Unit Map for the First Year Literary Stream
Unit Sequence Rubric Objective of the lesson
Introduce the project workshop.
Name the different parts of any communication device
Listening Give sequenced instructions using the imperative
Talk about means of intercultural exchanges, express preferences
Listening
and justify the choice
and
Speaking Say it Clear Pronounce two-syllable words with the correct stress
Unit 1: Getting Through
It’s Your Turn Describe a process using expressions of purpose
Say it in Write a speech about the usefulness of the internet and its hidden
Writing dangers
Reading Read and interpret an email
Reading
Discover the Report about one’s regular activities using adverbs of frequency,
and
Language degree adverbs and the simple present tense
Writing
Write it Right Write a reply to an email
Hold a telephone conversation
Write formal and informal notes (invitations, apologies…)
Developing Skills
Write a letter of inquiry
Write school rules using expressions of obligation, prohibition,
absence of obligation, necessity
Consolidation Write it Out Fill in a resume and write an application letter
and Act out short dialogues to deal with telephone conversation
Extension Work it Out
problems
Introduce the project workshop.
Listening
Listen and respond to a tale
Listening Say it Clear Pronounce the final ‘ed’ correctly
and
Speaking It’s Your Turn Express literacy preferences
Unit 2: Once Upon a Time
Say it in
Write a short book review following the appropriate techniques
Writing
Reading Read and interpret a blurb
Reading Describe physical appearance and personality using appropriate
Discover the adjectives
and
Language
Writing Read and interpret a literary portrait
Write it Right
Use the simple past and past continuous with while, as, when
Write a short story following a set of guidelines
Developing Skills
Write a personal story
Consolidation Write it Out Write a short biography
and
Extension Work it Out Read and interpret folktales
Unit Map for the First Year Literary Stream
Unit Sequence Rubric Objective of the lesson
Introduce the project workshop. Talk about means of
Listening
communication. Express one’s point of view and justify it
Listening Say it Clear Stress shift from nouns to adjectives
and
Speaking It’s Your Turn /
Unit 3: Our Findings Show
Say it in
/
Writing
Reading Read and interpret a graphic display
Reading
Discover the Report questions and statements in the present simple tense and
and
Language modals
Writing
Write it Right Write a report about the results of a survey
Prepare a questionnaire and conduct a survey
Developing Skills Read and interpret a newspaper article
Report what people say using summarizing verbs
Consolidation Write it Out Write a newspaper story reporting an event
and Describe a graph in a short paragraph
Extension Work it Out
Pronounce the final ‘s’ correctly
Introduce the project workshop.
listening
Listen and respond to a radio interview about global warming
Listening Say it Clear Pronounce nouns ending in ‘sion’ or ‘tion’ with the correct stress
and
Speaking It’s Your Turn Make suppositions using conditional type 1
Say it in
Write SOS messages about pollution
Writing
Unit 4: Back to Nature
Read and respond to a magazine article about pollution
Reading
Deduce meaning of words from context
Reading
Discover the
and Express cause and effect relationships
Language
Writing
Write an expository paragraph about the causes and effects of one
Write it Right
type of pollution
Express an opinion: agreeing or disagreeing, arguing for or
against
Read and respond to a green advert
Developing Skills Write a green advert to promote environmentally friendly goods
or services
Express condition using conditional type 1, 2 and 3
Consolidation Write it Out Read and respond to an article about renewable energies
and Suggest solutions to the problem of household and industrial
Extension Work it Out
wastes
Unit Map for the First Year Literary Stream
Unit Sequence Rubric Objective of the lesson
Introduce the project workshop.
Listen and respond to the presentation of an invention
Listening
Talk about inventions, discoveries and their technological
development
Listening
Pronounce names of sciences and the adjectives derived from
and Say it Clear
them with the correct stress
Speaking
It’s Your Turn Talk about scientists and their inventions or discoveries
Say it in
Write the biography of a scientist
Writing
Unit 5: Eureka !
Read and respond to a text about the evolution of
Reading
telecommunication
Reading
Discover the
and Express concession using however, although, even though…
Language
Writing
Write out of a flow chart a coherent paragraph about the
Write it Right
evolution of an invention
Read and interpret an opinion article about the usefulness of
technology
Respond in writing to a letter of opinion to express disagreement
Developing Skills
Express result using ‘so…that’
State / identify advantages and drawbacks of some inventions
Consolidation Write it Out /
and
Extension Work it Out Take sides in a debate about problems related to technology
