Let's Get Ready! Vocabulary Practice

?? Lesson Pacing: Vocabulary Warm-up (25 mins)

Objective: To pre-teach and practice key vocabulary and pronunciation for the presentation. This section is designed to be completed before the "Presentation Ideas" worksheet. It uses a phonics-based approach to help weak students tackle difficult words.

Part 1: Sounds We Know (10 mins): Focus on identifying and producing key vowel sounds found in the target vocabulary.
1. Introduce each sound group (e.g., "Today, let's look at the 'ee' and 'ea' sound. It makes a long /i:/ sound, like in cheese!").
2. Go through each card. Say the word clearly, exaggerating the target sound. Have the class repeat chorally, then ask individual students.
3. Use the interactive checkpoints ?? to show the mouth shape. Encourage students to copy the visual. This is crucial for pronunciation accuracy.
Part 2: Sentences & Hobbies (15 mins): Move from single words to sentence structures.
1. Read the "Words About Me" sentences aloud and have students repeat. Model filling in the blanks for yourself.
2. Introduce the "Fun Time!" hobby grid. Say each hobby aloud.
3. Use the interactive checkpoint ?? for "playing" as a model. When the overlay pops up, perform the action (pretend to play) and say the sentence "I like playing!". Encourage students to do the same (Total Physical Response). Then have them do it for other hobbies.
Connection: Constantly link these words back to the final goal. "You can use these words in your presentation!"

?? Part 1: Sounds We Know

Let's learn the sounds in our words! This will help us say them clearly in our presentation.

Long Vowel Sounds: ee / ea (sounds like 'cheese')

free ??

Peak ??

beach ??

read ??

Long Vowel Sounds: ay / a_e (sounds like 'play')

play ??

name ??

grade ??

?? Part 2: Words About Me

Let's practice sentences for our introduction!

?? Hello, my name is .

?? I am in Grade .

?? In my free time, I like to .

?? Part 3: Fun Time! (Hobbies)

What do you like to do? Say: "I like..."

playing??

reading??

swimming??

singing

drawing

dancing

homework

friends

My School Life Presentation Ideas

?? Lesson Integration: "My School Life" Brainstorming

Objective: To help students generate and structure ideas for their presentation on "My School Life". This worksheet adapts concepts from the "My School" and "My Friends" sections of the textbook to serve as a content creation tool.

Connection to PowerPoint: This sheet directly expands on the "What happens in school?" slide. It provides vocabulary and sentence starters for the activities mentioned there (learning, friends, play).
Teaching Strategy (25-30 mins):
1. Introduction (5 mins): Introduce the topic. "Today, we're going to be detectives and find all the interesting things about our school for our presentation! We will talk about what we do and who our friends are." Read the first section "What happens in school?" aloud.
2. Interactive Exploration (10 mins): Guide students to click on the emoji checkpoints (??, ????????, ??). Model the first one. Click the ?? icon. When the overlay appears, say "Look! We learn things. I learn English. What do you learn?" Elicit answers from students. Do this for each icon, encouraging them to say the simple sentences out loud.
3. Think-Pair-Share (5 mins): Have students turn to a partner and share one thing they do in school, using the ideas from the pop-ups. "I play football." or "I learn Chinese."
4. Transition: Move to the "My Friends" section, explaining that good presentations also share personal feelings and stories.
Key Language Focus: Simple present tense ("I learn...", "We play...", "Friends are..."). Basic vocabulary: school subjects, actions (help, share, play), feelings (happy, kind).

What happens in school?

In school, we learn new things. We learn how to be good friends. We also learn how to play safely. School is a fun place to learn and grow!

?? We learn new skills.

???????? We learn to be good friends.

?? We learn to play safely.

My Best Friends

?? Lesson Integration: Adding Personal Details

Objective: To help students add personal and emotional details to their presentations by focusing on a specific friend. This makes their presentation more engaging and heartfelt.

Teaching Strategy (20-25 mins):
1. Introduction (5 mins): Read the "It is good to have friends" section. Ask the class: "Why is it good to have friends?" Elicit simple answers like "They are fun," "They help me."
2. Interactive Exploration (10 mins): Go through the clickable icons (??, ??). For ??, ask "How do you feel with your friend? Happy? Sad? Show me with your face!" For ??, ask "How do you help your friend? Do you share your snacks? Do you help with homework?"
3. Guided Practice (5-10 mins): Click the ?? icon. Show the "My Friend Fact File" overlay. Model how to fill it out on the whiteboard for a fictional friend. "My friend is Chan Tai Man. He likes to play football ?. He is funny." Then, ask students to think about their own best friend and say one thing.
Summative Check: Use the "Let's Check!" ? button at the end. Open the overlay and point to icons one by one. Ask students "What is this about?" (e.g., pointing to ?? -> "Learning!"). This confirms they understand the visual cues, which will help them remember the content structure.

? What makes someone a friend?

It is good to have friends. We like to spend time with our friends.

?? We can share our feelings with friends.

?? They help us and support us.

Activity: Describe your friend!

Let's make a fact file for your friend. Click the pencil! ??

Let's Check! ?

Sound Check! /i:/ ??

Smile! Say /i:/ like "cheese"!

fr-ee / P-ea-k / b-ea-ch

Now you try! "I read at the beach."

Sound Check! /e?/ ??

Open your mouth! Say /e?/ like "play"!

pl-ay / n-ame / gr-ade

Now you try! "My name is in Grade 3."

Let's Talk! ??

Action Time!

Pretend to kick a ball and say:

"I like playing football."

Let's Talk! ??

Action Time!

Pretend to read a book and say:

"I like reading books."

Let's Talk! ??

Action Time!

Move your arms like you are swimming and say:

"I like swimming."

We Learn! ??

In my presentation, I can say:

"I learn to read."

"I learn to write."

"I learn Maths."

"I learn to draw."

Good Friends! ????????

Good friends...

Talk together

Help each other

Share toys

Are kind

Play Safely! ??

Remember to...

No pushing!

No running inside!

Share the games.

Wait for your turn.

How I Feel ??

With my friend, I feel...

?? ?? ??

"My friend makes me feel happy!"

Friends Help! ??

A good friend helps you.

I can say:

"My friend helps me with my homework."

"My friend shares snacks with me."

My Friend Fact File ??

My Friend: _________

He/She likes:

? ?? ?? ??

He/She is:

Funny | Kind | Smart | Helpful

What do these mean? ?

???????? ?? ?? ?? ??