INSTITUTO OXFORD

Elementary School
2nd Grade Study Guide
Second Trimester Period 2023-2024
Miss Alva Guillermo
Study form Writing Log and Language Log.
Reading
and Compass Language Log
Writing Topic 4: What was there millions of years ago? (p. 48-61)
*Past simple of Be: We use was/wasn’t with I, he, she, and it.
We use were/weren’t with you, we, and they.
*Vocabulary:
Times and eras: million, period, time, year
Body parts: body, bone, skeleton, head, horn, leg, neck, plate, spike, tail, tooth
Nature: bird, fern, flower, insect, leaf/ leaves, mammal, plant, reptile

Compass Writing Log

Topic 4: What was there millions of years ago? (p.32-39)
-Understand information charts and text about prehistoric animals.
-Capitalize words (Continents and time periods).
-Describe prehistoric animals.
-Use transition words “But and And” to combine ideas.
*Vocabulary: Woolly Mammoth (ears, head, trunk, tusk, tail, thick fur).

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activities in the assignment section.
Study from Compass Phonics and Spelling Log, spelling notebook, and
Spelling vocabulary from Kid’s Box Pupil’s Book.

Compass Phonics and Spelling Log

Topic 4: What was there millions of years ago? (p.24-29)
*Practice shower vowel sounds: short a, short e, short i, short o, short u.
*Practice words with double letters.
* Match the words with the same vowel sound.

Vocabulary: big, lizard, wings, bug, hungry, touch, frog, on, rock, bed, feather, red,
black, plant, back, hand, clock, dog, sand, duck, wings, plant, book, foot, bed, good,
look
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Kid’s Box Pupils Book

Unit 9: Our clothes (p.64-69)
Vocabulary: -Clothes: dress, glasses, handbag, hat, jeans, shirt, sunglasses

Unit 10: Our hobbies (p.70- 77)

 Vocabulary: -Hobbies: painting, skateboarding, playing badminton/ baseball/
basketball/ hockey/ table tennis

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Study from Language Log and Kid’s Box Pupil’s Book.
Grammar
and Language Log
Vocabulary Topic 3: Why do I get sick? (p. 34-47)
Vocabulary:
Ailments: earache, fever, headache, runny nose, sore throat, stomachache
Treatments: medicine, thermometer, tissue, antibiotic, bandage, patient
Health verbs: blow your nose, take medicine, take your temperature
Time and Frequency vocabulary: after, before, once/ twice/ three times…
*Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, never

Topic 4: What was there millions of years ago? (p. 48-61)

Past simple of Be: We use was/wasn’t with I, he, she, and it.
We use were/weren’t with you, we, and they.
Vocabulary:
Times and eras: million, period, time, year
Body parts: body, bone, skeleton, head, horn, leg, neck, plate, spike, tail, tooth
Nature: bird, fern, flower, insect, leaf/ leaves, mammal, plant, reptile
*You can check the chart at the end of the study guide.

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activities in the assignment section.

Kid’s Box Pupils Book

Unit 9: Our clothes (p.64-69)
*Present continuous.*You can check the chart at the end of the study guide.
Vocabulary: -Clothes: dress, glasses, handbag, hat, jeans, shirt, sunglasses

Unit 10: Our hobbies (p.70- 77)

*Like/love –ing to describe preference.
 I love dancing. / I like swimming. /she doesn’t like fishing.
Vocabulary: -Hobbies: painting, skateboarding, playing badminton/ baseball/
basketball/ hockey/ table tennis

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Study from Compass Language Log and Writing Log and Kid’s Box Pupil’s Book.
Listening
and Listening
Speaking Compass Writing Log
Topic 4: What was there millions of years ago? (p.33)
*Information chart, text about prehistoric animals. Capitalized words (Continents, time
periods). Describe prehistoric animals. Numbers for measures (height, weight).
Vocabulary: ears, head, trunk, tusk, tail, thick fur
Compass Language Log
Topic 4: What was there millions of years ago?(p.53)
 *Listening for descriptions.
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Kid’s Box Unit 1 to 6

General knowledge in listening skills.
- The format of the exam is the same as Cambridge Certification Exam.
- Vocabulary: Numbers: 1 -20, the alphabet
Colours: red, yellow, pink, green, orange, blue, purple, brown, black, white,
grey
School: bookcase, board, cupboard, computer, desk, ruler, teacher,television,
whiteboard
Toys: alien, camera, board, game, kite, lorry, robot, tablet, watch, teddy bear
Furniture: clock, lamp, mat, mirror phone, sofa
Family: baby, cousin, mum, dad, grandma, grandpa
Food: bread, chicken, chips, eggs, juice, milk, rice, water

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Speaking
Study from Language Log
Topic 3: Why do I get sick? (p. 34-47)
Vocabulary:
Ailments: earache, fever, headache, runny nose, sore throat, stomachache
Treatments: medicine, thermometer, tissue, antibiotic, bandage, patient
Health verbs: blow your nose, take medicine, take your temperature
*Time and Frequency vocabulary: after, before, once/twice/three times…
*Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, never

Science SCIENCE
-Study from the Phenomenal Science and orange notebook.

Unit 5: How do we sense the world around us? (p.51-61)

Lesson 1: What are my body parts?
Lesson 2: What are healthy habits?
Lesson 3: What are the five senses?

Vocabulary: arms, legs, hands, feet, brain, skull, head, bones, muscles, flexible,
accident, illness, dentist, nurse, doctor, ophthalmologist, caught, sneeze, germs, heal,
bandage, smell, touch, taste, hearing, sight

Unit 6: How is the weather related to the seasons? (p.64-73)

Lesson 1: What are seasons?
Lesson 2: How do we measure and record weather?
Lesson 3: How long are days?
Vocabulary:
Seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall
Adjectives for the weather: cold, hot, warm, wettest, cool
Weather instruments: rain gauge, rainfall, thermometer, temperature
Parts of the day: morning, afternoon, evening, night
 Grammar and Vocabulary: Language Log Unit 4

Past Simple of be (use it to talk about activities that happened in the past)

I, he, she, it It was cold during the Ice Age.

It wasn’t cold during the Ice Age.

You, we, they We were friends yesterday.

We weren’t friends.

Grammar Kid’s box Unit 9

Present Continuous for What is happening now

(Use a present form of be and a verb ending in -ing to talk about what is happing
at the moment)

Examples I am playing badminton.

She is wearing a skirt.
He is not playing basketball.
I am not wearing a hat.

Sleep early.
Have a good breakfast.