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

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a class. As you do so, ask the children to correct the false 
sentences.
Key
1 
True
 2 
False
 3 
True
 4 
False
 5 
False
 6 
False
 
7 
True
 8 
False
6 Answer the questions.
Read the example with the children. Explain that they 
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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 
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read the sentences.
Key
1 
In 1995
 2 
Matoaka
 3 
‘playful little girl’

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because Pocahontas had saved John Smith’s life
 5 
no
 
6 
John Rolfe
 7 
Rebecca
 8 
twenty-two
7 Discuss these questions with a partner or with 
your class.
Ask the children to read and discuss the questions in pairs, 
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using as much English as possible. In a weaker class, you 
may prefer to discuss them as a class.
If the children have discussed the questions in pairs, finish 
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by reading each of the questions in turn and asking the 
children to answer/comment.
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Remarkable women

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Oxford Primary Skills 5 Unit 12 Teaching Notes © Oxford University Press
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 12 (
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Life stories
). 
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