Let us Connect 1A(ECP 1A) “Wanna Talk 1”

This lesson introduces students to more activities in relation to specific places. They will develop a more interesting conversational skill by adding more verbal and non-verbal expressions into the situational dialogues. Through a detective game, the students learn to brainstorm in a group of four, recount their imaginary detective findings, while they learn active listening skills.

Grammar: simple past of be verb/ past progressive

Pronunciation or listening: Was and wasn’t, were and weren’t

Vocabulary: Places, activities

Spelling: suntan, museum, treadmill, paintings, ski resort, hang out, shopping mall, art enter, supermarket

Language Function: asking and telling about two past activities, telling about how their activities went along, describing events, describing places

The big focus in this lesson is to share their festivals and important activities attached to those festivals using the simple present tense. They too will learn about special personal dates, and how to show care, and thoughtfulness. In addition, they will speak about their favorite places to hang out on weekends, and the activities they do in those places. They too will learn how to write a simple “post-e-card” or short note to a friend. Revision of basic verbs used to describe daily routines

Grammar: simple present tense

Pronunciation: final sounds /d/, /t/, or /id/

Vocabulary: hobbies, activities, places

Spelling: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, Halloween, Birthday, Wedding Anniversary, Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Day, Saturday, Wednesday

Language Function: narrating about past activities in relation to special holidays or special days, responding and asking questions “Where did you….” and “Did you enjoy it…

In this lesson, the students learn about good nutrition and what it does to their bodies. They too will learn to express quantities by using the correct quantifiers for some nouns. Learning about kitchen, food vocabulary, foods, as well as expressions related to the above-mentioned topic, will be used and expanded through cooking demonstrations, dyads, and triads.

Grammar: quantifiers, countable, uncountable nouns

Pronunciation: /p/, /f/

Vocabulary: Kitchen activities, health, food

Spelling: sandwich, almonds, broccoli, spinach, potatoes, lettuce, bananas, baking soda, coffee, flour

Language Function: giving a cooking demonstration, writing a shopping list for a grocery, talking about food and its functions to the body

Continue exploring the enriching extracurricular activities that enhance the students’ skills. In this chapter, the learners will be able to determine and express their preferences of activities during their free time. Through model dialogs, dialog improvisation, and class recitation, they will be able to practice using gerunds and infinitives.

Grammar: gerunds and Infinitives

Pronunciation and listening: Like to, going to

Vocabulary: activities, places, wishes, plans

Spelling: shopping, exercise, soccer, mysteries, business, engineering, operas, program, physician, overseas

Language Function: expressing activities they like and dislike, speaking about plans

Using describing words, the students learn to pick positive words about people, objects, places, and events; and speak with the intention of edifying others. They further enhance their confidence in speaking by describing their ideal persons through classroom recitation.

Grammar: Describing words

Pronunciation or listening: and, or, but

Vocabulary: descriptive words about people, places, events, objects

Spelling: honest, medium-height, fashion-designer, personality, wavy, rectangular, blond/e,
identification, license, ideal

Language Function: describing things: color, shapes, patterns; physical appearance (height, weight, size, hair color, skin tone) inner qualities

Language Function: narrating about past activities in relation to special holidays or special days, responding and asking questions “Where did you….” and “Did you enjoy it…

Using adverbs of frequency, the students will enhance their speaking ability by narrating how often they do some activities. Through dyads, the learners practice conversational skills by discussing which habits are healthy and unhealthy. Expressing their Inference in each situation presented in the book will enhance their ability to speak fluently. Another enriching activity is the Writing of a monthly schedule and sharing it with a triad will also be another exercise in achieving conversational fluency.

Grammar: adverbs of frequency ( always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

Vocabulary: lifestyle, health, past time

Pronunciation or listening and Word stress

Spelling: coffee, hangout, camping, shopping, jogging, generous, height, yellow, average, huge

Language Function: speaking about health care, daily health routines

Language Function: narrating about past activities in relation to special holidays or special days, responding and asking questions “Where did you….” and “Did you enjoy it…

By using the simple future tense: be-going to, Be-ing/ Will, the students keep practicing their oral communication skills through exercises such as: speaking about their plans for the weekend and the future. They, too, will learn to express their future goals through a dialogue or dialogue improvisation using dramatization, role-playing, foretelling, and the like. In this lesson, the students also learn how to make a simple itinerary for their flights or vacations abroad or locally.

Grammar: Be-going to/ Be-ing/ Will

Pronunciation or listening: R and L

Vocabulary: Vacations, vacation activities, weekend activities, future plans

Spelling: airfare, snorkeling, amusement park, housewarming, abroad, camping, housework, skiing, grocery
Language Function: describing future events, planning for future activities

Language Function: narrating about past activities in relation to special holidays or special days, responding and asking questions “Where did you….” and “Did you enjoy it…

This unit is dedicated to allowing the students to practice asking questions and giving directions and describing locations. They will also learn and practice the skill by using a road map, campus map, and a national map to give directions and describe places, countries, cities, and campuses. This unit will wrap up with students speaking in front of the class speaking about their favorite place.

Grammar: Descriptive words about places, Preposition of place

Pronunciation or listening: Word stress (compound nouns)

Vocabulary: descriptive words about places, prepositions

Spelling: convenience store, drugstore, cafeteria, garage, hardware, freshman, square, subway, city hall, central

Language Function: asking directions, giving directions, describing places