Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Primary Education: Second Course English
COMET 2
UNIT 0: A Day at School
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 1st Term
0.1 RESOURCES
 Comet 2 Student’s Book: Unit 0
 Comet 2 Class CD 1: Tracks 2 - 10
 Comet 2 Flashcards and Word cards: body parts and actions and Alphabet cards
 Comet 2 Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 0
 Comet 2 Activity Book: Unit 0.
 Art materials and realia: A4 paper, a soft ball, crayons or pencil colours, tokens.
 Comet 2 Unit Tests: Unit 0
Comet 2 Unit 0 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom .
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
0.2 METHODOLOGY
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to revise the main contents in Comet 1. This unit emphasizes the use of
learning skills such as repetition of models, memorization, word association,
gestures and visual cues to acquire vocabulary, basic structures and phonology
through related communicative activities.
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0.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 0 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To introduce oneself and greet Halley the Comet
2. To revise key vocabulary and structures from level 1
3. To revise the alphabet
4. To identify the owners of different objects
5. To count to 20 correctly
6. To associate written numbers with the corresponding numerals
7. To revise the unit vocabulary
8. To complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
9. To develop observation skills
10. To express their own preferences
0.4. CONTENTS
0.4.1 BLOCK 1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Interact to introduce themselves using non-verbal and verbal messages in L2 by using
the visual context and/or knowledge about the situation transferred from L1. (Lesson 1
& 2)
Listen and understand the information so that they can recognise the objects named in
the listening texts. (All lessons)
Show oral comprehension by understanding the instructions and doing a simple task
such as matching numbers and classroom objects words. (Lesson 3)
Revise the vocabulary by playing the game: True or false. (Lesson 2)
Listen to and identify numbers and colours by counting and showing the corresponding
number or crayons along with the song Sing with me. (Lesson 4)
Show oral comprehension by listening and pointing at the objects according to the
instructions in CD Track 8. (Lesson 4)
Use the visual context and knowledge about the topic and situation transferred from L1
to express ownership in L2. (Lesson 3)
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Relate spoken numbers to the written graphology and recognize unit vocabulary while
playing Bingo. (Lesson 6)
Listen to and perform the unit song . (Lesson 5)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
0.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read previously met words and write yes or no according to the information. (Lesson
1)
Read and match school items with their corresponding picture. (Lesson 3)
Read and complete a short sentence about a picture to describe it. (Lesson 2, 3, 5)
Match vocabulary to pictures by tracing a line. (Lesson 2)
Read words and simple sentences previously met in order to tick true information
about a picture. (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
0.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
0.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
Showing agreement or disagreement: Yes. No.
Identifying objects and colours: What’s this? It’s a school bag. What colour is it?
Green.
Identifying people: What’s his name? Halley.
Locating objects: Where’s the umbrella? Here it is.
Asking and saying a person’s age: How old is Tessa? She’s seven.
Asking and answering questions about ownership: Is it his pencil? No, it’s her pencil.
Identifying colours: What colour is number 14? Pink.
Making birthday wishes: Happy birthday, Green Comet!
Identifying numbers, colours and objects:
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What number is in this square? Three. What colour is the school bag? (Orange.) How
many pencils are there? Two.
Expressing preference: What is your favourite page? This one.
VOCABULARY
Classroom objects: book, rubber, pencil, chair, table, ruler, pencil case, school bag
Weather conditions: raining, sunny, windy, cloudy, hot, cold
Numbers: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve,
thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty
Colours: pink, orange, purple, blue, red, brown, green & yellow
PHONOLOGY
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with Sing with me &
Halley’s jingles. (Lessons 1, 4 & 6)
Practice pronunciation by repeating the vocabulary words and phrases varying the
speed. (All lessons)
Practice pronunciation of unit vocabulary. (Lesson 6)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Associate words pronunciation with the graphology and semantics from previously met
spoken texts, such as Tessa and Tobby ready for school . (Lesson 1)
Identify and use previously met vocabulary to carry out a written or oral task. (All
lessons)
Revise the numbers by associating the pronunciation and graphology in a speaking
game. (Lesson 3)
Associate classroom items, toys, food, and family meaning and pronunciation by
classifying correctly the Flashcards. (Lesson 6)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
0.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about an outcome based on previous knowledge. (Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: Family, toys, food, prepositions, numbers, colours,
classroom objects. (All lessons)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song Play with me
using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 4)
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Use memorization skills to play the game What’s missing? and review vocabulary and
basic structures. (Lesson 3)
Play, listen, count and point in order to practice different learning skills focus. (All
lesson)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language. (All lessons)
0.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Recognize and learn basic language for social interaction by writing an introduction,
playing the ball game, practicing birthday greetings or singing Halley’s jingle. (Lessons
1, 2, 5 & 6)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
0.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
0.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Play the memory game: What’s missing? & Missing Numbers (Lesson 3 & 4)
Recognize and remember a sequence of vocabulary pictures. (Lesson 2)
Use Flashcards to help remembering previously met vocabulary. (Lesson 1, 4, 5 & 6)
Complete the phrases and sentences. (Lesson 2 & 3)
Sing Halley’s goodbye as a class. (Lesson 7)
0.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD track 1.4, a more extended version of Tessa and Toby ready for school.
(Lesson 1)
Dramatize the dialogues in Tessa and Toby ready for school (Lesson1)
Create personalized Body bingo cards for use in a game. (All lessons)
Play the game Unit Bingo to revise vocabulary. (Lesson 6)
Label the pictures in the Activity Book. (Lesson 1 & 3)
Add more words to the vocabulary review on each lesson. (All lessons)
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Practice pronunciation of greetings and introductions. (Lesson 1, 5 & 6)
0.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 0 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 0 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 0 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
0.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 0
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
All
1. LINGUSTIC
2, MATHMATICAL
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
4. DIGITAL
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
1&2
Introducing yourself
Participate in oral interactions
2&3
Listen and number.
Participate in guides aural interactions.
1
Look and mark Yes or No.
Read and identify words.
6
Playing Bingo
Identify basic vocabulary
4
Making sums
Recognize numbers and sum them up
4
Counting to twenty.
Use numbers in English.
5
Answering questions about age
Ask and answer about age
3
Where is it?
Locate objects in space
4
Greeting classmates
Interact with the classroom setting.
Look and match using the digital book &
interactive whiteboard.
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
All lessons
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5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
3
Play Anagrams.
Follow rules while playing a game.
4
Wrap up game.
Work as a class to complete a task.
4
Listen and sing.
Participate actively in a whole group activity.
6
Play Bingo.
Follow rules while playing a game in group.
1
Illustrating a family tree
Create a personalized drawing of their own
families.
3
Listen and draw
5
Making Birthday cards.
6
Listen and sing
Draw what they listen to on the CD
Create a model of birthday card.
Use music to further their English vocabulary.
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
3
Game: What is missing?
Memorize a sequence and identify changes.
4
Game: Missing numbers.
Recognize and memorize numbers.
6
Board Game
6
Unit test
Recognize and classify the vocabulary they
know
Recognize error as a part of the learning
process
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
6
Participating saying out the bingo words.
Show confidence in L2.
6
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
0.7 ASSESMENT
0.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 1
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Recognize and name basic vocabulary items from Comet 1.
2. Extract some information from an oral or written text.
3. Recognize and use greetings and introductions.
4. Identify numbers, colours, food, toys, weather & classroom objects.
5. Understand instructions.
6. Locate objects.
7. Express quantity.
8. Express preference.
9. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities.
10. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
11. Participate actively in classroom activities.
0.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 1
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Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Observation by the teacher of students individually and in groups interactions.
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
0.7.3 PROPOSED ASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 1
Extract some information from an audition using realia. (Lesson 1) (Block 1)
Recognize and name some food items by participating in a blackboard activity. (Lesson
1) (Block 1 & 4)
Complete reading and listening activities proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Recognize and use greetings and introductions by introducing themselves using verbal
and non-verbal language. (Lessons 1 & 2) (Block 1 & 4)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to play the game
True or False (Lesson 2) (Block 1 & 3)
Express possession using the structure: I’ve got + noun. E.g. I’ve got two sisters by
answering simple question from their family trees. (Lesson 2) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 3 & 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Identify the unit vocabulary by singing the song Sing with me using gestures and visual
cues. (Lesson 4 & 5) (Block 1 & 3)
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Reviewing basic vocabulary by playing the game Anagrams (Lesson 3)(Blocks 2, 3 & 4)
Recognize objects location by saying or writing the correct preposition. (Lesson 3)
(Block 1, 2 & 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badges activity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 1 Test and later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 8 ) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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COMET 2
UNIT 1: Stretch and Bend
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 1st Term
1.1 RESOURCES
 Comet 2 Student’s Book: Unit 1
 Comet 2 Class CD 1: Tracks 2, 10- 16
 Comet 2 Flashcards and Word cards: body parts and actions
 Comet 2 Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 1
 Comet 2 Activity Book: Unit 1
 Art materials and realia: Class CD, On-line Digital Book, flashcards: parts of the
body, sticky tape, sets of cut-up card sentences, 2 scarves as blindfolds, old
magazines, scissors, glue, a large glass bottle and a small plastic bottle, 2 socks in a
plastic bag, 2 rubber bands in a plastic bag, 2 paper clips in a plastic bag, word cards,
small tokens, a dice, a small photograph of each child or a picture.
 Comet 2 StoryBook: Unit 1
 Comet 2 Unit Tests: Unit 1
Comet 2 Unit 1 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
1.2 METHODOLOGY
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about the human body and be able to express information related to
the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the story: The
Gingerbread boy within a clearly structured framework to practice the language
through related communicative and artistic activities.
1.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 1 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To
2. To
3. To
4. To
5. To
6. To
7. To
8. To
9. To
10. To
11. To
12. To
13. To
14. To
15. To
recognize and name parts of the body and joints.
extract information from a text.
give and respond to Instructions.
sing and act out the unit song.
present can / can’t for ability.
identify and name body joints.
develop awareness of different kinds of materials.
develop fine motor skills and reading comprehension skills
revise and extend unit vocabulary.
build awareness of the importance of exercise.
develop listening comprehension skills.
recognize verbs of movement.
encourage autonomy.
develop speaking skills.
revise the unit and vocabulary and structures.
1.4 CONTENTS
1.4.1 BLOCK 1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Predict information about the contents of the unit from visual cues. (Lesson 1)
Listen, learn and do the movements and then match the movements to the
instructions. (Lesson 1)
Dramatize the movements with mime. (Lesson 1)
Listen to, revise, and point to the body parts and sing Lesson 2 song. (Lesson 2)
Play Stick the body part to revise body parts and movements vocabulary (Lesson 2)
Listen to, learn and number pictures using CAN / CAN’ T (Lesson 3)
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Interact using L2 to play the card game Body joint race (Lesson 3)
Listen to, learn, sing and dramatize the song: Halley’s jingle. (Lesson 4)
Touch and guess different materials and their properties using their knowledge about
the topic transferred from L1 to play a game. (Lesson 4)
Use of the visual context and knowledge about the topic transferred from L1 to carry
out and activity of listening for confirmation. (Lesson 5)
Listen, sing and act out the song Listen and do the actions. (Lesson 6)
Dramatizing an appointment with the doctor to contextualized the unit vocabulary
(Lesson 6)
Revising vocabulary by playing the TPR game Stop (Lesson7)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
1.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read previously met words and match with pictures according to the information.
(Lesson 1 & 3)
Read and choose the initials of body parts looking to their corresponding picture.
(Lesson 2)
Read and complete a short sentence about a picture to describe it. (Lesson 4)
Read and look for information in their immediate setting to express possibility or
impossibility (Lesson 4)
Trace and read words previously met in order to give information about a picture.
(Lesson 5)
Read and describe a dance using the unit vocabulary (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
1.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
1.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
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BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
Describing physical movement: Shake your leg!
Responding to commands: Touch your toes and jump!
Describing physical abilities: I can bend my arms. I can’t shake my finger.
Responding through physical movement: Who can touch their toes three times!
Talking about different materials: Plastic can bend, glass can’t stretch!
Asking about materials: What’s this? It’s a bottle. What’s this made of? plastic,
glass, etc.
Describing objects: It’s small, it’s made of rubber and you can stretch it!
Developing further awareness of body joints: shoulder, hip
Describing and counting: I can see five feet!
Talking about abilities: Can you touch your foot with your hand!
Body parts and joints: leg, toe, finger, etc.
Giving commands: Shake your finger, bend your leg!
Building awareness of differences between body parts and joints: Which one is a
joint?
Identifying: What can you see in this square?
Counting: How many squares are there? Nine.
Expressing preference: What is your favourite (page)? This one.
VOCABULARY
Parts of the body: finger, toe, hand, foot-feet
Parts of the body and the corresponding movements: Stretch your toes!
Physical movement verbs: bend, shake, stretch
Joints: wrist, elbow, ankle, knee, shoulder, hips
Numbers:1 - 20
PHONOLOGY
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Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with Listen, sing and do
and Halley’s jingle (Lessons 2 & 7)
Practice pronunciation of the words CAN and CAN’ T in phrases (Lesson 3)
Practice pronunciation of words and phrases repeating them correctly. (Lesson 1 & 6)
Carry out a role play and giving the correct intonation to different lines sais by each of
the characters (Lesson 6)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Identify and use body joints vocabulary to create a Face poster. (Lesson 5)
Present the poster to their classmates (Lesson 5)
Revise the body parts and materials by associating the pronunciation and graphology
in a speaking game. (Lesson 3 & 4)
Associate body joints and movements, meaning and pronunciation by creating Picture
& Word cards. (Lesson 3)
Use language learnt to create and dramatize a simple dialogue at the doctor. (Lesson
6)
Associating unit vocabulary, meaning and pronunciation by matching Flashcards and
Word cards (Lesson 6)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
1.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about an outcome based on previous knowledge. (Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: parts of the body, numbers, colours, classroom
objects. (All lessons)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song Move your leg
(listening 13) using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 2)
Use gestures to carry out the activity dramatizing with mime and communicate a
message to classmates. (Lesson 1)
Invent and describe a dance to aid memorization(Lesson 6)
Use memorization skills to play the game What’s missing? and acquire vocabulary and
basic structures. (Lesson 2)
Play, listen and count in order to practice different learning skills focus. (Lesson 7)
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Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language. (All lessons)
1.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Recognize and learn basic language for social interaction by acting out a role play:
(Lesson 6)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
1.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
1.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Play the memory game: What’s missing? (Lesson 2)
Match Word cards and Flashcards to learn body parts. (Lesson 6)
Correct the phrase. (Lesson 4)
Improve memorization by playing the joint race. (Lesson 3)
Make a dance –rap- to review unit vocabulary. (Lesson 6)
Create their own Picture and Word cards to revise vocabulary. (Lesson 3 & 4)
Sing Halley’s goodbye as a class. (Lesson 7)
1.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD track 12, a more extended version of Presentation listening. (Lesson 1)
Work in pairs to practice orally written activities .(Lesson 1)
Write as much information as possible from listening activities. (Lesson 3 & 5)
Play the game Materials Bingo to consolidate vocabulary. (Lesson 4)
Draw and label the body parts and joints. (Lesson 4)
Describe their rap while acting it out for the rest of the class. (Lesson 6)
Practice pronunciation commands. (Lesson 5 & 6)
1.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
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Comet 2 Unit 1 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 1 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 1 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
1.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 1
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
3
Listen and number.
Participate in guide aural interactions.
3
Game: The body joint race.
Listen and identify words and pictures
5
Presenting a body poster
Use comprehensively unit vocabulary
6
Acting out a role play
Participate in simple dialogues in L2
2, MATHMATICAL
1
Doing actions to present the unit topic.
Understand numbers in English.
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
1, 2, 3 & 5
Introducing movements and body joints.
Transfer knowledge from other languages.
Listen and do.
Recognize actions and body joints used.
4. DIGITAL
1, 2, 5 & 6
Look and learn using the digital book &
interactive whiteboard.
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
3
Make and use picture cards.
Follow rules while playing a game in threes.
5
Make a body joints poster.
Work in groups to complete a task.
6
Listen and sing.
Participate actively in a whole group activity.
7
Play Stop.
Follow rules while playing a game individually.
1
Colouring a title.
Create a personalized page of the book.
1. LINGUSTIC
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
6
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3
Making picture cards.
5
Make a body joint poster
Draw body parts and movements to
participate in a game.
Use with creativity the vocabulary learnt in the
unit.
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
6
Read and describe a dance.
Use vocabulary following a certain rhythm.
2
Game: What is missing?
Memorize a sequence and identify changes.
Making picture cards and a poster
Identify different ways of classifying
vocabulary words.
4
Read, trace and circle.
Develop autonomy and confidence when
carrying out a task in L2.
7
Complete your badges.
3&5
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
Express a personal preference about lessons.
1.7 ASSESMENT
1.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 1
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Recognize and name most parts of the body and joints
2. Extract some information from a text.
3. Give and respond instructions.
4. Show listening comprehension skill through songs
5. Express ability
6. Recognize different kinds of materials
7. Show fine motor and comprehension skills
8. Further unit vocabulary
9. Show awareness of the importance of exercise
10. Understand and give command using verbs of movement
11. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities.
12. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
13. Participate actively in classroom activities.
1.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 1
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Observation by the teacher of students individually and interacting with others.
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
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Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
1.7.3 PROPOSED ASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 1
Extract some information from a text using visual cues. (Lesson 1) (Block 1)
Recognize and name most parts of the body by reading and follow instructions to
complete words. (Lesson 2) (Block 2)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate in guided aural interactions in predictable communication situations by
dramatizing a visit to the doctor. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 3)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to play Body joint
race (Lesson 3) (Block 1 & 3)
Express possibility using: Can / Can’t. E.g. I can bend by matching new vocabulary to
pictures and use as a cue to complete simple sentences. (Lesson 3 & 4) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Identify the body parts and joints by participating actively in listening activities using
gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 3)
Relate each material to different objects by labelling pictures. (Lesson 4) (Block 2, 3 &
4)
Give a simple description of body joints by identifying and using body parts vocabulary
to create a body joints poster. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 2)
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Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badges activity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 1 Test and later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 8 ) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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COMET 2
UNIT 2: Adventure Island
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 1st Term
2.1 RESOURCES
 Comet 2 Student’s Book: Unit 1
 Comet 2 Class CD 1: Tracks 2, 10- 16
 Comet 2 Flashcards and Word cards: Furniture, Household items and places
cards
 Comet 2 Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 2
 Comet 2 Activity Book: Unit 2
 Art materials and realia: Sticky tape, sheets of paper, finger puppets (Pupil’s Book
2, page 87), unit stickers and blank white cards, a small bowl of water, small plastic,
glass, metal and wooden objects to experiment with (coins, marbles, etc.), old
magazines, glue, Story book (Activity Book 2, pages 63-64.)
 Comet 2 Story Book: Unit 2
 Comet 2 Unit Tests: Unit 2
 Comet 2 Unit 2 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
 Comet 2 Student Multi-rom .
 Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
2.2 METHODOLOGY
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about the human body and be able to express information related to
the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the use of different
reading materials within a clearly structured framework to practice the language
through related communicative and artistic activities.
2.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 1 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To
2. To
3. To
4. To
5. To
6. To
7. To
8. To
9. To
10. To
11. To
12. To
13. To
14. To
recognize and name items of furniture
extract information from a text
talk about the things one has or hasn’t got.
sing and act out a song
develop listening comprehension skills
recognize and name common household objects
associate furnishings different rooms in the house.
revise the names of different materials
discover which materials float and which sink
make observations and present conclusions using the present simple
revise and extend unit vocabulary and structures
build awareness of the differences between the present and the past.
develop speaking skills
complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
2.4 CONTENTS
2.4.1 BLOCK 1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Make predictions about the topic of the unit using visual cues. (Lesson 1)
Listen to and point to the items in Family Robinson activity. (Lesson 1)
Dramatize the story The Gingerbread boy using finger puppets. (Lesson 1 & 5)
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Revise the Gingerbread boy story repeating the text and holding up the puppet.
(Lesson 2)
Listen to, learn, and point to the furniture and sing the song: Hey-ho!He-ey ho!
(Lesson 2)
Listen to, consolidate vocabulary and sing the song Let’s dance!. (Lesson 2)
Show oral comprehension by listening and ticking the pictures of the descriptions in CD
Track 22. (Lesson 3)
Interact using L2 to play a guessing game for short answers (Lesson 3)
Listen to, dramatize and sing the song: Halley’s jingle. (Lesson 4)
Experiment and tick the appropriate box under the picture to show oral comprehension
transferring knowledge about the situation from L1. (Lesson 4)
Listen and produce verbal and non-verbal messages by acting and singing a song
(Lesson 6)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
2.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Trace and match previously met words with their corresponding pictures. (Lesson 1)
Read and write on their corresponding lines some pieces of furniture . (Lesson 2)
Read and complete short sentences to describe a picture. (Lesson 2 & 3)
Match Flashcards to Word cards trying to develop speaking skills (Lesson 6)
Read words previously met in order to tick true information about their houses and
then complete simple sentences. (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
2.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
2.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Listing possessions: We’ve got more wood. We haven’t got a bath.
Describing location: What’s that next to you?
Asking questions about possessions: Have you got a (fridge)?
Using short answers to respond: Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
Making observations: It floats. / It sinks.
Asking about materials: What’s it made of?
Establishing comparisons: The bath is the same. The cooker is different.
Presenting the concept of museums: This bed is very old. I is in a museum.
Comparing objects in the home and in a museum: Have you got a fireplace (like
this)? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
10. Describing different rooms in the house: We’ve got a cooker and a fridge in the
kitchen.
11. Comparing with classmates: My living room is the same. My kitchen is different.
12. Identifying: What can you see in this square?
13. Counting: How many squares are there? Nine.
14. Expressing preference: What is your favourite (page)? This one.
VOCABULARY
1. Furniture: sofa, fireplace, armchair, bookcase, bath, mirror, cupboard,
fridge, cooker
2. Verbs: float, sink
3. Places: home, museum
4. Revision: Family member, school supplies, toys, prepositions
PHONOLOGY
Practice pronunciation by repeating exchanges in track 19 (Family Robinson) (Lesson
1)
Acting out the previous exchanges emphasizing the importance of an adequate
intonation (Lesson1)
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with Hey ho! He-ey ho!
and In my bedroom (Lessons 2 & 6)
Play with picture cards to learn the correct pronunciation of short answers yes, we
have / No, we haven’t . (Lesson 3)
Practice pronunciation of words with the letter F. (Lesson 3, 5, 6 & 7)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Associate spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of lexical items related to the rooms of
a house, furniture and materials (Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)
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Identify and use furniture and household items vocabulary to create an At Home
poster. (Lesson 5)
Revise language by singing songs. (Lesson2 & 6)
Associate furniture items, meaning and pronunciation by matching Flashcards and
Word cards. (Lesson 6)
Use language learnt to create a text from a model: description of a room. Students
make a choice of the reader, purpose and contents. (Lesson 6)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
2.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about a story using visual aids. (Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: Parts of the house and family members.(Lesson1)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song Hey ho! He-ey
ho! using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 2)
Create an At Home poster to consolidate vocabulary (Lesson 5)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song In my
bedroom using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 6)
Use memorization skills to play the game Memory and acquire vocabulary and basic
structures. (Lesson 6)
Observe the rules of a game when playing it (Lesson 2, 3, 5 & 7)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language. (Lessons 1, 5 & 6)
2.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Recognize and learn basic language, intonation and rhythm for social interaction
dramatizing the dialogues: CD1.19 Family Robinson (Lesson1)
Become familiarize with some basic aspects of literary works from English- speaking
countries: Robinson Crusoe & The Treasure Island (Lessons 1 & 6)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
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2.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
2.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Recognize and remember a sequence of vocabulary flashcards. (Lesson 1)
Play the memory game: What’s missing? (Lesson 2)
Complete the sentences. (Lesson 2)
Identify materials and tick the correct column. (Lesson 4)
Match Word cards and Flashcards to learn furniture. (Lesson 6)
Make a story book to be able to tell the Adventure Island story. (Lesson 6)
Make a picture of a room to revise vocabulary. (Lesson 6)
2.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD 1 track 20, a more extended version of Family Robinson . (Lesson 1)
Practice pronunciation singing different parts of a song. (Lesson 2)
Create personalized furniture cards for use in classroom activities. (Lesson 3)
Mime and sing a song to revise vocabulary (Lesson 4)
Create a personalized poster and talk about it to the rest of the classmates (Lesson 5)
Illustrate the story: The Adventure Island.(Lesson 6)
Draw and label a room picture. (Lesson 6)
2.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 2 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 2 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 2 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
2.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 2
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
1. LINGUSTIC
2, MATHMATICAL
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
3
Listen and tick.
Participate in guides aural interactions.
5
Game: True or False
Listen and understand simple sentences
3
Guessing game
Use correctly short answers
2
Recognizing a sequence.
Process and organize information.
4
Guess the material
Use logical thinking to complete a task.
3
Associate room to household items
Transfer knowledge from similar situations in
L1
4
Experiment and tick.
Recognize different materials and their
properties
5
4. DIGITAL
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
Introducing same / different
Transfer knowledge from other languages.
Use the digital book
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
1
Revising Family members
Identify family relations
2
Game: Let’s dance.
Follow rules while playing a game in pairs.
5
Make an At Home poster.
Work in groups to complete a task.
Listen and sing
Participate actively in a whole group activity.
6
Illustrating the story: The adventure Island.
Create a personalized drawing of the story.
3
Making Picture cards.
Draw pieces of furniture to participate in a
game.
1
Dramatizing oral exchanges with finger
puppets.
Use drama to express actions.
Read and write: The living room in my house.
Draw and describe a room.
1
Making predictions
Develop predicting skills as a learning strategy
3
Creating word cards
Becoming aware of the usefulness of creating
materials to review a language.
All lessons
2&6
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
6
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
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8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
4
Experiment and tick.
Make observations and present conclusions.
7
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
2.7 ASSESMENT
2.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 1
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Recognize and name items of furniture
2. Extract information from a text
3. Talk about the things one has or hasn’t got.
4. Sing and act out a song
5. Participate actively in listening comprehension activities
6. Recognize and name common household objects
7. Associate furnishings different rooms in the house.
8. Recognize the names of different materials
9. Identify which materials float and which sink
10. Make observations and present conclusions using the present simple
11. Show capacity to revise and extend unit vocabulary and structures
12. Be aware of the differences between the present and the past.
13. Show speaking skills
14. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
15. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
16. Participate actively in classroom activities.
2.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 1
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
2.7.3 PROPOSED ASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 2
Extract some information from the text Family Robinson using visual aids. (Lesson 1)
(Block 1)
Recognize pieces of furniture and household objects and locating them. (Lesson 1)
(Block 1 & 3)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate in guided aural interactions in predictable communication situations by
dramatizing the dialogues in Family Robinsons using finger puppets. (Lesson 1) (Block
1 & 3)
Participate by answering questions from teacher in the TPR song Hey ho!He-ey ho!
(Lesson 2)(Block 1 & 3)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to play the card game
Let’s dance! (Lesson 2) (Block 1 & 3)
Respond to questions about possession using short answers: Yes, I have / No, I
haven’t by completing a listening activity and playing a guessing game. (Lesson 3)
(Block 1 & 2)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Work cooperatively in a group when making an At Home poster (Lesson 5)(Block 4)
Draw a picture on a living room and label the items(Lesson 6) (Block 2 & 3)
Give a simple description of a house by identifying and using furniture and materials
vocabulary to create an At Home poster. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 2)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badges activity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 1 Test and later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 8 ) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Primary Education: Second Course English
COMET 2
UNIT 3: Scarecrows
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 1st Term
3.1 RESOURCES
Comet 2Student’s Book: Unit 3
Comet 2Class CD 1: Tracks 24- 30
Comet 2Flashcardsand Word cards: Clothes cards
Comet 2Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 3
Comet 2Activity Book: Unit 3
Art materials: Sticky tape, large sheets of paper, A4 paper, table cloth, old
magazines, scissors, small coloured cards, small blank cards, spinning top, glue, small
tokens, a dice and a small picture or photograph.
Comet 2 StoryBook: Unit 3
Comet 2Unit Tests: Unit 3
 Comet 2 Unit 3 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
 Comet 2 Student Multi-rom.
 Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
3.2 METHODOLOGY
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about the human body and be able to express information related to
the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the use of different
reading materials within a clearly structured framework to practice the language
through related communicative and artistic activities.
3.3UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 3 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To recognize and name clothes
2. To extract information from a text
3. To talk about likes and dislikes
4. To sing and act out the unit song
5. To develop listening comprehension skills through a song
6. To identify articles of clothing
7. To describe what someone is wearing
8. To develop listening comprehension skills through dialogue
9. To revise clothes and descriptions
10. To develop motor and reading comprehension skills
11. To express preferences
12. To revise and extend kinds of materials
13. To identify materials used to make clothing
14. To develop reading comprehension skills
15. To describe one’s own clothing
16. Todevelopspeakingskills
17. Todevelopwritingskills
18. To revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
19. To complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
3.4 CONTENTS
3.4.1 BLOCK1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Make predictions about the topic of the unit using visual cues. (Lesson 1)
Listen to and point to the items in Scarecrows, old clothes and birds activity. (Lesson
1)
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Use short term memory to categorize clothes by relating flashcards to a previous
picture. (Lesson 1)
Revise the Unit vocabulary by playing the game What’s missing?. (Lesson 2)
Expressing likes and preferences by participating in guided oral interactions(Lesson 2)
Listen to, learn, and point to the furniture and sing the song: Hey, scarecrow! (Lesson
2)
Answering to teachers questions when prompted using the present continuous to make
descriptions (Lesson 3)
Show oral comprehension by listening and recognizing the pictures of the descriptions
in CD Track 28. (Lesson 3)
Interact using L2 to describe their classmates using the right tenses and word order
(Lesson 3)
Listen to, learn and sing the Halley’s jinglefor unit 4(Lesson 4)
Listen and guess objects to show oral comprehension transferring knowledge about the
situation from L1. (Lesson 5)
Listen and produce verbal and non-verbal messages by acting and singing a song
(Lesson 6)
Reviewing unit vocabulary and structures playing the game: Guess who? (Lesson 6)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
3.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read and match previously met words with their corresponding pictures. (Lesson 1)
Complete unit vocabulary with their corresponding initials. (Lesson 2)
Draw a scarecrow according to a written description. (Lesson 3)
Complete short sentences, helped by the teacher, taking care of the word order
(Lesson 4)
Read and match short descriptions to their corresponding picture (Lesson 5)
Match Flashcards to Word cards trying to develop speaking skills(Lesson 6)
Read words previously met in order to tick true information about their houses and
then complete simple sentences. (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
3.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
3.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
1. Giving descriptions: It’s his shirt. It’s her blouse.
2. Answering queries about likes and dislikes: Whatdo birds like? They like seeds!
What don’t they like?Scarecrows!
3. Giving descriptions: It’s a blue jacket. It’s a pinkflower!
4. Expressing preference: I like my shoes. I like red!
5. Talking about appearance. He’s got a red jacket!
6. Inquiring about likes / dislikes: Do you like the redjacket or the blue jacket? Do
you like your shoes?
7. Describing appearance: My scarecrow is wearinga red jacket.
8. Responding to a question: What’s he wearing?He’s wearing a green dress.
9. Giving reasons for clothing preferences: I like myred shoes.
10. Talking about different clothes: It’s a yellow t-shirt.
11. Expressing and understanding the differences betweenday and night: At night
you can see pink well.
12. Asking for information: What (is Janet) wearing? (Sheis wearing)
13. Developing further awareness of materials: leather,cotton, wool
14. Describing and identifying materials: It’s made ofcotton.
15. Understanding descriptions: It’s made of rubber.It’s small. It’s in your pencil
case. What is it? (rubber)
16. Describing one’s own clothes: I’m wearing…
17. Asking for information: What are you wearing?
18. Identifying: What can you see in this square?
19. Counting: How many squares are there? Nine.
20. Expressing preference: What is your favourite (page)?This one.
VOCABULARY



Nouns: Scarecrows, birds, seeds, farmersand clothes
Materials: leather, cotton, wool
Revision: alphabet, clothes, colours, materials (metal, wood, plastic, glass)
PHONOLOGY
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Practice pronunciation by repeating exchanges in track 24 or 25 (Scarecrows, old
clothes and farmers) (Lesson 1)
Making oral descriptions of classmates paying attention to correct pronunciation,
intonation and rhythm (Lesson3)
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with Hey, scarecrow! &
When it’s so dark (Lessons 2 & 6)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Associate spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of lexical items related to clothes and
materials (Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)
Identify and use clothes and materialsvocabulary to create aClothingposter. (Lesson 5)
Revise language by singing songs. (Lesson2 & 6)
Associate clothes and colours’ meaning and pronunciation by categorizing them on the
blackboard. (Lesson 6)
Use language learnt to create a text from a model: describing themselves. (Lesson 7)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
3.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about a story using visual aids.(Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: Clothes.(Lesson1)
Repeatto aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song Hey,
scarecrow!using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 2)
Create a Clotingposter to consolidate vocabulary (Lesson 5)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song When it’s so
darkusing gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 6)
Use memorization skills to play a game and acquire vocabulary and basic structures.
(Lesson 4)
Observe the rules of a game when playing it (Lesson 2, 4, 6& 7)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language.(Lessons 1, 5 & 6)
3.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
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Recognize and learn basic language, intonation and rhythm for social interaction
continuing the song Hey, scarecrow!(Lesson2)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
3.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
3.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Play Hangman to review the alphabet and vocabulary from the previous units. (Lesson
1)
Trace, read and match new vocabulary words to consolidate knowledge (Lesson 1)
Play the memory game: What’s missing? (Lesson 2)
Make a picture dictation. (Lesson 2)
Create picture cards to carry out an oral activity. (Lesson 3)
Play a memory game to revise unit vocabulary and improve memorization (Lesson 4)
Categorize unit vocabulary using visual aids. (Lesson 6)
Complete a text with missing words using visual cues. (Lesson 7)
Listen to CD 1track 25, a more extended version of Scarecrows, old clothes and birds.
(Lesson 1)
Practice pronunciation singing different parts of a song. (Lesson 2)
Describe classmates using unit vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Mime and sing Halley’s jingle to revise vocabulary (Lesson 4)
Create a personalized poster and talk about it to the rest of the classmates (Lesson 5)
Make a personal description completing a text (Lesson 7)
3.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 2 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 2 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 2 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
3.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 3
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
1
Listen and point.
Participate in guides aural interactions.
2
Picture dictation
Listen and understand simple sentences
6
Describe one’s clothes
Use correctly unit vocabulary
2, MATHMATICAL
4
Guess the material
Use logical thinking to complete a task.
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
1
Predict the lesson topic
Transfer knowledge from similar situations in
L1
5
Associate clothes and materials.
1. LINGUSTIC
Recognize different materials and their
properties
4
4. DIGITAL
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
Introducing light / dark
Transfer knowledge from other languages.
Use the digital book
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
3
Describing classmates.
Follow rules while playing a game in pairs.
5
Make a Clothing poster.
Work in groups to complete a task.
Listen and sing
Participate actively in a whole group activity.
3
Making Picture cards.
Draw unit clothes to participate in a game.
6
Draw and write
Illustrate scarecrows and describe them.
7
Draw and colour
Create a self-portrait.
1
Making predictions
Develop predicting skills as a learning strategy
3
Creating picture and word cards
Becoming aware of the usefulness of creating
materials to review a language.
6
Categorizing vocabulary
All lessons
2 &6
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
Develop techniques to organize and learn new
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vocabulary
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
4
Predict lesson topic.
Make observations and present conclusions.
7
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
3.7 ASSESMENT
3.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 3
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Recognize and name clothes
2. Extract information from a text
3. Talk about likes and dislikes
4. Sing and act out the unit song
5. Develop listening comprehension skills through a song
6. Identify articles of clothing
7. Describe what someone is wearing
8. Develop listening comprehension skills through dialogue
9. Revise clothes and descriptions
10. Show motor and reading comprehension skills
11. Express preferences
12. Revise and extend kinds of materials
13. Identify materials used to make clothing
14. Show reading comprehension skills
15. Describe one’s own clothing
16. Showspeakingskills
17. Show writingskills
18. Revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
19. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
3.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 3
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
3.7.3 PROPOSEDASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 3
Participate in guided aural interactions in predictable communication situations by
repeating oral exchanges. (Lesson 1)
Listen to the recording and number the clothes as they are heard in the track. (Lesson
1)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Follow the instructions to complete a picture dictation. (Lesson 3)(Block 1 & 3)
Participate by answering questions from teacher in the TPR song Hey, scarecrow!
(Lesson 2)(Block 1 & 3)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to describe
classmates (Lesson 2) (Block 1 & 3)
Respond to questions to describe one and the others when prompted by the teacher or
classmates. (Lesson 4) (Block 1 & 3)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Work cooperatively in a group when making a Clothing poster (Lesson 5)(Block 4)
Draw one’s picture and complete a text to make self-portrait (Lesson 7) (Block 2 & 3)
Give a simple description of clothes by identifying and using clothes, colours and
materials vocabulary to create aClothing poster. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 2)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badgesactivity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 1Testand later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 7) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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Primary Education: Second Course English
COMET 2
UNIT 4: I can play!
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 2nd Term
4.1 RESOURCES
 Comet 2 Student’s Book: Unit 4
 Comet 2 Class CD 1: Tracks 31 - 39
 Comet 2 Flashcards and Word cards: Musical instruments, clothes, adjectives
cards
 Comet 2 Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 4
 Comet 2 Activity Book: Unit 4
 Comet 2 Story finger puppets: Unit 4
 Art materials: sticky tape, finger puppets, blank white cards, empty water bottles,
small pebbles and sand, a funnel, percussion instruments(drum, tambourine,
triangle, etc.), maracas made by students, old magazines, A4 paper, scissors and
glue, small tokens and a dice.
 Comet 2 Storybook: Unit 4
 Comet 2 Unit Tests: Unit 4
 Comet 2 Unit 4 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
 Comet 2 Student Multi-rom.
 Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
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4.2 METHODOLOGY
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about the human body and be able to express information related to
the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the use of different
reading materials within a clearly structured framework to practice the language
through related communicative and artistic activities.
4.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 4 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To
2. To
3. To
4. To
5. To
6. To
7. To
8. To
9. To
10. To
11. To
12. To
13. To
14. To
15. To
recognize and name musical instruments
talk about the instruments one can play
sing and act out the unit song
develop listening comprehension skills through a song
recognize and name musical instruments and actions
make and respond to suggestions
make a musical Instrument
revise the names of different actions and musical instruments
introduce musical concepts: loud – soft, fast – slow
understand the function of graphs
interpret a bar graph
create and recite a poem
appreciate the importance of rhythm and composition
revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
4.4 CONTENTS
4.4.1 BLOCK 1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Predict information about the story Musical festival from visual aids . (Lesson 1)
Extract information from dialogues in a digital format of a CD. (Lesson 1)
Dramatize the dialogues between unit characters using finger puppets. (Lesson 1)
Listen to, learn and act out the TPR song Let’s all sing and dance. (Lesson 2)
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Respond correctly to suggestion in the guessing game (Lesson 3)
Listen to, sing and dramatize Halley’s jingle. (Lesson 4)
Follow oral instructions to play a musical instrument (Lesson 4)
Extract information from graphs and present it to the rest of classmates. (Lesson 5)
Interact using L2 to play with the musical poster (Lesson 5)
Listen to, learn and sing the song: Halley’s jingle. (Lesson 2)
Listen and tick the appropriate box under the picture to show oral comprehension
about actions and musical instruments and create a poem. (Lesson 6)
Use of the visual context and knowledge about the topic or situation transferred from
L1 to relate daily routines and musical concepts. (Lesson 6)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
4.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read previously met words, match and colour pictures according to the information.
(Lesson 1)
Draw and trace musical instruments with their corresponding picture. (Lesson 2)
Create picture and word cards (Lesson 3)
Read and match short sentences to pictures. (Lesson 3)
Read and complete short sentences with new vocabulary using visual aids (Lesson4)
Present written conclusions of information from bar graphs. (Lesson 4)
Writing a poem using visual aids. (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
4.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
4.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
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Talking about one’s abilities: I can play the guitar.
Making suggestions: Let’s sing.
Responding to suggestions: Yes, let’s dance. No. I don’t want to.
Expressing opinions: I like / don’t like. It is + adjective.
Presenting conclusions: Ten girls like the drum.
Identifying: What can you see in this square?
Expressing preference: What is your favourite (page)? This one
VOCABULARY
Musical instruments: guitar, piano, flute, drum.
Actions: play, sing, dance
Adjectives: loud, soft, fast, slow.
Revision: Numbers 1-20, parts of the body, clothes, furniture, limbs and joints
PHONOLOGY
Practice pronunciation by repeating exchanges in track 19 (Family Robinson) (Lesson
1)
Acting out the previous exchanges emphasizing the importance of an adequate
intonation (Lesson1)
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with Let’s all sing and
dance! (Lessons 2)
Practice rhythm and intonation by creating and reading a poem aloud. (Lesson 6)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Identify and use verbs and musical instruments vocabulary to create a Music poster.
(Lesson 5)
Revise the alphabet by associating the pronunciation and graphology in a speaking
game. (Lesson 6)
Associate body parts, meaning and pronunciation by matching the Flashcards and the
Word cards. (Lesson 6)
Use language learnt to create a text from a model: description of a self portrait.
Students make a choice of the reader, purpose and contents. (Lesson 5 & 6)
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Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
4.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about an outcome based on previous knowledge. (Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: parts of the body, numbers, clothes & daily
activities.(Lesson 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by dramatizing the exchanges in
CD 1.32 with finger puppets. (Lesson 1)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song Let’s sing and
dance using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 2)
Organize vocabulary items into categories. (Lesson 7)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language. (All lessons)
4.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Recognize and learn basic language for social interaction (Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
4.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
4.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Acting out a story with puppets (Lesson 1)
Recognize and remember vocabulary by playing the game Statues. (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to consolidate instruments vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Complete sentences with new words. (Lesson 4)
Improve memorization by reviewing vocabulary from previous units while creating the
unit poster. (Lesson 5)
Use flashcards to illustrate a song to consolidate vocabulary. (Lesson 6)
Classify vocabulary from previous lessons to aid long term memorization. (Lesson 7)
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4.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD 1 track 32, a more extended version of Music festival. (Lesson 1)
Colour dictation for Activity Book 2, page 22, activity 1. (Lesson 1)
Draw and label a picture. (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to revise instruments vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Describe a poster to consolidate and extent vocabulary. (Lesson 5)
Practice pronunciation of words creating a poem. (Lesson 6)
Make a crossword about the unit vocabulary(Lesson 7)
4.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 4 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 4 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 4 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
4.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 4
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
1. LINGUSTIC
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
1
Listen and number.
Participate in guides aural interactions.
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2, MATHMATICAL
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
3
Introducing responses to suggestions
Respond correctly to suggestions
4
Presenting the lesson vocabulary
Acquire vocabulary related to music
5
Look and write
Present conclusions from graphs
6
Look and mark Yes or No.
Read and identify words.
5
Making a classroom survey.
Understand the function of graphs.
5
Writing information from graphs.
Use numbers in English.
3
Introducing soft, loud, slow & fast.
Transfer knowledge from other languages.
6
Matching music adjectives to times of day
Relate feelings and times of the day.
Use the digital book
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
2
Game: Statues.
Follow rules while playing a game.
2
Listen and sing
Participate actively in a whole group activity
5
Make a music poster.
Work in groups to complete a task.
7
Let’s play!.
Follow rules while playing a game in teams of
three or four.
1
Colouring the instruments.
Personalizing book drawings .
5
Making a poster.
Create materials to practise language
4
Playing a maraca.
Develop a taste for music.
6
Writing a poem.
Show linguistic creativity in L2.
2
Game: Odd one out.
Recognize and classify vocabulary words.
3
Make picture cards
Use learning strategies to review language
7
Revising vocabulary
Organize the vocabulary in categories
1
Colour dictation
Show initiative to complete a task
7
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
All lessons
4. DIGITAL
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
4.7 ASSESMENT
4.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 4
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Recognize and name musical instruments
2. Talk about the instruments one can play
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3. Sing and act out a song
4. Develop listening comprehension skills
5. Recognize and name musical instruments and actions
6. Make and respond to suggestions
7. Make a musical Instrument
8. Revise the names of different actions and musical instruments
9. Introduce musical concepts: loud – soft, fast – slow
10. Understand the function of graphs
11. Interpret a bar graph
12. Create and recite a poem
13. Appreciate the importance of rhythm and composition
14. Revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
15. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities.
16. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
17. Participate actively in classroom activities.
4.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 4
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
4.7.3 PROPOSED ASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 4
Participate in guided aural interactions in predictable communication situations by
dramatizing a story. (Lessons 1)
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Recognize and name musical instruments by reading and matching words to pictures.
(Lesson 1) (Block 2)
Making suggestions using the structures: Let’s + verb (base form), eg. Let’s sing and
dance by reading and matching simple sentences to their corresponding pictures
(Lesson 3) (Block 1 & 2)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to play the card game
Odd one out (Lesson 2) (Block 1 & 3)
Express opinions using the structure: I like / don’t like. It is + adjective by matching
new vocabulary to pictures. (Lesson 4) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Writing a poem choosing the adequate words to create rhyme and rhythm (Lesson 6)
(Block 2 & 3)
Relate each musical adjective to a corresponding part of the day to demonstrate
knowledge of vocabulary. (Lesson 6) (Block 1 & 3)
Complete sentences in the activity book portfolio to create a model of invitation using
visual aids (Lesson 6) (Block 2 & 3)
Identifying and using music vocabulary to create a Music poster. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 &
2)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badges activity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 4 Test and later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 8 ) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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Primary Education: Second Course English
COMET 2
UNIT 5: Vegetable World
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 2nd Term
5.1 RESOURCES
 Comet 2 Student’s Book: Unit 5
 Comet 2 Class CD 2: Tracks 1-7
 Comet 2 Flashcards and Word cards: Plants & food cards
 Comet 2 Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 5
 Comet 2 Activity Book: Unit 5
 Comet 2 Story puppets: Unit 5
 Art materials: sticky tape, A-3 paper, A4 paper, old magazines, sets of cards with
definitions, blank cards, glue scissors, small tokens, a dice, small alphabet sets.
 Comet 2 Unit Tests: Unit 5
 Comet 2 Unit 5 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
 Comet 2 Student Multi-rom.
 Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
5.2 METHODOLOGY
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
order to learn about healthy eating habits and be able to express information
related to the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the use of
different reading materials within a clearly structured framework to practice the
language through related communicative and artistic activities.
5.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 5 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To
2. To
3. To
4. To
5. To
6. To
7. To
8. To
9. To
10. To
11. To
12. To
13. To
14. To
15. To
16. To
17. To
recognize and name vegetables
extract information from a text
categorize food
sing and act out the unit song
develop listening comprehension skills through a song
learn about planting
develop listening comprehension skills through dialogue
identify and select food
develop fine motor skills and reading comprehension skills
talk about good eating habits
revise and extend food
learn how to categorize food
develop reading comprehension skills
develop speaking skills
develop writing skills
revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
5.4 CONTENTS
5.4.1 BLOCK 1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Predict information about the topic of the unit using visual cues and text. (Lesson 1)
Extract information from oral texts to confirm predictions. (Lesson 1)
Making and responding to suggestions when prompted by the teacher (Lesson 2)
Listen to, learn, and point to food vocabulary and sing the song: Come to my pizza
party. (Lesson 2)
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Show oral comprehension by listening and drawing vegetables in their corresponding
section. (Lesson 3)
Listen to, revise vocabulary and sing the song: Halley’s jingle (Lesson 4)
Listen to check the answers to an activity (Lesson 4)
Reviewing orally the unit vocabulary categorizing food (Lesson 5)
Establishing simple dialogues taking the Unit poster as a reference (Lesson 5)
Relate vocabulary to its spelling in the game Guess what I’m eating (Lesson 6)
Use of the visual context and knowledge about the topic or situation transferred from
L1 to follow oral instructions about how to make a pizza. (Lesson 6)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
5.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read previously met words to predict the topic of the unit. (Lesson 1)
Write the names of the food items shown in flashcards. (Lesson 1 & 7)
Trace, read and match the words to the corresponding picture (Lesson 1)
Read and complete a vocabulary words choosing the initials. (Lesson 2)
Complete short sentences by choosing the correct words according to the pictures
(Lesson 3)
Write the items and prizes in a food shop (Lesson 4)
Read and complete sentences with teacher’s guidance (Lesson 5)
Read and write words and simple sentences previously met in order to complete the
instructions of how to make a pizza. (Lesson 6)
Read and write words to complete a simple text using visual aids (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
5.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
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5.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
Understanding a process: You plant the seeds or baby plants and you add water.
Learning about and describing a place: This garden has got many kinds of plants
Giving suggestions: Let’s have ...
Talking about preferences: I like carrots. Do you like lettuce? Yes, I do, No, I don’t.
Identifying and clarifying: You plant the lettuce in section 1.
Talking about what is eatable: You eat the stem, the seeds, the leaves, the root.
Expressing likes and dislike: I like…/ I don’t like…
Talking about price: How much is the cheese? Ten Euros.
Developing further awareness of fruit and vegetables: A banana is a fruit. Lettuce
and carrots are vegetables.
Learning how to make something: Put the tomatoes on the pizza.
Responding to a request for information: What do you need for a pizza?
Building awareness of plant growth: First we plant the seed.
Identifying: What can you see in this square?
Counting: How many squares are there? Nine.
Expressing preference: What is your favourite (page)? This one.
VOCABULARY
Fruit and vegetables: lettuce, carrot, asparagus, tomatoes, sunflowers, banana, apple,
pear
Parts of a plant: flowers, leaves, fruit, stem, root, seeds
Food: Cheese, pizza, ham, chicken
Numbers: 1- 20
PHONOLOGY
Practice pronunciation starting letters. (Lesson 1)
Be aware of the importance of intonation when making and responding to suggestions
(Lesson 2)
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Giving instructions about how to plant and pick vegetables taking care of pronunciation
(Lesson 3)
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with Halley’s jingle.
(Lessons 4)
Memorize a text and say it aloud paying attention to correct pronunciation, rhythm and
intonation. (Lesson 5)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Identify and use previously learnt vocabulary to play the game Let’s eat and drink.
(Lesson 1)
Use L2 to describe a process (Lesson 3, 5 & 6)
Revise the alphabet by spelling food vocabulary in the game Guess what I’m eating.
(Lesson 6)
Associate vegetables and fruit, meaning and pronunciation by matching the Flashcards
and the Word cards. (Lesson 7)
Use previously-introduced models to complete sentences in the foreign language.
(Lessons 5 & 6)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
5.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about an outcome based on previous knowledge. (Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: food. (Lesson 1)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song Come to my
pizza party using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 2)
Show how everyday activities can help to revise L2 vocabulary, eg. Revising the fridge
or preparing meals. (Lesson 2)
Create a Fruit and vegetable poster to consolidate vocabulary (Lesson 5)
Complete one’s badges to assess one’s performance in the unit. (Lesson 7)
Associate spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of lexical items related to daily activities
(Lessons 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language. (All lessons)
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5.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Discuss differences and similarities in meals between cultures (Lesson 5 & 6)
Recognize and learn basic language for social interaction. (All lessons)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
5.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
5.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Play the memory game: Who’s missing? (Lesson 2)
Trace and match new words to their pictures. (Lesson 1)
Draw food and tell to a partner to revise new vocabulary. (Lesson 2)
Complete simple sentences to consolidate language. (Lesson 3)
Classify foods according to the part we eat (Lesson 4)
Make a food shop to review unit language and numbers. (Lesson 4)
Improve memorization by learning and reciting a text. (Lesson 5)
Writing a recipe to revise vocabulary (Lesson 6)
Play a board game to review the vocabulary of the unit. (Lesson 7)
5.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD 2 track 1 , a more extended version of How to make a vegetable garden .
(Lesson 1)
Follow oral instructions to play a running dictation.(Lesson 1)
Make a party basket to review food vocabulary. (Lesson 2)
Create a food shop to transfer their knowledge from L1 situations to L2. (Lesson 3)
Make a Fruit and Vegetable poster. (Lesson 5)
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Spelling lesson vocabulary in the game Guess what I’m eating (Lesson 6)
Practice pronunciation of starting letters. (Lesson 1)
5.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 5 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 5 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 5 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
5.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 5
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
1. LINGUSTIC
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
3
Listen and number.
Participate in guides aural interactions.
5
Do the sums
Listen to confirm information
Look and write instructions.
Read and identify words.
5
Do sums.
Use numbers in English.
5
Introduce the concept of money.
Pay and use money using L2.
4
Categorizing eatable parts of plants
Distinguish the different eatable parts of
vegetables and fruits
6
Listen and complete a text.
5&6
2, MATHMATICAL
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
4. DIGITAL
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
Describe how a plant grows.
All lessons
1
Use the digital book.
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
Running dictation.
Follow rules while playing a game in pairs.
Participate in a whole group activity singing
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6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
2
Listen and sing
chorally
5
Make a Fruit and Vegetables poster.
Work in groups to complete a task.
6
Game Guess what I’m eating.
Participate actively in groups of three.
1
Make a party basket.
Draw the food they would carry to a party.
3
Making Picture cards.
Draw food to participate in a game.
5
Create s Fruit and vegetable poster.
Use creativity when designing a poster.
6
Inventing a pizza
Use creativity in everyday activities like
cooking.
5
Categorizing food
Learn strategies to memorize vocabulary
5
Making picture cards
Show interest in creating materials to review
language
7
Reflecting on the unit
Analyse one’s favourite ways of learning
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
1
Making predictions
Express opinions and ideas.
6
Inventing a pizza
Carry out everyday activities outside school
establishing links with L2
7
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
5.7 ASSESMENT
5.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 5
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Recognize and name vegetables
2. Extract information from a text
3. Categorize food
4. Sing and act out a song
5. Show listening comprehension skills
6. Learn about planting
7. Identify and select food
8. Show fine motor skills and reading comprehension skills
9. Talk about good eating habits
10. Revise and extend food
11. Learn how to categorize food
12. Show reading comprehension skills
13. Show speaking skills
14. Show writing skills
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15. Revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
16. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
17. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
18. Participate actively in classroom activities.
5.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 5
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
5.7.3 PROPOSED ASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 5
Listen to the recording and point the food as they are heard in the track. (Lesson
1)(Block 1)
Recognize and name food by choosing the food they would take to a party. (Lesson 2)
(Block 2 & 3)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Work cooperatively in a group by making a fruit and vegetable poster (Lesson 5)
(Block 2, 3 & 4)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to create a food shop
(Lesson 4) (Block 2 & 3)
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Indicate the parts of the plants that can be eaten. (Lesson 5)(Block 2 & 3)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Describe the growth of a plant by completing a text (Lesson 5) (Block 2 & 3)
Give a simple description of food by identifying and using fruit and vegetables
vocabulary to create a Food poster. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 2)
Describing a process: making a pizza (Lesson 6)(Block 2, 3 & 4)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badges activity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 5 Test and later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 8 ) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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Primary Education: Second Course English
COMET 2
UNIT 6: My Town
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 2nd Term
6.1 RESOURCES
Comet 2Student’s Book: Unit 6
Comet 2Class CD 2: Tracks 8- 16
Comet 2Flashcardsand Word cards: Places, furniture, transportcards
Comet 2Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 6
Comet 2Activity Book: Unit 6
Comet 2Story finger puppets: Unit 6
 Art materials: sticky tape, finger puppets, A4 paper, blank white cards, old
magazines, scissors, glue, sets of word cards, photocopy of 16- square grids,
small tokens, a dice.
Comet 2 Story Book: Unit 6
Comet 2Unit Tests: Unit 6
 Comet 2 Unit 3 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement,
1 consolidation & 1 extension)
 Comet 2 Student Multi-rom.
 Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
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6.2 METHODOLOGY
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about the human body and be able to express information related to
the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the use of different
reading materials within a clearly structured framework to practice the language
through related communicative and artistic activities.
6.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 6 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To recognize and name different places
2. To describe townfeatures
3. Toexpresslikes and dislikes
4. To sing and act out the unit song
5. To develop listening comprehension skills through a song
6. To recognize and name places.
7. To identify different vehicles
8. To name places where vehicles stop for passengers
9. To understand the use of maps
10. To create a map key and illustrated map
11. To become aware of one’s surroundings and the facilities in one’s town
12. To create a descriptive text
13. To revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
14. To complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
6.4 CONTENTS
6.4.1 BLOCK1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Predict information about the story The town mouse and the country mouse from
visual aids. (Lesson 1)
Extract information from dialoguesin a digital format of a CD. (Lesson 1)
Dramatize the dialogues between unit characters using finger puppets. (Lesson 1)
Listen to, learn and act out the TPR song In my town, in my town. (Lesson 2)
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Describe places using There is / are (Lesson 3)
Listen to, sing and dramatize Halley’s jingle. (Lesson 4)
Discuss about the importance of collective transport (Lesson 4)
Follow oral instructions to find places in a map. (Lesson 5)
Interact using L2 to play with the Town poster (Lesson 5)
Listen and sing I like my town, yes! in order to find concrete information. (Lesson 6)
Revise vocabulary from previous lessons categorizing it orally on the blackboard
(Lesson 6)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
4.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read previously met words and write them in their correct spaces according to the
information and pictures. (Lesson 1)
Read and circle the adequate words in relation to the picture. (Lesson 2)
Create picture and word cards (Lesson 3)
Read and complete short sentences with the lexicon from the word bank. (Lesson 3)
Read and complete spaces with new vocabulary using visual aids (Lesson4)
Tick and write the words to complete a short text about student’s own street. (Lesson
5)
Invent a town: draw and label places in it (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
6.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
6.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
Talking about town features: There is a park. There are schools.
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Expressing likes and dislikes: I like / don’t like your town.
Talking about town features: There is a hospital. There are schools.
Indicating places: At the bus stop
Asking for and giving information: Where’s the airport? A – eleven.
Describing a place: There are two schools in Comet Street.
Identifying: What can you see in this square?
Expressing preference: What is your favourite(page)? This one.
VOCABULARY

Places: town, country, building, street, park, shop, fire station, police station,

hospital, map, airport, coach station, train station, bus stop
Revision: Numbers 1-20, Musical instruments, Vegetables
PHONOLOGY
Practice pronunciation by repeating exchanges in track 8/ 9 (The town mouse and the
country mouse) (Lesson 1)
Acting out the previous exchanges emphasizing the importance of an adequate
intonation (Lesson1)
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with In my town, in my
town and I like my town, yes!(Lessons 2& 6)
Practice rhythm and intonation by reading short texts aloud. (Lesson 3, 5, 6, & 7)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Use L2 to dramatize a story. (Lesson 1)
Revise the alphabet and numbers while learning to use maps. (Lesson 5)
Associate places vocabulary, meaning and pronunciation by matching the Flashcards
and the Wordcards. (Lesson 6)
Use language learnt to create a text from a model: description of a town. Students
make a choice of contents. (Lesson 6)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
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6.4.3.2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about an outcome based on previous knowledge.(Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: vegetables, furniture, means of transport, numbers,
and musical instruments.(Lesson 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7)
Repeatto aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by dramatizing the exchanges in CD
2.8/ 9 with finger puppets. (Lesson 1)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song In my town, in
my town using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 2)
Organize vocabulary items into categories. (Lesson 7)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language.(All lessons)
6.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Become familiarize with English literature: The Town mouse and the Country
mouse(Lesson 1)
Recognize and learn basic language for social interaction(Lessons 1 & 5)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
6.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
6.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Acting out a story with puppets (Lesson 1)
Recognize and remember vocabulary by playing the game Let’s dance!. (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to consolidate instruments vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Listen to check and complete an exercise. (Lesson 4)
Improve memorization by reviewing vocabulary from previous units while creating the
unit poster. (Lesson 5)
Use flashcards to illustrate a song to consolidate vocabulary. (Lesson 6)
Classify vocabulary from previous lessons to aid long term memorization. (Lesson 7)
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6.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD 2 track 9, a more extended version of The town mouse and the country
mouse. (Lesson 1)
Complete a text with the word bank to consolidate new vocabulary. (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to revise places vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Participate in a discussion about means of transport (Lesson 4)
Describe a poster to consolidate and extent vocabulary. (Lesson 5)
Draw, colour and label a map of one’s town. (Lesson 6)
Make a crossword about the unit vocabulary(Lesson 7)
6.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 6 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 6 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 6 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
6.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 6
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
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1. LINGUSTIC
1
Listen and point.
Participate in guide aural interactions.
3
Introducing descriptions of places
Use correctly There is/ are
4
Presenting the lesson topic and language
Acquire vocabulary related to means of
transport
5
Listen and write
6
Look and write.
Find places in map
Read and identify words.
2, MATHMATICAL
5
Read a map.
Use numbers in English.
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
1
Identify places from sounds.
Transfer knowledge from other languages.
4
Discuss about collective transport
Show awareness of the importance of public
transport.
5
Describe their town
Locate different places in town
4. DIGITAL
All lessons
Use the digital book
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
2
Game: Let’s dance.
Follow rules while playing a game.
2
Listen and sing
Participate actively in a whole group activity
4
Discuss the importance of public transport
5
Make a Town poster.
Show respect while participating in oral
discussions
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
Work in groups to complete a task.
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
7
1
Colouring cats.
Follow written instructions.
5
Making a poster.
Create materials to practise language
6
Drawing a map of their town
Draw and label a map
2
Make predictions
Develop predicting skills as learning strategy.
3
Make picture cards
Use learning strategies to review language
7
Revising vocabulary
Organize the vocabulary in categories
4
Discuss with classmates
Show initiative expressing their opinions
6
Draw your town
Use initiative and creativity to complete a task
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
6.7 ASSESMENT
6.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 6
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
18. Recognize and name different places.
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19. Describe town features.
20. Express likes and dislikes.
21. Sing and act out a song.
22. Show listening comprehension skills.
23. Recognize and name places.
24. Identify different vehicles.
25. Name places where vehicles stop for passengers.
26. Understand the use of maps.
27. Create a map key and illustrated map.
28. Become aware of one’s surroundings and the facilities in one’s town.
29. Create a descriptive text.
30. Revise the unit and vocabulary and structures.
31. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities.
32. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
33. Participate actively in classroom activities.
6.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 6
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
6.7.3 PROPOSEDASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 6
Participate in guided aural interactions in predictable communication situations by
dramatizing a story. (Lessons 1)
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Recognize and name town places by reading and matching words to pictures. (Lesson
1) (Block 2)
Describing pictures using the structures: There is/ are, playing a guessing game
(Lesson 3) (Block 1 & 3)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to play the game Let’s
dance!(Lesson 2) (Block 1 & 3)
Express their opinions about collective transport to show their speaking skills and
knowledge of vocabulary (Lesson 4) (Block 1, 3 & 4)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Locating places in a map showing their listening skills (Lesson 5) (Block 1& 3)
Show creativity drawing their town and knowledge of lesson vocabulary and structures
completing a short text according to the drawing (Lesson 6) (Block 2 & 3)
Identifying and using places vocabulary to create a Town poster. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 &
2)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badgesactivity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 6Testand later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 7) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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Primary Education: Second Course English
COMET 2
UNIT 7: Where do people live?
Suggested timing: 3 weeks during 3rd Term
7.1 RESOURCES
Comet 2Student’s Book: Unit 7
Comet 2Class CD 2: Tracks 17 - 24
Comet 2Flashcardsand Word cards: Landscapes and placescards
Comet 2Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 7
Comet 2Activity Book: Unit 7
 Art materials: sticky tape, a drawing of a balloon, A4 paper, old magazines
scissors, plasticine, poster paper, a landscape cube, small tokens and a dice.
Comet 2 Storybook: Unit 7
Comet 2Unit Tests: Unit 7
 Comet 2 Unit 7 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
 Comet 2 Student Multi-rom.
 Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
7.2 METHODOLOGY
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about the human body and be able to express information related to
the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the use of different
reading materials within a clearly structured framework to practice the language
through related communicative and artistic activities.
7.3UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 7 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To
2. To
3. To
4. To
5. To
6. To
7. To
8. To
9. To
10. To
11. To
12. To
13. To
14. To
15. To
16. To
name landscape features
extract information from a text
sing and act out the unit song
develop listening comprehension skills through a song
describe a landscape
revise places and landscapes
develop awareness of the water cycle
develop reading and listening comprehension skills
revise and extend unit vocabulary
build awareness of places in nature
develop fine motor skills
develop reading comprehension skills
develop writing skills
describe a place
revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
7.4 CONTENTS
7.4.1 BLOCK1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Predict information about places from visual aids. (Lesson 1)
Extract information from oral texts in the CD. (Lesson 1)
Deduce vocabulary from definitions. (Lesson 1)
Listen to, learn and act out the TPR song CD2 track 20 /23. (Lesson 2& 4)
Listen to extract specific information (Lesson 3)
Listen to, sing and dramatize Halley’s jingle. (Lesson 4)
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Interact using L2 to play with the places in nature poster (Lesson 5)
Listen and act out the song I love the mountains. (Lesson 6)
Talking about preferences. (Lesson 6)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
7.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read previously met words, match and colour pictures according to the information.
(Lesson 1)
Choose the initials of the words using visual aids. (Lesson 2& 3)
Create picture and word cards (Lesson 3)
Read and complete short sentences with new vocabulary using visual aids (Lesson4)
Present written conclusions of information from bar graphs.(Lesson 4)
Draw and label pictures with the unit vocabulary. (Lesson 5)
Read short sentences and complete missing information (Lesson 5)
Write a description of the place one lives following a model (Lesson 6)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
7.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
7.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
Talking about location: I live in a house, near the hospital.
Describing location: Where do some people live? In the city, at the seaside, etc.
Describing different places. What can you see in a valley? There is a …There are….
Identifying a cycle: rain, goes up / comes down; forms clouds
Understanding a description: This is a big mountain.
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Describing a cycle:Water goes up.
Making a model of the local landscape with plasticine.
Giving information about oneself: Hello, my name is… I live in…
Identifying: What can you see in this square?
Counting: How many squares are there?
Expressing preference: What is your favourite (page)? This one.
VOCABULARY



Places: mountain, forest, seaside, sea, river, valley, desert
Landscapes: forest, valley, seaside, mountains, desert and river
Revision: animals, colours, vegetables, rooms in a house, food and clothes
PHONOLOGY
Pronounce correctly the vocabulary learnt in the unit (All lessons)
Repeating unit vocabulary and structures emphasizing the importance of an adequate
intonation (Lesson1, 4 & 6)
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with I love the
mountains(Lessons6)
Use of appropriate distinctive intonation between questions and statements. (All
lessons)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Revise vocabulary from previous lesson (Lesson 1, 3, 5 & 7)
Identify and use verbs, places and landscapesvocabulary to create a Places in
natureposter. (Lesson 5)
Label pictures with the words given (Lesson 5)
Revise the alphabet by associating the pronunciation and graphology in a speaking
game. (Lesson 6)
Associate body parts, meaning and pronunciation by matching the Flashcards and the
Wordcards. (Lesson 6)
Use language learnt to create a text from a model: description of the place they live.
Students make choice of contents. (Lesson 6)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
7.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about an outcome based on previous knowledge.(Lesson 1)
Observe the rules of a game when playing it (Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: food, clothes, buildings, animals, colour, vegetables
and plants.(Lesson 1, 3, 4 & 7)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song I love
mountains using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 6)
Use the Picture dictionary to revise and consolidate vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Play a memory game to develop short- term memory skills (Lesson 4)
Complete one’s badges to assess one’s performance in the unit. (Lesson 7)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language.(All lessons)
7.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Recognize and learn basic language for social interaction(Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4)
Progressively use and take advantage of body language to communicate more
effectively with people who speak a different language. (Lessons 2 & 4)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
7.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
7.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Play a guessing game to consolidate vocabulary (Lesson 1)
Recognize and draw vocabulary with the activity what’s missing? (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to consolidate landscapes vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Complete sentences with new words. (Lesson 4)
Improve memorization by reviewing vocabulary from previous units while creating the
unit poster. (Lesson 5)
Use flashcards to illustrate a song to consolidate vocabulary. (Lesson 6)
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Classify vocabulary from previous lessons to aid long term memorization. (Lesson 7)
7.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD 2 track 18, a more extended version of listening exerciseWhere do people
live?.(Lesson 1)
Draw a balloon and describe landscapes to consolidate vocabulary. (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to revise instruments vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Describe a poster to consolidate and extent vocabulary. (Lesson 5)
Describe a picture completing adequately short sentences. (Lesson 6)
Make a crossword about the unit vocabulary(Lesson 7)
7.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 7 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 7 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 7 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
7.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 7
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
1. LINGUSTIC
1
Listen and point.
Participate in guides aural interactions.
3
Read and draw
Describe landscapes accurately
4
Presenting the lesson vocabulary
Acquire vocabulary related to water cycle
5
Look and write
Associate pictures, meaning and spelling
6
Listen and sing.
Extract specific information from a song.
Describe the water cycle
Use logical thinking to complete a task.
Listen and number.
Identify different landscapes.
Describe what they see from an imaginary
balloon
Recognize different features of landscapes.
2, MATHMATICAL
4 &5
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
1
2&3
4&5
Develop awareness of the water cycle
Sing and act. Look and write
4. DIGITAL
All lessons
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
1
Game: Guess where I am.
Follow rules while playing a game.
5
Make a places in nature poster.
Work in groups to complete a task.
6
Listen and sing
Participate actively in a whole group activity
7
Let’s play!.
Follow rules while playing a game in teams of
three or four.
Colouring What’s missing.
Personalizing book drawings .
3
Read, draw and colour
Draw and describe a picture
5
Making a poster.
Create materials to practise language
6
Draw and colour.
Express their preferences showing creativity.
Make picture cards
Use learning strategies to review language
Use picture dictionary
Use different sources to further vocabulary
Read and write
Write a text following a model
Revising vocabulary with a cube
Answer questions about unit vocabulary
Trace, find and colour
Show initiative to complete a task
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
1, 2 & 5
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
Use the digital book
3
3
6
7
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
4
7
7.7 ASSESMENT
7.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 7
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
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34. Name landscape features
35. Extract information from a text
36. Show listening comprehension skills
37. Sing and act out the unit song
38. Describe a landscape
39. Revise places and landscapes
40. Show awareness of the water cycle
41. Show reading and listening comprehension skills
42. Revise and extend unit vocabulary
43. Build awareness of places in nature
44. Show fine motor skills
45. Show reading comprehension skills
46. Show writing skills
47. Describe a place
48. Revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
49. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
50. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
51. Participate actively in classroom activities.
7.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 7
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
7.7.3 PROPOSED ASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 7
Primary Education: 2nd Course. COMET 2
Recognize and name landscapes by reading and matching words to pictures. (Lesson
1) (Block 2)
Describe landscapes using the correct structure and vocabulary (Lesson 2 & 3) (Block 1
& 3)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to talk about the
poster(Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 3)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Relate each place to a different phase of the water cycle to show knowledge of the
unit vocabulary and contents. (Lesson 5) (Block 1 & 3)
Identifying and using music vocabulary to create a Places in nature poster. (Lesson 5)
(Block 1 & 2)
Express preferences using the structure: I like / don’t like andnew vocabulary (Lesson
6) (Block 1 & 3)
Writing text from a model to give information about oneself (Lesson 6) (Block 2 & 3)
Complete sentences in the activity book portfolio to describe a landscape using visual
aids (Lesson 6) (Block 2 & 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badgesactivity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 4Testand later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 7 ) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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Primary Education: Second Course English
COMET 2
UNIT 8: Animals in the wild
Suggested timing:3 weeks during 3rd Term
8.1 RESOURCES
Comet 2 Student’s Book: Unit 8
Comet 2Class CD 2: Tracks 25 - 38
Comet 2Flashcardsand Word cards: Animals, landscapes, body coverings and
animal partscards
Comet 2Interactive whiteboard resources and Digital Book: Unit 8
Comet 2Activity Book: Unit 8
Comet 2Story finger puppets: Unit 8
 Art materials: sticky tape, finger puppets, stickers,blank white cards, paper
plates, finger paint, old magazines, A4 paper, scissors and glue, small tokens and a
dice.
Comet 2 Storybook: Unit 8
Comet 2Unit Tests: Unit 8
 Comet 2 Unit 8 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
 Comet 2 Student Multi-rom.
 Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
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8.2 METHODOLOGY
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about the human body and be able to express information related to
the topic. Literacy has been carefully integrated through the use of different
reading materials within a clearly structured framework to practice the language
through related communicative and artistic activities.
8.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 8 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1. To recognize and name wild animals
2. To describe the characteristics of different animals
3. To sing and act out the unit song
4. To develop listening comprehension skills through a song
5. To say where one lives
6. To describe habitats
7. To identify four basic types of body covering
8. To name the body covering of different animals
9. To make an animal mask.
10. To learn more about the savannah as an ecosystem
11. Tomake a fact file
12. To talk about one’s favourite animals in the savannah
13. To create a descriptive text
14. To revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
15. To complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
8.4 CONTENTS
8.4.1 BLOCK1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Predict information about Who is in the savannah? Using written and visual cues.
(Lesson 1)
Extract specific information from descriptionsin a digital format of a CD. (Lesson 1)
Dramatize the dialogues between unit characters using finger puppets. (Lesson 1)
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Listen to, learn and act out the TPR song Crocodiles, in the river. (Lesson 2)
Interact using L2 to correct the teacher in the game Correct me! (Lesson 3)
Listen to, sing and dramatize Halley’s jingle. (Lesson 4)
Follow oral instructions to revise vocabulary with a matching activity (Lesson 4)
Guess vocabulary words from teacher’s descriptions. (Lesson 5)
Interact using L2 to play with the Wild animals poster (Lesson 5)
Listen to and extract specific information from the song We look at the birds. (Lesson
6)
Use of the visual context and knowledge about the topic or situation transferred from
L1 to describe their favourite animal. (Lesson 6)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication. (All Lessons)
8.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Read previously met words and match them to pictures. (Lesson 1)
Trace words and match them to pictures (Lesson 1)
Read, write and draw animals’ vocabulary from the word bank in the correct frame.
(Lesson 2)
Create picture and word cards (Lesson 3)
Trace questions and answers, and read them aloud. (Lesson 3)
Read and complete the chart with new vocabulary using visual aids (Lesson4)
Count items and complete the text (Lesson 5)
Complete descriptions of different animals, read them and draw according to the text
(Lesson 6)
Read the sentences and complete them according to the picture (Lesson 6)
Complete a crossword looking at the pictures (Lesson 7)
Initiate the use of basic reading skills such as the use of visual and verbal cues,
transfer previous knowledge about the subject or the situation. (All lessons)
Read and write words and short sentences previously met in spoken interaction and
reading texts in order to transmit information or to play games. (All Lessons)
Show interest in the careful presentation of written texts. (All lessons)
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8.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
8.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
Describing animals: It hasn’t got big ears or a trunk. I’ve got a long tail.
Describing animals’ habitats: Lions and giraffes live in the savannah.
Identifying animals: What’s that? Is it a snake?
Asking and answering questions about habitat: Where do you live? I live in the
savannah.
Asking about body coverings: Have birds got scales? What have they got?
Describing the savannah: There is a river. There are birds.
Identifying: What can you see in this square?
Expressing preference: What is your favourite(page)? This one.
VOCABULARY
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Animals: monkey, elephant, crocodile, giraffe, snake.
Parts of animals: trunk, neck, teeth
Landscapes: Savannah, dessert, mountain, river, sea
Body coverings: feathers, scales, hair, skin
Revision: Parts of the body, town and country
PHONOLOGY
Practice pronunciation by repeating exchanges in track 25 /26 (Surprise in the
Savannah) (Lesson 1)
Acting out the previous exchanges emphasizing the importance of an adequate
intonation (Lesson1)
Develop rhythm and intonation by learning and singing along with Crocodiles, in the
river and We look at the birds(Lessons 2& 6)
Practice rhythm and intonation by reading text aloud. (Lesson 5, 6& 7)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Identify and use animals and landscapesvocabulary to create a Wild animals poster.
(Lesson 5)
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Revise the alphabet by associating the pronunciation and graphology in a crossword.
(Lesson 6)
Associate body parts, meaning and pronunciation by matching the Flashcards and the
Wordcards. (Lesson 6)
Use language learnt to create a text from a model: description of an animal. Students
choose contents. (Lesson 5& 6)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
lessons)
8.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Make predictions about an outcome based on previous knowledge.(Lesson 1)
Revision of previous knowledge: numbers, landscapes, parts of the body, town and
country(Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7)
Repeatto aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by dramatizing the exchanges in CD
2.25/ 26 with finger puppets. (Lesson 1)
Repeat to aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by singing the song Crocodile, in
the river using gestures and visual cues. (Lesson 2)
Organize vocabulary items into categories. (Lesson 4)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language.(All lessons)
8.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Recognize and learn basic language for social interaction(All lessons)
Progressively use and take advantage of body language to communicate more
effectively with people who speak a different language. (Lessons 1 & 2)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All Lessons)
8.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
8.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Acting out a story with puppets (Lesson 1)
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Recognize and remember vocabulary by playing the game Statues. (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to consolidate animals vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Complete sentences with new words. (Lesson 4)
Improve memorization by reviewing vocabulary from previous units while creating the
unit poster. (Lesson 5)
Use flashcards to illustrate the songWe look at the birds to consolidate vocabulary.
(Lesson 6)
Classify vocabulary from previous lessons to aid long term memorization. (Lesson 7)
8.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Listen to CD 2 track 26, a more extended version of Surprise in the Savannah. (Lesson
1)
Trace words in Activity Book 2, page 46, activity 1. (Lesson 1)
Draw a picture according to short sentences. (Lesson 2)
Make picture cards to revise animals’ vocabulary. (Lesson 3)
Categorize animals according to their body coverings to consolidate new vocabulary
(Lesson 4)
Describe a poster to consolidate and extent vocabulary (Lesson 5)
Complete a text with help of the word bank (Lesson 6)
Make a crossword about the unit vocabulary(Lesson 7)
8.5.3 RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY
Comet 2 Unit 8 , Lessons 4 & 5 for reinforcement and extension of unit language.
Comet 2 Unit 8 extended version 2 audio for Lesson 1 to challenge more advanced
learners.
Comet 2 Unit 8 Mixed-ability Booklet (3 worksheets per unit: 1 reinforcement, 1
consolidation & 1 extension)
Comet 2 Student Multi-rom for reinforcement work at home and in class.
Comet 2 DVD Game Box for classroom IWB.
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8.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 8
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
1
Listen and number.
Participate in guides aural interactions.
2
Match and trace
Associate pictures, meaning and spelling
4
Presenting the lesson vocabulary
Acquire vocabulary related to animal coverings
6
Read, draw and write
Improve reading and writing skills
2, MATHMATICAL
5
Make a fact file
Use numbers in English.
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
1
Trace words to complete animals’ descriptions
Increase knowledge of animals
3
Look and write
Transfer knowledge from L1
5
Game: True or False?
Demonstrate knowledge of animals habitats
Use the digital book
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
2
Game: Statues.
Follow rules while playing a game.
2&6
Listen and sing
Participate actively in a whole group activity
5
Make a music poster.
Work in groups to complete a task.
7
Let’s play!.
Follow rules while playing a game in teams of
three or four.
2
Draw and colour
Use new vocabulary accurately
5
Making a poster.
Create materials to practise language
6
Draw a favourite animal
Use creativity to complete a task
1
Making predictions
Develop predicting skills as a strategy
3
Make picture cards
Use learning strategies to review language
7
Revising vocabulary
Organize the vocabulary in categories
Draw your favourite animal
Show initiative to complete a task
Complete your badges.
Express a personal preference about lessons.
1. LINGUSTIC
4. DIGITAL
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
All lessons
6
7
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8.7 ASSESMENT
8.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 8
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
52. Recognize and name wild animals
53. Describe the characteristics of different animals
54. Sing and act out the unit song
55. Show listening comprehension skills through a song
56. Say where one lives
57. Describe habitats
58. Identify four basic types of body covering
59. Name the body covering of different animals
60. Make an animal mask.
61. Show knowledge about the savannah as an ecosystem
62. Make a fact file
63. Talk about one’s favourite animals in the savannah
64. Create a descriptive text
65. Revise the unit and vocabulary and structures
66. Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities
67. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.
68. Participate actively in classroom activities.
8.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 8
Objective measurements (e.g., Unit 1 Test, drills, songs, chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., tracing, filling in words, matching and completing simple
sentences).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Graphic tests and displays (e.g., concept maps, outlines).
Course or topic development portfolios.
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
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demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
8.7.3 PROPOSEDASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 8
Extract specific information from an oral exchange. (Lessons 1)(Block 1)
Dramatize a story with finger puppets. (Lesson 1) (Block 1 & 3)
Draw and colour each animal to their corresponding frame and then describe the
picture with a short sentence (Lesson 2) (Block 1, 2& 3)
Complete reading and listening actives proposed in class. (All lessons) (Block 1 & 2)
Participate actively in classroom activities by interacting using L2 to play the game
Statues(Lesson 2) (Block 1, 3& 4)
Make picture cards following instructions (Lesson 3) (Block 2, 3 & 4)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Writing a poem choosing the adequate words to create rhyme and rhythm (Lesson 6)
(Block 2 & 3)
Complete a chart to classify animals according to their body coverings (Lesson 4)
(Block 2& 3)
Complete a text to create a fact file using visual aids (Lesson 5) (Block 2 & 3)
Identifying and using animals vocabulary to create a Wild animals poster. (Lesson 5)
(Block 1 & 2)
Draw animals according to written descriptions (Lesson 6) (Block 2 & 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by doing the Badgesactivity to
indicate preferences in the unit and share with the class. (Lesson 7) (Block 3)
Complete evaluation and self-evaluation activities by taking the Unit 4Testand later
correcting own mistakes during the correction process. (Lesson 7) (Block 1, 2 & 3)
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COMET 2
9 EXTRA MATERIALS: Holidays and Seasons
Suggested timing:Specific lessons during 1st and2nd Term
9.1 RESOURCES
Comet 2 Student’s Book: EXTRA MATERIALS
Comet 2 Class CD 1: Tracks 31 - 39
 Art materials: Scissors, glue, A4 paper, harvest festival basket (included in
Holidays and Seasons materials),a Snowman Christmas ornament (included in
Holidays and Seasons materials), short pieces of string (three per child), A4 card, two
large buttons and a small plastic carrot or a real one and a picture of different
snowflakes, a multi-coloured mask (included in Holidays and Seasons materials),
pictures of a carnival poster prepared earlier, flashcards of two or three musical
instruments, clothes and food, A5 paper, poster paper, a bag to put the masks in.
9.2 METHODOLOGY
This unit draws on three main approaches to learning: experiential learning, the
communicative approach and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) in
order to learn about festivals and holidays and be able to express information
related to the topic. The contents, that lead to a better knowledge of foreign
countries’ celebrations and hence culture, have been carefully integrated in the
units through communicative and artistic activities.
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9.3 UNIT OBJECTIVES
IN UNIT 9 STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
learn about Harvest Festival (Harvest)
make a harvest festival basket (Harvest)
revise fruit and vegetables, colours, numbers. (Harvest)
learn about snow and how to make a Christmas ornament.(Christmas)
make a Snowman Christmas ornament.(Christmas)
learn about carnival and things related to it.(Carnival)
make a carnival mask.(Carnival)
9.4 CONTENTS
9.4.1 BLOCK1 [B1]: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND CONVERSING
Describe orally their crafts and respond to teacher’s questions about them (All
festivals)
Follow oral instructions to complete a task (All festivals)
Use of the visual context and knowledge about the topic or situation transferred from
L1 to talk about festivals and holidays.(All festivals)
Value the second language as an instrument of communication.(All festivals)
9.4.2 BLOCK 2 [B2]: READING AND WRITING
Write the words involve in the activity and match them to their corresponding picture
(All festivals)
9.4.3 BLOCK 3 [B3]: KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
9.4.3.1 LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
BASIC LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
Identifying food, Counting, Expressing preferences (Harvest)
Identifying pictures, Describing(Christmas)
Describing a person, memorizing a chant (Carnival)
VOCABULARY
Revision: Possession, Vegetables (Harvest)
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Revision: Parts of the body, Clothes, Colours, Weather.(Christmas)
Revision: Clothes, Musical instructions, Colours, Food and book characters.(Carnival)
PHONOLOGY
Improve pronunciation talking about holidays and seasons (All festivals)
Practice rhythm and intonation by reciting a chant (Carnival)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Revise vocabulary and structures from previous units participating in oral
communication activities (All festivals)
Show interest in using the foreign language in a variety of classroom situations. (All
festivals)
9.4.3 .2 REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
Revision of previous knowledge: parts of the body, numbers, clothes, colours, weather
& food. (All festivals)
Repeatto aid memorization and acquire vocabulary by learning a chant. (Carnival)
Label pictures to review vocabulary. (Harvest & Christmas)
Show self confidence in one’s ability to learn the foreign language and pleasure in
learning the foreign language.(All festivals)
9.4.4 BLOCK 4 [B4]: SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS AND INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS
Recognize and learn the characteristics and meaning of celebrations in other
countries(All festivals)
Show a receptive attitude towards people who speak foreign languages by paying
attention in class and participating in activities. (All festivals)
9.5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
9.5.1 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Label the pictures to identify their parts (Harvest & Christmas)
9.5.2 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Describe the crafts to classmates (All festivals)
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9.6 BASIC COMPETENCES
Basic Competences in the Unit 9
COMPETENCE
LESSON
ACTIVITY
ASSESMENT CRITERIA
Students are able to:
1. LINGUSTIC
All
All of the activities in the unit.
Show interest communicating in English.
All
Answer to teacher’s questions
Interact using L2
Count the vegetables in their baskets
Use numbers in English.
Describe festivals
Transfer knowledge from other languages.
Make an ornament for the Christmas Tree
Recognize the origins of different traditions.
2, MATHMATICAL
Harvest
3. KNOWLEDGE &
INTERACTION
WITH THE
PHYSICAL
WORLD
All
Christmas
4. DIGITAL
All
Use the digital book
Progressively develop their use of ICT.
5. CIVIC/ SOCIAL
All
Make a craft
Follow oral instructions to complete a task
6. CULTURAL &
ARTISTIC
All
Colour the crafts.
Create materials to practice language
Label the pictures
Classify words to revise vocabulary
Colour a mask
Show initiative to complete a task
7. LEARNING TO
LEARN
8. AUTONOMY
AND PERSONAL
INITIATIVE
Harvest &
Christmas
Carnival
9.7 ASSESMENT
9.7.1 ASSEMENT CRITERIA FOR UNIT 9
BY THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
69. Talk about Harvest Festival (Harvest)
70. Make a harvest festival basket (Harvest)
71. Revise fruit and vegetables, colours, numbers. (Harvest)
72. Talk about snow and how to make a Christmas ornament.(Christmas)
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73. Make a Snowman Christmas ornament.(Christmas)
74. Talk about carnival and things related to it.(Carnival)
75. Make a carnival mask.(Carnival)
76. Show respect for classmates in classroom activities.(All festivals)
77. Participate actively in classroom activities.(All festivals)
9.7.2 ASSEMENT STRATAGIES FOR UNIT 9
Objective measurements (e.g. chants and practice).
Written items (e.g., labelling pictures).
Spoken presentations (e.g., role play, storytelling, charades, etc.).
Guided problem solving.
Group collaboration (2-5 students).
Presentations (e.g., digital or printed posters, video or image exhibits or
demonstrations).
Learner creation and facilitation of a topic.
Tutorials including self-assessment, peer assessment and student-teacher assessment.
Games and simulations.
9.7.3 PROPOSEDASSESMENT ACTIVITES FOR UNIT 9
Recognize and name parts of the body and vegetables by matching words to pictures.
(Harvest and Christmas festivals) (Block 2)
Express preferences when prompted by the teacher. (Harvest festival) (Block 1 & 3)
Describe their crafts showing knowledge of vocabulary and structures (All festivals)
(Block 1 & 3)
Show interest and respect for different festivals and celebrations in other countries (All
festivals) (Block 4)
Participate in classroom lessons and activities. (All lessons) (Block 4)
Show a positive attitude in class. (All lessons) (Block 4)