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Course Book: Graded Reader Level Cultural Notions
Course Book: Graded Reader Level Cultural Notions
Level A2>B1
CULTURAL NOTIONS 1. Living among different generations
2. The world of work/ The working life
3. The village, the neighborhood and the city
4. Self-representation and relationship with others
5. Sports and society
6. Creation and the arts
7. Save the planet
8. Future possibilities/ Past in the present
Unit Lesson Page Skills Aims CULTURAL
NOTIONS
Unit 1 Lesson 1: Personality Quiz p. 19 Reading/Speaking Main aim: 1. Self-
Song of To provide detailed reading practice using a questionnaire in representation
Myself the context of music personality and relationship
Subsidiary Aim:
with others
To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion in the
2. Creation and the
context of music personality
arts
Lesson 2: “I am” Poems p. 20 Reading/ Writing Main aim: 1. Self-
To provide detailed reading practice using a text about representation
poems in the context of a poem of myself and relationship
Subsidiary Aim:
with others
To provide process writing practice of a poem in the context
2. Creation and the
of Song of Myself
arts
Lesson3: Real TV p. 21 Reading/Speaking Main aim: 1. Creation and the
To provide scan and detailed reading in the context of Real arts
TV
Subsidiary Aim:
To provide fluency speaking practice in a talk in the context
of Reality TV
Unit 2 Lesson 4: Happy Birthday p. 26- Reading/ Writing Main aim: 1. Self-
Hall of 27 To provide scan and detailed reading practice using a text representation
Fame about a story in the context of a birthday and relationship
Subsidiary Aim:
with others
To provide process writing practice of a story in the context
2. Creation and the
of a birthday
arts
Unit 4 Lesson 10: ROLE MODELS p. 43 Reading/ Writing Main aim: 1. The world of
Heroes To provide scan and detailed reading practice using work/ The
biographical cards in the context of role models working life
Subsidiary Aim:
2. Creation and the
To provide product writing practice of a biographical card in
the context of role models arts
Lesson 17: Ellis island p.63 Reading/ Speaking Main aim: The village, the
To provide detailed reading practice using a text about ELLIS neighborhood and the city
ISLAND in the context of immigrants
Subsidiary Aim:
To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion in the
context of immigrants
Lesson 18: SCENES OF NEW p.62-63 Reading/Speaking Main aim: The village, the
YORK CITY To provide detailed reading practice using a text about New neighborhood and the city
York city
Subsidiary Aim:
To provide fluency speaking practice in a presentation in the
context of New York city
Lesson 19: The making of an p.66 Writing Main aim: Creation and the arts
immigrant To provide process writing practice of a story in the context
of immigrants
Lesson 20: STATUE OF p.70-71 Reading Main aim: The village, the
LIBERTY To provide detailed reading practice using a text about the neighborhood and the city
Statue of Liberty
Unit 6 Lesson 21: HOW IT ALL P.73 Reading/Speaking Main aim: The village, the
WILD BEGAN To provide detailed reading practice using a text about the neighborhood and the city
WILD Wild West
WEST Subsidiary Aim: Future possibilities/ Past in
the present
Lesson 22: AN EPIC JOURNEY P.74 Reading/Listening Main aim: Future possibilities/ Past in
WEST To provide detailed reading practice using a text about an the present
epic journey
Subsidiary Aim:
To provide detailed listening practice using a text about an
epic journey
Lesson 23: Chief Joseph p.76-77 Reading/Speaking Main aim: Future possibilities/ Past in
speaks To provide scan and detailed reading practice using a text the present
about Chief Joseph in the context of a great Indian
Subsidiary Aim:
To provide process writing of a short article about a celebrity
Lesson 23: The West Gazette p.78 Writing Main aim: Future possibilities/ Past in
To provide process writing practice of a short article about a the present
past event
Lesson 26: Liverpool, Capital To provide scan and detailed reading practice using a text The village, the
of Culture 2008 about Liverpool neighborhood and the city