FORM 3 English Language Scheme of Work 2011/2012 - St Joseph ...

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Form III
Scholastic year 2014-2015
Text book: Upstream Upper Intermediate B2+
SEPTEMBER
1. Character and personality handout. Emphasis on the development of character and personality
description skills.
2. The descriptive essay:
a) Describing people (character, personality, appearance)
b) Describing places
OCTOBER
Week 1
Upstream Unit 1: Crossing Barriers
Topics:
- Means of communication
- Ways to communicate
- Gestures
Exercise 1: Lead-in: Meaning of title of module, communication.
Exercise 3: Making suggestions: Responding Positvely/Negatively
Exercise 4: Paraphrasing, discussion of opinion
Reading: A multilingual Internet (gapped text). Exercises 1 -7. (pp 8-9)
Week 2
Upstream Unit 1: Crossing Barriers (pp 10-11)
Exercise 1: Means of Communication: Phrasal Verbs related to communication
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Exercise 2: Ways to communicate and making assumptions
Exercise 3: Collocations connected with the topic of language
Exercise 4: Gestures
Exercise 5: Words often confused. Collocations (say/tell/speak/talk)
Exercise 6: Idioms and fixed phrases (related to communication)
Exercise 7: Prepositions (related to communication)
Exercise 8: Phrasal verbs (related to communication)
Week 3
Upstream Unit 1: Crossing barriers
Listening and speaking (pp12-13)
Exercise 3: Means of communication: Comparing/contrasting and expressing preference
Exercise 5: Everyday English, saying goodbye.
Week 4
Upstream Unit 1: Crossing Barriers
Reading: Culture Clip: Theatre for the Deaf (multiple choice questions) (pp 14-15)
Exercise 1: Title and Introduction
Exercise 2: Multiple choice
Exercise 3: Vocabulary practice; theatre-related words
Exercise 4: Text analysis
Exercise 5: Discussion
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NOVEMBER
Week 1
Upstream Unit 1 : Crossing Barriers p.16
Grammar : articles and determiners ; partitives ; countable and uncountable nouns
Exercise 1 : Articles (basic rules)
Exercise 2 : Determiners (main functions). Singular nouns, Plural nouns, uncountable nouns
Exercise 3 : Too/Enough (relationship between the ‘too’ and ‘enough’ structures
Exercise 4: Partitives/ Countable and uncountable nouns
Week 2
Upstream Unit 1: Crossing Barriers ( pp16-17)
Exercise 5: Word formation: forming abstract nouns
Exercise 6: Key word transformations
Exercise 7: Open cloze
Handout on Head idioms: Emotions and Thought exercises: 1-4
Week 3
Upstream Unit 1: Crossing Barriers (pp 18-21)
Writing: letters/emails (informal/semi-formal/formal letters/emails
- Understanding the rubric
- Informal style
- Analysing an Informal Email
- Giving Advice
- Opening/Closing Remarks
- Semi-formal style
- Useful language
- Formal style
- Paraphrasing
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Unit 1: Overall objectives
Vocabulary: English in the world; the internet; means of communication; aspects of
language; speak/say/tell/talk; touch/hold/contact
Reading: multiple matching (reading for main points); multiple choice (reading for detail)
Speaking: making suggestions; responding positively/negatively; comparing and contrasting;
making assumptions; expressing preference; saying goodbye
Use of English: key word transformations; open cloze; error correction; word formation:
forming abstract nouns
Grammar: articles; determiners; too/enough; partitives; countable/uncountable nouns
Phrasal verbs: switch; put; hang; run; get; call; cut (related to communication)
Writing: Letters/emails (formal/semi-formal/informal style)
Week 4
Upstream Unit 2: Moods and Feelings
Topics
- Moods and emotions
- Character qualities
- Physical sensations
- Expressing feelings
p.23-25
Exercise 1: Lead-in: adjectives related to feelings, moods and emotions
Exercise 2: Paraphrase, discuss.
Reading: Happy? (gapped text) Exercises 1-6
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DECEMBER
Week 1
Upstream Unit 2: Moods and Feelings
p.26-27
Exercise 1: Moods and Emotions: positive/negative adjectives
Exercise 2: Physical sensations: matching feelings to physical sensations
Exercise 3: Expressing Feelings
Exercises 5 and 6: Extreme Adjectives (related to feelings)
Exercise 7: Idioms and fixed phrases (related to character qualities)
Exercise 8: Words often confused (related to feelings)
Exercise 9: Phrasal verbs (related to feelings)
Exercise 10: Prepositions (related to feelings)
Week 2
Upstream Unit 2: Moods and Feelings: pp.28-31
p.28 exercises 1 and 2: matching speakers to statements; multiple choice
p.29 exercise 3: Stressful situations
exercise 5: Communication: Asking about and expressing feelings
exercise 6: Everyday English: Exclamations
P.30: Reading : Extract from Sense and Sensibility (gapped text) exercises 1-6
JANUARY
Week 2
Upstream Unit 2: Moods and Feelings: pp.32-33
Exercises 1 and 2: Present Simple and Present Continuous
Exercise 3: Stative Verbs
Exercise 4: Used to/Be used to/Get used to
Exercise 5: Word formation – Forming adjectives
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Exercise 6: The secret of being happy (word formation)
Exercise 7: Key word transformations
Exercised 8: Multiple-choice cloze
Hand-out on Heart idioms: Feelings and determination: exercises 1-4
Week 3
Upstream Unit 2: Moods and feelings: pp.34-35
Writing: Transactional Letters/Emails
Exercise 1: Understanding the Rubric 1
Exercise 2: Analysing a Letter of Invitation
Exercise 3: Requesting Information – Indirect questions
Exercise 4: Apologising
Exercise 5: Understanding the Rubric 2
Exercises 6-9: Analysing a Letter/Email of Complaint
PP.36-38 Exercises 10 and 11
Objectives of Unit 2:
Vocabulary: moods and emotions; physical sensations; expressing feelings; extreme
adjectives
Reading: Gapped text (reading for text structure)
Listening: multiple matching; multiple choice (listening for gist, main points, detail, specific
information, attitude and opinion)
Speaking: asking about and expressing feelings; exclamations; indirect questions
Use of English: ‘key’ word transformations; word formation; multiple choice cloze
Grammar: present simple and present continuous; state verbs; used to, be, get used to,
word formation, forming adjectives
Phrasal verbs: phrasal verbs formed with up/down
Writing: Transactional letters/emails: requesting information; making complaints
Week 4
Upstream Unit 2: Moods and Feelings: pp.39-42
Exercise 1: Vocabulary and Grammar: Fill in the missing word
Exercise 2: Vocabulary and Grammar: Circle the correct item
Exercise 3: English in Use: Key word transformations
Exercise 4: English in Use: Word formation
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Exercise 5: Communication : Correct response
Exercise 6: Communication: Dialogue
Exercise 7: Reading
Exercise 11: Writing
FEBRUARY
Week 1
Revision and half-yearly examination past-papers
MARCH
Week 1
Upstream Unit 3: Making a Living
Topics: -work/jobs
- Skills and qualities
- earning a living
- work conditions
p.45 exercise 1: Lead-In: meaning of title of module; career; ideal house
Exercise 2: Expressing opinions; Asking for opinion; Agreeing; Disagreeing
Exercise 4: Paraphrase and discussion
Hand-out on Finger, thumb, hand idioms: Exercises 1-4
Week 2
Upstream Unit 3: Making a Living pp.46-49
Reading: ‘Why don’t you get a proper job?’ (multiple choice) Exercises 1-3
Exercise 4: Vocabulary practice
Exercise 5: Text Analysis
Exercises 6, 7: Discussion
p.48 Language Focus
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Exercise 1 : Skills and Qualities
Exercise 2 : Encouraging : Responding negatively/positively
Exercise 4: Earning Money
Exercise 6: Words often confused
Exercise 7: Idioms and fixed phrases
Exercise 8: Phrasal verbs (related to money)
Exercise 9 : Prepositions (related to work)
APRIL
Week 1
Upstream Unit 3: Making a living pp.50-53
p.50 Listening: multiple choice; sentence completion; matching speakers to statements
p.51 Exercise 3: Speaking: Creativity at Work; Memorable moments
Exercise 5: Communication: Demanding explanations; Giving explanations
Exercise 6: Speaking: Asking for and giving advice
Exercise 7: Speaking: Everyday English: Money matters
p.52 Reading: Great British Jobs (multiple matching)
exercises 1-7
Week 2
Hand out on idioms: ‘Ear, lips, mouth, nose, teeth, tongue’ exercises 1-4
Upstream Unit 3: Making a Living: pp.54-55
Exercises 1-4: English in Use: -ing form or Infinitive
Exercises 5 and 7: Reported speech
Exercise 8: English in Use: Key word transformations
Exercise 9: Word formation: Forming negative adjectives
Exercise 10: English in Use: Open Cloze
Exercise 11: English in Use: Word formation
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Week 3
Upstream Unit 3: Making a Living pp.58-60 Writing: Letters of Application
Exercise 9: Understanding the rubric 2
Exercise 10: Analysing a Letter of Application
Exercise 11: Informal and Formal style
Exercise 12: Error correction
Exercises 13, 14: Discuss and write
Hand-out on ‘Back’ idioms: exercises 1-4
Objectives of Unit 3:
Vocabulary: types of jobs; skills and qualities; earning money; places of work; confused words,
idioms/phrasal verbs related to money
Reading: multiple matching (reading for main points; reading for specific information)
Listening: multiple choice; note-taking (listening for gist, main points, detail, function, location, roles and
relationship, attitude, intention, feeling, opinion, specific information)
Speaking: asking for/expressing opinions; agreeing/disagreeing; encouraging; demanding explanations;
asking for/giving advice; responding positively/negatively
Use of English: ‘key’ word transformations; word formation: negative adjectives; open cloze; error
correction
Grammar: -ing form or infinitive; reported speech; introductory verbs
Phrasal verbs: run; put; take; eat; live; cut (related to money)
Writing: Letters of application
Week 4
Upstream Unit 4: Make Yourself at Home
Topics: dwellings, household items, appliances and furniture, renting a house/flat, household chores
pp.61-63
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p.61 Lead-in: exercises 1-4
p.62 Reading: ‘Going Underground’ (gapped text) Exercises 1-8
MAY
Week 1
Upstream Unit 4: Make Yourself at Home pp.64-67
Exercises 1-3: Types of houses
Exercise 4: Renting a house/flat
Exercise 5: Appliances and Furniture
Exercise 7: Phrasal verbs (related to household chores)
Exercises 8, 9: Idioms and Fixed phrases
Exercise 10: Prepositions
Listening p.66 exercises 1, 2.
Speaking p.66-67
Exercise 3 : Household items
Exercises 5, 6: Communication: Making a complaint; Avoiding giving a direct answer.
Exercise 7: Everyday English: Omissions
Week 2
Upstream Unit 4: Make yourself at Home pp.68-71
Reading: ‘Mr Wemmick’s Castle’ (extract from Great Expectations) (multiple choice) exercises 1-8
English in Use: p. 70 exercises 1-5: Present Perfect
Exercise 6: Present Perfect Continuous
Exercise 7: English in Use – Key word transformations
Exercises 8, 9: Word formation
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Exercise 10: English in Use – Multiple-choice cloze
Week 3
Upstream Unit 4: Make Yourself at Home: pp.72-75
Writing: Making Suggestions
Exercise 1: Understanding the rubric 1
Exercise 2: Analysing a Letter: Making Suggestions
Exercises 3-6: Useful language: making suggestions and expressing the results of suggestions
p.74 Style: Exercise 7
Exercise 8: Brainstorming
Exercises 9, 10: Understanding the Rubric 2
Exercises 11, 12: Discuss and Write
Objectives of Unit 4:
Vocabulary: dwellings, types of houses; rooms/areas of a house; appliances and furniture; renting a
house or flat.
Reading: gapped text (reading for text structure); multiple choice (reading for specific information)
Listening: multiple matching; true/false; (listening for gist, main points, detail, opinion and specific
information)
Speaking: Making a complaint; avoiding giving a direct answer; omissions
Use of English: ‘key’ word transformations,; word formation; multiple choice cloze
Grammar: Present Perfect; present perfect continuous, word formation: adjective endings
Phrasal Verbs: put; wash; clear; hand (related to household chores)
Writing: making suggestions (letters, articles)
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Week 4
Idioms hand-out: Foot, heel, toe: exercises 1-5
Upstream pp.77-80: Self-Assessment Module
Exercises 1, 2: Vocabulary and Grammar: Fill in the missing word; multiple choice
Exercise 3: English in Use: Key word transformations
Exercise 4: Word formation
Exercises 5, 6: Communication
Exercise 7: Reading: Make your home Greener
JUNE
Revision and annual examination past papers
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