Scheme of Work 2010/11: Term 1 THINK ACTIVE! WHAT ARE THE LEARNERS DOING? Module / Unit Title: Level 2 literacy/FCE Course book: Objective First Certificate Prepared by: ALISON STRØANDER MC01542 Course Overview: the course prepares the learners for the Level 2 literacy exam and develops the skills and techniques for success at Cambridge FCE Learning Outcomes: improved competency in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Lesson Duration: 1.75 HOURS Start Date: October 6th 2011 Assessment Details: On-line assessment Level 2 literacy May 2011 End Date: Term 1: December 15 2011 FCE(optional) May 2011 Date What topic(s) What will learners do? and learning objectives will be covered? Week 1 Enrolment 06/10/2010 Induction Week 2 Unit 1 - CPE 13/10/2010 Changes Week 3 Past 20/10/2010 experiences Phrasal verbs Complete admin Be familiar with college layout Icebreaker Grammar/writing assessment Engage in discussion Identify some common idioms Listen for gist Recognise and use some common phrasal verbs Further Assessmentwhich individuals can follow the CPE course and which should follow FCE? Review formation and use of “used to” and “would” to describe past habits and experiences Listen for detail Identify some common phrasal verbs Identify groups of adjective suffixes How will learning be checked? Q&A Marked assessment Elicit key vocabulary Pair work – underline phrasal verbs and idioms Correct use of grammar structure in context Group work – cartoon captions Key / Basic Skills: What resources are needed? Enrolment forms worksheets Objective proficiency pages 1 and 2 Copies of cartoons CD + player Dictionaries Worksheets Song: “This used to be my playground” CD + player Pair work-gap fill song Dictionaries Group discussion What Independent Learning/ Homework will be set? Free writing assessment Grammar pg 9 +11 26/10/09 Week 4 Unit 1 – 03/11/2010 Fashion Matters Learners booked for LRC induction 9.30 – 10.30 Week 5 Unit 1 – 10/11/2010 Fashion Matters Revise vocabulary to describe appearance Some clothing idioms Recognise key Phrasal verbs Discuss two pictures and expectations Judge attitude of 5 speakers towards clothes Listen and read for detail and gist HALF TERM Brainstorming and sorting exercise – small groups Describe clothing worn by characters in a video Matching exercise-idioms and meanings. Matching exercise – small groups Q&A Pick out key phrases Comprehension exercises – underline key words - pair work Group work – matching explanations to words Objective First Certificate Video “The Devil Wears Prada” Dictionaries Worksheets Add further examples to categories Objective First Certificate Copies of picyures CD + player Dictionaries Phrasal verbs in context page 9 exercise 9 Objective First Certificate Interactive Whiteboard Dictionaries Pictures Exercise 4 page13 Learn idioms word for word Pair work Week 6 Unit 1 – 17/11/2010 Fashion Matters Identify and form comparative adjectives and adverbs Recognise expressions used to compare Become familiar with some common comparative phrases Transform sentences Pair work – discussion of photographs Exercises 2 -5 Use of expressions in pair work discussion Describe pictures using expressions Deleted transformationswhole class mingling activity Week 7 Unit 2 – Only 24/11/2010 for Nerds? Computers and the internet Week 8 Unit 2 – Only 01/12/2010 for Nerds? Week 10 Writing folder 08/12/2010 1: informal letters Week 11 Christmas 15/12/2010 Activities Discuss issues and expressions about computers Listen for gist and detail Reading skills: Skimming for Gist, Scanning for detail Identify and use compound nouns Group discussion Listening activities Reading exercise: Matching headings Adverb “game” Discuss present tenses: Focus on the difference between simple and continuous Stative verbs Read a text for gist and detail Identify use of present tenses in a text Read for gist and detail Identify informal and formal language Planning to write Observation Complete a quiz based on English vocabulary, customs, places etc Gap fill ex5 pg 25 Pages 28 +29 Objective First Certificate Song: CD + player Interactive whiteboard Dictionaries Vocabulary Spot exercise 6 Objective First certificate Big paper and pens Dictionaries English usage past paper Speaking ex – pair work Sentence completion Review –ly adverbs Listen for gist and detail Objective proficiency CD + player Flip chart stand and paper Dictionaries Comprehension ex Highlight in text Gap fill Multiple choice – pair work Reading ex Gap fill Letter to Santa (groups) Christmas songs Teams Gap fill: simple versus continuous CD Quiz CD player Answer sheet Units 1-2 revision pg 8-17 Crossword 23/12/09 CHRISTMAS BREAK 30/12/09 CHRISTMAS BREAK Week 12 Week 13 Unit 5 – The Consumer Society Unit 6 The Sound of Music Discuss themes associated with shopping Listen for detail Identify phrasal verbs with ‘right’ Countable and uncountable nouns and verb agreement Review of possessives Preposition review Discuss the effect that music can have on mood, motivation etc. Identify key ideas and linking phrases in a text Sequence text Identify the purpose of a text Use modals to express likelihood Predict meaning from context Recognise some common adverb – adjective/participle Observation of key words used Gap fill ex – phrases Gap fill – single words Error correction – pair work Objective proficiency CD + player Flip chart stand and paper Dictionaries Writing folder pg 22 Units 1-4 revision pg 40 + 41 Crossword page 189 Objective proficiency CD + player + music (Mozart) paper/pens Dictionaries Paper 1, part 3 exam question Grammar exercise Gap fill Production of key vocabulary Gapped text exercise Pair work – ordering ex Group work – produce text Grammar exercises and word formations Gapped text Listening extract/ Gapped text Listening comprehension Gap fill Week 14 Unit 7 –Vision on collocations Recognise some common music word idioms Listen for attitude Listen for gist Listen for detail Recognise some common ‘eye’ idioms Recognise and use participles(incl. Passives) Summarise text Week 15 Unit 8 – Urban Jungle Discuss for/against life in a city Skim text for style +genre Elicit the meaning of words/phrases from context Identify and construct compound nouns React to the use of vocabulary with negative connotations Recognise and recreate the use of inversion in formal English Discuss and present ideas on a given subject Listening extracts – multi choice Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Exam folder 4 page 64+65 Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Exercise 4 page 69 Writing folder page73 Q&A Reading – underline participles Matching exercises Paragraph summaries – pair work Small group work Observation Q&A Multi-choice Pair work Paraphrasing ex Q&A Pair work Gap fill Week 16 Unit 9 – Fitting in *See Jack for example of Esperanto Week 17 Feb15th Week 18 Unit 10 globalisation Unit 11 – For better, for worse Discuss appropriate clothing for particular occasions Identify some common collocations Listen to a conversation for agreement/disagreement Recognise and use some common expressions with ‘come’ Identify verb patterns Form groups of prefixes Identify and use adjectives Discuss languagechanges and development etc Scan text for information Identify reference devices used in text Review structures with ‘wish’ ‘if only’ Listen for gist and detail Listen for detail and infer meaning from what is said Identify some common idioms and phrasal verb/noun collocations Group work Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Pictures(clothing) Revision exercises pages 74 +75 Writing exercise Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Example of Esperanto text Exercise 7 page 85 Exercise 7 page 87 Exercise 5 page 89 Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Ex 7 page 95 Summary task Exam folder page 99 Matching ex Gap fill Error identification Exercises Written questions Exercise 5 Q&A Exercises Multi choice ex HALF TERM BREAK Multi choice Gap fill Week 19 Week 20 Unit 12 – At the cutting edge Unit 13 – Save the planet Recognise gradable and ungradable adjectives Reformulate phrases from a text Summarise two texts on a common theme Engage in discussion – express personal opinions Identify key phrases and linking words in a text in order to insert paragraphs Review and use passive structures Use passive infinitives and participle forms accurately Plan a two minute presentation Identify key phrases used in discussion Discuss environmental problems and solutions Listen for gist and detail Review use of reported speech and reporting verbs Discuss and present ideas on biodiversity Recognise and understand vocabulary, rhetorical and stylistic devices in text Gap fill Matching ex Elicit key vocab Reading comprehension task Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Ex 6 page 105 Ex6 page 107 Unit 9-12 revision Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Ex 8 page 115 Summary task page 117 Exam folder page 120 Q&A Re-writing sentences Error correction Gap fill Present information/comment/discuss Pair work Multiple choice Pair work Sentence formation Group work Reading comprehension Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Unit 14 – Get fit, live longer Register ss for L2 lit exam Unit 15 – The Daily grind Unit 16 – Hidden nuances Discuss issues around health and fitness Scan text for first impressions Read text for detail Identify register in a text Use language to convey register Review use of articles Identify some common errors with prepositions Listen to a text to ascertain content Practise stress/pronunciation of verbs and adjectives Listen for gist and detail Identify and use some common phrases Discuss gender differences at work Predict meaning from context Use linking words in text Summarise text – write an academic text Read a text for attitude and nuance Identify the use of concessive clauses Give and ask for opinions on the subject Group work Q&A Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Level 2 lit past paper Writing folder page 126 Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Exam folder page 134+135 Objective proficiency CD player Dictionaries Excerpts from book review CPE past paper Unit 13 – 16 revision Multi choice Matching ex Pair work Gap fill Gap fill Yes/no answers Drill Multi choice questions Pair work Small groups Gap fill Clause linking exercise Summary writing task Reading comprehension Multi choice ex Construct concessive clauses using conjunctions Observation of books Justify opinions Plan a spoken presentation April 5th Week 24 21st April Easter Holiday Mock CPE exam Week 25 Level 2 lit exam Week 26 Week 27 Exam practice Exam practice Exam practice End of Course Activities programme