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CIA Academic Syllabus

A1 Starter
Level 1

2017
 Assessment structure for Starter (A1)
Level 1
Grammar 4 Progress Level 1 Total
tests Final exam grammar %
60% 40%
Level 1
Speaking 4 Progress tests Final exam
Total speaking %
60% 40%
Level 1
Writing 5 Progress tests
Final exam
Total writing %
60% 40%
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒
Pass mark is 70%
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Week 1: Please cover SB 1A – 2A; Student’s book pages 6-15; Workbook pages 3-9 and 52-53.
Mon – Day 1 Tue – Day 2 Wed – Day 3 Thu – Day 4 Fri – Day 5 Sat / Sun
Introduction Cover WB 1A Cover WB 1C Progress test 1 Speaking activity: read the
topic and narrate
10:00 am – Start SB 1A Give 10 min to do WB 1B Finalize SB 1D Dictation: Unit 1 vocab.
10:50 am Revise
Cover WB 1B
10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK
Finalize SB 1A Start SB 1C Give Sts 10 min to do WB Finalize SB 2A Reading: speed and Memorize
1D fluency
11:00 am – Give Sts. 10 min to do
11:50 am Cover WB 1D WB 2A Writing: Text dictation
Start “Reading & Writing Cover WB 2A
portfolio 1” on WB pages Read
52-53
10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK
Start SB 1B Finalize SB 1C Finalize “R&W portfolio 1” Cover speaking Writing: Free writing Watch
12:00 pm – on WB pages 52-53 activities from TB page
12:50 pm 112-114
10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK
Speak
Finalize SB 1B Start SB 1D Start SB 2A Cover “Pair & Group Speaking PT
1:00 pm – work” for Unit 1 in SB
1:50 pm Give WB 1A as HW Give WB 1C as HW Inform abt. PT1 & Dict.
Give speaking PT
questions & explain Enjoy
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Week 2: Please cover SB 2B – 3B; Student’s book pages 16-25; Workbook pages 9 -15 and 54-55.

Mon – Day 6 Tue – Day 7 Wed – Day 8 Thu – Day 9 Fri – Day 10 Sat / Sun

Progress report Cover WB 2C Start SB 3A Cover WB 3B Speaking activity: read

the topic and narrate
10:00 am – Start SB 2B Start SB 2D Start speaking activities Revise
10:50 am from TB page 113-120

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK Memorize

Finalize SB 2B Finalize SB 2D Finalize SB 3A Finalize speaking Reading: speed and

activities from TB page fluency
11:00 am – Give Sts 10 min to do WB
Give Sts 10 min to do 113-120
11:50 am 2D
WB 3A
Writing: Text dictation
Read
Cover WB 2D
Cover WB 3A

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

Watch
Give Sts 10 min to do WB 2B Cover “R&W portfolio 2” Start SB 3B Start Vocab Plus from Writing: Free writing
12:00 pm – Cover WB 2B
on WB pages 54-55 TB page 151-153
Start speaking PT
12:50 pm Start SB 2C Inform abt. PT2 & Dict.

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

Speak
Finalize SB 2C Progress test 2 Finalize SB 3B Finalize Vocab Plus from Finalize speaking PT
1:00 pm – Give WB 2C as HW TB page 151-153
1:50 pm Dictation: Unit 2 vocab. Give WB 3B as HW

Give speaking PT
questions & explain Enjoy

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Week 3: Please cover SB 3C – 4C; Student’s book pages 26-35; Workbook pages 16 -21 and 56 -57.

Mon – Day 11 Tue – Day 22 Wed – Day 13 Thu – Day 14 Fri – Day 15 Sat / Sun

Progress report Cover WB 3D Cover WB 4A Cover WB 4C Speaking activity: read the

topic and narrate
10:00 am – Start SB 3C Cover “R&W portfolio 3” Start SB 4B Start speaking activities
on WB pages 56-57 Revise
10:50 am from TB page 121-123

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

Memorize
Finalize SB 3C Progress test 3 Finalize SB 4B Finalize speaking Reading: speed and fluency
11:00 am – activities from TB page
Give Sts 10 min to do WB Dictation: Unit 3 vocab. Give Sts 10 min to do Writing: Text dictation
11:50 am 3C WB 4B
121-123

Read

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

Cover WB 3C Start SB 4A Cover WB 4B Start Vocab Plus from Writing: Free writing
12:00 pm – TB page 153-154
12:50 pm Start SB 3D Start SB 4C Start speaking PT Watch

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

Speak
Finalize SB 3D Finalize SB 4A Finalize SB 4C Finalize Vocab Plus Finalize speaking PT
from TB page 153-154
1:00 pm – Give WB 3D as HW Give WB 4A as HW Give WB 4C as HW
1:50 pm
Inform abt. PT3 & Dict. Give speaking PT
questions & explain Enjoy

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Week 4: Please cover SB 4D – 5D; Student’s book pages 36-45; Workbook pages 22-27 and 58-61.

Mon – Day 16 Tue – Day 17 Wed – Day 18 Thu – Day 19 Fri – Day 20 Sat / Sun

Progress report Progress test 4 Cover WB 5B Cover WB 5D Dictation: Unit 5 vocab.

10:00 am – Start SB 4D Dictation: Unit 4 vocab. Start SB 5C Cover “R&W portfolio Speaking activity: read
GET
the topic and narrate
10:50 am 4” on WB pages 60-61

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

READY
Finalize SB 4D Finalize SB 5A Finalize SB 5C Start speaking activities Reading: speed and
11:00 am – from TB page 124-128 fluency
Give Sts 10 min to do WB 4D Give Sts 10 min to do
11:50 am WB 5A
Give Sts. 10 min to do
WB 5C Writing: Text dictation

FOR
10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

Cover WB 4D Cover WB 5A Cover WB 5C Finalize speaking Writing: Free writing

12:00 pm – activities from TB page
12:50 pm Cover “R&W portfolio 4” on Start SB 5B Start SB 5D 124-128 Start speaking PT THE
WB pages 58-59

10 min BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

FINAL
Start SB 5A Finalize SB 5B Finalize SB 5D Cover Vocab Plus from Finalize speaking PT
1:00 pm – TB page 154-155
Give WB 5B as HW
1:50 pm Inform abt. PT4 & Dict. Give WB 5D as HW
Give speaking PT
questions & explain
EXAM