English Syllabus 2009-2010
11th -12th Grades
Level: 4 points
The book: "Results for 4 points"
By the end of the year students must be able to do the following:
Dictionary skills:
-
to be able to find a word in a dictionary
to be able to identify nouns, verbs and adjectives in a text
to be familiar with some words which have different meanings.
Reading skills:
-
to be familiar with and be able to use the basic reading strategies (title,
subtitle, 1st sentence, last sentence, key words)
to be able to use skimming and scanning
to be familiar with different types of texts (notes, letters, ads, postcards, short
articles)
to be able to answer HOTS questions (contrast, comparison, analysis,
predicting, etc.)
Vocabulary skills:
-
to be familiar with and to be able to use the rules of translation from English
to Hebrew
to use what is done in class to enrich vocabulary
to be familiar with opposites and synonyms
to be familiar with word families.
Listening skills:
-
to be familiar with and to be able to use the basic listening strategies (key
words, title, guessing)
to be able to answer simple types of questions (Yes/ No, multiple choice,
completion)
Oral skills :
-
to be able to understand questions
to be able to speak on different topics (themselves, school, animals)
to be able to express likes and dislikes
to be able to discuss dilemmas and conflicts
Writing skills:
-
to be familiar with sentence structure
to be able to write different kinds of sentences
to be able to write informal letters
to be able to write compositions and reports
to be able to write reviews.
Domain
Social
Interaction
Access to
Information
From
Written
Text.
Thematic
Content
Unit 1.
Part 1
The Black
Box..
Benchmarks
Material
- to be able to express
ideas and opinions;
- to be able to share
personal information;
-to be able to predict
Book p. 7
An article.
- to be able to identify
different text types and
use this knowledge as
needed,
- to be able to locate
relevant information for
a specific purpose.
Book
pp.7-9
- to be familiar with and
to be able to use Present
Simple and Present
Progressive,
- to be able to use some
noun phrases
- to be able to locate
relevant information for
a specific purpose,
- to be able to identify
explicit opinions and
feelings.
-to be able to use Past
Simple and Past
Progressive as needed,
-to be familiar and to be
able to use right
prepositions of time and
place.
-to be able to discuss the
problems of teen driving;
-discussing teen driving
in different countries.
- to be able to write an
informal letter about teen
- Book
Quiz
pp.12-14
-Worksheet,
- Workbook
pp.6-7
Appreciation Present
of
Simple and
Language.
Present
Progressive.
Noun
Phrases.
Access to
An Informal
Information Letter.
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation Past Simple
of
and Past
Language.
Progressive.
Prepositions
of time and
place.
Appreciation Teens and
of
Driving.
Literature
and Culture.
Presentation. Writing an
informal
Assessment
Reading
Quiz
Book
pp.15-18
Workbook
pp.10-12
Book
pp.19-21
Workbook
pp. 12-13
Quiz
Book
Book
pp.22-23
Writing
Task.
Social
Interaction.
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
letter.
Unit 2.
Fatal
Attraction.
An Article.
driving.
-to be able to express
ideas and opinions;
-to be able to share
knowledge.
- to be able to identify
different text types and
use this knowledge as
needed,
- to be able to predict;
- to be able to react to a
text.
Book
p. 25
Test
Book
pp.26-28,
Workbook
pp. 18-19
Quiz
Quiz
Appreciation Present
of
Perfect
Language.
(Simple and
Progressive).
Adjective
endings.
Access to
An Advice
Information Column.
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation Temporal
of
Clauses and
Language.
First
Conditional.
Presentation. Writing a
composition.
- to be able to use Present
Perfect Tenses as
needed;
- to be familiar with
adjective endings.
Book
pp. 30 -32,
Worksheet,
Workbook
pp.20-21
- to be able to locate
relevant information for
a specific purpose;
- to be familiar with an
advice column form..
- to be familiar with and
to be able to use
temporal clauses and first
conditional.
- to be able to write a
composition;
- to be familiar with
brainstorming
Book
pp. 33-36
Workbook
pp. 24-26
Book
pp. 38-39
Workbook
pp. 27-28
Book
pp.40-41
Quiz
Appreciation
of
Literature
and Culture.
The Story
"Checkouts"
by Cynthia
Rylant.
Book
pp.43-46
Test.
Social
Interaction.
Unit 3.
Crime
Doesn't Pay.
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
An article.
"Mystery
Prizes".
- to be able to discuss
missed opportunities;
- to be able to relate to
literary themes from a
personal perspective.
- to be able to express
ideas and opinions;
- to be able to
collaborate;
- to be able to share
opinions.
- to be able to ask and
answer questions of
Module C.
Writing
task.
Book
p.47
Book
pp. 48-51
Workbook
pp. 32-33
Oral Quiz.
Appreciation Past Perfect
of
Simple.
Language.
Common
noun endings.
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation
of
Language.
A book
review.
"Bungling
Burglars".
- to be able to use Past
Perfect Simple as
needed,
- to be familiar with
common noun endings.
-to be familiar with a
book review form;
- to be able to answer
questions of Module C.
Book
pp.52-54
Workbook
pp. 34-35
Book
pp.55-58
Workbook
pp.38-39
Quiz
Relative
Clauses.
Phrasal
Verbs.
Presentation. Writing a
review.
Book
pp.59-61
Workbook
pp. 40-41
Book
p. 63
Social
Interaction.
- to be able to use
relative clauses;
- to be familiar with
common phrasal verbs.
- to be able to write a
review;
- to be able to write topic
sentences.
Unit 4.
- to be able to express
Believe It or
and opinions;
Not.
- to be able to agree and
disagree;
- to be able to discuss
hypothetical situations.
An Interview. - to be familiar with the
"The Moon
form of the interview;
Landing".
- to be able to answer the
questions.
Book
pp. 65-66
-to be able to use the
passive;
- to be familiar with and
to be able to use adverbs.
Book
pp.70-72
workbook
p.48-49
- to be able to follow the
development of an
argument in a range of
texts and use this
knowledge as needed;
- to be able to identify
the attitudes of the
writer.
Book
pp.74-77
Workbook
pp.52-53
- to be able to use passive
as needed;
- to be familiar with noun
suffixes.
Book
pp.78-80
Workbook
pp.54-56
Quiz
- to be able to listen to
Book
Quiz
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation The Passive.
of
(simple
Language.
tenses and
modals)
Adverbs.
Access to
A report.
Information "The Lost
from
Tribe".
Written
Text.
Appreciation The Passive
of
(perfect
Language.
tenses).
Noun
suffixes:
people.
Access to
An Interview.
Writing
Task.
Book
pp.66-69,
Workbook
pp. 46-47
Quiz
Information "Surfers
from Spoken Beware!"
Text.
the interview;
- to be able to answer the
questions.
p.81
Presentation. Writing a
Letter.
- to be able to write a
letter using connectors;
- to be familiar with
connectors.
- to be able to interpret
literary texts;
- to be aware of how
cultural practices are
reflected in the story;
- to be able to recognize
how the author's
background is reflected
in literary themes.
- to be able to explain
views and choices;
- to be able to discuss
opinions;
- to be able to give
advice.
- to be able to identify a
report form;
- to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions.
- to be familiar with and
to be able to use Second
Conditional;
- to be able to identify
parts of speech.
- to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions (LOTS and
HOTS).
Book
p.73
Writing
Task.
Book
pp.83-86
Test
- to be able to use Third
Conditional as needed;
- to be familiar with
prefixes.
Book
pp.99-101
Workbook
pp.68-70
- to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions.
Book
p. 102
Worksheets
- to be able to write a
Book
Appreciation The Story
of Literature "Hilary's
and Culture Aunt" by
Cyril Hare.
Social
Interaction.
Unit 5.
Health
Matters.
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation
of
Language.
A Report.
"The
Chipsons"
Second
Conditional.
Verb/Noun
and
preposition.
An Article.
"The Disaster
Between Our
Ears".
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation Third
of
Conditional.
Language.
Prefixes.
Access to
Information
from Spoken
Text.
A
Conversation
with Listener.
"A Different
Kind of
Camp".
Presentation. Writing a
Book
pp.87-88
Book
pp.88-91
Book
pp.92-94
Workbook
p.63
Quiz.
Book
pp.95-98
Workbook
pp.66-67
Quiz
Writing
Composition.
composition expressing
an opinion.
- to be able to discuss
education;
- to be able to give a
short talk.
-to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions.
p.103
- to be familiar with and
to be able to use modals;
- to be familiar with
common expressions
with "make" and "do".
Book
pp.110-112
Workbook
pp. 76-77
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation Gerunds and
of
Infinitives.
Language.
Homophones.
- to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions.
Book
pp.113-116
Workbook
pp.80-81
- to be able to gerunds
and Infinitives as needed;
- to be familiar with
Homophones.
Book
pp.117-119
Workbook
pp.82-83
Access to
A Lecture.
Information "Achieving
from Spoken Goals".
Text.
- to be able to identify a
lecture form;
- to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions.
-to be able to write a
composition describing a
person, place, event.
-to be able to interpret
literary texts;
- to be able to discuss
characters, themes and
conflicts;
- to be able to recognize
the use of literary
techniques.
- to be able to discuss
quotations;
- to be able to discuss
lifestyles;
- to be able to interact to
persuade.
- to be able to answer
Book
p.120
Social
Interaction.
Unit 6.
A Second
Chance.
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation
of
Language.
An Article.
"A Fresh
Start".
Modals and
modal
perfect.
Expressions
with "make"
and "do".
An Article.
"Homeless to
Harvard".
Presentation. Write a
Composition.
Appreciation The Story
of Literature "The
and Culture Censors" by
Luisa
Valenzuela.
Social
Interaction.
Unit 7.
That's Life.
Access to
A Report.
Task.
Book
p. 105
Book
pp. 106-109
Workbook
pp. 74-75
Book
p. 121
Book
pp.123-125
Book
p. 127
Book
Test
Quiz
Writing
Task.
Information
from
Written
Text.
Appreciation
of
Language.
"The Secret
Formula".
different kinds of
questions (LOTS and
HOTS).
pp.128-131
Workbook
pp.88-90
Reported
Speech.
Prefixes from
foreign
languages.
- to be able to use
reported speech;
- to be familiar with
prefixes from foreign
languages.
Book
pp.132-134
Workbook
pp.90-91
Quiz
Access to
Information
from
Written
Text.
An Article.
"One Life or
Many".
- to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions (LOTS and
HOTS).
Book
pp.135-138
Workbook
pp.94-95
Quiz
Access to
Information
from Spoken
Text.
A Report.
"An Exciting
New
Exhibit".
- to be able to answer
different kinds of
questions (LOTS and
HOTS).
Book
p.142
- to be able to write a
review.
Book
p.143
Presentation. Writing a
Review.
2. Book Reports.
Students have to do four book reports during the year.
3. Projects.
Students have to do two a project:
- Person, Place or Thing You Want to Share with the Class.
- Israel Celebrates 60 Years of Independence.
- Jewish Communities Around the World.
4. Literature.
a) The stories in the book.
b) Additional poems and plays.
Test