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Book: Family and Friends * GRADE 4*

(1 period/ week with BME foreign teacher)

BME-KIDs ***Grade 4 1/9

 ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION
I, General comment:

This syllabus is compiled based on the content of the book “Family and Friends –
Grade 4”. All phonics, vocabulary and model sentences are introduced in relation to each
unit’s topic and theme of this book. It combines the more effective literacy techniques
used by native English speakers, with proven techniques for teaching English as a foreign
language to Vietnamese primary students. BME’s teachers follow this syllabus to
consolidate the target vocabulary and structures during the lessons. It is carried out with
BME-KIDS supplementary document (Family and Friends Grade 4 - 1 period /
week) which is compiled as support for the book “Family and Friends Grade 4” by BME
Language Center. By the end of the school year, students can remember all the lessons
they’ve learnt and use the phonics, vocabulary and model sentences in effective
communication.

II, Total duration: 36 periods x 40 minutes/period

No. Description / Topic Periods

1 Names of 4 groups / Commands 1

Starter: Welcome back! 2
Unit 1: A new friend! 3
Unit 2: I like moneys! 3
Unit 3: Dinnertime! 3
Unit 4: Tidy up! 3
Unit 5: Action boy can run! 3
Unit 6: Our new things 3
Unit 7: They are happy now! 3
Unit 8: I can ride a bike! 3
Unit 9: Have you got a milkshake? 3
2 Revision 2
3 Speaking tests 2
4 Listening and writing tests 2

TOTAL PERIODS 36

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 III, Class activities:
- Lecture
- Individual / Pair / Group work
- Games. / Songs.
- Do exercises in “BME’s supplementary documents”
- Extra activities
IV, Valid: from September 2022 to May 2023
V, Syllabus content:

document
BME-KIDs
Week/
Period

Unit / Topic Language Lesson objectives

● Names of 4 groups: snake, tiger, ● To identify the names of 4

elephant, monkey groups
● sit down, stand up, listen, be quiet, ● To identify simple commands in
Introduction raise your hand, fold your arms, class
1 / open the window/ door ● To review some permissions
Commands ● May I go out?
May I come in?
May I ask a question?

Vocabulary: in, on, behind, under, ● To review asking and answering

in front of, next to questions about where people are
● Where‘s your grandma? ● To review saying sentences with
- She’s in the kitchen. “this” and “these” (singular and
● Is he behind the door? plural forms of nouns)
Starter:
- Yes, he is/ No, he isn’t. ● to review asking and answering
Welcome
2 ● This is my/ his/ her ___. questions about ages p.8
back!
These are my/ his/ her ____s. PART
(Section A)
● How old are you? 1
- I’m _____ (years old).
● How old is he/ she?
- He/ She is _____ (years old).

Vocabulary: Days of the week: ● To review days of week

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, ● To review making sentences
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, with “s” to show possession
Starter:
Saturday. (singular and plural forms of noun)
Welcome p.9
3 ● Today is Monday ● To review making sentences
back! PART
● It’s Rosy’s teddy. with “have got / haven’t got”
(Section B) 1
These are Billy’s shoes.
● I’ve got ….
I haven’t got ….

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 Vocabulary: long, short, blond, ● To identify adjectives for
brown, curly, straight describing hair
Unit 1:
● He’s / She’s / It’s got blue eyes. ● To practice describing someone’s
A new p.10
4 ● What colour is/ are your …. (s)? appearance
friend! Part 1
- It’s / They’re_____ ● To practice asking and
(Section A)
answering questions about colours
of someone’s hair or eyes
PHONICS: Initial sounds “th” ● To identify the digraphs “th” and
Vocabulary: throw, thumb, thin, practice pronouncing the sound
math, month /θ/ on its own and in words
Unit 1: Review: three, bath, teeth ● To differentiate between the
A new ● My thumbs are big. sounds /θ/, /t/ and /h/ p.11
5
friend! ● I can throw a ball. ● To practice making sentences Part
(Section B) with the words which have the 1
digraphs “th”

Vocabulary: tall, short, square, ● To practice describing the

circle, triangle, rectangle, side shapes
Unit 1: ● It’s/ This is a square. It’s got four ● To practice describing someone’s
A new sides. appearance p.12
6
friend! ● My friend has got ____ hair and (Paragraph building) Part
(Section C) ___eyes. He’s tall. He’s Toby. ● To practice asking and 1
● Who’s got blond hair? answering questions about
- It’s Polly. appearance
Vocabulary: elephant, giraffe, ● To identify zoo animals
monkey, big, tall, little, funny ● To practice describing animals
● The elephants are big. ● To practice expressing likes/
Unit 2: The monkeys are funny. dislikes and giving reasons
I like ● I like monkeys because they are p.13
7
monkeys! funny. PART
(Section A) ● I don’t like elephants because 1
they are big.
● Do you like ____ s?
- Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
PHONICS: CVC words “a” ● To identify the letter “a” in the
Vocabulary: bat, mat, van, rat, pan middle of words and practice
Review: cat, man, fan pronouncing the sound /`/ on its
Unit 2: ● The rat is in the pan and the bat own and in words
I like is in the van ● To blend the vowel “a” with p.14
8
monkeys! ● I’ve got a blue mat. consonants to form simple CVC PART
(Section B) words 1
● To practice making sentences
with the words which have letter
“a”

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 Vocabulary: tiger, snake, parrot, ● To identify more zoo animals
lion, bear, strong, bulky, scary ● To practice describing animals
Unit 2: I like
● What animal is this/ that? (cont)
monkeys! p.15
9 - It’s a tiger. It’s got four legs. It’s ● To review saying sentences with
(Section C) PART
orange and black. It’s strong. “this” and “these” (singular and
1
● This is a brown monkey. plural forms of nouns)
They’re tall giraffes.
Vocabulary: rice, meat, carrots, ● To identify more types of food
yogurt, fish, bread ● To practice expressing what food
Unit 3:
● I like ___ but I don’t like __. someone likes or dislikes
Dinner-
● Do you like ____? ● To practice asking and p.16
10 time!
- Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. answering questions about food PART
(Section A)
● What do you like? someone likes or dislikes. 1
- I like _____.

PHONICS: CVC words “e” ● To identify the letter “e” in the

Vocabulary: pet, Ted, hen, ten, peg middle of words and practice
Review: bed, pen, red, pronouncing the sound /e/ on its
Unit 3: This ● Ted’s got a red hen. own and in words
p.17
11 is my nose! ● This is a peg. ● To blend the vowel “e” with
PART
(Section B) consonants to form simple CVC
1
words
● To practice making sentences
with the words which letters “e”
Vocabulary: milk, juice, water, tea, ● To identify more types of drink
coffee, lemonade ● To practice expressing what
● I like ___ but I don’t like __. drink someone likes or dislikes
Unit 3:
● Do you like ____? ● To practice asking and
Dinner – p.18
12 - Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. answering questions about likes
time! PART
● What do you like? and dislikes.
(Section C) 1
- I like ______.
● I like ___ . It’s my favourite drink/
food.
p.20
13 REVIEW 1 Revision of previous vocabulary, phonics and structures in the lessons PART
from unit 1 to unit 4 1
p.23
14 SPEAKING TEST 1 PART
1

15 THE FINAL TEST OF THE 1ST SEMESTER

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 Vocabulary: rug, bed, cupboard,
shelf, pillow, blanket
Unit 4: Tidy
● There’s a doll on the rug
16 up!
● There are 3 books under the bed.
(Section A)
● How many blankets are there?
- There’s one blanket.
PHONICS: CVC words “I”
Vocabulary: fin, pin, pig, dig, big
Review: bin, fig, tin,
● I dig a hole. It’s big.
Unit 4:
● I’ve got a tie – pin.
17 Tidy up!
(Section B)
Vocabulary: toy box, telephone,
clock, sofa
● There is/ are ___ (s/es) in/ on/
at/ next to the ____.
● Where is/are the ___(s/es)
Unit 4:
- It’s/ They’re in/on/ at/ next to
18 Tidy up!
the ____.
(Section C)
● Is/ Are the ___ (s/es) in/on at/
next to the ____?
- Yes, it is. / Yes, they are.
- No, it isn’t. / No, they aren’t.
Vocabulary: run, fly, walk, talk,
swim, climb
● He can / can’t fly.
Unit 5:
● Can you/ he/ she ____?
Action boy
19 - Yes, I can. / No, I can’t
can run!
- Yes, he can. / No, he can’t
(Section A)
- Yes, she can. / No, she can’t
● What can you/ he/ she do
- I / He/ She can ___.
PHONICS: CVC words “o”
Vocabulary: fog, frog, jog, box
Review: dog, fox, log
Unit 5: ●The frog is in the box
Action boy ●She can jog
20
can run!
(Section B)
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● To identify bedroom objects
● To practice introducing the
positions of the objects p.19
● To practice asking and PART
answering questions about the 1
quantities of bedroom objects.
● To identify the letter “I” in the
middle of words and practice
pronouncing the sound “I” on its
own and in words
● To blend the vowel “I” with p.22
consonants to form simple CVC PART
words 1
● To practice making sentences
with the words which have letter
“I”
● To identify more bedroom
objects
● To review talking about the
quantities of bedroom objects
using “there is / there are”
● To practice asking and p.27
answering questions about where PART
things are 1
● To identify action verbs
● To practice asking and
answering questions what
someone can do
p.28
PART
2
● To identify the letter “o” in the
middle of words and practice
pronouncing the sound /4/ on its
own and in words
● To blend the vowel “o” with p.29
consonants to form simple CVC PART
words 2
● To practice making sentences
with the words which have letters
“o”
 Vocabulary: write, draw, sing, ● To identify more action verbs
read, dance, jump ● To practice talking about what
Unit 5: ● The tiger can run fast. animals can do
Action boy The bird can fly. ● To practice asking and p.30
21
can run! ● What can this bird do? answering questions about PART
(Section C) - It can fly and it can sing. animals’ abilities 2
● This is a lion. It’s got four legs. It ● To practice describing animals
can run. It’s brown and big. and what they can do
Vocabulary: classroom, table, ● To identify common school
computer, peg, pencil case, board. things
● This / that is …. ● To practice making sentences
Unit 6: ● These / Those are … with “this/that” and “these /
Our new ● Is this / that …? those” (singular and plural forms) p.31
22
things! - Yes, it is. ● To practice asking and PART
(Section A) - No, it isn’t answering questions with 2
● Are these / those ….? “this/that” and “these/ those”
- Yes, they are. (singular and plural forms)
- No, they aren’t.
PHONICS: CVC words “u” ● To identify the letter “u” in the
Vocabulary: bug, mug, slug, mum, middle of words and practice
drum pronouncing the sound /^/ on its
Unit 6: Review: rug, jug, sum own and in words
Our new ● My mum has got a mug. ● To blend the vowel “u” with p.32
23
things! ● Look at that bug. It’s on the consonants to form simple CVC PART
(Section B) flower. words 2
● To practice making sentences
with the words which have letter
“u”
Vocabulary: poster, picture, ● To identify common school
drawers, cupboard, jug, swimming things
pool ● To practice describing
● My classroom is upstairs. It’s classrooms (Paragraph building)
very big and bright. There are lots ● To practice asking and
Unit 6:
of pictures and posters on the wall. answering questions about the
Our new p.33
24 … quantities of the classroom objects.
things! PART
● How many ____ s are there?
(Section C) 2
- There is /are ___ (s).
● Is/ Are there ____ (s) in/on/ at/
….?
- Yes, there is / are.
- No, there isn’t/ aren’t.
Vocabulary: hot, cold, hungry, ● To learn words for feelings and
Unit 7: thirsty, happy, sad emotions
They’re ● ____am / is / are hot/cold… ● To express how people feel p.34
25
happy now! ● Am/ Is/ Are ___ hot/ cold? ● To practice asking and PART
(Section A) - Yes, ____ am/ is/ are answering questions about how 2
- No, ___am not/ isn’t / aren’t people feel

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 PHONICS: digraphs “ch”, “sh”, ● To revise sounds made by the
“th” combinations “ch” “sh” and “th”
Unit 7: Vocabulary: cheese, kitchen, ● To differentiate between the
They’re sheep, brush, throw, month sounds /tʃ/, /ʃ/ & /θ/ p.35
26
happy now! Review: chair, teacher, shoes, fish, ● To practice making the words PART
(Section B) thumb, bath which have digraphs “ch”, “sh” and 2
● The sheep is in the kitchen. “th”
● I like cheese.
Vocabulary: tired, angry, scared, ● To review asking and answering
brave questions about how people feel
●Am/ Is/ Are ___hot / cold…? ● To practice expressing problems
Unit 7:
- Yes, ____am / is/ are. and giving responses/ advices
They’re p.36
27 - No, ___ am not/ isn’t/ aren’t
happy now! PART
● I’m really tired.
(Section C) 2
- You should go to sleep.
● If you are tired, you should go to
sleep.
Vocabulary: ride a bike, ride a ● To identify outdoor activities
horse, skate, skateboard, play ● To express what someone can or
tennis, play football can’t do
Unit 8: ● I/ He/ She/ They ….can ___. ● To review asking and answering
I can ride ● I/ He/ She/ They ….can’t __. questions whether someone can p.37
28
a bike! ● Can you/ he/ she ____? do PART
(Section A) - Yes, I/ He/ She can. ● To review asking and answering 2
- No, I/ He/ She can’t. questions about someone’s
● What can you/ he/ ….do? abilities.
-I / he/ ….can ____.
Revision of previous vocabulary, phonics and structures in the lessons p.38
29 REVIEW 2 from unit 5 to unit 6 PART
2
p.41
30 SPEAKING TEST 2 PART
2

31 THE FINAL TEST OF THE 2ND SEMESTER

PHONICS: CVC words “a”, “e”, “I”, ● To revise sounds by the letters
“o”, “u” “a”, “e”, “i”, “o”, “u”
Unit 8: Vocabulary: bat, pan, Ted, pet, fin, ● To differentiate between the
I can ride pig, chop, frog, mug, run sounds /`/, /e/, /i/, /4/ an /^/ p.44
32
a bike! Review: cat, van, peg, bed, bin, fig, ● To practice making sentences PART
(Section B) mop, dog, bus, jug with the words which have 2
● That pig can run fast letters “a”, “e”, “i”, “o”, “u”
● Ted’s got a pet. It’s a frog.

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 Vocabulary: behind, in front of, next
to, between
● Where is/ are the ____(s)?
- It’s / They’re __the___.
Unit 8: ● Is / Are the ….(s) ____(in/ on…) the
I can ride a ____?
33
bike! - Yes, it is/ They are.
(Section C) - No, it isn’t / They aren’t
● Is/ are there (a/an/one)
___ (s) ___ (in/ on …) the __?
- Yes, there is / are.
- No, there isn’t / aren’t.
Vocabulary: salad, fries, pizza,
milkshake, cheese, sandwich, chicken
● Have you got ….?
Unit 9: Have - Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t
you got a ● Has he/ she got…?
34
milkshake? - Yes, he / she has.
(Section A) - No, he/she hasn’t.
● What food / drink have you got?
- I’ve got ____.
● He’s / She’s got ____.
PHONICS: consonant blends “gr” ,
“br”, “fr”
Vocabulary: green, graceful,
Unit 9: Have
bracelet, brown, Fred, fruit
you got a
35 Review: grass, grapes, brush,
milkshake?
bread, frog, Frisbee
(Section B)
● My bracelet is green and brown.
● Fred likes fruit.
Vocabulary: favourite, fish, bread,
tomato, grape, orange, pear, fig,
banana, pear, olive
● Have /Has ___got __ (s/es)?
- Yes, ___have / has
Unit 9: Have
- No, ___ haven’t / hasn’t
you got a
36 ● I like ___.
milkshake?
= My favourite food/ fruit is ___.
(Section C)
● Do you like ____?
- Yes, I do. / No, I don’t
● What food / fruit do you like?
= What’s your favourite food/ fruit?
- I like _____.
BME-KIDs ***Grade 4
● To identify prepositions of
place
● To review asking and
answering questions about
where things are
p.45
PART
2
● To identify more types of food
● To review asking and
answering questions with “have
got” and “has got”
p.46
PART
2
● To practice pronouncing the
sounds made by the letter
combinations “gr” , “br”, fr”
● To differentiate between the
p.47
sounds /gr/, /br/, and /fr/
PART
● To practice making sentences
2
with the words which have the
sounds made by the letter
combinations “gr”, /br/, and /fr/
● To identify more types of food
and fruit
● To review asking and
answering questions with “got”
and “has got”
● To practice asking and
p.48
answering questions about
PART
favourite food and fruit.
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