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Course Name: Reading and Writing L7
Level: Secondary 1
No. of Lessons: 8 (Suggested)
Lesson Duration: 1 hr 30 mins (Suggested)
Instructors: Native English teachers with a university degree ; related teaching experience, and/or teacher training such as TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, PGDE/PCEd, etc.
Objectives
This course aims to enhance students’ writing skills by exposing them to different types of writing. Students will become familiarised with the types of writing through various reading and writing activities. This course also aims to increase students’ English proficiency by expanding their vocabulary pool and improving their grammar.
Features
This course focuses on the usage of daily life English which covers topics such as family, food, and movies. Students will be taught to write in a practical and creative way that allows them to apply their writing skills to real life situations. They will also be provided with various in-class exercises and take-home assignments that help consolidate their knowledge.
Outline
Unit 1: Creating a Character
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- Describing people
- Reading Activity: The Joyful Village
- Character Profile
- Vocabulary Focus
- Matching Exercise: Who is this?
- Writing Activity: Creating Your Own Character
- Take-home Exercise: A Famous Person
Unit 2: Tell Me About Your Job
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- Describing a job
- Recap of Unit 1
- Unusual Jobs
- Reading Activity: Tell Us About Your Jobs
- Matching Exercise: Who uses this?
- Grammar Focus: Gerund Phrases
- Writing Activity: Describing Jobs
- Vocabulary Focus
- Take-home Exercise: My Ideal Job
Unit 3: Visiting a Friend
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- Giving directions
- Recap of Unit 2
- Reading Activity: Asking for Directions
- Vocabulary Focus and Useful Expressions
- Fill in the Blanks
- Writing Activity
- Take-home Exercise: Inviting a Friend
Unit 4: Cooking Delight
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- Giving instructions
- Recap of Unit 3
- Matching Exercise: Recipe Instructions
- Reading Activity: Going Vegetarian
- Grammar Focus: Countable and Uncountable Nouns, Quantifiers
- Vocabulary Focus
- Writing Activity: Writing a Recipe
- Take-home Exercise: Creating a New Dish
Unit 5: Dining Out
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- Writing a review
- Recap of Unit 4
- Reading Activity: Restaurant Reviews
- Fill in the Table
- Grammar Focus: Expressing Agreement
- Vocabulary Focus
- Writing Activity: How Was the Dinner Last Night?
- Take-home Exercise: Restaurant Review
Unit 6: Going to Cinema
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- Writing a review
- Recap of Unit 5
- Matching Exercise: Genres
- Reading Activity: Film Review
- Comprehension Exercise
- Vocabulary Focus
- Writing Activity: Film Review Outline
- Take-home Exercise: Film Review
Unit 7: Ghost Stories
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- Writing a story
- Recap of Unit 6
- Reading Activity: Ghost Stories
- Comprehension Exercise
- Reordering Exercise
- Vocabulary Focus
- Writing Activity: Writing a Ghost Story
- Take-home Exercise (Optional)
Unit 8: The Fisherman and His Wife
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- Writing a story
- Recap of Unit 6
- Reading Activity: The Fisherman and His Wife
- Comprehension Exercise
- Timeline of Story
- Vocabulary Focus
- Writing Activity: A Story With a Message