1 They’re from Australia!

2nd Edition

Class Book

What your child learned in class

ultiRO

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with animated stories

2 Tamzin Thompson
Naomi Simmons

Words
Countries: Egypt, the UK, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Australia, the USA, Brazil
Seasons/Home: spring, summer, autumn, winter, garden, season
Grammar
Present simple: Where are you from? I’m from Egypt Where is he from?
He’s from Brazil.
Phonics
Consonant blends:  cr: crayon  dr: draw, drink  sp: spoon  sn: snake  pl: play

Listen at home
Twelve months in a year.
Does your child know the months of the year in English?
Play Student MultiROM Audio CD Track 3 ‘Twelve months in a year’.
You can also listen to the song on the Family and Friends website
www.oup.com/elt/familyandfriends
Listen and sing along. The lines are repeated. Turn the sound down for the
second line in each verse. Can you still sing along?

Learning to spell new words

Learn how to write the twelve months of the year.
Write the words. Look at the words. Cover the words. Think. Write the words.
Check. How many did you get right?

Look     Cover     
Think      
Write    Check
1 7
2 8
3 9
4 10
5 11
6 12
 1 They’re from Australia!

Find out about your family!

Remember the words for family?(Class Book page 4) Ask your family about
birthdays.
When is your birthday?
How old are you?
What is your favourite month?
What is your favourite season?

Odd-one-out
Write or say 3 words that go together and one that is different. Can your child
spot which one is different? Can your child say why it is different?
Say Child answers
doctor, cousin, nurse, teacher Cousin. It’s family not a job.

Tuesday, March, September, April Tuesday. It’s a day not a month.

Try using different sets of vocabulary

I can…
 I can name 5 countries in English.
 I can say and write the 12 months of the year in English.
 I can talk about favourite months and seasons.

Karaoke sing-along, stories and phonics practice at

www.oup.com/elt/familyandfriends

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