Approved by……………………/Head of English language Department Prof. Ts.Dagiimaa .Ph.D

Curriculum for English Conversation for the first year students

majored in English teacher

2013-2014 Academic year\ Autumn semester

Resource Student‟s book „‟Elementary‟‟ Upstream by Virgina Evans-Jenny Dooley

Work book „‟Elementary‟‟ Upstream by Virgina Evans-Jenny Dooley

Week Module Unit Topics Contents Date Exercise in

class

Homework Date

1

Mom

ents

in

lif

e

Unit1

1.Work day

2.Round the clock

3. Chill out

Learn how to….

To describe people‟s job

Talk about your daily routine

Make and respond to requests

make respond to suggestions

talk about past experiences

name nationalities

SB p6-10 ex

1,2,3,4,5.8and 9

SB p ex 6.7

WB p4.5.10ex

2 Unit 2 1. Guess what

2. History‟s hall of

fame

3.Reliving the past

SB p10-17SB

WBpp12.13 ex

1-5

3 Unit 2

1. Homes of the

past

2.Special days

3.Review of

moments in life

SB p 18-24

WB pp-8-9

WB pp 14-

15.18

all exercises

4

In a

worl

d o

f o

ur

ow

n

Unit 3 1. Holiday time

2.Let‟s book now

3.Let‟s celebrate

Learn how to…..

Describe a trip

Book a holiday

React to bad news

Express surprise

Request-give\refuse

SB p26-30

WB pp20-21

Ex 1-5

WB pp23

Ex 1-3

5 Unit 3 1.Greetings from

2.Come rain or

shine

3.A world of

wonders

SB pp 30-37

WB pp 28-29

Ex 1-5

permission

6 Unit 4 1.The animal

kingdom

2.Help me

3. Revision of the

module

SB pp38-45

Ex 1-4

WB pp 30-31

Ex 1-4

WB pp 34

7

For

dea

r li

fe

Unit 5 1.Nature‟s attack

2.Bad days

3.News flash

Learn how to…..

Narrate past experience

Give news and react

Ask for medicine at the

chemist‟s

Advise on health matters

SB pp46-50 WB pp 36-37

Ex 1-5

WB pp 38-39

8 Unit5 1.What a day

2.What‟s the matter

3.Doctor,doctor

SB pp 50-56

Ex 1-9

WB pp 44-45

Ex 1-5

9 Unit 6 1.Healthy lifestyles

2.All in all

3.Review of for

dear life

SB pp 57-62

Ex 1-9

WB pp 46-47

Ex 1-5

WB pp 50

10

Go

fo

r it

Unit 7 Dinner time

2.Shopping time

3.Spend,spend

Learn how to…..

Order food from a

takeaway

Decide on clothes

Buy things

Express agreement and

disagreement

SB pp 66-70

Ex 1-9

WB pp 52-56

Ex 1-5

11 Unit 7 1.Dinning in style

2.Survival UK

3.New members

SB pp 71-77

Ex 1-9

WB pp 57-58

Ex 1-5

WB pp 60-61

12 Unit 8 1.What‟s on

2.Don‟t miss it

3. Review of

„‟Go for it‟‟

SB pp 78-81

Ex 1-9

WB pp 62-63

Ex 1-5

WB pp 66

13

Incr

edib

le

bu

t tr

ue

Unit 9 1. Great gadget

2. Smart brains

3. Click on it

Learn how to…….

Describe objects

SB pp 86-90

Ex 1-9

WB pp 68-71

Ex 1-5

WB pp 74

14 Unit 1.To sum up SB pp 91-96 WB pp 76-77

10 2.The truth is out

there

3.Are you a

believer

Offer/accept/refuse help

Exchange opinions

Summarise a text

Ex 1-9

Ex 1-5

15 Unit

10

1.Is there a future

2.Believe it or not

3.Review of

“Incredible but

true”

SB pp 96-101

Ex 1-9

WB pp 78-79

Ex 1-5

WB pp 82

16 Review of units Revise………

Some verb tenses learnt by

students

How to use all materials which

are revised

Remind all studied grammar

materials and vocabulary