Macmillan English 6 – course planner - 160 sessions (45 minutes each)

Unit Reading Comprehension Language building Grammar Fluency Spelling and Class writing
and vocabulary reading for
(1 session) (1 session) (1 session) (1 session) enrichment (1 session)
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Unit Decision time (story Comprehension: first, second and Present Simple and Back to school! Spelling: doubling choosing a way to
1 with a moral literal third person Continuous; Past final consonant complete a story as
dilemma) comprehension pronouns Simple and before suffixing e.g. a class and on own
7 Continuous stop-stopped
sessions Vocabulary:
synonyms and Reading for
antonyms enrichment: Bird
and Boy (poem)
Test Unit 1 (1 session)
Unit The Panama Canal Comprehension: brackets for adding expressing future Through the canal Spelling: magic e explaining how
2 (information / literal additional time dropped before something works,
explanatory text comprehension information suffixing e.g with diagrams
7 with diagrams) operate-operating
sessions Vocabulary:
dictionary Reading for
definitions enrichment: The
crow and the water
jug (fable)
Test Unit 2 (1 session)
Unit Journey to the Comprehension: adjectival phrases first conditional Volcanoes! Spelling: suffixing continuing a story;
3 centre of the Earth literal verbs ending composing diary
(narrative in diary comprehension consonant+y e.g. entry for next day
7 form) try-tried
sessions Vocabulary: use of
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 exciting adjectives Reading for
enrichment:
Journey to the South
Pole (biography)
Test Unit 3 (1 session)
Unit Tourism (discussion Comprehension: adverbial phrases Present Perfect and In the Himalayas Spelling: suffix discussion text
4 text) literal Past Simple ment
comprehension
7 Reading for
sessions Vocabulary: small enrichment:
words in long words Loggerhead turtles
(information)
Revision units 1-4 (2 sessions)
Test Units 1-4 (1 session)
Project work (2 sessions)
Unit Escape from the Comprehension: compound sentences Past Perfect Animax studios Spelling: sion and story planning /
5 Castle of Doom literal (revisions) ssion at end of writing next two
(adventure story) comprehension words chapters
7
sessions Vocabulary: Reading for
categorising words enrichment:
Finding Magic
(poem)
Test Unit 5 (1 session)
Unit Writing letters Comprehension: reflexive pronouns passive – present Meet the author! Spelling: suffix ery different kinds of
6 (different types of literal and past letters
letters) comprehension Reading for
7 enrichment: Roald
sessions Vocabulary: Dahl (biography)
prefixes un and dis

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Test Unit 6 (1 session)
Unit The Game Show Comprehension: gender of nouns future passives Jungle survivor Spelling: ate at end scene for a play
7 (play) literal of words
comprehension
7 Reading for
sessions Vocabulary: enrichment: The
alliteration English Language
(information text
with flow diagram)
Test Unit 7 (1 session)
Unit The Hidden Comprehension: gerunds relative clauses The latest craze Spelling: c after x design own posters /
8 Persuaders literal and ce after s e.g. adverts
(persuasive writing comprehension exciting, once
7 in advertisements)
sessions Vocabulary: Reading for
rhyming enrichment: Just
Joking (wordplay)
Test Unit 8 (1 session)
Unit Reading poetry Comprehension: relative pronouns second conditional Children's Poetry Spelling: negative choral poem / rap
9 (choral poetry / literal Festival prefixes in and im poem
conversation comprehension
7 poems / rap) Reading for
sessions Vocabulary: enrichment: I live
homonyms in a city (poem)
Revision Units 5-9 (2 sessions)
Test Units 5-9 (1 session)
Project work (2 sessions)
Unit Anwar and Ashraf Comprehension: simple and Present Perfect – An Indian market Spelling: words playscript
10 (playscript) literal compound sentences active and passive / ending ck/ic
comprehension past action – present
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 7 result Reading for
sessions Vocabulary: enrichment: The
adjectives Taj Mahal
(information text)
Test Unit 10 (1 session)
Unit All about tigers Comprehension: subheading / modal verbs Wildlife in India – Spelling: ory words information
11 (information literal paragraphing Sariska Nature organised with
passage) comprehension Reserve Reading for paragraphs /
7 enrichment: subheadings
sessions Vocabulary: gender Jazeera in the Sun
(story extract)
Test Unit 11 (1 session)
Unit Black Beauty Comprehension: who/which clauses may/might to show The National Horse Spelling: suffix first person narrative
12 (classic fiction) literal possibility + Show able – changing
comprehension conditional viewpoint
7 Reading for
sessions Vocabulary: enrichment: The
homophones Bed and Breakfast
Star (story extract)
Test Unit 12 (1 session)
Unit Grace Darling Comprehension: abstract nouns modals + passive Sea Reascue! Spelling: suffix ible biography
13 (biography) literal infinitive
comprehension Reading for
7 enrichment: The
sessions Vocabulary: Lion and the Mouse
synonyms (fable)
Revision Units 10-13 (2 sessions)
Test Unit 10-13 (1 session)
Project work (2 sessions)
Unit Stig of the dump Comprehension: paragraphing reported speech It's rubbish! Spelling: age words continuing a story -
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 14 (narrative) literal description
comprehension Reading for
7 enrichment: Don't
sessions Vocabulary: regular Dump It – Re-use It
and irregular past (factual)
tenses
Test Unit 14 (1 session)
Unit Where does our Comprehension: adverbial clauses question tags Where can't our Spelling: suffix y flow diagram
15 rubbish go? literal rubbish go?
(information / flow comprehension Reading for
7 diagram) enrichment: The
sessions Vocabulary: Poet and the Trees
antonyms (poem)
Test Unit 15 (1 session)
Unit The One That Got Comprehension: adverbial clauses reported speech – The happiest days of Spelling: ary words continuing a story
16 Away (short story) literal have / had; will / your life?
comprehension would Reading for
7 enrichment: Tanni
sessions Vocabulary: Grey-Thompson
collective nouns (autobiography)
Test Unit 16 (1 session)
Unit Interview with John Comprehension: positioning of reported questions School stories Spelling: suffix ous interview / reflective
17 Little (interview) literal clauses writing
comprehension Reading for
7 enrichment:
sessions Vocabulary: Impressions of a
difficult words new boy (poem)
Test Unit 17 (1 session)
Unit Poetry (acrostic / list Comprehension: apostrophes of wish + past tense Goodbye! Spelling: au words poetry
18 / rhyming poems) literal possession

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 comprehension (revision) Reading for
7 enrichment: The
sessions Vocabulary: Model We're
contractions Making in Class
with Miss (poem)
Revision Units 14-18 (2 sessions)
Final test (2 sessions)
Wrap-up (1 session)

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