FAMILY AND FRIENDS AMERICAN EDITION 1 SYLLABUS

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WORDS GRAMMAR PHONICS SKILLS

Lesson 1 & 2 Names and Greetings Hello. What’s your name? Speaking: What’s your name? (asking and
Rosy, Tim, Billy, Miss Jones answering questions about names);
My name’s. . . How old are you? (asking and answering page 4-5
Week 1 UNIT Starters Extra: Hello, Goodbye, Hi, How are you? questions about age)
Hello! class, cousin, sorry, come I’m fine thank you.
on, sing, Goodbye.
Lesson 3 & 4 Numbers 1-10 How old are you? Listening: identifying numbers (listening
one, two, three, four, five, for specific information)
I’m. . . page 6-7
six,seven, eight, nine, ten,
Days of the week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday,Thursday,
Friday, Saturday,
Colors of the rainbow
red, yellow, pink, green,
purple,orange, blue
Extra: rainbow, everyone,
come, fun, too
Review
Lesson 1&2 Pen eraser, pencil, book What’s this? Reading: a description (reading and
Extra:look, train, school understanding descriptions of objects;
Week 2 UNIT 1 things, OK It’s a pen. recognizing specific words) page 8-9
What’s this? bag, door, window Listening: identifying objects (listening for
open (v), close (v) specific information)
Lesson 3&4 bag, door, window Initial sounds: Speaking: What’s this? It’s… (asking and page 10-11
open (v), close (v) abcd answering questions)
like (v)
Aa: apple
Bb: bird
Cc: cat
Dd: dog
Lesson 5 & 6 Pen eraser, pencil, book Writing: identifying and counting words in a
Extra:look, train, school sentence; Workbook – writing about my
things, OK school things (guided writing) Page 12-13
bag, door, window
open (v), close (v)pencil
case,see, school bag

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UNIT 1 Review Unit Starters, Unit 1

(Continued)
UNIT 2 Lesson 1&2 Toys my / your
Playtime! doll, ball, teddy bear, car, This is my bag.
kite bike train Is this your teddy?
Week 3 toy, big, love (v) Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

Lesson 3&4 Toys Initial sounds:

doll, ball, teddy bear, car efgh
UNIT 2
Playtime! kite bike train
toy, big, love (v)
(continued) Ee: egg
Ff: fish
Gg: goat
Hh: hat
Lesson 5 & 6 Toys What’s your favourite....? Reading: a poem: ‘My favourite… ’
Core: doll, ball, teddy, (reading and understanding a poem)
UNIT 2 puzzle, car, kite, bike, train My favourite ___is ___. Listening: identifying favourite things
Week 4 Playtime! Extra: toy, big, love (v), (matching people to their favourite things)
(continued) favorite, furry, fat, lovely, Speaking: What’s your favorite… ? (asking
animal, and answering questions about favorite
color (n) things)
Writing: dividing sentences into words
(identifying words within a sentence);
Workbook – writing about my favourite toys
(guided writing)
Review Unit Starters, Unit 1, Unit 2
Lesson 1&2 My body arm / arms
Core: arms, nose, face, legs This is…
Unit 3 Extra: Let’s, put on, now, These are…
This is my that’s right,
nose!
Week 5 Unit 3 Lesson 3& 4 My body Initial sounds:
Core: arms, nose, face, legs, ijkl
This is my ears, fingers, hands, eyes
nose! Ii: ink
(continued) Jj: jam
Kk: kite
Ll: lion

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Lesson 5& 6 My body Reading: instructions for making a paper

Core: arms, nose, face, legs, toy (reading and following instructions;
ears, fingers, hands, eyes reading a text and putting pictures in the
Extra: make, colour (v), then, correct order)
Unit 3 body, cut (out), fold (v), Listening: identifying different animals
paper, paw, stick (v), (listening and ordering pictures)
This is my tail, long Speaking: describing an animal’s features
nose! Writing: identifying full sentences;
Workbook – writing about my body (guided
writing)
Review Unit Starters, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3
She’s / He’s a teacher.
Is she / he a teacher?
Yes, she is. / No, he isn’t.

Lesson 1&2 Jobs

Core: teacher, student
firefighter, pilot,
hero, Grandma, Grandpa
Lesson 3&4 Jobs Initial sounds:
Core: teacher, student, mnop
Unit 4 housewife, firefighter, pilot,
Week 6 He’s a heroᴉ doctor, police offier, farmer
Extra: hero, Grandma,
Grandpa, meat, kind, meet,
lane, again,
Mm: mum
Nn: nurse
Oo: orange
Pp: pen
eat, write
Jobs Reading: an autobiography
Core: teacher, student, She’s / He’s a teacher. (reading and understanding a family
housewife, firefighter, pilot, Is she / he a teacher? description;developing inferring and
Lesson 5&6 doctor, police offier, farmer Yes, she is. / No, he isn’t. comprehension skills)
Extra: hero, Grandma, Listening: identifying people by their jobs
Grandpa, kind, meet, lane, (listening for specific information)
again, eat, write, brother, Speaking: Is he a doctor? (asking and
happy, family, uncle answering questions about jobs)
Writing: identifying capital letters and full
stops; Workbook – writing about my family
(guided writing)
Review Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4
Week 7 Unit 5 The park
Core: seesaw, slide, goal, Where’s the ball?
Where’s the Lesson 1&2 treeExtra: good try, under, It’s in / on / under the bag.
ball? on, in where,,
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Unit 5 The park Initial sounds:

Core: seesaw, slide, tree, qrstu
Where’s the Lesson 3&4 pool, ice cream, frisbee
Week 7 ball? Extra: good try, under, on, in,
(continued) (continued) goal, where, park, nice, cool,
play (v),
boy, girl, help (v)
Qq: queen
Rr: rabbit
Ss: sofa
Tt: teddy
Uu: umbrella

Unit 5 Where’s the ball?

The park It’s in / on / under the bag. Reading: a puzzle text (reading and
Where’s the Lesson 5&6 Core: seesaw, slide, tree, understanding a text about a picture)
Week 8 ball? pool, ice cream, frisbee Listening: identifying objects by location
Extra: good try, under, on, in, (numbering things in a picture)
(continued) goal, where, park, nice, cool, Speaking: Where’s the kite? (asking and
play (v), answering questions about where things
boy, girl, help (v) are)
Writing: identifying capital letters at the
start of names; Workbook – writing about
the park (guided writing)
Review Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5
Unit 6 Lesson 1&2 My family Possessive ’s
Core: mom, dad, sister, This is Mum’s book.
Billy’s teddyᴉ brothe
Extra: find, the others, know,
Lesson 3&4 My family
Core: mum, dad, sister,
brother, grandma, Initial sounds:
Unit 6 grandpa,cousin vwxyz
Billy’s teddyᴉ Extra: find, the others, know,
family, lots of, love (n), look
Week 9 (continued) (out of ),
photo, throw, still, flying, into,
at, they
Vv: van
Ww: window
Xx: box
Yy: yo-yo
Zz: zebra
Unit 6 My family Possessive ’s Reading: a caption story (reading a text
Core: mum, dad, sister, This is Mum’s book. that describes pictures; finding specific
Billy’s teddyᴉ Lesson 5&6 brother, grandma, information)
(continued) grandpa,cousin Listening: distinguishing details

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Extra: find, the others, know, (identifying pictures from their descriptions)
family, lots of, love (n), look Speaking: Who’s this? (asking and
(out of ), answering questions about people)
Week 9 photo, throw, still, flying, into, Writing: identifying question marks and
(continued) at, they sentences; Workbook – writing about my
family’s things (guided writing)
Review Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6
Unit 7 My clothes This is her / his T-shirt.
Core: dress, socks, T-shirt, Are these his socks?
Are these his Lesson 1&2 pants, shorts Yes, they are. / No, they
pants? aren’t.

Unit 7 My clothes Digraphs: sh

Core: dress, socks, T-shirt, shoes
Are these his pantrs, shorts, shoes, coat, sheep
pants? Lesson 3&4 hat fish
Week 10 (continued) Extra: basket, clothes,
every, day, try on, team, his,
her, what about

shoes
sheep
fish
Unit 7 My clothes This is her / his T-shirt. Reading: a caption story (reading and
Core: dress, socks, T-shirt, Are these his socks? understanding a story; reading for specific
Are these his Lesson 5&6 pants, shorts, shoes, coat, Yes, they are. / No, they details)
pants? hat aren’t. Listening: identifying clothes (identifying
(continued) Extra: basket, clothes, pictures from their descriptions)
every, day, try on, team, his, Speaking: What colour are these pants?
her, what about (asking and answering questions about
colours)
Writing: identifying ’s in sentences;
matching full and abbreviated forms with
the
contraction ’s; Workbook – writing about my
favourite clothes (guided writing)
Review Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7
Week 11 Unit 8 My house Is she in the kitchen?
Core: kitchen, living room, Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Where’s Lesson 1&2 dining room, bedroom, Are they in the garden?
Grandma? bathroom, Yes, they are. / No, they
Extra: certificate, well done, aren’t.
good, work, show (v),

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Unit 8 My house
Core: kitchen, living room, Digraphs: ch
Where’s dining room, bedroom, chair
Grandma? Lesson 3&4 bathroom,upstairs, teacher
(continued) downstairs, house, chick
apartment
Extra: certificate, well done,
good, work, show (v), follow,
go,through, table, chair,
want, little, next door
chair
teacher
chick
My house Is she in the kitchen? Reading: a description on a webpage
Core: kitchen, living room, Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. (reading and understanding a description of
dining room, bedroom, Are they in the garden? a flat;
bathroom,upstairs, Yes, they are. / No, they finding specific information in a text)
Unit 8 Lesson 5&6 downstairs, house, flat aren’t. Listening: listening to a description of an
Extra: certificate, well done, apartment (numbering items in the correct
Where’s good, work, show (v), follow, order)
Grandma? go,through, table, chair, Speaking: Where are the bedrooms?
want, little, next door (asking and answering questions with
Week 12 (continued) Where’s ...)
Writing: identifying vowels within words;
Workbook – writing about my home (guided
writing)
Review Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8
Unit 9 My lunchbox I’ve got two sandwiches.
Core: lunch box, sandwich, I haven’t got my lunch
Lunchtimeᴉ Lesson 1&2 drinks, apple, banana, cookie box.
Extra: lunchtime, choose, an apple
share, drinks, get (an + a, e, i, o, u)
Unit 9 My lunch box Digraphs: th
Core: lunch box, sandwich, three
Lunchtimeᴉ drinks, apple, banana, bath
Week 13 (continued) Lesson 3&4 cookie, tomato,pear, grapes teeth
Extra: lunchtime, choose,
share, drinks, get, lunch,
chirp, say,
today,
three
bath
teeth
Unit 9 My lunch box I’ve got two sandwiches. Reading: information texts (reading and
Core: lunch box, sandwich, I haven’t got my lunch understanding descriptions of lunch boxes;
Lunchtimeᴉ drinks, apple, banana, box. matching lunch boxes with their
cookie, tomato,pear, grapes an apple descriptions)
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(continued) Lesson 5&6 Extra: lunchtime, choose, (an + a, e, i, o, u) Listening: identifying key words (ticking
share, drinks, get, lunch, items that are heard)
chirp, say Speaking: I’ve got a banana… (asking and
answering questions about lunch boxes)
Writing: completing sentences with a or
an; Workbook – writing about my lunch box
(guided writing)
Review Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9
Unit 10 My friends He’s / She’s / It’s got…
Core: long, short, black, He / She / It hasn’t got…
A new friendᴉ Lesson 1&2 curly,straight
Extra: hair, over there, new,
friend, side, the same,
Unit 10 My friends CVC words: a
Review Core: long, short, cat
A new friendᴉ blond, brown, curly, straight man
(continued) Lesson 3&4 Shapes fan
Core: square, circle, triangle,
rectangle
Extra: hair, over there, new,
friend, side, the same,
smooth, round, just,
count, dear, picture, great,
best, tall, tell, from, jumper
cat
Week 14 man
fan
Unit 10 Review Core: long, short, He’s / She’s / It’s got… Reading: a descriptive letter (reading and
blond, brown, curly, straight He / She / It hasn’t got… understanding a letter; matching children
A new friendᴉ Shapes with
(continued) Lesson 5&6 Core: square, circle, triangle, their descriptions)
rectangle Listening: identifying different friends
Extra: hair, over there, new, (numbering items in the correct order)
friend, side, the same, Speaking: She’s got blond hair. Who is it?
smooth, round, just, (asking and answering questions about
count, dear, picture, great, appearance)
best, tall, tell, from, jumper Writing: matching full and abbreviated
forms with the contractions ’ve and’s;
Workbook –
writing about my friend (guided writing)
Review Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9, Unit 10
Week 15 Unit 11 The zoo I like monkeys.
Core: elephant, giraffe, I don’t like elephants.
I like Lesson 1&2 monkey, big, tall, little, Extra: They’re big.
Monkeysᴉ zoo, funny, I’m little.

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Unit 11 The zoo CVC words: e

Core: elephant, giraffe, bed
I like Lesson 3&4 monkey, big, tall, little, tiger, pen
Monkeysᴉ snake, parrot red
(continued) Extra: zoo, funny, hip hooray,
growl, hiss, squawk, hear,
listen, true, top,
leaves, tongue, guess,
wrong, on top of, head, neck,
at all, there, food,
pretty, next, first
bed
pen
red
Unit 11 The zoo I like monkeys. Reading: a poem: ‘What am I?’ (reading
Core: elephant, giraffe, I don’t like elephants. and understanding a poem; reading for
I like monkey, big, tall, little, tiger, They’re big. specific
Monkeysᴉ Lesson 5&6 snake, parrot I’m little. information)
Week 15 (continued) Extra: zoo, funny, hip hooray, Listening: identifying preferences
growl, hiss, squawk, hear, (listening for specific details)
listen, true, top, Speaking: It’s got four legs. It’s black and
leaves, tongue, guess, orange. (describing animals)
wrong, on top of, head, neck, Writing: identifying adjectives in
at all, there, food, sentences; Workbook – writing about
pretty, next, first animals I like
(guided writing)
Review Unit 8, Unit 9, Unit 10, Unit 11
Unit 12 Food Do you like carrots?
Core: rice, meat, carrots, Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Dinnertimeᴉ Lesson 1&2 yogurt, bread What do you like?
I like yogurt.
Unit 12 Food CVC words: i
Core: rice, meat, carrots, pig
Dinnertimeᴉ yogurt, bread fig
(continued) Lesson 3&4 Drinks pin
Core: milk, juice, water
Extra: finished, dinnertime,
drink (v), late, school
Week 16 pig
fig
pin
Unit 12 Food Do you like carrots? Reading: information texts (reading and
Core: rice, meat, carrots, Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. understanding a menu; finding specific
Dinnertimeᴉ yogurt, bread What do you like? details in
(continued) Lesson 5&6 Drinks I like yogurt. a text)

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Core: milk, juice, water Listening: identifying food preferences

Extra: finished, dinnertime,
drink (v), late, school,
dessert, hungry menu
Unit 13 My bedroom
Core: rug, bed, cupboard,
Clean upᴉ Lesson 1&2 shelf, pillow, blanket
(listening for specific details)
Speaking: What do you like? (asking and
answering questions about food likes and
dislikes)
Writing: matching full and abbreviated
forms of the negative contraction n’t;
Workbook –
writing about food I like (guided writing)
Review Unit 9, Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 12
There’s…
There are…

Week 17 Unit 13 My bedroom CVC words: o

Core: rug, bed, cupboard, pot
Clean upᴉ shelf, pillow, blanket fox
(continued) Lesson 3&4 Numbers 11–20 hop
Core: eleven, twelve,
thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,
sixteen, seventeen,
eighteen, nineteen, twenty
Extra: tidy up, tidy (adj),
room, more, get in, put, star
(adj), letter,
Magazine
pot
fox
hop
Unit 13 My bedroom There’s… Reading: a descriptive letter (reading and
Core: rug, bed, cupboard, There are… understanding a letter to a magazine;
Clean upᴉ shelf, pillow, blanket reading
(continued) Lesson 5&6 Numbers 11–20 for specific details)
Core: eleven, twelve, Listening: distinguishing details (identifying
thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, different rooms from their descriptions)
sixteen, seventeen, Speaking: Where are the shoes? (asking
eighteen, nineteen, twenty and answering questions about where
Extra: tidy up, tidy (adj), things are)
room, more, get in, put, star Writing: question marks and full stops
(adj), letter, (differentiating between sentences and
Magazine questions);
Workbook – writing about my bedroom
(guided writing)
Week 18 Review Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 13
Unit 14 Verbs He can / can’t fly.
Core: run, fly, walk, talk, Can he talk?
Action Boy Lesson 1&2
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can runᴉ swim, Yes, he can. / No, he can’t.

Unit 14 Verbs CVC words: u
Core: run, fly, walk, talk, rug
Action Boy swim, climb, write, draw, sing bug
can runᴉ Lesson 3&4 Extra: can (v), clever, silly, sun
(continued) do anything, alphabet, song,
smile (v),
sitting, jump, very, fast,
stripes, fruit, nuts, pet, live
(v), beautiful
rug
bug
sun
Unit 14 Verbs He can / can’t fly. Reading: descriptions (reading and
Core: run, fly, walk, talk, Can he talk? understanding a text about animals;
Action Boy swim, climb, write, draw, sing Yes, he can. / No, he can’t. reading for
can runᴉ Lesson 5&6 Extra: can (v), clever, silly, specific details)
(continued) do anything, alphabet, song, Listening: identifying animals (numbering
smile (v), items in the correct order)
sitting, jump, very, fast, Speaking: It can run. It’s brown and big.
stripes, fruit, nuts, pet, live (asking and answering questions about
(v), beautiful animals)
Writing: matching full and abbreviated
forms of can’t; Workbook – writing about
what I
can do (guided writing)
Review Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 13 Unit 14

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