The purpose of this course is to get students speaking and listening to English as much as possible in class. Lessons focus on common, everyday English vocabulary, phrases, and conversations.
Outline:
Use of the textbook as well as conversation with a native speaker and testing.
Style:
Generally the textbook will comprise a bulk of the class work. But supplementary material will be used at each teacher's discretion.
Notice:
Grades will be 70% test based and 30% based on homework and participation.
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Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Introduction, Unit 1: What is your family like? |
Students will describe family members, and they will learn affirmative and negative possessive's and how to form "to have" questions.
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| 2nd |
Unit 1: What is your family like? |
Students will describe family members, and they will learn affirmative and negative possessive's and how to form "to have" questions.
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| 3rd |
Unit 2: What's your day like? |
Students will learn to talk about their daily routines and free-time activities. They will also learn affirmative and negative adverbs of frequency and how to for simple present wh- questions.
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| 4th |
Unit 2: What's your day like? |
Students will learn to talk about their daily routines and free-time activities. They will also learn affirmative and negative adverbs of frequency and how to for simple present wh- questions.
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| 5th |
Unit 3: How do we learn? |
Students will practice discussing school subjects and places in a school. They wil also practice using "can" for talking about abilities and permissions. Students will further learn how to use phrases such as "like", "don't mind", "love", and "hate" with -ing.
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| 6th |
Unit 3: How do we learn? |
Students will practice discussing school subjects and places in a school. They wil also practice using "can" for talking about abilities and permissions. Students will further learn how to use phrases such as "like", "don't mind", "love", and "hate" with -ing.
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| 7th |
Unit 4: What do you like to eat? |
Students will develop their current ability to discuss food and drink using a wider array of adjectives. They will practice using countable and uncountable nouns and describing amounts.
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| 8th |
Mid-Term Exam |
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Review of mid-term exam, Unit 5: What's your style? |
Students will improve their ability to discuss clothes and accessories. They will also practice their use of the present continuous and simple present tenses.
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| 10th |
Unit 5: What's your style? |
Students will improve their ability to discuss clothes and accessories. They will also practice their use of the present continuous and simple present tenses.
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| 11th |
Unit 6: How can we be athletic? |
Students will practice using the vocabulary of sports and sports verbs. They will also practice and develop their use of comparatives and superlatives.
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| 12th |
Unit 6: How can we be athletic? |
Students will practice using the vocabulary of sports and sports verbs. They will also practice and develop their use of comparatives and superlatives.
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| 13th |
Unit 7: Why are animals important? |
Students discuss the importance of and describe various animals using a wide variety of adjectives. They will also develop their knowledge of the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs.
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| 14th |
Unit 7: Why are animals important? |
Students discuss the importance of and describe various animals using a wide variety of adjectives. They will also develop their knowledge of the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs.
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| 15th |
Final Exam |
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| 16th |
Review |
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