Transcript s1L2 - Mr. Storey`s lessons

Year 2 L2 English
A. Storey
Basics
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Monday lesson 8, Wednesday lessons 4, Thursday
lesson 3, Friday lesson 2
24 Students, French, Dutch, Greek and Spanish
Books: Hotline Pre-Intermediate Students’ book and
Workbook
My email [email protected]
Time for meeting parents Wednesday 11.30 to 12.30
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Positive Communicative Ethos
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English speaking atmosphere encouraged at all times
in the classroom
Respect other students and the teacher by listening
to one person speaking at a time
English conversation encouraged, as soon as students
walk through the classroom door
Rewards of good grades not only in tests and
homework, but for English contributions to pairwork,
groupwork and class discussions
Student participation valued, speaking time in groups
or to the class as much as possible
Schedule of Study First Semester
Unit
Grammar
Topic/vocabulary
1
Tense revision: all tenses past,
present and future
Making arrangements, diary, The
Amish
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Intro to past perfect tense ‘I had
already finished my homework’
British History and the English
Language
3
The second conditional ‘If I had a
million euros, I would buy….’
Clothes: make brochure for a
clothes shop, TV, favourite
programmes
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Revision Unit
Make a survey of the class
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The Passive Voice: all tenses, ‘A
man has been arrested’
The Environment, destruction of
the rain forest, global warming, etc.
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Gerunds: doing, eating, etc.
structures to give advice
Describing illness, at the doctor,
‘Dangers’
Schedule of Study Second Semester
Unit
Grammar
Topic/vocabulary
7
Relative Clauses: ‘the boy who
lives next door’
Things that annoy you, about your
country (wall chart project)
8
Revision Unit
Project: Presentation to the class:
my perfect holiday
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Modal verbs: can, must, have to,
expressing wishes
Holidays and travelling the world
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Structures for giving advice, going At the Police Station, Crime and
to, allowed/not allowed to
punishment, problem pages advice
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Reported Speech: he said that he
would…. He told me to… etc.
What’s in the news and current
affairs, writing newspaper
12
Revision of the year’s work
Review of Vocabulary
Reading Lessons
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At the moment we are studying our first unabridged novel,
‘Room 13’ by Robert Swindells
Later in the year we will study some Penguin Readers (levels 3
to 4), and possibly another novel (title undecided yet)
www.penguinreaders.com
If you wish to purchase some readers and encourage your
children to read in English, it would be great!
Writing Activities
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Various types of writing activities this year, with more of a
focus on writing as a skill because the students are
becoming more able. Hopefully stimulating tasks
Balance of fluency and accuracy/correction in writing at
this stage
Writing a formal letter, and informal letter about books
studied
Writing a diary entry (for a character in a novel or
imagination)
Producing a brochure or leaflet
Writing a newspaper with reports, advertisements, etc.
Homework
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Homework given twice a week, with workbook tasks
alternating with writing/project activities
Workbook or sheet activities done for next day, writing
tasks a few days
Homework may be gap fill exercises, grammar exercises,
learning vocabulary for a test or speaking activity,
research, or free writing. (plus others)
Extremely useful for students to do extra work when
they have time – reading (see list) or grammar activities
(see website or search for grammar point on google eg.
‘past continuous exercises’)
Reading List – tried and tested books for
teenagers
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1L2 and 2L2
The Iron Man – Ted Hughes
Jeremy Strong – various titles (?)
Phillip Pullman – His Dark Materials trilogy, The Ruby in the Smoke and
various titles (?)
Jacqueline Wilson – various titles (?)
Roald Dahl – The Witches, Danny Champion of the World, The BFG,
Mathilda,
The Shapeshifter Series – Ali Sparkes
Hatchet – Gary Paulsen
3L2 and 4L2
The Gossip Girl Series - Cecily von Ziegesar
Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging – Louise Rennison
The Princess Diaries – Meg Cabot
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole – Sue Townsend
Reading List (continued)
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Nigel Hinton – various titles
The Cherub Series – Robert
Muchamore
The Alex Rider Series, Stormbreaker, etc.
– Anthony Horowitz
Maximum Ride Series – James Patterson
Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl series
Eragon – Christopher Paoline
Speak – Laurie Halse Anderson G
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants – Ann
Brashares
Ella Enchanted – Gail Carson Levine
Twilight Series – Stephanie Meyer
Noughts and Crosses – Malorie
Blackman
The Lightning Thief and other titles –
Rick Riordan
Harry Potter of course!
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Uglies Trilogy – Scott Westerfield (both)
Cirque du Freak – Darren Shan
(vampires, etc.)
Maniac Magee – Jerry Spinelli
Mates, Dates and Cosmic Kisses – Cathy
Hopkins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Tales of Narnia – C.S. Lewis
Others (not sure which category)
H.I.V.E. series – Mark Walden
Silver Fin – Charlie Higson
The Dark Side of Midnight – Carol
Hedges
Flash Flood – Chris Ryan
Other class activities during the year
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IT Using the language centre computers for some classes
Presentation. Presenting to the class a powerpoint about
a subject that the students choose – please help in
research
Walk around activities. Doing a survey of all the other
students in the class
Role Plays. Acting out roles in a shop, two friends, etc.
Please encourage your kids to speak English!
Music. Listening to the vocabulary of popular songs.
Encouraging your youngsters to think about the words in
popular music with English lyrics will help
Website www.storeystudents.weebly.com
My website can be used for catching up on
lesson notes, checking on the homework, or
looking for useful links to extra activities
 Comments can be made on the blog
 Will be kept up to date as a record of what
types of things we are doing in lessons
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Other info
 Parent’s
hour Monday 9 – 10 am
UK summer courses (parents often ask
about these!)
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http://www.eclipse.co.uk/scc/
http://www.pgl.co.uk/pglweb
http://www.livingenglish.com/
[email protected]
English with ponies
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http://www.horizonireland.com/specialist_holidays/pony_
camp.php
http://www.myguideireland.com/clonshire-6-day-ponycamp
http://www.donegallanguageschool.com/Article_Listings.a
spx?tscategory_id=29&category_name=Donegal+Pony+
Camp