Sustaining the Success in

Primary Six
Prepared by Dr Eman El Nouhy,
ELT Publishing Manager
Longman
Designed by: Salma Ayman
The components of success in Connect for Primary 6
 Teaching
Feedback
Readingsession
Primary 1
• Play time was moved
to a digital platform
• Lesson numbers were
added in all units.
Primary 2
• Play time pages were moved to a
digital platform.
• Some long 4-paged lessons were
reduced to two pages instead.
• The Gingerbread Man was
removed.
Primary 3
• Play time pages were moved to a
digital platform.
• Number of lessons reduced from 7
to 5.
• CLIL (Science/Math) was reduced.
• Fiction reader removed.
Primary 4
• Book plan changed to 5 lessons per
unit instead of 6.
• CLIL (Science) was reduced: Digestive
and respiratory systems were removed
as per popular request!
• Flapjack narrative was replaced with
The Empty Pot folktale.
• Fiction and non-fiction readers were
removed.
• Some lessons were tweaked for clarity.
Primary 5
• Book plan was changed from 6
lessons per unit to 5 per unit.
• Reduction of mathematical and
scientific information
• Fiction and non-fiction readers
were removed.
How can we sustain the success in Primary 6?
Stories in Connect 6 Lesson 3

• Unit 1 The Selfish Giant

• Unit 2 Hare Gets Scared
• Unit 3 Fatima Faces Her Fears
Little Deer in the Forest
• Unit 4 Non-fiction: Birthdays
Around the World
• Unit 5 The Mysterious Island
• Unit 6 The Missing King
The Selfish Giant

• Pre-reading
• Reading (and
listening)
• Post-reading
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
 Unit
Pronunciation
/ɵ/ and /s/1
 Unit
/ʌ/ and /æ/2
Pronunciation
 Unit /v/ and /w/
3
Pronunciation
 Unit /ei/ and /e/
4
Pronunciation
 Unit /dʒ/ and /ʒ/
5
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
Pronunciation Games
Pronunciation Games
Pronunciation Games
 The sssssss game!
In a village, there lives a giant
who has a wonderful garden. In
his garden there are tall trees,
beautiful flowers and soft, green
Pronunciation Games grass. There are colorful birds
singing in the trees and bees on
the plants. Every afternoon, on
their way home from school, the
local children come to play in
the giant’s garden. The lovely
garden always makes the
children happy.
 The sssssss game!
In a village, there lives a giant
who has a wonderful garden. In
his garden there are tall trees,
beautiful flowers and soft, green
Pronunciation Games grass. There are colorful birds
singing in the trees and bees on
the plants. Every afternoon, on
their way home from school, the
local children come to play in
the giant’s garden. The lovely
garden always makes the
children happy.
 The th game!
The sssssssButgame!
in one corner of the garden, it
is still winter. The giant sees a tiny
In a village, there lives a giant there. He is too
boy standing
who has a wonderful garden.
small to climb In up into the tree.
his garden there are tall trees,
Suddenly the giant understands
beautiful flowers and soft, green
everything. “Now I know why
Pronunciation Games grass. There are colorful
spring birds
didn’t come,” he says. “I
singing in the treesthink
and bees on
it’s because I was selfish
about my garden.”
the plants. Every afternoon, on He goes out
their way home from andschool,
helps the thelittle boy climb up
local children comeinto the tree.
to play in Suddenly, all the
the giant’s garden.leaves on the tree open and the
The lovely
garden always makes birdsthefly up into its branches and
children happy. start to sing. “When you’re not
selfish,” the giant says, “good
things happen.”
 The th game!
The sssssssButgame!
in one corner of the garden, it
is still winter. The giant sees a tiny
In a village, there lives a giant there. He is too
boy standing
who has a wonderful garden.
small to climb In up into the tree.
his garden there are tall trees,
Suddenly the giant understands
beautiful flowers and soft, green
everything. “Now I know why
Pronunciation Games grass. There are colorful
spring birds
didn’t come,” he says. “I
singing in the treesthink
and bees on
it’s because I was selfish
about my garden.”
the plants. Every afternoon, on He goes out
their way home from andschool,
helps the thelittle boy climb up
local children comeinto the tree.
to play in Suddenly, all the
the giant’s garden.leaves on the tree open and the
The lovely
garden always makes birdsthefly up into its branches and
children happy. start to sing. “When you’re not
selfish,” the giant says, “good
things happen.”
 The th game!
The sssssssButgame! in one corner of the garden, it
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is still winter. The giant
In a village, there lives
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who has a wonderful garden.
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beautiful flowers and soft, green
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garden always makes birds fly up into its branches and
the
children happy. start to sing. “When you’re not
selfish,” the giant says, “good
things happen.”
Listen and complete the word with s or th :
 Listen, read and repeat

2 IThe
13 think
thin
sunset
I have
mouse
sky
sixis
thinks
thick
sunny,
thumbs.
it’sbut
sick.
thunder threatens.
 Listen, read and repeat

1 I think I have six thick thumbs.

3 The thin
2 sunset
mouse
sky is
thinks
sunny,
it’sbut
sick.
thunder threatens.
 Listen, read and repeat

1 I think I have six thick thumbs.

2 The thin mouse thinks it’s sick.

3 The sunset sky is sunny, but thunder threatens.

Eyes on the prize!
Eyes on the prize!

I’m thinking of singing three slices

of thick threads of thought, but
thirty thorns in my throat stop me
from thinking and singing.
Eyes on the prize!

Sustaining and celebrating the

I’m thinking of singing three slices
sweet success in primary six is
of thick threads of thought, but
supremely stable, stunningly
thirty thorns in my throat stop me
superb and surprisingly super-
from thinking and singing.
satisfying!