Class 1. School Life Live! – Cuentos Ke Cuentan

1

Activate what you know

Quick review from earlier units.

1. Choose a school subject.

English

Correct. English is a school subject.

Backpack

Try again. A backpack is a school object.

2. Choose the correct time expression.

at eight o’clock

Correct. Use at with clock times.

on eight o’clock

Try again. Use at with clock times.

One more quick review

What is your favourite subject?
What colour is your backpack?
Is there a classroom at your school?

2

Meet the school-day words

Read the words aloud.

Englishschool subject

Mathsschool subject

Scienceschool subject

Artschool subject

Musicschool subject

Physical Educationschool subject

break timetime to rest or play

lunchtimetime to eat lunch

timetableyour school schedule

homeworkschool work at home

morningfirst part of the day

afternoonlater in the school day

Useful time words

on Monday · at eight o’clock · in the morning · in the afternoon · after school · every day

3

Follow Leo and Keyla

Move through the six scenes.

START

8:00

Leo

I go to school from Monday to Friday.

I start school at eight o’clock.

Say the two sentences aloud.

SUBJECTS

MORNING

Keyla

I have English and Maths in the morning.

We have Science on Monday.

Notice: I have / We have.

CLASS

ENGLISH

Leo

In English class, I read and write.

We learn new words.

Read · write · learn.

BREAK

10:00

Keyla

At break time, I play with my friends.

At lunchtime, we eat at school.

Break time and lunchtime are different parts of the school day.

AFTERNOON

ART

Leo

I have Art in the afternoon.

I like Art.

After school, I do homework.

FINISH

3:00

Leo and Keyla

We finish school at three o’clock.

We finish school in the afternoon.

The school day has a beginning, a middle and an end.

1 2 3 4 5 6

4

Check the school day

Choose the best answer.

1. Leo starts school at…

seven o’clock

Try again. Look at Scene 1.

eight o’clock

Correct. He says: “I start school at eight o’clock.”

2. Keyla has English and Maths…

in the morning

Correct.

after school

Try again. Check Scene 2.

3. In English class, Leo…

reads and writes

Correct.

eats lunch

Not here. Lunch comes later.

4. At break time, Keyla…

plays with her friends

Correct.

finishes school

Try again. School finishes later.

5. They finish school…

in the morning

Try again.

in the afternoon

Correct. They finish school at three o’clock.

5

Notice the language

Look at the pattern. Do not add -s.

I + base verb

I go to school.
I start school at eight.
I have English.
I read and write.
I finish school at three.

WE / YOU / THEY + base verb

We have Science.
We eat lunch at school.
You study English.
They play after school.
We finish in the afternoon.

Grammar Key

In Unit 5, use the base verb with I, you, we and they.

I go · We have · You study · They play

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Choose the correct sentence

Use I / we + base verb.

1. Choose the correct sentence.

I have Science on Monday.

Correct. Use have with I.

I has Science on Monday.

Try again. Unit 5 uses I + base verb.

2. Choose the correct sentence.

We plays at break time.

Try again. Use the base verb after we.

We play at break time.

Correct.

3. Choose the correct sentence.

I finish school at three o’clock.

Correct.

I finishes school at three o’clock.

Try again. Use finish after I.

4. Choose the correct time expression.

on Monday

Correct. Use on with days.

at Monday

Try again. Use on with days.

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Preview the Class 1 reading

Read once for the main idea, then read again for details.

My School Day

I go to school from Monday to Friday. I start school at eight o’clock. In the morning, I have English and Maths. I read and write in English class. At break time, I play with my friends. I eat lunch at school. In the afternoon, I have Art. I finish school at three o’clock.

1. The text is mainly about…

a school day

Correct.

a weekend trip

Try again. Look at the title and school words.

2. Which two subjects appear in the morning?

English and Maths

Correct.

Art and Music

Try again. Read the morning sentence.

Find these words in the reading

start · morning · English · Maths · break time · lunch · afternoon · finish

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Ready for Class 1

Tick the skills you have practised.

I can recognise the six school subjects. I understand break time, lunchtime and timetable. I can understand start, have, read, write, play, eat and finish. I can recognise on Monday and at eight o’clock. I can recognise the pattern I / we + base verb. I read the Class 1 preview and found key information.

For Class 1, bring your Unit 5 worksheet and pencil.