Prophecies and Predictions

Prophecies and Predictions

Watch the next You Tube's Video, listen and pay attention to what is said. Do you think these predicions will or are going to happen? Make 8 sentences using will, will not (won't), be goint to or be not going to. Deliver them to your teacher next Wednesday's class on recyclable paper.

Enjoy!

To deliver on October 14th

Watch video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuH5KwI-4Rc

Evaluation System: "Here & Now"

Here & Now
Evaluation system will measure:
Classwork 30%
Homework and papers 20%
Project 20%
Written exam 30%
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Total 1oo%

Senior Highschool's Syllabus 2009 - 2010

Intermediate Level

Study Programme

Unit 1

• Grammar and Writing

Backgrounds

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Vs. Present Progressive

Simple Past Tense

Adverbs of degree: a bit / a little, extremely, not at all, quite, rather, somewhat, really, very.

• Reading Sessions

Something Funny / Comprehension of the text, use of the present simple and participial adjectives, using could for Ability and Possibility.

The Unquiet Grave: The Picture / Reading and solving activities. Pronunciation and Intonation.

In this unit you will learn to talk about personal features and personality, one’s relatives, immigrating and adjusting to a new country.

Unit 2

• Grammar and Writing

Careers

Present Perfect Progressive Tense:

Affirmative, questions, short answers.

Adjective + Preposition + Gerund

• Reading Sessions

Three Hundred Pesos / Determining Cause and Effect, using the Past Tense (Irregular verbs), using pronouns, making predictions, prepositions..

The Unquiet Grave: Rats / Reading and solving activities. Pronunciation and Intonation.

In this unit you will learn to talk about jobs, their characteristics, and for how long has someone been doing it.

Unit 3

• Grammar and Writing

What will be will be

Future with will or going to:

Affirmative, negative, question

Will Vs. be going to

Future progressive tense:

Affirmative, questions

The present after when

• Reading Sessions

Younde Goes to Town / Understanding multiple meanings, synonyms and antonyms, relative pronouns: that & who, making sentences negative, relating words, making predictions, using the Past Perfect Tense.

The Unquiet Grave: Casting the Runes / Reading and solving activities. Pronunciation and Intonation.

In this unit you will learn to talk about predictions and think how will the future be, or how you think it will be.

Unit 4

• Grammar and Writing

Only the best

The passive

Comparatives and superlatives

Verbs look, smell, sound, taste with like + noun

• Reading Sessions

Fire / Making predictions, understanding Setting and Mood, review of the verbs in Past Tense: regular and irregular form, making inferences, using a chart to put events in Correct Order.

The Unquiet Grave: The Experiment / Reading and solving activities. Pronunciation and Intonation.

In this unit you will learn to talk about comparisons of commercial products and their characteristics.

Unit 5

• Grammar and Writing

Did you hurt yourself?

Reflexive pronouns

Because Vs. So

If Vs. in case

So and neither

Verb + Gerund or infinitive

• Reading Sessions

Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment / Understanding metaphors, using comparatives and superlatives, matching synonyms, using the conditional with would, using the past continuous tense..

The Unquiet Grave: “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Boy” / Reading and solving activities. Pronunciation and Intonation.

In this unit you will learn to talk about accidents, types of injuries and ailments.

Unit 6

• Grammar and Writing

Take my advice

Modals: should, ought to, might, could

Had better

Two and three word verbs

Infinitive of purpose: in order to

So and therefore

• Reading & Listening Sessions

Six Rows of Flowers / Using the future tense, scanning for specific information, using possessives, making inferences, understanding compound nouns, using the past tense of irregular verbs, using the Present Perfect Tense, distinguishing reality from fantasy.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 1) The mysterious door, 2) In search of Mr. Hyde. Understanding and applying reading techniques.

In this unit you will learn to talk about problems, how to solve them by giving advice to people.

Unit 7

• Grammar and Writing

Dear friends

Preposition + gerund

Adjectives followed by prepositions

Future in the past

Although Vs. in spite of

Adverbs of degree: so… that

Can-could

Clauses of time: as soon and when

• Reading Sessions

Space Star / Comprehension of the text, use of the present simple and participial adjectives, using could for Ability and Possibility.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 3) The Carew murder, 4) Doctor Jekyll receives a letter. Understanding and applying reading techniques.

In this unit you will learn to talk about making and receiving invitations as well as giving excuses and making arrangements.

Unit 8

• Grammar and Writing

Wishful thinking

Second conditional: If I had…, I would…

Contractions with would

Conditional with could and might

Verb wish

• Reading Sessions

The Contest / Guessing from context, using the Past Perfect Tense, using Predicate Adjectives, identifying tenses.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 5) The death of a friend, 6) The face at the window. Understanding and applying reading techniques.

In this unit you will learn to talk about hypothetical situations or thing you wish could happen.

Unit 9

• Grammar and Writing

Complaints, complaints

Need to be done

Get / Have something done

Past participles as adjectives

• Reading Sessions

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 7) The last night, 8) Doctor Lanyon’s letter. Understanding and applying reading techniques.

In this unit you will learn to talk about how to complain about situations of everyday life or vacations time.

Unit 10

• Grammar and Writing

I wonder what happened

Past perfect tense: affirmative, questions, short answers

Can’t be / might be / must + be

Should have + past participle

Whatever, whoever, whenever, wherever

• Reading Sessions

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 9) Doctor Jekyll’s confession. Understanding and applying reading techniques.

In this unit you will learn to talk about past situations.

Unit 11

• Grammar and Writing

If I’d only known

Should have + past participle

Third conditional: if + past perfect + would

If with could and might

• Reading Sessions

Free reading / Understanding and applying reading techniques.

In this unit you will learn to talk about things or opportunities you missed, about regrets.

Unit 12

• Grammar and Writing

What they said

Direct to reported speech: statements and questions, word changes in reported speech.

• Reading Sessions

Free reading / Understanding and applying reading techniques.

In this unit you will learn to talk about things people said, about relating messages and discussing famous quotes.

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