ESL Primary 4 - Term 1 - Units 1 to 3 - Cambridge Curriculum

This Term 1 bundle for the Cambridge ESL Curriculum Primary Grade 4 includes 18 complete no-prep lessons.

These ESL lessons range from 60 to 90 minutes in length adding up to over 25 hours of lessons covering all the skills, as well as the vocabulary and language focus in line with the Cambridge Framework for this grade. These lessons also include plenty of practice through fun and engaging activities, such as games, roleplays, surveys, debates, presentations and so much more.

Program Outline

Unit 1 Focus: Family - 6 Lessons (60-90 minutes)

Vocabulary: Families, sports and hobbies; Adjectives; Similarities and differences; Relationships;

Language Focus: Present simple; Adverbs of frequency; play/go/do; Verb + infinitive/-ing; Phrasal verbs; both/too/whereas;

Reading and Writing skills: Families; Table completion; Young athletes; Sentence correction; Write a letter; Scan; Make connections; Help in the house; Literature - How the Moon was kind to her mother;

Listening and Speaking skills: Strategy - Prediction; Talk about families and activities; Ask about relationships;

School Subjects: Geography - Kenya, Patagonia;

Pronunciation/Word study: Present simple 3rd person “s”; Capital letters;

Critical thinking/Values: Values - Being kind and helpful; Venn diagrams; Comparing and contrasting lives of children;

Unit 2 Focus: Stories - 6 Lessons (60-90 minutes)

Vocabulary: Describe people; Sequence; Describe likes and dislikes;

Language Focus: Pronouns - who, where and that; Instructions; Past simple - Regular/ irregular verbs; Sequencing words;

Reading and Writing skills: Statements about different types of books; Task - Table completion; How to draw a cartoon; Read for gist; Write about a superhero; Write a story; Make a story plan; Literature - The Seekers;

Listening and Speaking skills: Strategy - Prediction; Table completion; Listen to - The Seekers; Comprehension questions; Talk about people;

School Subjects: Art - Drawing;

Pronunciation/Word study: Word stress; Punctuation in speech;

Critical thinking/Values: Values - Being brave; Identifying different types of stories; Forming opinions about stories; Classifying characters;

Unit 3 Focus: Day and Night - 6 Lessons (60-90 minutes)

Vocabulary: The solar system; Adjectives to describe landscapes; Parts of animals; The solar system; Nocturnal animals; Time;

Language Focus: Expressing time; Comparatives; Superlatives; Adjective order;

Reading and Writing skills: Life in Norway; Our solar system; Task - Complete a table; Write a quiz; Create your own planet; Write an animal fact file; Writing tip - Adjective order; Literature - Hey Ma, Something’s Under My Bed;

Listening and Speaking skills: The Earth’s landscape; Complete an animal fact file; Multiple choice; Listen for specific information;

School Subjects: Geography - Landscapes/Norway; Science - Planets/Animal fact files;

Pronunciation/Word study: Rhyming words;

Critical thinking/Values: Expressing opinions about poetry; Comparing natural landscapes; Identifying planets in solar system; Understanding a story described in poetic form;

Complete PowerPoint lessons with answer keys and instructions (60-90 minutes)
No planning required -

NOTE: While these lessons follow the Cambridge Framework for Primary 4, they may also be suitable for students from Primary 3 or Primary 5, depending on the students’ ability.

WorldClass English (ESL) lessons are Powerpoint files complete with games, sound files, readings, activities, tasks and detailed teacher notes. These lessons provide a versatile and ready-made solution for ESL classrooms (using a projector) or remote/distance education (using sharing functions). No prep, no problems.

Enjoy the lesson! Please let us know what you think by reviewing this product!

Want to know more about our lessons? Download our FREE lesson here!