Elementary English 2

PACING GUIDE OpenMind 2 (Units 7 to 12)

Week Modules Learning Goal Target linguistic features Corresponding pages No classes
1 Introducing the characteristics of the program Explanation of the program - explaining the use of platform - April 9th classes until 13.00
I 2 Asking for permission, making requests and offers can/could/may/will p. 34 & 35 April 10th &11th
Online Sts get their codes May 1st, 21st & 22nd
3 Describing good and bad experiences Present perfect/initial clusters p.39 to 41 June 29th
II 4 Contrasting past experiences Present perfect vs past simple p.49 to 51 Classes start on March 16th
Online Vocabulary 1 - Grammar 1 Adjectives to describe food / too & enough Unit 7 Classes end week of June 22th
5 Giving advice should-ought to p.54 Important Dates
III 6 Talking about food around the world Adjectives to describe food / multisyllable adjectives / too & enough p.69 to 71
Online Communication- Reading - Video- Listen and write Food containers / quantifiers / strategies to explain what you mean Unit 7 Oral Midterm: week of May 9th
7 Talking about quantities Quantifiers / food containers p.72 to 74 Written exam: week of June 8th
IV 8 Preparation & Evaluation: Impromptu Interaction Final oral: week of June 29th
Online Grammar review 1-Vocabulary 2 - Grammar 2 - Grammar review 2 Strategies to make predicitions / general revision Unit 7
9 Explaining what you mean / writing a recipe Strategies to explain what you mean / text structure of a recipe p.75 Grades in Banner on July 15th
V 10 Talking about relationships Relationships / likes, desires & preferences / -ould pronunciation p. 79 to 81
Online Vocabulary 1 - Grammar 1 - Grammar review 1 -Writing Relationships / likes, desires & preferences Unit 8 RLAW
11 Talking about dating customs Gerund phrases as subject and object / structured ideas in the paragraph p.82 & 83 TBA
VI 12 Preparation & Evaluation: Impromptu Interaction
Online Grammar 2 - Grammar review 2 - Listening - Vocabulary 2 - Video Paragraph structure / strategies to understand instructions and processes / gerund phrases as subject and object Unit 8
13 Discussing about different experiences get + adjective p. 84 & 85
VII 14 Making recommendations Strategies to make reccomendations using formulaic expressions p. 86 & 87
Online Vocabulary 1 - Grammar 1 - Grammar review 1 - Communication The weather / may-might & will / strategies to interrupt /get + adjective Unit 9
15 Discussing about places to visit The weather / may-migh t & will for future possibility / /eɪ/ p. 89 to 91
VIII 16 Characterizing the natural world and climate change Strategies to interrupt / vocabulary: the natural world p.92-93
Online Vocabulary 2 - Reading - Grammar 2 - Grammar review 2 The natural world / strategies to understand meaning from context / will & going to Unit 9
17 Evaluation: Oral Midterm Exam
IX 18 Evaluation: Oral Midterm Exam
Online Read & write / Listen & Write Online complementary assessment Unit 8 & 9
19 Forecasting weather predictions will and going to p. 94 & 95
X 20 Talking about traditions to celebrate Parties / infinitives of purpose / /Ɔɪ/ p.99 to 101
Online Vocabulary 1 - Grammar 1 - Grammar review 1 - Vocabulary 2 Parties / infinitives of purpose / introducing adjectives for describing events Unit 10
21 Describing events Adjectives for describing events / topic sentences I p.102 &103
XI 22 Talking about social plans in the future Review of future forms / social plans p. 104 & 105
Online Writing - Listening - Grammar 2 - Grammar review 2 Topic sentence / agreement & disagreement / future forms Unit 10
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XII 24 Academic Writing Task: Preparation Session
Online Vocabulary 1 - Grammar 1 - Grammar review 1 - Reading Materials / simple present passive / strategies to understand meaning from context Unit 11
25 Describing materials Materials / simple present passive p.109 to 111
XIII 26 Describing processes Simple past passive p.112 & 113
Online Grammar 2 - Grammar review 2 - Vocabulary 2 - Communication Simple past passive / technology / strategies to express uncertainty Unit 11
27 Evaluation: Written Exam
XIV 28 Talking about technology Tecnhnology vocabulary/expressing uncertainty p. 114 & 115
29 Describing relationships Formulas to describe relationships / zero & first conditional l /aʊ//oʊ// values p.119 to 123
Online Vocabulary 1 - Grammar 1 - Grammar review 1 - Vocabulary 2 Relationships / zero & first conditional / values Unit 12
XV 30 Imagining a different life Second conditional p. 124-125
Online Listening - Grammar 2 - Grammar review 2 - Writing Agreement & disagreement / second conditional / suporting paragraphs Unit 12
31 Evaluation: Final Oral Exam
XVI 32 Evaluation: Final Oral Exam
Online Listen & Write / Read & write Online complementary assessment Unit 11 & 12
50 33
Recuperative exams
Total # hours 34

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