BCC Intensive English Program Grade 3

Course Syllabus for Semester 2 / 2015-2016

Course Objectives:
This course is an outcomes-based, English language enrichment course designed to
develop and consolidate students skills in the areas of Listening, Speaking, Reading
and Writing. Specific course objectives include:
To encourage children to be active and constructive in their own learning, using
English as a tool to do things and to create personally significant meaning.
To integrate learning English with other areas of learning at primary school.
To help children learn how to learn and to encourage them to begin to become
responsible, independent, reflective learners.
To promote an atmosphere of co-operation and collaboration in class.
Coursebook
English World 3
Teaching-Learning Materials and Resources:
Student book, workbook, audio CDs, flashcards, supplementary DVDs, materials to
complete projects and activities; scissors, construction paper, card, coloured pencils,
markers, glue, ActivBoard, television, video,CD player.

Course Schedule:

Weeks
1-2

Topic
Unit 7 At the station

Oct. 26
Nov. 6

In this unit students will be learning to identify

people, actions and things at a train station.
Students will also learn to use the past simple
tense of have, talk about things everyone must
or mustnt do and how to write a poem.

Text
Unit 7
Student book p.74-81
Workbook p.52-61

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Unit 8 In the mall

Through activities in this unit students will learn

Nov. 9 to identify shops in a mall, use the past simple

of irregular verbs, comprehend a story using

Nov. 20 past simple of irregular verbs and to ask and
answer using Did with irregular past tense
verbs.
5-6

Unit 9 Street shows

Nov. 23 In this unit students will continue using

comparative adjectives, use the superlative of
Dec. 4 short adjectives, ask questions with Why and
answer with Because. Students will also learn
how entertainers do there trade.
Reading CAT-Week 6
Unit 10- London sights
7-9
Dec. 8

Dec. 24

Unit 8
Student book p.82-89
Workbook p. 72-81

Unit 9
Student book p.90-97
Workbook p.82-91

Unit 10

In this unit students will be learning to use the

Student book p. 100-107
going to future tense with all pronouns, learn
Workbook p. 92-101
about the Thames river and identify famous
statues and other icons in London. Students will
also learn how to order food in a caf with
Would you like?
Writing CAT-Week 7

10
Dec. 28
Jan. 1
11 12

Christmas and New Year Holidays

Unit 11-World festivals

Unit 11

Jan. 4
Jan. 15

Through activities in this unit students will learn

to use some and any with countable and
uncountable nouns in the interrogative and
affirmative. Students will also learn about
festivals in different seasons and think of ideas
and make notes for a play scene.
Listening CAT-Week 12
Unit 12-Welcome home!

Student book p.108-115

Workbook p.102-111

In this unit students will be learning to write

dates using ordinal numbers, identify and talk
about cities and countries around the world and
identify buildings in famous cities.
Speaking CAT-Week 13

Student book p.116-123

Workbook p.112-121

13-14
Jan. 18
Jan. 29

Units 12

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IEP Exam Review Week
Feb. 1
Feb. 5
16
Feb. 8
IEP Exam Week
Feb. 12
17
Feb. 15 End of Year Student Projects
Feb. 19
18
Feb. 22 Main School Final Exams
Feb. 26

Units 7 - 12