INTERMEDIATE V CONTENTS

Unit/Theme/
Unit 5 The Real You? Personalities Sept 25-Oct 9

Grammar & Vocabulary

Gerunds as -subjects -objects of verbs -objects of preposition Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives Vocabulary on Personality

Listening and Speaking

Reading and Writing

Tasks/ Projects

Unit Objective

Unit 6 If I Had My Way Wishes Oct 10-Oct 24 Additional theme: Human Rights Unit Objective

Unit 7 Whats so funny? Humor Oct 28- Nov 7 Holiday theme: Halloween Additional theme: Slang and humor. Unit Objective Unit 8 So Thats How! Processes

Listening: Reading: -Writing your -Taking notes -Use of graphics. horoscope: -Listening for Students will put detail Writing: into practice their -Listening for gist -A Personal knowledge of Pronunciation Letter vocabulary -Reducing of -Distinctions related to -Speaking between personalities and -Discussing formal/informal the use of about feelings. letters gerunds and -Discussing infinitives. about personality. At the end of the unit students will be able to communicate about personalities and will have learned to use the appropriate object of verbs. -The Second Listening: Reading: -Ask Alice Conditional - Listening to -Guessing Students will -Asking for and summarize vocabulary from host a support giving advice Pronunciation the context. radio show and Rhythm will write an -Speaking Writing: advice column. -Encouraging -Analysis and discouraging At the end of the unit students will be able to communicate their ideas about unreal situations, as well as support or discourage a position in written and spoken forms. -Reported Listening: Reading: -A Ghost story: Speech -Listening for -Tone to practice -Backshift definitions. Recognition reported speech -Reporting verbs -Using Stress to -Making within the holiday check inferences from spirit, students understanding. the passage. will write a ghost -Speaking story to share -Reporting Writing: with the class. someone elses -Definition thoughts, ideas paragraphs. and comments. -Short Stories. At the end of the unit students will be able to report back statements and ideas, recognizing when there is a shift in tone in the verb. Describing a Listening: Reading: -Presentation. Process -Identifying -Chronology in Students will -The Passive Steps in a processes prepare a Voice process. presentation to

Nov 11-Dec 4 Holiday theme: Thanksgiving Additional theme: Wine

-Using an Agent -Sequential linkers

Pronunciation Stressing new information. Speaking -Sequencing a process. -Expressing interest or indifference.

Writing: -A Process paragraph -A recipe

explain the process that is followed to make a product.

Unit Objective

At the end of the unit students will be able to develop a chronologically sequenced process in both written and spoken forms.

Assessment Summative assessment: Students will receive a grade according to their performance in the tests to be taken throughout the semester, as it is explained in the course syllabus. Formative assessment: Throughout the semester, the following activities will be conducted and will provide students with feedback about their performance. Writing assignments: students will work on at least one assignment per unit, for which they will develop a draft in class, will receive feedback and continue improving their piece through process writing. Examples of these assignments include: personal letters, analyses, definition and process paragraphs and a recipe. Presentation: Students will prepare a short presentation to be held in class to show a process in unit 8. Participation: a number of speaking activities will be held, and students will be encouraged to contribute and develop their points in class discussions.