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

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When you think the children are ready, ask them to write 
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about one of the jobs you have talked about, using 
the text on page 5 as a model and changing words as 
appropriate.
Key
Example texts:
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Making cakes is not a problem for Sam Wilson. She is a baker. 
Sam started making cakes 50 years ago, and for the last 25 
years baking has been her full-time job. She works with a 
team of bakers. They travel all over England to make cakes 
for weddings and parties.
The team has made thousands of cakes, from small cupcakes 
to a huge wedding cake for 200 people. They never make the 
same cake twice. The team has won lots of prizes for their 
baking. They also teach people how to make cakes. 
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Building houses is not a problem for James Smith. He is a 
builder.
James started building houses 22 years ago, and for the last 
21 years building has been his full-time job. He works with a 
team of builders. They travel all over Europe to build houses, 
castles and palaces.
The team has made hundreds of houses, from small cottages 
to a huge palace for the queen. They never build the same 
house twice. The team has won lots of prizes for their 
building. They also teach people how to build houses. 
Note 
If you have access to computers for this lesson, 
you could provide the original text in a word processing 
document, and let the children overtype words that they 
want to change. Alternatively, you could do this as a purely 
oral activity, letting the children prepare their texts in pairs 
then ‘read’ them to the class.

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Oxford Primary Skills 5 Unit 2 Teaching Notes © Oxford University Press
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