Scope and sequence

Unit Vocabulary Grammar Language in use

Talk about yourself

Welcome p4
Vocabulary review
Animals; countries There are / aren’t + some / any: Are there any ...? + short answers:
1 In the wild p8 There are some crocodiles.
There aren’t any pandas.
Are there any birds? Yes, there are.

Days of the week; Present simple (I / we / they) Present simple: questions with

2 My busy week p18

3 Our things p30
4 Out and about p44
5 Sun and snow p56
6 Stay safe p70
7 Seasons of fun p82
8 How food
grows p96
9 Let’s look
inside p108
activities affirmative and negative:
I play basketball. They don’t play
basketball.
Review 1
Personal Possessive adjectives: our / their
possessions It’s our camera. It’s their phone.
Reading time 1: Our sweet mangoes
Buildings; places Present simple (he / she)
affirmative and negative: She lives
in a house. He doesn’t play football.
Review 2
Weather; natural Present continuous (affirmative
features and negative): I’m watching
videos. They aren’t swimming.
Reading time 2: We can do anything!
Transport Imperatives: Stop! Don’t run!
Review 3
Seasons; activities like + -ing: I like having picnics.
I don’t like swimming.
Reading time 3: The island
Fruits; vegetables would like + a / an / some: I’d like
some lemons. Would you like a
watermelon?
Review 4
Rooms; furniture Past simple (was / were): I was
with grandma. We weren’t hungry.
Reading time 4: The prince who wasn’t hungry
Places in a town Past simple (regular verbs):
Do you ...? Do you visit your grandma
at the weekend? Do you play tennis?
Questions with whose; ‘s for
possession: Whose phone is this? It’s
Paula’s.
Think about it!: Make an activities poster
Present simple (he / she) with Wh-
questions: Where does he live?
What time does he start school?
Present continuous with Wh-
questions: What are you doing?
What’s he wearing?
Think about it!: Make an anemometer!
Present continuous with questions
+ short answers: Are you playing a
game? No, I’m not.
Let’s + infinitive; What about +
-ing?: Let’s fly our kites! What about
playing tennis in the park?
Think about it!: Make a season poster
would like + to + infinitive: Would
you like to feed the lambs? I’d like to
ride on a tractor.
Past simple to be with questions +
short answers: Were you at home
yesterday? Yes, I was.
Think about it!: Design a space house
Wh- questions + answers with past

10 Fantastic
weekends p122
I visited the zoo. They cooked. simple regular verbs: Where were
you on Saturday? In the morning we
climbed on the rocks.
Review 5

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 Phonics and
Reading Listening Speaking Writing
Learning skills

An information text Listen for gist Talk about your An animal fact file Short vowel
Find key facts favourite animal Capital letters and full sounds
stops Identify patterns
A poem Listen for key words Tell the time A description of a day cr, dr, gr
Compare and contrast information More capital letters Remember new
words

An information text Listen for specific Talk about A description of a gadget br, fr, tr
Identify fact and opinion information possessions Adjectives Verbs play and
do

A story Listen for gist Ask how to spell A profile of a friend bl, fl, pl
Identify the main idea in a word Connect ideas with and, Alphabetical
a paragraph but order

A play Listen for key Talk about the A scene for a play sk, sm, sn, st
Infer information from a text information weather Exclamation marks Adjectives

A safety poster Listen for key Make requests A classroom rules poster cl, gl, sl
Activate prior knowledge information to label More exclamation marks Regular plurals
a diagram

A story Listen for gist Accept or reject An article about your long a
Identify the main idea in suggestions country Complete a table
a paragraph Headings

An information text Compare and Ask for things in a A party invitation long i
Understand sequence contrast information shop or a market Commas Opposites

A realistic story Listen for sequence Tell the time An email about yesterday long o and u
Read for detail (half past) Start and end an email Alphabetical
order

A story Listen for specific Ask and answer A description of the long e
Work out word meaning from information about the weekend weekend Irregular plurals
context Time expressions

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