To learn some useful language for giving detailed<br />
descriptions<br />
Language<br />
What&rsquo;s it made of? It&rsquo;s made of cotton. It feels like silk. It looks<br />
like metal. It smells like chocolate.

Writing focus: express opinions<br />
Writing outcome: write an opinion piece (Workbook)<br />
Recycled: vocabulary and structures seen previously<br />
To review vocabulary and structures practised previously<br />
To use vocabulary and grammar from the unit in the context of a song<br />
Recycled: vocabulary and structures seen previously

Reading: read an internet forum &lsquo;Who deserves a high salary?&rsquo;; match information<br />
Recycled: vocabulary and structures seen previously<br />
Extra: firefighters, police, dangerous situations, football stars, athletes, tickets, celebrities, emergency services, entertainment, engineers<br />
Dictionary: discover meaning of words in context<br />
Listening: listen to opinions<br />
Speaking: ask and answer questions about fame and jobs<br />

To use the passive tense to talk about the past<br />
To complete sentences using the past simple passive<br />
Core: You were invented to cook and clean.<br />
To make past simple passive questions<br />
To ask and answer questions using the past simple passive<br />
Core: Is English spoken in the USA? Who was the telephone<br />
invented by?

To understand a short story<br />
To act out a story<br />
Introducing vocabulary through a story<br />
To learn words for talking about the news<br />
To learn how to make adjectives from nouns with -ing<br />
Words: photographer, microphone, flash, lens, reporter, interview, article, news<br />

Writing focus: identify the features of a film review<br />
Writing outcome: write a review (Workbook)<br />
Recycled: vocabulary and structures seen previously<br />
To review vocabulary and structures practised previously<br />
To use vocabulary and grammar from the unit in the<br />
context of a song<br />
Recycled: vocabulary and structures seen previously

Reading: read and understand a film review &lsquo;Nim&rsquo;s Island&rsquo;; identify the correct words in sentences<br />
Core: sea lion, lizard, pelican, author, storm, contact, volcanic eruption<br />
Recycled: vocabulary and structures seen previously<br />
Dictionary: discover meaning of words in context<br />
Listening: listen and identify descriptions<br />
Speaking: ask and answer questions about films<br />

To use the passive when you don&rsquo;t know the subject of a sentence; to talk about things that are generally true<br />
To make passive sentences<br />
Core: English is spoken in many different countries.<br />
To use the passive with by and with<br />
To rewrite sentences using the active or passive<br />
Core: People in costumes greet visitors. Visitors are greeted by people in costumes.

To understand a short story<br />
To act out a story<br />
Introducing vocabulary through a story<br />
To learn words for talking about a time capsule<br />
To learn homonyms<br />
Words: time capsule, banknote, photo album, manual, diary, memory stick, stamp, receipt<br />
Working with words: stamp (n) (v), float (n) (v), spring (n) (n), note (n) (n), coach (n) (n), light (n) (adj) (Class Book); duck (n) (v), sink (n) (v), match (n) (v) (Workbook)