We Can! 1 by Yoko Matsuka
How can students learn English in an environment where they don’t need it? The answer is We Can! 1 and there’s no magic in it. As students clear the goals, one by one, they will naturally learn English.
By Yoko Matsuka
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We Can! 1 is a new, exciting, and unique goal-oriented seven-level series for elementary students by one of Asia’s leaders in teaching English to children. In We Can! 1 by Yoko Matsuka provides the means for developing the three indispensable elements for success in English —a good curriculum, a good teacher, and good teaching material.
We Can! Unique Features
- Easy to Evaluate: The 384 goals make progress easy to see for students, teachers, and parents.
- Spiral Curriculum: Students constantly recycle and reuse previously learned the language.
- English for Real Communication: Students use English in a real, practical way inside and outside the classroom.
- Rhythm and Pronunciation: Students master rhythm and pronunciation skills through songs, chants, movement, drama, and role plays.
- Balanced Use of Phonics: Students learn good pronunciation and to read and write on their own.
- Expansion of Discourse: Students develop language competence beyond the sentence level with carefully designed, fun, experience-based activities, and real interactions.
- An Interactive Website: www.wecanenglishclub.com will offer electronic communication in English with friends around the world.
Components
At each level
- Student Book + Student CD
- Workbook + Student CD
- Flashcards
- Posters (10 per level)
- Class Audio CD
- Teacher’s Guide (English version)
- Teacher’s Guide (Japanese version)
Plus
- Phonics Workbooks 1-3
- Phonics 1-3 Teacher’s Guide
- Songs and Chants CD
Syllabus By Units and Topics
Introduction:
- Talk Time: Welcome. Put your bags away. Take out your pencils. Take out your books. Please take a seat. (Miki), please open the window. Okay. Thank you. You’re welcome.
- Rhythms and Sounds:
- Words:
- Phonics:
Unit 1: My Friends
- Talk Time: Hello. Hi. What’s your name? My name’s Kai.
- Rhythms and Sounds:
Song: Hello
- Hello. How are you? I’m fine, thank you. And you?
- Song: Good-bye
- Good-bye. See you again.
- Words: What’s this color?
- Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, white, black, brown
- Phonics: Alphabet A to Z: Big letters
Unit 2: My Body
- Talk Time: Close your eyes. Open your eyes. Raise your hands. Clap your hands. Okay.
- Rhythms and Sounds: Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- Eyes, ears, mouth, nose
- Words: Please … Stand up. Come to the front. Make a line. Make a circle. Go back to your seat. Sit down.
- Phonics: Alphabet a to z: Small letters.
- Short, tall, and tail letters
Unit 3: My Family
- Talk Time: This is my brother, Jack. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. This is my sister/friend …
- Rhythms and Sounds: Chant: Five Little Monkeys
- Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa
- Words: Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, brother, sister, me
- Phonics: Sounds: A, B, C, D, E apple, bear, cow, dog, egg
- Write: A to E
Review 1: Units 1-3
Unit 4: Happy Birthday!
- Talk Time: It’s my birthday. Happy birthday. How old are you? I’m (seven) years old.
- Rhythms and Sounds: Song: Ten Little Snowmen
- Numbers 1–10
- Words: What’s this shape?
- square, triangle, rectangle, circle, diamond, star
- Phonics: Sounds: F, G, H, I, J fish, goat, hat, ink, jet Write: F to J
Unit 5: Toys
- Talk Time: How many do you have? I have (one). How many do I have? That’s right.
- Rhythms and Sounds: Song: Teddy Bear
- Turn around. Touch the ground. Show your shoe. You’re out, too.
- Words: puppet, puzzle, coloring book, dollhouse, character cards, robot, blocks, stickers, computer game, unicycle
- Singular/plural
- Phonics: Sounds: K, L, M, N
- king, lion, monkey, nest Write: K to N
Unit 6: Yummy Things!
- Talk Time: Do you like (pizza)? Yes, I like (pizza). Yummy! No, I don’t like (cabbage/onions). Yucky!
- Rhythms and Sounds: Chant: Cookie Jar
- Words: apple, hamburger, hot dog, noodles, orange, rice, sandwich, spaghetti, sushi
- Countable/uncountable
- Phonics: Sounds: O, P, Q, R
- octopus, puppy, queen, rabbit Write: O to R
Review 2: Units 4-6
Unit 7: Animals
- Talk Time: Do you have a pet? Yes, I do./ No, I don’t. I have a (dog/fish).
- Rhythms and Sounds: Song: BINGO
- Words: dog, cat, bird, fish, mouse, cow, horse, sheep, chicken
- Phonics: Sounds: S, T, U, V
- sun, tiger, umbrella, violin Write: S to V
Unit 8: Seven Days
- Talk Time: What day do you like? I like (Friday/Sunday). How about you?
- Rhythms and Sounds: Song: Days of the Week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Words: What’s the weather like today? It’s (sunny) today.
- cloudy, rainy, snowy, windy Showing/hiding/washing his face
- Phonics: Sounds: W, X, Y, Z witch, fox, yard, zebra Write: W to Z
Review 3: Units 7-8
More Fun 1: Halloween
- Talk Time: Let’s Go Trick-or-Treating!
- Rhythms and Sounds: Halloween Picture Game
- Words: Halloween, jack o’ lantern, witch, black cat, goblins, ghost, skeleton
- Phonics:
More Fun 2: Christmas
- Talk Time: Merry Christmas Relay
- Rhythms and Sounds: Song: Little Bells of Christmas
- Words:
- Phonics:
