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Speakman Syllabus for Semester 1

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Mary Speakman
Course Content
UNIT 1- A

Text types

questionnaires
notes
rhymes
riddles
Vocabulary

jobs people do:
an astronaut, a lawyer, a photographer, a pilot, a reporter, a security guard, a shop assistant, a singer,
a tour guide, a waiter
Grammar

interrogative pronoun ‘what’: What does she do?
interrogative adverb ‘where’: Where do you work?
interrogative adverb ‘why’: Why do you like your job?
connective ‘because’: I like my job because it is exciting.
UNIT 2A

Text types

magazine articles
bar charts
riddles
surveys
Vocabulary

ways of communication:
chat online, fax a message, send an
e-mail, send a multimedia message, send a telegram, send a text message, surf the Internet, upload a photo, write a letter, write an online diary entry
Grammar

infinitives: We used pigeons to send messages to each other.
future tense: I will have a birthday party next week.
interrogative adverb ‘how’: How often do you check e-mail?
adverb phrases:
I check e-mail twice a week.
Phonics

hard g; soft g
(good, large)



Unit 3A

Text types

leaflets
quizzes
record sheets
limericks
labels
Vocabulary

food and diet:
a balanced diet, cereals, dairy products, a food pyramid, fast food, fruit and vegetables, meat, noodles and pasta, seafood, snacks
Grammar

general determiners ‘less’ and ‘fewer’: We should eat less sweet food. We should eat fewer snacks.
general determiner ‘more’: We should eat more fruit.
general determiners ‘too much’ and ‘too many’: We should not eat too much salty food. We should not drink too many soft drinks.
general determiner ‘enough’: We should eat enough vegetables.
Phonics

oo (noodles, too)



Unit 4A

Text types

fact sheets
recipes
procedures
Vocabulary

Japanese food: sashimi, tempura
Indian food:
curry, naan bread
Italian food: cappuccino, tiramisu
Thai food:
pineapple fried rice, tom yum soup
Grammar

simple present tense: I need a small fork to take the snail out of its shell.
connectives ‘first’, ‘next’, ‘then’, ‘after that’ and ‘finally’: First, cook some rice. Next, cut the salmon sashimi.
Phonics

sp-; spr-
(special, spread)

Unit 5A

Text types

e-mails
notices
websites
notes
poems
Vocabulary

weekend activities:
climb walls, feed animals, go prawn fishing, make candles, make clay pots, pick fruit, play in a tree house, play on a rope course, play with
radio-controlled ships, ride horses
Grammar

adverb ‘too’: It was too boring for me.
present perfect tense: I have made candles.
Phonics

au; aw; or
(August, prawns, more)


Unit 6A

newsletter articles
captions
Vocabulary

environment-related phrases: cut down trees, fix a dripping tap, give out smoke, leave the lights on, leave the taps on, recycle paper, reuse plastic bags, recycle plastic bottles, throw away cans, turn off the lights
Grammar

connective ‘if’: If people keep wasting energy, the Earth will run out of energy sources soon.
future tense: If people throw away too much rubbish, we will run out of space to put it.
present perfect tense: We have started already. We have not started yet?
adverbs ‘yet’ and ‘already’: We have started already. We have not started yet?
phrasal verbs: In some places, people cut down too many trees.
Pronunciation skills

intonation: If …,