SYLLABUS – ACADEMIC ENGLISH FOR JUNIORS – GRADE 6 - B1

School year: 2022-2023

Semester 2
Course description:
Course title: Academic English for Juniors (B1)
Course objectives:
The syllabus is presented on a 90-minute lesson-by-lesson basis.
- This course is specially designed for younger teenagers to improve English proficiency in an academic setting as well as
develop necessary soft skills.
- In terms of English proficiency, the course enables students to have a solid foundation of grammar, pronunciation and
vocabulary and to develop strong linguistic skills at low intermediate level (from familiar topics such as family, sports, study and
work to academic topics like technology, nature, arts). The course equips students with comprehensive and practical learning skills
and strategies that they can transfer to other areas of their education.
- In addition, the course provides students with life skills which ensure students not only develop academically, but also grow
into self-aware, considerate and confident individuals with the ability to think for themselves. Several soft skills are introduced and
developed for students throughout the course like group work, presentation, time management, critical and creative thinking via
project-based learning.
- The course prepares students for entrance exams to specialised schools, classes and excellent student contests at different
levels.
Course materials:
1. Achievers B1 (Student book, Richmond, 2016)
2. Achievers B1 (Workbook, Richmond, 2016)
3. Achievers B1 (Teacher’s book, Richmond, 2016)
Notes for Challenge + Writing lesson:
- Highlighted content: focus of the lesson. Teachers have to teach this content FIRST & spend more time on it (max. 60
minutes for offline lessons; max.70 minutes for online lessons).
- Unhighlighted content: Teachers have to spend less time on this content (20-30 minutes)
+ For Writing: briefly introduce how to write the paragraphs/essays, some useful language & ask students to study the
sample writing & write their own version at home.
+ For Challenge: do NOT conduct the lesson as a group presentation activity, adapt the lesson to a speaking activity in
which students complete the task individually OR practice in pairs / groups without presenting in front of the class.
 Semester 2

Class Further practice

Teaching content Course books Homework Notes
(90 mins) (Optional)
Unit 6: Science Stuff Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB
● Challenge: Create a quiz (pp.67,69) (p.69) (Exercises 1-3)

1. ● Writing: A review of a gadget 30/01 – 04/02/23

Writing skill: Expressing addition

Unit 7: The big screen Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB

● Reading: Encounters! An (pp.72-73) (pp.72-73)
2. 6/02 – 11/02/23
exciting new thriller
● Vocabulary: Film genres
Unit 7: The big screen Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB
● Listening: Great movie (pp.75,77) (p.76) (pp.75,77)

3. moments ● Reading: The film 13/02 – 18/02/23

● Vocabulary: Talking about a that never was!
film

4. REVIEW FOR MID-TERM 2 WRITTEN TEST 20/02 – 25/02/23

5. MID-TERM 2 WRITTEN TEST 27/02 – 04/3/23

Unit 7: The big screen Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB

(pp.79,81)
● Challenge: Plan a film (p.81) (Exercises 1-3)
6. 6/3 – 11/3/23
● Writing: A film review
Writing skill: Referencing word
 Unit 8: Let’s celebrate! Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB

7. ● Reading: Brilliant birthdays (pp.82-83) (pp.82-83) 13/3 – 18/3/23

● Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs

8. REVIEW FOR THE END-TERM 2 ORAL TEST 20/3 – 25/3/23

9. END-TERM 2 ORAL TEST 27/3 – 01/4/23

10. Language Project 3 Materials provided by IIG 03/4 – 08/4/23

Unit 8: Let’s celebrate! Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB

● Listening: Prom night! (pp.85,87) (p.86) (pp.85,87)
11. 10/4 – 15/4/23
● Vocabulary: Celebrations Reading: Benny’s
weird festivals
Supplementary Writing 3:
Provided by IIG 17/4 – 22/4/23
12.
Supporting sentences
Unit 9: Teen success Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB

13. ● Reading: Teen tips (pp.92-93) (pp.92-93) 24/4 – 29/4/23

● Vocabulary: Abstract nouns
Unit 9: Teen success Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB
(pp.95,97)
● Listening: Get happy! (p.96) (pp.95,97)

14. ● Vocabulary: Personal Reading: Getting 01/5 – 06/5/23

development involved three great
initiatives
15. Unit 9: Teen success Achievers B1 SB Achievers B1 WB 08/5 – 13/5/23
(pp.99,101)
● Challenge: Plan a youth club (p.101) (Exercises 1-
 ● Writing: A formal email 3)
Writing skill: Formal expression

TOEFL Junior 3 Materials provided Worksheet provided

by IIG by IIG
16. - Language Form & Meaning 15/5 – 20/5/23
(Sentence structure/ Formation)

17. Language Project 4 Materials provided by IIG 22/5 – 27/5/23

TOEFL Junior 4 Materials provided Worksheet provided

18. by IIG by IIG 29/5 – 03/6/23
- Sample TOEFL Junior test