English Lab Class Topic Based Syllabus for Developing English Based Skills

Unit 1 - Learning English Lesson Topic 1) Welcome to English Conversation Class 2) Adventures of a Cardboard Box 3) The Importance of Learning a Language (two periods) 4) Motivation

Skills - Listening for details

New Language

Grammar Practiced - Superlatives

- Divergent, critical & creative thinking

- Listening for general understanding - Group work - Intelligibility - Listening for details. - Reading for general understanding.

- Divergent thinking - Creative thinking - Critical thinking - Questions words - Vocabulary related to language learning - Idioms contained in authentic materials.

- Forming questions (simple past)

Unit 2 - Life Lesson 1) Caines Arcade (two periods)

2) Discussing Movies

Skills - Story summarising - Listening for general understanding - Creative thinking (comic making) - Group work (comic making) - Creative thinking (making new movie) - Group work (making new movie) - Listening for details - Asking and answering interview type questions - Creative thinking (creating proverbs) - Group work (creating proverbs) - Listening for general understanding - Negotiation of meaning - Critical thinking (survival game) - Group work (survival game)

New Language - Expressions featured in video

Grammar Practiced - Past simple tense - Present progressive tense

- Vocabulary related to movies

- Forming questions (simple present)

3) Future Jobs

- Types of jobs - Personality traits - Famous proverbs about life

- Forming questions (conditional) - Use of should, must & have to - Use of 2nd conditional - Structure of proverbs

4) One Life (two periods)

5) Wrong Side of Bed

- Verbs associated with morning routines - Idioms

- Use of 1st conditional Vs. 2nd conditional

Unit 3 The World Lesson 1) Best Job in the World

Skills - Listening for general understanding

New Language - Vocabulary related living locations

Grammar Practiced - Comparative sentences

English Lab Class Topic Based Syllabus for Developing English Based Skills - Critical thinking (choosing best person for job) - Listening for details - Presentation skills (creative thinking) - Poster making ( creative & group work skills ) - Reading for details - Pronunciation adaptation - Summarising written sources - Critical Thinking (ordering importance of world problems) - Note taking from audio - Note taking from text - Listening for general understanding - Listening for general understanding - Creative thinking (creating new festival) - Group work skills (creating new festival) - Note taking from written sources - Accommodation Skills - Listening for details - Critical thinking and decision making - Accommodation skills - Listening for general understanding - Inter-cultural awareness - Critical thinking - Critical thinking (analysing the message contained in anti-racism posters) - Listening for details - Critical thinking - Group negotiation - Adjectives to describe a persons character - Language used to discuss tourists attractions - Advice words

2) Tourist Attractions (three periods)

- Strong Vs. Weak Advice

3) Climate Change

- Vocabulary associated with climate change - Various world issues

- Present perfect simple tense

4) World Festivals

- Vocabulary needed to discuss festivals

Unit 4 Social Issues Lesson 1) Blind (disabilities)

New Language - Idioms using blind

Grammar Practiced - Imperatives

2) Cultural Misunderstandings

- Advice words

3) Racism

- Adjectives to describe appearance

- Future simple tense - Modal auxiliary verbs

4) Human Trafficking 5) An Open Letter to the World

- Vocabulary contained in authentic text - Vocabulary contained in authentic text