ΣΤ’ Δημοτικού – Unit 1

Our Multicultural Class

A geography and multicultural class lesson with school projects, Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Lessons Vocabulary Grammar Project

Unit map

Theme: multicultural class, countries, geography, school lab projects.

Grammar: Present Simple, adverbs of frequency, Present Continuous, report writing.

Skills: reading for gist/detail, speaking, listening, writing a report.

Lessons

Τα 3 lessons του Unit 1

Lesson 1 — Meeting the newcomers

Read reports about Ukraine, Albania and Georgia; identify capitals, nationalities, terrain, weather and problems.

Lesson 2 — At the school lab

Talk about school subjects, listen to pupils working on projects and contrast Present Simple with Present Continuous.

Lesson 3 — A Geography project

Plan and write a clear country report with paragraphs, connectors and peer editing.

Vocabulary cards

24 χρήσιμες λέξεις

Vocabulary

Λεξιλόγιο Αγγλικά – Ελληνικά

Πιο ώριμο λεξιλόγιο για reports, geography και multicultural topics.

Countries, nationalities and culture

multiculturalπολυπολιτισμικός
newcomerνεοφερμένος
nationalityεθνικότητα
homelandπατρίδα
borderσύνορο
capital cityπρωτεύουσα
official languageεπίσημη γλώσσα
traditionπαράδοση
customέθιμο
originκαταγωγή
communityκοινότητα
internationalδιεθνής

Geography and landforms

mapχάρτης
landformγεωμορφολογικό στοιχείο
riverποτάμι
mountainβουνό
plainπεδιάδα
peninsulaχερσόνησος
coastακτή
bayκόλπος
gulfκόλπος
lakeλίμνη
islandνησί
terrainμορφολογία εδάφους
flow acrossδιασχίζω / ρέω μέσα από
split intoχωρίζω σε

School subjects and facilities

school labσχολικό εργαστήριο
subjectσχολικό μάθημα
GeographyΓεωγραφία
HistoryΙστορία
ScienceΦυσικές Επιστήμες
Computer ScienceΠληροφορική
projectεργασία / project
newsletterσχολική εφημερίδα
libraryβιβλιοθήκη
canteenκυλικείο
classmateσυμμαθητής
timetableωρολόγιο πρόγραμμα

Daily activities and study skills

search for informationψάχνω πληροφορίες
print a documentτυπώνω έγγραφο
copy a photoαντιγράφω φωτογραφία
paste a pictureεπικολλώ εικόνα
work in pairsδουλεύω σε ζευγάρια
fill in a tableσυμπληρώνω πίνακα
underlineυπογραμμίζω
group words by topicομαδοποιώ λέξεις ανά θέμα
imitate pronunciationμιμούμαι την προφορά
write an example sentenceγράφω παράδειγμα πρότασης

Describing places and problems

environmental problemπεριβαλλοντικό πρόβλημα
natural disasterφυσική καταστροφή
earthquakeσεισμός
tsunamiτσουνάμι
nuclear accidentπυρηνικό ατύχημα
drinking water suppliesαποθέματα πόσιμου νερού
mild weatherήπιος καιρός
heavilyέντονα / πολύ
outgoingκοινωνικός
braveγενναίος
hospitableφιλόξενος
talkativeομιλητικός

Grammar Corner

Grammar explanations – Γραμματική

Present SimpleFrequency adverbsPresent ContinuousReportsbecause

Present Simple — routines and facts

English: Use Present Simple for habits, routines and facts that are generally true. In ΣΤ’ Δημοτικού we also use it to write reports about countries and people.

Ελληνικά: Χρησιμοποιούμε Present Simple για συνήθειες, ρουτίνες και γενικές αλήθειες, ειδικά σε reports για χώρες/ανθρώπους.

  • Ukraine borders the Black Sea.
  • The River Dnipo flows across the country.
  • People usually ski in winter.
  • My friend comes from Albania.

3rd person -s / -es / -ies

English: With he/she/it add -s. Add -es after verbs like go/watch/wash. Change consonant + y to -ies.

Ελληνικά: Στο he/she/it βάζουμε -s. Με go/watch/wash βάζουμε -es. Με σύμφωνο + y: y → ies.

  • he works
  • she goes
  • it rains
  • the river flows
  • the temperature drops
  • my friend studies

Present Simple questions and negatives

English: Use do/does for questions and don’t/doesn’t for negatives. After does/doesn’t the verb stays in base form.

Ελληνικά: Στις ερωτήσεις/αρνήσεις βάζουμε do/does ή don’t/doesn’t. Μετά το does το ρήμα μένει απλό.

  • Do you speak English?
  • Does she come from Georgia?
  • They don’t live in Kiev.
  • He doesn’t come from the capital.

Adverbs of frequency

English: Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely and never show how often something happens. They go before the main verb but after be.

Ελληνικά: Τα επιρρήματα συχνότητας μπαίνουν πριν από το κύριο ρήμα, αλλά μετά το be.

  • It often rains heavily.
  • People sometimes leave their hometown.
  • My brother is always early.
  • We rarely eat at the canteen.

Present Continuous — now and temporary actions

English: Use am/is/are + -ing for actions happening now or temporary situations.

Ελληνικά: Χρησιμοποιούμε am/is/are + -ing για πράξεις που γίνονται τώρα ή προσωρινές καταστάσεις.

  • The pupils are working on projects.
  • The teacher is checking their work.
  • I am searching for information.
  • They are staying in Oxford this week.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

English: Present Simple = routines/facts. Present Continuous = now/temporary. Time words help: every day/usually vs now/at the moment/today.

Ελληνικά: Present Simple για συνήθειες/γεγονότα. Present Continuous για τώρα/προσωρινά.

  • I usually study Geography, but today I am working on a History project.
  • She comes from Wales, but now she is living in Oxford.
  • They play football every week; today they are writing a report.

Report writing and paragraphing

English: A country report needs clear paragraphs: introduction, landscape, weather, people/problems, opinion. Use and/but/because to connect ideas.

Ελληνικά: Ένα report χρειάζεται καθαρές παραγράφους και συνδέσμους όπως and/but/because.

  • Paragraph 1: name and borders.
  • Paragraph 2: landscape.
  • Paragraph 3: weather.
  • Paragraph 4: people or problems.
  • Paragraph 5: opinion.

Giving reasons and agreeing/disagreeing

English: Use because to give reasons. Use I agree / I don’t agree / In my opinion for discussion.

Ελληνικά: Χρησιμοποιούμε because για αιτιολόγηση και εκφράσεις γνώμης για συζήτηση.

  • I like History because I like learning about past events.
  • I agree with you because Geography is useful.
  • In my opinion, multicultural classes are interesting.

Practice

Exercises with answers

A. Complete with Present Simple

  1. Georgia ______ the Black Sea. (border)
  2. The river ______ across the country. (flow)
  3. She ______ from Tirana. (come)
  4. People sometimes ______ their hometown. (leave)
  5. My brother ______ Geography. (study)
  6. It often ______ heavily in winter. (rain)
Answers / Suggested answers
  1. borders
  2. flows
  3. comes
  4. leave
  5. studies
  6. rains

B. Do / Does questions

  1. ______ you come from Ukraine?
  2. ______ she speak Albanian?
  3. Where ______ your friend live?
  4. What subjects ______ they like?
  5. ______ the river split the country?
  6. Why ______ people leave their hometown?
Answers / Suggested answers
  1. Do
  2. Does
  3. does
  4. do
  5. Does
  6. do

C. Present Simple or Continuous

  1. I usually ______ English, but now I ______ Geography. (study / study)
  2. The pupils ______ in the lab today. (work)
  3. My uncle ______ in a coal mine. (work)
  4. Look! She ______ a photo. (paste)
  5. We often ______ words by topic. (group)
  6. At the moment, they ______ a report. (write)
Answers / Suggested answers
  1. study / am studying
  2. are working
  3. works
  4. is pasting
  5. group
  6. are writing

D. Frequency adverbs

  1. I do my homework. (always)
  2. She is late. (never)
  3. People leave their hometown. (sometimes)
  4. It rains heavily in winter. (often)
  5. We are polite to newcomers. (always)
  6. My class works in the lab. (usually)
Answers / Suggested answers
  1. I always do my homework.
  2. She is never late.
  3. People sometimes leave their hometown.
  4. It often rains heavily in winter.
  5. We are always polite to newcomers.
  6. My class usually works in the lab.

E. Geography vocabulary

  1. A ______ is land with water around it.
  2. A ______ is a very high area of land.
  3. A ______ is flat land.
  4. A ______ is the main city of a country.
  5. A ______ is a line between two countries.
  6. A ______ is land almost surrounded by water.
Answers / Suggested answers
  1. island
  2. mountain
  3. plain
  4. capital city
  5. border
  6. peninsula

F. Report plan

  1. Paragraph 1: country name and ______
  2. Paragraph 2: ______ and landforms
  3. Paragraph 3: ______
  4. Paragraph 4: people, culture or ______
  5. Paragraph 5: your ______
  6. Use ______ to explain reasons.
Answers / Suggested answers
  1. borders
  2. landscape
  3. weather
  4. problems
  5. opinion
  6. because

Project

Country report / Geography project

Main project

Write a five-paragraph report about Greece or another country. Include borders/location, landscape, weather, people/culture, one problem or interesting fact, and your opinion. Use Present Simple, at least four adverbs of frequency, and two Present Continuous sentences about what people are doing now.

Writing checklist

  • 5 paragraphs
  • capital letters and full stops
  • Present Simple for facts
  • Present Continuous for now
  • connectors: and, but, because

Speaking extension

Interview a newcomer. Ask about country, language, weather, school subjects and everyday routines. Present your partner in 60 seconds.

YouTube practice

Βίντεο για έξτρα εξάσκηση

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Βίντεο για να ξεχωρίζουν routine/facts από actions happening now.

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Adverbs of frequency

always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never με παραδείγματα.

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Countries and nationalities

Λεξιλόγιο για countries, nationalities και geography reports.

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