Junior 1 Conversation: 2014- 2015 Syllabus
Textbook: Tim Collins. Mary Jane Maples. . Time Zones Heinle Cengage Learning, 2001.
Book 1A Text & Workbook Combination.
First Semester: Fall 2014
Week
Dates
Lesson Topic
1
9/1 – 9/5
2
9/8 – 09/12
Unit 1: What’s your favorite TV show WH-questions What and Who
Introduce teachers and textbook
Classes divided.
Introduce teacher language and student
language.
Prepare introduction speeches
Vocabulary: Interests, people , sports
3
9/16 – 09/19
1st Student speeches - Introducing themselves.
The Verb Be
Listen & prepare
19th-20th Holiday, 4 days weekend.
9/22 – 09/26
Unit 1: What’s your favorite TV show
Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her,
Possessive
Unit 2: Is this your cell phone?
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
Yes/No questions with be and short answer.
Prepare short essay;
4
5
9/29– 10/03
6
10/6 – 10/9
7
10/13 – 10/17
8
10/20 – 10/25
Greeting, introducing yourself.
Unit 1: What’s your favorite TV show?
Descriptions / Notes
Unit 2: Is this your cell phone?
The verb be
Yes/No questions with be and short answers.
Unit 2 Is this your cell phone?
Possessive adjectives: out, their, noun plurals
Talking about ownership. Asking
someone’s phone number.
Vocabulary: Personal items, hobbies.
1st Chinese exams. Proctoring 24-25 Sep
Reading: What’s your favorite hobby?
10/10 Double Ten Holiday (day-off)
Prepare for listening quiz next week
First exams (Proctor tests/study hall)
Units 1-2 listening quiz (combined class)
10/25 School Birthday celebration
Unit 3: This is my family
Wh-questions: Who and How old.
9
10/28 – 10/31
10
11/3 – 11/7
11
11/10 – 11/14
Unit 3: This is my family
The verb be
Introducing and identifying family
members. Talking about age.
10/27 Day off(substitute 10/25 School
birthday)
10/28 Senior mid-exam test for 6 year
program.
Vocabulary: family.
Contractions: I’m, you’re, he’s, she’s, we’re
and they’re.
Reading: A teenage life.
Writing: Short essay
12
11/17 – 11/21
Unit 4: How many lions are there?
Wh-questions: How many and Where
Talking about the location of things.
Asking quantity
13
11/24 – 11/28
Unit 4: How many lions are there?
There is /are
Vocabulary: Animals, nature.
14
12/1 – 12/5
Unit 4: How many lions are there?
Prepositions of location: under, on, next to , in
15
12/8 – 12/12
Unit 5: Can elephants drive?
Can (ability)
Reading: Endangered animals
Writing: Poster
Mid-Term Exams (proctor tests/study hall)
Talking about abilities.
Verbs
16
12/15 – 12/19
Unit 5: Can elephants drive?
Conjunctions: and, but
Reading: Animal smarts
Hw. Prepare for listening quiz next week
17
12/23 – 12/27
Units 1-5 listening quiz (combined class)
Units 1-5 prepare for Final
Prepare for Final
Prepare drama or speech over units
Studied 12/29-12/31st Semester Final
Exam
1/2 substitute National Day Holiday (day
off)
18
12/29 – 01/2
Unit 3 : This is my family
Subject pronouns: 1, you, he, she, we, they
19
01/5 – 01/8
20
01/12 – 01/16
21
01/18-01/23
Junior 1 Conversation
Week
Present dramas and speeches
Continue with presentations
Present dramas and speeches
15th-17th: Chinese final exams. Proctoring
: End of 1st semester
1 week Winter classes: games, speaking and
listening activities
supplementary teaching material
Second Semester: Spring 2015
Dates
Lesson Topic
Descriptions / Notes
Orientation: Class format & structure
Let’s Talk: Warm up
Classes divided
Textbook checks
Unit 6: What’s the weather like?
Describing the weather, the seasons, and
temperature
Vocabulary: weather, season
Pronunciation: can and can’t
4
Unit 6: What’s the weather like?
Wh-questions:
What + like and How…
Unit 6: Unit What’s the weather like?
Wh-questions (continued)
5
Unit 7: Do you like sandwiches?
Yes/No questions with do and short answers.
Expressing likes and dislikes
Vocabulary: Food and drinks, insects.
6
Unit 7: Do you like sandwiches?
Yes/No questions (continued)
Countable and uncountable nouns.
Simple present: like
Unit 7: Do you like sandwiches?
Reading: David’s unusual food.
Writing: E-mail message
1
2
3
7
8
Reading: Wildfire.
Units 6-7 listening quiz (combined class)
9
Unit 8: How much is this T-shirt?
Wh-questions : How much
Talk about prices, converting currencies.
10
Unit 8: How much is this T-shirt?
Simple present: want
Vocabulary: Personal items, talk about
prices.
11
Unit 8: How much is this T-shirt?
Simple present (continued)
Reading: At the night market
Writing: Big plot
Information questions with do.
Simple present verbs.
13
Unit 9: What do you do for New Year’s?
Talking about dates, birthdays and special
occasions.)
Unit 9: What do you do for New Year’s?
Preposition of time: for, on, in, during.
14
Unit 9: What do you do for New Year’s?
Wh-questions: When
Reading: Carnival
15
Unit 9: What do you do for New Year’s?
Wh-questions: When (continued)
Writing: Web articles.
Unit 9 – speaking activity.
HW. prepare for listening quiz next week
Units 6-9: Listening quiz (Combined classes)
Combined classes
Student dialogues / Dramas: Shopping
Paired and group dialogues on shopping for
items, cost, color, size
Student dialogues / Dramas: Shopping
Paired and group dialogues on shopping for
items, cost, color, size
Review for final
2nd Semester Final Exam
Final Exam week. Proctor exams.
Chinese final exams.
12
16
17
18
19
20
21
Vocabulary: Festivals verbs