New Language Leader
Elementary
General Teaching programme
Area of Foreign Languages
English
NEW LANGUAGE LEADER – ELEMENTARY Teaching Programme
Unit 1: Cities
Aims
-To use the verb to be
-To use there is, there are (+ any)
-To know vocabulary about cities
-To know adjectives (opposites)
-To know vocabulary about places in a city
-To say where places are
-To know how to use a map
-To practise using a dictionary
-To write a city description
Contents
I. Communication skills
-Reading facts about a city
-Understanding main points from an article in an in-flight magazine
-Reading texts with information about two important cities: Cambridge and Toronto
-Understanding a conversation between a teacher and a student
-Listening to a TV programme
-Listening to a description of the centre of Cambridge
-Describing cities
-Finding out about different cities
-Saying where places are, also using a map
-Describing where places are in a town
-Writing about your city or town
-Writing a city description
-Using a dictionary
-Listening to an interview about interesting cities (Meet the expert)
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Verb to be
There is / there are (+ any)
B. Vocabulary
Cities
Adjectives (opposites)
Places in a city
Linker: and
C. Pronunciation
Contractions
Schwa /ə/
III. Sociocultural aspects
To talk about cities
To show interest in cultural events
To talk about different ways of planning a day
To think and talk about free time
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To debate cities
Consumer education
To debate the use of different places in town (restaurants, cinemas, museums, supermarket, etc.)
Education for peace
To respect different cultures
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 1, Key Language, page 102
Extra practice 1, Key Language, exercises 6-8, page 103
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 1
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 1, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 102
Extra practice 1, Grammar, exercises 1-5, page 103
Extra practice 1, Vocabulary, exercises 9-11, page 103
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 1 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 1
My English Lab
Unit 2: Work and study
Aims
-To use the present simple
-To make present simple questions
-To know vocabulary about jobs and places of work
-To know vocabulary at university
-To know vocabulary at work
-To ask for information
-To describe jobs
-To practise using a dictionary
-To write a CV
Contents
I. Communication skills
-Reading an article about people at work
-Identifying speakers from that article
-Reading a university website
-Identifying the audience for that website
-Reading a job advert
-Reading a CV
-Listening to an interview with a student about her life and habits
-Listening to a conversation asking for information about a job
-Talking about our own studies/job
-Interviewing other students about their lives
-Asking for information about a job
-Describing jobs
-Finding out about different jobs
-Writing about students in a survey
-Using properly capital letters at the beginning of some words
-Using a dictionary
-Writing a CV
-Listening to an interview to a pilot, about his working and home lives (Meet the expert)
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II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Present simple
Present simple questions
B. Vocabulary
Jobs and places of work
At university
At work
C. Pronunciation
Word stress
III. Sociocultural aspects
To debate benefits of having work experience
To debate new technologies
To show interest in jobs
To talk about university studies
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To show interest in jobs
Education for equality
To respect workmates, classmates
Health education
To think about healthy sports routines
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 2, Key Language, page 104
Extra practice 2, Key Language, exercise5, page 105
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 2
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 2, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 104
Extra practice 2, Grammar, exercises 1-4, page 105
Extra practice 2, Vocabulary, exercises 6-8, page 105
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 2 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 2
My English Lab
Unit 3: Nature
Aims
-To use question words
-To use adverbs of frequency
-To know verbs connected with water
-To know adjectives describing preferences
-To make and respond to suggestions
-To practise classroom language
-To write a description of a process
Contents
I. Communication skills
-Reading a quiz about what you know about water
-Reading an advert about two jobs in Australia
-Reading a text about a wildlife officer job profile
-Reading information on three charities concerned on saving nature
-Predicting a TV interview about deserts
-Discussing about organising a weekend of fund-raising events
-Finding out facts about water
-Asking about routines and habits
-Making suggestions
-Making and responding to suggestions about organising events for a charity
-Organising fund-raising events
-Writing about someone’s routines and habits
-Describing a process: the water cycle
-Listening to an interview to a wildlife photographer, photographing animals (Meet the expert)
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Question words
Adverbs of frequency
Pronouns: it and they
B. Vocabulary
Verbs connected with water
Adjectives
Classroom objects
Linkers: next, finally, then, first of all, after that
C. Pronunciation
Showing interest
Classroom instructions
Asking about words (spelling and word stress)
III. Sociocultural aspects
To think about animals in different parts of the world
To debate nature and adventure in it
To think and talk about the environment and its protection relating it to adventure activities
To show interest in preserving nature
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To respect wildlife
Environment education
To debate the weather and the environment
Health education
To think about different healthy daily habits
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 3, Key Language, page 106
Extra practice 3, Key Language, exercise 5, page 107
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 3
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 3, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 106
Extra practice 3, Grammar, exercises 1-3, page 107
Extra practice 3, Vocabulary, exercises 6-9, page 107
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 3 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 3
My English Lab
Unit 4: Leisure time
Aims
To use articles
To use can, can’t
To know vocabulary about types of film
To know vocabulary about leisure activities, sports
To know vocabulary about holiday resorts
To ask for information, saying “no” politely
To describe places and facilities
To practise working with numbers
To write a description of a table or bar chart
Contents
I. Communication skills
Reading the website from a cinema
Scanning for information in a health club leaflet
Using topic knowledge with charts showing statistics of participation in sports and cultural events
Listening to a couple of interviews with members of a health club
Asking a travel agent for more information on a resort
Discussing preferences about films
Interviewing your partner about abilities
Asking for information saying “no” politely
Describing places and facilities of some holiday resorts
Role-playing with a partner a dialogue between a customer and a travel agent
Working with large numbers
Describing a table or bar chart
Listening to an interview to a film producer, about Martin Scorsese (Meet the expert)
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Articles
Can, can’t
B. Vocabulary
Types of films (using visual clues)
Leisure activities, sports
Holiday resorts
Large numbers
Fractions and percentages
Approximation
C. Pronunciation
Weak or strong vowel
Linked sounds
III. Sociocultural aspects
To show interest in sports
To think about travelling and its possibilities
To think about leisure time and activity time
To talk about cinema and its function in society
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To talk about favourite sports
Consumer education
To debate different kinds of holidays
Health education
To think about different healthy habits when going out
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 4, Key Language, page 108
Extra practice 4, Key Language, exercise 6, page 109
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 4
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 4, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 108
Extra practice 4, Grammar, exercises 1-4, page 109
Extra practice 4, Vocabulary, exercises 7-10, page 109
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 4 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 4
My English Lab
Lecture Link, Lecture 1 with worksheet (Extra listening practice)
Unit 5: Transport
Aims
-To use comparative and superlative adjectives
-To know vocabulary about transport
-To know vocabulary about air travel
-To know vocabulary about holiday resorts
-To know how to buy a ticket
-To know how to book a flight
-To practise planning your written work
-To write a description of a transport system
Contents
I. Communication skills
-Reading a text about speed of transport
-Reading an article about urban transport around the world
-Listening to people talking about how they get around their cities
-Listening to a phone conversation booking a plane ticket
-Talking about getting around a town/city
-Discussing with a partner about two cars, comparing them
-Practising with a partner a conversation to buy a ticket and to book a flight
-Writing a paragraph about transport and travelling around your city/town
-Planning your written work
-Describing a transport system in your own country or area
-Listening to an interview to an expert on London tourism, about getting around a famous city (Meet the expert)
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Comparative adjectives
Superlative adjectives
B. Vocabulary
Transport
Travel
Linkers: but
C. Pronunciation
Stress in compound nouns
Vowel sounds
III. Sociocultural aspects
To show interest in means of transport
To respect and show interest in different cultures
To think about travelling and its possibilities
To debate new technologies
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To debate different means of transport
Consumer education
To debate the idea of spending so much money when travelling
Health education
To debate the healthiest mean of transport
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 5, Key Language, page 110
Extra practice 5, Key Language, exercise 5, page 111
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 5
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 5, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 110
Extra practice 5, Grammar, exercises 1-4, page 111
Extra practice 5, Vocabulary, exercises 6-8, page 111
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 5 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 5
My English Lab
Unit 6: Food
Aims
-To use countable and uncountable nouns
-To use some and any
-To use much, many, a lot of
-To know vocabulary about food and drink
-To make requests and offers
-To make an order
-To practise correcting your writing
-To write a description of a restaurant review
Contents
I. Communication skills
-Reading an article about the best food
-Understanding references (what some pronouns mean in a text)
-Reading a blog extract about someone travelling around the world to find new food
-Listening to an interview to a South African about his country’s food culture
-Listening to a conference organiser making a phone call to a catering company to order the food for the conference
-Talking about food and drink
-Talking about food culture in your country
-Practising making requests and offers
-Role-playing with a partner the conversation between a conference organiser and the catering supplier, making food order
-Writing about your country’s food culture
-Learning to recognise mistakes
-Choosing the correct spelling
-Putting commas in the correct places in sentences
-Correcting your writing
-Writing a restaurant review
-Listening to an interview to an Indian food expert, about Indian food traditions (Meet the expert)
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Countable and uncountable nouns
Some and any
Much, many, a lot of
B. Vocabulary
Food and drink
C. Pronunciation
Intonation in requests
III. Sociocultural aspects
To debate meals in different countries
To appreciate various cultures
To talk about advantages and disadvantages to a series of products
To show interest in going out for dinner
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To talk about likes and dislikes
Education for equality
To think about the importance of celebrating in different cultures
Health education
To debate healthy diets
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 6, Key Language, page 112
Extra practice 6, Key Language, exercise 7, page 113
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 6
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 6, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 112
Extra practice 6, Grammar, exercises 1-6, page 113
Extra practice 6, Vocabulary, exercises 8-10, page 113
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 6 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 6
My English Lab
Unit 7: Shopping
Aims
-To use present continuous: affirmatives and negatives
-To use present continuous: questions
-To know vocabulary about shops and shopping: verbs and nouns
-To give advantages and disadvantages
-To describe locations
-To practise giving a short, informal talk
-To write an informal writing (a customer review)
Contents
I. Communication skills
-Reading an article about different types of shoppers
-Assigning headings to the paragraphs of that article
-Reading an article about shopping in stores
-Reading some books customer reviews matching them with the correct book cover
-Listening to five short conversations in shopping situations
-Listening to a discussion about online shopping
-Discussing about shopping
-Discussing about shopping trends
-Interviewing a partner about shopping
-Preparing a talk, making notes, choosing images and avoiding mistakes
-Giving advantages and disadvantages of being downtown
-Describing places (different shopping areas)
-Giving a short, informal talk about your favourite shop
-Writing an informal writing (a customer review of one or two favourite books)
-Watching a video about a student presentation about Harrods store
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Present continuous: affirmative and negative forms
Present continuous: questions
B. Vocabulary
Shops and shopping: verbs
Shops and shopping: nouns
Linkers: because and so
C. Pronunciation
Stressed words
III. Sociocultural aspects
To talk about different ways of spending money
To talk about personal preferences in commercials
To debate shopping
To show interest in consumer habits
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To talk about likes and dislikes
Consumer education
To think about money and consumerism
Education for peace
To respect people’s opinions
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 7, Key Language, page 114
Extra practice 7, Key Language, exercise 5, page 115
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 7
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 7, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 114
Extra practice 7, Grammar, exercises 1-4, page 115
Extra practice 7, Vocabulary, exercises 6-8, page 115
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 7 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 7
My English Lab
Unit 8: History and culture
Aims
-To use past simple of to be
-To use could, couldn’t
-To know vocabulary about buildings
-To know verbs+prepositions
-To make polite requests
-To know how to find out important information
-To practise remembering new words
-To describe objects
Contents
I. Communication skills
-Reading a text about an ancient city in Turkey
-Reading a text about changes in countries and cultures
-Making deductions from a text
-Listening to six short conversations with museum visitors
-Listening to a presentation about technology and cultural changes
-Finding out about ancient civilisations
-Comparing current ways of life with previous generations
-Making polite requests
-Finding out important information about a museum
-Writing about Mayan, Inca and Aztec civilisations
-Remembering new words
-Describing objects from an internet auction site
-Listening to an interview to a lecturer in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, about ancient civilisations (Meet the expert)
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
Past simple of to be
Could, couldn’t
It, this, these
B. Vocabulary
Buildings
Verbs + prepositions
Past time phrases
Managing new vocabulary: grouping words by meaning using word webs, pictures, word building, opposites
C. Pronunciation
Vowel sounds
Linked sounds
III. Sociocultural aspects
To respect and show interest in different cultures
To show interest in presenting a topic
To talk about cities
To think and talk about adventures in history ant its meaning to humanity
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To respect other cultures
Education for equality
To respect men and women
Environmental Education
To debate the use of new technologies and environment
Assessment
I. Communication skills
Language reference 8, Key Language, page 116
Extra practice 8, Key Language, exercise 5, page 117
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Study Skills Unit 8
My English Lab
II. Language reflections
Language reference 8, Grammar and Vocabulary, page 116
Extra practice 8, Grammar, exercises 1-4, page 117
Extra practice 8, Vocabulary, exercises 7-9, page 117
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Language Practice Unit 8 (Grammar and Vocabulary)
My English Lab
III. Sociocultural aspects
Supplementary Resources (webpage), Reading Unit 8
My English Lab
Lecture Link, Lecture 2with worksheet (Extra listening practice)
Unit 9: Inventions
Aims
-To use the past simple: regular and irregular verbs
-To use the past simple: negative and question forms
-To know vocabulary about medical science
-To know how to give reasons