World Explorer 2 Sylabus Jennifer Heath, Michele Crawford, Marta Mrozik Jadacka, Jolanta Sochaczewska - Kuleta Unit Vocabulary Grammar Functions/Communication Starter Unit - at Jenny s discretion (of course, based on key vocab used in WE1) Be Have got Can Present simple Present continuous Unit 1 HUMAN - personal data - family members (revision + a few new ones: niece, nephew, stepmother, stepfather) - feelings & emotions (nice, angry, happy, sad, worried, excited) - personality adjectives (shy, lazy, ambitious, hardworking, punctual) - verbs connected with interests (swim, watch, read, ride, cook etc.) Revision of : Be Have got Present simple Adverbs of frequency Like/love/hate/prefer + ing What do you like doing? Giving details about oneself and other members of family Talking about feelings and emotions Talking about members of family, their appearance, personality, interests, how often they do different things Writing suggestion: A description of a person I know Unit 2 WORK - popular jobs - remarkable people & their unique professions - adjectives describing jobs Present simple vs Present continuous (comparison) - While talking about names of different jobs. It could look like this: 1 At first teach the names of the jobs e.g. Identifying & naming different jobs Talking about you usually do (jobs) and what you re doing now Comparing jobs using comparative 1
(exciting, boring, interesting, dangerous, funny etc.) - unusual stories - amazing children, their interests and dreams of being a - everyday objects & actions - free time activities He`s a teacher / She is a car mechanic. 2 Give the definitions of some presented jobs in the present simple tense e.g. Every day he teaches at school. / He regularly repairs cars in his garage. 3 Add the next pictures presenting what these people are doing now e.g. Every day he teaches at our school but now he`s cleaning a window in his house. / He regularly repairs cars in his garage but now he is doing the washing up. adjectives Talking about free time activities Project suggestion: The most popular jobs in Poland (drawing or cutting out the pictures and name the jobs). A/An The Comparative adjectives (short a& long ones) As as Unit 3 FOOD & NUTRITION - groceries - restaurant-related phrases (basic ones only) - healthy life-style/healthy eating - adjectives describing food (healthy/unhealthy, tasty, delicious, awful, hot, cold, yummy, spicy, sweet, sour, bitter) Present Continuous (for future arrangements) - These could be plans connected with doing different food-related activities with different people e.g. On Monday at 9 I`m having breakfast with my parents/ On Friday at 5pm we are making a cake for granny She`s having a party on Saturday at 6./ On Thursday my mum is cooking my favourite soup - I can`t wait Whose? Possessive pronouns Countables & uncountables Some/Any There is/there are Expressing possessions Expressing quantities Talking about & grouping food (healthy/unhealthy) Ordering food Describing one s own favourite dish Project suggestion: My favourite dish a shopping list to make it Culture suggestion: Traditional dishes in British & American cuisine or English-speaking countries for variety, 2
Unit 4 SHOPPING & SERVICE - kinds of shops - goods - selling & buying - clothes Much/Many/A lot of Would you like? I d like Can I have? Present Continuous (for future arrangements) Superlative adjectives (short & long) The most.of A/An The Possessive adjectives Countables & uncountables Some/Any Phrases used in a shop (Can I help you?/here you are./how much is it?) Would you like? I d like Adjectives expressing opinions/likes & dislikes (nice, OK., great, horrible, superb etc.) Adjectives of description of things and their size (long, short, tall, wide, narrow, extra large, small, little, extra small etc.) e.g. Jamaica these could also be: English breakfast, Christmas dishes, fast Identifying & naming groceries, clothes and other goods Buying goods in a shop Expressing opinion about goods/clothes Making polite requests & offers Writing suggestion: a description of a given object (clothing?) / describing what someone is wearing / describing of an object you d like to buy today/get for your birthday. Project suggestion: a school uniform of the future Unit 5 HEALTH - mental & body condition/mood - illnesses & symptoms - remedies - everyday personal hygiene Phrases used at the doctor s Must/Mustn t Past simple (be) affirmatives, questions, negatives Past time expressions (yesterday, last, two days ago, in ) Talking to the doctor about the illness & symptoms Talking about everyday personal hygiene Project suggestion: What you must and mustn t do to be healthy? Unit 6 - types of music Past simple (regular verbs) affirmatives, 3
ENTERTAINMENT - musical instruments - different types of interests/hobbies/unusual hobbies - TV programmes & films questions, negatives Past time expressions (yesterday, last, two days ago, in ) Making suggestions (Let s /Why don t we?/how about?) Giving opinions (I think so./i don t agree./i think it s ) Likes & dislikes (like/hate/prefer/love) Identifying & naming types of music and musical instruments Talking about one s likes & dislikes (hobbies, TV programmes, films, books) expressing opinions Making suggestions Writing suggestion: Write your own advertisement of a product/book/film. Culture suggestion: 1 Famous characters from films and cartoons coming from Great Britain and the USA 2 The most popular festivals and parades in Great Britain, the USA Unit 7 SPORT -ordinal numbers - dates - unusual sports - rules in sports - verbs connected with sports & abilities Past simple (irregular verbs) affirmatives, questions, negatives Can (for ability) Have to (obligation) Project suggestion: Unusual musical instruments or unusual hobbies in the world / An unusual instrument of the future / The most popular festivals in Poland. Expressing ability Talking about rules in sport Culture suggestion: National sports for the UK, USA, Canada etc. Project suggestion: Sports popular in your school school survey / Sports activities good for me. 4
Unit 8 TRAVELLING & TOURISM/HOLIDAY - kinds of transport - buildings & places in a town - directions - tourist activities (regular & irregular verbs) - indoor & outdoor holiday activities - last year holiday Past simple Adverbs (first, then, next) There was/there were Prepositions of place (between/next to/behind/in/on/in front of/under/near) Prepositions of movement (by bike/taxi/car/bus, on foot) Adjectives describing places (What s like? It s ) Have to (obligation when giving directions) Imperatives (Turn right. Don t go straight.) Going to (plans & intensions) (holidays in the past) Describing location Identifying and naming buildings and places, describing them Asking the way Giving directions Writing suggestion: an essay My last holidays story / A description of the chosen place / Holidays on a desert island what holiday items to take to survive? Culture suggestion: The most interesting tourists destinations/buildings in the USA & London (Ideas for UK Big Ben, Loch Ness, Globe Theatre, Buckingham Palace, etc) (Grand Canyon, Disneyland/Disneyworld, Hollywood, Niagara Falls, Golden Gate) Project suggestion: the map of the most important places in a town 5