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Programme

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Area of Foreign Languages
English







Starter Unit - Back to School



I Objectives


- Use correctly the present, past and future of verbs.
- Revise previous concepts.
- Make negative questions.
- Know the form and use of the interrogative pronouns.
- Extend vocabulary about travel.
- Extend vocabulary related to the field of geography.
- Express, with appropriate formulas, recognition of someone.
- Find out new information about Wales.




II Content





Block 1. Listening, speaking and conversation

- Initiation in self- assessment, self- correction strategies and
reflection on learning.
- Recognition of someone.
- Description of a city.



Block 2. Reading and writing

- Use of basic rules of spelling and punctuation and recognition of
their importance.
- Comprehension of simple oral and written texts.
- Production of simple oral and written texts.
- Note taking.


Block 3. Knowledge of language



3.1. Linguistic knowledge


3.1.1. Grammar
- Use of the present simple of verbs.
- Use of the past tense of verbs.
- Use of the future tense of verbs.


3.1.2. Lexis
- Travel.
- Geography.


3.1.3. Phonetics
- Improve the pronunciation of the concepts proposed in the present
unit.


3.2. Reflection on language learning
- Interest and curiosity towards extending knowledge of English.
- Organisation of personal work as a strategy for progress in
learning.
- Interest in taking advantage of learning opportunities created in
the context of the classroom and outside it.
- Active participation in group activities and work..



Block 4. Socio-cultural aspects and intercultural awareness

- Know new aspects of Wales.



III Basic competences


-Competence in linguistic communication
Vocabulary, pages 7, 9: travel, geography.
Grammar, pages 6, 7 y 8: present simple, past and future of verbs.
Listening pages 6 y 9: oral practice in dialogues.
Speaking, page 9: oral practice in dialogues.
Writing, page 9: note taking.
- Interpersonal, social and civic competence
Reading, page 9, knowing new things about Wales.
- Learning-to- learn competence
Minimising contents in order to improve the learning of a foreign
language.
Ordering the most important concepts.
- Autonomy and personal initiative
All the exercises are aimed at developing and strengthening the
pupil's autonomy and personal initiative.


IV Assessment



Block 1. Listening, speaking and conversation

- Do a listening and complete the sentences proposed. Listening, page 7.
- Recognise someone. Roleplay, page 7.
- Describe a city. Personally speaking, page 9.




Block 2. Reading and writing

- Read a text and answer the corresponding questions. Reading, page 6.
- Write sentences about oneself. Grammar, page 6.
- Read a text about Wales and do the corresponding exercises. Reading,
page 9.




Block 3. Knowledge of language



3.1. Linguistic knowledge


3.1.1. Grammar
- Complete sentences. Grammar, page 6.
- Ask and answer questions using the verbs learnt. Grammar, page 8.


3.1.2. Lexis
- Find vocabulary related to travel. Vocabulary, page 7.
- Find vocabulary related to geography. Vocabulary, page 9.
3.1.3. Phonetics
- Improve pronunciation of English.


3.2. Reflection on language learning
- Vocabulary, page 7 y 9: valuation of strategies for increasing
knowledge of vocabulary.
- Reading, pages 6, 8, 9: valuation of strategies to improve
competence in understanding written texts, including autonomous use of
the dictionary.
- Grammar, pages 6, 8: interest in work and its application, valuing
the appreciation of the pupil for carrying out exercises and
activities correctly and accurately, as well as interest in presenting
the work in a clear, ordered and clean manner, with correct spelling.
- Listening, page 7: interest in improving competence in both
receptive and productive communication, shown by carrying out and
repeating more correctly (if necessary) the activities proposed by the
teacher.
- Speaking, page 9: interest in improving competence in both receptive
and productive communication, shown by carrying out and repeating more
correctly (if necessary) the activities proposed by the teacher.




Block 4. Socio-cultural aspects and intercultural awareness

- Know some aspects of the city of London.


Unit 1 - Stories



I Objectives


- Use correctly the formula sounds/looks like.
- Know how to use the verb tenses used in story telling (narrative
tenses), as corresponds.
- Learn to talk about books and literature.
- Initiate knowledge and use of phrasal verbs.
- Know how to show pleasure through the appropriate intonation.
- Learn to tell a story.
- Know how to understand the meaning of pronouns based on the context
they are found in.
- Write a story using the grammatical and lexical forms appropriate
for this purpose.
- Learn to tell stories in the most interesting way.


II Content





Block 1. Listening, speaking and conversation

- Tell what has happened during the holidays.
- Telling of a story.
- Conversation about the books one reads.
- Debate about the content of the books one reads.
- Comparison of the stories told and debate about them.
- Improvement of oral comprehension.
- Improvement of oral production.


Block 2. Reading and writing

- Reading of texts and carrying out of exercises in order to improve
oral comprehension.
- Written production of a story.
- Improvement of written comprehension.
- Improvement of written production.




Block 3. Knowledge of language



3.1. Linguistic knowledge


3.1.1. Grammar
- Use of sounds/looks like + noun.
- Use of the narrative tenses: past, present perfect, past continuous.


3.1.2. Lexis
- Books.
- For story telling.


3.1.3. Phonetics
- Express pleasure in seeing / meeting someone through intonation and
pronunciation.


3.2. Reflection on language learning
- Interest and curiosity towards extending knowledge of English.
- Organisation of personal work as a strategy for progress in
learning.
- Interest in taking advantage of learning opportunities created in
the context of the classroom and outside it.
- Active participation in group activities and work.




Block 4. Socio-cultural aspects and intercultural awareness

- Know new information and facts about Wales.



III Basic competences


-Competence in linguistic communication
Vocabulary, page 14: books.
Grammar, pages 11, 12: sounds/looks like + noun; past, past perfect,
past continuous.
Listening, pages 10, 15, 17: improving pronunciation and comprehension
and doing the exercises proposed.
Speaking, pages 11, 13, 14, 17: oral practice in dialogues.
Writing, page 17: writing a story.
Reading, pages 11, 12, 16, 17: improving reading comprehension and
doing the exercises proposed.
- Data processing and digital competence
Communication, page 15: information about books.
- Interpersonal, social and civic competence
Culture Bite, page 19: knowing more information about Wales.
- Cultural and artistic competence
Communication, page 15, information about books.
Skills, pages 16, 17: writing a story.
- Learning-to- learn competence
Memory tip, page 14, remembering phrasal verbs through creation of
examples in sentences.
- Autonomy and personal initiative
Roleplay, page 11: talking about what happened in summer.



IV Assessment



Block 1. Listening, speaking and conversation

- Respective exercises in Energy Check, page 18.
- Check the words and answer the corresponding questions. Listening,
page 10.
- Talk about summer. Roleplay, page 11.
- Tell a story. Speaking, page 13.
- Talk about books. Personally Speaking, page 14.



Block 2. Reading and writing

- Read a text and do the exercises proposed. Reading, page 11.
- Strengthen knowledge of the verb tenses in order to tell stories.
Grammar, page 12.
- Write a story. Writing, page 17.



Block 3. Knowledge of language



3.1. Linguistic knowledge


3.1.1. Grammar
- Revise the concepts learnt. Energy Check, page 18.
- Fill in the spaces with the correct form. Grammar, page 12.
- Know the phrasal verbs and find them in the text proposed. Grammar,
page 14.


3.1.2. Lexis
- Revise the concepts learnt. Energy Check, page 18.
- Exercises about phrasal verbs and vocabulary about books.
Vocabulary, page 14.


3.1.3. Phonetics
- Follow the steps to show pleasure through pronunciation and
intonation. Pronunciation, page 11.


3.2. Reflection on language learning
- Vocabulary, page 14: valuation of strategies for increasing
knowledge of vocabulary.
- Reading, pages 11, 12, 17: valuation of strategies to improve
competence in understanding written texts, including autonomous use of
the dictionary.
- Grammar, pages 11, 12: interest in work and its application, valuing
the appreciation of the pupil for carrying out exercise