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Scope and sequence

2

Introduction

4

Integrated component overview

8

Classroom language

11

Tour of a unit

12

Starter Unit

21

Unit 1

27

Unit 2

33

Unit 3

39

Fluency Time! 1

45

Unit 4

47

Unit 5

53

Unit 6

59

Fluency Time! 2

65

Culture

67

Games bank

75

Word list

78

Audioscripts

80

Workbook answer key

90

Sample Curriculum

93

1

Scope and sequence
Rosy
Words

Starter:

Character
names

Hello!

Greetings

p. 4

Classroom
language

Tim

Billy

Grammar
and song

Sounds
and letters Numbers Skills (Student Book and Workbook)

What's your
name?
I'm Rosy.
Listen to the
teacher.

Aa
apple, Annie
Bb
boy, bat

1, 2

Listening & Speaking
• Listening to and repeating
sounds and words
• Listening to and
repeating a simple
chant, song, and story

Reading & Writing
• Left-to-right progression
• Letter recognition
• Drawing matching lines
• Tracing letters and
numbers
• Completing shapes

Values: Greeting people

1

Colors

What color is it?
It's green.

What color
is it?

Cc
cat, car
Dd
dog, duck

3, 4

Listening & Speaking
• Listening to and repeating
sounds and words
• Listening to and
repeating a simple
chant, song, and story

p. 10

Reading & Writing
• Left-to-right progression
• Letter recognition
• Finding the odd-one-out
• Reading a simple story
• Drawing matching lines
• Tracing letters and
numbers

Values: Be clean and tidy

2

School
things

What's this?
It's a notebook.

What's
this?

Ee
egg,
elephant
Ff
fish, farm

5, 6

p. 16

Listening & Speaking
• Listening to and repeating
sounds and words
• Listening to and
repeating a simple
chant, song, and story
• Asking short questions

Reading & Writing
• Left-to-right progression
• Letter recognition
• Reading a simple story
• Drawing matching lines
• Tracing letters and
numbers

Values: Play respectfully

3

Toys

Is it a
plane?

Is it a plane?
Yes, it is.
No, it isn't.

Gg
girl, guitar
Hh
hat, horse
Ii
insect, ill

7, 8

Listening & Speaking
• Listening to and repeating
sounds and words
• Listening to and
repeating a simple
chant, song, and story

p. 22

Reading & Writing
• Left-to-right progression
• Letter recognition
• Recognizing patterns
• Reading a simple story
• Drawing matching lines
• Tracing letters and
numbers

Values: Be kind to others

Fluency
Time! 1  p. 28

Everyday English: jump, sing, write, count; Let's …
CLIL: Science: eyes, ears, mouth; Look! Listen! Say!
Use Summative Test 1 from the Printable Resources

4

Animals

They're
bears!
p. 30

plurals with s
What are they?
They're bears.

Jj
jug, juice
Kk
kangaroo,
key
Ll
lion, lollipop
Mm
man, mango

9, 10

Listening & Speaking
• Listening to and repeating
sounds and words
• Listening to and
repeating a simple
chant, song, and story
• Asking short questions

Values: Be kind to animals

2

Scope and sequence

Reading & Writing
• Letter and word
recognition with pictures
• Reading and completing
simple sentence
patterns
• Reading a simple story
• Tracing letters, numbers,
and words
• Guided word writing

Words

5

My body

Grammar
and song

Sounds
and letters Numbers Skills (Student Book and Workbook)

This is …
These are …

Initial
sounds:
abcdefgh
End sounds:
bdfg

This is my
nose!

Review
1–5

p. 36

Listening & Speaking
• Listening to and repeating
sounds and words
• Listening to and
repeating a simple
chant, song, and story
• Describing body parts

Reading & Writing
• Letter and word
recognition with
pictures
•R
 eading and
completing simple
sentence patterns
•R
 eading a simple
story
•G
 uided word writing

Values: Take care in the sun

6

My
lunchbox

Lunchtime!

I have a pear.
I have my
lunchbox.

p. 42

Initial
sounds:
bdfgijk
lm
End sounds:
bdfgklm
Review: Aa
to Mm

Review
6–10

Listening & Speaking
• Listening to and repeating
sounds and words
• Listening to and
repeating a simple
chant, song, and story
• Identifying key words
and letters
• Describing food

Reading & Writing
• Letter and word
recognition with
pictures
•R
 eading and
completing simple
sentence patterns
•R
 eading a simple
story
• Using a and an
•G
 uided word writing

Values: Share with others

Fluency
Time! 2  p. 48

Everyday English: Here you are. Thank you.
CLIL: Math: Shapes: circle, square, triangle
Use Summative Test 2 and the End of Year Test from the Printable Resources

Culture 

Countries and flags: Viet Nam, Canada, Australia, Japan, the U.K., Cambodia
Objectives: to recognize six national flags, and talk about their colors; to learn six names of countries, and
say where you are from

p. 50

Culture 1 

p. 52

Birthdays in Canada: cake, candle, gift, party, happy birthday
Objectives: to learn words associated with birthdays; to learn how birthdays are celebrated in Canada; to
make a card

Culture 2 

p. 53

Dance in Viet Nam: dancer, ao dai, fan, music
Objectives: to learn words associated with dance; to talk about dance in Viet Nam; to make a fan

Culture 3 

p. 54

Soccer in the U.K. ball, T-shirt, kick, score a goal
Objectives: to learn words associated with soccer; to say what your favorite sport is

Culture 4 

p. 55

Children's Day in Japan: fish, bird, flower, frog
Objectives: to learn words associated with animals and flowers; to talk about Children's Day

Culture 5 

p. 56

Fruit in Cambodia: mango, papaya, pineapple, watermelon
Objectives: to learn some fruit found in Cambodia; to design a menu

Culture 6 

p. 57

Bondi Beach in Australia: sand, sea, shell, sun
Objectives: to learn some words about a beach in Australia; to read a postcard

Picture dictionary

p. 58

Word list

p. 62

  Write in your notebook.

 Say.

XX   Audio track available.

  Video available.

  Stick a sticker.

Scope and sequence

3

Introduction
Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition is an updated
version of the successful and much-loved Family and Friends
series. This new edition maintains the engaging content,
language, and activities of Family and Friends Special Edition
but has been adapted to meet the requirements of the new
curriculum from the Ministry of Education and Training,
focusing on communicative competence and whole-child
development. The course caters to teachers who prefer a
traditional coursebook with modern content to motivate
and interest students. Its grammar-based curriculum,
working in conjunction with parallel syllabi in skills and
phonics, enables children to develop the confidence and
competence to communicate effectively in English, as well
as understand and process information from a wide range
of sources. The course combines the most effective literacy
techniques used with native English speakers with proven
techniques for teaching English as a foreign language to
children.

Improvements to the National
Edition
Content
A thorough review of the original content reinforced the
strong pedagogical value of the Family and Friends Special
Edition content. As such, those familiar with the course
will find that much of this high-quality content has been
retained, including the main characters, topics, and themes.
The review also resulted in activity-level improvements
to the listening and speaking skills, as well as the addition
of a Fluency Time! section, accompanied by videos from
Grades 3 to 5, and the systematic inclusion of CLIL (Content
and Language Integrated Learning) content. Furthermore,
vocabulary and grammar has been amended to reflect the
Ministry of Education and Training's curriculum specifications
as well as international standardized examination
requirements. The revised and expanded content accounts
for the increasing range in children's English ability as extracurricular lessons and exposure to English rise.

Curriculum and exam preparation
The new National edition meets the Ministry of Education
and Training's curriculum and, from Grade 3, prepares
children for success in the Cambridge English exams, the
TOEFL, and now, the Pearson Test of English.
This edition features updated exam-type activities to
correspond with the most recent Cambridge English
examinations. It also now prepares children for the Pearson
Test of English through ample practice worksheets. Although
the course still includes the same attention to English as a skill,
it includes more support for test-taking in general as today's
academic and professional worlds require more testing.

Teacher support
New to this edition is this full-color Teacher's Guide,
providing step-by-step instructions for each activity in the
Student Book. This strengthened support for teachers will
help them to maximize children's potential.
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Introduction

Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition recognizes that
children have different learning styles and the teacher's
notes provide a range of suggestions for addressing these
differences. Some learn better by seeing (visual learners),
some by listening (auditory learners), some by reading and
writing, and some with movement (kinesthetic learners). The
teacher's notes use all these approaches to help every child
realize his or her potential.

Differentiation
Support and extension material
There is a wealth of support and extension material
available to Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition
students, offering additional practice in skills, vocabulary,
and grammar. The Oxford Skills series and Grammar Friends
provide plenty of reinforcement for less confident students
and further practice for confident students.
Further reinforcement of the students' learning can be
achieved by follow-up activities using the Oxford Children's
Picture Dictionary for learners of English (see
www.oup.com/elt). Recommended Readers can be used
to draw upon themes and language found in the Student
Book and provide extra exposure to the language in a new
context. Find out more at:
www.oup.com/elt/recommendedreaders.

Mixed ability classes
Most classes contain students with mixed abilities. Tiếng Anh
Family and Friends National Edition provides support for
children who are above or below the average level of the
class. Each lesson contains a differentiated-instruction
suggestion for at least one main activity. It provides
suggestions on how to make activities easier for children
who require more support, or more challenging for those
who need more independence. This ensures that all children
remain confident and motivated throughout their lessons.
Classroom tips for mixed ability classes:
• Think about where children are sitting. Place less
confident children closer to you, so that you can address
any issues.
• Some confident children may enjoy being helpers. This
will allow confident children to revise new language while
helping others to learn it.
• Give simple, clear instructions so that children of all
levels can understand you easily. Use hand gestures as
well as words to explain the activities. Ask children to
repeat activity directions back to you with the gestures to
confirm their understanding.
• Don't simplify your language as much when talking to
confident children or those with higher-level English skills.
They will benefit from the additional natural language
input, and one-on-one interactions will encourage them
to explore language further.
• Set goals for each lesson to help the children to focus.
The goal can be different according to the children's
abilities, but reaching the goals will give the same sense of
achievement to all.

The Teacher's Guide is supplemented by the Teacher's Site
(free registration required), which includes the Printable
Resources, offering assessment and materials to support
the core content. The Printable Resources include exam
preparation worksheets from Grade 3 onwards. Teacher's
notes for the worksheets are also included.
The Teacher's Site is accessed at:
www.oup.com/elt/teacher/fafnationalvietnam

Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition
component offerings:

• Student Book
• Workbook
• Teacher's Guide delivered on the Teacher's Site
• Printable Resources delivered on the Teacher's Site to

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supplement course materials, including:
• Over 80 pages of worksheets and tests
• Teacher's notes for worksheets
• Exam Preparation worksheets (from Grade 2)
Online Play delivered on the Friends website (new for
this edition)
Audio files delivered on the Audio CD, the Friends website
and the Teacher's Site
Classroom Presentation Tool
Flashcards
delivered on the
Phonics cards
Friends website and
Posters
the Teacher's Site

Sample Curriculum
Please see the Sample Curriculum on page 93. This course
provides material to fulfill the 70 periods a year as required
by the National Curriculum. There are also supplementary
materials available in the Printable Resources.

Methodology
Words and grammar
New words are introduced in relation to each unit's topic or
theme. They are presented in the Student Book with support
from the flashcards and recordings, and are then practiced
through chants, songs, and motivating classroom games
and activities.
The children are first exposed to the new grammar items in the
second lesson of the main units. They then move on to focused
grammar practice, which is reinforced through the story in
lesson six. This language is recycled throughout the course.

Skills
From Grade 3 to Grade 5, each unit of Tiếng Anh Family and
Friends National Edition contains two pages dedicated to the
development of reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills.
The reading texts in this section expose children to a balance
of both familiar and new language. With a range of different
text types of increasing complexity, children develop the
confidence to recognize and use the language they know in
a wide range of situations. They develop the skills of reading
and listening for gist and detail, both of which are essential
for complete communicative competence, higher-level
academic work, and success in examinations.
The writing skills section provides a complete course in
English punctuation, syntax, and text structuring. Children
complete writing activities in their notebooks with further

consolidation through their Workbooks. The syllabus
resembles that used with children who are native English
speakers, laying a solid foundation for expressing more
complex and abstract thoughts clearly.

Phonics
Phonics teaches the relationship between letters / letter
combinations and the sounds they make. The study of
phonics enables children to decode new words, thereby
improving reading skills and helping them to grasp spelling
and pronunciation patterns quickly.
Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition draws on the
principles of synthetic phonics, in which sounds and letters
combine to form whole words (i.e. synthesis).
Every unit of the course contains a phonics lesson. In Grade 1
and Grade 2 the alphabet letters are reviewed with their most
common sound values (/æ/ for A, /b/ for B, etc.). Children see
the relationship between the shapes of upper- and lowercase
letters, the letter names, and the sounds they make.
In Grades 3 and 4, children learn that letters can be
combined to form new sounds. They learn the consonant
digraphs sh, th, and ch. They then progress to learn how to
construct simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words:
a (as in cat), e (bed), i (pin), and u (rug).
Children then learn to pronounce and spell common
consonant blends at the beginning and ending of words
and then see how vowels are combined to form long vowel
sounds. By the end of the course children will be able to
identify and spell all of the most common sounds in the
English language, and recognize that many sounds can be
spelled in different ways.

Stories
Every unit contains a story which provides a fun and
motivating context in which the new language appears. In
the early grades we meet a happy extended family and see
the amusing adventures of Rosy, her mischievous brother
Billy, and their cousin Tim. As children grow and their world
of interest develops, the circle of characters expands and
includes international characters as well.
The stories also provide ideal scenarios for practicing and
reviewing language structures and keywords in a cyclical
manner.
Animated versions of these stories can be found on the
Classroom Presentation Tool, the Friends website and the
Teacher's Site. They offer an effective way of presenting the
story and target language in class, or can be used at home
to consolidate what children learn in the first two lessons of
each unit.

Review units
After every three units there is a Review unit, which can also
be accessed on the Classroom Presentation Tool. These are
shorter units of exercises which provide additional practice
of the vocabulary and structures presented in the three
preceding units. No new material is presented or practiced
in these units. They can be used as a progress test to check
that children have remembered what they have learned.

Picture dictionary
In Grade 1 to Grade 3, a picture dictionary is provided for
children to refer to whenever necessary. A suitable point to
use the Picture dictionary would be at the end of each unit.
Introduction

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Songs and chants
Every unit in Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition
contains a song for children to practice the new language, as
well as vocabulary and phonics chants.
Melody and rhythm are an essential aid to memory. By
singing, children can overcome fears and shyness while
practicing language in a joyful and harmonious way together.
Songs and chants are also fun and motivating activities that
can add movement to the lessons, creating meaningful
opportunities for children with different learning styles.

Games
Games provide a natural context for language practice and
are very effective for teaching children. Games promote
the development of wider cognitive skills such as memory
sequencing, motor skills, and deductive skills. If required due
to large classes or limited space, games in Tiếng Anh Family
and Friends National Edition can take place at the children's
tables or desks with a minimum of classroom disruption. There
is a Games bank at the end of the Teacher's Guide, which is
referred to where a game is suggested in the teacher's notes.

Classroom management
Children learn best when the atmosphere in the classroom is
relaxed, happy, and well-ordered.
Success is a great motivator. Try to make every child feel
successful and praise their attempt enthusiastically. Children
should be familiar with expression such as, Good work! Good
job! Excellent try! You did that very well!
Errors need to be corrected but use positive and tactful
feedback so that children are not afraid of making mistakes.
If a child makes a mistake say Good try. Try again, then model
the correct answer for the child to repeat. Avoid using words
such as No or That's wrong, as these can create negative
associations to learning.
Establish a clear and consistent set of classroom rules and
ensure that all children know what to expect. Always praise
good behavior so that bad behavior does not become a
means of gaining attention.

Assessment
Students' progress can be evaluated through formal testing,
ongoing assessment, and self-assessment. For formal testing,
there are seven unit tests, two summative tests, and one
end-of-year test provided in the Printable Resources on the
Teacher's Site. Together, these cover the target language
from the course.
Before each summative test, students should complete
the Review pages which revise the language from the
preceding units.
Ongoing and self-assessment tests are also available on
the Teacher's Site. These allow teachers the possibility of
continuously assessing students' progress, and provide
feedback for teachers on areas that need further practice.

Fluency development
A sense of achievement and a sense of autonomy are essential
ingredients in promoting communicative competence and
fluency. The Fluency Time! lessons in Tiếng Anh Family and
Friends National Edition give learners the opportunity to
personalize the language they learn and to practice speaking
together in pairs and groups, to play games using the new
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Introduction

language and to create their own dialogues, and to help
boost their confidence and motivate them in the classroom.
It is important for language in the classroom to be
meaningful and functional, so that learners can see how the
language they are learning can be applied to everyday life.
When learners are able to use the language they learn to
communicate in a realistic situation, or to interact socially
with others, they feel a sense of purpose in their learning.

Fluency Time!
Syllabus
The syllabus for the Everyday English phrases is based, in
part, on the Cambridge English Examinations syllabus.
Other useful phrases, which reflect daily life, have also been
included. For learners who are preparing for the Cambridge
exams, this will provide additional preparation and practice
for the speaking parts of the exam, but for those not taking
the exams, the Everyday English phrases will be equally useful
and applicable to the situations they may face in the future.
Each of the Fluency Time! lessons in Tiếng Anh Family and
Friends National Edition consists of an Everyday English page
followed by a CLIL lesson.
• The Everyday English pages teach phrases through mini
stories in Grades 1 and 2, and videos in Grade 3 to Grade
5, in a meaningful context, and provide practice of the
new language through a listening activity and a speaking
activity, providing gradual transition from receptive to
productive skills.
• CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) refers to
teaching subjects (such as science, math, art, geography)
through a foreign language. CLIL increases motivation by
presenting language in natural, real-life contexts, which
interests students and encourages them to communicate.
The CLIL lessons in Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National
Edition enable students to learn cross-curricular content
and English simultaneously.
All of the CLIL lessons in Tiếng Anh Family and Friends
National Edition focus on a school subject. The content areas
are carefully chosen to be interesting to students, while at
the same time not overwhelming them with too much new
information.
Students are introduced to the subject topic and new
vocabulary is pre-taught through a vocabulary presentation
activity, supplemented by flashcards. The students
read a text based on the lesson topic and complete a
comprehension activity. A critical thinking activity is always
included so that students can personalize the topic and the
new language.
The CLIL worksheets in the Printable Resources provide
further practice of the new language through reading,
writing, listening, and speaking activities, ensuring that the
students have plenty of practice of the new language and all
content in all four skills.

Whole-child development
Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition promotes
positive whole-child development through the inclusion
of 21st century learning, culture, values throughout the
materials and the promotion of parental involvement.

21st Century Learning
As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, today's
young students must develop strong skills in the four Cs:
creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.

Creativity
Creativity is an essential 21st Century Skill. Students who
exercise and demonstrate creativity are better prepared to
make changes, solve the problem, and express themselves
clearly. Creativity can be fostered through project work and
other arts-based hands-on experiences. However, creativity
is also about thinking processes. Creative thinking can be
encouraged through asking students interesting questions
and having them ask their own questions using different
techniques to approach problem solving also helps students
to internalize meaning in a personal way. Tiếng Anh Family
and Friends National Edition encourages creativity through
the use of interesting texts which stimulate personal
responses and projects which require them to problem solve
and express themselves.

Collaboration
Collaboration requires direct communication between
students, which strengthens the skills of listening and
speaking and the associated skills of turn-taking, clarifying,
explaining, and discussing. Students who work together
often achieve better results, as they benefit from each other's
strengths. But they also develop a sense of team spirit and
pride throughout the process. Tiếng Anh Family and Friends
National Edition offers opportunities for collaboration in
every unit. Whether it is through project work, group games,
or team discussions, students are sharing ideas, expressing
personal opinions, and developing important social skills.

Communication
Communication forms an important part of collaboration.
Students need to learn the skills of listening, speaking,
reading, and writing to effectively take part in an age of rapid
change. As our world becomes increasingly interconnected,
today's young students must develop skills that allow them
to communicate in a variety of ways, including oral and
written skills but also digital communication skills.

Critical Thinking
Students in the 21st Century need to do more than
acquire information. They need to be able to analyze the
information by making sense of it critically. Critical thinking
skills help students to determine facts, prioritize information,
understand relationships, solve problems, and deal with an
ever changing world. Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National
Edition encourages children to think about language, to
focus on meaning and to react to the world of English in a
personal way. Subject areas are introduced so that students
can make connections between content and language,
interesting facts are presented, and children are invited to be
curious and questioning.

Culture
Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition presents culture
content from Viet Nam and a variety of other countries.
Learning about different cultures helps students to enrich
their knowledge of other countries and appreciate the
values of their own and other cultures.

Values
Values, which can also be called civic education, are a key
strand in Tiếng Anh Family and Friends National Edition.
Teaching values is important as it focuses on the whole child,
not just language skills. It improves children's awareness of
good behavior and how their behavior and attitudes can
impact on the people around them and their environment.
Areas for values teaching include helping children to
understand about:
• Community, e.g., agreeing and following school rules,
understanding the needs of people and other living
things, understanding what improves and harms their
environment, contributing to the life of the class and
school.
• Health and hygiene, e.g., understanding the basics of
healthy eating, maintaining personal hygiene, rules for
keeping safe around the house and on the road.
• Interacting with others, e.g., listening to other people,
playing and working co-operatively, sharing, identifying,
and respecting the differences and similarities between
people, helping others in need.
Values are reinforced in the Values worksheets in the
Printable Resources – one per unit.

Involving parents
Learning involves a co-operative relationship between home
and school, it is important to establish clear communication
with parents to encourage home support. The following are
suggestions about possible ways of doing this:
• Keep parents informed about what their children are
learning and their progress. Parents might benefit from
receiving newsletters listing what children are now
able to do, which words and phrases they are studying,
which songs or stories they know, and the types of exam
practice they have done.
• Organize a concert or parents' afternoon where the
children can perform the unit stories, plays, and the songs
that they have learned, along with their actions.

oxfordparents
Help your child with English

Oxford Parents is a website where your students' parents
can find out how they can help their child with English.
They can find lots of activities to do in the home or in
everyday life. Even if the parent has little or no English,
they can still find ways to help. We have lots of activities
and videos to show parents how to do this.
Studies have shown that practicing English outside the
classroom can help children become more confident
using the language. If they speak English with their
parents, they will see how English can be used in real-life
situations and this can increase the students' motivation.
Parents can help by practicing stories, songs, and
vocabulary that the students have already learned in the
classroom. Tell your students' parents to vi...