Unit 8: What are you reading? - Lesson 3

Unit 8: What are you reading? - Lesson 3

Lesson 3 of Unit 8 introduces a very interesting topic in the English program for 5th graders. The lesson focuses on the theme throughout the entire lesson. The article provides hints for solving exercises and translations to help you understand and do the exercises better.

1. Listen and repeat:

"What are you reading?"

"I'm reading The Fox and the Crow."

"What's Snow White like?"

"She's kind."

2. Listen and circle a or b. Then say the sentences aloud:

1. What are you reading?
a) I'm reading The Fox and the Crow.
b) What's she reading?
c) She's reading a funny story.

2. What’s An Tiem like?
a) He's hard-working.
b) What’s Aladdin like?
c) He's clever.

3. Let’s chant:
"What are you reading?"
"I'm reading the Aladdin story."
"What's Aladdin like?"
"He's clever and he's kind."

4. Read and tick Yes (Y) or No (N):

Tom likes reading books in his free time. (Y)
Case Closed is a Malaysian story. (Y)
The main character is Jimmy Kudo. (Y)
Jimmy Kudo is a policeman. (N)
Jimmy Kudo is clever and brave. (Y)

5. Write about your favorite book:

I like reading fairy tales in my free time. My favourite book is The story of Mai An Tiem. The main character is An Tiem. I like him very much because he is clever and hard-working.

6. Project: Interview three classmates about their favorite books and characters.

7. Colour the stars

Now I can... ask and answer questions about favorite books, listen and underline passages about favorite books, read and underline passages about favorite books, write about my favorite book.