The New Learning Plus Teacher’s book 2

THE NEW LEARNING PLUS – SECOND GRADE

Program objective:
 To develop all the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) through the language
components (linguistics, sociolinguistics and pragmatics), to interact in a simple and basic way with others in English.

Book objective:
 To develop the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills by using basic vocabulary, phrases and short readings
related to children’s life at home, school and community, to assimilate sounds, words and meanings in English.

Stream line: Listen, speak, read and write to interact and communicate in daily life situations.

Linguistic competences:
Listening
To process and understand spoken messages whose complexity increases gradually.
Speaking
To produce less complex oral messages than the ones of the book.
Reading
To process and understand written messages whose complexity increases gradually.
Writing
To produce less complex written messages than the ones of the book.

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BOOK OUTLINE

CORE UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY FUNCTIONS STANDARDS OF ESSENTIAL

PERFOMANCE ASSESSMENT
INDICATORS
1. My first day at Basic oral questions and Basic vocabulary from Reviewing of prior During the whole Assessment takes place
school statements from last last year: knowledge from last process: through the language
year: - Numbers 1-20 year: LISTENING skills: speaking, writing,
 Review - What is this? - Colors - Asking for Learners will: listening, and reading.
- This is a… - Animals information - Be familiarized with During the whole
- This is the… - Clothes - Counting numbers actions process:
- This/that/these/those - Family - Pointing objects The students will be
- Where does the - Rooms of a house - Describing the human - Understand short able to :
dentist work? - Expletives: there body dialogues and LISTENING
- There is a… is/are - Following conversations - Understand when
instructions someone introduces
- Listening to - Be familiarized with friends
instructions short dialogues
- Identifying sounds - Understand
- Associating sounds sequences related to
and words habits and routines

- Follow the sequence

of a short dialogue or
a paragraph when
provided images

- Understand when
someone speaks
English and react in a
verbal and non-verbal
way

- Follow oral
instructions related to

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activities

- Understand when
someone greets and
says hello and
goodbye to interact
with others
2. Time for school! Oral and written Oral and written basic - Developing cognitive, SPEAKING - Understand and
questions and vocabulary: perceptual and - Use prior knowledge respond simple
 My new friends statements: - Nouns: people names psychomotor skills of questions about
 Greetings and - Personal pronouns: I, - Greetings: good children - Use the basic themselves, friends,
farewells you, he, she, it, we, morning, hi, hello - Identifying and structures of the activities,
 School life you, they - Farewells: goodbye, introducing new language correctly likes/dislikes, places,
 Basic math - Question: How are bye friends meals, feelings and
you? - Verbs: - Greeting formally and - Use the vocabulary community
- Simple present tense: To be: am, is, are informally learned in context
verb to be and other Other verbs (-ing): - Saying goodbye to - Understand and
verbs drawing, studying, someone - Use stress, rhythm respond when
- Present progressive: running, playing, - Describing classroom and intonation someone asks about
He is reading… reading, writing, activities time
- Question: What are cutting - Identifying present - Manage a basic
you doing? - Cardinal numbers: 1- progressive tense vocabulary naturally - Follow number
- Regular and irregular 30 verbs sequences
verbs - Addition sign: + - Asking about - Share information
- -ing endings - Equals sign: = activities with others - Follow alphabetical
- Reading short sequences
paragraphs
- Making number - Give instructions
sequences
- Making additions - Understand songs,
- Talking about present rhymes and chants,
activities showing them
through gestures and
physical movements
3. Playing with Oral and written Oral and written basic - Identifying the READING - Understand and make
words! questions and vocabulary: alphabet - Identify different short and simple
statements: - The alphabet in - Classifying conventional symbols descriptions of
 The alphabet in - Basic vocabulary English consonants and objects in a room

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English - Personal pronouns: I, - Vowels vowels - Identify the main SPEAKING

 Vowels you, he, she, it, we, - Nouns: apple, board, - Associating sounds actions or events that - Greet friends and
you they cell, dice, eraser, and symbols make up a story and people around them
- Simple present tense: flower, girl, house, - Relating letters and the sequence in which
verb to be and other ice cream, jacket, basic vocabulary they happen - Talk about different
verbs key, lemon, map, - Writing words topics, such as:
- Regular and irregular notebook, orange - Listening and - Recognize important school, numbers,
verbs recognizing sounds in information likes/dislikes,
English addresses, position of
- Spelling words objects, days of the
- Saying tongue week, time of the day,
twisters meals, feelings,
senses, recycling

- Count from 1-60

- Use current phrases

to express their
activities in school
4. Let’s count! Oral and written Oral and written basic - Recognizing units WRITING - Use verbal and non-
questions and vocabulary: and tens - Label words verbal elements to
 Tens statements: - Cardinal numbers: 1- - Counting numbers communicate with
 Basic math - Simple present tense 100 - Asking and - Write numbers others
 I like vanilla ice - Countable phrase: - Nouns: balloons, answering about
cream How many…? pencils, triangles, numbers - Associate basic - Identify and
 What are you - Verb “have” to erasers, park, pet, - Making number vocabulary and pronounce the words
doing? express possession pool, stadium, school, sequences pictures with written and simple sentences
- Affirmative and soccer, bike - Solving basic words and short correctly
negative sentences - Basic math: operations with sentences, paragraphs
with “have” Addition sign: + numbers and dialogues - Ask and say the time
- Question: Equals sign: = - Exchanging personal
What’s your Minus sign: - likes and dislikes - Write legibly using - Say simple sentences
favorite…? - Verbs: like riding, - Associating dialogues the vocabulary and
- Yes/no questions: like playing, like… with real life the grammar - Answer simple
Do you like…? - Reading dialogues structures learned in a questions
- Short answers: - Interacting with correct way
Yes, I do/No, I don’t others - Make short sentences
- Present continuous: - Asking about present with the key

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affirmative, negative activities vocabulary

and questions
- Question: - Describe the position
What are you doing? of objects in a room
- Answer:
I’m running
5. I live in… Oral and written Oral and written basic - Exchanging personal - Answer simple
questions and vocabulary: information questions when
 Where is it? statements: - Nouns: names, - Interacting with people speak slowly
 Ann is in her room - Simple present tense: streets’ names, places others and clearly
verb to be and other in a city, cities, - Identifying places in -
verbs countries a map - Give simple answers
- Questions: - Determiner: the - Associating places to basic questions
Where is it? - Objects in a room: with real life when given time to
Where is the…? table, chair, bed, - Talking about replay
- Determiners pillows position of objects -
- Prepositions of place - Prepositions of place: - Reading information - Discuss about
under, next to, recycling
between, in front of, -
opposite, above, in, - Sing songs
on
6. Working on Oral and written Oral and written basic - Talking about the READING
Mondays questions and vocabulary: days of the week - Read the alphabet in
statements: - Nouns: days of the - Associating dialogues English
 My favorite days - Present time activities week with real life
 It’s time - Adverbs of - Numbers 1- 60 - Reading dialogues - Draw the scenes of a
frequency: usually, - Verbs: be, study, - Interacting with dialogue
always play, read, go, have others
- Questions: - Expressions: - Making timetables - Dramatize a story
What do you do It’s… o’clock - Describing your day
on…? It’s nine fifteen - Identifying time in a - Sing songs
What time is it? clock
What time do you…? - Asking and giving the - Identify key words
- Simple present tense: time
verb to be and other - Associating time and - Recognize isolate
verbs activities words and numbers
- Reading information
- Draw elemental

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vocabulary

- Identify characters, in
a dialogue or short
paragraph providing
them some clues
7. Meals Oral and written Oral and written basic - Classifying healthy WRITING:
questions and vocabulary: and unhealthy food - Transfer information
 Let’s eat healthy statements: - Verbs: eat, practice, - Recognizing fruits,
 Food - Adjectives: healthy, wash, take, brush, go, vegetables and meals - Write basic personal
 Fruits unhealthy sleep, drink - Following advices information
 Vegetables - Countable and - Plurals: apple/apples, - Choosing a favorite
 Meals uncountable nouns: tomato/tomatoes meal - Write the alphabet in
 My birthday party some rice, some… - Colors - Ordering food English
- Modal: should, - Numbers - Associating food and
should not, can - Nouns: time - Label words based on
- Questions: Fruits: apple, banana, - Reading information pictures
What do you have grapes - Interacting with
for…? Vegetables: avocado, others - Write numbers
What time do you cucumber, carrot, - Writing invitations
have…? corn - Create simple
What do you like…? Meals: rice. bread, sentences using the
- Simple present tense: chicken, soup, structures and
I have juice and… sandwich, French vocabulary learned
fries
Snacks: popcorn, - Solve basic math
chocolates, cookies problems
8. Talking about Oral and written Oral and written basic - Identifying feelings - Answer simple
feelings questions and vocabulary: - Expressing feelings questions about the
statements: - Adjectives: sad, - Associating senses topics presented in
 Feelings Adjectives happy, tired and objects the book
 It smells terrific! - Personal pronouns - Verbs: is, are, sound, - Reading dialogues
 Setting the table - Demonstratives: this, taste, smell, look, feel - Writing short - Solve progressive
that - Nouns: soup plate, dialogues tests
- Simple present tense: tray, plate, bowl, cup, - Practicing advices
verb to be and other saucer, teaspoon
verbs
She is sad

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The music sounds

very loud
I can see…
- Question:
How do you feel
today?
- Yes/no questions:
Do you want more
salad?
- Short answers:
Yes, please/No, thank
you
- Expressions with: can
9. Helping our Oral and written Oral and written basic - Understanding the
community questions and vocabulary: recycling process
statements: - Nouns: trash, paper - Classifying trash
 Classifying trash - Simple present tense: bags, plastic bags, - Reading information
 Recycling verb to be and other aluminum cans, - Determining the
verbs window glass, importance of
- Question: cardboard, toys, old recycling in daily life
Why reuse, reduce newspapers, etc. - Discussing about
and recycle? recycling
PACING:

200 WORKING DAYS

40 WORKING WEEKS
-2 WEEKS FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND SETTING
-2 WEEKS FOR EXAMS
-2 WEEKS FOR RECOVERING
-1 UNEXPECTED EVENT WEEKS

33 TOTAL WORKING WEEKS

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CROSS-CUTTING AXES:

 Living well
 Intercultural awareness
 Democratic citizenship education
 Respecting our environment
 The health care and recreational habits of students
 Sex education in youth

METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES:

TPR Brainstorming Dialogues Matching

Role playing Mapping Projects Field trips
Information questions Video workshops Guessing Individual works
Group works Chain drills Bulletin boards Drawing
Picture descriptions Games Word maps Charts
Picture dictionary Painting Modeling Focused listening
Eclectical methods (PPP) (CLT) Communicative
Presentation/Practice/Production Language Teaching
(TBLL) Task-Based Language (ARC) Authentic, Restrictive
Learning use and Clarification focus

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EVALUATION:

 DIAGNOSTIC, FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE THROUGH:

- Oral and written test (Review)
- Communication practices
- Listening and reading practices
- Oral lessons
- Homework
- Projects
- Task-based activities
- Individual and group work
- Video workshops
- Objective test/quizzes
- Oral tests
- Written tests
- Progress tests (included)

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES:

Printed Materials:
The New Learning Plus, Student’s book 2
The New Learning Plus, Teacher’s book 2
The New Learning Plus, Flashcards
The New Learning Plus, English charts
English-Spanish Dictionary
Printed flyers, photocopies, pictures, diagrams, old magazines, newspapers
Supplies: Small pieces of cardboard, crayons, markers
Human resources: Teachers, students
Internet resources: Puzzles, crosswords
Others: puppets, toys, whiteboard

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Technology Hardware
X CD player Laser disk VCR
X Computer X Printer Video camera
Digital camera Projection system Video conferencing equipment
X DVD player X Scanner Others
X Internet connection X TV

Technology Software
Spread sheet
Desktop publisher
E-mail software
X Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Image processor X Word processor
X Internet web browser X Others
X Multimedia
Web page developer

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 The New Learning Plus, Student’s &Teacher’s book 2
 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
 Actualización y Fortalecimiento Curricular de la EGB.
Área de Lengua y Literatura
 Programa Nacional de Inglés para los Años 1° a 7° de EGB
 Fundamentos Curriculares
 Syllabus Design
Flavio Muñoz Mejía, Maya Ediciones, 2012. Ecuador.
Cambridge University Press. Reino Unido.
Ministerio de Educación, 2010. Ecuador.
Ministerio de Educación, 2007. Ecuador.
Secretaría de Educación Pública, 2010. Argentina.
David Nunan, Oxford University Press, 2008. Reino Unido.

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