SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Each section will contain information on the assigned UNIT for the week or weeks and details of the scheduled learning activities. You can also download a copy of the course syllabus here.
1
Introduction to the course
Unit 7: There are too many stores.
-Introduction to the course
-Getting to know each other
- Study vocabulary about cloth items and practice listening and pronunciation.
- Discuss about prices and styles
- Listen to the conversation and practice the conversation in pairs.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- distinguish the difference in meaning of words;
- understand specific information in conversation;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
2
Unit 7: There are too many stores.
- Study grammar about count nouns and adjectives (too/ not enough; too many/ too much) then do the grammar exercise.
- Reading the passage then doing the exercises.
- Practice listening about shopping and interviews.
- Speaking about shopping experience via the game.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- use adjectives about shopping appropriately;
- understand specific information from listening the audio;
- understand the text by;
- identify and give the information from listening;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
3
Unit 8: Wanted: People who can sing
- Study vocabulary about people description and practice listening and pronunciation.
- Listen to the conversation and practice the conversation in pairs then use the different ideas to make the similar conversation.
- Study grammar about ‘Relative Clauses’ and do the exercise.
- Pronounce the word stress and content words
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- distinguish the difference in meaning of words;
- use the right adjectives to describe the people.
- understand specific information in conversation and use ideas to make the conversation;
- use ‘Relative Clauses Form ‘appropriately;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
4
Speaking Test I (5 points)
5
Unit 8: Wanted: People who can sing
- Read them message on a house-sitter’s website and find the adjectives.
- Listen to the voicemail messages and phone calls then do the exercises.
- Skim the paragraphs and do the exercise.
- Write a paragraph with important qualities.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- scan the text to understand the gist and identify its purpose;
- identify the information from listening;
- understand specific information from reading;
- write the paragraph using relative clause;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
6
Unit 9: What were you doing?
- Study vocabulary about injuries then practice pronunciation and do listening exercises.
- Listen to conversations and practice conversations in pairs.
- Study grammar about Past Continuous then do the exercise.
- Pronounce the linked sounds with /y/.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- distinguish the difference in meaning of words;
- understand descriptions of accidents from conversation;
- use Past Continuous appropriately;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
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Unit 9: What were you doing?
- Listen about accidents then do the exercise using context clues.
- Read an article then do the exercises.
- Write a paragraph about oneself from the given questions.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- listen to the text to understand the gist and identify its purpose;
- understand the dramatic event;
- write the information and present to others.
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
8
Speaking Test II (5 points)
9
Unit 10: I used to sing.
- Study vocabulary about school activities and clubs then do the exercise.
- Listen to conversations and practice conversations in pairs.
- Study grammar about ‘used to’ then do the exercise.
- Pronounce linking and vowel reduction in ‘used to’.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- distinguish the difference in meaning of words;
- understand specific information in conversation;
- use ‘used to’ appropriately;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
10
Unit 10: I used to sing.
- Listen to the family history then do the exercises.
-Read an article then answer the questions.
-Write the information about the past activities.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- understand the information from listening;
- understand a short biography about a famous person;
- write the paragraph by using the clues.
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
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Unit 11: You’ll save money if…
- Study vocabulary about items in the coffee shop and practice pronunciation.
- Listen to the conversation and practice in pair then make the similar one.
- Study grammar about zero and the first conditionals correctly.
- Pronounce the word stress in conditional sentences.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- distinguish the difference in meaning of words;
- understand specific information in conversation;
- use the zero and the first conditionals appropriately;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
12
Unit 11: You’ll save money if…
- Listen to the interview about the plastic then do the exercises.
- Read the article about the environment then summarize the text.
- Find out a green project in the town.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- understand the talk about plastic and summarize it;
- understand the article and identify the information;
- understand specific information from the given questions;
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
13
Unit 12: You could be a lifeguard.
- Study vocabulary about occupations then do the exercise.
- Listen to the conversation and practice conversations in pairs.
- Study grammar about modals for possibility, speculation and deduction then do the exercise.
- Listen to the article about the careers and studying abroad then do the exercises.
- Read the passages about volunteering on vacation’ and answer the questions.
At the end of the lessons students will be able to
- distinguish the difference in meaning of words;
- understand specific information in conversation;
- use about modals for possibility, speculation and deduction appropriately;
- understand specific information from reading passages.
- Class/Group Discussion
- Exercises
- Individual, pairs, and group work
- Complete the task with the correct answer
14
Speaking Test III (5 points)
Listening assessment (10 points)
- Listen to specific details and answer the questions
Speaking Test III
Listening quiz
15
Activity performance (15 points)
- Give presentation based on any of these options:
1) Presentation provided in class by the teacher,
2) The Video projects assigned by the teachers for the students to participate.
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Final Examination