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Programma da svolgere durante l’anno scolastico 2018-2019

Classe: 2^ G

Materia: Lingua inglese

Insegnante: Carlo Spalla

Testi utilizzati: Think, Student’s book & Workbook 1 and 2, H. Puchta, Jeff Stranks, P. Lewis-

Jones, Cambridge

From Think Student’s book & Workbook 1

Unit 10: Around town

Functions and speaking

Talking about plans; inviting and making arrangements; discussing ideas for an imaginary film

Grammar

Be going to for intentions; Present continuous for arrangements; Adverbs

Vocabulary

Places in a town; Things in town: compound nouns

Think

Values: appreciating other cultures; Train to think: problem solving

Skills

Listening: A conversation between people arranging to go out

Reading: Blogs: Alice’s world, The life of Brian; Letters to a newspaper: Our town: what’s wrong and

what can we do about it?; Culture: ghost towns around the world

Writing: an informal email

Unit 11: Future bodies


Role play: a health problem; Making predictions; Sympathising

Grammar

Will/won’t for future predictions; First conditional; Time clauses with when/as soon as

Vocabulary

Parts of the body; when and if; Expressions with do

Think

Values: Exercise and health; Self-esteem: getting help

Skills

Listening: Dialogues about physical problems

Reading: Article: Changing bodies; Webchats: Crazy things that parents say to their kids

Writing: a phone message

Unit 12: Travellers’ tales


Talking about travel and transport; Talking about life experiences; Role play: Life as a bus driver / flight

attendant

Grammar

Present perfect simple; Present perfect with ever/never; Present perfect vs past simple

Vocabulary

Transport and travel; travel verbs

Think

Values: Travel broadens the mind; Train t think: exploring differences

Skills

Listening: A traveller talking to children at his old school

Reading: Blog: The non-stop traveller; Interview: The taxi driver; Culture: Hard journeys for

schoolchildren

Writing: an essay about someone you admire

From Think Student’s book & Workbook 2

Unit 1: Amazing people


Talking about things you have and haven’t done; offering encouragement; role-play: good causes

Grammar

Present perfect with just, already and yet; present perfect vs past simple

Vocabulary

Personality adjectives ; collocations; phrases with just

Think

Human qualities; self-esteem: personal qualities

Skills

Listening: playing a guessing game

Reading: online survey responses; TV programme preview; photostory: the new café

Writing: a short passage about someone you admire

Unit 2: The way we learn


asking and giving / refusing permission; role-play: asking permission

Grammar

Present perfect with for and since; a an the or no article

Vocabulary: school subjects; verbs about thinking

Think

Values: learning for life; Train to Think: learning about texts

Skills:

Listening: Shop dialogues

Reading: An education like no other; learning is brain change; culture: A day in the life of ...

Writing: an email describing your school routine

Unit 3: That’s entertainment


Comparing things and actions; asking for and offering help

Grammar

Comparative and superlative adjectives (review); (not) as ... as comparatives; making a comparison

stronger or weaker; adverbs and comparative adverbs

Vocabulary

Types of films; types of TV programmes; expression with get

Think

Values: spending wisely; Self-esteem: the film of my life

Skills:

Listening: interview with a teenage filmmaker

Reading: Article: big movies on a small budget photostory: extras

Writing: A paragraph about your favourite TV habits

Unit 4: Social networking


Giving advice

Grammar

indefinite pronouns; should(‘)t, had better, ought to

Vocabulary

IT term, Language for giving advice

Think

Values: Responsible online behaviour; Train to think: logical sequencing

Skills

Listening: Why my family drive me mad

Reading: Article: think before you act online; short texts: different types of messages; culture: communication through history

Writing: A web page giving advice

Unit 5: My life in music


Asking about feeling; Role play: helpful suggestions

Grammar

Present perfect continuous; Present perfect continuous vs Present perfect simple

Vocabulary: making music; phrasal verbs with out

Think

Values: following your dreams; Self-esteem: music and me

Skills

Listening: Interview about music

Reading: Article: John Otway- Rock’s greatest failure; photostory: Pop in the park

Writing: the story of your favourite band

Unit 6: Making a difference

Functions and speaking Expressing surprise and enthusiasm

Grammar

Will (not) may (not) might (not) for prediction; first conditional; unless in first conditional sentences

Vocabulary

The environment; verbs to talk about energy

Think

Values: Caring for the world; Train to think: different perspective

Skills

Listening: Interviews about a town project

Reading: Article: Hot topic: the environment; Culture: Stop! Before it’s too late

Writing: an article for the school magazine

Unit 7: Future fun


Checking information; Agreeing

Grammar

Future forms; Question tags; Nor / neither / so

Vocabulary

Future forms expressions; Arranging a party

WordWise: phrases with about

Think

Values: believe in a better future; Self-esteem: Personal goals

Skills

Listening: interviews with two newsmakers

Reading: Article: The World today; Writing: An invitation

Unit 8: Science counts


Talking about past habits; Talking about imaginary situation; Talking about scientific discoveries

Grammar

Used to; past continuous vs past simple; Second conditional; I wish

Vocabulary

Direction and movement; Science

Think

Values: how science help people; Train to think: Using criteria

Skills

Listening: the things kids believe

Reading: Article: why aren’t people more interested in science? Web forum: what should science do

next? Culture: great scientists

Writing: A blog entry

Unit 9: What a job!


Accepting and refusing invitations; Role play: Inviting friends to join you

Grammar

The passive (present simple, past simple, past continuous, present perfect)

Vocabulary

Jobs; WordWise: Phrases with in

Think

Values: What’s important in a job?; Self-esteem: I’d rather be ...

Skills

Listening: people with disabilities and their jobs

Reading: Article: Dream jobs; article: Obsolete jobs; photostory: for a good cause

Writing: a short essay about jobs that will soon be obsolete

Unit 10: Keep healthy


Talking about your health

Grammar

Past perfect simple and continuous

Vocabulary

Time linkers; illness: collocations

Think

Values: Never give up; Train to think: about health

Skills

Listening: A presentation on benefits of exercise; Culture: keeping healthy

Writing: A story about a sports event

Unit 11: Making the news


Reporting what someone has said; Expressing feeling: anger

Grammar

Reporting statements; Verb patterns: object + infinitive

Vocabulary

More verbs with object + infinitive; WordWise: expressions with make

Think

Values: Being able to laugh at yourself; Self-esteem: Giving an award

Skills

Listening: Profile on an extreme weather journalist

Reading: Article: April fool’s Day; Article: A tale of two guys; photostory: the journalist

Writing: a news report

Unit 12: Playing by the rules


Talking about permission; following and giving simple instructions

Grammar

Be allowed to / let; Third conditional

Vocabulary

Discipline

Think

Values: the importance of rules; Train to think: play rock, paper, scissors

Skills

Listening: The game rock,, paper, scissors

Reading : Article: Hard Times to be a kid; Culture: strange laws around the world

Writing: a set of rules

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