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

Lesson objectives 
To understand texts describing jobs
To understand and use the modals 
need to
, 
mustn’t
and 
have to
To write about a job they would like to have
Language
You need to be calm and patient.
You mustn’t be afraid of dogs. 
Key vocabulary: 
train 
(verb)
, tank, habitat, species, pattern, 
recognize, understand, remember, routines, hope
More words: 
calm, energetic, friendly, honest, organized, 
patient
Reading (page 8)
Before reading
1 Discuss these questions.
Ask the children to open their books at pages 8 and 9, and 
• 
draw their attention to the unit title. Read and discuss the 
questions with the class. Encourage them to use as much 
English as possible, but let them use L1 where necessary.
Ask the children to look at the reading text. Point out the 
• 
title 
Sarah Turner, shark trainer
. Say 
We are going to find out 
what a shark trainer does.
2 Read and listen. 
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First read the words in red and explain their meanings 
• 
where necessary (or you could give the children a few 
minutes to look up the words in dictionaries). Model and 
drill pronunciation.
Now say each of the red words in turn and ask the 
• 
children to tell you whether it is a noun or a verb.
Play the recording while the children follow the text 
• 
in their books. Then ask some questions to check 
understanding, e.g. 
Is Sarah scared of sharks? Does she 
always work in the Sea Life Centre? How do the sharks get 
food at the Sea Life Centre? When do sharks get scared? What 
does one of the young sharks like doing?