1 ESO

STARTER UNIT

VOCABULARY: Countries and nationalities, basic adjectives, Classroom objects, family, activity verbs, days and months, school subjects, classroom language /sentences, telling the time.

GRAMMAR: subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, possessive 's , demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these),  those, have got, can /can't

UNIT 1: ALL ABOUT ME.  

Learning situation: How can we learn about each other?

Vocabulary: Appearance, bedroom furniture

Grammar: BE (affirmative, negative, questions) Verb TO BE, there is / there are + a, an, some, any

Pronunciation: their/they're/there

Reading: My support system 

    Reading hack: understanding the format of a text.

Listening: Podcast. All kind of bedrooms

Culture: Botswana: Life on the Savannah

Speaking: asking for personal information

    Speaking hack: replying with a question

Writing: an informal email

    Writing hack: starting and ending and infornal email

Project: Create a class display about yourselves

UNIT 2: SCHOOL LIFE. 

Learning situation: How can we make new students feel welcome?

Vocabulary: places in  school, school day routine

Grammar: present simple (affirmative, negative, questions and short answers), adverbs of frequency

Pronunciation: present simple -ed endings

Reading: We love our school dog!

    Reading hack: using pictures annd titles

Listening: school "buddies"

Culture: Bangladesh: travelling schools

Speaking: talking about likes and dislikes

    Speaking hack: adding emphasis

Writing: a description of a school event

    Writing hack: time expressions

Project: Make a welcome video for new students at your school.

UNIT 3. My TOWN. 

Learning situation: How can we explore where we live?

Vocabulary: places in a town, adjectives to describe a place

Grammar: comparative and superlative adjectives

Pronunciation: -er and -est endings

Reading: Twin Buildings

    Reading hack: reading quickly to get the general idea

Listening: The cities quiz

Culture: New Zealand: Wellington - A day in the life

Speaking: asking for and giving directions

    Speaking hack: asking for clarification

Writing: a description of a place

    Writing hack: capital letters

Project: Make a quiz about your area or city.

UNIT 4. HAVING FUN

Learning situation: How can we improve a sport or hobby?

Vocabulary: free-time activities, sports

Grammar: present continuous, present continuous versus present simple

Pronunciation: -ing forms

Reading: From hobbies to jobs

    Reading hack: understanding words from context

Listening: KEEN on sport

    Listening hack: recognizing greetings and introductions

Culture: Canada: Artic soccer

Speaking: making arreengements

    Speaking hack: responding to "sorry"

Writing: an online advert

    Writing hack: using imperatives

Project: create and present a new club

UNIT 5. CELEBRATE!

Learning situation: How can we celebrate important things?

Vocabulary: verb phrases for celebrating, food and drink

Grammar: CAN/CAN'T, MUST/MUSTN'T, countable and uncountable nouns, SOME, ANY, MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF

Pronunciation: CAN/CAN'T, MUST/MUSTN'T

Reading: Celebrations through the year

    Reading hack: pronoun reference

Listening: podcast: Celebration food

    Listening hack: identifying people in a conversation

Culture: Cocos Island. A Cocos Malay wedding

Speaking: ordering food and drink

    Speaking hack: saying prices

Writing: a recipe

    Writing hack: sequencing words

Project: plan a celebration day

UNIT 6. OUR SPECIAL POSSESSIONS

Learning situation: Why are some possessions special to us?

Vocabulary: clothes, adjectives to describe objects

Grammar: past simple BE, there was / there were, Past simple affirmative: regular and irregular verbs

Pronunciation: past simple -ED endings

Reading: Clothes to keep forever?

    Reading hack: recognizing conjunctions: AND, BUT, SO BECAUSE

Listening: interview: The repair café

Culture: UK: Charity shops

Speaking: shopping for clothes

    Speaking hack: getting a person's attention

Writing: a blog post

    Writing hack:using descriptive adjectives

Project: Create an exhibition of special objects

UNIT 7. ON SCREEN

Learning situation: What roles do screens play in our lives?

Vocabulary: TV shows and films, adjectives to describe entertainment

Grammar: past simple negative, past simple questions and short answers

Reading: Moments in TV history

    Reading hack: using subheadings

Listening: Podcast: Famous gaming characters

Culture: USA: The drive-in

Speaking: Discussing your opinions

    Speaking hack: use A BIT to be more polite

Writing: a biography of a screen star

    Writing hack: past time expressions

Project: Make a video about changes in screen entertainment.

UNIT 8. THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Learning situation: How can we enjoy the natural world?

Vocabulary: places in nature, travel and outdoor activities

Grammar: WILL / WON'T for predictions, BE GOING TO for future plans

Pronunciation: contractions with WILL

Reading: Secrets Under the Surface

    Reading hack: recognizing examples

Listening: Three conversations. A school trip to Snowdonia

Culture: UK: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Speaking: Making suggestions

    Speaking hack: repeating key ideas

Writing: an email asking for information

    Writing hack: ALSO

Project: Plan and present and outdoor end-of-year class trip.