Syllabus for Pilot English 6

COURSE SYLLABUS English (1 st term) I • MEETINGS: lessons x units + lesson x reviews + forty-five minute tests + test-correction lessons + introductory • • II • lesson + revision lesson Three lessons a week From Mid – August to the end of December COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course takes place from Mid-August to the end of December during the st semester of the school year (2017- • 2018) The course involves in teaching English as a compulsory school subject for the sixth graders of Từ Sơn secondary • school The course is applied to the 150 sixth graders divided into classes ranging from 6A1 to 6A4 Từ Sơn secondary • school is a high quality school with good or quite good learners from different parts of Từ Sơn Town The normal classrooms are one-computer rooms connected with the Internet There is a computer lab in the school • where each of the classes can occupy The students of the school join two 45-minute weekly extra lessons in the afternoon during the st semester These afternoon lessons focus on helping the students to consolidate the basic grammar and foster their grammatical • knowledge The course book is designed with various interesting learning activities, so the supplementary materials using such III technology tools as quizlet, email, blogging are usually designed as extra home assignments COURSE OBJECTIVES • The course relates to assisting the students to gain the required knowledge of grammar, lexicon, pronunciation and word stress, and to enhance their four main communicative skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking) and soft • skills so that they can fulfill the requirements of a compulsory school subject The course is especially focused on consolidating and widening the sixth graders’ vocabulary and on developing their • pronunciation with some help of technology namely quizlet The course is especially focused on developing the students’ essay writing, listening and speaking with some help of technology namely email and blogging  By the end of the course, the students will be able to gain enough knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to fulfill all the required tests with confidence and satisfaction 1.Knowledge:  Grammar: Students will be able to understand and apply the given sentence structures and the tenses like Present  Simple, Present Progressive and Future Simple,… Vocabulary: Students will have a chance to learn more words related to the topics in the course book and to use  them actively Pronunciation: Students will get more focus on practicing the sounds like “/ʌ/, /əu/ ; /s/, /z/, /iz/ ; /b/, /p/ ; /I/, /i:/ ; /t/, /st/ ; /s/, /ʃ/ ” and they will be given futher exercises on pronunciation and word stress Skills : develop their four main skills   Reading: Students can effectively the reading tasks in the course book and in the enclosed workbook Listening: Students can understand what their teacher(s) and their friends say in English They can understand the  native speaker speaking English in the videos given Also, they can fulfill the listening tasks in the course book Speaking: Students can express their ideas, talk about the topics in the course book and communicate with others in the topics mentioned in the course book  Writing: Students can base on the learned structures to write correct sentences, the writing tasks in the student’s book and in the workbook and write passages or short essays on the themes in the course book Enhance positive interaction between the teachers and the students and among the students themselves by giving reflections on the essays that the students write in the blog Develop their soft skills for presentation, collaborative work Foster their skills of working on a computer by accomplishing the supplementary tasks in the use of quizlet, email and blogging COURSE MATERIALS: IV The materials for the course are the student’s book, the workbook and self-designed supplementary documents Hard copies will be distributed in some lessons Links to the blog will be given to the students V • ASSESSMENT: The copies of the rubric are weekly given to the students Each of the student marks his/her own essays after the peer reviews and the teacher’s comments and keep the rubrics to see their own progress See Rubric at link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oYIcm1ix_Ok_IbxhJk7Rg13ouMuEVFRBYwhgzYrTSyA/edit?usp=sharing VI Units WEEKLY SCHEDULE: Lessons Introducti Period s Parts Knowledge General introduction Skills General introduction Supplementary materials General Assessment General on grammar/ vocabulary/ pronunciation on Lesson UNIT My new school Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson on skills such as reading, speaking, listening, writing and soft skills Topic-introducing activities Vocabulary: School things Getting started Grammar: Present simple and present progressive Synthetic skills: Vocabulary: Verbs (study, have, do, play) + A closer look Nouns Pronunciation: / ʌ/, /əu/ Grammar: Present A closer look simple and present progressive Vocabulary: Extra Interactive activities: Communicatio vocabulary related to Game, interview, n the topic of the unit presentation Reading: - Reading for specific information about schools - Reading e-mails and Skills 1: webpages Speaking: - Talking about and describing a school/school activities Skills 2: Listening: Listening to get information about school activities/ What students at school Writing: introduction on supplementary materials (Self-designed) Technology tool: Quizlet LINK: introduction on assessment types - Punctuation - Writing a webpage for your school Lesson My home Looking back + Project Consolidation on the learned vocabulary and grammar Lesson 10 Vocabulary: Houserelated words A closer look Pronunciation:/s/,/z/, /iz/ Lesson 11 A closer look Grammar: There is/are… + Prep P 12 Communicatio n Vocabulary: Extra vocabulary related to the topic of the unit Lesson Lesson 13 Skills 1: Lesson 14 Skills 2: Lesson 15 Looking back + Project Project: Your dream school Topic-introducing activities Vocabulary: Prepositions of place Grammar: There is/are Synthetic skills: Getting started Lesson Unit (Self-designed) Technology tool: Quizlet LINK: Interactive activities: gap-filling information, presentation Reading: Reading emails/informal letters about rooms in the house Speaking: Talking about/describing houses, rooms and furniture Listening: Listening to get information about rooms/furniture Writing: Writing e-mails to describe a room/house Consolidation on the learned vocabulary and grammar Project: your strange house Lesson Lesson 16 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Unit My friends Topic-introducing activities Vocabulary: Adjectives of personality Getting started Grammar: S + be + adj Synthetic skills: Vocabulary: Body-part words Pronunciation: /b/, A closer look /p/ Grammar: “have” for descriptions Grammar: Present A closer look progressive for future Vocabulary: Extra Interactive activities: Communicatio vocabulary related to Discussion about features n the topic of the unit of magazine pages Reading: Reading emails/advertisements about things to with friends Skills 1: Speaking: - Talking about appearance/personality - Talking about plans Listening: Listening to get information about friends and things to Skills 2: with friends Writing: Writing to describe friends and things to with friends Consolidation on the Looking back Project: Your class learned vocabulary + Project yearbook and grammar (Self-designed) Technology tool: Quizlet LINK: Lesson 23 Review (covering the three units (Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3) Lesson Test Language focus: (from Unit to Unit 3) Pronunciation -Vocabulary -Grammar -Everyday English Reading: Reading for choosing the best option/ answering questions Speaking: Interviewing Likes & dislikes about a school Listening: Listening to get information Writing: Writing an email to a friend 24 A 45-minute test Testcorrection 25 26 Unit Lesson 27 My neighborhoo d Lesson 28 Lesson 29 Topic-introducing activities Getting started Vocabulary: Nouns of place Grammar: Direction-giving expressions Synthetic skills: Vocabulary: Adjectives A closer look describing a place Pronunciation: /I/, /i:/ A closer look Grammar: Comparative adjectives (Self-designed) Technology tool: Quizlet LINK: Lesson 30 Communicatio n Lesson 31 Skills 1: Lesson 32 Skills 2: 33 Looking back + Project Lesson Unit Lesson 34 Natural wonders of the world Lesson 35 Lesson 36 Vocabulary: Extra vocabulary related to the topic of the unit Consolidation on the learned vocabulary and grammar - Listening for fulfilling a gap-filling exercise - Interactive activities: Discussion presentation (about a guide to a place) Reading: Reading a description of a neighborhood Speaking: - Talking about and describing a neighborhood - Asking for and giving directions Listening: Listening for specific information to locate places in a neighborhood Writing: Writing a paragragh describing your neighborhood Project: your ideal neighborhood Topic-introducing activities Getting started Vocabulary: Natural places Grammar: Comparative/ superlative adjectives Synthetic skills: Vocabulary: Travelrelated words A closer look Pronunciation: /t/, /st/ A closer look Grammar: - Comparative/ (Self-designed) Technology tool: Quizlet LINK: superlative adjectives - Modal MUST (giving an order) Lesson 37 Communicatio n Lesson 38 Skills 1: Lesson 39 Skills 2: Lesson 40 Looking back + Project Revision 41 Test Vocabulary: Extra vocabulary related to the topic of the unit Consolidation on the learned vocabulary and grammar - Reading for fulfilling a table-filling exercise - Interactive activities: Role-play, group work Reading: Reading short passages to get information about natural wonders Speaking: - Talking about and describing things in nature - Giving travel advice Listening: Listening to get information about amazing places or a travel guide Writing: Writing a travel guide about a natural attraction Project: How well you know Viet Nam? Grammar: Comparison of adjectives A 45-minute test Testcorrection 42 43 Lesson 44 (Self-designed) Hand-out Getting started Topic-introducing activities Unit Vocabulary: Tet holiday-related words Grammar: Will/should Synthetic skills: Our Tet Holiday Lesson 45 Vocabulary: Tet A closer look holiday-related words Pronunciation: /s/, /ʃ/ 46 A closer look Grammar: - Modals SHOULD/ WILL Lesson 47 Communicatio n Vocabulary: Extra vocabulary related to the topic of the unit Lesson 48 Skills 1: Lesson 49 Skills 2: Lesson 50 Looking back + Project Lesson (Self-designed) Technology tool: Quizlet Consolidation on the learned vocabulary LINK: - Reading for fulfilling a matching exercise - Interactive activities: Game, group work Reading: Reading about facts of the New Year’s practices in Viet Nam and some other countries Speaking: - Talking about Tet activities and traditions - Giving advice: What people should (not) at Tet Listening: Listening to conversations about what you should(not)do at Tet, and about intentions Writing: Writing a short paragragh about what you should(not) at Tet Project: I have a dream and grammar Lesson 51 Language focus: (from Unit to Unit 6) - Pronunciation -Vocabulary -Grammar -Everyday English Review (covering the three units (Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6) Lesson Test Reading : Reading a website to get information Speaking: Pair work Asking and answering about which place to go in Singapore Listening: Listening to get information about a travel guide Writing: Writing about a living place 52 53 1st term test 1st term test correction 54 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Revision – Period 41: Grammar: Comparison of adjectives Hand-out Theory: So sánh tính từ: Thể loại Tính từ ngắn Tính từ dài so sánh So sánh không So sánh So sánh So sánh He is kind He is intelligent He is not so kind as she is He is not so intelligent as she is *S+ (be) not + as/so+ ADJ+ as + S’… *S+ (be) not + as/so+ ADJ+ as + S’… He is as kind as she is He is as intelligent as she is *S+ (be) + as+ ADJ+ as + S’… *S+ (be) + as+ ADJ+ as + S’… He is less kind than she is He is less intelligent than she is *S+ (be) + less+ ADJ+ than+S’… *S+ (be) + less+ ADJ+ than+S’… He is kinder than she is He is more intelligent than she is *S+ (be) + (ADJ+er)+ than+S’… *S+ (be) + (more+ADJ)+ than+S’… So sánh So sánh He is the least kind (person) of all He is the least intelligent (person) of all *S+(be) + the least (ADJ)+{N}+in/of/… *S+(be) + the least (ADJ)+{N}+in/of/… He is the kindest (person) of all He is the most intelligent (person) of all *S+(be) + the(ADJ+est)+{N}+in/of/… *S+(be) + the (most+ADJ)+{N}+in/of/… Quy luật thêm “-er”, “-est” vào sau tính từ ngắn - Thông thường ta thêm “-er” / “-est” vào sau tính từ ta cần biến đổi e.g: long (dài) - longer (dài hơn) - the longest (dài nhất) short (ngắn) - shorter (ngắn hơn) - the shortest (ngắn nhất) - Nếu tính từ tận có sẳn “-e”, thêm “-r”, “-st” e.g: large (rộng) - larger (rộng hơn) - the largest (rộng nhất) - Nếu tính từ tận nguyên âm + phụ âm, ta gấp đôi phụ âm cuối thêm “-er”, “-est” e.g: big (lớn) - bigger (lớn hơn) - the biggest (lớn nhất) - Nếu tính từ tận phụ âm + “-y”, ta đổi “-y” thành “-i” thêm “-er”, “-est” e.g: dry (khô ráo) - drier (khô hơn) - the driest (khô nhất) • Quy tắc thêm “-er”, “-est” vào trạng từ ngắn đổi sang so sánh so sánh giống Tính từ âm tiết, tận là: “-y”, “-ow”, “-er”, “-tle”, “-ple”, thuộc nhóm tính từ ngắn Động từ Quá khứ phân từ (V3) thuộc nhóm tính từ dài Vị trí thành phần bổ nghĩa nhấn mạnh so sánh tính từ: “…as much frightened as…” Để nhấn mạnh so sánh, thêm much / far / a lot trước so sánh hơn, công thức: S + (V) + far/much + Adj/Adv-er + than + noun/pronoun S + (V) + far/much + more + Adj/Adv(dài) + than + noun/pronoun • • Harry’s watch is far more expensive than mine He speaks English much more rapidly than she does Để nhấn mạnh so sánh, thêm VERY/TOO MUCH trước so sánh - He is very much taller than his brother (positive idea) - This is too much more expensive, I can't buy it (negative idea) Để giảm độ mạnh so sánh, thêm a little / a bit / slightly trước so sánh hơn, công thức: S + (V) + a little / a bit + Adj/Adv-er + than + noun/pronoun S + (V) + a little / a bit + more + Adj/Adv(dài) + than + noun/pronoun • Harry’s watch is a bit more expensive than mine Tính từ ghép: “hard-working” → harder-working → the hardest-working Các tính từ bất qui tắc: Good → better → (the) best tốt, giỏi Well → better → (the) best khỏe mạnh Bad → worse → (the) worst xấu, tệ Many → more → (the) most nhiều Much → more → (the) most nhiều Little → less → (the) least Near → nearer → (the) nearest gần Far → farther → (the) farthest xa → further → (the) furthest (nghĩa bóng) → (the) next kế bên cạnh Lưu ý: farther : dùng cho khoảng cách / further : dùng cho thông tin số trường hợp trừu tượng khác • • • Late Old The distance from your house to school is farther than that of mine If you want more/further information, please call to the agent Next year he will come to the U.S for his further (= more) education → later → (the) latest trễ → latter → older → (the) oldest cũ, già → elder → (the) eldest cả, trưởng In → inner → (the) innermost bên Out → outer → (the) outmost bên Up → (the) last → upper sau → (the) uppermost bên Khi dùng so sánh cho hai đối tượng, ta đặt “the” trước tính từ thể so sánh • Khi so sánh người vật, dùng so sánh kém, không dùng so sánh bậc nhất, số dạng văn nói văn viết chấp nhận so sánh bậc • Trước adj adv so sánh phải có the, câu có thành ngữ of the two + noun thành ngữ đứng đầu cuối câu VD: Of the two shirts, this one is the prettier She is the more beautiful girl of the two sisters Cô cô gái xinh đẹp số chị em Khi dùng so sánh cho ba đối tượng trở lên, ta áp dụng theo quy tắc bảng so sánh tính từ phần VD: She is the most beautiful girl of the three sisters Cô cô gái xinh đẹp số chị em Khi so sánh người/ vật với tất người vật khác phải thêm else sau anything/anybody Ex: He is smarter than anybody else in the class 10 * Dùng thêm that of cho danh từ số ít: Incorrect: The salary of a professor is higher than a secretary (Câu so sánh salary với secretary) Correct: The salary of a professor is higher than that of a secretary (that of = the salary of) * Dùng thêm those of cho danh từ số nhiều: Incorrect: The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than a teacher (Câu so sánh duties với teacher) Correct: Theduties of a policeman are more dangerous than those of a teacher (those of = the duties of) Practice: COMPARISON I Choose the correct answer Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best) Pat’s car is (faster/fastest) than Dan’s John is (less/least) athletic of all the men Does Fred feel (weller/better) today than he did yesterday? My cat is the (prettier/prettiest) of the two This vegetable soup tastes very (good/best) David is the (happier/happiest) person that we know This summery is (the better/the best) of the pair Jim has as (few/fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I 10 The museum is (the further/the furthest) away of the three buildings II Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets Learning to speak a language is often much (easy) _ than learning to write it This hotel must be (expensive) than the small one next door He is certainly (unusual) _person I have ever met His latest film is (interesting) _ than his previous ones What is (difficult) _ thing you have ever done? Losing your credit card is (bad) _ than losing your money Bringing up children is one of (hard) _ jobs in the world When I saw her, she looked much (thin) than I remembered her III Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the adjectives from the box One of these adjectives is used twice warm lucky comfortable cheap simple intelligent boring hot difficult This exercise is too easy – can’t we try a one? England is too cold in spring – let’s go to Spain where is She comes top in all exams – she must be _ girl in the class The temperature in July reaches forty – four degrees – it’s month of the year Let’s buy this video – it doesn’t cost too much – it’s the other one When I passed my driving test, it was the _ day of my life Lying down in bed is _ sitting on a hard chair I could hardly keep awake – it was _ film I’ve ever seen She’s person I know – she is always winning prizes in lotteries 10 I can’t this test – can you give me a one? IV Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown 1 Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees, but today it is only six degrees It’s Tom is the best football player in this team  Tom is a better …………………………anyone else ………………… Nothing is faster than the speed of light  The speed of light Jack is younger than he looks  Jack isn’t I have never met anyone as interesting as he is  He is