EC5 AmE U4 TB
EC5 AmE U4 TB
EC5 AmE U4 TB
OBJECTIVES
Reading
• Response to a text – Can predict what a short, simple text is about from the title, a picture, etc., if
guided by questions or prompts.
• Reading comprehension – Can describe how a character in a simple story or text feels based on their
words or actions.
Listening
• Listening development – Can recognize simple expressions of agreement and disagreement in short,
informal discussions, if the speakers talk slowly and clearly.
• Listening comprehension – Can understand simple expressions about likes and dislikes in short, simple
stories or dialogs, if spoken slowly and clearly.
Speaking
• Spoken accuracy and appropriacy – Can address or respond to others appropriately in a variety of
familiar situations.
• Spoken production – Can talk about topics relevant to them and their personal experiences in a
simple way.
• Spoken production – Can talk about plans for the near future in a simple way.
Writing
• Text development and written process – Can use adjectives to add detail to simple phrases or
sentences.
KEY LANGUAGE
Key vocabulary Phonics STEAM Grammar Culture
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CODING: ALGORITHMS
• Students will use information ranking movies to create comparative sentences.
MATH
Students will learn how to solve word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Work with a partner. Write and role-play a dialog between two people in the photo.
A feature for students to use their imagination and create a short dialog, then role-play it.
Work in pairs. Think of six movies and make cards like Nora’s. Decide the ratings together.
Students make movie rating cards together producing core language from the unit.
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4 Movie magic
How can we make a movie trailer?
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Read the leaflet
and complete. Then
listen and check
Do you want to be in a movie?
We’re making an adventure
1 in your town and we
your answers.
need lots of actors for two scenes!
If you want to be an 2
actor cameras director
for a day, please go to the town
movie scenes
square at 10 a.m. on February 22nd.
You will see the camera operators
with their 3 and other
equipment. Give your name to the
4 .
We will film the 5 on
February 27th and 28th.
We hope to see you there!
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Look quickly at the text and answer. Then read and listen.
2 Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. Chorus
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Listen to how
animation characters scene science fiction script sound effects we say the colored letters.
Listen again and repeat.
1 This is a part of a movie where everything happens:
2 This type of movie is often about space or the future: I’m watching an
animation about
3 When we watch a movie we hear people talking and we also hear these:
dolphins on
4 This is the word for a person (or sometimes an animal or a robot) my phone.
in a story or movie: It makes
5 Actors need to read this and learn their words: me laugh!
6 When you make this type of movie, you don’t film real people:
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Warm up Lesson Presentation Practice Song Production Production Production Presentation Objective
objective review
Warm up
LESSON OBJECTIVE
• Have students think about what the last movie
I will learn words to talk about movies. they saw at the movie theater was, what it was
about, what actors were in it, who the director
KEY LANGUAGE was, and what their opinion of it was.
Key vocabulary Phonics • Write on the board: The last movie I saw at
the movie theater was Indiana Jones, a man
actor film /ʃ(ə)n/ and /f/
looking for treasure, Harrison Ford and Kate
animation frightening animation
Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, It was really exciting.
character scene dolphins Alternatively, choose another movie. Have students
director science fiction laugh imagine these are answers to questions. Elicit what
expensive script phone the questions are and write on the board (What
famous sound effects was the last movie you saw at the movie theater?
What was it about? Who were the actors? Who
was the director? What did you think of it?).
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CREATIVITY
Objective review
Production
• Revisit the lesson objective. Say Now I can use
4 Work as a group. Practice and perform words to talk about movies.
the song.
• Involve Encourage awareness of what students
• Put students in small groups. Explain that it is know by eliciting full sentences using the new
up to each group to decide how to perform the vocabulary.
song. Groups may sing together or some lines
may be sung solo, for example.
• Groups practice the song.
• Groups perform the song in front of the class.
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1
as .
Watch 2 She thinks isn’t as funny My movie is
the video. as . Vacation.
better / worse / funnier /
than Circus
more interesting 3 She thinks isn’t as
Days. frightening as .
good / bad / funny / How frightening is your movie?
Time is as as
to Fly isn’t
interesting
4 Listen and circle. Then listen
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How exciting? How exciting? How exciting? How exciting? 5 Work in pairs. Think of six
2
Answer:
Amil’s dad has $38. How many
movies and make cards like Nora’s.
adult tickets can he buy?
Decide the ratings together.
Answer:
Nora thinks … Hi, I’m Nora.
Here are my 3 Flo has $50. She’s going to buy
1 Dreams is more frightening than Circus Days. movie ratings! five child tickets. How much
2 Dreams isn’t as frightening as Time to Fly. change will she get?
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Warm up Lesson Video Presentation Code Cracker Practice Practice Values Production Math Objective
objective Practice Production Production review
Warm up
LESSON OBJECTIVE
• Brainstorm movies and write them on the board.
I will compare things. Next, brainstorm adjectives of opinion, such as
frightening, bad, etc. Write these on the board.
KEY LANGUAGE • Have students complete the sentence prompt
Time to Fly is better/more interesting than Circus I think … is … with the movies and adjectives as
Days. many times as possible in a given time limit.
Time to Fly isn’t funnier than Circus Days. • Students discuss their sentences with a partner.
Time to Fly is as bad as/isn’t as funny as Circus Encourage them to ask questions to get more
Days. information, such as Why do you think that?
Time to Fly is the best/the funniest/the most
Lesson objective
interesting movie.
• Introduce the lesson objective. Say Today I will
compare things.
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A LUCKY DAY movie!” Betty said. “Do you think there are any tickets left?”
“I hope so!” William replied.
Life wasn’t easy for William and his sister Betty.
Their family didn’t have a lot of money. One day, They bought tickets and watched the movie. It was
William and Betty were looking at the window very exciting, and their favorite actors were in it.
of a toy store when they saw a really interesting One scene was frightening, but there were some
toy. “Look, Betty!” said William. “It goes around funny scenes, too. When the movie finished, they
and you can see the pictures moving. It’s went outside. There was a poster on the wall.
wonderful! It’s like watching a movie!” “Look at the picture on that poster,” said William.
Then they went to look at the new movie
“It’s the man who gave us the money!”
“Yes! But it’s the most expensive toy theater. “I’d love to watch a movie,” Betty
in the store!” said Betty, sadly. said. “But movie tickets are expensive, too!” “Wow!” said Betty. “I can’t believe it. He’s the
director of the movie! He’s called Max Chapman.”
There were a lot of people outside the movie
theater. A man with very smart clothes
“We met a famous director!” William smiled. “And look, we have some money left.
was hurrying toward the door. He dropped
We can buy the toy with moving pictures. Thank you, Mr. Chapman!”
something on the ground, but he didn’t
notice. “Stop!” shouted the children. But the
man didn’t hear them. He opened the door
of the movie theater and went inside. 4 Look at the box. Circle the phrase that 5 Act out the story
is in the story. Then read and write in groups.
the correct phrase.
3 Number the events from the story in order. 6 Draw your favorite
I hope so. I hope not. movie character and
a They went to look at the new movie theater.
write a description.
1 Betty: Do you think there are any tickets left?
b The children watched the movie.
William: What does he/she look like?
c They saw a poster with a photo of the man on it.
2 William: Do you think the movie will be frightening? What does he/she do?
d A man dropped some money and some papers. Betty: . I don’t like
e William and Betty looked at a toy in the window of a store. frightening movies!
f They bought the toy. 3 Betty: Do you think the toy store will be open?
William:
g The man gave the money to the children.
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Warm up Lesson Pre-reading Reading Comprehension Comprehension Act out Production Objective
objective review
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CRITICAL THINKING
CREATIVITY
Comprehension
Production
3 Number the events from the story in order.
6 Draw your favorite movie character and write
(Answers: 1 e, 2 a, 3 d, 4 g, 5 b, 6 c, 7 f) a description.
• Focus students’ attention on the sentences. • Students think who their favorite movie
Students identify the event that happened first character is and why before telling a partner.
in the story (William and Betty looked at a toy • Ask the questions in the yellow box to one or
in the window of a store.). two students to check understanding.
• Students work in pairs to put the rest of the • Students draw their favorite movie character
events in order. and write a description using the questions in
• Challenge Students think of a movie they know the yellow box as prompts.
well. Have them write sentences to summarize • Students present their favorite movie character
the events in the movie. Students give their to the rest to the class. Encourage them to say
sentences to a classmate who also knows the why this is their favorite movie character.
movie. Ask them to put the events in order.
• Extra Students describe their favorite movie
character without mentioning the name for the
Comprehension rest of the class to guess who it is.
4 Look at the box. Circle the phrase that is in the
story. Then read and write the correct phrase. Objective review
(Answers: I hope so. 1 I hope so., 2 I hope not., • Revisit the lesson objective. Say Now I can read
3 I hope so.) a story about two children who love movies.
• Direct students’ attention to the two phrases in • Involve Encourage awareness of what students
the box. Ask Which phrase is in the story? Students can do by asking them to give you a summary of
read A Lucky Day to find the answer (I hope so.). the story.
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Moving pictures
Watch the video about A mirror
■ Push the thumbtack through
looped animation.
the middle of the circle into the
pencil eraser. 4 Read and circle.
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Warm up
LESSON OBJECTIVE
• If the technology is available, show the class
I will find out how an animation loop works. a selection of clips from animated movies or
cartoons. Ensure that you show them old and
KEY LANGUAGE new animation from companies such as Disney,
Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, Pixar, Studio Ghibli,
animator phenakistoscope
Cosgrove Hall, and Aardman Animations, for
century second example. Alternatively, ask students to go online
frame sequence to watch clips at home before the lesson.
image spin • Students work in groups. Have them make notes
loop thousand of what is happening in the clips as they watch.
moving picture zoetrope Also, ask them to consider what happened before
the clip and what will happen next. If students
are watching the clips at home, ask them to make
notes as they watch. Discuss as a class.
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Listen and circle. Then listen again and check your answers. 1 Use the notes to complete the movie review.
1 The movie will / won’t / might 2 The movie will / won’t / might
Title of movie Mars Vacation
be funny. be frightening.
3 The movie will / won’t / might 4 Harry will / won’t / might be
Live-action or live-action my review of “mars vacation”
animation?
have sound effects. the director.
Actor(s) Viv Jones
5 Harry will / won’t / might be 6 His mom will / won’t / might
Main character(s) Lola Moonstar
an actor. buy a ticket.
What happens? beginning: Lola and family go to Mars
2 Look at the notes and say sentences. bad characters chase them
end: bad characters return to their
Use might and a verb from the box.
planet
be (2) make (2) sell write Who will or might children and teenagers
enjoy it? adults?
I hope not! I hope so! 2 Underline the opinions in the movie 4 Write a movie review.
review in 1.
1 Write a rough draft.
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Practice
2 Look at the notes and say sentences. Use might
and a verb from the box.
(Answers: Katie might make sound effects., Amil
might write the script., Pip might be the director.,
Max might make the posters., Flo and Bill might be
the actors., Sophie might sell the tickets.)
• Have students look at the job information in the
Class 6 short movie notes. Then have them look at
the verbs in the box. Students decide which verbs
are used with each activity in the notes.
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Listen and circle. Then listen again and check your answers. 1 Use the notes to complete the movie review.
1 The movie will / won’t / might 2 The movie will / won’t / might
Title of movie Mars Vacation
be funny. be frightening.
3 The movie will / won’t / might 4 Harry will / won’t / might be
Live-action or live-action my review of “mars vacation”
animation?
have sound effects. the director.
Actor(s) Viv Jones
5 Harry will / won’t / might be 6 His mom will / won’t / might
Main character(s) Lola Moonstar
an actor. buy a ticket.
What happens? beginning: Lola and family go to Mars
2 Look at the notes and say sentences. bad characters chase them
end: bad characters return to their
Use might and a verb from the box.
planet
be (2) make (2) sell write Who will or might children and teenagers
enjoy it? adults?
I hope not! I hope so! 2 Underline the opinions in the movie 4 Write a movie review.
review in 1.
1 Write a rough draft.
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• Involve Students will learn to write a movie • Students think of a movie they know well and make
review. They will gain confidence through notes about it using the chart in Activity 1. Allow
scaffolded writing tasks, to enable them to write them to use the internet to find out information
their review. about the actors if it’s available. If a lot of students
choose the same movie, encourage some to choose
Practice another movie they know well.
1 Use the notes to complete the movie review. • Monitor Go around the class and assist with
(Answers: 1 live-action, 2 Lola Moonstar, any queries.
3 Viv Jones, 4 bad, 5 planet, 6 children,
CREATIVITY
7 teenagers, 8 adults)
Production
• Go through the notes together and answer any
vocabulary queries. Students might not know 4 Write a movie review.
live-action, so explain that a live-action movie is • Ask students to write a movie review using the
one that doesn’t include animation. notes they made in Activity 3 and adjectives of
• Have students quickly read the review. Ask Does opinion.
the critic like or dislike the movie? (The critic likes • First, have them write a rough draft of their
the movie.). Have students explain how they know review. When they have done this, have them
this (the rating at the end of the review, the use of swap with a partner. Ask students to then read,
adjectives like fantastic and exciting, etc.). comment, and give encouragement on their
• Students reread the review and use the partner’s rough draft. Have them check if it
information in the notes to complete the missing includes all the information in the table and
words. Students check their answers with a adjectives of opinion. Students also check their
partner. partner’s spelling and use of grammar.
• Have students tell a partner if they would like to • Students use their partner’s suggestions to write
watch this movie after reading the review. the final version of their review.
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Step 1
trailer to the class.
Plan Look at your storyboard and
your script. What parts of
The first scene was
Research your trailer might be difficult the most exciting.
Plan the scenes for
to make? What can you do to
your movie trailer. make these parts easier?
Watch some movie trailers.
Change your storyboard and The voice-over
Choose three exciting or
Think about these questions script if you need to. was very clear.
interesting scenes from the movie
when you watch the trailers: for your trailer. Practice the trailer.
What happens in a movie Make a storyboard for each If possible, film your trailer with
trailer? scene, and write the script. a camera, phone, or tablet.
What is a movie trailer for? Decide what everyone is going to This scene might be too long.
How many scenes are there? do. Think about: director, camera We can make it shorter.
operator, actors, voice-over,
How long are they? These sound effects might
sound effects, music.
How many characters do not be possible! Let’s
you see? choose a different scene.
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objective review
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Step 4
Show and tell
• Each group shows their movie trailer to the rest of
the class.
• During each trailer, the rest of the class takes notes
of the things that they like about it or what they
might improve.
• After the final movie trailer, have a class discussion
to talk about what students thought of each one.
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Sakura
CULTURE
3 Read again and correct the sentences.
1 The Japanese word for cherry blossom is kimono.
Japan 2 All cherry blossom festivals happen at the same time in the spring.
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Read and listen.
one of the biggest and busiest cities in
the world. Japan has lots of earthquakes,
1 Why is the girl called Sakura?
a because her parents love cherry blossoms
and its highest mountain, Mount Fuji, is
an active volcano. b because she was born in the spring
Cherry blossom in Japanese culture 2 What food does Sakura like best in a hanami bento box?
Fun Fact!
Anime is a very popular style of a sushi b fish cakes
Japanese animation. In this frame
3 What is Sakura’s favorite anime movie called?
from an anime movie, the air is full Japan has more than 60,000 people
of beautiful pink blossom falling a Five Centimeters per Second b Five Meters per Minute
who are over 100 years old.
from a cherry tree – in Japanese, this 4 Why does Sakura like the character Takaki?
is called sakura. a because he’s a good friend b because he lives in a city
Every spring, at different times, 5 What are Sakura and Billy going to do together?
there are cherry blossom festivals, a draw an anime character b write a haiku poem
or hanami, all over Japan. Sakura
usually appears first in Okinawa in
January, then in other parts of Japan
in February, March, April, and May.
Hanami means “looking at flowers.” My Culture
Lots of people go to parks to look
at the blossom and have picnics or 5 Find out about special flowers and
barbecues under the cherry trees with blossoms in your country.
their families and friends.
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Warm up Lesson Presentation Pre-reading Reading Comprehension Comprehension Production Production Objective
objective review
Warm up
LESSON OBJECTIVE
• Show students where Japan is on a map. Ask them
I will learn about culture in Japan. questions to find out what they know about the
country, e.g., What sport is popular in Japan?
KEY LANGUAGE (sumo wrestling, baseball, etc.).
1 Read the descriptions. Write the words. 5 Solve the math problems about the movies in 4.
(Answers: 1 camera, 2 scene, 3 actor, 4 movie, (Answers: a 81 million dollars, b 631 million dollars,
5 director) c 146 million viewers)
2 Complete the information about the movie. Use • Students will use addition and subtraction to solve
the words from 1. the word problems.
(Answers: 1 movie, 2 scene, 3 director, 4 actors, 6 Think of an actor you like and an actor you don’t
5 cameras) like. Write their names in the bubbles. Then write
sentences to compare them.
3 024 Listen and check the answers to 2.
7 In pairs, talk about the actors you chose in 6.
4 Number the pictures in order. Then describe them
Respond to opinions.
to a partner.
• Students will learn the value of listening to others
(Answers: a, c, d, b)
and respecting their opinions.
Amazing movies • Encourage students to use I agree and I don’t agree.
1 Read and sort. Use a dictionary to help you.
Story lab
(Answers: sight: scene, animation, sound: sound
1 Match to make phrases from the story A Lucky
effects, music, feelings: frightening, interesting)
Day.
2 Read and match. (Answers: 1 d, 2 a, 3 c, 4 e, 5 b)
(Answers: 1 b, 2 e, 3 a, 4 d, 5 c)
2 Read and circle T (True) or F (False).
3 In pairs, ask and answer the questions in 2. (Answers: 1 F, 2 T, 3 F, 4 T)
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3 Write who said it? Write Betty, William, or Max.
they watching?
(Answers: 1 William, 2 Betty, 3 Betty, 4 Max)
(Answers: 1 a comedy, 2 a horror film, 3 a 3D film)
• Explain that the direct speech sentences do not
5 Complete the sentences with -tion and -ph.
appear in the story, so students have to imagine
Then say.
which character said each sentence.
(Answers: The dolphin laughed at the animation
4 Complete the sentences.
on its phone.)
(Answers: 1 lucky, 2 honest, 3 poor, 4 excited,
Language lab 5 generous)
1 Read the reviews and write the titles. 5 Compare yourself to the characters.
(Answers: 1 Miss Kate’s Mystery in Texas, • Students use the words in Activity 4 to compare
2 The Finders, 3 Police Patrol, 4 A Dog’s Paradise) themselves to Betty, William, and Max.
2 Read 1 again and answer the questions. 6 Answer for you. Then ask and answer with a
(Answers: 1 Miss Kate’s Mystery in Texas. 2 Police partner.
Patrol, 3 A Dog’s Paradise, 4 The Finders) 7 Think of a movie you want to see soon. Read and
check .
3 In pairs, write a short song or chant for one of
the movies in 1. Experiment lab
• Read the chant together. Ask which movie in 1 Read the article Moving Pictures again. Then
Activity 1 it is about (The Finders). answer in full sentences.
• Students work in pairs and choose a movie in (Answers: 1 One image in a movie is called a
Activity 1 to write a short song or chant about. frame., 2 A movie has thousands of frames.,
4 Read and circle T (True) or F (False). Then correct 3 In the past, animators drew thousands of
the false statements. pictures by hand., 4 Animators use computers
(Answers: 1 F Avengers was more expensive than to make animations., 5 A repeated sequence of
Star Wars., 2 T, 3 F Avengers is funnier than Star frames is called a loop.)
Wars., 4 F Star Wars is more frightening than 2 Complete the chart.
Avengers.) (Answers: 2 remember, 3 animation, 4 enjoy,
5 drawing, 6 create, 7 repetition)
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