Scope & Sequence Units 1-8 A2

Learning Outcomes Vocabulary & Dialogue Blocks Grammar Listening & Speaking Reading & Writing Visible Thinking Socio-Cultural

- Narrate past events Vocabulary: - Past simple Two audios: Two reading texts: Analytical Thinking: A Look at the World:
- Ask precise questions - Travel and services - Prepositions of time - Activities done on vacation - Web page Evaluating Advantages and Two Places You Should See Before You
- Describe and compare different places - Adjectives to describe things and on - at - in - Having a good time in London “Venice” Disadvantages Turn 18
Relaxed and Ready for School (Vacation)

- Request information on specific places - Prepositional phrases - Magazine article

activities - Adverbs of time and manner Speaking: “Ten Things I Learned While Traveling” Critical Thinking: Step into the Past:
- Receive and respond to e-mails Dialogue Blocks: - Past continuous - Pair and group interaction Finding New Solutions Women Travelers
- Write a short story - Describing places and things - Role plays Everyday Writing:
- Asking for detailed information - Debate about traveling alone or with - E-mail Crosscurricula:
- Asking for and giving an opinion friends and family Staying Healthy on Vacation
- Survey about the activities teenagers Creative Writing:
UNIT 1

Idioms: enjoy doing during vacation - Short story

- cost an arm and a leg
- once in a blue moon
- in a pickle
- seeing red

- Describe personal appearance Vocabulary: - Conversational deletion Three audios: Two reading texts: Analytical Thinking: A Look at the World:
- Talk about prices - Shopping - Impersonal pronoun it - Friends going shopping on the - Web page Finding Similarities and Differences The Biggest Shopping Mall in the World
- Compare simple objects - Clothes and accessories - Comparative adjectives weekend “Online Shopping”
- Buy and sell things -er, -ier, before nouns, complement of - Talking about personal appearance - Magazine article: Creative Thinking: Step into the Past:
- Design an advertisement Dialogue Blocks: “be” - Buying and selling items “Why People Go to Malls” Designing and Inventing New Things Clothes 100 Years Ago
- Making purchases - Direct Object
Shop Till You Drop (Shopping)

- Write an article
- Making comparisons - Indirect Object Speaking: Everyday Writing: Crosscurricula:
- Asking for repetition and clarification - Pair and group interaction - Advertisement for an online shop Allowance
- Role plays
Idioms: - Debate about how to spend one’s Creative Writing:
UNIT 2

- look like a million bucks allowance - Article, How to write an article

- pulling my leg
- the cat is out of the bag Writing Skill:
- caught between two stools - Content: Simplicity

- Ask for personal details Vocabulary: - Future with be going to Three audios: Two reading texts: Analytical Thinking: A Look at the World:
- Complete forms with personal - Academic subjects - Affirmative - Conversation about future plans - Blog entry Listing Attributes School Life in Japan
information - Work and jobs - Interrogative regarding school and jobs “Nathan’s Autobiography”
- Discuss plans - Intentions - Short personal interview - Short Story Critical Thinking: Masters of the Book World:
- Talk about future situations Dialogue Blocks: - Present continuous with future meaning - School voicemail recording “My First Day in Junior High” Stating Consequences A Teacher that Made a Difference
Thinking Forward (Education)

- Write an autobiography - Giving information about yourself - Negative

- Write a short story about yourself - Talking about future plans or - Interrogative Speaking: Everyday Writing: Crosscurricula:
intentions - Modals: Be able to - Pair and group interaction - Autobiography Technology and Education
- Helping others to express their ideas - Will be able to - Role plays
- Phrasal prepositional verbs - Debate about flunking a school year Creative Writing:
UNIT 3

Idioms: - Look forward to - Press conference - Short story

- bite off more than you can chew - There is/there are - Presentation
- hit the books - + Uncountable Writing Skill:
- a piece of cake - + Plural nouns - Writing Process: Brainstorming
- it’s crunch time

- Ask for and give information about Vocabulary: - Modals can and have to Three audios: Two reading texts: Creative Thinking: A Look at the World:
routines and habits - Sports - Affirmative - Asking and giving information about - Flyer Imagining New Ways The Problem of Overweight Children
- Talk about one’s health - Health and exercise - Negative personal habits and daily routines “Blue Wave Swimming School” Today
- Express frequency of activities - Time - Interrogative - Exchange of information in a - Blog entry Analytical Thinking:
- Pay compliments - Can and be able to pharmacy “How Healthy Habits Change Lives!” Finding Similarities and Differences A Step into the Past:
- Write a flyer Dialogue Blocks: - Present and past forms - Radio commercial Crazy Cures from the Past
- Make your personal weekly menu - Planning an activity with someone - Simple present tense Everyday Writing:
Fit as a Fiddle! (Health)

- Talking about habitual activities - Action and non-action verbs Speaking: - Making a flyer Crosscurricula:
- Asking and answering about - Affirmative - Pair and group interaction Is Sugary Food Bad for Your Health?
someone’s health - Negative - Debate about healthy habits and Creative Writing:
UNIT 4

- Interrogative sports - Weekly healthy menu

Idioms: - Frequency adverbs - Presentation
- fit as a fiddle - Time expressions - Survey about healthy habits Writing Skill:
- under the weather - Punctuation: periods, commas,
- be back on your feet question marks and exclamation
- recharge your batteries points

- Give and respond to invitations Vocabulary: - Prepositions of time and place Three audios: Two reading texts: Creative Thinking: A Look at the World:
- Express locations - Music genres - Would love + to -infinitive/verbs + - Making plans to go to an event - Poster Brainstorming Solutions Music Festivals Around the World
- Express preferences, likes, and dislikes - Entertainment and cultural events to -infinitive/verbs followed by - Giving directions to get somewhere “Westland Park Summer Festival”
- Ask for and give directions - Locations and directions to -infinitive or -ing - Expressing preferences, likes, and - Newspaper article Critical Thinking: Step into the Past:
Face the Music (Hobbies and Pastimes)

- Write and design a poster - Asking for and giving directions dislikes “Weekend Festival Was a Big Hit!” Evaluating Possitive and Negative Music Formats
- Write a newspaper article Dialogue Blocks: - Would for wishes and preferences Aspects
- Talking about musical tastes - Wh- questions Speaking: Everyday Writing: Crosscurricula:
- Making plans to see an event - Pair and group interaction - Write and design a poster The Four Families of Musical Instruments
- Accepting and declining an invitation - Role plays
- Debate about if the cultural events Creative Writing:
UNIT 5

Idioms: should be free or not - Write a newspaper article

- music to my ears - Presentation
- sound like a broken record Writing Skills:
- keep your chin up - Subject – Verb agreement
- at the drop of a hat

- Greet people and respond to greetings Vocabulary: - Adverbs as modifiers Three audios: Two reading texts: Critical Thinking: A Look at the World:
- Check meaning and intention - Places - Future - Asking for and giving travel - Travel brochure Analyzing Pros and Cons Glass Beach: From Trash to Treasure
- Identify and describe accommodations - Means of transportation - Combining two adjectives with “but” information (places, prices) “Paris”
- Exchange information - Traveling - Complex prepositions - Making a reservation - Travel magazine article Analytical Thinking: Masters of the Book World:
- Write and design a travel brochure - First conditional - Airport announcement “Useful Tips for Traveling” Classifying Information Gulliver’s Travels
- Write an article for a travel magazine Dialogue Blocks:
- Asking for and giving travel Speaking: Everyday Writing: Crosscurricula:
Hitting the Road (Travel)

information - Pair and group interaction - Travel brochure Time Zones

- Asking for and giving simple - Role plays
information about places - Debate about budget travel versus Creative Writing:
UNIT 6

- Making and responding to offers and luxury travel - Travel magazine article
suggestions
Writing Skills:
Idioms: - Sentence structure and length
- have itchy feet
- miss the boat
- the whole nine yards
- put the pedal to the metal

- Express obligation Vocabulary: - Possessive apostrophe Three audios: Two reading texts: Creative Thinking: A Look at the World:
- Ask and tell people to do something - Family and friends - Questions in simple present - Talking about daily activities - Chores schedule Brainstorming Solutions Families in India
- Describe people’s qualities - House and home - Modals: Must and Have to - Describing a family member’s “Nick Taylor’s Chores Schedule”
- Ask and answer questions about - Adverbs of degree qualities - Informal e-mail Analytical Thinking: Masters of the Book World:
personal possessions Dialogue Blocks: - Comparative adjectives - Radio broadcast: RoboChore1000 “Distant Cousins Finally Meet” Classifying Items Louisa May Alcott
Family Comes First (Family Life)

- Write a chore schedule - Talking about morning and evening

- Write an informal e-mail activities Speaking: Everyday Writing: Crosscurricula:
- Discussing household chores - Pair and group interaction - Chores schedule How much time do you spend on
- Talking about family relationships - Role plays everyday activities?
- Debate about the use of smartphones Creative Writing:
UNIT 7

Idioms: and tablets during family reunions - Informal e-mails

- not my cup of tea - Presentation
- you rock! Writing Skills:
- see eye to eye - Definition of layout
- the best of both worlds

- Talk about food Vocabulary: - Questions Three audios: Two reading texts: Creative Thinking: A Look at the World:
- Order meals - Food and drink - Plurals - Ordering food and drink in a - Menu Evaluating Famous Dishes From Around the World
- Ask for a restaurant recommendation - Eating places - Superlative adjectives restaurant “Vegetarian Buffet Menu”
- Express and respond to thanks - Indefinite pronouns/some-any/there - Restaurant voicemail recording - Recipe Analytical Thinking: Masters of the Book World:
- Write a menu Dialogue Blocks: is-there are - Radio broadcast: Choosing the best “A Cooking School for Kids!” Listing Uses The Amazing Chef: Julia Child
Dining Out (Food and Lifestyles)

- Write a recipe - Ordering food and drink - Uncountable nouns place to have dinner
- Talking about ingredients for a recipe Everyday Writing: Crosscurricula:
- Thanking people in different ways Speaking: - Writing a menu The Nutrition Facts Label
- Pair and group interaction
Idioms: - Role plays Creative Writing:
UNIT 8

- sell like hotcakes - Debate about junk food publicity - Writing a recipe
- the icing on the cake - Presentation
- spill the beans Writing Skill:
- top banana - Writing Process: First draft

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