BCC Intensive English Program Grade Seven

Course Syllabus for Semester 1 / 2015-2016

Course Objectives:
This course is an outcomes-based, English language enrichment course designed to
develop and consolidate students skills in the areas of Listening, Speaking, Reading
and Writing. Specific course objectives include:

To encourage students to be active and constructive in their own learning, using

English as a tool to create meaning, seek knowledge, and to interact effectively
with others in the school context and in the broader community.
To extend students competence and confidence in using English in a range of
demanding and challenging contexts.
To integrate learning English with other areas of the College curriculum.
To encourage students to become responsible, independent, reflective learners.
To promote an atmosphere of collaboration and co-operation amongst students.

Coursebook
English in Mind Book 1 (Herbert Puchta and Jeff Stranks, 2010)
Teaching Learning Materials and Resources
Student coursebook; workbook; support and assistance of Thai Language Teachers;
flashcards; audio cassettes; supplementary video cassettes; materials to complete
projects and activities (construction paper, coloured markers, paint etc); overhead
projector; television; video; cassette/CD player.
Course Schedule
Week
Week 1: May 11-17

Topic
Introduction/Getting to know you
Distribution of materials and ice-breaking activities.
Unit 1: Free time
Student Book pages 6-13
What do you do with your free time?

Week 2: May 18-24

Week 3: May 25-31

Students will read texts and listen to audio about hobbies and clubs. They
will talk about their free time activities and about their likes and dislikes.
Students will study present simple; positive and negative and questions and
short answers. They will also study like + ing.

Week 4: June 1-7

Week 5: June 8-14

Unit 2: Helping other people

Student Book pages 14-21
Are you a volunteer?
Students will read texts and listen to audio about volunteer activities. They
will also talk about activities happening now, housework, and arranging to
meet and making plans.

Students will study present continuous for activities happening now. They
will also study the difference between present simple and present
continuous.
Unit 3: Who is your hero?
Student Book pages 24-31
Who is your hero?

Week 6: June 15-21

Week 7: June 22-28

Students will read texts and listen to audio about heroes. They will talk about
past events, and they will talk about when and where they were born.
Students will study past simple, the verb to be, and regular verbs; positive
and negative. They will also study was born and were born.

Week 8: June 29-July 5

Week 9: July 6-12

Review Week for IEP Midterms

IEP Midterms
Unit 4: Making friends
Student Book pages 32-39
Who are your friends?

Week 10: July 13-19

Week 11: July 20-26

Students will read texts and listen to audio about friendships. They will learn
to ask about the past, and retell stories.
Students will study past simple; regular and irregular verbs, questions and
short answers.
Unit 5: Successful people
Student Book pages 42-49
What is the meaning of success?

Week 12: July 27-Aug. 2

Week 13: Aug. 3-9

Students will read texts and listen to audio about the meaning of success.
They will talk about obligations, describe job requirements, and talk about
people and their jobs.
Students will study have to and don't have to.
Unit 6: Eat for life
Student Book pages 50-57
What do you like to eat?

Week 14: Aug. 10-16

Week 15: Aug. 17-23

Students will read texts and listen to audio about food. They will talk about
food and fitness, and good places to eat.
Students will study countable and uncountable nouns; a and an, some and
any, and much and many.

Week 16: Aug. 24-30

Review Week for End of Semester Exams

Week 17: Aug. 31-Sept. 6 IEP End of Semester Exams

Week 18: Sept. 7-13

Save the Earth Activity Week

Week 19: Sept. 14-20

Main School Exams