To help students develop their English speaking skills. Between pre-2nd and 2nd grade in the STEP.
Outline:
Use of text book and conversations with native speaker as well as testing
Style:
Generally the text will comprise the bulk of the class work. But supplementary material will be used at each teacher's discretion.
Notice:
Grades will be based 80% from test scores and 20% from class participation by teachers judgment.
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 1: Talk about past events and memories. |
Students will be able to talk about past events and memories using regular and irregular and 'used to'. Students will understand the common uses of 'get'.
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| 2nd |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 2: Talk about events that have changed your life. How to react to news. |
Students will be able to talk about events that have changed their lives. Students will be able to use the present perfect without error.
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| 3rd |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 3: Expressing opinions. Practice the verb + gerund form. |
Students will be able to ask for and give their opinions fluently.
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| 4th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 4: Talk about problems in life. Practice using 'too much/ many/ (not) enough'. |
Students can use the English needed for talking about problems and giving advice. Students will be able to talk about advantages and disadvantsges of living in a big city.
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| 5th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 5: Predicting future events. Practice word formation: suffixes and prefixes. |
Students can have a conversation related to predicting future events smoothly. Students will be able to use words needed for prediction and possibilty.
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| 6th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 6: Talk about future plans. Practice futrure time clauses (when/ unless/ as soon as etc.). |
Students ability in talking about future plans will improve. Students will be able to use the 'first conditional' form and 'time clauses' smoothly.
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| 7th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 7: Differences between some British and American English words and phrases. Review previous lessons. |
Students will know the difference between some British and American English words and phrases. Students will review previous lessons.
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| 8th |
中間試験 Test |
Test Week
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Review of the test / Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 7: Talk about people, places and things. Practice relative clauses (who/ where/ which). |
Students will review their test papers. Students can have conversations using relative clauses.
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| 10th |
Breakthroug Plus 3: Unit 8: Talk about experiences. Practice the use of narrative tenses: simple past; past continuous; past perfect. |
Students will develop skills for telling stories using narrative tenses. Students can talk smoothly about their experiences.
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| 11th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 9: Talk about feelings and emotions. Practice the use of '-ed adjectives' and '-ing adjectives. |
Students can have conversations related to feelings and opinions fluently. Students will be able to use adjectives of emotions smoothly.
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| 12th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 10: Talking about wishes and possibilities. Practice the second conditional; I wish + simple past. |
Students can talk about their wishes and possibilities fluently. Students can use the English needed for moving to another country.
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| 13th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 11: Making deductions. Practice popular idioms and proverbs. |
Students will be able to use the English needed to make deductions effectively. Students will be able to use modals of deduction: could/ might/ must.
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| 14th |
Breakthrough Plus 3: Unit 12: Talk about key events from the past. Review previous lessons. |
Students can have conversations related to key events from the past smoothly. Students will be able to use simple present and past passive verbs
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| 15th |
期末試験 Test |
Test Week
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| 16th |
答案返却など Return and review the test |
Students will review their test papers.
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