UNITATEA DE INVATAMANT : SCOALA GIMNAZIALA NR.

1 BUTANI
PROFESOR: SILVIANA SECARA
MANUAL: HIGH FLYER UPPER INTERMEDIATE
CLASA:aVIII-a/ 2 ore/ sapt.


PLANIFICARE CALENDARISTICA PENTRU CLASA a VIII a
LIMBA MODERNA 1
ANUL SCOLAR 2014-2015
35 SAPTAMANI
Unit Competente
specifice
vizate
Continuturi

Numar
ore
alocate
Saptamana Obs.
Revision 2.1;3.2
1.3;2.2
3.2;4.2

- previously studied tenses
- reading&comprehension
- indirect speech
-passive voice
6
15.09-3.10

A. Journeys Past and
Present
2.1;3.2
1.3;2.2
1. Present perfect: simple and continuous
2. Reading: High Flyers-Journeys Past and Present in
London.
4
6-17.10

B. The Worlds a Stage 1.1;1.2
2.4;3.2
1. Position of adverbials. Verbs followed by gerunds.
1. Scanning: Oresteia
2
20-24.10

C. Get Better Soon 3.2;4.2
2.2;4.3
1. Winter bugs and what to do about them
2. Reading: The Enemy Within
2
27.10-31.10

D. Revision 1.3;2.2
4.1;4.3
1. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
2. Grammar practice: Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Continuous, Infinitive or Gerund.
2 3-7.11
Unit 1. Crossing Borders 1.2;1.3
1.3;3.2
2.4;3.2
1. Past tenses: revision, negative statements and questions.
2. Predicting style from first paragraph. The structure of an
article.
3. Reading: The New Speaker of English.
2 10-14.11
Unit 2. Exploring the World. 3.2;4.2
2.2;4.3
1. Be/get used to. Clauses of concession: even though,
despite.
2
17-21.11



2. Reading: Phantom Travelers. An informal letter of
advice.
Unit 3. Thats What Friends
Are For.
3.1;3.2
1.1;1.2
1. Adjective + preposition combinations. So / such that.
2. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 1). The green-eyed
monster.
2
24-28.11

Unit 4. Kicks and Thrills 2.1;3.2
3.3;4.3
1. Indirect questions. Reported speech: revision.
2. Reading: Martial Arts. Bungee Jumping.
2
1-5.12

Unit 5. Parents in the
Classroom
1.2;1.3

2.4;3.1
2.1;2.2
1. Reporting advice: advice, recommends, suggest, urge.
Preferences and recommendation.
2. Efficient reading. Teenagers and How to Survive Them.
3. Reading: Vision of Danger( Episode 2)
2
8-12.12

Unit 6. Revision 3.2;4.2
4.3;4.4
1. Reading: The Elephant Princess.
2. Grammar practice: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present
Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect, Reported
Speech.








2 15-19.12

Christm
as party





Winter
holiday
20.12-
04.01.20
15

Unit 7. Dont Judge a Book
by Its Cover
1.3;2.3

2.3;4.2
4.1;4.3
1. Defining relative clauses with prepositions. Non-defining
relative clauses.
2. Books can become addictive. Reading a long text.
3. A summary of Jane Eyre. A contemporary story.
4 05-16.01
Unit 8. Puzzling Puzzles 2.1;3.2
1.3;2.2
1. Past Perfect Continuous. Possessive Forms. Topic
sentences.
2. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 3). A dialogue.
4 19-30.01 Vac.
Interse
mestrial
a 31.01-
8.02
Unit 9. Home and Away 4.1;4.4 2 09-13.02


1.1;1.3

SEMESTRUL al-II-lea

1. A, an, the, zero article. Conservation camps: you can
make a difference!
2. A formal letter. Discussing foreign exchanges. Countable
and uncountable nouns.

Unit 10. Myths and Legends. 3.2;4.2

1.2;4.3
1. Expressing purpose: to, in order / so as not to, so (that)
too, enough. Finding specific information.
2. An encyclopedia entry Annie Oakley. A biography.
2 16-20.02
Unit 11. Rocking n Rolling 1.3;2.2
4.1;4.3
1. Phrasal verbs: transitive separable / inseparable.
2. Zooropa and U2; Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 4).
2 2-6.03
Unit 12. Revision 3.2;4.2;4.3
1.1;1.3
1.3;2.2;4.1;4.
3
1. Reading: Todays Cub Reporters, Tomorrows
Newshounds.
2. Grammar practice: Past Perfect Continuous or Past
Simple
3. Writing: Formal letter, Biographies.
2 9-13.03 Celebrat
ing
Mother
s Day

Unit 13. Whats On the Box? 1.2;1.3
1.3;3.2
2.4;3.2
1. Present Simple as Future, static verbs.
2. Reviews of television programmers. Types of
programmers.
3. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 5).
2
16-20.03

Unit 14. Just the Job 3.2;4.2

3.2;4.2
1.2;4.3
1. Conditional sentences with unless, provided / providing
(that), as long as. Condition in the past.
2. Words which avoid repetition.
3. Making it as a model. An archaeologist at work.
2
23-27.03


Unit 15. A Slice of Life 3.1;3.2
1.4;1.5
1. Sequence of adjectives. Phrasal verbs 2: transitive and
intransitive.
2. People in my life: a story. Its a funny old world!
2
30.03-3.04
I n cadrul
programului
Sa stii mai
multe, sa fii
mai bun!,
Sapt. 6-10
aprilie din
sem I I este
dedicata act.

Exracurricul
are si
extrascolare,
avand un
orar specific

Spring
holiday: 11-
19.04
Unit 16. Dreams and Worries 2.1;3.2

1.1;1.2
1. Wish/if only past tense, wish + would neednt, dont
have/need to, neednt have, didnt have / need to.
2. Dear diary. A Change of Heart.
2
20.04-24.04
22.04-
Celebrating
Earth Day
Unit 17. In the Dead of the
Night
3.2;4.2;4.3
4.2;4.3
1. Wish / if only + Past Perfect, regret + verb ing.
2. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 6).
2
27.04-01.05


Unit 18. Revision 3.2;4.2
1.2;4.3

4.2;4.3
1. Reading: I Cant Understand What Theyre Talking
About!
2. Grammar practice: Present Simple or Present Continuous,
Conditional.
3. Writing: Describe peoples general appearance and
character. Summaries.
2 4-8.05



Unit 19. Hoe Was It Done? 3.1;3.2
1.4;1.5
1. The Passive Voice: revision, modals and impersonal it.
2. Reading: The Sony Walkman. Vision of Danger (Episode
7).
2
11-15.05

Unit 20. Young People in the
News
1.3;2.2
2.1;3.2
2.1;3.1
1. Fixed phrases with prepositions. As, like, as...as, as if / as
though.
2. Identifying the outlook of a newspaper.
3. Reading: The runway. The Junior Golf World Champion.
2 18-
22.05

Unit 21. Behind the Scenes 3.2;4.2;4.3
2.1;3.1
1. Participle clauses. See / hear somebody do / doing
something.
2. Reading techniques to suit your purpose. Good thinking
Batman
2 25-
29.05


Unit 22. Land of the Brave? 2.1;3.1
1.3;2.3
4.1;4.3
1. Ability in the past and future: could, be able to, manage
to.
2. Phrasal verbs 3: review
3. Reading: Children of Courage. Vision of Danger (Episode
8).
1 1-5.06
Unit 23. lets Keep Talking 1.5;3.3
1.4;5.1
3.2;4.2;4.3
3.1;3.2
1. Future and future in the past. Intentions, decisions and
asking for advice.
2. The writers angle. English as a global language.
3. A composition based on fact and opinion.
1 1-5.06
Unit 24. Revision 3.2;4.2;4.3
1.3;2.3
2.3;4.2

3.4;4.4
1. Reading: Twentieth-Century Spies.
2. Reports / Accounts.
3. Grammar practice: Passive voice, Present and Participle
Clauses, Phrasal Verbs, Future.
4. Write a story.
2 8-12.06