Instituto Chapultepec

Elementary School

 Language Tree  Macmillan Heinemann (3) Syllabus         School Year 2005-2006                              Grade 3rd

Unit

Communicative Aims

Vocabulary

Grammar

Pages

Material

Projects

 

 

1

 

 

 

Talking about our community

Facilities and stores:

 

restaurant, supermarket, bookstore, movie theater, post office, hospital, bakery, church, fire house, school, police station, alarm clock, mechanic, radio, slippers, to sort, sound.

 

jobs and jobs actions:

 

doctor, police officer, teacher, mailman, bus driver, nurse

 

Review of present simple

 

L. tree

Pages 4 / 13

 

Flashcards

 

Tape recorder

 

Posters

 

 

 

 

Occupations

 

 

2

 

 

 

Talking about age and birthdays

 

 

 

 

Dates:

 

months of the year (January, February, April,. Etc.)

 

Free time activities:

 

piano class, karate, watch, TV, arch, date, fun, to get dressed, karate, lazy, to mail, moon, mother’s day, owl, to raise, to shine, thunder, go,  went, ride, rode, have, had, play, played, park, swimming, war

 

 

Review of past simple

 

Regular and irregular verbs

 

 

 

L. tree

Pages 14 / 23

Paper

 

Tape recorder

 

Posters

 

String

 

Realia

 

Cardboard

 

 

 

 

 

Things I did yesterday

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describing our friends

 

Exchanging information with a pen

 

Physical descriptions:

 

older, taller, big small, long, short,

 

 Interest, and pets:

 

clap, wave, shake, turn, cats, fish, frogs, dogs, cute, dinosaur, face, ferocious hairy, net, free, perfect, sharp, tiny, wiggle

 

 

Comparatives

Present simple

Past simple

 

 

 

 

L. tree

Pages  24 /  33

 

 

 

Falscards

 

Tape recorder

 

Realia

 

 

 

 

My favorite pet

Unit

Communicative Aims

Vocabulary

Grammar

Pages

Material

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Talking about diet and lifestyle

 

Shopping for food

Food and drink:

 

beef, chicken, fish, eggs, apples, oranges, bananas, tomatoes, carrots, pasta, bread, juice, milk

 

Pets:

 

cat, mouse, rabbit

 

Sports:

 

soccer, swimming, running, baseball

 

Countable and uncountable nouns

Some / any

 

L. tree

Pages 34 /  43

 

Flashcards

 

Realia

 

Tape recorder

 

Posters

 

 

 

How to prepare a sandwich

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

Describing continuous actions in the past

 

Nature and zoo animals:

 

grass hopper, ants, bees, stork, fox, elephant, parrot, monkey, lion, eagle

 

 

Past continuous

Past simple

 

L. tree

Pages 44 /  53

Flashcards

Realia

 

Tape recorder

 

Posters

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

Learning about early civilizations

 

Comparing life in the city and the country

 

Country and  city:

 

trees, cars, people, earthquake, flood,  river, forest, ocean, mountain, buildings, valley

 

 Natural disasters:

 

volcano, lava, erupt, ash, flood, earthquake, tornado

 

Past simple

Past continuous

 

 

L. tree

Pages 54 /  63

 

Flashcards

 

Movie

 

Tape recorder

 

Posters

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Talking about signs and symbols

 

 

 

Learning about sign language

 

Wild animals:

 

mouse, bear, bird, beaver

 

 

 

 

Sports:

 

dog, karate, soccer, biking, judo, swimming basketball, running, tennis

Possessive pronouns

Must / mustn’t

Who...?

 

 

Present continuous

 

L. tree

Pages 64 / 73

 

Cardboard

 

Realia

 

 

 

Tape recorder

 

signs and symbols

Unit

Communicative Aims

Vocabulary

Grammar

Pages

Material

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

Making predictions and decisions about the future

 

 

Seasons:

 

spring , summer, winter, fall

 

weather:

 

cloudy, stormy, dry, warm, rainy

 

 

Will / won’t

 

 

 

L. tree

Pages 74  /  83

Ohp

 

Realia

 

Tape recorder

 

Flashcards

 

 

My next vacation

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

Planning a trip

 

Talking about rules

Theme park rides:

 

ferris wheel, waterslide, ghost train, bumper cars, roller coaster, carousel

 

food, and drink:

 

cotton candy, popcorn, hamburger, hot dog, fries, soda, lemonade, milkshake, ice cream, popsicle, candy bar, peanuts

 

Must / mustn’t

 

Will / won’t

 

 

 

L. tree

Pages 84  / 93

 

Posters

 

Realia

 

Tape recorder

 

Flashcards

 

 

Theme park rides

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

Talking about accidents and emergencies

Safety and  emergencies:

 

burn, cut, fell, broke, wash, put, clean,

 

Jobs:

 

doctor, nurse, police officer, fire fighter, ambulance, driver, dentist, optician, vet

 

 

Should / shouldn’t

 

Imperative

 

 

L. tree

Pages 93  / 103

Paper

 

Posters

 

Cardboard

 

Tape recorder

 

Flashcards

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

Talking about daily

activities and likes and dislikes

Everyday activities:

 

drawing, playing, swimming, riding, going, helping, reading, eating

 

 Stories:

 

cinderella, 3 little pigs, pinocchio, little red riding hood, snow white

TV programs and games:

 

news programs, cartoons, sports, game, movies, nature

 

Present simple

To like

 

L. tree

Pages 103  / 1113

 

Posters

 

Tape recorder

 

Flashcards

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 Reviewing stories

 

Comparing Easter

 

Traditions

 

 

 

 

Clothes:

 

shirt, hat, coat, jacket, scarf, boots, socks, gloves,

 

School supplies: 

 

pen, school bag, scissors, tape, crayons, cards,

 

Easter:

 

bonnets, eggs

 

 

 

Consolidation of tenses and structures

 

 

 

L. tree

Pages  114/  123

 

 

Posters

 

Tape recorder

 

Flashcards