This document provides vocabulary and grammar lessons for a 4th grade English unit about exploring the world. It includes 20 new vocabulary words related to exploration, countries, museums, animals, and more. It also covers grammar lessons on parts of speech, verbs, comparatives, opinions, pronouns, and other topics. The document is an extra resource for students to practice and learn English.

1. 4th Grade, Unit 5 with Jeffrey
“Exploring our world”
Unit concepts!
This is an EXTRA resource to practice English!
New vocabulary and expressions:
explorer
Christopher Columbus was an
explorer who sailed in 1492.
expedition
The explorer left (leave) his ship and went on an
expedition to find other people.
British
She’s a British person. I like
British food!
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2. American
Jeffrey is an American person.
That food is American.
To cross (infinitive)
They must wait to cross the
street. She crossed the street.
ice
The ice closed around the ship.
The ship couldn’t move.
open sea with no land near
We sailed on the open sea for
many weeks.
continent
There are ___ continents on
Earth.
natural history museum
Have
you ever been
to the Natural History Museum?
exhibition
The exhibition at the museum
was very interesting.
school trip
They went on school trip to a Natural History
Museum.
Polar bear
Polar bears are in danger because they have less
and less habitat.
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3. Spider
The spider slowly made its web.
Store/shop
Store and shop mean the
same thing.
Text message
She could type text messages
very quickly with no mistakes.
Protect (the environment)
We must do everything we can to protect the
environment.
Travel to___
Last summer I travelled to New Zealand.
Antarctica
Sir Edmund Hillary sailed to Antarctica where life
wasn’t easy.
We have to look after our
world take care of
That’s true
Make mistakes
Sorry, I made a mistake. He often
makes mistakes but that’s ok.
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There is five childr s
There are five children!

4. adventure holiday
Jackelyne went on an adventure
holiday and met (meet) a furry friend.
Brochure
A brochure gives important information in an
organized way.
Tandem
Tandem means something done
by two people or in twos.
Insects
There are more insects on Earth
than people.
Bird
Toucans are birds that live
In tropical climates.
Reptiles
Snakes and turtles are reptiles.
Amphibians
Frogs and toads are amphibians
that look similar.
The Poles
The North and South Poles
are quite chilly.
Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher was the British
Prime Minister for many years.
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5. President
Barak Obama has been the
President of the USA for many years.
Radioactivity
When you see these warning signs
It means there is radioactivity near.
Professor
Professors usually work at
Universities. Teachers work at schools.
Nobel Prize
In the future George and Sally
will probably win the Nobel Prize in literature.
http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/article353538/NobelPrizehttp://kids.britannica.com/elementary/articl
We must work hard to save
e-353538/Nobel-Prize
our planet. She saves money in her piggy bank.
Save
They saved their work before closing the
computer.
Diary
A diary is a book where you write your special
thoughts and daily activities. A blog is like a diary.
First, before, after,
then
For retelling events i
Click here! The Nobel Prize: http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/article353538/Nobel-Prize
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6. Sentences with the connector “so”:
they ate some
sandwiches.
They were hungry
so
It was her aunt’s
birthday
she got a gift from
the shop.
so
: connectors
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
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7. Irregular verbs in past simple with
participles:
Infinitive
Past
Last week they ______.
catch
find
get
make
Can ability/permission
lose
come
Past participle
She has ______.
caught
found
got
made
could
lost
came
caught
found
got/gotten
made
# special case
lost
come
Practice it!!
present
My dog catches the
(+)
past
My dog caught the
Frisbee.
Present
perfect
My dog has caught
he Frisbee.
Frisbee.
My dog doesn’t catch
The Frisbee.
Does my dog catch
the
Frisbee?
My dog didn’t catch the dog hasn’t caught
My
Frisbee.
the Frisbee.
Did my dog catch
Has my dog caught the
The Frisbee?
Frisbee?
(+)
Yes, he does.
Yes, he did.
Yes, he has.
(-)
No, he doesn’t.
No, he didn’t.
No, he hasn’t.
(-)
Short
answer
(?)
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8. Long
answer
(+)
(-)
Yes, he catches the Frisbee
when I throw it.
Yes, he caught the
Frisbee every time.
Yes, he has caught
The Frisbee three times this
week.
No, he never catches the Frisbee.No, he never caught it.
No, he hasn’t caught
the Frisbee this week.
Now make more tables and practice the other verbs with
different pronouns
(I, you, he/she/it, we, they)
: Present perfect versus past simple
http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/perfectpast/spin%20wheel%20present%20
past%20tenses.html
Adjectives & comparative adjectives
with two or three syllables:
Adjectives = words that describe
Sally is intelligent.
Comparative adjectives = to talk about two
people/places or things.
careful (care-ful)
Bill was careful when he
washed the car!
Alice was more careful
than Bill when she
washed the car.
difficult (diff-i-cult)
famous (fa-mous)
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more careful
more difficult
more famous

9. good (good)
exciting (ex-ci-ting)
beautiful (beau-ti-ful)
boring (bo-ring)
easy
better (irregular)
more exciting
more beautiful
more boring
easier (if it ends in
(hungry, thirsty, dirty)
y = ier)
(hungrier
thirstier, dirtier)
Example:
____________
was more famous
than
was more famous
than
_____________
If the two things are egual we say:
as
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careful
difficult
famous
good
exciting
boring
easy
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10. For example:
John was as careful as Suzy when he washed the dishes.
He (John) moved slowly and used both hands.
She (Suzy) moved slowly and used both hands.
The Vikings
were as famous
as
: adjectives
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/comparatives-and-superlatives
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11. Giving opinions
I think the book
about Vikings is more
interesting than the
book about the
history of watches!
What do you
think?
I agree with you. I
think the book about
Vikings is definitely
more interesting.
Can and couldn’t:
Can/can’t and could/couldn’t
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12. For ability
present
I can speak English now.
She can’t speak Japanese.
.
Can you speak Russian?
(+)
present
My dog catches the
Frisbee.
(-) My dog doesn’t catch
The Frisbee.
(?) Does my dog catch
the
Frisbee?
past
I could walk when I was two years old.
She couldn’t walk when she
was two months old.
Could you ride bike when
you were five?
past
My dog caught the
Frisbee.
My dog didn’t catch the
Frisbee.
Did my dog catch
The Frisbee?
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/modals-can-and-cant
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/modals-could-and-couldnt
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13. Possessive and adjectival pronouns
Me
My food.
You (singular/plural)
She
He
Us
They
Your book.
Her book.
His book.
Our book.
Their book.
It’s mine.
It’s yours.
It’s hers.
It’s his.
It’s ours.
It’s theirs.
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/possessives
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/possessive-pronouns-game/
Speaking/pronunciation practice:
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14. Consonant clusters (groups)
/tr/
Transport
/sp/
Spain
trucks
Sport
spots
/str/
string
Straw
strong
/sk/
Skip
skin
skull
tram
Tongue twisters:
/sp/ Spotty spiders speak Spanish.
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15. Present Perfect for experiences
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/present-perfectexperiences
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