Cambridge Primary English Learner's Book Stage 6

Cambridge Primary English is a flexible, endorsed course written specifically to support Cambridge International Examinations' curriculum framework (Stages 1–6).

Sally Burt (Author), Debbie Ridgard (Author)

9781107628663, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 November 2014

176 pages
27.7 x 22 x 0.7 cm, 0.46 kg

Cambridge Primary English is a flexible, endorsed course written specifically to support Cambridge International Examinations' curriculum framework (Stages 1–6). This colourful Learner's Book includes the following features. Nine thematic units on exciting topics to engage young learners. Activities encourage learners to actively explore, use and apply their core listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through individual, pair and group work. Lively international fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts which form the basis for teaching reading and writing skills. Language focus boxes throughout which help to teach and reinforce grammar points.

Introduction
Unit 1. Different Voices - Different Times: Prologues and flashbacks
Interpreting details and textual clues, mood and atmosphere
Word origins and prefixes
Homographs
Phrases and sentences
Word classes
Standard and informal English
Sequencing a journey
Time connectives
Dialogue and punctuation
Characterisation and points of view
Writing as a character
Unit 2. People in the News: Headlines and news reports
Discussing issues
Language and layout
Facts and opinions
Writing a lead
Linking paragraphs and connectives
Sentence types
Making notes
Proverbs
Autobiographies and obituaries
First and third person
Journalist technique
Expressing a view
Writing an article
Presenting a speech
Unit 3. Poems of Old and New: Reading, discussing and comparing poems
Using a glossary
Extending vocabulary
Shades of meaning
Word classes
Personification and narrative voice
Proverbs
Figurative language
Poetic techniques
Writing an opinion paragraph
Dramatising, interpreting and performing poems
Unit 4. Time Passing: Predicting
Language changes over time
Punctuation for purpose and effect
Active and passive voice
Creating suspense
If clauses and conditionals
Empathising with characters
Giving a speech
Features of science fiction
Working with voices and mood
Linking chapters and paragraphs
Planning and writing an extended story
Reading aloud
Unit 5. Poles Apart: Reading, assessing and writing reports
Making notes
Summarising information
Comparative adjectives and connectives
Active and passive voice
Discussing controversial issues
Arguing a case
Using formal English
Conditional clauses
Fact and opinion
Varying tenses
Literal and figurative language
Identifying a biased view
Debating a topic
Unit 6. Words at Play Reading poems for fun
Poetic licence
Exploring nonsense verse
Changing texts to Standard English
Comparing poems
Inventing words
Revising spelling and punctuation
Homophones and homonyms
Contractions, compound and portmanteau words
Structure and flow
Rhyming words and word power
Making shape poems
Writing limericks
Unit 7. A different Medium: Comparing Shakespeare in different formats
Features of different written formats and multimedia
Book structure
Figurative language
Semicolons and colons
Compound adjectives, suffixes and spelling
Complex sentences and connectives
Analysing cartoon and graphics
Describing characters in a story
Giving a presentation
Narrative style
Planning and writing a story episode
Unit 8. Make it Happen: Sharing points of view
Comparing text features and style
Reading and writing different reports
Using punctuation and quotes
Following instructions
Choosing language to suit purpose
Connectives, complex sentences and If clauses
Designing instructions
Magazine style and second person narrative
Making notes and summarising
Command verbs
Creating a group magazine
Unit 9. Snapshot: Creating poetic snapshots
Reading, writing and discussing poems
Inferring deeper meaning
Choosing precise words using a thesaurus
Dialogue in poetry
Conversational style and narrative voice
Analysing and comparing poetic form and features
Effects created by poetic devices
Using imagery and figurative language
Writing a poem using a memory
Spelling Activities
Term 1: Revise common spelling sounds
Recognising unstressed vowels
Prefixes can give clues to meaning
Suffixes can change the meaning of words
Tricky endings
Not wrong, just different
Term 2: Revise common spelling sounds
Soft and hard c and g
Forming nouns from verbs
Working with opposite prefixes
Revise a spelling rule
Term 3: Revise common spelling sounds
Choose precise words
Homophones and homographs
The prefix ad
Revise a spelling rule
Toolkit: Presentation skills
Nuts and bolts of writing
Keeping a learning journal
Using an etymological dictionary
Extra unit materials
Acknowledgements.

Subject Areas: Educational: English language: reading & writing skills [YQCS], Educational: English language & literacy [YQC], Children's, Teenage & educational [Y], Teaching of a specific subject [JNU]