Where’s your pen pal from?
Topic: Countries, nationalities and languages
Languages goals: Talk about Countries, nationalities and languages Ask and tell where people live S.P. 1. ---Where is your pen pal from? ---She?s from Australia. 2. ---Where does she live? ---She lives in Sydney.
3. ---What language does she speak? ---She speaks English.
Words: Canada, France, Japan, the United States, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom Sydney, New York, Paris, Toronto, Tokyo French, Japanese; pen pal
Structure (Grammar): 1. Where questions with from / live 2. What questions
Unit 2
Where’s the post office?
Topic: The neighbor
Languages goals: Ask for and give directions on the street S.P. 1. ---Is there a bank near here?
---Yes, there is. It?s on Center Street. 2. ---Where?s the supermarket? ---It?s next to the library.
3. ---Is there a pay phone in the neighborhood? ---Yes, it?s on Bridge Street on the right.
Words: post office, restaurant, bank, supermarket, avenue, pay phone, park, dirty, clean, turn left, turn right,
next to, across from, near, between, in front of, behind Structure (Grammar): 1. Where questions
2. Affirmative statements 3. Prep. of place
Unit 3
Why do you like koalas?
Topic: Animals in a zoo
Languages goals: Describe animals; Express preferences S.P. 1. ---Why do you like koalas? ---Because they are cute. 2. ---They are kind of shy. ---They are very big.
Words: zoo, animal, tiger, elephant, koalas, dolphin, panda, lion, penguin, giraffe Smart, cute, ugly, clever, friendly, beautiful, shy, kind of, Africa Structure (Grammar): 1. Adjectives of quality
2. Why, What, Where questions 3. Because…
Unit 4
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I want to be an actor.
Topic: Occupations
Languages goals: Talk about jobs S.P. 1. ---What does he do? ---He?s a waiter.
2. ---What do you want to be? ---I want to be an actor. 3. ---Where does she work? ---She works at a bank.
Words: doctor, reporter, policeman, waiter, bank clerk, shop assistant, dangerous Structure (Grammar): 1. Present tense
2. Affirmative and negative statements
Unit 5
I’m watching TV.
Topic: Everyday activities
Languages goals: Talk about what people are doing S.P. 1. ---What are you doing? ---I?m doing my homework.
2. ---Do you want to go swimming? ---Yes, I do.
3. ---When do you want to go? ---At three o?clock.
Words: watching, doing, eating, cleaning, playing, swimming, shopping, reading, pool, mall, library Structure (Grammar): 1. Present progressive tense
2. Yes/No questions and short answers
Unit 6 It’s raining!
Topic: The weather
Languages goals: Describe the weather; Describe what you are donig S.P. 1. ---How?s the weather? ---It?s raining. 2. ---How?s it going? ---It?s great.
3. ---Is Aunt Sarah there? ---Yes, she is.
4. ---What?s she doing? --- She?s cooking.
Words: raining, sunny, cloudy, snowing, windy, hot, cold, cool, warm, humid, cooking, beach Structure (Grammar): 1. Present progressive tense
2. Yes/No questions and short answers
Unit 7
What does he look like?
Topic: Physical appearance
Languages goals: Describe people?s appearance S.P. 1. ---What does he look like? ---He?s tall.
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2. ---He?s short and he has straight hair. 3. ---Do you know David?
---No. What does he look like?
Words: short, curly, straight hair, medium build, height, thin, heavy, brown, blonde, glasses, beard, wear Structure (Grammar): 1. Yes/No questions and short answers
2. Present tense
3. Adjectives of general description
Unit 8
I’d like some noodles.
Topic: Food
Languages goals: order food
S.P. 1. ---What size bows of noodles would you like? ---I?d like a large/medium/small bowl of noodles. 2. --- What kind of noodles would you like? ---I?d like beef and tomato noodles, please. 3. ---What?s your address? ---My address is …
Words: noodles, beef, chicken, mutton, potatoes, cabbage, dumplings, porridge, soup, green tea, orange juice
large, would like
Structure (Grammar): Modal verb---would
Unit 9
How was your weekend?
Topic: Weekend activities
Languages goals: talk about recent past events S.P. 1. ---What did you do last weekend?
---On Saturday morning I cleaned my room. ---On Saturday evening I went to the movies. 2. ---How was your weekend? ---It was great.
Words: played, went, did, was, cleaned, watched, visited, studied
geography, library, practice, test, mountain, talk show
Structure (Grammar): simple past of regular and irregular verbs
Unit 10
Where did you go on vacation?
Topic: Holidays and vacations
Languages goals: talk about past events S.P. 1. ---Where did you go on vacation? ---We went to New York City. 2. ---Did you go to Central Park? ---Yes, I did.
3. ---How was the weather? ---It was humid.
Words: were, stayed, visited, felt
Summer camp, museum, expensive, awful, crowded, delicious, fantastic
Structure (Grammar): past tense of regular and irregular verbs
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Unit 11
What do you think of game shows?
Topic: popular culture
Languages goals: give opinions; Talk about likes and dislikes S.P. 1. ---What do you think of soap operas? ---I can?t stand them. ---I don?t, either.
2. ---I love “Tell it like it is!” ---I do, too.
Words: soap opera, sports show, sitcom, game show, don?t mind, can?t stand, wallet, scarf, belt, key ring Structure (Grammar):
Unit 12
Don’t eat in class.
Topic: Rules
Languages goals: talk about rules. S.P. 1. ---Don?t eat in class. 2. ---Can we wear hats? ---No, we can?t.
3. ---We don?t have to wear a school uniform.
Words: rule, arrive, classroom, dining hall, hallway, outside, fight, uniform, sports shoes, gym, have to Structure (Grammar): 1. imperatives
2. Can for permission 3. Modal---have to
八年级（上）
Unit 1
How often do you exercise?
Topic: Free time activities
Language goals: Talk about how often you do things S.P. 1. ---What do you usually do on weekends?
---I sometimes go to the beach.
2. --- How often do you eat vegetables? ---Every day.
3. ---Most students do homework every day? ---She speaks English.
Words: always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly, ever, never how often, once, twice, three times a week, every day milk, junk food, health, unhealthy, habit Structure (Grammar): 1. adverbs of frequency 2. All / most / some / none
Unit 2
What’s the matter?
Topic: Health
Language goals: Talk about your health; give advice
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S.P. 1. ---What?s the matter?
---I have a headache.
2. ---You should drink some tea? ---That sounds like a good idea. 3. ---I have a sore back.
4. ---That?s too bad. I hope you feel better soon.
Words: head, nose, eye, ear, tooth, neck, stomach, back, leg, arm, foot, throat thirsty, stressed out, dentist, lie, rest, honey, water, illness, advice,
cold, fever, headache, toothache, stomachache, sore throat, should, shouldn?t
Structure (Grammar): 1. Have for talking about health problems 2. Modal --- should / shouldn?t
Unit 3
What are you doing for vacation?
Topic: vacation plans
Language goals: Talk about future plans S.P. 1. ---What are you doing for vacation?
---I?m spending time with my friends.
2. ---When are you going ---I?m going next week.
3. ---How long are you staying? ---We?re staying for two weeks.
Words: babysitting, sightseeing, fishing, renting, videos; How long, plan, decide at home, get back Structure (Grammar): Present progressive as future
Unit 4
How do you get to school?
Topic: Transportation
Language goals: Talk about how to get to places S.P. 1. ---How do you get to school?
---take the bus.
2. ---How long does it take? ---It takes 20 minutes. 3. ---How far is it? ---It?s 10 miles. Words: get to, how far
bicycle, subway, car, train, bus stop, train station, bus station, subway station minute, kilometer, mile, transportation, calendar Structure (Grammar): Affirmative and negative statements
Unit 5
Can you come to my party?
Topic: Invitations
Language goals: Make, accept and decline invitations; Talk about obligations
S.P. 1. ---Can you come to my birthday party
---Yes, I?d love to.
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