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Level 2 - Language Hub Intermediate/Write Smart Pre-intermediate/Prism 1 Reading Spring Term Syllabus
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WeekInstructional MaterialLearning ObjectivesLearning Outcome
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Week 1Intermediate U1.1 Communication todayIntroduce and practice the present simple and present continuous.
Develop vocabulary related to seeing and hearing.
Develop pronunciation of the schwa /ə/.
Develop reading skills through a text about “My perfect online life.”
Develop listening skills through a homemade podcast, with a focus on checking predictions.
Develop speaking skills for discussing pictures on a phone and social media updates.		The students will be able to:

use the present simple and present continuous appropriately.
use vocabulary related to seeing and hearing.
recognize and produce the schwa /ə/.
understand key information in a text about online life.
check predictions while listening to a podcast.
discuss pictures on their phones and write a social media update.
make a podcast about an experiment.
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Intermediate U1.1 Communication today
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Intermediate U1.1 Communication today
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Intermediate U1.1 Communication today
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Intermediate U1.2 Who owns English?Introduce and practice subject and object questions.
Develop vocabulary related to languages.
Develop pronunciation of questions.
Develop listening skills through a discussion about the English language, with a focus on rhetorical questions.
Develop speaking skills for discussing experiences of English and language learning.
Develop presentation skills using rhetorical questions.		The students will be able to:

form and use subject and object questions appropriately.
use vocabulary related to languages.
use appropriate pronunciation when asking questions.
identify rhetorical questions in a spoken discussion.
interview a classmate about their experience of English.
give a presentation about language learning using rhetorical questions.
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Intermediate U1.2 Who owns English?
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Intermediate U1.2 Who owns English?
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Intermediate U1.2 Who owns English?
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Intermediate U1.3 Café Hub: Welcome backIntroduce and practice functional language for asking for, offering, and responding to help.
Develop appropriate intonation and stress when asking for and responding to help.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a video about someone asking for help.
Develop speaking skills for asking a friend for help and responding appropriately.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate expressions to ask for help.
offer help and respond appropriately to offers of help.
use appropriate intonation and stress in interactions involving help.
understand key information in a conversation in which someone asks for help.
ask for and respond to help appropriately in a spoken interaction.
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Prism Reading 1, Unit 5: Sports and Competition, Reading 1• Develop learners’ understanding of key vocabulary related to sports and competitions.
• Develop learners’ ability to scan a text for key words to predict its content.
• Develop learners’ ability to identify main ideas and supporting details in a text about unusual sports.
• Develop learners’ ability to recognize text type and purpose.		The students will be able to:
• understand and use key vocabulary related to sports and competitions.
• scan key words to predict the topic and content of a text.
• identify main ideas and supporting details about unusual sports and competitions.
• identify the type, purpose, and intended audience of a text.
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Intermediate U1.3 Café Hub: Welcome backIntroduce and practice functional language for asking for, offering, and responding to help.
Develop appropriate intonation and stress when asking for and responding to help.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a video about someone asking for help.
Develop speaking skills for asking a friend for help and responding appropriately.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate expressions to ask for help.
offer help and respond appropriately to offers of help.
use appropriate intonation and stress in interactions involving help.
understand key information in a conversation in which someone asks for help.
ask for and respond to help appropriately in a spoken interaction.
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Intermediate U1.3 Café Hub: Welcome back
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SPEAKINGTalk about social media
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SPEAKINGMake a podcast about an experiement
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Intermediate Writing Hub 1Introduce and practice the structure and organization of a report about trends.
Develop learners’ ability to present and compare numerical information and trends.
Introduce and practice appropriate formal language for report writing.
Develop learners’ ability to summarize findings and make predictions based on information presented.		The students will be able to:

organize a report about trends using an introduction, main sections, and a conclusion.
present and compare numerical information clearly.
describe similarities and differences in trends.
use appropriate formal language and avoid contractions and overly informal expressions.
summarize findings and make appropriate predictions based on the information presented.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 1
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Write SmartOpinion Paragraphs
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Week 2Intermediate Unit 1 Review
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Intermediate U2.1 Important decisionsIntroduce and practice the present perfect simple and past simple.
Develop vocabulary through collocations related to making big decisions.
Develop pronunciation of contracted forms with ’s and ’ve.
Develop reading skills through a blog about achievable bucket lists.
Develop listening skills through a radio interview about a life-changing decision, with a focus on listening for the main idea.
Develop speaking skills for discussing past experiences and important decisions.		The students will be able to:

use the present perfect simple and past simple appropriately when talking about experiences.
use common collocations related to making big decisions.
recognize and produce contracted forms with ’s and ’ve.
understand key information in a blog about achievable bucket lists.
identify the main idea in a spoken interview.
talk about past experiences and things they want to do.
interview a classmate about a life-changing decision.
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Intermediate U2.1 Important decisions
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Intermediate U2.1 Important decisionsIntroduce and practice the present perfect simple and past simple.
Develop vocabulary through collocations related to making big decisions.
Develop pronunciation of contracted forms with ’s and ’ve.
Develop reading skills through a blog about achievable bucket lists.
Develop listening skills through a radio interview about a life-changing decision, with a focus on listening for the main idea.
Develop speaking skills for discussing past experiences and important decisions.		The students will be able to:

use the present perfect simple and past simple appropriately when talking about experiences.
use common collocations related to making big decisions.
recognize and produce contracted forms with ’s and ’ve.
understand key information in a blog about achievable bucket lists.
identify the main idea in a spoken interview.
talk about past experiences and things they want to do.
interview a classmate about a life-changing decision.
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Intermediate U2.1 Important decisions
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Intermediate U2.2 You can do it!Introduce and practice language for expressing present and past ability.
Develop vocabulary through dependent prepositions and language related to problems and solutions.
Develop pronunciation through word stress in two-syllable verbs.
Develop reading skills through a news article about an older man looking for employment, with a focus on deducing the meaning of unknown words from context.
Develop listening skills through people talking about times they overcame problems.
Develop speaking skills for discussing inspirational people and problem-solving skills.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to express present and past ability.
use dependent prepositions and vocabulary related to problems and solutions.
use appropriate word stress in two-syllable verbs.
deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words from context.
understand key information in spoken accounts of overcoming problems.
give a presentation about an inspirational person.
ask and answer interview questions about problem-solving skills.
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Intermediate U2.2 You can do it!Introduce and practice language for expressing present and past ability.
Develop vocabulary through dependent prepositions and language related to problems and solutions.
Develop pronunciation through word stress in two-syllable verbs.
Develop reading skills through a news article about an older man looking for employment, with a focus on deducing the meaning of unknown words from context.
Develop listening skills through people talking about times they overcame problems.
Develop speaking skills for discussing inspirational people and problem-solving skills.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to express present and past ability.
use dependent prepositions and vocabulary related to problems and solutions.
use appropriate word stress in two-syllable verbs.
deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words from context.
understand key information in spoken accounts of overcoming problems.
give a presentation about an inspirational person.
ask and answer interview questions about problem-solving skills.
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Intermediate U2.2 You can do it!
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Prism Reading 1, Unit 5: Sports and Competition, Reading 2• Develop learners’ understanding of key vocabulary related to sporting events and physical challenges.
• Develop learners’ ability to preview a text and use visuals to predict content.
• Develop learners’ ability to read for main ideas and specific details.
• Develop learners’ ability to take notes and organize information from a text and diagram.
• Develop learners’ ability to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words from context.		The students will be able to:
• understand key vocabulary related to sporting events and physical challenges.
• use textual and visual information to make predictions before reading.
• identify main ideas and specific details in a text about the Tough Guy competition.
• organize information from a text and diagram in note form.
• infer the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary from context.
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Intermediate U2.2 You can do it!Introduce and practice language for expressing present and past ability.
Develop vocabulary through dependent prepositions and language related to problems and solutions.
Develop pronunciation through word stress in two-syllable verbs.
Develop reading skills through a news article about an older man looking for employment, with a focus on deducing the meaning of unknown words from context.
Develop listening skills through people talking about times they overcame problems.
Develop speaking skills for discussing inspirational people and problem-solving skills.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to express present and past ability.
use dependent prepositions and vocabulary related to problems and solutions.
use appropriate word stress in two-syllable verbs.
deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words from context.
understand key information in spoken accounts of overcoming problems.
give a presentation about an inspirational person.
ask and answer interview questions about problem-solving skills.
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Intermediate U2.3 Café Hub: Picture thisIntroduce and practice functional language for asking for, giving, and refusing permission.
Develop vocabulary related to permission.
Develop appropriate intonation and stress in questions.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a video about a photoshoot.
Develop speaking skills for asking for and giving permission.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate expressions to ask for permission.
give or refuse permission appropriately.
use appropriate intonation and stress when asking questions.
understand functional language for permission in a spoken interaction.
ask for and give permission appropriately in everyday situations.
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SPEAKINGGive a presentation about an inspirational person
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SPEAKINGGive a presentation about an inspirational person
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Intermediate U2.3 Café Hub: Picture thisIntroduce and practice functional language for asking for, giving, and refusing permission.
Develop vocabulary related to permission.
Develop appropriate intonation and stress in questions.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a video about a photoshoot.
Develop speaking skills for asking for and giving permission.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate expressions to ask for permission.
give or refuse permission appropriately.
use appropriate intonation and stress when asking questions.
understand functional language for permission in a spoken interaction.
ask for and give permission appropriately in everyday situations.
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Intermediate U2.3 Café Hub: Picture this
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Write SmartOpinion Paragraphs
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Week 3Intermediate Writing Hub 2Introduce and practice the conventions and organization of an informal email.
Develop learners’ ability to exchange personal news and describe recent experiences.
Develop learners’ ability to ask about another person’s life and experiences.
Introduce and practice informal language features, including contractions, incomplete grammar, informal vocabulary, and appropriate openings and closings.		The students will be able to:

organize an informal email appropriately.
exchange personal news and describe recent experiences.
ask appropriate questions about another person’s life and experiences.
make suggestions or plans for the future.
use contractions, informal vocabulary, punctuation, and appropriate opening and closing expressions.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 2
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Intermediate Unit 2 Review
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Intermediate U3.1 Travel experiencesIntroduce and practice narrative tenses.
Develop vocabulary through collocations related to travel information and nouns ending in -ion.
Develop pronunciation through word stress in nouns ending in -ion.
Develop listening skills through a radio phone-in program about travel experiences.
Develop reading skills through a social science article about lying to people on public transport, with a focus on skim-reading to build a map of a text.
Develop speaking skills for talking about difficult journeys and travel experiences.		The students will be able to:

use narrative tenses appropriately to talk about past travel experiences.
use collocations related to travel information.
recognize and use nouns ending in -ion.
use appropriate word stress in nouns ending in -ion.
understand key information in spoken and written texts about travel experiences.
skim-read a text to understand its organization.
tell a story about a travel experience.
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Intermediate U3.1 Travel experiences
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Intermediate U3.1 Travel experiences
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Intermediate U3.1 Travel experiencesIntroduce and practice narrative tenses.
Develop vocabulary through collocations related to travel information and nouns ending in -ion.
Develop pronunciation through word stress in nouns ending in -ion.
Develop listening skills through a radio phone-in program about travel experiences.
Develop reading skills through a social science article about lying to people on public transport, with a focus on skim-reading to build a map of a text.
Develop speaking skills for talking about difficult journeys and travel experiences.		The students will be able to:

use narrative tenses appropriately to talk about past travel experiences.
use collocations related to travel information.
recognize and use nouns ending in -ion.
use appropriate word stress in nouns ending in -ion.
understand key information in spoken and written texts about travel experiences.
skim-read a text to understand its organization.
tell a story about a travel experience.
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Intermediate U3.2 Travel smartIntroduce and practice articles and quantifiers.
Develop vocabulary related to gradable and ungradable adjectives.
Develop pronunciation through sentence stress with quantifiers.
Develop reading skills through an article about Helsinki’s Kutsuplus transport scheme.
Develop listening skills through conversations about commuting, with a focus on identifying signposting language.
Develop speaking skills for evaluating transport schemes and discussing solutions to transport problems.		The students will be able to:

use articles and quantifiers appropriately.
distinguish between and use gradable and ungradable adjectives.
use appropriate sentence stress with quantifiers.
understand key information in an article about a public transport scheme.
identify signposting language in spoken discourse.
discuss and evaluate a transport scheme.
evaluate proposals for reducing traffic problems and pollution in a city.
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Prism Reading 1, Unit 5: Reading Skills, Synthesis and Language Development• Develop learners’ ability to synthesize information from two texts about sports and competitions.
• Develop learners’ ability to analyze and evaluate different types of sporting events.
• Develop learners’ understanding of discourse used to describe movement.
• Introduce and practice prepositions of movement.
• Consolidate key reading skills developed throughout the unit.		The students will be able to:
• synthesize information from two texts about sports and competitions.
• compare and evaluate different sporting events and physical challenges.
• understand how movement is described in a text.
• use prepositions such as across, along, around, over, past, through, and under appropriately.
• apply prediction, reading-for-main-ideas, reading-for-details, and contextual inference skills.
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Intermediate U3.2 Travel smartIntroduce and practice articles and quantifiers.
Develop vocabulary related to gradable and ungradable adjectives.
Develop pronunciation through sentence stress with quantifiers.
Develop reading skills through an article about Helsinki’s Kutsuplus transport scheme.
Develop listening skills through conversations about commuting, with a focus on identifying signposting language.
Develop speaking skills for evaluating transport schemes and discussing solutions to transport problems.		The students will be able to:

use articles and quantifiers appropriately.
distinguish between and use gradable and ungradable adjectives.
use appropriate sentence stress with quantifiers.
understand key information in an article about a public transport scheme.
identify signposting language in spoken discourse.
discuss and evaluate a transport scheme.
evaluate proposals for reducing traffic problems and pollution in a city.
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Intermediate U3.2 Travel smart
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SPEAKINGDiscuss annoying behaviour on public transport
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SPEAKINGTell a story about someone you used to spend time with
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Intermediate U3.2 Travel smartIntroduce and practice articles and quantifiers.
Develop vocabulary related to gradable and ungradable adjectives.
Develop pronunciation through sentence stress with quantifiers.
Develop reading skills through an article about Helsinki’s Kutsuplus transport scheme.
Develop listening skills through conversations about commuting, with a focus on identifying signposting language.
Develop speaking skills for evaluating transport schemes and discussing solutions to transport problems.		The students will be able to:

use articles and quantifiers appropriately.
distinguish between and use gradable and ungradable adjectives.
use appropriate sentence stress with quantifiers.
understand key information in an article about a public transport scheme.
identify signposting language in spoken discourse.
discuss and evaluate a transport scheme.
evaluate proposals for reducing traffic problems and pollution in a city.
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Intermediate U3.3 Café Hub: Getting thereIntroduce and practice language for telling a story in five stages.
Develop appropriate intonation when responding to a story.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a video of someone telling a story.
Develop speaking skills for telling and responding to personal stories.		The students will be able to:

organize and tell a story using five clear stages.
use appropriate language to sequence events in a story.
use appropriate intonation when responding to someone’s story.
understand the main events and sequence of a spoken story.
tell a story about someone they used to spend time with.
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Write SmartNarrative Paragraphs
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Week 4Intermediate U3.3 Café Hub: Getting thereIntroduce and practice language for telling a story in five stages.
Develop appropriate intonation when responding to a story.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a video of someone telling a story.
Develop speaking skills for telling and responding to personal stories.		The students will be able to:

organize and tell a story using five clear stages.
use appropriate language to sequence events in a story.
use appropriate intonation when responding to someone’s story.
understand the main events and sequence of a spoken story.
tell a story about someone they used to spend time with.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 3Introduce and practice the structure and organization of a semi-formal email of complaint.
Develop learners’ ability to describe a problem and explain the events surrounding it.
Introduce and practice adverbs for emphasizing descriptions and complaints.
Develop learners’ ability to explain the consequences of a problem and request an appropriate solution.		The students will be able to:

organize a semi-formal email of complaint clearly.
provide relevant details about a problem and the events that caused it.
use adverbs such as completely, extremely, and incredibly to give appropriate emphasis.
explain the effects and consequences of a problem.
clearly state the action or solution they expect.
produce an appropriately worded semi-formal email of complaint.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 3Introduce and practice the structure and organization of a semi-formal email of complaint.
Develop learners’ ability to describe a problem and explain the events surrounding it.
Introduce and practice adverbs for emphasizing descriptions and complaints.
Develop learners’ ability to explain the consequences of a problem and request an appropriate solution.		The students will be able to:

organize a semi-formal email of complaint clearly.
provide relevant details about a problem and the events that caused it.
use adverbs such as completely, extremely, and incredibly to give appropriate emphasis.
explain the effects and consequences of a problem.
clearly state the action or solution they expect.
produce an appropriately worded semi-formal email of complaint.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 3
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Intermediate Unit 3 Review
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Intermediate U4.1 Personal changeIntroduce and practice future forms.
Develop vocabulary through collocations related to goals and resolutions.
Develop pronunciation through intonation for expressing attitude and mood.
Develop listening skills through friends talking about resolutions.
Develop reading skills through a text about the book Life Cycle, with a focus on summarizing.
Develop speaking skills for talking about resolutions and plans and discussing life-changing books or films.		The students will be able to:

use future forms appropriately to talk about resolutions and plans.
use collocations related to goals and resolutions.
use appropriate intonation to express attitude and mood.
understand key information in a conversation about resolutions.
summarize key information from a written text.
make and compare resolutions.
discuss how a book or film has changed their life.
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Intermediate U4.1 Personal change
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Prism Reading 1, Unit 6: Business, Reading 1• Develop learners’ understanding of key vocabulary related to jobs, occupations, and the workplace.
• Develop learners’ ability to scan a text to predict its content.
• Develop learners’ ability to identify main ideas and specific details in a text about different types of work.
• Develop learners’ ability to work out the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary from context.
• Develop learners’ ability to identify the intended audience of a text.		The students will be able to:
• understand and use key vocabulary related to jobs and the workplace.
• scan a text to predict its topic and content.
• identify main ideas and specific information about different types of work.
• infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using contextual clues.
• identify the likely audience for a text.
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Intermediate U4.1 Personal changeIntroduce and practice future forms.
Develop vocabulary through collocations related to goals and resolutions.
Develop pronunciation through intonation for expressing attitude and mood.
Develop listening skills through friends talking about resolutions.
Develop reading skills through a text about the book Life Cycle, with a focus on summarizing.
Develop speaking skills for talking about resolutions and plans and discussing life-changing books or films.		The students will be able to:

use future forms appropriately to talk about resolutions and plans.
use collocations related to goals and resolutions.
use appropriate intonation to express attitude and mood.
understand key information in a conversation about resolutions.
summarize key information from a written text.
make and compare resolutions.
discuss how a book or film has changed their life.
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Intermediate U4.1 Personal change
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SPEAKINGDiscusss a book or a film changed your life
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SPEAKINGDiscuss predictions for life in the future
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Intermediate U4.2 Social changeIntroduce and practice language for making predictions.
Develop vocabulary through the prefixes dis-, mis-, over-, re-, and under-.
Develop pronunciation of the contraction of will and linking between final consonants and initial vowel sounds.
Develop reading skills through a text about super-forecasters.
Develop listening skills through a radio program about the future of the countryside in Japan, with a focus on paraphrasing.
Develop speaking skills for making predictions and discussing problems, reasons, consequences, and possible solutions.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to make predictions.
use common prefixes to understand and form words.
recognize and produce contracted forms of will.
use appropriate linking between final consonants and initial vowel sounds.
understand key information in texts about predictions and the future.
recognize paraphrased information in a spoken text.
discuss predictions for life in the future.
discuss possible solutions to predicted problems.
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Intermediate U4.2 Social change
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Write SmartNarrative Paragraphs
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Week 5Intermediate U4.2 Social changeIntroduce and practice language for making predictions.
Develop vocabulary through the prefixes dis-, mis-, over-, re-, and under-.
Develop pronunciation of the contraction of will and linking between final consonants and initial vowel sounds.
Develop reading skills through a text about super-forecasters.
Develop listening skills through a radio program about the future of the countryside in Japan, with a focus on paraphrasing.
Develop speaking skills for making predictions and discussing problems, reasons, consequences, and possible solutions.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to make predictions.
use common prefixes to understand and form words.
recognize and produce contracted forms of will.
use appropriate linking between final consonants and initial vowel sounds.
understand key information in texts about predictions and the future.
recognize paraphrased information in a spoken text.
discuss predictions for life in the future.
discuss possible solutions to predicted problems.
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Intermediate U4.3 Café Hub: Part-timeIntroduce and practice functional language for asking for clarification.
Develop vocabulary and expressions for making and dealing with complaints.
Develop appropriate intonation and stress when asking for clarification and dealing with complaints.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a video about complaints.
Develop speaking skills through a restaurant role-play involving complaints and clarification.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate expressions to ask for clarification.
make and respond to complaints appropriately.
use appropriate intonation and stress when clarifying information and dealing with complaints.
understand key information in conversations involving complaints.
participate effectively in a restaurant interaction involving a complaint.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 4Introduce and practice the organization of a short essay.
Develop learners’ ability to present reasons and support them with relevant examples.
Introduce and practice linking words and phrases for expressing reasons and consequences.
Develop learners’ ability to organize related ideas into coherent paragraphs.
Develop learners’ ability to summarize their position in a conclusion.		The students will be able to:

organize a short essay with an introduction, main paragraphs, and a conclusion.
present reasons clearly and support them with relevant examples.
use linking expressions such as because, for example, consequently, and so appropriately.
explain relationships between reasons and consequences.
organize ideas coherently across paragraphs.
produce a clear conclusion summarizing the main ideas of an essay.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 4
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Prism Reading 1, Unit 6: Business, Reading 2, Preparing to Read and Annotating• Develop learners’ understanding of key vocabulary related to businesses and entrepreneurship.
• Develop learners’ ability to scan key words to predict the content of a text.
• Introduce and develop annotating as an active reading strategy.
• Develop learners’ ability to identify and record important words, dates, numbers, and ideas while reading.		The students will be able to:
• understand and use key vocabulary related to business and entrepreneurship.
• use key words to predict the topic of a text.
• annotate a text while reading.
• identify and record important words, dates, numbers, and ideas to support comprehension.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 4Introduce and practice the organization of a short essay.
Develop learners’ ability to present reasons and support them with relevant examples.
Introduce and practice linking words and phrases for expressing reasons and consequences.
Develop learners’ ability to organize related ideas into coherent paragraphs.
Develop learners’ ability to summarize their position in a conclusion.		The students will be able to:

organize a short essay with an introduction, main paragraphs, and a conclusion.
present reasons clearly and support them with relevant examples.
use linking expressions such as because, for example, consequently, and so appropriately.
explain relationships between reasons and consequences.
organize ideas coherently across paragraphs.
produce a clear conclusion summarizing the main ideas of an essay.
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Intermediate Unit 4 Review
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SPEAKINGInterview a classsmate to give careers advice
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SPEAKINGInterview a classsmate to give careers advice
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Intermediate U5.1 At workIntroduce and practice obligation, prohibition, and permission in the present.
Develop vocabulary related to work and employment.
Develop pronunciation through stress in sentences expressing obligation and permission.
Develop listening skills through people talking about their jobs and working conditions.
Develop reading skills through a text about working life.
Develop speaking skills for discussing jobs, workplace rules, and working conditions.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to express obligation, prohibition, and permission in the present.
use vocabulary related to work and employment appropriately.
use appropriate sentence stress when talking about obligation and permission.
understand key information in spoken and written texts about working life.
talk about jobs and working conditions.
discuss workplace rules and express opinions about them.
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Intermediate U5.1 At work
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Write SmartComparison-contrast paragraphs
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Week 6Intermediate U5.1 At workIntroduce and practice obligation, prohibition, and permission in the present.
Develop vocabulary related to work and employment.
Develop pronunciation through stress in sentences expressing obligation and permission.
Develop listening skills through people talking about their jobs and working conditions.
Develop reading skills through a text about working life.
Develop speaking skills for discussing jobs, workplace rules, and working conditions.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to express obligation, prohibition, and permission in the present.
use vocabulary related to work and employment appropriately.
use appropriate sentence stress when talking about obligation and permission.
understand key information in spoken and written texts about working life.
talk about jobs and working conditions.
discuss workplace rules and express opinions about them.
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Week 7Intermediate U5.2 In businessIntroduce and practice obligation, prohibition, and permission in the past.
Develop vocabulary related to business and business activities.
Develop pronunciation of weak forms in connected speech.
Develop reading skills through a text about business.
Develop listening skills through people discussing business experiences.
Develop speaking skills for discussing business ideas and experiences.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to express obligation, prohibition, and permission in the past.
use vocabulary related to business appropriately.
recognize and produce weak forms in connected speech.
understand key information in written and spoken texts about business.
talk about past experiences related to work and business.
discuss business ideas using appropriate language.
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Intermediate U5.2 In businessIntroduce and practice obligation, prohibition, and permission in the past.
Develop vocabulary related to business and business activities.
Develop pronunciation of weak forms in connected speech.
Develop reading skills through a text about business.
Develop listening skills through people discussing business experiences.
Develop speaking skills for discussing business ideas and experiences.		The students will be able to:

use appropriate structures to express obligation, prohibition, and permission in the past.
use vocabulary related to business appropriately.
recognize and produce weak forms in connected speech.
understand key information in written and spoken texts about business.
talk about past experiences related to work and business.
discuss business ideas using appropriate language.
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Intermediate U5.3 Café Hub: Major presentationIntroduce and practice functional language for giving opinions and responding to other people’s ideas.
Develop language for participating effectively in workplace discussions.
Develop appropriate intonation and stress when expressing and responding to opinions.
Develop listening and viewing skills through a workplace interaction involving a presentation.
Develop speaking skills for discussing ideas and reaching decisions.		The students will be able to:

express opinions using appropriate functional language.
respond appropriately to other people’s ideas and opinions.
use appropriate intonation and stress when expressing opinions.
understand key information in a workplace discussion.
participate effectively in a discussion about different ideas.
contribute to a group decision using appropriate language.
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Intermediate Writing Hub 5Introduce and practice the conventions and structure of a professional covering letter.
Develop learners’ ability to explain their interest in a position and present relevant qualifications and experience.
Develop learners’ ability to organize information into focused and well-structured paragraphs.
Introduce and practice topic sentences and supporting details.
Develop learners’ ability to use an appropriately formal style for a job application.		The students will be able to:

organize a covering letter using an appropriate professional structure.
explain why they are applying for a particular position.
describe relevant qualifications, skills, and experience.
support claims about their suitability with relevant examples.
construct paragraphs using clear topic sentences and supporting information.
use an appropriately formal style and suitable opening and closing expressions.
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Prism Reading 1, Unit 6: Business, Reading 2, Main Ideas, Details and Inference• Develop learners’ ability to identify main ideas and supporting details in a text about the development of a successful company.
• Develop learners’ ability to locate specific information in a text.
• Develop learners’ ability to make inferences based on information in a text.
• Develop learners’ ability to synthesize information from Reading 1 and Reading 2.
• Develop learners’ critical thinking skills through analyzing and evaluating factors contributing to business success.		The students will be able to:
• identify main ideas and supporting details in a text about the development of Google.
• locate specific information efficiently.
• make simple inferences about ideas and beliefs expressed indirectly in a text.
• synthesize information from two texts related to work and business.
• analyze factors that can contribute to the success of a business.