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Key Competences page 16

Activity Bank page 17 Bank page 22


Cultural focus
Key vocabulary
Functional language
˜ IT, Months, Transport, Numbers, Places, Features, Alphabet ˜ What’s your … ? Where are you from? Where/How do you … ?

˜ Personality (serious, lazy, hard-working, bossy, kind…) ˜ Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean


˜ Verbs for emotions (frown, smile, stare, wink, blush…)
˜ Routines (do homework, tidy up, get up…) ˜ Language for telling jokes: Knock, knock. I don’t get it.
I know a joke. That’s really silly.
˜ Animals (parrot, chimpanzee, sea lion, turtle…) ˜ Sheepdog trials
˜ Art descriptions (watercolour, background, abstract…)
˜ Actions (read, say, use, count, climb, solve, play…) ˜ Language for requesting help: Can you give me a hand?
What do you need? Can you get me a bag, please?

˜ Ecology (unplug, close, turn off, insulation, solar panels…) ˜ Cycling clubs
˜ Electricity (standby light, watts, energy…)
˜ Electronic equipment (microwave, speakers, computer…) ˜ Language for doing a survey: Excuse me? Have you got a moment?
Can we ask you some questions? Thanks for answering our questions.

˜ Film genres (cartoon, comedy, musical, horror, action, sci-fi…) ˜ Stage school
˜ TV genres (documentary, quiz show, talent contest, news…)
˜ Performance (actor, script, costumes, director, rehearse…)
˜ Language for planning ahead: Are you going anywhere this weekend?
Do you want to ask anybody else? There’s nothing exciting on.
˜ Fabric (wool, nylon, silk, leather, cotton…) ˜ Scottish traditional costumes
˜ Clothes (jeans, hoodie, bow tie, suit, cape, waistcoat…)
˜ Clothes/shoes parts (heel, laces, buckle, ribbons, ruff…) ˜ Language for choosing clothes: I love/hate wearing … .
Can I wear my … ? You can’t wear … to a … . You look hilarious.
Do they fit? They’re too tight. It’s smart! You need a… .
˜ Activities (art, dancing, spelling, diving, football, gym…) ˜ Volunteering
˜ Music (cymbals, chords, charts, stage…)
˜ Competition (champion, tournament, genius, won, beat…)
˜ Language for congratulating: We had a great night. What a superb
performance. It was the best of all your shows so far. It was really
creative stuff.
˜ Parts of a city (suburbs, centre, residential zone…) ˜ 19th century London
˜ Facilities (car park, bike lane, motorway, green spaces…)
˜ City problems (pollution, noise, traffic jams, crime…)
˜ Language for giving directions and making yourself understood:
Where’s the nearest … ? Go straight ahead. Where do we get off?
Speak slowly, please. What is … ?

˜ Sports (javelin, boxing, decathlon, fencing, long jump, ˜ London’s Olympic Park
martial arts, synchronised swimming, show jumping…)
˜ Adjectives (interesting, boring, spectacular, dangerous…) ˜ Language for buying tickets to a sports event:
Why don’t we go to the … ? Well, how about the … ?
I fancy the … . Would you like to see the … ? The afternoon’s already
sold out. Let’s go in the morning, then. We won’t have another chance.

˜ Peace (wars, refugees…) ˜ World Peace Day


˜ Big numbers (56,000, 20 million, 1 billion…) ˜ World Earth Day
˜ Ecology (endangered, second hand, recycled…)

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