you can climb up and down the climbing wall. The climbing wall is next to the target. You can throw a ball at the target. The target is between the climbing wall and the tunnel. You can go into and out of the tunnel. The tunnel is behind the spider web. You can run around the spider web. The spider web is in front of the jungle gym. You can play under the jungle gym. The jungle gym is next to the trampoline. You can jump up and down on the trampoline. It’s a perfect schoolyard!

Use your plan from Activity A and the model from Activity B to describe your perfect schoolyard.

u

Include the actions you can do.

u

Include prepositions of movement.

u

Include where each activity is, using prepositions of position.

u

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C C The rough draft

In our schoolyard

It’s a perfect schoolyard!

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D Prepare your questions A u

Use the activities in your perfect schoolyard to write questions of capability.

Example: Can you climb up a climbing wall?

Can you play on the monkey bars?

and

Read Repe at

E Interview your classmates B

Can you play on the monkey bars?

u

Ask another pair of students the questions of capability from Activity D.

u

In the chart below, write one activity they can do and one activity they can't do in your schoolyard.

u

Move around the class and ask your questions of capability to other pairs.

Can

Can’t

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Name

Yes, I can.

Our schoolyard is perfect for:

1.

2.

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Resources Verbs The verb to be

The verb to have

Simple present

Simple present

Affirmative Negative

Affirmative Negative

I

am

am not

I

have

do not have

You

are

are not

You

have

do not have

He/She/It

is

is not

He/She/It

has

does not have

We

are

are not

We

have

do not have

You

are

are not

You

have

do not have

They

are

are not

They

have

do not have

Future

Affirmative Negative

Affirmative Negative

I

will be

will not be

I

will have

will not have

You

will be

will not be

You

will have

will not have

He/She/It

will be

will not be

He/She/It

will have

will not have

We

will be

will not be

We

will have

will not have

You

will be

will not be

You

will have

will not have

They

will be

will not be

They

will have

will not have

Imperative Be quiet.

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Do not be late.

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Imperative Have an apple.

l Resources

Do not have a cookie.

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Future

Regular verbs

Simple present

Affirmative Negative

I

talk

do not talk

You

talk

do not talk

He/She/It

talks

does not talk

We

talk

do not talk

You

talk

do not talk

They

talk

do not talk

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Future

Affirmative Negative

I

will talk

will not talk

You

will talk

will not talk

He/She/It

will talk

will not talk

We

will talk

will not talk

You

will talk

will not talk

They

will talk

will not talk

Imperative

Talk to your partner

Do not talk in the hallway.

Question words Who? a person

Who is at the potluck?

What? an object, an animal, an action

What are you eating?

When? a time

When are we going?

Where? a place

Where is it?

How? a manner

How will we get there?

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Friends

Grade

4

Connected Classroom

Friends, Grade 4 is a complete method that is designed for elementary students in the second year of Cycle Two. This Learning and Activities book helps students develop not only the three ESL competencies but also the essential knowledge provided in the MELS Progression of Learning. The material in this collection offers useful and engaging themes, provides teacher-directed as well as student-centred learning opportunities, and allows students to begin the process of taking ownership of the English language-learning process.

LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES BOOK • A resource-rich Pre-unit to review Grade 3 outcomes • Six meaningful and visually appealing units • A wide variety of activities, games and songs to encourage oral interaction • Engaging stories for the response process • Useful grammar practice for oral interaction and writing • Link It Together activities for reviewing the vocabulary and grammar • End-of-unit projects for both written production and oral interaction • Self-monitoring opportunities • A Resources section with grammar charts, functional language and strategies

TEACHER’S COPY • Pedagogical notes for each unit • Learning and Activities book Answer Key • A CD of all the stories and listening activities • Teacher’s Observation Sheets • Reproducible sheets for games, activities and end-of-unit tests

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