English Language Syllabus Class 3rd Scientifico A - B School Year 2011-2012
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
SEMANTIC AREAS
Direct/indirect questions
BEGINNINGS
Pres. Perf. Simple/ Past simple/Pres. Perf. Key-words: adj. of personality/feelings
Continuous
Describing your own /people’s personality
Adjectives ending in ed/ing
Word formation: -ion/-ment/-ity/ety/-ness
Gradable adj. fairly, very, really..
Phrases used in adverts/for telling a personal
Time phrases: so far/ up to now/since/for/ story
earlier today….
Making polite enquiries
The Passive
Connectors and linkers
ISSUES
Neg. prefixes: il-un-in-…
Key-words: social issues / Vbs. + nouns with
Used to/would be/get used to
the same form
Future tenses review: going to/
Voc. about surveillance
Pres. Simple/continuous/will/
Phrases /adj.for giving/responding to opinions
be likely to/might/could
Mirror questions
uncountable/plural nouns
Narrative tenses – Past Simple/Continuous/
DOWNTIME
Perfect/Perf. Continuous/Past Perfect
Describing
procedures/good
and
bad
Adverbs of manner/attitude/time
behaviour/ locations/common actions in
Wishes +regrets: if only/I wish/should have
procedures
Phrases for describing/recommending an
activity
Teacher………………………………………….
Student…………………………………………..
STORIES
Adj. and expressions/sayings
moral/wishes/regrets
with
SKILLS
Listening/Reading:
extracts,
radio
adverts/programmes, articles, interviews,
quiz/descriptions/phone enquiries/stories
Writing: informal emails, a summary,
letters of complaint, opinion essays, stories
Speaking: conversations about getting along
with people, talking about experiences,
social issues, supporting your viewpoint,
making polite phone enquiries, talking
about playing games/sports, discuss bad
habits and how to prevent them, plan and
present a niche holiday, tell a story
Coursebook:Speakout Upper-Intermediate
a + workbook
ed. Longman
Units 1-4up to (p.48)
Activating Grammar Multilevel
ed. Longman
Business English Class 3rd EconomicoA
TOPICS
WELCOME UNIT
An Italian visitor
ADVERTISING
School Year 2009-2010
LANGUAGE WORK
Words to describe/that go with:
Advertisements/The AIDA steps
Online advertising
Trade fairs
Promoting products
Expressing agreement/disagreement
Asking/giving information
A MARKET OPPORTUNITY
The passive (pres/past simple)
First conditional
Modals (can/could/to be able to/may/might)
SKILLS
READING: articles, advertisements, website
pages, online catalogues + comprehension
activities
LISTENING:
telephone
conversations
(arranging a meeting, arriving at a company,
welcoming visitors, presenting a product)
+ comprehension activities
WRITING: memos, e-mails, faxes, fill-in
message slips, note-taking, description of a
company;
Business letters (unsolicited offers, enquiries)
SPEAKING: giving a presentation, describing a
company organisation, dealing with telephone
calls
Teacher
Coursebook: Gateway to Business English
Ed. Lang
(Welcome Unit –U1-2)
Student(s)