Guide En4
Guide En4
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Department of Primary Education
Primary Directorate of curriculum Standards and Pedagogy
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Contents
Introduction
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1. Introduction
‘Have Fun, Learn English’ is designed for Year 4 primary school learners who are introduced to
the English language for the first time at school. It embraces the principles and directives stated in
the Curriculum of English for Primary Education, for Years 4, 5 and 6 basic education.
It aims not only at exposing young learners to the target language but also at raising their awareness
of diversity and respect for others. Hence, promoting positive attitudes and values such as tolerance,
mutual help and active citizenship, is a crucial part of this program.
Bearing in mind the characteristics of young learners, the authors have opted for a wide variety
of activities that are hopefully appealing and motivating. They purport to cater for all learners’ needs
and main learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic).
Apart from acquiring the target language, learners, who are encouraged to be active and
autonomous, will have the opportunity to interact through pair work and group work, to learn how to
evaluate themselves and their peers and to master a number of strategies and life skills.
It is organized into 5 units, each with a particular thematic focus. The 5 units are :
1. Unit I : Introducing Myself
2. Unit II : Describing my School
3. Unit III : Describing my Family
4. Unit IV : Talking about my Daily Routines
5. Unit V : Describing my Pets
Within each Unit, there are 6 lessons. Each offers a repertoire of activities intended to get
learners talking in class and outside it. Our goal isto make every lesson better and more student and
teacher-friendly. In addition to the Lesson Activities, there is a range of material that the teacher
can use according to his/her students' needs and the time and resources available :
The Teacher's Book suggests different ways of exploiting the activities depending on the level of
the target class. It is meant to help teachers succeed in setting their learners firmly on the path to
increase their proficiency. However, as teachers are addressing starters, they are required to make
instructions crystal clear by using very simple words, by gesturing whenever possible, and by
breaking down series of instructions into smaller units. They shouldn’t pressure learners into
speaking before they have had plenty of opportunity to listen to the teacher using it. Teachers have
to consider what they say and grade their language accordingly. Beginners need much repetition
and drilling, especially as they get to grips with the sounds of the new language. It’s strongly
recommended to equip learners with classroom language that will help them follow the progression
of the lesson.
This teacher’s guide is very detailed, but it is by no means prescriptive. We do believe there is
always room for creativity and innovation. Teachers are required to tailor other extra material and
teaching aids in order to respond to learners’ specific needs. To be able to stick to the curriculum
principles and guidelines while doing so, teachers need to have a copy of the Curriculum of English
for Primary Education as a framework to refer to.
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To conclude, the authors have worked hard to design the appropriate tools for Year 4 primary
students. Being a diverse group (inspectors, primary scool teacher advisors and primary school
teachers) was really enriching and helped us work smoothly as a team. We made lots of efforts to
come up with teaching tools that may “ create a high level of interest among learners, motivate them
to carry on studying English in subsequent cycles and help them gain pleasure and fulfillment from
language activities fostering a dynamic and forward-thinking mindset that helps them thrive in the
21st century”. (Curriculum of English for Primary Education)
We rely on teachers for constructive feedback once these tools are put into practice. Their
remarks are very welcome. Coming from practitioners with whom we share one common goal,
which is quality education, they can definitely enrich this new program.
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Unit II : Describing my School
Life skills and
Lesson Words Grammar
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1. My Schoolbag Schoolbag / Book / Pen / What’s in…? / There Life skill developed ::
Pencil / Scissors/Glue/ is…/ There are…/ is Concentration
Cover / Rubber / there…? /are there…?/
Sharpener / Ruler / my/ your
Crayons / Slate / Marker
2. My Classroom Classroom/Teacher/Door/ It + to be+ adjective Life skill developed :
Window/Board/Bin/Desk/ Time management
Chair / Pupil / Big / Small / Creativity
Nice/Clean/ Dirty
6. My Dream School End product : learners create a miniature, draw, cut Life skill developed :
and paste their dream school…and present it. Creativity
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Unit I
Lesson 1
Hello
Objectives :
Language in focus :
Greeting :
• Hi /Hello
• Good morning
afternoon
evening
night
Introducing oneself :
• My name is…= I’m…
Activities
1. Students listen to the song. Then, they sing it. (10 min)
Lyrics of the song :
Hello, hi
Sun up high
Bird in the sky
Good morning, girl
Good morning, guy!
Good afternoon, good bye
Good evening, you and I!
Time for a pie
watch videos Good night, shut-eye!
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2. The teacher shows flashcards and the learners say the corresponding greeting. (10 min)
Then, in pairs, learners :
The teacher asks the learners to cut the greetings, paste them in the appropriate bubble. Then,
the learner says the greeting.
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Hi Hello Bye Goodbye
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4. Trace. Circle the letter ‘h’. (7 min)
Hello
Hi
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good night
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a. The teacher asks the learners to draw their hands with a pencil on a cardboard sheet.
b. The learners cut and paste the traced greetings on their drawn hands. They draw a smiling
smiley in the middle (in the palm of the hand). (10 min)
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Extra activities
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Lesson 2
My Name is...
Objectives :
Language in focus
Activities
2. Name Game. The teacher seats the learners in a circle. S/he points to him/herself and says his/
her name "I'm ………………."/ “My name is……….”. The teacher uses a ball to pass around
the circle. The learner who receives the ball around the circle says his/her name : as each
student says his/her name, his/her peers greet him/her. (15 min)
2. Then, they sing it. The teacher shows flashcards corresponding to the letters listened to in the
audio. (05 min)
4. a) The teacher asks the learners to circle the letters in their names.
b) The teacher asks the learners to cut and paste the letters that correspond to their names.
(10 min)
I am.
I’m.
What’s your name?
My name is …………
My name’s………….
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Lesson 3
My Age
Objectives :
Language in focus :
• I am + age
• Interrogative form: How old are you ?
• Numbers: oh/zero/one/two/three/four/five/six/seven/eight/nine/ten
Activities
2. Learners listen to numbers 0 – 10 (audio). The teacher shows flashcards corresponding to the
numbers listened to in the audio. (05 min)
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3. Learners listen to an audio of jumbled numbers, touch the appropriate number on the following
poster (the number worm) and say the number.
- Hello
- Hi
- What’s your name ?
- My name is …………. And you ?
- I’m …………………………………….
- How old are you ?
- I am ………………….. and you ?
- I’m …………………………………….
Lesson 4
I'm from...
Objectives :
Language in focus :
where – from
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Activities
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Life skill developed : Communication - Active listening
The teacher gives learners folded pieces of paper with different governorates' names. Then, s/he
puts them in groups of four or five.
All the learners should have the chance to ask and/or answer the questions.
Lesson 5
I like ...
Objectives :
Language in focus :
Target vocabulary :
pizza / sandwich / milk / carrots / bananas / apples / orange / cheese / cake /chocolate / red/
yellow green / blue / white / black.
Activities
The teacher asks the learners to watch the cartoon video and listen. (3 min)
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Peter -I like pizza.
Ana -Humm! It’s delicious. I love it
Peter -Do You like bananas?
Ana - No, I don’ t like bananas.
Peter -What do You like?
Ana - I like apples.
1. Enact the dialogue : In pairs, the learners enact the conversation between Peter and Ana.
(10 min.)
Pizza Pizza
Bananas Bananas
Apples Apples
N.B : The learners trace just the food that the speaker in the cartoon video likes.
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4. Do You like ... ? (20 min)
The teacher shows flash cards of food such as : bananas, apples, sandwich, chocolate, milk,
carrots, oranges, cheese, cake, …. and asks a number of pupils :
- Do You like bananas/…?
- The pupil answers: Yes, I like …/No, I don’ t like…
Extra activities :
White
Red
Blak
Yellow
Blue
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3. Find and circle the words. Say them. (10 min)
Unit II
Lesson 1
My Schoolbag
Objectives :
Language in focus :
• Vocabulary related to school supplies : schoolbag / book / pen / pencil /scissors / glue /
cover / eraser / sharpener / ruler / crayons / slate / marker
• Grammar : What’s in…? / There is… / There are… / is there…? /are there…? / my / your
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Activities
1. Learners listen to the song. Then, they sing it. (10 min.)
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2. Word search : learners circle the six school supplies in the word search. (7 min)
A U N M Z P E N C I L R
P E N Z Q T Y G O B B U
L V X B O O K L A Y K L
S B A G P L R U C T D E
Z O P L M W I E P S D R
G H Q E R A S E R Y Z N
Find :
Learners watch a video/or listen to an audio listing a number of school supplies and are asked to
repeat (chorally) for accurate pronunciation. Then, the teacher designates a number of learners
to repeat individually.
N.B. If it is an audio the teacher shows flashcards of the targeted school supplies
a. Learners are asked to match words with pictures of school supplies.Then, they say them.
1. Schoolbag
2. Book
3. Pen
4. Pencil
5. Scissors
6. Glue
7. Cover
8. Eraser
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9. Sharpener i)
10. Ruler j)
11. Crayons k)
12. Slate l)
13. Marker m)
1 :… 2 : …. 3 : …. 4 :…. 5 :…. 6: …. 7 : …. 8 : …. 9 : …. 10 : …. 11 : …. 12 : …. 13 : ….
b. Learners ask one another questions about school supplies in their bags using “Is there” or
“Are there” and provide answers using “ Yes, there is” or “No, there isn’t” , “ Yes, there
are” or “ No, there aren’t” (10 min)
Pen
Schoolbag
Ruler
Eraser
Book
Slate
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7. Formative Evaluation : (3 min)
Learners are asked to tick ( ) the right box in order to evaluate themselves.
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The teacher provides an opaque bag with all the school supplies. She/he invites the learners one
by one to come and touch one of the items, guess what the item is; then takes it out of the bag
to check whether they have guessed right.
Teacher : Is it …….?
Learners : Yes, it is/ No, it isn’t
Extra activities :
The teacher lays various school things on the desk : a book, a school bag, pens, pencils, a
rubber, a notebook, a pencil case, a ruler, a sharpener, scissors, gives the learner a minute
to look at the desk. Then, asks him / her to leave the room… The teacher then hides one object
and asks the learner to come back. She / He has to guess the missing object and say it. It is
possible to ask the learner who guesses the missing object first to hide the next object.
3. Mini project :
A Pictionary/picture dictionary : have learners create their own picture dictionaries. They can
draw and stick pictures, cut and paste or give them a ready-made one to complete.
Lesson 2
My Classroom
Objectives :
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Language in focus :
• Classroom/teacher/door/window/board/bin/desk/chair/pupil/big/small/nice/clean/dirty
• It + to be + adjective
• There is/there’s
• There are
Activities
1. Learners listen to the song. Then they sing it. (10 min)
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3. Ask and answer the question : What’s on the desk ? (10 min)
The teacher puts a number of real items on the desk. The learners look at the desk and ask/
answer the question.
3. Ask and answer the question : What’s on the desk ? (10 min)
The teacher puts a number of real items on the desk. The learners look at the desk and ask/
answer the question.
Extra activities :
1. A game :
a. Stick the Flashcards into the Classroom Objects. (20 min)
- Hold up the door flashcard and then walk over to the door and stick the card to it. Say “door”
as you do so.
- Learners are encouraged to do the same thing.
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- Learner B responds with another object (desk). The learners must not repeat the same words.
When a learner can’t think of another word for ten seconds, the other learner wins.
Creativity
Pencil
Board
Slate
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Schoolbag
Pupils
Desk
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Pen
School
Lesson 3
My School subjects
Objectives :
Language in focus :
School subjects /Arabic/ English / French/ Maths /science/ P.E/ Arts /Music /Favourite/
Monday /Tuesday /Wednesday/ Thursday/ Friday/ Saturday/ Sunday/ before / after
What’s /are your favourite subject/s ?
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Activities
1. Learners listen to the song. Then, they sing it. (10 min)
Lyrics of the song :
There are seven days. There are seven days
There are seven days in a week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
2. Learners listen, point and repeat. (15 min)
The learners watch the video entitled “School subjects”, point to the appropriate flash card and
repeat the word for accurate pronunciation.
The teacher draws 2 roulettes with the names of the days of the week on a cardboard.
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After Before
Extra activities
The teacher provides learners with stickers or word cards, he/she asks them to cut and paste the
word cards in the right column; then read aloud the school subject.
Objectives :
• introduce others
• use “to be" appropriately with “he” and “she”
• describe others (character)
Language in focus :
Activities
1. Learners listen to the song. Then, they sing it. (10 min)
The learners listen and repeat. Then, they cut the word cards and stick each one under the
corresponding picture.
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Smart Helpful Tidy Friendly Kind
The teacher writes the names of a number of the learners on the board. S/he selects two learners.
S/he says one of the names written on the board. The two learners run to the board and touch
the name. The first who touches the names introduces his/her classmate : Hello! X is my
classmate, he/she is ….. (age), he/she is from…, he/she likes…., his/her favourite subject is…,
he/she … (adj : smart/friendly…)
Variation : It’s also possible that the pupil whose name starts/finishes with the same letter rushes
to the board afterwards.
He
She
Kind
Friendly
Helpful
Smart
Extra Activities :
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Values targeted : Consideration
Honesty
Hard work
Teamwork
Kindness
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2. Speaking (15 min)
The teacher takes a photo of the class, invites learners one by one to introduce their favourite/
close friends.
In groups of three: two learners and a new classmate. learner A, introduces the new classmate
to learner B.
Flashcards
Helpful
Friendly
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Smart
Tidy
Kind
Nice
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Lesson 5
My School
Objectives :
Language in focus :
Vocabulary :
classroom / courtyard / garden / playground / flowers / office / headmaster / headmistress /
flag / clean / big / small
Grammar :
is + adj. /there is/there are/has got/hasn’t got
Activities
I love to go to school
School life is cool
Listen, speak, read and write
But
Do not fight
I love to go to school
School life is cool
Have fun, jump and run
Be kind, be cool
I love to go to school
School life is cool
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2. Learners listen, point and repeat. (10 min)
Learners roll the dice, name the picture and pronounce the word correctly.
2 3 4 5
JUMP TO 9
1 START
7 8 9 10 11
START
AGAIN
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GO BACK
TO 4
13 14 15 16
START
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AGAIN
The teacher takes the learners on a tour in the school. They visit all the parts of the school, name/
practise them in English and work on accurate pronunciation. They describe the parts of the school
e.g. the classroom is big/the office is small/The courtyard is clean…
Extra activities
2. Tracing : (5 min)
Headmaster
Headmistress
Office
Flag
b. Circle the letters ‘f’ and‘s’
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