Oxford Primary Skills Unit Teaching Notes Oxford University Press 1 Lesson objectives

Reading comprehension (page 14)
4 Write 
Libya
 or 
Antarctica
.
The children work individually to read each sentence and 
• 
write 
Libya
or 
Antarctica
as appropriate. Encourage them 
to use the reading text to help them.
Let them check their answers in pairs, then check them as 
• 
a class by asking individuals to read out the sentences.
Key
1 
Antarctica
 2 
Antarctica
 3 
Libya
 4 
Libya
 
5 
Antarctica
 6 
Libya
 7 
Antarctica
 8 
Libya
5 Circle the correct words to make true sentences.
The children use the text to help them choose and circle 
• 
the option in each sentence.
Check the answers as a class.
• 
Key 
1 
thermometers
 2 
40°C
 3 
zero
 4 
Libya
 5 
believe
 
6 
hot
 7 
Antarctica
 8 
isn’t much
6 Answer the questions. 
Read the example with the children. Explain that they 
• 
should answer each question with a single word or 
phrase, using the text to help them.
Check their answers as a class by asking individuals to 
• 
read the sentences.
Key
1 
Celsius
 2 
very cold temperatures
 3 
no
 4 
1998
 
5 
-89°C
 6 
the North Pole
 7 
land
 8 
less than 25.4 cm 
every year