BCC Intensive English Program Grade Three

Course Syllabus for Semester 1 / 2016-2017

Course Objectives:
To encourage children to be active and constructive in their own learning, using
English as a tool to do things and to create personally significant meaning.
To integrate learning English with other areas of learning at primary school.
To help children learn how to learn and to encourage them to begin to become
responsible, independent, reflective learners.
To promote an atmosphere of co-operation and collaboration in class.
Coursebook
English World 3
Teaching-Learning Materials and Resources:
Student book, workbook, digital flashcards, supplementary videos, materials to complete
projects and activities; scissors, construction paper, card, coloured pencils, markers, glue,
Interactive Whiteboard.
Course Schedule
Weeks
1

Topic
Class routines, getting to know you, ice breaker

May 12-

activities, classroom rules and reward systems,

May 13

distribution and labelling of course books, students

supplies, portfolio covers, review question words
starting with w, asking and answering about time,
using the present continuous, daily routine verbs, and
using the simple past tense.

Text
Student Book pg.4-21

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May 16 June 3

Unit 1 In school

Unit 1

Through activities in this unit students will learn to

Student Book pg.22 29

identify school subjects, write a recount of past events,

Workbook pg.2-11

use the past tense of the verb to be, to tell time with
57

quarter to/past and talk about the first day of school.

Unit 2 On the farm

Unit 2

June 6-

In this unit students will be learning to identify farm

Student Book pg.30 37

June 24

animals and hobbies and free time activities on the

Workbook pg.12 21

farm. Students will also learn to identify adjectives in

a written text and use the past simple of regular verbs
in the interrogative and negative.
8 10
June 27
July 15

Unit 3 People at work

Unit 3

Through activities in this unit students will learn to

Student Book pg.38 45

identify trades and professions, use comparative

Workbook pg.22-31

adjectives, talk about equipment used in different

professions and write descriptions of different
professions with labels and a caption.
Reading CAT Week 7 / Writing CAT Week 8
Unit 4 Things we use

Unit 4

July 18 -

In this unit students will learn to read and understand

Student Book pg.48 55

Aug 5

factual information with instructions through a story

Workbook pg.32 41

11 13

about American Pioneers. Students will also learn to

ask and answer in the past tense using did and write
instructions for playing a game.

14 16

Unit 5 Sounds and pictures

Unit 5

Aug. 8

Through activities in this unit students will be able to

Aug. 26

use descriptive factual information, describe an event

Student Book pg.56 63

in the past using There and the verb to be in the past

Workbook pg.42 51

tense and Was/Were to ask and answer questions.

Listening CAT Week 13 / Speaking CAT Week 14

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Unit 1 - 5

Aug. 29

Revision Week for End of Semester Exams

-Sept. 2
18

Sept. 5

IEP Exam week

Unit 1 - 5

-Sept. 9
19
Sept. 12

N/A
Reading/ Project/ Activity week.

-Sept. 16
20
Sept. 19
Sept 23

Main School Exams

N/A