Spotlight Start Portfolio by Lomakina Svetlana

Virginia Evans Jenny Dooley Nadezhda Bykova Marina Pospelova

Dear Parents,

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To help your child’s teacher, please read the sentences below and tick (✓) the relevant boxes. listens to something. 1 My child learns best when looks at something. he/she does/makes something. 2 My child prefers playing

alone. in pairs. in groups.

3 My child has

English friends. relatives who speak English and/or other languages. extra English lessons.

4 My child prefers

reading books, magazines, comics, etc. watching TV, video, etc. drawing, playing games, dancing, etc.

My Selection In your Language Portfolio, you can include anything of your choosing to keep and show as evidence of your progress in the English language. Make sure you keep it neat and tidy. Every time you include something new, record it in this table. Ask your teacher or your parents to help you. Date

Type of Material

Content

Individual Work

Group Work

With corrections (from the teacher)

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My Work Schedule Here are some activities you can do and will show your progress in the English language. Every time you do one of these activities, tick (✓) the relevant box. Ask your teacher or parents to help you. We hope you enjoy doing these activities! Page

Title of the activity

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Colour and say their names. Make a crown! Now I know! Complete the puzzle. Write the numbers and say. Now I know! What’s missing? Draw. Draw and colour your favourite toy. Now I know! Colour the pets and name them. Draw the same number of animals. Now I know! Colour the food items you want to buy from the supermarket and name them. Look and match. Then say what you like/don’t like. Now I know! Look, match and say. Draw or stick a picture. Now I know!

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To be completed at the end of Module

1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5

5 5 Playtime! Playtime! Playtime!

Colour and say their names.

Make a crown! Then sing the ‘Red, blue ...’ song.

Colour and say the names. Then draw or stick a picture of yourself. Say what your name is.

How much did you like Module 1? Colour. 7

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Complete the puzzle and name the school items.

4 2 8

Write the numbers and say.

Colour and say. Then draw your favourite school item. What is it?

How much did you like Module 2? Colour. 10

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing? Draw and name the items.

Draw and colour your favourite toy. Then say what it is.

Colour, count and say.

How much did you like Module 3? Colour. 13

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Colour the pets and name them.

Draw the same number of animals. Then say.

How many? Count and write. Then say.

How much did you like Module 4? Colour. 16

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Colour the food items you want to buy from the supermarket and name them.

Look and match. Then say what you like/donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like.

a 1

c 3

Colour. What are you going to take on a picnic? Draw, colour and say.

How much did you like Module 5? Colour. 19

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Look, match and say. 1

Draw or stick a picture of somebody playing a musical instrument. Then say.

Draw yourself in the picture. Then colour and sing the song ‘Are you ready to sing?’

How much did you like Playtime? Colour. 22

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