UNITATEA DE NVMNT: Liceul Teoretic George Calinescu

DISCIPLINA: LIMBA ENGLEZA Limba 1

CLASA: X , NR. ORE PE SAPTAMANA 2
PROFESOR: Baron Maria Camelia
MANUAL: UPSTREAM UPPER INTERMEDIATE

PLANIFICARE CALENDARISTICA
Nr.UI Unitati de invatare

1.

Introduction

2.

Crossing Barriers
1. vocabulary:
communication
2. reading:
multilingual internet
3. grammar: articles
4.listening:taking notes
5. speaking:
expressing preferences
6. writing

Obiective de
referinta/competent
e
specifice
1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2
2.3 2.5 3.1 4.1
4.2 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Continuturi

Nr. Saptam
ore ana

The teacher and the students review all the grammar and 4
vocabulary from the 9th grade: exercises, reading texts, writing 1
letters, compositions
Placement test
Topics: communication, language; gestures
1.Vocabulary: means of communication; types of languages;
gestures & feelings; say/tell/speak/talk; fixed phrases & phrasal
verbs related to communication.
2.Reading: A Multilingual Internet (matching heading with
paragraphs); Theatre for the Deaf(multiple choice exercises)
6
3. Grammar: articles; determiners; too/enough; partitives;
countable/uncountable nouns.
4.Listening: multiple choice, note taking
5. Speaking: expressing preferences; comparing, contrasting;
making suggestions; responding positively/negatively; making
assumptions; saying goodbye
6. Writing: letters formal, informal, semi-formal.

S1-S3

S3
S4
S5
S6

Obs.

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4.

5.

Moods and Feelings

1.vocabulary:
moods&emotions
2. reading:
Sense&Sensibility
3.grammar:Present
Simple &Continuous
4. Listening:matching
speakers
5.speaking:expressing
feelings
6.writing:transactional
letters
Self-assessment

Making a Living
1.vocabulary:jobs
2. reading: Great
British Jobs
3.grammar: Ing form
4. Listening: sentence
completion
5.speaking:opinions
6.writing:reports

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Topics: feeling, emotions, happiness

1.Voc.: moods&emotions; physical sensations; expressing
feelings; extreme adjectives; similes; phrasal verbs; prepositions
2. Reading: Happy; Sense&Sensibility
3. Grammar: Present Simple &Continuous; stative verbs; Used
to-Be/Get used to; word formation: forming adjectives
4. Listening: matching speakers to statements; multiple choice
5. Speaking: asking asbout and expressing feelings;
exclamations, emotions; indirect questions
6. Writing: Transactional letters: requesting information, making
complaints

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations,

2
fill-in, reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises,
vocabulary
Test
Topics: work/jobs; earning a living; money matters
1.Voc.: job skills and qualities; forms of money; confused words; 8
idioms/phrasal verbs related to money, prepositions
2. Reading: Why dont`t you get a proper job?(matching
heading with paragraphs); Great British Jobs(multiple
matching)
3. Grammar: ing form or infinitive; reported speech;
introductory verbs; word formation; forming negative adjectives
4. Listening: matching speakers with statements
5. Speaking: expressing and asking for opinions; agreeing and
disagreeing; encouraging/ responding positively/ negatively;
demanding and giving explanations; asking for and giving
advice
6. Writing: reports; letters of application

S6, 7,
8, 9

S9-S10

S10,
S11, 12
S13, 14

S15

S16-18

S19

S20-22

REVISION
6.

Make Yourself a
home1.vocabulary:hou
sehold
2. reading: Going
Underground
3.grammar:present
perfect
4. Listening: t/f
statements
5.speaking:express
wishes
6.writing: articles

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Topics:dwellings; household items

1.Voc.: types of houses; rooms/ areas of a house; appliances&
furniture; idioms& fixed phrases with home; phrasal vbs.;
prepositions.
2. Reading: : Going Underground (gapped text), Great
Expectations(multiple choice)
3. Grammar: Present perfect simple & continuous; adjectives
ending
4. Listening:t/f statements; matching speakers to statements
5. Speaking: expressing wishes; making a complaint; avoiding
giving a direct answer, making suggestions/ recommendations;
expressing the result of the suggestions
6. Writing: making suggestions: articles, letters

7.

Self-assessment

8.

Modern Living
1.vocabulary.:
appearance and
character
2. reading: Reality
show fever
3.grammar: adjectives,
adverbs,
4. Listening blank

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations,

fill-in, reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises,
vocabulary
Test
Topics:modern trends; lifestyles
1. Voc.: appearance and character; media; fame; idioms and
fixed phrases related to lifestyles; phrasal vbs.; prepositions.
2. Reading: Reality show fever (multiple matching) The
Magic of Pantonime
3. Grammar: adjectives, adverbs, comparison, adj suffixes
4. Listening: blank filling, selection from two possible answers
5. Speaking: asking for personal views, expressing likes/dislikes
and justifying; spreading news; reacting to news, making

Sem. 2

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10.

11.

filling,
5.speaking: asking for
personal views,
6.writing:
compositions
Going Places
1.vocabulary: holiday
2. reading: : Guiltfree Holiday
3.grammar: modal
verbs
4. Listening: t/f
statements
5.speaking:
encouraging
6.writing: narratives 1
Self-assessment

History
1.vocabulary: history
2. reading: History
Lessons
3.grammar: past forms
4. Listening: note
taking
5.speaking: asking for
confirmation
6.writing: narratives 2

suggestions/ giving alternatives, paying compliments

6. Writing: discursive writing: articles, letters, compositions

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Topics: holiday, travelling

1. Voc.: getting around; holiday objects; signs; travel; describing
holiday experiences; idioms& fixed phrases related to travel
2. Reading: Guilt-free Holiday (multiple matching); The
Moon and Sixpence
3. Grammar: modal verbs; derivatives
4. Listening: t/f statements; matching speakers to statements
5. Speaking: interrupting; encouraging; persuading/ agreeing/
disagreeing; complaining; criticizing; apologizing; asking for
opinion, thanking for compliments
6. Writing: narratives 1
The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations,
fill-in, reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises,
vocabulary
Test
Topics: History, historical figures
1. Voc.: peace& conflict; taking control, ; idioms& fixed phrases
related to history
2. Reading: History Lessons (multiple choice) Amelia, where
are you? (matching headings)
3. Grammar: past forms; past modals, verb suffixes
4. Listening: note taking
5. Speaking :asking for confirmation/responding positively/
negatively; expressing uncertainty; narrating personal
experiences
6. Writing: narratives 2

S23-25

S26

S27
S28

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13.

Learning Lessons
1.vocabulary:
education
2. reading:Tom
Brown` s School
Days
3.grammar: passives
4. Listening: , multiple
choice
5.speaking:
congratulating
6.writing: stating
opinions
Self-assessment

14.

Planet Issues
1.vocabulary:
environment
2. reading: The
Antarctic: key to the
Planet Earth
3.grammar:future
forms,
4. Listening: notes
5.speaking: frustration
6.writing: reviews

15.

The Cycle of Life

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Topics: education
1. Voc.: educational system; places in a school; types of schools;
exams and qualifications; idioms& fixed phrases related to
education; phrasal verbs and prepositions
2. Reading: Tom Brown` s School Days (multiple choice)
3. Grammar: passives, causative; ing/ed endings
4. Listening: matching speakers to statements, multiple choice
5. Speaking: congratulating; consoling; expressing and justifying
opinions/ agreeing/ disagreeing; giving opposing views, reacting
6. Writing: stating opinions: letters, articles, compositions

S29-30

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations,

fill-in, reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises,
vocabulary
Test
Topics: environmental issues
1. Voc.: green issues, environmental problems; ; idioms& fixed
phrases related to the environment; prepositions
2. Reading: The Antarctic: key to the Planet Earth; Save our
Seeds multiple choice
3. Grammar: future forms, conditionals, mixed conditionals,
wishes, word formation: prefixes
4. Listening: multiple choice, note taking
5. Speaking: asking indirect questions; expressing
ignorance/uncertainty, concern; introducing a topic, asking about
feelings; expressing fear/ anxiety/hope/negative feelings,
frustration
6. Writing: reviews
Topics: health, eating habits, stages in life

S31

S31-33

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

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1.vocabulary: health,
2. reading: Little
Women
3.grammar: relative
clauses
4. Listening: multiple
matching
5.speaking: : giving
advice
6.writing: revision&
extension
Self-assessment

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5

3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

1. Voc.: healthy lifestyles, healthy eating; food& drinks, phrasal

verbs, idioms related to health; accidents and injuries;
prepositions
2. Reading: Living for a Century (multiple choice) Little
Women (gapped text)
3. Grammar: relative clauses; clauses of concession/purpose;
question tags
4. Listening: multiple matching, multiple choice
5. Speaking: giving advice; rejecting/accepting advice
6. Writing: revision& extension

S34-35

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3.1 3.2 3.3
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

The students do some exercises: multiple choice, translations,

fill-in, reading, speaking, listening, grammar exercises,
vocabulary
Test

S36