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English ab initio Language-specific syllabus Anglais ab initio Programme spcifique Ingls ab initio Programa de estudios especfico
English International Baccalaureate syllabus Organization 2011 ab initio: Language-specific Anglais Organisation du Baccalaurat International 2011 ab initio: Programme spcifique ab initio: Programa de Estudios Especfico Ingls Organizacin del Bachillerato Internacional, 2011
Introduction
This language-specific syllabus must be read in conjunction with the Language ab initio guide published in March 2011. The following themes and related topics provide a framework for the acquisition of the target language. Each theme and topic listed in the guide must be taught; however, the depth to which the teacher covers each theme and topic will vary to reflect the interests and needs of the students. All details related to the topics need not, therefore, be studied. Teachers are encouraged to introduce additional details as required. Themes, topics and aspects to cover within a topic are represented in this syllabus as follows.
Theme
Topic
Aspect to cover: suggestions Since intercultural understanding is at the heart of the language ab initio course, teachers are also encouraged to approach the themes and the related topics in such a way that students can describe them and compare and contrast cultural aspects in their own culture with those of the target culture. Suggestions are provided for some of the aspects. These suggestions are not exhaustive and are an indication of what the teacher may cover for that particular aspect.
Character
Attitudes Feelings
Daily routines
At home At school In the workplace Social interaction: greetings, table manners Week Weekend
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Education
Clothes Educational systems Equipment Examinations Extra curricular activities: creativity, action, service Facilities School calendar Students Subjects: theory of knowledge, extended essay Teachers Timetable Uniform University: course, career
Personal details
Address Age Date of birth House: rooms, furniture Languages Nationality
Physical health
Accidents: first-aid, emergencies Body Doctor: check-ups, appointments
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Health: lifestyle, diet, fitness Hospital and clinic: personnel, buildings Illness Medicines Prescriptions
Relationships
Animals Community Family Family celebrations Friends Partnerships Pets Stereotypes
Shopping
Credit Customs and traditions: bargaining, sales Environmental concerns: packaging, sources Money Shopping on the internet Shops Transactions
Entertainment
Cultural and special events: festivals Excursions Leisure activities
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Holidays
Accommodation Activities Local customs and traditions Regional and national foods Tourist office and information Transport Types of holiday: city, beach, family Weather and seasons
Media
Advertisements Celebrities: lifestyle Internet and social network sites Press: news, reporting Radio: types of programme, schedule Television: types of programme, schedule
Sport
Clubs and teams Special events: regatta, Olympic games Sport equipment Sport on TV: social interaction Sport venues: stadium Sportswear Traditions: national sport Training: activities, places Types of sport
Technology
Cyber relationships Filming and photography Internet and music Internet shopping and banking Leisure: interactive games Social networking: mobile telephone, internet Use of technology: school, work
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Transport
Breakdowns Directions Driving: speed, alcohol Emergencies Environmental issues Hazards Highway code: road signs Means of transport Travelling: fares, return tickets, commuting, reservations
Global issues
Aid organizations NGOs (non-governmental organizations) Peace Poverty War
Neighbourhood
City: suburb Directions Local or community events Neighbours and local community Public buildings and monuments: town hall, youth centre Types of housing Village
Physical geography
Countries and regions Countryside
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Weather
Climate Events and celebrations: Thanksgiving, harvest Impact of weather on customs, traditions, daily life Natural catastrophes: flooding, drought Seasons Weather conditions and forecasts
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The following is an illustration of some of the ways in which the topic of food and drink may be taught: Theme: Individual and society Topic: Food and drink Topic details Groceries: quantity Situation In the shop Function Purchasing Classroom activity Role play Text types Lists, advertisements Grammar and lexical items Bread, wine, cheese Kilo, litre, numbers Imperative, conditional Butchers, department store Washing machine, cooker Imperative: mix, stir, boil Time, course
Giving advice and directions Describing Giving and following orders Describing, comparing, contrasting Ordering a meal Describing, comparing, contrasting Giving and asking advice
Role play Presenting a picture Demonstration Producing a menu Role play Oral presentation on special event Role play
Maps Visual stimuli Recipe/cookery book Menu, short video clip Email, invitation, menu
Restaurants Culinary traditions*: ingredients, special dishes, special events Health and diet*: vegetarianism
Guidelines
*Aspects of the topic that could lend themselves well to the written assignment: Meals: order and number of courses; times of meals; main meal of the day/week; eating utensils; etiquette Culinary traditions: special meals; family cooking; ingredients; influence of the climate Health and diet: comparing diets from different parts of the world; benefits of healthy eating
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Grammatical syllabus
In addition to the themes and related topics detailed above, teachers are expected to integrate the following grammatical syllabus into the ab initio course at appropriate stages. Examples are given below for some grammatical elements but the list of examples is not exhaustive.
Adjectives
Position of adjectives Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives: more + adjective + than/adjective + -er +than; as + adjective + as; less + adjective + than; the most + adjective/the adjective + -est; the least + adjective; irregular comparative and superlatives: better/best, worse/worst Comparison of quantity: to show difference: more, less, fewer + than; to show no difference: as much, as many, as few, as little Possessive adjectives: my, your, his Demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these, those Quantifiers: many, much, enough, some, any, all, few, little, somebody, anybody, something, anything Distributives: each, every, either, neither, all, both, half Difference words: other, another Interrogative and exclamation words: which, what, whose
Adverb
How to use them How to form them Irregular adverbs: well The use of adjectives as adverbs: fast, hard, late Comparative and superlative of adverbs: more + long adverb/short adverb + -er; most + long adverb/short adverb + -est; irregular forms: better, best Adverbs of manner: well, badly, slowly Adverbs of place: everywhere, outside, inside, nowhere Adverbs of time: today, yesterday, tomorrow, sometimes, often, never, last year, now, soon, immediately Adverbs of certainty and uncertainty: certainly, probably, definitely, perhaps Adverbs of degree: almost, very, extremely, quite, hardly Interrogative adverbs: why, where, how, when Viewpoint and commenting adverbs: personally, clearly, honestly, surprisingly
Conjunctions
Conjunction of coordination: and, but, or Conjunction of subordination: because, though, when, where, before, after, until, if, while, as, so, unless, since
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Connectors/linking words
For sequencing: at first, first of all, firstly, secondly, then, lastly, finally For expressing a consequence: consequently, therefore, as a result, so, then, thus For giving a reason: because, because of, for, due to, since, as For contrasting ideas: however, while, whereas, though, in spite of For adding information: and, also, too, besides, moreover For summarising: in short, in brief, to conclude, in conclusion
Distance
Continents, countries, regions, towns, distances, speed, directions Means of transport
Modal verbs
Can, must, may, will, would, should, could, might
Negative
How to form it Contractions: doesnt, cant, dont Negative words: not, never, no more, no longer, nothing, nobody, neithernor, not at all, nowhere
Numbers
Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Fractions and percentages
Orthography
Use of the apostrophe Possessive form of nouns: Pauls book, the girls room, at the grocers, in a years time Inflection rules: for example, a bus buses, to try he tries, to carry carrying
Prepositions
Time: in, at, for, during, since
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Place: on, in, under, above, near, far Others: with, without, from, to, against, by Prepositions and verbs: to listen to, to apologize for, to agree to Prepositions and adjectives: afraid of, different from, angry with
Pronouns
Personal pronouns: subject pronouns: I, you, heand object pronouns: me, him, us Intensive/reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, ourselves Possessive pronouns; mine, yours Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those Relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that Interrogative pronouns: who, which, what, whom, whose Indefinite pronouns: another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something, all, both, few, many, several
Quantity
Units of measurements: for example, kilos, pounds, dollars, meters, kilometres, miles Adjectives of quantity: many, much, enough Expression of quantities: a slice of, a bottle of, a packet of
Sentences
If sentences When sentences Interrogative sentences Question tags: he doesnt work, does he? Negative sentences Word order
Time
Date, seasons, months, days of the week, the time Adverbs of time: today, yesterday, later, often Conjunctions of time: when, as soon as, until
Verbs
Simple present: he works Present continuous: he is working Simple past: he worked Past continuous: he was working Present perfect: he has worked Present perfect continuous: he has been working Past perfect: he had worked
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Past perfect continuous: he had been working Immediate past: he has just left; he had just left Simple future: he will work Future continuous: he will be working Future perfect: he will have worked Future perfect continuous: he will have been working Immediate future: he is going to work Other future forms: we are to leave, he is about to speak Conditional: he would work Present continuous conditional: he would be working Perfect conditional: he would have worked Perfect continuous conditional: he would have been working Present participle: working Past participle: worked Infinitive: to work Continuous infinitive: to be working Perfect infinitive: to have worked Perfect continuous infinitive: to have been working Affirmative imperative: go, lets go Negative imperative: dont go, lets not go Auxiliary verbs: to do, to have, to be Phrasal verbs: to put up, to put down, to get on Common irregular verbs Impersonal verbs: it is cold, it rains, it is necessary The passive form
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10. Based on the information in the text/in paragraph X, match the first part of the sentence with the appropriate ending on the right. An example has been given. Note: there are more endings than you need. 11. The words in the left-hand column are taken from the text/paragraph X. Find the word in the righthand column which is closest in meaning to one of the words on the left. An example has been given. Note: there are more words than you need. 12. Match the words with the pictures. An example has been given.
13. In line X, to whatto whom does X refer? An example has been given. 14. 15. Each of the words below refers to someone or something in the text. In the space provided, indicate who or what they refer to. An example has been given. Match the questions with the paragraphs. Write the appropriate letter in the box. An example has been given. Note: there are more questions than you need.
16. From the list below choose the word that best fits each gap in text X. Each word must be used only once. An example has been given. Note: there are more words than you need.
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Fill in the gaps. Choose from the words/phrases in the box. An example has been given. Note: there are more words than you need.
18. Replace the gaps in the summary below with exact words from paragraph(s) Y and Z of text X. An example has been given. 19. 20. Complete the following sentence: John went to X because From statements A to E, select the two that are true according to text X. Write the appropriate letters, in any order, in the boxes. An example has been given.
21. This text is (identify the correct text type from a choice of four).
Paper 2
Section A
Answer only one of the following two questions. Write at least 50 words.
Section B
Answer only one of the following three questions. Write at least 100 words.
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