4. SINIF İNGİLİZCE DERSİ KAZANIMLARI

Curriculum Overview - Unit 1

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 1: Classroom Rules
Functions & Useful Language

Asking for permission:

  • Can/May I come in/go out?
  • — Yes, you can.
  • — Sure/Of course.
  • — Sorry, not right now.

Making simple requests:

  • Give me the book, please.
  • — Sure/Of course.
  • — Here you are.
  • — Say that again, please.

Telling someone what to do:

  • Be quiet, please.
  • Clean/Look at the board, please.
  • Go back your place, please.
  • Open the window, please.
  • Open/close the door, please.
  • Please come in.
  • The pencil, please.

Naming numbers:

  • Numbers from 1 to 50.

Vocabulary:

  • eraser, -s
  • join
  • leave
  • pencil case, -s
  • pencil sharpener, -s
  • ruler, -s
  • stay
  • take
  • turn on/off
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.1.L1. Students will be able to understand short and clear utterances about requests.
  • E4.1.L2. Students will be able to understand short and clear utterances about permission.
  • E4.1.L3. Students will be able to recognize simple classroom instructions.
  • E4.1.L4. Students will be able to recognize numbers from one to fifty.

Speaking:

  • E4.1.S1. Students will be able to interact with their classmates through asking for and giving permission in short utterances.
  • E4.1.S2. Students will be able to make requests by using simple utterances.
  • E4.1.S3. Students will be able to give and respond to simple instructions verbally.
  • E4.1.S4. Students will be able to count up to fifty.
Suggested Contexts, Marisa and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Instructions
  • Lists
  • Notes and Messages
  • Posters
  • Signs
  • Songs
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Making Puppets
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers

Assignments:

  • Students prepare a visual dictionary by including new vocabulary items.
  • Students prepare simple puppets and practise how to ask for and give permission.
  • Students prepare a poster of classroom rules with a list of simple instructions and visuals.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 2

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 2: Nationality
Functions & Useful Language

Identifying countries and nationalities:

  • Is s/he from Japan?
  • — Maybe.
  • Is s/he from Germany?
  • — I think so.
  • Where are you from?
  • — I am from Turkey.
  • Where is she from?
  • — S/he is from Pakistan.
  • Are you British?
  • — No, I am not.
  • Is s/he Russian?
  • — Yes, s/he is.
  • — No, s/he isn’t.
  • — I think so.

Talking about locations of cities (Making simple inquiries):

  • Where is Samsun?
  • — It’s in the north.
  • Where is Antalya?
  • — It’s in the south.
  • Where is Van?
  • — It’s in the east.
  • Where is İzmir?
  • — It’s in the west.

Vocabulary:

  • America/American
  • Britain/British
  • Germany/German
  • Iran/Iranian
  • Iraq/Iraqi
  • Japan/Japanese
  • Pakistan/Pakistani
  • Russia/Russian
  • Turkey/Turkish
  • north/south/east/west
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.2.L1. Students will be able to recognize information about other people.
  • E4.2.L2. Students will be able to identify different people’s nationalities.

Speaking:

  • E4.2.S1. Students will be able to talk about nations and nationalities.
  • E4.2.S2. Students will be able to talk about locations of cities.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Instructions
  • Lists
  • Maps
  • Postcards
  • Posters
  • Rhymes
  • Songs
  • Tables

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Labeling
  • Making Puppets
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers
  • Storytelling

Assignments:

  • Students prepare finger puppets (of different nationalities) and practise short dialogues about countries and nationalities.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 3

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 3: Cartoon Characters
Functions & Useful Language

Expressing ability and inability:

  • Can you play the piano?
  • Can s/he jump?
  • —Yes, s/he can./No, s/he can’t.
  • Can you speak English?
  • —Yes, I can.
  • S/he can ride a bike, but I cannot/can’t.
  • S/he can swim.
  • I can read books in English.
  • My hero can/can’t ...
  • Your cartoon character can/can’t ...

Talking about possessions (Making simple inquiries):

  • This is her/his/my/your guitar.
  • These are his/her/my/your books.
  • Is this his/her/my/your …?
  • Are these his/her/my/your …?
  • Whose bike is this?
  • This is my/his/Ahmet’s bike.

Vocabulary:

  • carry
  • catch
  • climb a tree
  • dive
  • do puzzles
  • drive
  • jump
  • fly
  • play ...
  •     ... the guitar/the piano, etc.
  • ride a horse
  • speak
  • take pictures
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.3.L1. Students will be able to get the main idea of a simple oral text about the abilities of the self and others.
  • E4.3.L2. Students will be able to recognize possessions of others in a clear, short and slow oral text.

Speaking:

  • E4.3.S1. Students will be able to talk about their own and others’ possessions.
  • E4.3.S2. Students will be able to deliver a simple, brief speech about abilities with an initial preparation.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Notices
  • Posters
  • Probes/Realia
  • Rhymes
  • Songs
  • Stories
  • Tables
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Matching
  • Making Puppets
  • Questions and Answers
  • Storytelling

Assignments:

  • Students keep expanding their visual dictionary by including new vocabulary items.
  • Students make puppets of heroes they prefer, describe their abilities and present them in groups.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 4

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 4: Free Time
Functions & Useful Language

Expressing likes and dislikes:

  • I like reading/swimming.
  • I dislike playing chess/ singing.

Making simple inquiries:

  • Do you like dancing?
  • — Yes, I do.
  • Do you like watching cartoons?
  • — No, I don’t.

Asking for clarification:

  • Can you say that again, please?
  • Pardon me?
  • Say that again, please.
  • Slowly, please.

Vocabulary:

  • coloring book, -s
  • drawing
  • flying a kite
  • playing ...
  •     ... with marbles
  •     ... chess
  •     ... table tennis
  •     …football
  • reading comics
  • riding a bike
  • watching cartoons
  • swimming
  • learning English
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.4.L1. Students will be able to understand the general information in an oral text about likes and dislikes.

Speaking:

  • E4.4.S1. Students will be able to talk about their likes and dislikes.
  • E4.4.S2. Students will be able to engage in simple conversations about likes and dislikes.
  • E4.4.S3. Students will be able to ask for clarification in conversations.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Notices
  • Posters
  • Rhymes
  • Songs
  • Stories
  • Tables
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Labeling
  • Making Puppet
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers

Assignments:

  • Students keep expanding their visual dictionary by including new vocabulary items.
  • Students prepare a questionnaire (find someone who...) to find out what other peers like and dislike.
  • Students prepare a chart illustrating their most popular free-time activities and hobbies in the classroom.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 5

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 5: My Day
Functions & Useful Language

Talking about daily routines:

  • I wake up in the morning.
  • I have breakfast with my mother and brother on Sundays.
  • I meet my friends at school.
  • I go to the playground in the afternoon.
  • I go shopping with my mom on Saturdays.
  • I do my homework.
  • I go to bed at night.

Making simple inquiries:

  • What do you do at noon?
  • —I have lunch at school.
  • What do you do in the afternoon?
  • —I watch TV at home.

Telling the time and days:

  • What time is it?
  • days of the week
  • at noon/night
  • in the morning/afternoon
  • —It’s 7 o’clock/12 o’clock/3 o’clock.

Vocabulary:

  • do homework
  • get dressed
  • go ...
  •     ... shopping
  •     ... to the playground
  •     ... to bed
  •     … to school
  • have ...
  •     ... a shower
  •     ... breakfast/lunch/dinner
  • meet friends
  • wake up
  • wash
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.5.L1. Students will be able to understand the general and specific information in a short, oral text about daily routines.
  • E4.5.L2. Students will be able to recognize the time in a short oral text.

Speaking:

  • E4.5.S1. Students will be able to talk about their daily routines.
  • E4.5.S2. Students will be able to talk about the time.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Advertisements
  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Fairy tales
  • Illustrations
  • Lists
  • Notes and Messages
  • Poems
  • Postcards
  • Posters
  • Probes/Realia
  • Rhymes Songs
  • Tables
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Making Puppets
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers
  • Reordering
  • Storytelling

Assignments:

  • Students prepare a timetable showing what they do during the day and present their daily routines to their peers.
  • Students prepare a clock as a craft activity to practice time and numbers.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 6

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 6: Fun with Science
Functions & Useful Language

Giving and responding to simple instructions:

  • Plant it.
  • Water it.
  • Cut the paper.
  • Don’t cut it now!
  • Fold it.
  • Mix black and white, and you get gray.

Making simple inquiries:

  • What is “science” in Turkish?
  • What is “cover”?
  • What is in the cup?

Talking about locations:

  • Where is the brush?
  • —It’s in front of the bottle.
  • —Behind the box.
  • —Near that glass.

Vocabulary:

  • box, -es
  • brush, -es
  • cover, -s
  • cup, -s
  • cut
  • experiment, -s
  • fold
  • freeze
  • melt
  • mix
  • plant
  • science
  • scientist, -s
  • shake
  • water
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.6.L1. Students will be able to understand and follow simple instructions.
  • E4.6.L2. Students will be able to recognize phrases/descriptions about locations.

Speaking:

  • E4.6.S1. Students will be able to give short and basic instructions.
  • E4.6.S2. Students will be able to talk about locations of objects.
  • E4.6.S3. Students will be able to ask and answer simple clarification questions.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Instructions
  • Lists
  • Poems
  • Posters
  • Probes/Realia
  • Rhymes
  • Songs
  • Tables
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Labeling
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers
  • Reordering

Assignments:

  • Students keep expanding their visual dictionary by including new vocabulary items.
  • Students prepare a poster illustrating the steps of an experiment with simple instructions.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 7

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 7: Jobs
Functions & Useful Language

Describing what people do and expressing what people like:

  • What is your job?
  • —I’m a doctor. I work at a hospital.
  • —I’m a farmer. I like animals and I work on a farm.
  • What does s/he do? What does s/he like?
  • —She’s a teacher, and she likes teaching children.

Making inquiries:

  • Where does s/he work?
  • —at the post office.
  • —at the police station.

Vocabulary:

  • actor, -s /actress, -es
  • businessman, -men
  • chef, -s
  • dancer, -s
  • doctor, -s
  • farmer, -s
  • fireman, -men
  • nurse, -s
  • pilot, -s
  • policeman, -men
  • policewoman, -women
  • singer, -s
  • teacher, -s
  • vet, -s
  • waiter, -s
  • writer, -s
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.7.L1. Students will be able to identify other people’s jobs and likes in a short, simple oral text.

Speaking:

  • E4.7.S1. Students will be able to talk about other people’s jobs and likes in simple conversations.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Advertisements
  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Lists
  • Podcasts
  • Posters
  • Probes/Realia
  • Rhymes
  • Songs
  • Stories
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Labeling
  • Matching
  • Making Puppets
  • Questions and Answers
  • Storytelling

Assignments:

  • Students keep expanding their visual dictionary by including new vocabulary items.
  • Students prepare a poster about people’s jobs and where they work.
  • Students prepare a poster (with photos and drawings) about their parents and their jobs.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 8

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 8: My Clothes
Functions & Useful Language

Describing the weather (Expressing basic needs):

  • What’s the weather like?
  • —It’s rainy today. I need my umbrella.
  • —It’s windy. Put on/wear your coat.
  • What’s the weather like in Ankara in winter?
  • —It’s cold and snowy. Put on/wear your gloves.

Making simple requests:

  • Can I borrow your umbrella?
  • —Here you are.
  • —No. Sorry, it’s broken.

Naming the seasons of the year:

  • It is …
  •     autumn/fall
  •     spring
  •     summer
  •     winter

Vocabulary:

  • boot, -s
  • dress, -es
  • glove, -s
  • hat, -s
  • jeans
  • shoe, -s
  • skirt, -s
  • sock, -s
  • sunglasses
  • trousers
  • borrow
  • put on
  • wear
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.8.L1. Students will be able to understand short oral texts about weather conditions and clothing.
  • E4.8.L2. Students will be able to recognize the names of the seasons and clothes in short oral texts.

Speaking:

  • E4.8.S1. Students will be able to describe the weather conditions.
  • E4.8.S2. Students will be able to name the seasons.
  • E4.8.S3. Students will be able to ask and answer simple questions about weather conditions and clothing items in simple conversations.
  • E4.8.S4. Students will be able to make simple request about borrowing.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Advertisements
  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Lists
  • Notes and Messages
  • Poems
  • Postcards
  • Posters
  • Rhymes
  • Signs
  • Songs
  • Stories
  • Tables
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Labeling
  • Making Puppets
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers
  • Reordering
  • Storytelling

Assignments:

  • Students prepare a seasonal weather chart/table and classify the clothes they wear under the corresponding seasons.
  • Students make puppets with seasonal clothes and describe them to the peers.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 9

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 9: My Friends
Functions & Useful Language

Describing people (Making simple inquiries):

  • Does s/he have blonde hair?
  • What does s/he look like?
  • She is tall and slim.
  • He is young and thin.
  • He has dark hair.
  • She is short and has a blue headscarf.

Talking about possessions:

  • I have brown hair.
  • S/he has brown eyes.
  • He has curly hair and a moustache.
  • My/your hair is short.
  • Her/his legs are very long.

Vocabulary:

  • bald
  • beard
  • beautiful
  • blonde
  • curly/dark/straight/wavy/short/long hair
  • handsome
  • headscarf
  • moustache
  • short/tall
  • slim
  • thin
  • young/middle aged/old
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.9.L1. Students will be able to understand the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements (e.g., describing people and their features).
  • E4.9.L2. Students will be able to understand short, oral texts about possessions.

Speaking:

  • E4.9.S1. Students will be able to describe their friends and other people (family members, teachers, etc.).
  • E4.9.S2. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about other people’s physical characteristics.
  • E4.9.S3. Students will be able to talk about possessions.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Advertisements
  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Charts
  • Conversations
  • Illustrations
  • Lists
  • Poems
  • Posters
  • Probes/Realia
  • Rhymes
  • Songs
  • Stories
  • Tables
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Labeling
  • Making Puppets
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers
  • Storytelling
  • Synonyms and Antonyms

Assignments:

  • Students prepare a poster about a friend or a family member and describe him/her by using simple phrases.
  • Students work in pairs. One student describes his/her favorite actor/singer (e.g., Her/his hair is curly. S/he is tall and thin.) and the other student draws a picture based on the description.

Curriculum Overview - Unit 10

Section Details
Unit/Theme Unit 10: Food and Drinks
Functions & Useful Language

Making offers:

  • Do you want a sandwich?
  • Want a sandwich?
  • Would you like a sandwich?
  • —No, thanks. I’m full.
  • —Yes, please.
  • What/How about an apple?
  • —Not now, thanks.
  • —No, thanks, maybe later.

Expressing basic needs and feelings (Making simple inquiries):

  • I want some milk, please.
  • Are you hungry?
  • —Yes, I am, and I want some ..., please.
  • —No, I’m not hungry.
  • —Yes, I feel hungry.
  • Is s/he thirsty?
  • —Yes, s/he is. / No, s/he isn’t.

Vocabulary:

  • bread
  • butter
  • cheese
  • coffee
  • cupcake, -s
  • fish and chips
  • honey
  • lemonade
  • marmalade
  • milk
  • olive, -s
  • pasta
  • salad
  • soup
  • tea
  • yoghurt
  • now/later
Language Skills and Learning Outcomes

Listening:

  • E4.10.L1. Students will be able to recognize simple words and phrases about food and drinks.
  • E4.10.L2. Students will be able to understand the offers about their basic needs.
  • E4.10.L3. Students will be able to identify others’ needs and feelings in simple oral texts.

Speaking:

  • E4.10.S1. Students will be able to talk about their basic needs and feelings.
  • E4.10.S2. Students will be able to express others’ feelings and their needs.
Suggested Contexts, Tasks, and Assignments

Contexts:

  • Advertisements
  • Captions
  • Cartoons
  • Conversations
  • Coupons
  • Illustrations
  • Lists
  • Menus
  • Posters
  • Probes/Realia
  • Rhymes
  • Signs
  • Songs
  • Stories
  • Tables
  • Videos

Tasks/Activities:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Chants and Songs
  • Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime)
  • Drawing and Coloring
  • Games
  • Labeling
  • Matching
  • Questions and Answers
  • Storytelling

Assignments:

  • Students complete and reflect on their visual dictionaries.
  • Students design a menu for an imaginary restaurant by using drawings and visuals.