CURRICULUM SUMMARY – January to July 2016
SUBJECT: EAL
YEAR GROUP: 8
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Week
Learning objectives
To learn winter advance vocabulary.
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3
Ski Camp.
To apply punctuation correctly.
TEACHER: Aneta Zabrocka
Activities (in brief)
Reading about different types
of winter weather and snow.
Learning winter vocabulary.
Revisions.
Discuss the rules in various
situations.
Reading comprehension: ‘ Amazon challenge’.
To use linking words:
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5
6
7
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And
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In addition / additionally / an additional
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Furthermore
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Also
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Too
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As well as
Writing.
To practise pronunciation of ‘aʊ, ɔ:, i:, ɪ.
Reading comprehension: ‘ Life-changing, or is
it..?’.
Speaking.
To work on new science vocabulary.
To use 0 conditional for science rules.
To practise pronunciation of ‘ʃ, tʃ, dʒ.
Reading comprehension ‘ Top Gear challenge’.
Course work.
Forming sentences
Speaking.
Reading and discussing.
To focus on reading passages from different
books.
To work on vocabulary needed in literature
lessons.
Word formation.
To focus on speaking.
To work on vocabulary needed in history
lessons.
To learn more irregular past verbs.
Retelling stories.
Reading comprehension ‘ Stereotypes- or are
they?’.
To use: ‘ whereas, in fact, tend to, according
to’.
Progress test.
Listening. Writing.
Speaking. Writing.
Role plays. Speaking exercises.
Reading some historical
passages.
Vocabulary games.
Reading and discussing.
Writing.
To practise pronunciation of ə.
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12
13
14
15
To focus on use of reflexive pronouns.
Can, could, be able to- sentence stress.
Reading comprehension’ I’ve never been able
to…’
To focus on vocabulary needed in geography
lessons.
To revise Past Tenses.
Pronunciation of ɜ:, ɔ:.
Reading comprehension ‘ If I bounce the ball
five times’.
To focus on speaking. Practical English.
Speaking.
Listening and speaking.
Reading. Speaking.
Course work.
Speaking.
Reading.
‘ Tell your partner about’
speaking exercises.
To learn new phrasal verbs: put through, speak
up, cut off, hold on, get through, stand for.
Asking and answering using
phrasal verbs.
Reading comprehension ‘ You are standing in
the place where…’.
Passives ( all tenses).
Modals of deduction : might, can’t, must.
Sentence stress. Pronunciation of diphthongs.
To revise all conditionals and time clauses.
Pronunciation of u.
To learn spring advance vocabulary.
Reading and listening comprehension ‘ Do you
want to practise for five hours or six?’.
Reading and listening comprehension
‘ Tchaikovsky’s house’.
Word formation.
Reading and speaking.
Reported speech: sentences and questions.
Reading comprehension ‘ Sell and tell’.
Pronunciation of ai.
Word formation.
Pronunciation of ough and augh.
Quantifiers.
Relative clauses: defining and non-defining.
End of year test.
Writing and speaking.
Reading.
Speaking.
Writing and speaking.
Speaking.
Workbook.
Speaking.
Listening and reading.
Listening and reading.
Speaking and writing.
Speaking.
Writing a story.