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Starters Unit 9 Lesson 1
Starters Unit 9 Teaching notes Lesson 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE © ELT
Songs 2020
Vocabulary: mum, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpaGrammar:
Who is that? That’s my (dad).
1 Start the lesson: Review the language from Units 7 and 8. Play
the Unit 8 music video and then mime playing with a toy. Say I’ve
got a … Children complete your sentence. Use your hands to gesture
big or small. Say It’s … and children say big or small. Volunteers
can then take your role.
2 Video introduction: Remind children about the Planet Popstars
and The Planet Pop Show. Explain that Alex will tell Alice about
his family today and then sing a song. Show a photo of a family and
say family. Talk to the children in their own language about
families.
3 Conversation practice: Before you play the video, tell
children to watch and decide if Alex’s family is big or small. Play
the video and elicit the answer (big). Tell pupils to watch the
video again and listen more closely. After they have watched the
video, pupils tell you what they can remember.
4 Vocabulary presentation and game: Present the family
vocabulary to the class using the flashcards and model
pronunciation. Display the flashcards and say the words again.
Children point to the correct flashcard. Then divide the class into
six groups, giving each group a flashcard. Say a family member, and
the group with that flashcard stands up and sits down as quickly as
possible. Repeat.
5 Music video: Play the Unit 9 music video for children to
enjoy. Ask the class whose family the song is about (Alex’s). Then
play the video again, encouraging participation with the dancing
and actions.
6 Song worksheet: 1 Pupils listen to the song and number the
pictures in the order they hear the family members mentioned.
Answers: a 4 b 5 c 2 d 3 e 1 f 6 2 Pupils draw matching lines from
the zoomed-in picture of each family member to the correct person
in the big picture. Answers: 1 grandpa 2 sister 3 grandma 4 mum 5
brother 6 dad
Fast finishers: Pupils find and circle the three toys in the
picture in activity 2, then say the words.
Extra activity: Ask six volunteers to come to the front and give
them each a family flashcard. Say a word and the child holding that
flashcard holds it up for the class to see. Repeat with other
children.
7 End the lesson: Ask children to circle a family member on the
Song worksheet. Say a family member and everyone who chose that
person stands up. Continue until everyone is standing, then say
Goodbye.
1 Start the lesson: review the language from Units 7 and 8
2 Video introduction: establish the Unit 9 topic of family and
introduce the video sections for this lesson
3 Conversation practice: ask a gist question, play the video and
elicit the answer. Play the video again for pupils to watch more
closely
4 Vocabulary presentation and game: present the new family words
using the flashcards and play a class game
5 Music video: play the video, then play it again so pupils can
join in with the actions
6 Song worksheet: pupils complete the worksheet activities to
practise recognition of the new family words in the song, ending
with an optional fast finisher activity
7 End the lesson: review the new family words with a class game,
then say goodbye
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Starters Unit 9 Lesson 2
Starters Unit 9 Teaching notes Lesson 2 PHOTOCOPIABLE © ELT
Songs 2020
Vocabulary: mum, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpaGrammar:
Who is that? That’s my (dad).
1 Start the lesson: Children pass the family flashcards round
the class until you say Stop! Say, e.g. Hello, Dad! and the child
with the dad flashcard holds it up and says Hello! Repeat. Then
play the Unit 9 music video.
2 Video introduction: Tell the class that today, DJ Daniel is
going to help them say the family vocabulary. Then they are going
to learn and say a rap with these words.
3 Pronunciation guide: Play the Pronunciation guide while
showing the family flashcards. Play the video again, pausing for
pupils to focus on the words on the screen, listen for
pronunciation and repeat. Display the flashcards and play the video
again. Pause for children to repeat and point to the correct
flashcard.
4 Vocabulary game: Put the flashcards on the board and write the
words underneath. A child removes a flashcard and shows it to the
class, who all say the word. The child stays at the board with
their flashcard. Repeat with different children, leaving the words
on the board. Ask the children with the flashcards to mix
themselves up, then place their flashcard back on the board above
the correct word with help from the class. When the flashcards are
all in place, the class says the words.
5 Vocabulary rap: Play the Unit 9 vocabulary rap. Then play it
again for the class to join in and repeat. Divide the class into
six groups, giving each group a flashcard. Play the rap again and
the groups wave their arms for their family member. Repeat.
CLIL (Science): Use the brother and sister flashcards to discuss
the topic of twins. Model the word twin. Elicit how a twin is
different to a brother/sister.
6 Vocabulary worksheet: 1 Pupils circle and say the correct
family member. Answers: 1 mum 2 brother 3 grandpa 4 dad 5 sister 6
grandma (1 mark for each correctly circled word) 2 Pupils write the
words, then tick/cross pictures 1–6 if the people appear in the big
picture. Answers: 1 grandma 2 dad 3 sister 4 mum 5 brother 6
grandpa (½ mark for each correct word; ½ mark for each correctly
ticked/crossed picture)
How do you feel? Pupils choose and colour a face according to
how they feel about their work.
Fast finishers: Pupils draw their family, point and say.
Formative assessment: Use the pupils’ Vocabulary worksheets to
complete the Unit 9 evaluation grid.
7 End the lesson: Play the vocabulary rap. The class joins in
and points to the flashcards, then says Goodbye.
1 Start the lesson: review the family words with the flashcards
and play the music video
2 Video introduction: introduce the video sections for this
lesson
3 Pronunciation guide: play the Pronunciation guide while
showing the family flashcards. Play it two more times for pupils to
practise the new vocabulary
4 Vocabulary game: play a game to practise word recognition and
pronunciation of the family words
5 Vocabulary rap: play the rap, then play it again so pupils can
join in. Play a class game with the rap
6 Vocabulary worksheet: pupils complete the worksheet activities
to practise reading and writing the new family words, ending with a
self-evaluation activity and an optional fast finisher activity
7 End the lesson: play the vocabulary rap, then say goodbye
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Starters Unit 9 Lesson 3
Starters Unit 9 Teaching notes Lesson 3 PHOTOCOPIABLE @ ELT
Songs 2020
Vocabulary: mum, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpaGrammar:
Who is that? That’s my (dad).
1 Start the lesson: Divide the class into six groups. Give each
group a family flashcard and have them stand in lines. Play the
Unit 9 vocabulary rap and the child at the front of each group
repeats and dances when they hear their family member. They then go
to the back of their group’s line. Repeat.
2 Video introduction: Tell the class that today, they are going
to hear Kim talking about her family. Then they are going to sing
along to a karaoke video.
3 Grammar tutorial: Before you play the video, elicit and write
the family words on the board. Children watch the grammar tutorial
and tell you which of these family members Kim talks about (mum,
dad and grandpa). Play the video again, pausing to point and ask
the class Who is that? Say That’s my … and children answer with the
correct family member.
4 Grammar presentation and game: Using the family flashcards,
say Who is that? That’s my (mum). Hold up the flashcards again one
at a time and say Who is that? That’s my … for children to
complete. Repeat, encouraging children to repeat the question and
then the answer in full. Display the flashcards on the board with a
number 1–6 above each. Say a number and ask Who is that? Pupils
look and answer, e.g. That’s my dad. Children continue in
pairs.
5 Grammar worksheet: 1 Pupils read the sentences and match them
to the correct pictures. Answers: a 2 b 4 c 3 d 1 (1 mark for each
correctly numbered picture) 2 Pupils look at the silhouettes and
find the correct family member. They complete the sentences with
the correct words. Answers: 1 brother 2 dad 3 mum 4 grandpa (1 mark
for each correct word)
How do you feel? Pupils choose and colour a face according to
how they feel about their work.
Fast finishers: Pupils draw a family member. They share their
picture with another fast finisher and ask and answer Who is that?
That’s my …
Formative assessment: Use the pupils’ Grammar worksheets to
complete the Unit 9 evaluation grid.
6 Karaoke: Play the Unit 9 music video to remind children of the
song. Then play the karaoke version for children to watch. Play it
again, breaking it down for children to practise. When children
feel confident, play it in full for them to join in.
7 End the lesson: Ask pupils to reflect on what they have learnt
in Unit 9: they can talk about their family, ask and answer
questions about people, do a rap and sing a song! Congratulate the
children and then play the karaoke video. Then say Goodbye!
1 Start the lesson: review the family words with a game using
the vocabulary rap
2 Video introduction: introduce the video sections for this
lesson
3 Grammar tutorial: ask a gist question, play the video and
elicit the answer. Play the video again for pupils to watch more
closely
4 Grammar presentation and game: use the family flashcards to
present the new grammar (Who is that? ...? That’s my ...) and play
a class game
5 Grammar worksheet: pupils complete the worksheet activities to
practise reading the new grammar structure, including a
self-evaluation activity and an optional fast finisher activity
6 Karaoke: play the music video, then play the karaoke version.
Allow pupils to practise then join in
7 End the lesson: reflect on the pupils’ achievements in Unit 9.
Play the karaoke video and say goodbye
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