Macmillan Natural and Social Science 2

UNIT 8
Dear Parent / Carer,

Your child is about to start unit 8 of their Science coursebook Macmillan Natural and Social Science 2.
The topic of this unit is The city. In this unit, your child will learn to
 identify the main features of a city and the purpose they serve
 understand directions
 recognise public and private buildings
 make observations about different forms of transport used in their local environment and
classify them in different ways
 understand the importance of observing basic safety rules on the street
 recognise the importance of professions in cities and villages
Additionally in this unit, your child will investigate the quantity of traffic in the local environment. They will
say the City chants. These chants allow your child to review the key vocabulary of the unit in context.
Encourage your child to listen to the chant while looking at page 133 of the Picture dictionary.

City chant (CD track 24)

Museum... hospital... train station... bus station... airport... restaurant... sports centre... shop…

City chant (CD track 25)

There’s a museum in the city… There’s a hospital in the city... There’s a train station in the city... There’s a
bus station in the city... There’s an airport in the city... There’s a restaurant in the city... There’s a sports
centre in the city... There’s a shop in the city...

They will also sing the song Let’s go in! and say The safety rap.

Let’s go in! (CD track 26) The safety rap (CD track 27)
Walking in the city, turn left! Riding on your bike (x 3)
Walking in the city, turn left! Put your helmet on (x 3)
Here’s the museum Every time
Let's go in!
Let's go in and look at the statues! Riding in the car (x 3)
Put your seatbelt on (x 3)
Walking in the city, turn right ! Every time
Walking in the city, turn right !
Here's the train station Riding on the bus (x 3)
Let’s go in! Sit down! Hold on! (x 3)
Let’s go in and catch a train! Every time

Walking in the city, go straight on! Crossing the road (x 3)

Walking in the city, go straight on! Stop! Look! Listen! Think! (x 3)
Here’s the sports centre Every time
Let’s go in!
Let’s go in and exercise!

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The homework for this unit is to observe and chart numbers of vehicles seen in different locations.
Accompany your child to a safe place to observe passing traffic for 5 minutes. Help them to chart how
many of each vehicle passes in that time. Discuss the results and encourage them to note the most and
least common vehicles.

Thank you again for making your child’s contact with Science as enjoyable and successful as possible. I
hope that you and your child enjoy this unit and the whole course.

With best wishes,

Class Science teacher

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