MAGICAL Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 42
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After a few pupils have been passed the ball, change the question: What is your favorite (animal,
season, day of the week, food, drink, etc.)
Continue until each pupil has answered at least one question.
Let's Review: Phonics
Ready to Read – Hard and Soft C and G, Sounds of Y
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Show the flashcards and ask: What sound do you hear in all the words: cat, doctor, coat? (Elicit: /k/)
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Show the flashcards and ask: What sound do you hear in all the words: girl, egg, gift? (Elicit: /g/)
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What letter makes the sound /k/ in the words? (Elicit: the letter C)
What sound does the letter C make in the words: pencil, police, face? (Elicit: /s/)
The letter C can make 2 sounds: /k/, or /s/ if it is followed by the letters E, I, or Y.
What letter makes the sound /g/ in the words? (Elicit: the letter G)
What sound does the letter G make in the words: vegetables, orange, garbage? (Elicit: /j/)
The letter G can make 2 sounds: /g/, or /j/ if it is followed by the letters E, I, or Y.
Show the flashcards and ask: What sound does the letter Y make in the words: yes, yellow?
(Elicit: /y/)
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What sound does the letter Y make in the words: sky, fly? (Elicit: the long /I/ sound)
What sound does the letter Y make in the words: family, thirsty? (Elicit: the long /E/ sound)
The letter Y can make 3 sounds: /y/, long /I/ or long /E/.
Course Book page 14
Course Book page 14, task 1
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Before reading, have pupils point to each sound (hard C /k/, soft C /s/, hard G /g/, soft G /j/) and
review the sound each makes.
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Have pupils listen and read the words along with the recording. Have pupils point to each word on
the page as they hear it.
Listening Script Getting Ready Page 14 #1
The Sounds of C
The Sounds of G
1 camp
1 garden
2 city
2 orange
3 car
3 spring
4 coffee
4 hungry
5 juice
5 vegetables
6 doctor
6 change
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After listening, repeat the words one at a time. For each word, have pupils match each word to the
correct long sound: hard C /k/ or soft C /s/; hard G /g/ or soft G /j/.
Course Book page 14, task 2
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Before reading, have pupils scan the invitation text and find the words with the letter Y. Decide
together as which sound of Y the letter makes in each word: /y/, long /I/ or long /E/. Say at least one
word for each sound of Y they found in the text.
GETTING READY / PART 4
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