BCC Intensive English Program Grade Nine

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 3 (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: Communication
Student Book pages 6-13
How do you communicate?

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

Students will read texts and listen to audio about different methods of
communication. Students will talk about impressive things they have done,
and discuss animal communication
Students will study past simple and compare it to present perfect simple.

Week 4: May 30 - June 5

Week 5: June 6 - 12

Unit 2: A true friend

Student Book pages 14-21
Who are your real friends?
Students will read texts and listen to audio about friendships. Students will
retell stories, discuss loyalty, and discuss meeting new people and making
friends.

Students will study past simple, and past continuous. They will study time
conjunctions; as/then/as soon as. They will study past simple and compare it
to past perfect simple.
Unit 3: A working life
Student Book pages 24-31
What do you want to be when you grow up?

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

Students will read texts and listen to audio about jobs and job interviews.
Students will have conversations using how long; they will give advice, and
participate in a job role-play.
Students will study present perfect simple and compare it to present perfect
continuous. Students will study had better/should/ought to.

Week 8: June 27 - July 3

Week 9: July 4 - 10

Review Week
IEP Mid-terms
Unit 4: Live forever!
Student Book pages 32-39
What do you think will happen in the future?

Week 10: July 11 17

Week 11: July 18 - 24

Students will read texts and listen to audio about long life, living forever,
and what will happen in the future. Students will talk about things that make
people live longer, stressful situations, and discussing future predictions.
Students will study future predictions; first conditional, if and unless.
Unit 5: Reality TV
Student Book pages 42-49
Can you believe what you see on TV?

Week 12: July 25 - July 31

Students will read texts and listen to audio about radio, television, films and
Week 13: Aug. 1 - 7
other kinds of media. Students will talk about TV, films, books and websites.
Students will study make/let/be allowed to; and modal verbs of obligation,
prohibition and permission.
Unit 6: Survival
Student Book pages 50-57
Will you survive?

Week 14: Aug. 8 14

Week 15: Aug. 15 - 21

Students will read texts and listen to audio about things that will happen in
the future.
Students will study present passive and past passive, present perfect passive,
future passive, and causative passive.

Week 16: Aug. 22 - 28

Review Week for End of Semester Exams

Week 17: Aug. 29 - Sept. 4 IEP End of Semester Exams

Week 18: Sept. 5 - 11

Save the Earth Activity Week

Week 19: Sept. 12 - 18

Main School Exams