Unit 12 — Review and Show

Track G+M · Klasse 5 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can speak for ~60 seconds about myself in English.
  • I can use grammar from the year (am/is/are, have got, can, present simple, present continuous) in one short talk.
  • I can listen to a peer’s talk and give one piece of feedback.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.4 Sprechen – zusammenhängendes monologisches Sprechen
  • 3.1.3.5 Schreiben
  • 3.1.4 Text- und Medienkompetenz

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Mr. Flint sets up a small stage in the classroom. “At the end of the year,” he says, “each of you stands here for one minute and says something true in English.” Frida the fox sits at the back. “Will you speak too?” Mia asks. Frida says, “Foxes don’t talk” — in perfect English.

1. Activate Link to heading

Three-line warm-up. In your notebook, write:

  • In September I …
  • Now I …
  • Next year I want to …

2. Input Link to heading

The 60-second talk — structure Link to heading

  1. Then. Where I started in September.
  2. Now. What I can do now.
  3. Forward. One thing I want to learn next year.

Sample (Niveau M, ~50 seconds) Link to heading

Hello, my name is Mia. In September I couldn’t say a long English sentence. Now I can talk about my family, my room, my hobbies, and my favourite season. I have got a cat called Pepper. He is six. Next year I want to read my first English short story. Thank you.

Useful sentence frames Link to heading

  • In September I …
  • Now I can …
  • I have got …
  • I like …
  • Next year I want to …

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. Build a 5-line talk using the frames above.

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. Build an 8-line talk: introduction, three Then/Now facts, one Forward, one polite ending.
Answer key

G. Open. Check sentence variety.

M. Open.

4. Produce Link to heading

Class show. Each student stands at the front for 60 seconds. Bullets only — no full text. After every talk, one classmate gives feedback in one English sentence: I noticed that …

Sample Link to heading

(see Input above)

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can speak for 60 seconds about myself.
  • I can use 4 grammar points from the year.
  • I can give one English-sentence piece of feedback.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence that uses something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice to Theo’s 60-second talk.

“My name is Theo. I am eleven. I have got one sister, Mia. I can play football very well. I can’t swim 100 metres yet. Next year I want to learn the guitar.”

  1. Age: ___ . 2. Sister’s name: ___ . 3. One thing he can do: ___ . 4. One plan: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read Lina’s text and answer.

“Hi, I’m Lina. In September I couldn’t speak much English. Now I can write a short text about my family. I have got two cats. My favourite subject is art. Next year I want to read a book in English.”

  1. September: ___ . 2. Now: ___ . 3. Pets: ___ . 4. Plan: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Mixed grammar review.

  1. I __________ (be) eleven.
  2. Mia __________ (have got) a cat.
  3. Right now I __________ (write) my exam.
  4. Next year I __________ (learn) the guitar.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write your own 60-second talk text (8–12 sentences). Use Then / Now / Forward.

Answer key
T1. 11, Mia, play football, learn the guitar. T2. couldn’t speak much; can write a short text; two cats; read a book in English. T3. 1. am, 2. has got, 3. am writing, 4. will learn / am going to learn. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: ask one extension question that links to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • Reading a full text aloud → flat performance. Bullets only.
  • Mixing up I am eleven years. (omit years) — I am eleven OR I am eleven years old.
  • Last-line nerves: practise the closing aloud at home.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

  • BBC Sounds — Short Cuts. Listen for short personal monologue models.
  • LearnEnglish Kids — sample student videos at A1 level.

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