BCC Intensive English Program Grade Eight

Course Syllabus for Semester 1 / 2016-2017

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 students to be active and constructive in their own learning, using

English as a tool to create meaning, seek knowledge, and to interact effectively
with others in the school context and in the broader community.
To extend students competence and confidence in using English in a range of
demanding and challenging contexts.
To integrate learning English with other areas of the College curriculum.
To encourage students to become responsible, independent, reflective learners.
To promote an atmosphere of collaboration and co-operation amongst students.

Coursebook
English in Mind Book 2 (Herbert Puchta and Jeff Stranks, 2010)
Teaching Learning Materials and Resources
Student coursebook; workbook; support and assistance of Thai Language Teachers;
flashcards; audio cassettes; supplementary video cassettes; materials to complete
projects and activities (construction paper, coloured markers, paint etc); overhead
projector; television; video; cassette/CD player.
Course Schedule
Week

Week 1: May 9 - 15

Topic
Introduction/Getting to know you
Distribution of materials and ice-breaking activities.
Unit 1: Great idea!
Student Book pages 6-13
What is the greatest invention in history?

Week 2: May 16 22
Week 3: May 23 - 29

Students will read texts and listen to audio about famous inventions. They
will talk about past activities and they will also discuss music.
Students will study past continuous, and compare past continuous with past
simple. They will learn to use when and while.

Week 4: May 30 - June 5

Week 5: June 6 - 12

Unit 2: He ran faster.

Student Book pages 14-21
What is your favorite sport?
Students will read texts and listen to audio about sports activities. And
well talk about sports and learn to make comparisons and apologize
for mistakes.

Students will study comparative and superlative adjectives,

intensifiers with comparatives, not asas, adverbs and
comparative adverbs.
Unit 3: Our world
Student Book pages 24-31
Do you care about the environment?

Week 6: June 13 19
Week 7: June 20 - 26

Students will read texts and listen to audio about natural resources,
environmental problems, and conservation. They will discuss environmental
problems and what they think will happen in the future.
Students will study will and wont, may and might, and if/unless + first
conditional.

Week 8: June 27 - July 3

Week 9: July 4 - 10

Review Week
IEP Mid-terms
Unit 4: Holiday or vacation?
Student Book pages 32-39
Do you like to travel?

Week 10: July 11 17

Week 11: July 18 - 24

Students will read texts and listen to audio about vacations. They will talk
about recent holiday events.
Students will study question tags, present perfect simple, and
just/already/yet.
Unit 5: Growing up
Student Book pages 42-49
Are you an adult?

Week 12: July 25 - July 31

Week 13: Aug. 1 - 7

Students will read texts and listen to audio about growing up. They will talk
about ceremonies, and asking for permission to do things they want to do.
They will also learn how to retell stories.
Students will study present simple passive, let/be allowed to.
Unit 6: Have fun!
Student Book pages 50-57
What do you do to have fun?

Week 14: Aug. 8 14

Week 15: Aug. 15 - 21

Students will read texts and listen to audio about having fun, and they will
talk about the things they think are funny. They will talk about unfinished
situations, different points of view, and the many ways people can have fun.
Students will study present perfect simple, and they will study the difference
between for and since.

Week 16: Aug. 22 - 28

Week 17: Aug. 29 - Sept. 4

Review Week for End of Semester 1

IEP End of Semester Exams

Week 18: Sept. 5 - 11

Reading/Project/Activity Week

Week 19: Sept. 12 - 18

Main School Exams