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 and
Listening 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
Consolidatio Write it Out Fill in a resume and write an application letter
n and
Extension Work it Out Act out short dialogues to deal with telephone conversation 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
Consolidatio Write it Out Write a short biography
n 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 communication.
Listening
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
and Report questions and statements in the present simple tense and modals
Language
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

Consolidatio Write it Out Write a newspaper story reporting an event

n 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
Unit 4: Back to Nature

Writing
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 type
Write it Right
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

Consolidatio Write it Out Read and respond to an article about renewable energies
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Extension Work it Out Suggest solutions to the problem of household and industrial 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 them
and Say it Clear
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 !

Reading Read and respond to a text about the evolution of 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 evolution of
Write it Right
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

Consolidatio Write it Out /

n and
Extension Work it Out Take sides in a debate about problems related to technology