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ELS weekly LOs
BEGINNER LEVEL (A1) Cutting Edge (weeks 1 – 13), Speak Out (weeks 14 – 25), New English File (weeks 26-37) Legend/abbreviations: (SB)- Student Book; (U)-Unit; (M)-Module; (F)- File; (TRP)- Teacher’s Resource Book/Pack; (TB)- Teacher’s Book; NCE- New Cutting Edge;; NEF- New English file; LEI- Learning English in Ireland; EI- Exploring Ireland; ID- Instant discussions; DAZ- Discussions A-Z; NCE- New Cutting Edge; Gram 1- Grammar 1 Games &
Activities; Vocab 2- Vocabulary 2 Games & Activities; ICG- Intermediate Communication Games; RW – Reward; PW2 – Pair Work 2; RG – Reading Games; PG – Pronunciation Games; EI- Exploring Ireland; Vocab 2 Vocabulary 2; Gram 1- Grammar 1; GFVP(Games for Vocabulary practice) SoS(Ship or Sheep)
Learning outcomes:
By the end of each week’s lessons, students should have achieved (or enhanced)
their communicative competency with the language items listed under
Topics/skills. These items are the target objectives for each week. The lessons will
also include exercises and activities developing students’ dictionary skills,
activities about Ireland and TIE preparation.
Week 1 (Module 1) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- Personal and possessive pronouns – I/ my, you/ your etc - Classroom phrases: ‘How do you spell?’ etc - Introduction phrases – ‘What’s your name?’, ‘Nice to meet you.’, etc
Lexis:
- Common words - Days of the week - Numbers 0 -20 - The alphabet, - Names - Jobs - Saying hello and goodbye
Pronunciation:
Sentence stress and word stress
Speaking:
- Making introductions, saying hello and goodbye
- Classroom instructions
- Talking about personal information
Writing:
- Capital letters
- Punctuation: full stops and question marks
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE(TRB) Classroom language: questions; 1A ‘What’s your job?’ [names and jobs with
verb ‘be’]; 1B ‘What’s his surname?’ [names, jobs, spelling]
- WB (pp. 4-9)
- GFVP (unit1 p.10)
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
CE M1
Week 2 (Module 2) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- Verb ‘be’ singular forms (+/-/? Forms): I am, you are not, are they? etc - ‘Be’ contracted forms
Lexis: - family and everyday objects - classroom language
- phone numbers
Pronunciation:
- Sentence stress, also in questions - word stress and short forms
Speaking:
- talking about your friends
- making classroom conversations
Listening:
For phone numbers
Writing:
- filling in a form
- Writing about yourself
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 2A ‘Where are you from’; 2B ‘Bingo – numbers up to 100; 2C Numbers game;
2D ‘What’s your address?
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
- CE – M2
Week 3 (Module 3) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- The verb ‘Be’ plural forms (+/-/? forms) - Plural nouns - Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those
Lexis: - Places you visit and live - Food and drink - Common adjectives
Pronunciation:
- Plural nouns - Contracted verb forms plural of ‘Be’
Speaking:
- Ordering food in a cafe, asking about prices
- discussing a menu
- Writing:
- Writing a postcard home
Dictionary skills:
- finding spelling in a dictionary
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 3A ‘What are their names?’; 3B ‘What’s this’ (demonstrative pronouns)
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
- CE – M3
Week 4 (Module 4) Cutting Edge progress assessment
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- There is/are (+/-/? Forms)
- Quantifiers : a/an/some/any - determiners – a lot of, some and not many - Prepositions of place and directions
Lexis: - Places in a town/city - Phrases for describing places
Pronunciation:
‘TH’ sounds Sentence stress
Speaking:
- comparing/finding differences in two pictures of places
- asking and answering questions about where you live
Writing:
- Writing about where you live
- Revision of capital letters
Consolidation: modules 1-4
Progress test : modules 1-4
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 4A ‘where’s the cinema?; 4B places & people; 4C spot the difference (there
is/are)
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
CE M4
Week 5 (Module 5) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus: - Present simple regular verbs singular, (+/-/? Forms) - Possessive ‘s’
Lexis: - food (countable and uncountable nouns); quantifiers: a cup of, a glass of and a bottle of
Pronunciation:
- Family members; - Personal possessions - Rooms around the house
Speaking:
Talking about your family Buying things in a shop
Writing: - Writing about yourself
- Prepositions and articles
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 5A Bob’s family (relationship vocab and possessives); 5B ‘Pres simple
dominoes’; Rooms in a house
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
CE M5
Week 6 (Module 6) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus: - Present simple regular verbs plural, (+/-/? Forms) - Object pronouns: him, her, it, them
Lexis: - Like/dislikes, free-time activities - Sports - Famous couples
Pronunciation:
- Asking each other about likes and dislikes - Telling the time
Speaking:
- Asking each other about likes and dislikes - Telling the time
Writing: - Using pronouns
Dictionary skills:
- finding grammar in a dictionary
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 6A ‘Like, love, hate (pres simple, likes); 6B ‘Pronoun snap: (subject/object
pronouns); 6C ‘Sports’; 6D ‘Does he or doesn’t he?’
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
CE M6
Week 7 (Module 7) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus: - Present simple: adverbs of frequency - past simple: questions and short answers - common verbs in Past Simple
Lexis:
- Daily routines
- Time expressions with preposition collocation – in the morning, at 2pm, on Saturday... - Days of the week
Pronunciation:
- word stress – days of the week
Speaking:
- interviewing your teacher about his/her daily routine
- asking each other about their routines
- Telling the time and using time expression collocations
- Talking about TV programmes
Writing: - writing about their routines and free time
- writing a personal description
- Spelling double letters
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) (p.140) 7A ‘A footballer’s diary’; 7B Adverb partners (adverbs of frequency); 7C
Classroom survey – (time expressions), 7D Verbs & nouns
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT
CE M7
Week 8 (Module 8) Cutting Edge progress assessment
Topics/skills:
Language focus: - Can and can’t for ability - Question words: what, when, where, who, how, etc
Lexis:
- Parts of the body - Quantities - Parts of the body - prices, buying and selling - Big numbers
Pronunciation
- word stress - quantities
- Can/can’t
Speaking:
- Talking about what you can and can’t do
- discussing
- saying what you have decided
Writing: - Writing about the fist seven years of life – childhood
- Describing yourself
- Spelling – silent letters
Dictionary skills:
- finding spelling in a dictionary
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Consolidation: modules 5-8
Progress test : modules 5-8
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 8A ‘What can you do?’; 8B ‘Question word quiz’; Vocab booster: Body parts
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
CE M8
Week 9 (module 9) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus: - Past simple of the verb ‘Be’ (+/-/? Forms) - present simple vs. present continuous
Lexis:
- Common adjectives: young/old, rich/poor, happy, safe, etc
- Adjectives for describing people: tall, short, quiet, noisy, happy, sad, etc
- Years and ages
Pronunciation:
- Was/wasn’t & were/weren’t
Speaking:
- Talking about your childhood - Asking about dates of birth of family and friends
Writing: - Writing about the past
- Contracted forms
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 9A ‘Adjective dominoes; 9B ‘where were you?’; 9C Describing people
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
CE M9
Week 10 (Module 11) Cutting Edge Topics/skills:
Language focus: - Past simple of regular verbs (+ form) - Common irregular verb forms in the past - question words, word order in questions, questions with other verb forms - use of definite, indefinite and zero articles
Lexis:
- Life events - Dates and months - Common irregular verbs - go, have, write, make
Pronunciation:
- Regular and irregular past verb forms - word stress - months
Speaking:
- Talking about your life events - past - Creating a time line for your life
Writing: - A personal history
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- NCE (TRB) 10A ‘Pat simple quiz; 10B ‘Ten things about me (past); 10C Irregular verbs;
10D ‘The date game’
- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:
NCE M10
Week 11 (Module 11) Cutting Edge
Topics/skills:
Language focus: - Past simple (-/? Forms) - Yes/no questions and ‘wh’/question word question forms - And & but
Lexis:
- Holiday expressions - Irregular verbs - vocabulary booster – in an Internet café - The weather
Speaking:
- Asking questions about the past - Past simple questions game - Buying a train ticket
Writing: - Making sentences with ‘and & but’ - Write an email
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 11A ‘Collocation pelmanism – (verb/noun collocation); 11B ‘Did you or didn’t
you?’; 11C ‘Madonna’s life story’; 11D ‘Past simple snakes and ladders’; Vocab booster:
The weather
STUDENT BOOK UNIT: CE M11
Week 12 (Module 12) Cutting Edge End of course book assessment
Topics/skills:
Language focus: - ‘Want to’ (future) - ‘Going to’ (future)
Lexis: - Things you buy - Colours and sizes - Shopping - Clothes
Pronunciation:
- sentence stress - Weak form of ‘to’
Speaking:
- What we’re doing at the week
Writing: - writing about the future, things you want to do - Punctuation and capital letters
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- CE (TRB) 12A ‘Shopping crossword; Vocab booster: ‘Clothes’; 12B ‘My partner’s future;
12C Revision board game
STUDENT BOOK UNIT: CE M12
Week 13 End of course book assessment & TIE mock exam prep
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
Consolidation modules 11-15
End of the book progress test modules 1-15
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:
- NCE (TRB) (p.166) Testmaster summative tests, receptive skills tasks and communicative
assessment of key LOs of programme
Week 14 (unit 1) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present simple - be
- possessives - this/that, these/those - making requests – modal verb can
Lexis:
- greetings - countries and nationalities
- objects
- tourist places, hotel services; phrases for booking in at a hotel
Pronunciation:
- stressed syllables
- sentence stress and polite intonation
Speaking:
- introducing people
- identifying objects - giving information for numbers, prices, etc; - making simple requests
- arrival and check in at a hotel
Writing:
- improving your use of capital letters
- completing a hotel registration form; - writing an email to book a hotel room
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Week 15 (unit 2) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present simple for routines: I/you/we/they
- present simple for routines: he/she/it
Lexis:
- daily routines, activities, jobs
- the time
- household routines; phrases to describe life at home
Pronunciation:
- strong and weak forms of do you - present simple verb endings - polite intonation
Speaking:
- talking about activities
- talking about routines; describing other people’s routines - asking questions at a tourist information centre - talking about life at home: likes and dislikes
Writing:
- using linkers: and, but and or
- writing an internet posting to a pen pal
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Week 16 (unit 3) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present simple and frequency adverbs: sometimes, usually, always, often, hardly ever and never;
- modifiers quite, not very, really and very
- have/has got for possession
- making arrangements
Lexis:
- describing personality
- family and family tree
- special occasion activities; phrases to describe special occasions - frequency expressions
Pronunciation:
- stressed syllables
- contracted forms of have/has got - positive and negative intonation
Speaking:
- describing personality
- talking about friendship
- talking about your family
- making arrangements to meet friends
- talking about a special occasion
Writing:
- improving your use of apostrophe ’s - writing about your family
- writing an invitation
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Week 17 (unit 4) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- there is/are for describing rooms
- can for expressing possibility
Lexis:
- vocabulary to describe rooms/furniture; prepositions (1)
- vocabulary to describe places in towns; prepositions (2)
Pronunciation: - strong and weak forms of can and can’t - there is/are - polite intonation
Speaking:
- describing your home, places
- talking about things you can do in towns; - describing a favourite place in your town/city
- having a conversation in a shop
Writing:
- improving your use of commas; - writing an email about your home
- writing a blog about your favourite place
Consolidation (weeks 14-17)
Progress test (weeks 14-17)
Week 18 (unit 5) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- countable and uncountable nouns to describe food - nouns with a/an, some, any
- how much/many; quantifiers - ordering in a restaurant
Lexis:
- vocabulary to describe food/drink, containers
- restaurant words
- ingredients; phrases for writing a recipe
Pronunciation: - fast speech: linking
Speaking:
- talking about your eating and drinking habits - talking about diets and lifestyle
- ordering a meal in a restaurant
- describing a special dish
Writing:
- learning to use paragraphs and write a short report - writing a recipe
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Week 19 (unit 6) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- past simple – be
- past simple – common verbs
Lexis:
- dates and time phrases
- common verbs (1)
- phrases for interviewing
- expressions to describe weekend activities
Pronunciation: - past simple regular verbs with /t/, /d/ and /Id/ - strong and weak forms of was and were - showing interest
Speaking:
- talking about people’s favourite things - describing your favourite childhood things
- talking about your life/past events
- describing a perfect/terrible weekend
- interviewing a special person
Writing:
- linking sentences with because and so - writing your life story
- writing a profile essay about a special person Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
6.3
Week 20 (unit 11) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- giving advice (should/shouldn’t)
- adverbs of manner
- offering to help (I’ll, Let me, Shall I)
Lexis:
- the body; health
- common verbs
- problems, phrases to describe a problem and to give advice
Pronunciation:
- consonant clusters
Speaking:
- talking about what to do when you don’t feel well and giving advice - discussing cures for the common cold - doing a quiz about your fitness - talking about healthy weekends - giving advice and offering help; thanking someone - asking for help in a pharmacy
Writing:
- using adverbs in stories and how to make stories more interesting
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Week 21 (unit 7) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- comparatives and superlatives
Lexis:
- travelling
- describing places
- asking for and giving directions
Pronunciation:
- stressed syllables
- strong and weak forms of the
- sentence stress for correcting
Speaking:
- talking about how you like to travel; comparing places and holidays - planning and talking about a long journey - giving directions in the street
- describing a town/city you know
Writing:
- checking and correcting information
- writing about a holiday
- writing a short article about a town/city
Consolidation (weeks 18-21)
Progress test (weeks 18-21)
Week 22 (unit 8) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present continuous for temporary situations
- present simple vs. present continuous
Lexis:
- verbs + prepositions
- language used to describe appearance
- language used to ask for and give a recommendation
- types of film
- festival activities; phases to describe an event
Pronunciation:
- weak forms of prepositions and articles - word linking
Speaking:
- talking about taking photos - talking about what people are doing
- discussing various film stars; - describing people’s appearance
- asking and answering a questionnaire about films - asking for and giving recommendations
- describing an event
Writing:
- writing a blog entry about what you are doing
- writing a review of an event
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Week 23 (unit 9) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- articles: a/an, the, no article
- modal verbs can/can’t, have to/don’t have to for giving permission and expressing
obligation
Lexis:
- transport collocations
- excuses
- phrases to describe and complain about problems
Pronunciation: - strong and weak forms of a and the - strong and weak forms of can, can’t, have to and don’t have to - intonation to show being happy or unhappy
Speaking:
- talking about types of transport
- talking about ways to travel around towns/cities
- apologising for being late - telling a long story
- dealing with problems when flying
Writing:
- using linkers and writing a story
- writing an email about an experience at an airport/on a plane
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Week 24 (unit 10) Speak Out
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- future plans (be going to)
- wishes (would like to)
- predicting the future (will, might, won’t)
Lexis:
- collocations related to future plans/wishes
- phrases with get
- making suggestions (how/what about?)
- adjectives (meaning good or ok)
- phrases to describe weather
Pronunciation:
- going to and would
- contracted form of will
- stressed syllables
Speaking:
- talking about your future plans/wishes
- making predictions about situations
- making some suggestions - inviting friends to join you - talking about weather and how it makes you feel
Writing: - improving your use of linkers: too, also and as well - writing a short story
- writing a message board notice about your country
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Week 25 (unit 12) Speak Out: End of course book assessment
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present perfect for past actions relating to the present and experiences - present perfect vs. past simple
Lexis:
- outdoor activities
- prepositions
- telephoning expressions
- phrases to describe an experience
Pronunciation:
- sentence stress
-
Speaking:
- talking about unusual experiences
- describing movement from one place to another - talking about past experiences
- describing difficult situations/problems - saying telephone numbers; phoning someone about a problem
Writing:
- using postcard phrases and writing a postcard - writing a story about an exciting/frightening experience
End of the book consolidation
End of the book progress test
Week 26 New English File (F1)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- verb be
- possessive adjectives
- definite and indefinite articles
- plurals
- demonstrative determiners this/that, these, those
Lexis:
- numbers 1-1,000
- days of the week
- countries and nationalities
- personal information - the classroom, common objects, classroom language - practical English: on a plane
Pronunciation:
- vowel sounds, word stress, the alphabet
-
Speaking:
- roleplaying dialogues
- asking for and giving personal information - giving instructions - asking for a drink
Writing:
- completing a form
Revise and check F1
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F1
- SB Word Bank F1
Week 27 New English File (File 2)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present simple for expressing routine actions : statements, negative forms, questions
- possessive s
- a/an + jobs
Lexis:
- verb phrases
- irregular plurals
- common verb phrases
- jobs
- family
- practical English: at a hotel
Pronunciation:
- consonant sounds
- third person -s
-
Speaking:
- roleplaying an interview, dialogues
- asking for and giving information about jobs, family
Writing:
- writing an email or letter to your teacher
Revise and check F2
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F2
- SB Word Bank F2
Week 28 New English File (File 3)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present simple and adverbs of frequency
Lexis:
- common adjectives
- language for describing daily routine
- time words and expressions
- the date
- telling the time
- prepositions of time
- practical English: in a coffee shop
Pronunciation:
- vowel and consonant sounds
- the letter o and h
- word stress
-
Speaking:
- expressing feelings
- talking about daily routine
- interviewing your partner with a questionnaire
- asking and answering questions
- buying a coffee
Writing:
- writing an email or letter to your teacher
Revise and check F3
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F3
- Word Bank F3
Week 29 New English File (File 4)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- can/can’t for ability
- like + -ing
- object pronouns
- possessive pronouns
Lexis:
- verb phrases
- free time activities
- love story phrases
- music
Pronunciation:
- vowel sounds
- sentence stress
- rhyming words
-
Speaking:
- talking about abilities, music
- interviewing your partner with a questionnaire
- practical English: in a clothes shop
Writing:
- describing a friend
Revise and check F4
Consolidation (week 26-29)
Progress test (week 26-29)
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F4
- Word Bank F4
Week 30 New English File (File 7A,7B)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- countable and uncountable nouns with a/an, some/any, how much/how many
- quantifiers: a lot, not much, etc.
Lexis:
- food
- drinks
- practical English: at a restaurant
Pronunciation:
- the letters ea
- consonant sounds
Speaking:
- making a food diary
- talking about famous dishes
- interviewing your partner with a questionnaire
- asking and answering questions
- ordering a meal
Writing:
- writing the ingredients of a famous dish from your country
- writing instructions to make your favourite sandwich
Revise and check F7 – exercises for F7A and 7B
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F7 – exercises for F 7A and 7B
- SB Vocabulary Bank F7 – exercises for F7A and 7B
Week 31 New English File (File 5)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- past simple of be
- past simple: regular and irregular verbs
Lexis:
- word formation
- past time expressions
- regular and irregular verbs
- practical English: in a gift shop
Pronunciation:
- sentence stress
- past simple verbs
-
Speaking:
- talking about famous people
- telling a story
- asking and answering questions
- interviewing your partner about a night out and yesterday
- buying a present
Writing:
- writing a holiday report
Revise and check F5
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F5
- SB Vocabulary Bank F5
Week 32 New English File (File 6A, 6B)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- the present and the past: there is / there are vs. there was / there were
Lexis:
- houses and furniture
- prepositions of place
Pronunciation:
- sentence stress
- consonant sounds
- silent letters
Speaking:
- describing your house
- describing pictures
- describing what happened
Writing:
- describing what happened
Revise and check F6: exercises for 6A, 6B
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F6: exercises for 6A, 6B
- SB Vocabulary Bank F6: exercises for 6A, 6B
Week 33 New English File (File 8)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- comparative and superlative adjectives
- would like to vs. like
Lexis:
- personality adjectives
- the weather
- adventures
- common adverbs
Pronunciation:
- sentence stress
- consonant groups
- adjectives and adverbs
Speaking:
- talking about the weather
- agreeing and disagreeing
- expressing opinions
- roleplaying dialogues
- practical English: going home
Writing:
- writing an email
- making a reservation
Revise and check F8
Consolidation (week 30-33)
Progress test (week 30-33)
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F8
- SB Vocabulary Bank F8
Week 34 New English File (File 6C, 6D) Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present continuous for describing temporary actions
- present simple vs. present continuous
Lexis:
- verb phrases
- places in a city
- directions
Pronunciation:
- verb + -ing
- city names
-
Speaking:
- talking about neighbours
- describing pictures
- asking for and giving directions
- roleplaying dialogues
- practical English: in the street
Writing:
- writing a postcard
Revise and check F6C, F6D
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F6C, F6D
- SB Vocabulary Bank F6C, F6D
Week 35 Outcomes Elementary (U7)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- auxiliary verbs: be, do, can
- modal verbs have to / don’t have to for expressing obligation
Lexis:
- relationships
- jobs and activities in the home
- describing people
Pronunciation:
- really?
- sentence stress
Speaking:
- talking about your family
- expressing surprise
- giving opinions about family life
- explaining things that are (not) necessary
- talking about people you know
Revise and check U7
TIE preparation:
- prepared task
o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,
presenting)
o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)
- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,
disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at
a conclusion, decision making
- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,
description
Week 36 New English File (File 7C, 7D)
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- be going to for plans and predictions
Lexis:
- holidays
- verb phrases
Pronunciation:
- sentence stress
- vowel sounds
Speaking:
- planning an ideal summer holiday
- roleplaying dialogues and fortune telling
- talking about the future, making predictions
Writing:
- writing about your holiday plans
Revise and check F7: exercises for 7C, 7D
Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F7: exercises for 7C, 7D
- SB Vocabulary Bank F7: exercises for 7C, 7D
Week 37 New English File (File 9) End of course book assessment
Topics/skills:
Language focus:
- present perfect for past actions relating to the present and experiences - present perfect vs. past simple
Lexis:
- been to
- past participles
Pronunciation:
- sentence stress
- irregular past participles
- experiences
Speaking:
- talking about experiences
Writing:
- completing a questionnaire
Revise and check File 1-9, Test File 1-9
Supplementary material
- SB Grammar Bank F9
- SB Vocabulary Bank F9
Appendix
IBAT Irish cultural programme multi-level The following units do not have to be done in order; it is recommended that the class is
invited to suggest topics; topics should also link up to forthcoming excursions.
In general the following websites have good materials for most or all of the topics below:
http://www.yourirish.com, Wikipedia.com,
For TIE short stories: http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/
1. The Celts – Elem -Int: LEI U.3, WWI pp.19-31; Int+ - Adv: EI U.16, WWI pp. 19-31
2. Irish food/drink - Elem -Int: LEI U.7, EI U.7; Int+: weblinks www.dochara.com,
Wikipedia, www.foodtimeline.org/foodireland
3. Pub culture - Elem -Int: LEI U.8; Int+ - LEI U.7,
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/quotes/irish_drinking_jokes.html,
4. Sport/GAA - Elem -Int: LEI U.10; Int+ - Adv: EI U.11, WWI pp. 14-18,
http://www.independent.ie/sport/, http://www.ofiaich.ie/collections/irish-sport.asp,
5. Castles - Elem -Int: LEI U.12, http://www.medieval-castles.net/irish/index.htm,
http://www.eyeflare.com/article/10-amazing-castles-ireland/, ; Int+ - Adv:
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/CreepyCastles.html,
6. Writers & literature - Elem -Int: LEI U.14; Int+ - Adv: EI U.18,
7. Irish musicians - Elem -Int: LEI U.17; ; Int+ - Adv:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ireland,
8. Traditional music/instruments & dancing - Elem -Int: LEI U.16 – 17, EI U.5; Int+ -
Adv – EI U.5 & U.15, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ireland,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_dance,
9. St. Patrick/Book of Kells/Monastic Ireland/Saints & Scholars - Elem -Int: LEI U.15,
http://www.history.com/topics/who-was-saint-patrick, ; Int+ - Adv: EI U.12,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick,
10. Myths & legends - Elem -Int: LEI U.19-20; Int+ - Adv: EI U.14,
http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/,
11. Claddagh/Romance - - Elem -Int: LEI U.18; Int+ - Adv – EI U.13,
12. Festivals - Elem -Int: http://www.new-age.co.uk/celtic-festivals-samhain.htm; Int+ -
Adv – EI U.17, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween,