Level 3.1
Term 2
2022-2023
English Language Coverage
Contents:
How to use this resource
Coverage
Preparation – grammar
Preparation – functional language
�Level 3.1
�Term 2 Academic Year 2022-2023
The Coverage, Grammar and Functional Language Teaching Resource
The slides within this resource, although detailed, are designed to be used as a starting point for teachers to construct lessons around the language points that are explored here. The slides are intended to be used individually as a resource within a lesson and to be incorporated as part of instruction incrementally throughout the term to ensure that students have been exposed to all the language points in the coverage ahead of their end of term exam. Therefore, the PowerPoint should not be presented at a single event or in its entirety. Some functional language points may overlap with grammatical points in the coverage, and in that case, it is possible to combine slides. However, this resource should be considered to be a collection of individual slides that teachers can use to enhance students’ learning.
Within this document, you will find information about the coverage for this term. The lexis family that assessments will contain is mentioned as well as the particular grammatical and functional language points that will be tested in the exams at the end of this term. In the preparation sections, you will find examples and explanations for the grammatical and functional language points that will be assessed this term.
The grammar preparation section has an example sentence that illustrates the grammatical point. It follows this with an explanation of the meaning of the example sentence. Next, the specific grammatical structure used within the example sentence is detailed followed by an explanation of the circumstances under which the particular structure is used. More example sentences using the structure are given at the end of the slide.
In the functional language preparation section, there are examples of the particular language point followed by an explanation of how the particular are used. In the associated grammar section, language points that comprise the structure or can be used to in conjunction with the language point to express the stipulated function are detailed.
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Term 2 Coverage
Term 2 Coverage
Topic(s): Holidays | |||
Lexis | ECFE Grammar | GSE Grammar | Functional Language |
travel places | Questions: wh- questions Prepositions: place Present time: present continuous | Can ask a range of wh- questions. Can say where they and other people are using a few basic prepositions. Can tell when to use the present simple and when to use the present continuous. | Describing places Making arrangements Asking for and giving advice |
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Term 2: Preparation - Grammar
Where is the school? When does she eat breakfast? What made that noise? Why do you like football? Who broke the window? What has he got in his bag? | |
Meaning | Wh - words are used to ask questions to find information. The first list of questions are subject questions. The second list are object questions. |
Grammatical structure | Wh - questions Wh- + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb (object question) Wh- + main verb + object (subject question) |
Usage | Where - to ask about place When - to ask about time Who - to ask about people Why - to ask about reason What - to ask about people, things and animals Wh- questions can be used to ask about the subject or object of the verb. In a subject question, there is no auxiliary, just a main verb. “Be” is a main verb – Where am I? In an object question, an auxiliary verb (do, has, etc.) goes before the subject. The subject is followed by a main verb – What do you want? |
Other examples | What are your friends’ names? Who plays the guitar? When did he go to the mall? |
Ali, where are you? I am in Dubai. I am on Sheikh Zayed Road I am at the museum. | |
Meaning | Ali is telling someone where he is, from the general – being in Dubai, to more specific, at the museum. |
Grammatical structure | Subject + to be + preposition + place |
Usage | Prepositions of place: In: general - large areas like countries and cities (in England, in Dubai) and small spaces (in a car, in a box). On: more specific -for streets and roads, and surfaces (on Main Street, on the table) and transport used by lots of people (on the bus, on the train). At: very specific – addresses and shops (at 10 Main Road, at the coffee shop, at the bakery), for home, work and places of study (at school, at university). |
Other examples | Do you live in a big house? My brother is on the plane. I left my phone at work. |
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What are you doing? I am watching TV. I watch TV every day. | |
Meaning | The person is watching TV now, at this time. He does this action every day. |
Grammatical structure | Present continuous (to express present time) subject + to be + verb (ing) + object Present simple Subject + verb + object |
Usage | We use present simple to talk about things we do regularly. We can use the present continuous to talk about things we are doing now at the time of speaking. I play basketball every Sunday. I'm playing hockey now. |
Other examples | They are hiking now. They hike every weekend. He is drawing a picture. He draws pictures for his job. She isn’t reading anything at the moment. She usually reads a lot of books. |
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Term 2: Preparation – Functional Language
It was a beautiful river, with tall trees. The blue sea had a long yellow beach. We stayed at an expensive hotel with big, clean rooms and two swimming pools. | |
Functional language point | Describing places |
Associated grammar | Adjectives, noun phrases |
Let’s go to Dubai next weekend. Is next Tuesday okay? Can we meet at the park on Saturday? | |
Functional language point | Making arrangements |
Associated grammar | Modals, questions, present simple |
What should I do? You should visit Japan in October. If I were you, I’d go by car. It is much quicker than the bus. | |
Functional language point | Asking for and giving advice. |
Associated grammar | Modals, present simple, prepositions |
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