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Advanced 5 Newsletter September 2022
Oxford Discover 3 Letter to Parents
Advice and exercises for improving writing in English
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Information on the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) Entrance Test
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Final Presentation for Monday 12th June:
Your final presentation can be done individually or else with a partner.
You will be presenting a simple indoor or outdoor game to your classmates. Ideally, we should have the materials to play the game.
How to Prepare your Game Presentation
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Unit Assessments & Home Study Activities
Unit 10
Vocabulary: subway, fire engine, carpool, ambulance, escalator, train, taxi, elevator, helicopter, traffic jam, mask, button, pedal, blades
Grammar
A little / A few
E.g. Hector uses a little energy. (uncountable nouns)
There were only a few cars on the road. (countable nouns)
Unit 11
Vocabulary: cello, timpani, trombone, bassoon, orchestra, conductor, baton, astronaut, circus trainer, scientist, mystery, gym, deafening, beekeeper
Grammar: Comparative and superlative adjectives
E.g. This elephant is louder than that one. That elephant is the loudest of the three.
Unit 12
Vocabulary: zummera, flute, djembe, tuba, panpipes, violin, didgeridoo, snare drum, erhu, clarinet, traditional, vibrate, material, pitch
Grammar: Adjectives with As
E.g. The sound of the didgeridoo is as low as the tuba.
The didgeridoo is not as curved as the tuba.
Unit 13
Vocabulary: lever, ramp, wedge, screw, wheel and axle, lightbulb, doorknob, slide, axe, seesaw, hammer, board, wheelchair, jar, lid
Grammar: Too and Either
E.g. A hammer is a lever. A bottle opener is a lever too.
I don’t like cabbage. I don’t like cabbage either.
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The CM2 Advanced English as a Second Language class consists of 5 hours of English a week following the Oxford Discover program. Children will be given a short vocabulary recognition and/or grammar test once a week.
There will also be an opportunity for children to prepare for a Cambridge English Young Learners Test (Flyers or Movers).
Please check this page for homework and vocabulary lists.
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