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Contents:

Coverage

Preparation – grammar

Preparation – functional language

�Level 3.2

�Term 1 Academic Year 2022-2023

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The Coverage, Grammar and Functional Language PowerPoint

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.

Although detailed, the slides within this PowerPoint 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.

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Term 1 Coverage

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Term 1 Coverage

Topic(s): People
Lexis	Grammar	Functional Language
free time, routines	Present time: present continuous Adjectives: position Past time: past simple	Describing people Asking for and giving personal information Expressing likes and dislikes Describing habits, routines, tasks and jobs

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Term 1: Preparation - Grammar

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What are you doing? I am watching TV.
Meaning	The person watches TV now, at this time.
Grammatical structure	Present continuous (to express present time) subject + to be + verb (ing) + object
Usage	Present continuous can be used to talk about actions that are in progress at the time of speaking. These actions are happening over a period of time.
Other examples	They are hiking. He is drawing a picture. She isn’t reading a book.

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Hind is Emirati. She looks beautiful.
Meaning	The speaker talks about a girl’s nationality and what she looks like.
Grammatical structure	Adjective as subject complement: (be) + adjective or (sense verb) + adjective
Usage	Adjectives can be used as a subject complement after ‘to be’ or sense verbs.
Other examples	Rose is Italian. Your project looks interesting. This flower smells good.

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Huda didn’t go to work at the library on Saturday.
Meaning	Did Huda go to work at the library on Saturday? No.
Grammatical structure	Past simple tense subject + verb(ed / irregular) + object Subject + didn’t + verb + object
Usage	We use the past simple tense when we are talking about something which happened and was completed in the past. We can create the past tense form by using regular (walked, talked, jumped) or irregular verbs (took, saw, did, went).
Other examples	He washed his car. (regular) She ran this morning before work. (irregular) I didn’t walk to school this morning. (negative)

past

present

future

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Term 1: Preparation – Functional Language

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Ali is a good doctor. She likes reading. Ahmed is from Dubai.
Functional language point	Describing people
Associated grammar	Adjectives, gerunds, verb phrases, noun phrases, preposition phrases

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What is your name? I have two sisters. My brother is tall.
Functional language point	Asking for and giving personal information
Associated grammar	Wh- questions, noun phrases, adjectives

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I like learning. I hate playing football. I really like swimming.
Functional language point	Expressing likes and dislikes
Associated grammar	Noun phrases, like + gerunds, adverbs

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What do you do at the weekend? I usually go to the beach. I go swimming every day.
Functional language point	Describing habits, routines, tasks and jobs
Associated grammar	Wh- questions, adverbs of frequency, gerunds

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