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Unit 2 Swifter, Higher, Stronger Vocabulary
Unit 2 Swifter, Higher, Stronger Vocabulary
Grade FOUR
Term 2
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1 UNIT 2
Swifter, Higher, Stronger
VOCABULARY 1)Activity on Fill in the blanks. Page 15 Students create *To identify new
Students are in pairs. their own words.
Teacher pastes sentences on the sentences using
board. The pairs are given with the the new words. *To influence
new word stripes. usage of new
The pairs read aloud the words they words in written
are given with first. Then each pair at and spoken
a time comes in front of the class and activities.
show their word.
The teacher and the students get
together and discuss the meaning of
the word.
Since the pair is familiar with
meaning of their word by now, they
select the correct sentence to fill the
blank using the word they have. This
happens with all the pairs.
The whole class read all the
sentences.
Then students open the lesson and
find out the new words pasted on the
board in their text and highlight
them. They read the sentences in the
text written using those new words.
Students write down the sentences
pasted on the board in their book.
Students complete the Word Check
in the Textbook itself.
2 COMPREHENSION Class is divided into three groups. Page 16 Textbook; *To boost the A4 sheets
Each group is given with a name of a Page 16; interest in Color pens and
player mentioned in the text. Comprehension reading. pencils.
Students summarize their respective -
paragraphs on A4 sheets. Part C-1 *To improve
The groups present about the player speaking skills
they have summarized about.
The teacher asks true/false questions *To improve
from each and every group including comprehension
the questions in Comprehension Part skills.
A as well. The group who score the
most is rewarded. *To develop
Students complete the Part B in the critical thinking
Writing Book. skills.
3 COMMAS IN LISTS Teacher takes an example sentence Page 18 Textbook; *Make them Demy papers.
from the text and paste it in the Page 18; understand the Color pens and
board without commas and the Punctuation- usage of the pencils.
conjunction. Part A comma in a list. A4 sheets.
Students compare the sentence in (In the Textbook
the text and the sentence pasted on itself)
the board and find out the difference
and discuss what the difference is.
Then teacher explains the positions
of the commas and the conjunction
in a sentence. Workbook;
Students come to the board and do Page 8;
the corrections of the sentence Punctuation-
pasted on the board. Part A
SPELLING (eous, ious, cious, Teacher brings out each word ending Page 19 Textbook; *To identify Color A4 sheets.
tious) one by one. Page 19; words ending Color pens.
First ous. Teacher pastes set of nouns Spelling- Part A with eous, ious,
ends with e and explain the rule of and B cious and tious.
dropping e before adding ous.
Thus, teacher explains the rules to be Workbook;
followed before adding the word Page 9
endings by taking set of example
words.
4 GRAMMAR (Verbs with The prefixes and their meanings are Page 20 Textbook; *To identify Color A4s.
Prefixes) pasted on either side of the board. Page 20; prefixes and its Color pens.
Students match the prefixes with Grammar- usage.
their meanings with the help of the Part C
teacher.
Now teacher pastes only the prefixes Workbook;
on the board. Students are given with Page 10
words. Students come to the board
one by one and paste the word close
to the correct prefix and form the
words.
Students complete Part A in the
Textbook itself and complete Part B
in the Writing Book.
WRITING Teacher brings a book on Biography Page 21 Workbook; *To make familiar Demy papers
(Biographical Sketches) of a person and shows it to the class Page 11 with the term A4 sheets
and explains what a biography is. Biography. Color pencils and
The content of a Biography is Collect facts pens.
explained by using word clouds. about the given *To improve
athlete. students’ interest
By taking a famous personality, in referring
teacher discusses the biography of Biographies of
the person with the students and Great
write around the word clouds. personalities.
5 UNIT 3
Wind Poems
VOCABULARY Teacher acts out the poems Page 22 and Textbook; *To identify new Demy papers.
intensifying the meanings of the new 23 Page 22 and 23; words. Color A4s.
words through actions. Then students Word Checks (In Color pens.
do the same. the Textbook *To influence
itself) usage of new
Teacher divides the class into two. words in written
One side is given with the word and spoken
stripes. Other side is given with the activities.
meanings. Students find out their
match and get into pairs.
Pairs come to the board and paste
the words and their meanings.
Students read the words and the
meanings aloud.
6 COMPREHENSION Students are not allowed to take the Page 24 Textbook; *To practice A4 sheets
Textbook. Page 24; students to read Color pencils,
Teacher pastes the first poem on the Part B and understand a crayons.
board. Get the students into pairs poem.
and give them two to three lines
from the poem to each pair and ask *To direct
them to paraphrase the given lines. students to bring
Students read the paraphrased lines line of a poems
in order and get the idea of the into complete
poem. sentences that
Then each and every student bring will help them to
the lines into a drawing. follow the
This happens with the second poem meaning.
as well.
Students paste both the drawings in *Students will be
their Creative Writing book and able to picture
complete Part C. the poem they
are reading in
Students complete Part A in their minds.
laminated Papers.
*To improve
comprehension
skills.
*To develop
critical thinking
skills.
USING HYPHENS Students are in groups. Page 25 Textbook; *Students will Color A4s.
Students are given with a set of first Page 25; learn the types of Color pens.
parts of of the words, the second Part C words to which
parts of the same words and hyphens hyphens should
separately on stripes. Workbook; be used.
Group members get together and Page 12;
create complete words. The winners Vocabulary- *To intensify the
will be rewarded. The answers are Part A importance of the
discussed. hyphen.
Teacher discusses the types of word
to which hyphen are positioned.
Students do Part A in Laminated
Papers and Part B in the Writing
book.
PUNCTUATION Teacher describes the difference Page 26 Textbook; *To identify Color A4s.
(Apostrophes of between extraction and contraction Page 26; apostrophes of Color pens.
Contraction) using a rubber band. Part C contractions and
its formation.
Students are in pairs. Workbook;
Teacher gives students flash cards Page 12; *Students will be
with words of contractions and Punctuation- able to create
extractions. Students who receive Part A meaningful
contractions find for their extractions sentences with
and vice versa. contractions.
Class Activity:
Teacher provides the students with
stripes. Then ask them to write
extracted words and ask them to fold
the stripes to contract the words.
Note:
Shan’t / Won’t
7 SPELLING First teacher divides the class into Page 27 Textbook; *To identify Color A4s.
(ull and ul word endings) groups and gives them set of Page 27; words ending Color pens.
pictures. They have to identify those Part A and B with ‘ull’ and ‘ul’.
pictures and write in a piece of paper. (Students have
After that they have to observe those to create three
words. sentences using
three words
As a help teacher can also paste the from each
words around the classroom. Each at activity.)
a time they have to run and get the
correct word. After observing they Workbook;
have to underline the letters which Page 13
are common in all. The answer is ull
and ul.
GRAMMAR Teacher pastes the pictures of verbs Page 28 Textbook; *Students will be Demy papers.
(Noun and Verb Agreement) like watching TV, singing a song, Page 28; able to Color A4s.
dancing, eating etc. Also she pastes Part A and C differentiate how Color pens.
some names like Adam, Sam, It, She, tenses change
He. Workbook; with Plural and
First teacher asks kids to identify the Page 14 Singular nouns.
verbs. Teacher will also identify one.
Then ask the kids to create sentences *To guide
using the names given. Teacher will students to create
also do one but won’t show hers. sentences with
correct grammar
After kids complete, teacher will following the
check. Then she will write the proper structure.
answers on the board. She will ask
kids to compare.
WRITING Teacher takes example lines from the Page 29 Textbook; *To elaborate the Demy papers.
(Personification) poems and paste them on the board. Page 29; term Color A4s.
Ex: He’s been in a rage all night. Part 2 (In the Personification. Color pens.
And asks the students who’s referred Textbook itself.) *To improve
as He. students’
The answer will be Wind. Workbook; creativity.
Then the teacher questions whether Page 15
the Wind has life. Kids will say NO.
8 UNIT 5
Walking on the Moon
VOCABULARY Students are in pairs. Page 38 and *To identify new Color A4s.
The letters in new words are jumbled 39 words. Color pens.
and the word stripes are given to
pairs. *To influence
usage of new
The meanings of the words are words in written
pasted all around the class. and spoken
activities.
The pairs arrange the letters of the
given words in the correct order first
and figure out the word.
COMPREHENSION Students are in groups. Page 40 Textbook; *To boost the A4 sheets.
Groups are given with a set of Page 40; interest in Color pens.
questions. Part C reading.
Teacher pastes paragraphs all around
the class room including answers for *To improve
the questions. speaking skills
One group member at a time runs
around and finds answers for each *To improve
question. There should be a writer comprehension
for every group to write down the skills.
answers.
*To develop
Then teacher numbers the questions critical thinking
and paste them on the board in big skills.
letters and discuss the answers. The
winners are rewarded. Students also
underline the answers in the
Textbook.
SPEAKING ACTIVITY Students are divided into three *To give the real
(TV Interview) groups as experience of a
Neil Armstrong, Michael TV Interview.
Collins, Buzz Aldrin
Media *Students will be
Audience able to organize a
Students bring props like garlands, TV interview and
mics, cameras, flags and all. carry it out.
SYNONYMS Teacher just explains the students Page 41 Textbook; *To get the Color A4s.
how the surrounding looks like. Page 41; attention and Color pens.
Ex: The class is beautiful and nice. Part C interest to the
You have got a big and a huge lesson.
Classroom etc. Workbook;
Page 20; *To identify
Then after explaining teacher asks Vocabulary- synonyms and its
questions from the students. Part A, B usage in different
Ex: How does the class look? and situations.
etc.
Students will answer;
beautiful and nice
9 PUNCTUATION Students are in pairs. Page 42 Textbook; *To explain the Color A4s.
(Dashes for Extra Each pair is given with a sentence. Page 42; position of the Color pens.
Information) The extra information is pasted on Part C extra information
the board. They have pick the in a sentence.
relevant extra information to their Workbook;
sentence and sit down. Page 20; *To figure out
Punctuation- extra information
Teacher pastes the example given in Part A in a sentence.
the book on the board.
The class read the sentence aloud. *The role of the
Then teacher asks the students if dash in including
they can see an extra part to the extra information
sentence that we can remove still the into a sentence.
structure of the sentence remain
same.
10 UNIT 7
Looking at the Sky
VOCABULARY First the teacher asks the kids to Page 54 and Textbook; *To identify new Color A4s.
close their eyes. Then teacher 55 Page 56; words. Color pens.
describes a setting or she narrates a Word Check (In
description about a night sky. the Textbook *To influence
While describing teacher includes itself.) usage of new
new vocabulary and also she gives words in written
the meaning too. This has to be done and spoken
in a way where the kids are able to activities.
imagine a night sky.
COMPREHENSION Teacher divides the class and ask Page 56 Textbook *To boost the Color A4s.
students to bring props to prepare a Page 56; interest in Color pens.
night sky. Part A reading.
Ex: sticks, sarees, moon, stars,
planets etc. *To improve
speaking skills
This will give them a night sky feeling.
After that teacher shows a video *To improve
based on the night sky and also the comprehension
interconnecting the solar system. skills.
While explaining the video, teacher
uses the new vocabulary. Then and *To develop
there teacher asks the meanings too. critical thinking
skills.
After that students are for a question
and answer time. It’ll happen in the
laminated paper. Teacher focuses
more on the Part A questions.
FIGURES OF SPEECH Teacher comes to the classroom and Page 57 Textbook; *Students will be Demy papers.
engages in a conversation with the Page 57; able to spot out Color A4s.
kids. While talking she includes Part B idioms with their Color pens.
idioms which makes the kids meanings.
confused. Teacher says something Workbook;
but it gives a different meaning. Page 28; *To enhance their
Teacher will ask why do you all look Vocabulary - language and
confused? Kids might say they don't Part A, B, C creativity.
understand what the teacher told.
Then teacher says she will again do
the same conversations and ask them
to write the phrases which they
didn't understand.
11 PUNCTUATION Teacher comes to the class and takes Page 58 Textbook; * Students will be Color A4s.
(Possessive Nouns) few belongings of the kids. Page 58; able to Color pens.
Part B and C understand
For example: a purse which belongs where to place
Sara Workbook; the apostrophe.
Part 28;
Papers which belong to the girls of 4A Punctuation- * Students will
class etc. Part A, B understand who
is the owner,
Then she asks whose purse is this? owner always
Answer will be Sara's. Whose bottle is takes the
this? Nina’s. Etc. apostrophe.
SPELLING Class is divided into two. They will be Page 59 Textbook; *To identify Color A4s.
(ir and ire words) given with a set of pictures. Kids will Page 59; words with ‘ir’ Color pens.
have to identify those pictures and Part C (in the and ‘ire’.
write on the laminated paper. After Textbook.)
that they will have to recognize
what's common in all. It's ir and ire. Workbook;
Each at a time will read aloud one Page 29
word. Teacher puts it on the board.
Then kids will come front and
underline ir and ire. Then teacher will
read aloud the words and kids will
repeat. This happens thrice to make
sure that they pronounce the words
properly. Using a mind map kids will
be given a chance to come front and
write some other examples with ir
and ire letters. Each time they have
to sound the letters properly.
GRAMMAR Half of the class will get nouns and Page 60 Textbook; *To convert nous Color A4s.
(Forming Verbs from Nouns the other half of the class will get Page 60; and adjectives Color pens.
and Adjectives) adjectives (word cards) Part C (in the into verbs.
Textbook)
Teacher displays the words nouns *To encourage
and and adjectives on the board. Kids Workbook; students read
have to recognize to which group Page 30 more and refer
they belong and should stand in front the Dictionary.
of the word. Teacher explains the
term nouns and adjectives.
Apologiate ❌
Aplogien ❌
Apologify ❌
Apologize (checks in the dictionary)
12 WRITING Kids are instructed to plant a flower Page 61 Textbook; *Students will Color A4s.
(Explanation) plant at the beginning of July and Page 61; practice to Color pens.
observe the growth of a seed into a As a homework explain something
flow plant. they will have to they have
write their witnessed and
They will have to bring it to school on explanation in observed.
the day we are doing this lesson. their Writing *To deliver
book using information
Teacher plants a seed in the diagrams. clearly.
classroom and also she should have a
small plant with a flower (kids Workbook;
imagine that's the output) Page 31
UNIT 8
Holiday Destination
VOCABULARY Teacher pastes a description about Page 62 and Color A4s.
Sri Lanka highlighting the new words. 63. *To identify new Color pens.
words.
In the other side of the board,
teacher pastes the meanings of those *To influence
new words. usage of new
words in written
Teacher reads the paragraph with the and spoken
students first. Then students do the activities.
loud reading.
USING THESAURUS A set of words are pasted on the Page 65 Textbook; Color A4s.
board. A set of Synonyms for the Page 65; *To intensify the Color pens.
pasted words are given to the Part A and B content of a
students. Thesaurus and its
Workbook; usage.
First students find the friends who Page 32;
have got the similar meaning words Vocabulary-
and get into groups. Part A, B
14 GRAMMAR Using a mind map, teacher draws the Page 68 Workbook; *To understand
(Relative Pronoun) characteristics of conjunctions; who, Page 34 the duty of
which, that. conjunctions and
the words hidden
Then she explains that who comes in them.
with people and which and that
comes with animals and things. *Students will be
able to locate
Teacher pastes sentences with conjunctions
blanks. Students pop up with properly in a
conjunctions to to fill the blanks. sentence and
create new
Students write down the sentences sentences.
on the board and create their own
sentences as well.
Part A is done in the Textbook itself
and Part B and C are completed in
the Writing book.
WRITING With the help of the word clouds Page 69 Workbook; *To give the idea
(Writing to Inform and teacher explains the purpose of a Page 35 of Travel
Persuade) Holiday Brochure. Brochure.
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