BCC Intensive English Program Grade Six

Course Syllabus for Semester 1 / 2016-2017

Course Objectives:
To encourage children to be active and constructive in their own learning, using
English as a tool to do things and to create personally significant meaning.
To integrate learning English with other areas of learning at primary school.
To help children learn how to learn and to encourage them to begin to become
responsible, independent, reflective learners.
To promote an atmosphere of co-operation and collaboration in class.
Coursebook
BackPack 6 Second Edition

Teaching-Learning Materials and Resources:

Student book, Workbook, Inter-Active Whiteboard, CD-ROM, flashcards, supplementary
videos, materials to complete projects and activities; scissors, construction paper, card,
coloured pencils, markers, glue, overhead projector, television, video, cassette/CD player.
Course Schedule

Weeks
1 - Intro

Topic
Class routines, getting to know you, ice breaker

May 12 -

activities, classroom rules and reward systems,

May 13

distribution and labelling of course books and students

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May 16
June 3

Text
None

supplies, portfolio cover pages

Year 6 - Unit 1 Amazing People
Unit 1
Over the course of this unit students will be working on

Student Book pg. 2 13

the unit titled Amazing People. During this unit

Workbook pg. 1 12

students will learn to talk about famous people. They will

also learn about meaning from context.

Unit 2 Our Stories

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June 6 June 24

Over the course of the next three weeks students will be

working on the unit titled Our Stories.
During this unit students will learn to talk
about family and friends. They will also be
using simple past and present perfect tense.
Reading
CAT Week 7
Unit 3 Skills and
Abilities

Over the course of the next three weeks students will be

working on the unit titled Skills and Abilities. During
June 27 this unit students will learn to talk about careers and the
July 15 skills and abilities needed to perform well in these
careers.
Writing CAT Week 8
Unit 4 Into the Future
8 10

11 13

Over the course of the next three weeks students will be

working on the unit titled Into the Future. During this
July 18
unit students will learn to talk about life in the future.
Aug. 5
They will also be talking about technology of the future
and how it will relate to their own lives.
Listening CAT Week 13
Unit 5 Space

Unit 2
Student Book pg.14 - 25
Workbook pg. 13 - 24

Unit 3
Student Book pg. 26 37
Workbook pg. 25 36

Unit 4
Student Book pg.38 49
Workbook pg.37 48

Unit 5
14 16
Aug. 8
Aug. 26

Over the course of the next three weeks students will be

working on the unit titled Space During this unit
students will learn to talk about planets, outer space and
space exploration. They will build on their prior
knowledge and brainstorm new ideas and use questions
for clarification.
Speaking CAT Week 14

Student Book pg. 50 61

Workbook pg. 49 - 60

17
Aug. 29

Revision for End of Semester Exam

Units 1 5

Sept.

IEP Exam week

Units 1 5

5-9

Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking Exams

19

Reading/ Project/ Activity week.

-Sept. 2
18

Sept.
12 - 16
20
Sept.
19 - 23

Main School Exams