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

Key
1 
The first films were produced.
2 
The first Academy Awards ceremony took place. (1929)
3 
The Academy director said the statues looked like her
cousin. (1931)
4 
The Academy named the awards ‘Oscars’. (1939)
5 
The Oscars ceremony was on TV for the first time. (1953)
6 
Anna Paquin, aged 11, won an Oscar. (1993)
7 
Titanic
won 11 Oscars. (1997)
6 Match the two parts of the sentences.
The children use the text to help them match the 
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sentence halves.
Let the children check their answers in pairs, making sure 
• 
they agree. Then check the answers as a class.
Key
1 
c
 2 
h
 3 
a
 4 
e
 5 
b
 6 
g
 7 
d
 8 
f
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Winners

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Oxford Primary Skills 5 Unit 11 Teaching Notes © Oxford University Press
7 Discuss these questions with a partner or with 
your class.
Ask the children to read and discuss the questions in pairs, 
• 
using as much English as possible. In a weaker class, you 
may prefer to discuss them as a class. Ask them to justify 
their answers to questions 1 and 3.
If the children have discussed the questions in pairs, finish 
• 
by reading each of the questions in turn and asking the 
children to answer/comment.
More words (page 56)
Check the words in your dictionary. Then complete 
the sentences.
In a stronger class, use the 
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More words
section to extend 
the children’s vocabulary.
Ask the children to turn to page 56, section 11 
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(
Competitions
). Read the words in the box, and give the 
children some time to look up any words they are not 
familiar with in dictionaries. Model and drill pronunciation.
Read the example. Then let the children work individually