Welcome to
my world! Ill give you a lot of
ideas for your classes.
Your students will learn
English and have fun!
Welcome !
MEET EDDIES FRIENDS ................................ 3
FEELINGS ...................................................... 26
AT SCHOOL ..................................................... 57
EXTRA-ACTIVITIES ......................................... 79
Hello! Im Peter.
Im from Canada.
Im 8 years old.
Im Sam!.
Im Italian.
Im 7 years old.
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Its time to meet these wonderful characters !
Your students will love them !!!
Names
Names are very important. They identify people If you want your students to practise the
and let your students recognize and practise characters names introduced in this series you
different sounds. can give them the following activities.
You can find a complete list of names in the
Vocabulary-Bank Section.
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Complete the names with the missing vowels
AEIOU
P ... T ... R S ... M
A-U-P-L
E-E-T-P-R
N-Y-J-E-N
A-S-M
T-M-A
PA MA TER SA NY T
PE JEN UL ED M DIE
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If your pupils are very young, they will love playing with
Eddies mask or puppet and singing his song.
Eddies Mask
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Eddies puppet
Hand out an enlarged photocopy of Eddie and a drinking straw to each child.
Ask your pupils to colour and decorate Eddie as they wish.
Help them to cut out and stick it on the drinking straw with a bit of Blu - Tack.
You can use masks or puppets to introduce new vocabulary, teach your students
songs and chants, give instructions and motivate them !
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Once your students have learnt the names of Eddie and his friends, you can give them
the following strip cartoons. The children will be able to know how Eddie met his friends
for the first time.
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These strip cartoons will give you and your students opportunities to
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Some new activities
Puzzles
* Give each child a copy of this exercise
Can you find these words ?
Dont forget to tell the children that the words may be up, down,
forward,backward or diagonal.
Your students will have to find some greeting - words and write them in the correct form.
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And Now... Its time to play!
Why dont you try a Bingo ?
Your students will have a great time !
Its a short activity , but ideal for the last minutes of your lessons.
(See Bingo Cards and Dominoes - Section)
Before giving the cards to your students, divide the class into groups or pairs.
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Moving on...
Let your students know more information about Eddie and his friends.
Show them the following strip cartoons. Let the children act them out.
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Give your students this worksheet.
This is Paul .
Hes from Argentina so he is Argentine.
Hes eight years old.
PETER / CANADA / 8
SAM / ITALY / 7
JENNY / ARGENTINA / 9
Make the activity more difficult by adding new characters and changing the task.
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Complete using these words
Hi ! Im ..............
Im Pauls ...........
Im eight years ........
Im from .......... . Im Canadian.
Hi ! ........... Jenny.
Im Pauls ..............
Im nine ....... ........
After doing some written exercises , your students will love to act out some dialogues !
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Divide the class into pairs, A and B.
Give A and B roles from the following dialogues.
Then let the children act them out.
Student A : - Hello
Student B : - Hi !
Student A : - Whats your name ?
Student B : - Alan.
Student A : - Whats your surname ?
Student B : - Scott.
Student A : - Hello !
Student B : - Hi .
Student A : - Whats your name ?
Student B : - Im Susan. And you ?
Student A : - My names Paul . How old are you ?
Student B : - Im 13 years old .
Student A : - Oh , me too !
Variations: - Ask your students to swap roles and repeat the activity.
- Ask your students to write more dialogues following the ones youve given them
as examples.
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After teaching your students the names of different countries and nationalities, you can give
them the possibility to play with those new words. This is very good for memory retention.
Note: - Theres a complete list of countries and nationalities in the Vocabulary Bank.
To start a new topic with a strip cartoon is always a good idea. Children will get new information
about Eddie and his friends. They will also be able to :
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Useful Ideas
Give your students a copy of the following puzzle
They will have to find 5 countries and 5 nationalities. The words may be down, up, backward
or forward.
After doing that, you can also ask your students to write sentences, a story or a conversation
using those words.
For those students who always finish before the others, you can give them a new challenge:
to find the nationalities by writing the letters in the correct order.
I-B-A-I-R-Z-L-A-N .......................................................................................................
P-I-S-A-S-N-H .......................................................................................................
E-M-N-A-R- G .......................................................................................................
A-R-I-E-A-G-T-N-N-I-N .......................................................................................................
N-I-H-E-G-L-S .......................................................................................................
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If your students like working in groups, you will be able to organize 3 mini-competitions
BR_Z_L _NGL_ND
SP__N FR_NC_
G_RM_NY __STR_L__
_RG_NT_N_ C_L_MB__
_T_LY P_R_
J_P_N
_R_B__
R_SS__
_ND__
P_RT_G_L
M_X_C_ SC_TL_ND
_.S._. SW_TZ_RL_ND
CH_N_ _R_G_ _Y
C_N_D_ P_R_G_ _Y
_GYPT _R_L_ND
Students have to write the missing vowels of the countries written on the cards.
The group that completes the words first is the winner.
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Whats missing ?
Divide the class into groups. Make sure each group has one of these cards.
JAPAN ............................................
CANAD...........................................
CHIN.........................................
AMERIC.........................................
MEXIC........................................
EGYPT............................................... AUSTRAL....................................
FREN........................................ PORTUGU.....................................
ENGL......................................... IND................................................
RUSS........................................ PERUV...........................................
ARAB........................................ COLOMB...........................................
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Find 5 countries
Divide the class into 4 groups.
Give each group one of these cards:
Students have to find the names of 5 countries and write them in the correct form .
The group that writes the words first is the winner.
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Why dont you try playing Dominoes ?
Divide the class into pairs or groups of four. The game continues with each child laying
Give each student 7 dominoes. The remaining down a domino in turns. If one of the children
ones are left face down on one side of the cannot lay down a domino, he/she must take
table. another one from the remaining pack on the
After the first word has been placed, the table and wait until their next turn before laying
following player has to locate another word another domino.
next to it. There must be some sort of The winner is the first child to use up all the
connection between the 2 words (e.g. country/ dominoes in his/her hand.
nationality)
Higher - level children can prepare dominoes by drawing and colouring the flags from
different countries.
Dont forget to award the winners. (You can use Eddies cards : See Cards - Section)
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Some useful ideas to practise vocabulary related to FEELINGS
Students need to learn the lexis of the language. They have to learn the meaning of
the words and how they are used.
After your students have learnt new words, they will need opportunities to become
more familiar with them.
There are many simple vocabulary activities you can give your students.
Ask the children to identify each card by saying: You could also ask your class to make cards for
Happy / Sad / Angry / Sleepy new words (e.g. tired - hungry - thirsty)
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After that, you can give each child this exercise to complete:
Im ........................... Im ...........................
Im ........................... Im ...........................
Then you can practise the new words using pictures of Eddies friends.
Give each child a copy of this exercise. Theyll have to answer some questions.
1- Is Paul sad ?
2- How is he ?
3- Is Jenny happy ?
4- How is Mat ?
5- Is the cat happy or sad ?
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You can also ask your students to draw pictures or write sentences answering the following questions:
There are some games that can be used to become more familiar with the new vocabulary.
Dancing feeling:
- Choose one child to be the leader.
- Play a music - cassette.
- The leader walks around and whispers in each childs ear one of the feelings - words (happy/
..angry/sad/tired/surprised...).
- Then each child acts out that feeling to the music.
- When all the children are in motion, stop the music. They freeze where they are.
- Ask several children to tell the group their feeling.
- Choose a new leader and play again
- When somebody cant remember the sequence, he or she has to draw a picture on the
..board. If the class guesses what it is, that pupil goes on playing.
- Check that they have understood what to do.
- Start playing with the whole class.
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Eddies game
Materials Needed: dice , coloured counters. When they land on a green bubble (Eddies
one) they must go ahead two bubbles.
The rules of the game are very simple , but it When they land on a red bubble they must
may be easier to explain by gathering pupils read the phrase next to it (Im sad) and go
around one board and demostrating the game. back to the START .
Ideally the game should be played in pairs. Players need not throw the exact number to
Each pair needs a dice and two coloured land on bubble number 10. The winner is
counters. Players take it in turns to throw the the first player who reaches the last bubble.
dice and move around the board.
Encourage pupils to use English as they play.
When they land on an orange bubble they They should count in English, use phrases
must go ahead three bubbles. such as My/Your turn. In addition ask pupils
When they land on a yellow bubble they must questions about the game as you monitor their
read the phrase next to it (Im happy) and progress (Whose turn is it?, How many ?).
repeat it three times as fast as possible.
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How about practising vocabulary related to the WEATHER?
Start the topic by showing your students these pictures:
Now ask the children to say what the weather You can also ask them to:
is like in each picture. - describe the pictures and colour them,
- say what the people are doing, and
- invent some short stories.
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Then you can work with these strip cartoons:
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Ask your children to:
- read the conversations,
- act them out,
- colour the pictures and
- answer questions about them.
After that, you can ask your students to match pictures with words.
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Whats the weather like?
Match using different colours
SUNNY
SNOWY
CLOUDY
RAINY
WINDY
HOT
COLD
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If your students are very young you can teach them some songs:
- The happy sun
- The cloud is sad
- Eddies Rap
The Weather
Can you find these words ?
A B F M K R T C O L D I T Y I M B G N F
S R T Y E C V L N N E T C Z X U I N H J
E W W Q S C B O N M I O L T Y V B F G D
T T B G H F S U N N Y U I V B M E D T B
T Y V E A W C D E U R E R T I N M A Q C
E E M R A I N Y B G O I M N E W S X A T
B B U I O N A Y V B S N O W Y Y Y R T U
A S H E E D A S C D E R T Y M C O O L M
S T O R M Y Z A E R T B C V Y H P O U M
A S T R E N I O M G R T C O L D A W X M
M E T W E T A S C R A I N Y F G T B I O
D R Y B I N D R A G B S U B B Y U N M O
Students have to find the words. They may be up, down, forward,backward or diagonal.
You can set a time limit , and tell your students that the first group to find all
the words wins.
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Why dont you try one of these activities?
1) Give each student a copy of the grid.
Find six words and write them:
CO CLO T NY RA DY
They have to find 6 words related to the weather. Students can also illustrate them.
2) Sequences:
Students are given different pictures.
They have to write sentences about them.
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For higher levels: - ask your students to create a story. (You can give them some
guiding questions)
Important : - While the children are working, go round the class to help them
with the activity.
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3) Finally, you can give this puzzle. Your students will love the challenge !
Complete using these words:
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Children usually love learning and playing with numbers and colours !
In this section youll find a lot of exercises, games and ideas to practise
colours and numbers.
Remember !!!
Children have different learning styles !
Try to present new vocabulary in a multi-sensory way.
WHITE
2
BLACK
3
YELLOW
4 RED
5BLUE
6 7
ORANGE GREEN
8PINK
9 10
BROWN LIGHT BLUE
Young children love colouring pictures whereas older children prefer to recognize
and find hidden words.
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Try these activities
Colour Eddie
1 = GREEN
2 = RED
3 = PINK
4 = YELLOW
5 = BLACK
6 = LIGHT - BLUE
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Colour these numbers
(you can use this worksheet to practise a colour-dictation)
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Colour Jenny
1 = YELLOW
2 = ORANGE
3 = RED
4 = PINK
5 = BLUE
6 = WHITE
7 = BLACK
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Eddie is on the beach. Colour the drawing using
these colours
1 = red
2 = light - blue
3 = yellow
4 = green
5 = orange
6 = pink
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What is your favourite football team?
Colour Pauls T-shirt with the colours of your favourite football team.
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Find seven colours
Remember !!!
When children are very young its a good idea to use only one letter among
the hidden words.
Find numbers
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Can you find the following colours?
YELLOW - BROWN - PINK - BLUE - RED
PURPLE - BLACK - WHITE - GREEN - ORANGE
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Some guessing games
Guess the numbers !
T-N-E T-W-O
I-N-N-E N-E-O
U-O-F-R E-G-H-I-T
V-E-S-E-N H - E - T - R -E
I-F-E-V I-S-X
E - D - R = ......................................
E - L - Y - L - W - O = ........................
N - P - I - K = ..................................
e - v - e - n - s - = ........................ i - h - t - g - e - = ........................
w - t - o - = ................................. o - f - r - u - = .............................
i - f - v - e - = ..............................
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What colour?
e - o - y - l - w - l - = .........................
r - n - e - g - e - = ............................
u - p - p - l - r - e - = .........................
i - h - t - w - e - = .............................
n - b - w - r - o - = ............................
c - a - b - l - k - = .............................
n - e - g - o - a - r - = .......................
l - e - b - u - = .................................
WH_T_
R_D Y_LL_W
BL_CK _R_NG_
BL__ GR_Y
P_NK BR_WN
P_RPL_ GR__N
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Numbers, numbers, numbers !
Do your students like maths?
Ask them to add up the numbers:
Two + one =
Four + five =
Four + six =
Three + two=
Six + two =
Three + one =
One + one =
Five + one =
Seven + four =
Ten + five =
Twelve + three =
Nine + eight =
Eleven + six =
Seven + six =
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Play time
Find 6 colours !!!
Divide the class into 4 groups.
Give each group one of these cards.
WHI NK RE LOW PI D
YEL BL TE GR UE EY
ED N EE CK OR BLA LLOW
YE AN BR GE OWN GR R
EN TE I E PLE PI Y
GE RAN W WHI D LU TE EE
N O RE YEL B GR LO E
Students have to find the names of 6 colours and write then in the correct form.
The group that writes the words first is the winner.
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Whats your favourite colour?
Give each child a circle of paper. Ask them to Stick the coloured papers in columns on a
choose their favourite colour and to colour the bristolboard, so that it is clear which is the
paper in. most popular colour.
As each child finishes they should bring their Hang the poster on the wall.
coloured circle to you.
Telephone game!
Organise the pupils into pairs and give a small When they have finished, take one of the
piece of paper to each child. pieces of paper from each pair. The pupils
Write the numbers from one to nine on the keep the other.
board. Choose one of the papers at random. Act as
Each pair should invent and write a phone if you are holding a phone to your ear and
number on the pieces of paper using only the dial as you say the phone number alound.
numbers written on the board. The children with the phone number should
Check to make sure the children understand put their hands to their ears as if talking on
that they will write the same phone number in the phone and say HELLO.
their pairs. Continue with the other papers repeating
some numbers.
Lemon
Choose a number you want to forbid. 12, 13, 14, lemon.... (5 = lemon)
Ask your pupils to start counting. The next child then continues counting from
Each time a pupil has to say the forbidden the next number.
number or a multiple of it, the word LEMON When the children forget to say LEMON get
must be said instead. them to stand up and turn around.
E.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, lemon, 6, 7, 8, 9, lemon, 11,
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Numbers and Colours (2)
Divide the class into groups of four. Distribute stops. One of the children from this group
12 cards at random to each group. (See reads out the matches (e.g. Eddie has got 3
Cards Section) yellow balloons and Paul is holding number
Each group makes as many matches as 3 which is yellow, too).
possible. The matches must be correct and The other groups vote to accept or reject each
logical (a card with the balloons and a card match if it is not logical.
with Paul holding the corresponding number). If all matches are accepted, the game is over
(It is sometimes possible for a group not to and that team wins. If some matches are
make any matches initially, although that is rejected, the game continues until another
rare). group thinks it has made all its matches and
When a group has made all its matches and they are accepted.
the students think they are correct, the game
Finally you can work with some strip-cartoons. They will be useful to teach how to
say the numbers when you talk about your age or phone number. You can also ask
your students to write or act out new conversations using the given ones as models.
Note: - if you are short of time, ask your pupils to colour the drawings in their free
time.
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Students tend to forget how to say the letters of the English Alphabet. Thats why
English and Fun offers you this set of activities and ideas.
Give your students the following strip-cartoons. Theyll be useful if you want to show your
pupils the importance of the alphabet in some communicative situations.
After reading, colouring and acting them out, you can play a Spelling Competition with your
students.
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Personal Dictionaries
Personal Dictionaries give the children a sense of progress and help them to identify their
growing vocabulary bank.
Every time you teach a new word, your students will have to copy it and write its meaning. The
way they do it , depends on their age and cognitive development.
Look at some examples:
Apple
Fruit. I like red apples.
Round fruit with firm juicy flesh and skin that is green or red.
Boy Run
Tom is a boy. Hes not a girl. ( boy = girl ) move with quick steps, faster than when
walking.
male child up to the age of 17 or 18 . rush / race / hurry ...
Table Short
Tall Short
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Some games
The hats game
Materials needed : - a hat , letter cards (see Cards Section for them), tape and a cassette.
Put the letters of the Alphabet in the hat.
Tell your students to sit on a ring while you choose some music for the game.
Give the hat with the letters to one of the children.
Play the music. When the music is on, students start passing the hat round (if the music is
familiar to them, they can sing the song while playing).
When the music stops, the one who has the hat in his/her hands must pick a card up with his/
her eyes closed.
When he/she opens them, he/she must identify the letter and say a word beginning with it.
Take that card out of the game and repeat the procedure many times until there are no more
letters in the hat .
Funny cards
Divide the class into small groups.
Put the cards into a bag. Each group must take out 10 cards at random.(See Cards-Section
for them)
They will have to form words using the letters. Eddies card can be used as a joker.
You can also ask your students to write sentences using the formed words , or form words
related to the topic/unit .
Give them enough time to finish the task.
Then, ask your students to read the words they could form (or sentences) and award a point
for every word/sentence correctly formed.
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Posters / Flashcards
Posters and flashcards are useful visual resources. We offer you a lot of pictures with their
initial letters . They can be displayed on the walls. Theyll let you develop different kind of
activities. (See Flashcards and Posters- Section for them).
Making up Words
Materials needed:
-Letters of the Alphabet Cards.
-Pictures of Eddie to use as jokers (see Eddies cards)
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To start a new unit by means of a game is a good idea.
Thats why English & Fun recommends introducing the theme
by showing your students flashcards of classroom objects and then playing
Good Memory.
While you are showing the pictures to the children you can ask them questions
about their own classroom objects. E.g: What colour is your ruler? / Is it long/
short? Or you can also give them some commands: Raise your left hand if you
have a green ruler / Stand up the ones who have a red pen / Clap your hands if
you have a red and blue rubber.
Good Memory:
Divide the class into two groups
Place a number of pictures on the blackboard and tell your students that they have to memorize
all of them.
Choose a volunteer from one of the teams and invite him/her to go out and wait outside until his/
her partners call him/her back.
A volunteer from the other team hide one of the pictures.
When the one who was outside enters the classroom, he/she has to guess which picture is
missing.
Repeat this procedure many times. The winner is the team that gets more points.
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You can also introduce this unit by doing the exercise: Sharing Experiences
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Sharing Experiences:
Ask your students to bring photographs of their school (if they dont have any, tell them to draw
it). In small groups they will share different experiences and situations related to their
photographs. Once they have exchanged information, each group can show the others the
pictures and retell what they have been talking about.
Its essential that the teacher guides the students through the comprehension of the different
contents that may arise from the students experiences.
If you want to revise the structures Whats this? / Its/ Is this a? here you have the
strip cartoon on page 60.
Guessing game
After reading the comic you can play a Guessing Game:
Divide the class into 2 or more groups.
A volunteer gets a flashcard, which he/she cant show to the others.
The rest of the class will have to guess which picture he/she has got in his/her hands and its
colour by asking questions such as: Is it a..? / Is it (colour)?
The one who has the flashcard can only answer Yes or No or Yes, it is / No, it isnt.
The winner is the team that gets more points.
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You can also give your students the following exercise to practise the structure Is
this a?
Is this a...?
Is this a ruler?
Yes, it is.
Is this a pencil?
No, it isnt. Its a chair.
chair?
rubber?
book?
door?
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If you want to revise the possessive case and pronouns, here you have the following
strip cartoon. After reading it you can ask your students to think about a possible
title for the story. This is a good opportunity to remind your students to write their
names on their school objects.
To revise possession you can give your students the following picture and ask
them to make statements expressing what each of the characters has got, e.g:
Eddie has got a rubber
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In the following exercise students have to colour the school objects and then
complete the sentences with the colours they have chosen.
My ruler is
My schoolbag is
My rubber is and
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The following exercise is for your students to check if they can remember the
vocabulary they have learnt in this unit.
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You can give the following picture to your students for a dictation. You can revise
colours, prepositions, numbers, etc. Here we give you some ideas:
You can also ask your students to complete the picture by drawing other
things that they can find in their classroom.
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The following picture can be used for oral work, e.g. you can ask your students to find
school objects, identify their colours and numbers.
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Some written exercises and games
In order to practise vocabulary related to school give your students the following
exercises and games.
Follow the paths and draw the right things in Eddies bag
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Circle and colour the school objects
How many school objects has Eddie got? Colour and count them.
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Follow the paths and draw what Eddie, Paul and Jenny have got.
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Find ten school subjects
E G A H Y P R O G:
A H M S T:
R T A:
C E C E N I S:
R L G O E I I N:
A A E L N G U G:
N L S E G I H:
S O T S R P:
H - S - O Y I T R:
RE LAN EN LO GION SH
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Find the following school objects: book, pen, pencil, table, crayon, glue,
brush, ruler, bin, school bag, chair, desk and rubber.
Put the pile of cards facing down on the floor. Make a dice and write the numbers 1-2-3 on its
sides (two times each number). Students roll the dice and turn over the number of cards showed
on it. Children must recognize the picture and say: Its a..... For each correct statement he/she
may keep the corresponding card. When all the cards have been taken the child with more
cards wins.
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Find ten words related to school vocabulary
1_ pen 1_ pencil
2_ bag 2_ book
3_ dictionary 3_ ruler
4_ calculator 4_ rubber
5_ sharpener
6_ glue
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Game: Sorting game
Aim: to practise school vocabulary
Get five boxes. Paste a picture of a book, chair, crayon, pencil or table on each. Distribute
similar objects among the students. Ask each student to come to the front, name his/her
object and place it in the correct box.
Collect some school objects students know and put them together. Invite a child to close his/
her eyes, put a hand in the box and name the object.
Repeat the procedure with other students.
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Game: Whats in the bag?
Go round the classroom picking up about ten to team B. If the team guesses incorrectly, put the
objects. Ask your students to name each object object back and choose another one. When a
before you put it in a bag. Divide the class into team guesses correctly, give the object to the
two teams, A and B. Put your hand in the bag and team. The winner is the group with the most
hold one of the objects but dont show it to the objects at the end. Repeat the procedure two or
students. Ask team A What is it? Team A is allowed three times and then you can let one of the
to answer two times before the chance is passed students have the bag.
The following exercise is for your students to learn or practise the different subjects
at school, the days of the week and ordinal numbers.
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Now you can ask your students to write their own timetable!
In the following exercises students will be able to work with personal details.
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Complete the notes about you
1 First Name
2 Surname
3 Town / City
4 Country
5 Age
6 Name of the School
7 Year
8 Number of students in the class
9 Favourite Subject
10 Favourite Sport
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What do we learn? How do we learn?
Considering all the subjects at school and the activities developed in each of
them, ask your students to complete the chart above.
Through this activity students will be able to think about their learning process
and recognize what they are learning and the strategies used for that purpose.
This exercise is for your students to learn or revise verbs usually used in the
classroom.
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Game: Professions at School
Divide the class into groups. Give each group a card with the name of a profession at school.
Each group will have to act out what is on the card, e.g.: the headmaster. The other teams will
have to guess who is being imitated. Dont forget to remind your students the importance of
respect for the others, especially when imitating them.
The object of the game is to revise the name of different professions and subjects at school.
Aim: To revise vocabulary related to school and to learn the name of possible means
of transport used to go to school.
Divide the class into groups of 4 or 5 students. Give each group two pictures: a mean of transport
and a schoolbag. Divide the school objects cards and give each team the same number of
them, so that each group will have different cards. Students will have to:
describe the mean of transport by which Paul goes to school.
describe the place where Pauls school is situated according to the mean of transport Paul
..has e.g. Paul goes to school by bike, so the school is near his house, Paul goes to
..school by horse, so the school is in the country, etc.
write which school object Paul has and which ones are missing to complete his
..schoolbag.
Finally, each team will show the others their work. Then theyll have to look for the missing school
object among the other teams: theyll hand in the spelling forms for pictures.
The winner is the team that completes the schoolbag with the greatest number of school
objects.
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In this section youll find other activities related to all the topics developed in this first C.D.
NAMES NUMBERS
COUNTRIES NATIONALITIES
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Order the words. Make sentences.
* your - name - ? - Whats -
* is - Who - this - ? -
* Peter - is - This -
* name - is - Paul - My -
* am - I - Jenny -
* is - a - It - day - sunny -
* ........... is this ?
This is my brother, Paul.
Guess !!!
* e - l - o - h - l = ....................... * a - m - n - e = .....................
* h - i - t - s = ........................... * i - f - n - e = .......................
* b - y - o - o - g - d - e = ......................... * a - t - h - n - k = .....................
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Complete the conversation using these words:
Sam: - Goodbye.
Match.
Im fine, you.
Thank morning.
Match.
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Rewrite these sentences:
Im Eddie. = I am Eddie.
- Goodbye, Paul.
- Goodbye!
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Match using different colours:
___C_ 1 - NEGRO
____O_ 2 - AMARILLO
_L____ 3 - ONCE
__O__ 4 - MARRN
_U_____ 5 - CIEN
_R____ 6 - NARANJA
S____ 7 - SIETE
N___ 11 - NUEVE
__U_ 12 - CUATRO
M______ 13 - MILLN
B___ 14 - AZUL
__E___ 15 - DOCE
R__ 16 - ROJO
S_____ 17 - PLATEADO
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Complete this conversation:
PAUL : - ............. ! Whats ......... ........... ?
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Order the words and write sentences:
- are - How - you - ? - old -
- is - a - It - rainy - day -
- is - Who - ? - this -
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Rewrite these sentences without mistakes:
- Pat is an girl. - How old are George ?
________________. ____________________ .
Dialogues:
- Divide the class into groups and make sure each group has one of the dialogues below.
- Ask the children to write the dialogues in the correct order.
- Encourage your students to do the activity as quickly as possible.
- The group that writes the dialogue first is the winner.
- Im from Sydney.
- Its in Australia.
- Wheres it ?
- Hi ! Im Alex.
- Im OK , thanks.
- Yes, Im English .
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C) - Whats your name ?
- Im Ben.
- Im 10 years old.
- Im from Japan.
- Yes, I am.
- Im John Lee.
F) - Hes Tony.
- Tony Pearson ?
- No, I dont.
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G) - What nationality is she ?
- Shes Beatrice.
- Yes, I am.
- Hes nine.
- How old is he ?
- Is he American ?
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- You can also ask your students to act out the dialogues.
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Describe Paul
Answer these questions
1 - Is he fat or thin ?
2 - What colour are his eyes ?
3 - What colour is his hair ?
4 - Has he got a big nose ?
5 - Whats he wearing ?
6 - What colour is his T - shirt ?
7 - What colour are his trousers ?
8 - Is he wearing a hat ?
9 - Is he happy or sad ?
10 - Do you like him ?
- Help the children to fold the lower part of the card to create a pocket.
- Then help them to make a flap by folding the rest of the card in half.
- Ask the children to write down their names and to draw something they like very much.
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Guess the messages!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
A B C D E F G H I K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
3) IT IS A SUNNY DAY
6) IT IS A RAINY DAY
Key -answers
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Guess the messages!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
A B C D E F G H I K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1) THIS IS A BOOL
Key -answers
1- This is a book.
2- Have you got a new English book ?
3- My teacher is very nice.
4- I have got 10 markers.
5- My best friend has got a calculator.
6- Can I have your glue, please ?
7- I go to school in the morning.
8- My brother goes to school in the afternoon.
9- I must pay attention in class.
10- My favourite subjects are History and Science.
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Game:
Give this card to the coordinator of each group.
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Eddies Puzzle
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Eddies Window
- Cut the window in Eddies belly along the dotted line in order to open it.
- Ask your students to name and put the weather card behind the window, so every
..time you ..open that window and say: Whats the weather like?
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A Library in the classroom
- The creation of a library in the classroom allows the children to have access to different
..kind of texts.
- Students will be able to take the books home, read them and share them with their families.
- Every time one of the students finishes reading a book, he/she can share his/her experience
..with the rest of the class.
- At the end of the year, the child who reads more books may win a prize (e.g. a book)
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Useful Classroom Vocabulary
Hello All together now !
Goodbye Get out your students book,please.
Good Morning Thats right .
Good Afternoon No. Try again.
See you tomorrow. Good. Very Good.
See you next week. In English, please !
Quiet, please ! Put up your hands.
Open your books at page... Sorry.
Open your ...., please. Well done!
Close your ..., please. Good work !
Stand up ! Quite good !
Sit down ! You can do it better.
Look ! Thats not very good.
Listen and point ! Thank you for your help.
Listen to the story... Try again.
Listen and look at the pictures. Excellent.
Show me...
Point to ...
Lets sing.
Can you help me, please ?
Pardon ?
Sorry, I dont understand.
How do you spell that ?
Whats ... in English, please ?
Sorry, Ive forgotten my...
Can you help me with the exercise ?
Could you say it again, please ?
Who is absent today ?
Go and get me some chalk, please.
Whats the matter ?
Could you clean the board, please?
Please, collect the books.
Work in groups / in pairs.
Speak up, please. I cant hear you.
Say it in English, please.
Have you finished ?
Its your turn.
Hurry up !
Lets chant.
Come on !
Lets play a game.
Listen carefully.
Look and listen.
Repeat this word, please.
Guess
Say it again.
Turn round, please.
We are going to do some group work now.
Put your hands up if you know the answer.
Come on, have a try !
Come on, you can say it in English !
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Why do we always teach the same names?
Books and videos usually include characters whose names are the common ones.
Here we give you a list of names for your students not only to learn new ones but also
to enrich their vocabulary.
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Jasper Gaspar Raymond Ramn
Jeremy Jeremas Richard Ricardo
Joachim Joaqun Robert Roberto
Joan Juana Roger Rogerio
Joanna Juana Ronald Ronaldo
John Juan Rose Rosa
Jonathan Jonatn Rudolph Rodolfo
Joseph Jos Rupert Ruperto
Josephine Josefina Sylvester Silvestre
Judith Judit Sophia Sofa
Julian Julio Stephen Esteban
Julius Julio Susan Susana
Katherine Catalina Thaddeus Tadeo
Kathleen Catalina Theodore Teodoro
Laurence Lorenzo Theresa Teresa
Lawrence Lorenzo Thomas Toms
Leander Leandro Timothy Timoteo
Leo Len Toby Tobas
Leonard Leonardo Valentine Valentn
Lettice Leticia Vincent Vicente
Lewis Luis Walter Gualterio
Louis Luis William Guillermo
Louise Luisa Xavier Javier
Lucian Luciano
Lucy Luca
Luke Lucas
Magdalen Magdalena
Marcel Marcelo
Margaret Margarita
Marian Mariana
Marius Mario
Mark Marcos
Martha Marta
Mary Mara
Matthew Mateo
Matthias Matas
Maurice Mauricio
Michael Miguel
Nicholas Nicols
Noah No
Octavius Octavio
Oliver Oliverio
Patrick Patricio
Paul Pablo
Pauline Paulina
Peter Pedro
Philip Felipe
Rachael Raquel
Ralph Rodolfo
Raphael Rafael
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Lista de diminutivos
- Aggie por Agnes
- Al por Albert / Alfred o Alexander
- Aleck por Alexander
- Bab / Babs por Barbara
- Bart / Bat por Bartholomew
- Becky / Bec por Rebecca
- Bel / Belle / Bella por Isabella
- Ben / Benny por Benjamin
- Bernie por Bernard
- Bert / Bertie por Herbert / Gilbert / Hubert o Albert
- Bess / Bet / Betsy / Betty por Elizabeth
- Bessy / Betty / Lizzie por Elizabeth
- Bill / Billy por William
- Bob / Rob por Robert
- Carrie por Caroline
- Cathy por Catherine
- Charley / Charlie / Charly por Charles
- Chris por Christopher / Christine
- Cis por Cicely
- Connie por Constance
- Dan por Daniel
- Davy / Dave por David
- Debby por Deborah
- Dick / Dicky por Richard
- Dol / Dolly por Dorothy
- Don por Donald
- Doug por Douglas
- Dy por Diana
- Eddy / Ed por Edward / Edwin / Edgar o Edmund
- Eliza / Elsie por Elizabeth
- Ernie por Ernest
- Fan / Fanny / Fran por Frances
- Fred por Frederick
- Geoff por Geoffrey
- Gerry por Gerald
- Gertie por Gertrude
- Greg por Gregory
- Gwen por Gwendoline
- Harry por Henry o Harold
- Harriet / Hatty por Henrietta
- Jack por John
- Jackie por Jacqueline
- Jeff por Geoffrey
- Jem /Jemmy / Jim / Jimmie por James
- Jenny por Jennifer
- Jerry por Jeremy
Dominoes
Dominoes is a combinative game. Your students can combine: shapes colours sizes and
numbers.They can also identify similarities and differences (e.g.: countries-nationalities).
English and Fun suggests that you should ask your students to stick each domino onto card
before cutting them out.
Encourage the children to give a description of each domino each time they must lay down one.
- Give each student 7 dominoes. The remaining ones are left face down on one side of the table.
- After the first picture or word has been placed, the game is continued by the next player putting
another picture or word next to it. There must be a connection of some sort that links the two words or
pictures (e.g.: Country Nationality).
- The game continues with each child laying down a domino in turn. If one of the children cannot lay
down a domino he/she must take another one from the remaining pack on the table and wait until their
next turn before laying down another domino.
- The winner is the first child to use up all the dominoes in his/her hand.
HI HELLO
GOODBYE GOOD
MORNING
GOOD
HELLO AFTERNOON
GOOD
HI NIGHT
GOOD HI
MORNING
GOOD GOOD
EVENING AFTERNOON
HI HELLO
GOOD
GOODBYE AFTERNOON
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HI GOODBYE
GOOD GOOD
MORNING AFTERNOON
GOOD GOOD
AFTERNOON MORNING
HI GOOD
NIGHT
HELLO GOODBYE
GOOD
HI EVENING
HELLO GOODBYE
GOOD
HI NIGHT
HI HELLO
GOOD GOOD
MORNING AFTERNOON
HELLO HI
GOOD GOOD
EVENING MORNING
GOOD
EVENING HELLO
HI GOOD
NIGHT
HELLO HI
GOOD GOOD
AFTERNOON EVENING
GOOD
MORNING HI
HELLO GOOD
EVENING
GOOD GOOD
MORNING EVENING
GOOD HI
NIGHT
SUNNY CLOUDY
RAINY WINDY
SUNNY CLOUDY
RAINY HOT
SUNNY CLOUDY
RAINY COLD
SUNNY RAINY
SNOWY CLOUDY
SUNNY HOT
SUNNY CLOUDY
WINDY SNOWY
HOT SNOWY
SUNNY CLOUDY
WINDY RAINY
SUNNY HOT
WINDY COLD
WINDY RAINY
SUNNY SNOWY
CLOUDY WINDY
COLD SUNNY
HOT WINDY
SUNNY COLD
COLD SNOWY
HOT COLD
SUNNY CLOUDY
SNOWY COLD
CLOUDY SUNNY
SUNNY HOT
COLD SNOWY
BLUE BROWN
GREY GREEN
ORANGE BLACK
PINK BLUE
RED GREEN
PURPLE GREY
WHITE PURPLE
BLUE GREY
BROWN BLACK
BROWN BLACK
WHITE PINK
PURPLE BLUE
GREEN GREY
BROWN BLACK
ORANGE BLUE
GREEN PINK
GREY BROWN
RED BROWN
GREEN BLACK
GREY YELLOW
WHITE BROWN
BLACK ORANGE
ORANGE PURPLE
PINK BLUE
RED GREEN
WHITE GREEN
GREY YELLOW
GREEN ORANGE
YELLOW GREY
BROWN BLACK
RED YELLOW
WHITE GREEN
BLUE PURPLE
YELLOW BLUE
GREEN GREY
WHITE YELLOW
ORANGE PINK
RED PURPLE
YELLOW RED
ORANGE PINK
BLUE PURPLE
3 1 4 5 10 8
6 7 10 3 1 2
9 6 8 4 9 1
2 10 3 7 3 8
7 4 2 5 3 8
9 8 6 9 1 10
6 1 7 3 10 8
10 9 2 9 7 5
4 9 8 5 4 9
6 7 10 9 6 8
3 1 5 1 7 5
2 10 3 8 7 10
9 6 8 2 6 3
9 5 7 2 10 4
10 2 6 9 3 1
Hello, children !
How are you today ?
Hello, children !
How are you today ?
I am happy , dear teacher !
I am happy, dear children !
We are happy and we want to play !
Eddies Rap
Eddie, Eddie !
Look at the sky, Eddie !
Whats the weather like , Eddie ?
Its sunny. Its sunny.
(Its rainy. Its rainy)
(Its cloudy.Its cloudy)
They will have to write the name of 4 songs or draw a picture connected
to each song.
Play the cassette , and when the students listen to the songs theyve chosen , they will have to
cover its name or its picture with a small piece of paper.
The first child to cover all the spaces has to call BINGO and will be the
WINNER of the game.
Pictures are a simple but effective way to teach vocabulary. They can be used at the end of a
lesson as a reinforcement or extension activity.
Make sure the pictures can be seen from the back of the class.
Stick your pictures on coloured cards and cover them with transparent adhesive plastic to
protect them.
Use it as a joker.
Q - QUESTION - QUEEN
U - UP - UMBRELLA - UNDER
V - VOWELS - VASE - VIOLIN