sow e3 summer

ESOL Weekly Scheme of Work Course Level: E3 Term: Summer week 1 Academic Year:

Theme of week: Educational experiences Tutor:

/Date Speaking and Listening CC ref Reading CC ref Writing CC ref Resources Assessment

Day 1 Relating personal experiences of education - questionnaire / pair work / group discussion

Sc/E3.3, 1Lr/E3.1a,2a

Read short accounts of others educational experiences in other countries

Rt/E3.1a 2a, 4a, 8a Rs/E3.1al; Rw/E3.1a

Personal writing - my educational history.Focus on planning e.g. notes, ideograms etc. Structure (paragraphing)

Wt/E3.1a, b

Day 2 Memories - schooldaysReview - past simple, used to, describing a place

Sc/E3.4a,4bLr/E3.1a,2a

Read a memoir relating school days

Rt/E3.1a 2a, 4a, 8a Rs/E3.1a

Complete writing activity from previous lesson

Wt/E3.1a, 1b

Day 3 Differences in education UK and other countries.Expressing opinions

Lr/E3.2e; Sc/E3.1a,3b,4f

.Read a range of texts about other educational systems.

Rt/E3.1a, 2a, 4a, 8a Rs/E3.1a

Write comparison of education in UK with other countries

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Day 4 Likes and dislikes - study

Sd/E3.1d Read information about education in the UK

Rt/E3.1a 2a, 4a, 8a Rs/E3.1a

Personal profileFocus on format and structure

Ws/E3.1a,2a; Wt/E3.1a, 1b,2a,4a

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Theme of week: education systems in the UK Tutor:


Day 1Describe UK education system activities

Find out from other students information about the range of education 3 years – 50 yrs

Sd/E3.1d, Lr/E3.1a,7a;

Research about a range of educational institutions in the U.K

Rw/E3.1a

Compose a text using paragraphs and sentences to describe the range of educational provision in the U.K

Wt/E3.1aWs/E3.1

Day 2helping children learn – junior school and secondary school.Role play

Sc/E3.3bLr/E3.6a

Read for key information about children’s subjects and timetables at secondary school

Rt/E3. 7, 8

Writing letters to school describing a problem and asking for information

Wt/E3.1aWs/E3.1, 2

Day 3Post 16Learning at collegeFind out from other students about what courses they do, have done,

Sc/E3.3bLr/E3.6a

Read information from College brochures to gain

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a,8a

Construct a simple questionnaire to support the speaking and listening activities

Ws/E3.1 College brochures

Day 4Future learning possibilitiesTalk about future plans“ I want to …

Sd/E3.1, 2, 3

Write a short text describing own and / or someone else’s educational plans

Ws/E3.1aWt/E3.


ESOL Weekly Scheme of Work Course Level: E3 Term:Summer week 3 Academic Year:

Theme of week: Entertainment -listening and watching stories Tutor:


Day 1 Questionnaire - entertainment - likes and dislikes (vocab phrases for expressing likes and dislikes)

Comparison with other countries

Sd/E3.1c

Reading stories - reading for gist

Rt/E3.1a, Writing a narrative - guided exercise from story board.

Wt/E3.1a,1b,2a

Stories e.g folktales

Day 2Pronunciation - reading poems/limericks - focus on stress, rhymes

Sc/E3.1a,b

Reading poems - focus on adjectives

Rw/E3.1a

Writing poems Ws/E3.2a

Poems

Day 3 Retelling a story (film, book, folk tale)

Sc/E3.1a,4a,4c

Reading reviews Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a,8a

Writing a narrative from own recollection of story from film, book, folk tale etc.

Wt/E3.1a,1b,2a

Reviews

Day 4 Hobbies - describing your interests

Sc/E3.4a,4b

Reading an entertainment's magazineReading listings

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a,8a

Write about your interests

Wt/E3.1a,1b,2a

Magazines



Theme of week: Producing a magazine, newsletter, drama, story, poem Tutor:


Day 1 Group negotiation - what to do and how to do it

Lr/E3.1a,7a;Sd/E3.1d

Analysis - contents and organisation of chosen activity

Rt/E3.2a Writing and planning project work

Wt/E3.1a,1b,2aWs/E3.2a

Examples of stories, poems, dramas etc

Day 2 Project work - discussion on today's activities


Analysis - contents and organisation of medium e.g. what's in a newsletter? What's in a web site?

Rt/E3.2a Writing and planing project piece

Wt/E3.1a,1b,2aWs/E.2a

Day 3 Project work - discussion on today's activities


Analysis - structure of articles, poems, stories - introductions, main paragraphs, conclusions, format conventions etc.

Rt/E3.2a Writing and planning project piece


Day 4 Project work - give encouragement praise to others' work


Read peer's work Rt/E3.1a Completion of project piece



ESOL Weekly Scheme of Work Course Level: E3 term: Summer week 5 Academic Year:

Theme of week: Poetry and music Tutor:


Day 1 Ask and answer questions about feelings and emotions

Sd/E3.1c Adjectives for feelings and emotions

Rw/E3.1 Writing short sentences about feelings.Focus on -ed, -ing endings e.g. It was exciting. I was excited.

Ws/E3.2a

Day 2 Read poems for stress and intonation.Discuss poems in mother tongue

Sc/E3.1a,b

Read poems - identify rhyming sounds

Rw/E3.1 Write a poem using a specific rhythm / syllable structure e.g. haiku, limerick

Wt/E3.1aWs/E3.1a

Haikus, limericks, mother tongue poems

Day 3 Listen to short pieces of musicDevelop and share key vocabulary.

Sc/E3.1c Read and match music reviews to music.

Rt/E3.1a Write descriptions of music - images and feelings that they evoke.

Ws/E3.1a

Music and music reviews

Day 4Review and consolidate - What did we do this week


Write a review of this week's work. Focus on present perfect 'We've listened to music.' Past simple 'We learnt about....'

Wt/E3.1a,1b,2a



Theme of week: reviews and arranging a visit Tutor:


Day 1Disucss trips and visits that can be made locally


Read a range of texts giving information on local activities and attractions

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Write a series of sentences comparing and describing places visited in Brimingham

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Local tourist leaflets and other information sources e.g www.birmingham.gov.uk

Day 2Choosing and agreeing a place and a time


Identifying places where information should be available for places to visit

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Write short sentences describing what they will do on their trip.

Ws/E3.1a, 2a

Day 3Role play exchanges they expect they will encounter on the trip

Sd/E3.1d,1eSc/E3.3b Lr/E3.2d

Look at information about the place they are going to visit.

Rt/E3.7a,8a

Write a schedule Ws/E3.1a,2a

Local tourist leaflets and other information sources e.g www.birmingham

Day 4Going on a visit



Theme of week: Our hopes and dreams Tutor:


Day 1Talk about hopes for the future - tonight, tomorrow, 5 years and 10 years

Sc/E3.4b Read and answers other people's questions about the future.

Rs/E3.1a

Write questions about the futureFocus on 2nd conditionalIf I had more qualifications, I'd find a better job.

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Day 2 Talk about dreams... Sc/E3.4b Read a range of

texts about the future - e.g council, government plans.

Rt/E3.1a.2a.4a

Writing sentences:Focus on expressing probabilityI'm pretty sure....Vocab / phrases

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Texts from City Council, companies, government etc

Day 3 Long term hopes - self, family, world...

Sc/E3.4b Read sample texts of tutor's hopes

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Writing sentences:Focus on expressing hopes and wishesI wish I could...Contrast 1st and 2nd conditionalVocab / phrases

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Tutor's texts

Day 4What I'm going to do next Discuss your next plans


Read a model paragraph of an optimist's and a pessimist's idea of their futures.

Rt/E3.1a2a,4a

Write a short story predicting your future or someone else's future.

Wt/E3.1a,2b

Model paragraph for optimist and pessimist.



Theme of week: the immediate future in Birmingham Tutor:

/Date Speaking and Listening CC ref

Reading CC ref Writing CC ref Resources Assessment

Day 1 The city centre - describing and discussing different places in the city centre.

Sc/E3.1a,1b,4a,4c,4f

Reading about recent changes in Birmingham

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Write a postcard, letter or e-mail to a friend describing recent changes - focus on present perfect and present continuous.

Wt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Local news items

Day 2People in Birmingham - who are they? Where are they from?

Lr/E3.2d,2e,5b

Gapped exercises - 'In my area there are ___ which is ___' focus on relative clauses using which, who, that, etc.

Rs/E3.1a

Write notes describing changes in your area and what you think will happen in the future.

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Day 3Living and working in the city. Who does what work? What work will be available in the future.

Lr/E3.2d,2e,5bSd/E3.1d,2a,2b

Read and identify a range of jobs - using newspapers/internet etc. - Identify skills needed for these jobs.

Rt/E3.7a,8a

Write about what jobs will be needed in the future - focus on future perfect e.g. 'The Bull Ring will have attracted more visitors so there will be more caterers needed.'

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Job papers

Day 4Review and consolidate - what tenses have we used this week?

Sd/E3.1d,2a,2b

Metro paper - what changes are described?Is the city better or worse place to live in?

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Write statements about Birmingham describing its past, present and future.

Ws/E3.1a, 2a

Metro paper


ESOL Weekly Scheme of Work Course Level: E3 Term: Summer week 9 Academic Year: Week 9

Theme of week: Planning for next course of study Tutor:


Day 1 Discussion - future optionsWhat do you want to do when you finish this course?

Sc/E3.4b; Lr/E31a,7a; Sd/E3.1d

College prospectus

Rt/E3.5a,6a,7a,8a

Application forms - Rw/E3.2a, Rt/E3.5a

Prospectus

Day 2 Different ways of learning

Lr/E31a,7a; Sd/E3.1d

Reading: What is Lifelong learning

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Writing - selling yourself in an application form.

Wt/E3.2a; Ws/E3.1a, 2a

Day 3 Discussion: what different kinds of courses are there?


Reading about courses

Rt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Writing - selling yourself in an application form

Wt/E3.2a; Ws/E3.1a, 2a

Day 4 Discussion making plans.What are you going to do next?How are you going to get there? What do you need to do?


Writing your goals and how you intend to achieve them.

Ws/E3.1a, 2a



Theme of week: Practical arrangements for your next course Tutor:


Day 1 Discuss end of year party, send invitations to end of year celebration.What research do you need to make for your next move?


Read a range of texts about vocational courses.

Rt/E3.1a,1b4a,7a

Write invitations and thank-you letters

Wt/E3.2a, Ws/E3.1a,2a

Course outlinesCollege prospectus

Day 2Discussions - what have we improved. Make statements about self and others: focus on future - going to, will be able to, provided that I..., if I... etc.



Rt/E3.1a,1b,4a,7a

Write about self and others describing their strengths.

Wt/E3.2a, Ws/E3.1a,2a

Day 3Predicting and preparing vocabulary and learning activities for other courses



Rw/E3.1a

Write a set of instructions / study ideas for people joining this course

Ws/E3.1a,2a

Day 4Discussions:Make a plan. Set some goals.



Rt/E3.1a,1b,4a,7a

Write a set of instructions / study ideas for self or others joining another course.

Ws/E3.1a, 2a



Theme of week: End of course review and evaluation Tutor:


Day 1 Discussion and pair work activities - grammar quiz e.g.:- right or wrong grammar auction

Sc/E3.1aLr/E31a,7a; Sd/E3.1d

Reading auction sentences

Rs/E3.1a Write a spider gram of different tenses

Ws/E3.1a, 2a

Day 2Class discussion on writing activities and writing skills


Review - word level activities - strategies for spelling; punctuation; + text level skills - paragraphing, structure and proof-reading

Ww/E3.1a,1b,Wt/E3.4a

Day 3 Class discussion on reading activities and reading skills


Review - reading skills, use of dictionaries, thesaurus, & reference materials

Rt/E3.5a,5b,2a,6a,7a,4aRw/E3.1a

Day 4 Evaluation - what was good bad about course?What should be different?Learners / class achievements


Evaluation questions

Rs/E3.1a Evaluation responses Ws/E3.1a



Theme of week: End of course celebration and presentations Tutor:


Day 1 Discussions - class awards e.g. Best speaker in class / Best dressed in class etc.

Sc/E3.1aLr/E31a,7a; Sd/E3.1d,1e

Write awards list Ws/E3.1

Day 2 Voting - election speeches

Sc/E3.1a,4b

Write speeches Wt/E3.1a,2a,4a

Day 3Presentations of informal certificates Acceptance speeches

Sc/E3.1a,4b

Day 4 End of year party - short presentations

Sc/E3.4b


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