LEVEL New Headway Intermediate

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SKILLS-BASED

OBJECTIVES

TOPICS: Exploring the World

Unit 1 PG 6-13

TOPICS: Interesting Occupations and

Leisure Activities

Unit 2 PG 14-21

SPEAKING

OBJECTIVES

Students should

be able to…

… ask and answer questions about themselves; talk about what they did in the past; talk about “wonders” in their own lives and preferences; and use English in classroom settings (e.g. asking questions and for permission to do something)

… talk about what makes people happy; different types of jobs and the advantages and disadvantages of each; their preferred sports and leisure activities; and express simple numbers, decimals and

percentages

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

• Review verb forms and tenses: present simple, past simple, present perfect simple, present continuous, past continuous, and present perfect continuous

• Review passive and active voice (Grammar Reference p134-135)

• Use of auxiliary verbs: to be, to do and to have.

• Review have/have got

• Word formation and parts of speech

• Prepositions

Workbook: p 5-10 & 11

• Review use of Present tenses: present simple, present continuous

• Practice and review the use of present passive

• Opposite adjectives

• Phrasal verbs with look and be

• Using play, go and do when talking about sports

Workbook: p 12-16

PRONUNCIATION &

LISTENING

Pronunciation

• Word Stress

• Phonetic symbols p159

Listening: p 6-7 “General Knowledge Quiz;” p 8 “Making Conversation;” p12 “My Wonders.”

Workbook: p10-11 (pronunciation)

Pronunciation

• Final “s”

Listening:p15 “I don’t know if I’m happy” p16 “Unusual life”

p21 Sport and leisure activity p21 Numbers and dates

Workbook: p14

WRITING _{Correcting Mistakes: p103}

Write a letter to a friend/ Write about a wonder in your world.

Length: 100 words or more

Letters and emails p104-105

Write an email to an old friend. Give him/her news about what you have done recently and what your future plans are.

Length: 100 words

READING

Student’s book p10-11: “Wonders of the Modern World”

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ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES

Conversations: “Getting to know each other” in the Test Your Grammar section p6 – asking and answering questions; “Making Conversations” p8

Pairwork: An amazing thing happened! “United Nations Goodwill Ambassador” p151/p152

Teacher’s Resource book p122 : Living in the Modern World (reading and speaking activity)

Conversations: discuss “What do you think?” p19

Pairwork: Practice numbers with each other by writing any number and asking your partner to read them correctly and vice versa.

Think of other sports and decide whether you use play, go or do to describe them?

Teacher’s Resource book p123 : Songs and poems

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CULTURE

• Learn about our world: the modern and ancient wonders

• Listen to a British family discuss “wonders” in their society.

• Learn about sports and leisure activities in the English-speaking world, e.g. American football, hockey, baseball etc.

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SKILLS-BASED

OBJECTIVES

TOPICS: Storytelling and biographies

Unit 3 PG 22-29

TOPICS: Giving suggestions and cultural

etiquette

Unit 4 PG 30-37

SPEAKING

OBJECTIVES

Students should

be able to…

• …tell a simple story; tell what they plan to do; talk about art and literature; describe artists/authors/books/films they like/dislike and why; and ask and talk about preferences and opinions

… talk about rules and regulations; talk about starting a new job; give advice to a foreigner visiting from a abroad;

• Past tenses: past simple and continuous

• Past simple vs. past perfect

• Past passive

• Adverbs, prepositions revision

Workbook: p18-24

• Modal verbs used in obligation and permission:

have (got) to, can, be allowed to, should, must

• National words, countries and corresponding adjectives

• Polite forms to make requests and ask questions:

Could you…? Would you…? Can I ….?

Workbook: p25-30

PRONUNCIATION &

LISTENING

Pronunciation: Homonyms

Listening p23 “The Tale of Gluskap and the Baby”

p28 “Books and films”

Workbook: p24

Pronunciation Stressed words

Listening p30 “Teenagers and parents” P32 “Planning a trip”

p36 “Come round to my place” Workbook:p30

WRITING _{“Telling a story” p106-107}

Write a story of your own Length: 100-200 words

Write a paragraph about your favorite book or film p28

Write a “for and against” essay. Choose one topic from p108, or come up with your own

Length 150 words

READING

Student’s book p26-27 “The painter and the writer”

Student’s book p34 “A world guide to good manners”

p23 “The Tale of Gluskap and the Baby:” retell the story by focusing on intonation and

expressing appropriate emotions.

Pairwork:p28 Talk about your favorite book or film

Pairwork: p151/152 “An amazing thing happened”

QUIZ: Stop and Check 1 (Teacher’s Resource Book p134-135)

Conversations: p32 Compare and contrast laws in your country with those in Britain

Pairwork: Plan a trip! Do a mini-presentation on a trip somewhere. Use the local Bangkok Post’s

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CULTURE • Learn about famous artists and literary figures in the Western world

• Learn about local tales and stories from around the world

• Learn about children in other countries , e.g. how they are raised.

• Learn about laws in Britain; compare and contrast with laws in your country

SKILLS-BASED

OBJECTIVES

TOPICS: Travel, making plans, and

weather

Unit 5 PG 38-45

TOPICS: Writing letters and the world of

food

Unit 6 PG 46-53

SPEAKING

OBJECTIVES

Students should

be able to…

… arrange a meeting; discuss their ideal holiday; talk about the weather; talk about the public transport;

… talk about popular food and popular places to eat; talk about their city and people they know;

• Future forms: going to vs. will

• Present continuous

• Describing the weather

Workbook: p31-36

• Questions with like

• Verb patterns: enjoy + gerund, want + to + infinitive, make s.o. + infinitive

• Describing food, towns and people

• Using collocations

Workbook: p37-42

PRONUNCIATION &

LISTENING

Pronunciation: Vowel sounds and spelling

Listening p40 “What’s going to happen” p41 “Arranging to meet” p44 “A weather forecast”

Workbook: p36

Pronunciation: Sentence stress

Listening p 46 “A Student Visitor” p52 “New York and London”

Workbook: p42

WRITING

“Making a reservation at hotel” p109

Write an email to a hotel of your choice (look in the classifieds of the Bangkok Post) to book a room. Make some special requests.

“Describing a room” p 110-111

Write a short essay describing your bedroom (or another room of your choice). Be sure to use lots of adjectives. Include a picture of the room that you described!

Length : 100 words

READING

Student’s book p42 “My kind of holiday” Student’s book p50 “Global pizza”

Conversations: “Getting to know each other” in the Test Your Grammar section p6 – asking and answering questions; “Making Conversations” p8

Pairwork: Roleplay: Be a receptionist or a guest at a hotel p45

Conversations: “Talking about you” p47

Pairwork: “Talking about you” p153

Presentation: Use PowerPoint to prepare a

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Course Description:

In this course, students will continue to develop their four

skills in English : speaking, listening, writing and reading. There will be a

focus on developing fluency in English. Students will learn more vocabulary

words and improve their pronunciation by focusing on intonation and proper

production of sounds. Moreover, students will listen to CD recordings of

authentic conversations as well as watch movies appropriate for their level

(with subtitles in English if available) in order to provide opportunities for

them to hear a variety of different types of spoken English and allow them to

acquire an “ear” for correct and clear pronunciation.

To develop oral skills, students will be asked to remember short passages and

recite them in class. Discussions on each reading passage will also be held,

allowing students to express themselves and to use English in a non-threatening

setting.

There will be frequent review of materials covered in previous lessons, such as

vocabulary quizzes and grammar exercises, in order to help students master

important skills and to build on their previous knowledge.

The class will consist of various hands-on group and individual activities. A

variety of materials will be presented to students and they will have ample

opportunities to master communication skills for use at the United Nations.

Students will be asked to perform small skits and to practice their spoken

English through role-plays, discussions, and presentations. There will also be

various writing assignments covering a range of topics during class and for

homework.

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Equivalent: B1

(Threshold)

Describe the weather in your

hometown. Discuss the different seasons in your country.

on the writing assignment)

QUIZ: Stop and Check 1 (Teacher’s Resource Book p136-137) – this quiz can be separated into different sections and given after each unit.

EXAM: Progress test 1 (Teacher’s Resource Book p142-144)

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CULTURE

• Talk about traveling

• Learn about European geography and weather

• Learn about life in New York, London and other major cities

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