My Oxford English Module 1B Contents and Objectives OBJECTIVES In Module 1B of My Oxford English students will learn to react to news, to engage in short social interactions, to ask and answer questions about what they do at work and in their free time, to give and accept invitations, and to talk about the things they need to do. They will learn, among other things, to use the past simple ( He repaired the scanner ), the modal verb can, the future with going to, countable and uncountable nouns, as well as would like, some, and any. They will also learn to food and drink, clothes, jobs, the weather, music, money, expressions with have, and many other topics. 1/8
CONTENTS No UNIT OBJECTIVES FUNCTIONS GRAMMAR VOCABULARY To be able to express ability and permission using the modal verb 1 Kevin Gets Fit can; to describe can for ability Verbs of ability Describing abilities leisure time can for permission Adjectives activities using some essential adjectives. 2 Satnav To be able to give directions using prepositions of place and prepositions of movement. Giving directions Prepositions of place Prepositions of movement Ordinal numbers On the road 3 To understand some essential hotel vocabulary; to review giving directions; to structure simple written texts using first, then, and finally. Understanding hotel advertisements Sequencing (first, then, finally, etc.) Hotel facilities and sightseeing 2/8
4 The Wrong Man To expand vocabulary used for describing people; to be able to use the present continuous tense to describe actions currently in progress; to be able to use some essential action verbs. Expressions used to describe people Present continuous Action verbs Outdoor clothes 5 Monday Morning! To use the present simple and the present continuous appropriately; to learn some essential frequency adverbs to differentiate between habitual and non-habitual actions; to learn some essential office and business vocabulary. Describing what you re doing in the present moment Present simple vs. present continuous Frequency adverbs In an office building Types of businesses 3/8
6 7 Dinner for One To learn some essential to the world of telecommunication s and customer care; to use capital letters effectively in writing. To be able to make requests and offers using would like; to understand how to use some and any in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences; to expand food and drink related vocabulary. 8 Healthy Eating To understand the relationship between countable and uncountable nouns and many, much, and a lot of; to use accurate vocabulary to Expressions for customer care Ordering and expressing specific needs Describing quantities Using capital letters would like some and any Countable and uncountable nouns many, much, and a lot of Telecommunications Adjectives Food and drink Food and drink Quantities 4/8
describe quantities of different types of food. 9 To learn to health and lifestyle; to express alternatives and other factors using however, on the other hand, and although. Expressing alternatives and other factors however, on the other hand, and although Health and lifestyle 10 The Appointment To learn how to use the present continuous to refer to the future; to manage simple conversations about future plans using future time expressions; to expand vocabulary related to jobs and household objects. Planning future actions and events Present continuous for future arrangements Future time expressions Jobs Household objects 5/8
11 Weather Report 12 13 The Morning News To be able to use going to to refer to future plans and intentions and to make predictions; to be capable of describing the weather using essential vocabulary. To learn to climate change and to expand lexis concerned with weather; to be able to use such as and like to give examples. To manage to describe past events using the past tense of the verb to be in addition to there was and there were; to learn to television Describing the weather Giving examples Describing past events and actions going to for future plans and intentions going to for future predictions Use of: such as and like Past simple (to be) there was, there were, was there?, were there? The weather Geography Weather and climate change Television programmes Extreme adjectives 6/8
14 Pickpocket 15 16 Tuesday Morning programmes. To be able to talk about recent events and actions using the past simple; to use some common irregular verbs in the past simple; to expand one s vocabulary to include the theme of money. To develop one s lexis to include essential to art; to be able to write short, simple texts using proper punctuation. To be able to talk about office tasks using appropriate vocabulary; to manage some essential regular Describing recent events and actions Past simple irregular verbs Storytelling Punctuation Art Describing tasks and giving instructions Past simple regular verbs (affirmative) Wh- questions with the past simple Money Expressions with have Office skills Documents 7/8
17 18 Rock n Roll Tour past simple verbs; to be able to construct whquestions in the past simple. To be able to discuss music in simple, essential terms; to be able to use essential time expressions into the past simple. To be able to express consequences both in writing and in speech using so, as a result, and therefore; to learn further vocabulary related to music. Expressing opinions about music Expressing consequences Time expressions with the past simple Dependent prepositions so, as a result, and therefore Music Periods of time Music industry 8/8