Scope & Sequence_Units 5-8
First English: Scope & Sequence_Units 5-8
The language content is both conceptual and functional, with grammar and vocabulary presented in phrases and sentences, and in a rich context that helps students understand the meaning. In each lesson, repetition plays a key role, with key patterns recurring throughout so that the meaning of the language becomes clear and underlying patterns are acquired.
Unit 5
Main Learning Points
- Future: Next week; I’ll ask them and phone you tonight. When are they going to have the party?
- Frequency: She goes to school five days a week. On Monday and Wednesday afternoons…They often have a match on Saturdays…
- Sequence & Duration: After dinner she listens to music. From 7:30 until 10:30 she does her homework. Then she checks her e-mail. They practice for around an hour and a half.
- Present progressive: He is getting on a bus; he’s running very fast. He is standing on a corner. She’s usually sleeping by 12:00. She is waiting for a bus.
- Adjectives: fast, long, new, old, red, large, busy
- Wh-questions: When does she check her e-mail? When are they going to have a party? What does she do between 7:00 and 7:15? What often happens on Saturdays? How far do you go?
Communicative Focus
- Invitation/Suggestion: Would you like something to eat? What kind of pizza would you like? How about next Saturday? Let’s have it at my house.
- Transportation: You can take this bus to the library, this is an old motorcycle. She is waiting for a bus We get on an airplane at an airport.
- Daily Schedule: She gets up at 7:00. She gets dressed between 7:00 and 7:15. etc.
- Giving Directions: Take the subway to City Center. Go out the Maple Street exit. Turn left.
- Letters & Numbers: X ~Z
- Letters & Numbers: Calendar: days of the week, months of the year
Unit 6
Main Learning Points
- Future w/going to: Next week Tom is going to take a trip. He’s going to visit his grandparents.
- Duration: It takes her about twenty minutes to get to school. How long does it take her?
- Present progressive: I’m doing my homework. He’s drinking some juice from a glass. She’s cutting an apple. He’s pouring from a bottle into a glass.
- Needs and Ability: Without her password she can’t get her e-mail. Without her keys, she can’t drive her car. I’d like to, but I can’t. Do you know how to play chess? Yes, I do. How well can you swim? I’m a good swimmer.
- Prepositions of location: across, inside, above, below, between, next to.
- Wh-questions: Why can’t Joan buy lunch? What can’t Judy get without her password? What can’t Joan find? What is Tom going to do next week? How far away do they live? When is Shawn going to go to the gym?
Communicative Focus
- Food & Drink: two oranges, a piece of cake, a sandwich, cook some fish, buy an apple; He’s opening a bottle. She’s buying an apple.
- Telephone Expressions: Hello. Hi, It’s Shawn.
- Promise: I’ll see on Monday. I’ll be there.
- Letters & Numbers: b, p, d, t, l, r final consonants
- Letters & Numbers: m, n, f, g, k final consonants
- Letters & Numbers: large numbers, decimal fractions
Unit 7
Main Learning Points
- Past: was/were, did, got up, watched, checked, talked, turned on; She was sick. She had a headache, so she stayed at home. She took some medicine. She drank some tea. She ate an apple.
- Future: I have two tests tomorrow. You can pay me the rest tomorrow. I’ll call her back later. She’ll be back in about two hours.
- Have to/ have got to: I’ve got to finish a book. She has to finish before midnight.
- Quantification & Amounts: How much is it? I’ve got a lot of homework. She drank some tea. How many sandwiches did she eat? How much did he drink? Who didn’t have any salad?
- Comparison: Which costs more? Which costs the most? It costs less than… It costs more than…Ten is less than twenty.
- Wh-questions w/past: What did she eat? Who ate the most? How many did he eat? Where did they have lunch? Why didn’t she eat lunch?
- Yes/No questions w/past: Did she drink any juice? Did she check her e-mail?
Communicative Focus
- Prices, Buying, Selling: It’s five dollars. How much is it? You can pay me the rest tomorrow. I’m selling tickets. Do you want to buy one? A salad costs $1.00.
- Schedule w/past: At 4:30 she took a nap. After dinner she talked with a friend on the telephone.
- Telephone Expressions:
May I speak to Maria, please? Is Maria there? Maria isn’t here right now.- Occupations & Activities:
A dentist checks teeth, a cook works in a kitchen. A doctor gives people medicine. A mechanic fixes cars. A teacher teaches students.- Letters & Numbers: Consonant Clusters + ch, sh, th
- Letters & Numbers: Money and Prices
Unit 8
Main Learning Points
- Past: was/were, They took a test. There were 20 questions on the test. She got 16 questions right. She didn’t miss any. What was her score? Where were you yesterday? Last night he watched a movie.
- Modal: will: It will last for an hour. It will finish around 10:00. She will go with her best friend. She’ll be at the library for about 30 minutes.
- Look forward to: She’s looking forward to the game.
- Comparison: Jim did a little better than Jean. Joan got the highest score. a is less than b.
- Adjectives: cold, hot, warm, wet, black, small
- Frequency: always, often, usually, How often, He practices every day.
- Wh-questions w/past & future: How long will she be at the library? When will the game finish? When is the game going to start? When was the science test? How many questions were on the test?
- Yes/No questions w/past: Did Joan get a perfect score? Did Jim do better than Joan?
Communicative Focus
- Weekly Schedule
He has music lessons every Tuesday afternoon. He practices every day.- Weather
People carry umbrellas in rainy weather. People wear a coat in cold weather. How was the weather yesterday?- Times of day
We get up in the morning. The sun rises in the morning. We can see the moon at night.- Letters & Numbers: ee, er, ing, le, or; dy, ty, own, rn, rm, st (final)
- Letters & Numbers: Numerical Operations & Numerical Relations
