Language Tree SB 1

Unit 8 The Dentist

Let’s talk

What do you do to look after your teeth?

Every day I ____________

Reading

The Dentist Tom went to the dentist. Tom said, “I brush my teeth. I don’t eat a lot of sweets.”

“That’s good,” said the dentist. She looked at Tom’s teeth. She said, “You have good teeth, Tom.”

1 Who did Tom go to see? 2 Does Tom have good teeth or bad teeth? 3 Why does Tom have good teeth?

• Question 3: The answer has to be inferred from what we are told. Help pupils to recognise cause and effect . ( Tom has good teeth because he brushes his teeth and he doesn’t eat a lot of sweets. ) • Extension: Ask pupils how they look after their teeth. • Make sure pupils recognise high frequency words. Practise frequently in a variety of contexts. • Ask them to quickly find these high frequency words on this page: don’t she have said my

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