Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Education Directorate of Curricula

Second Intermediate Upstream Book 2

Skills & Competencies Listening can understand the general ideas can extract specific information can listen intensively for specific purposes can convey information and show understanding by: note-taking, gap filling, info completion, matching, identifying correct/relevant or incorrect/irrelevant information. Speaking can talk about types of jobs can talk about daily routine can arrange to meet people can make requests/suggestions can ask for and give personal information can talk about past habits/ experiences/events can describe a trip can book a holiday can show reactions to bad news/unpleasant events can talk about news can request/give/refuse permission can express surprise can give/accept/reject advice can talk about pets can order food can talk about choosing clothes can buy products can recommend (a restaurant) can express agreement/disagreement can talk about entertainment can discuss emotions and feelings can describe objects can offer help can summarize (orally) a text can start or finish telling a story Language Structures First Semester (units 1-5) Present simple vs present continuous Adverbs of frequency Present continuous (future meaning) vs to be going to past simple (regular & irregular) wh- questions (past simple) used to (vs past simple) present perfect present perfect vs past simple comparatives/superlatives the definite article 'the' plurals past continuous vs past simple (when while) reflexive pronouns mustn't-cant past perfect linkers (when, as, and, while) Second Semester (units 6-10) conditionals type 0 and 1 must(n't) need(n't) should, shouldn't countable-uncountable nouns Empathies with aspects of life in english-speaking countries Record and assess progress thus develop autonomy Communicate in English and exchange information Comprehend different forms of English; dialogue, short exchanges etc.. On tape and use the set of patterns in multisensory tasks Achieve oral competency through the reproduction of short exchanges Learning to learn/ Metacognitive Concentrate better and longer to perform a task Skim and scan text and dialogues to locate the necessary information Monitor own Speech and writing for persistent errors Develop their writing skills Produce the sounds, pronunciation and intonation of the target language Learning Strategies Linguistic Outcomes/ Cognitive Make comparisons between English And Arabic Make use of an English/English dictionary Associate pictures, illustrations, and sounds with meaning

Reading can read for gist can read for specific information (scanning) can infer information can identify relevant/correct /irrelevant/incorrect information can understand meaning from context Writing can write an email about holiday plans/recommending a film can write a short biography can write a descriptive article (about a visit to a museum) can write a letter (from a holiday resort) can write a poster (about a missing animal) can write a letter asking for or giving advice Can write an article making suggestions Can write a (restaurant review) Can write a profile for a contest Can write a for-and-against essay Portfolio: Letters (advice/suggestions) Emails (plans/ recommendations) Articles Stories/Cartoon Strip Reviews/Reports Summaries Adverts/leaflets/posters Notes/comments/dairy entry Description

quantifiers containers be going to vs will Infinitive/ -ing forms Mustn't don't have to -ing/-ed participles order of adjectives the passive question tags reported speech relative pronouns statements reported questions reported commands

Social/affective Experience being part of a group and obeying rules through games and projects Show support and tolerance for other learners' learning styles Respond to feedback from teacher and peers Become responsible by keeping and updating own language portfolio Have some understanding of the culture, traditions and life in English speaking countries