II) Multi-syllabus
1. Vocabulary Book 4 269 Book 1-3 1328 Book 1-4 1597 (1433 words, 164 phrases)
2. Grammar 1) Part of speech and sentence components 2) Objective clauses 3) The use of infinitive and gerund 4) Adverbial clause of condition (1) 5) Adverbial clause of condition (2) 6) Direct and indirect speeches (indicative) 7) Direct and indirect speeches (questions and instructions) 8) Adverbial clause of time 9) Adverbial clause of cause, purpose and result 10) The use of would for imaginary situations
Suggestions for Book Four of <New Standard English>
Part 1 General analysis I. Teaching / learning content I) Theme-based
1. Module Topics (input) 1) Hobbies 2) Friendship 3) On the radio 4) New technology 5) Problems 6) Entertainment 7) Time off 8) Public holidays 9) Heroes 10) My perfect holiday
II) Skills training
1. Listening 1) Strict training to improve hearing 2) Careful analysis for accurate comprehension 3) Instant reproduction to improve pronunciation and intonation 2. Speaking 1) Practicing functional patterns 2) Learning idiomatic expressions 3) Creating authentic conversate command of objective clause: kinds, tenses and word order 2) The command of direct speech and indirect speech: indicative, interrogative and imperative 3) The command of infinitive and gerund: verbs followed by to do, verbs followed by doing and verbs followed by to do and doing 4) The command of adverbial clause: time, condition, cause, purpose and result 5) The use of modal verb would
Unit 2 Drilling: Activity 3 Key points: P 4 such as, make sb. do sth., help sb. do sth., as well as, workshop, come out, as a book, as a result, spend time doing sth., in the future, spend time on sth. Difficult sentences: P4 Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills. As well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mountain biking, there was a writing workshop with a professional writer.
2. Module Tasks (output) 1) Making a hobby questionnaire 2) Making a poster about friendship 3) Making a school radio programme 4) Writing instructions 5) Writing a problem page for a magazine 6) Writing an entertainment review 7) Writing a leaflet for a trip 8) Writing about a Chinese holiday 9) Writing about a hero 10) Writing about your perfect holiday
David has been very lucky because his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success, but he is also interested in many other things. It’s sometimes difficult to remember that we shouldn’t spend all our time on our favourite hobby. Suggestion: Sometimes analyzing the structure of a difficult sentence may help the students understand it better.
Unit 3 Focus : Part of speech and sentence components Drilling: Activity 1 and 2 Key points: P 6 in life, make sb. sth., save money Suggestion: It’s necessary to spend some time helping the students learn part of speech and sentence components.
Part 2 Detailed explanation Module 1
Unit 1 Drilling: Activity 3 and 7 Key points: P2 collect, tidy up, take up, a bit, fifty or sixty, you know, make sb. + adj., listen to sb. do sth., at the end of Difficult sentences: P3 What’s happening on Friday? (future tense) I’m giving an interview on Starsearch! (future tense) You’re going to be really famous! (possibility) Suggestion: It’s better to make the situation clear when we come across a complicated conversation.
5. Culture (Around the world) 1) An interest in history 2) Pen friends 3) The clock work radio 4) An Internet café 5) Problem page 6) New pop stars 7) The Lake District National Park 8) Public holidays 9) A famous British nurse 10) People going on holiday
3. Reading 1) Strict training to improve reading skills 2) Careful study to command language points 3) Reproduction practice to learn writing strategies 4. Writing 1) Sentence level to consolidate structures 2) Passage level to improve writing strategies 3) Self evaluation to correct mistakes
Module 2
Unit 1 Drilling: Activity 3 Key points: P 10 hold the line, right now, take a message, whether…or not, in fact, a couple of, miss, close friends, different from, feel like, be part of, sometime Difficult sentences: P 10 I know that foreigners find China very different from their own countries. What does it feel like? My visit here is all about making friends. P 11 Sally thinks that the word foreigner isn’t very friendly. Colloquialisms: P 10 OK, here goes… And good luck with… By the way,…