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

Vocabulary (page 9)
3 Match the words from the text to the definitions.
Look at the example together. Then tell the children 
• 
to match the rest of the red words to their definitions, 
reading each definition carefully and looking up words in 
dictionaries if necessary. You might like to let them do this 
in pairs.
Key
1 
recognize
 2 
remember
 3 
understand
 4 
hope
 
5 
train
 6 
species
 7 
habitat
 8 
tank
 9 
patterns
 
10 
routines
Reading comprehension (page 10)
4 Write 
True
 or 
False
.
The children work individually to read each sentence 
• 
and write 
True
or 
False
as appropriate. Encourage them 
to look back at the text to help them decide whether the 
sentences are true or false.
Let them check their answers in pairs, then check them as 
• 
a class. As you do so, ask the children to correct the false 
sentences.
Key
1 
False
 2 
True
 3 
True
 4 
False
 5 
False
 6 
True
 
7 
True
 8 
False
5 Match the two parts of the sentences. 
The children use the text to help them match the 
• 
sentence halves.
Let the children check their answers in pairs, making sure 
• 
they agree. Then check the answers as a class.
Key
1 
e
 2 
c
 3 
g