STEM Schools in Egypt -English Language Department G.

10- Cycle 4: Alternative Energy

Grade 10 Modular Cycles

Cycle (4): Alternative Energy
Writing Features: 1) Word Choice, 2) Organization, 3) Ideas, 4) Sentence Fluency, 5) Voice, and 6) Conventions (should be revisited in each
writing session)
N.B. All page numbers mentioned in this document correspond to the soft copy of the referred books.

Structured
Theme Week Class Session 1 Class Session 2 Class Session 3 Independent
Work
Alternative Week 1 Lead in Lead in Lead in Library List of
Energy P.56, ex.1 Planet Earth, p. 58, ex. 5 https://www.youtube.com/ literary works
Upstream B2 Pre – reading: Discussion watch?v=LL-zer6-Rs0
Unit 4 "The wind as an alternative Vocabulary
Earth is energy." ENV.1.2.2 Writing
Dearer than ENV.1.1.4 ENW. 1.4.3 Ss (individually,
Gold p.58, ex.6(a), 7(a), 8, p.62 & 63, ENW. 1.2.2 in pairs or in
Listening
ex. 24, 25,26,27, 28, 29, 30 groups) could do
ENL.1.5.1
Writing Key Vocab Writing Academic the following:
p. 56, ex. 2 (b)
Academic
Sub skills
Sanctuary, logger, off limit, English, p. 56: 65Part 2:  Write a
English rubbish dump, urban sprawl Writing an Essay, Chapter summary
-Listening for specific
Sub skills 4: From paragraph to essay Or
information.
-Prepositions.  The three parts of  Deliver an
-Phrasal verbs. an essay oral
Reading
-Idiomatic expressions.  The introductory presentation
ENR.1.1.2 -Idioms and fixed phrases. paragraph (funnel
ENR.1.5.1
& attention getting
"The answer is blowing in the Speaking introduction &
wind". P.57 EX. 3 E.N.S.1.4.1 thesis statement)
Sub skills E.N.S.1.4.1  Body paragraphs
-Skimming for new -Supporting ideas with (logical idea

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vocabulary. explanation. division & thesis

-scanning for specific P. 64, 65, ex. 32 & 36 statement)
information.
-exploring alternatives. H.W.
-Guessing meaning from Speaking: suggested task:
context using textual clues. Ss prepare short videos talking
about a topic supporting their
-Using dictionaries.
ideas with explanation
- matching headings to
paragraphs.

Vocabulary & Expressions

ENV.1.1.4
ENV.1.2.2
Key Vocab
Fossil fuels, renewable
energy, emit, climate change,
objection, alternative energy,
coastline, arrays, wind
turbines, rotor blades, spin,
crisis, desperately, contribute
to, run out, take advantage of,
produce energy, damage the
environment, take up,
demand, drawback, entire

H.W.
Speaking: suggested task:
SS prepare a 5minute
presentation summarizing the
reading text to be presented
as a lead in for the next
session.

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Week 2 Lead in E-Stem Reading for pleasure

Upstream B2 Generate as many words of Unit 18 Earth Science Literature:
Unit 4 “energy” as possible, Energy resources and fossil fuels Treasure Island
following the alphabetical Lead in Chapters 6 & 7
Earth is (till “w”) A video about fossil fuels
Dearer than N.B. (No “Q” , “X”, “Z”) https://www.youtube.com/watch? Lead-in
Gold https://www.enchantedlearnin v=zaXBVYr9Ij0 Reading
g.com/wordlist/energy.shtml ENR:1.5.3
Listening ENR:1.5.2
Listening ENL.1.3.1 Sub Skills
ENL.1.1.2 Sub-skill - Predicting.
ENL.1.4.2 -Taking notes using any of the
-Determine character
Sub skills note-taking methods.
motivation.
-Offering solutions to
problems. Reading -The three connections: to
-Complaining ENR.1.3.1. self, text, and world.
-Identifying intonations and Sub skill:
stress. -Inferring the purpose of the texts. H.W.
p.64 &65, ex. 31, 33, 35, 37, -Understanding diagrams and pie Critical thinking questions
38, 39, 40 charts. on the given topic of the
module
Vocabulary & Grammar
ENV.1.1.3
Sub skill
-Using online dictionaries
Erosion, soggy, moisture, swamp,
lignite, decompose, spin,
crystallization
Grammar Units
Unit 1, Commas with
conjunctions & subordinate
clauses
Unit 9, Noun pronoun agreement

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Based on Week 3 Hello! Unit 10 “What’s Hello! Unit 12 “Hard Work”

module Hello! your Job?” Lead in Lead in
theme – Units 10 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?
linked to 12 Lead in v=UOaJTXVlg8o https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=fF1htl6IaPA
Mod. 1A https://kids.nationalgeographi
when c.com/videos/topic/best-job- Reading & Vocab watch video and ask
possible ever ENR.1.2.2 students to summarize
ENR.1.5.3 video in their own words.
Reading & Vocab Sub skills
ENR.1.5.1 -Giving opinions. What is an effective
ENR.1.5.3 -Supporting ideas with summary? Why do we
ENS.1.5.2 explanations. need it?
-Giving evidence of what they
New Vocab read *explain that summary is
Rewarding, apply, stressful, Main Vocab one of the techniques to
qualifications, casualty Disappear, guilty, mystery, solve, avoid plagiarism and that
department, occupation engaged, weaver citation is needed.
Recap on citation (APA 7th
Reading & Vocab Reading & Vocab
ed.) + paraphrase
(supplementary source) (supplementary source)
https://www.express.co.uk/lif Silas Marner Summary Adapt Ppt.
e-style/life/1314840/job-
horoscope-what-your-star- Main Vocab ENL.1.2.3
sign-says-job-interviews Pending Dr. Zeinab’s summary
New vocab text Sub-skills
Horoscope, zodiac sign, -listening for gist.
Brits, potential, persistent, Grammar & Vocabulary
respondent, passion about, ENV.1.3.2 A video about
slot sth into sth, adaptable, Grammar Way 3, Unit 11 “Have summarizing
enthusiastic, quick-witted, Something Done ”
tweak, consistent, celebrity, H.W: https://www.youtube.com/wa
arrogance, boost, Some related assignments from tch?v=eGWO1ldEhtQ
overestimate, over-inflate, any considerable resource

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fair-minded, stubborn, stoic, Reading

empathetic, asset, anxiety
Activity ENR 1.2.3
Students debate horoscopes,
ENV.1.1.1
based on the information of
the previous article.

Speaking Reading for Thinking Book

ENS.1.5.1 recognition exercises
Sub-skills: P.26. - 28
-Supporting ideas with P.61 – 63
explanation and justifications.
- Cover as many exercises as
-Giving opinions (agreeing possible considering your
/disagreeing). students’ pace and abilities.
- Discuss with them all the
Grammar & Vocabulary choices in the recognition
exercises
ENV.1.3.4
ENV.1.1.4
Grammar Way 3, Unit 10
“Reported Speech”

H.W.
Exercises from Grammar
Way