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Monat/ Stunden Contents Communicative Activities

(Reception/Interaction/Production) Communication Strategies (Reception/Interaction/Production)

Communicative Language Competences (Linguistic [Range and Control]/Sociolinguistic/Pragmatic)

EU 1: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Listening What makes you happy? B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings

(can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material […]) p. 68

Identifying cues and inferring (can identify unfamiliar words from the context on topics related to his/her field […]) p. 72

An interview with a social worker B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded [...] material […]) p. 68


What is friendship? B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material […]) p. 68


Becoming familiar with … Listening to Susannah Jones

B1 Listening as a member of a live audience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


Speaking Talk about the topic: Friday night B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can

give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing topics […]) p. 77

Taking the floor (can initiate, maintain and close simple face-to-face conversation on topics […] of personal interest) p. 86

Vocabulary range (has sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics […]) p. 112

Co-operating (can exploit a basic repertoire of language and strategies to help keep a conversation […] going) p. 86

Vocabulary control (shows good control of elementary vocabulary but major errors still occur […]) p. 112

Asking for clarification (can ask someone to clarify or elaborate what they have just said) p. 87

Grammatical accuracy (communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar contexts […]) p. 114

Phonological control (pronunciation is clearly intelligible […] occasional mispronunciations occur) p. 117

Flexibility (can adapt his/her expressions to deal with less routine […] situations) p. 124

Turntaking (can initiate, maintain and close simple face-to-face conversation […]) p. 124

Coherence (can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements into […] a sequence of points) p. 125

Spoken fluency (can keep going comprehensibly […]) p. 125


Propositional precision (can explain the main points in an idea or problem with reasonable precision) p. 125

Friendship B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing topics […]) p. 77









Turntaking (can initiate, maintain and close simple face-to-face conversation […]) p. 124

Coherence (can link a series of shorter discrete simple elements into […] a sequence of points) p. 125



Discuss quotations on "Happiness" see above see above see above Language for discussion: Expressing

enthusiasms

Reading "Brave new world" B1 Reading for information and argument

(can identify the main conclusions in […] argumentative texts) p. 70


"Lorraine goes to Livingston" B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Drugs – a basic briefing B1 Reading for orientation (can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information […]) p. 70


Theories on the reasons for drug-taking B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70



Becoming familiar with … "I didn’t think I was an alcoholic"

B1 Reading for orientation (can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information […]) p. 70


Writing Writing station: A diary entry B1 Creative writing (can write accounts of

experiences, describing feelings and reactions […]) p. 62

Planning (can work out how to communicate the main points he/she wants to get across […]) p. 64




Orthographic control (can produce continuous writing which is generally intelligible throughout) p. 118

Orthographic control (spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough […]) p. 118

Thematic development (can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward narrative or description […]) p. 125

Coherence and cohesion (can link a series of shorter […] elements into a […] linear sequence of points) p. 125

Write a paragraph: What is the person in the picture thinking?

B1 Creative writing (can […] describing feelings and reactions […]) p. 62


see above

Becoming familiar with … Writing an article B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61







Flexibility (can adapt his/her expression to deal with less routine […] situations) p. 124





Grammar Grammar station: Adjectives and -ing forms

in descriptive writing

Vocabulary Working with words: Friend or foe B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of

elementary vocabulary but major errors still occur […]) p. 112

Choose the correct words B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of elementary vocabulary but major errors still occur […]) p. 112


Becoming familiar with … Language in use (Editing)

Extras Internet project: A page on the drug

situation in Austria B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61












EU 2: VICTORIAN TIMES

Listening Britain and her Empire B1 Overall listening (can understand

straightforward factual information […] identifying specific details […]) p. 66


Martha’s job B1 Overall listening (can understand straightforward factual information […] identifying specific details […]) p. 66


"Hard Times" B1 Overall listening (can understand straightforward factual information […] identifying specific details […]) p. 66


Becoming familiar with … The greatest medical achievements

B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Speaking Talk about the topic: Time periods B1 Sustained monologue: putting a case

(can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions […] and actions) p. 59












Discuss the family budget for the week B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77













Turntaking (can intervene in a discussion on a familiar topic […]) p. 124

Discussion: The Victorian age was a time of great change

B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77

see above see above

Discuss eight inventions B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77

see above see above

Language for discussion: Saying what is important


Reading "Our progress since 1800 has been good" B1 Reading for orientation (can find and

understand relevant information […]) p. 70 Identifying cues and inferring (can identify unfamiliar words from the context on topics related to his/her field […]) p. 72

Inventions and ideas developed the 19th century

B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


"Oliver Twist" B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


Food for the poor B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70

Writing Writing station: Giving/Contrasting your

opinion B1 Reports and essays (can write […] essays […] and give his/ her opinion about […] factual information […]) p. 62











Grammar Grammar station: Position of adverbs

Language booster: Adverbs of time A2 Grammatical accuracy (uses simple structures correctly […]) p. 114


Vocabulary Working with words: A Victorian family A2 Vocabulary control (can control a narrow

repertoire […]) p. 112 Use, choose, match the correct words B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of


Becoming familiar with … Language in use (WF)

Extras Internet project: A page on a Victorian figure B1 Overall written production (can write

straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61











Internet project: A 19th century author see above see above see above


EU 3: I LOVE BOOKS

Listening Florence’s reading habits B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings

(can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Talking books (radio show) B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Becoming familiar with … Reading habits B1 Listening to audio media/recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Speaking Talk about the topic: Questions to ask about

books B1 Interviewing and being interviewed (can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out […] an interview) p. 82














Language for discussion: Talking about likes and dislikes


Reading Read the review of "Pompeii" B1 Reading for orientation (can find and


Read the review of "The second summer of the sisterhood"

B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


Book trivia B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Burning books B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


A tale of two authors B1 Reading for orientation (can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information […]) p. 70


Becoming familiar with … Of books unread B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70

Writing Writing station: A book review B1 Overall written production (can write













Becoming familiar with … A review of a popular novel

B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61


see above

Grammar Grammar station: Reporting verbs/relative

clauses

Language booster: Say and tell B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of elementary vocabulary but major errors still occur […]) p. 112

Vocabulary Working with words: Blurbs B1 Vocabulary range (has sufficient vocabulary

to express him/herself […] on most topics […]) p. 112

Extras Internet project: Blurbs/A page on your

favourite book B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of



Learning strategies: Writing a summary B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61











EU 4: MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN

Listening What does it mean to be British? B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings



Interview with two Anglo-Indian women B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Interview with Anglo-Indian daughters B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Political correctness B1 Listening as a member of a live audience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


Becoming familiar with … Living in the UK B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Speaking Talk about the topic: Different aspects of

culture B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77















An argument between a teenager and his/her parent

B1 Overall spoken interaction (can […] express personal opinions […] on topics […] pertinent to everyday life […]) p. 74

see above see above

Talk about the topic: The biggest problem in our world is …

B1 Sustained monologue: putting a case (can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions […] and actions) p. 59



Compensating (can use a simple word meaning something similar to the concept […]) p. 64


Monitoring and repair (can ask for confirmation that a form used is correct […]) p. 65








Language for discussion: A generational argument

Reading The many cultures of Britain B1 Reading for orientation (can find and


Voices from the second generation B1 Reading for orientation (can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information […]) p. 70


Bad luck or racism? B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70



Becoming familiar with … "Stop and search" B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Writing A letter from a foreign country B1 Correspondence (can write personal

letters giving news and expressing thoughts about […] cultural topics […]) p. 83











Writing station: Reporting statistics B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61












Becoming familiar with … Reporting statistics see above see above see above

Grammar Grammar station: The passive

Vocabulary Working with words: Ten rules for a happier

world B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of


Language in use … Anita and me

Extras Internet project: Immigration in Austria B1 Overall written production (can write













Learning strategies: Skimming and scanning a text

B1 Reading for orientation (can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information […]) p. 70

EU 5: ROUTE 66

Listening Touchdown (sports chat show) B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings



"St. Louis Hotline" B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


On the Canyon View shuttle bus B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Becoming familiar with … Hollywood B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Speaking Talk about the topic: Sports B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can

give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77














Language for discussion: Asking questions

Reading Jackie’s travel guide B1 Reading for orientation (can find and


A guide about St. Louis B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Many popular styles of music were born in the US.

B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


Classic road movies B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Jackie’s diary entry B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


Michael Jordan B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


The Hollywood Walk of Fame B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Writing: Writing station: A profile of a famous person B1 Overall writing (can write straightforward

connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61












Diary entries about a journey B1 Creative writing (can write accounts of experiences, describing feelings and reactions […]) p. 62


see above

Becoming familiar with ... A formal letter (of complaint)

B1 Correspondence (can write personal letters […] describing experiences, feelings and events […]) p. 83


see above

Grammar Grammar station: Link words

Fill in link words: The worst tactician B1 Grammatical accuracy (uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently used […] patterns […]) p. 114

Language booster: AE vs. BE B1 Vocabulary range (has sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics […]) p. 112

Vocabulary Working with words: Trips, stays, visits etc. B1 Vocabulary range (has sufficient vocabulary

to express him/herself […] on most topics […]) p. 112


Extras Internet project: Browsing the Internet for

Route 66

Internet project: A tourist guide page B1 Overall writing (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61












Learning strategies: Friendly feedback B1 Sustained monologue (can give detailed accounts of […] feelings and reactions […]) p. 59



Compensating (can use a simple word meaning something similar to the concept […]) p. 64


Monitoring and repair (can ask for confirmation that a form used is correct […]) p. 65









CU 1: SHOW AND TELL

Listening Mrs. Sullivan talks about her students’

presentations B1 Listening as a member of a live audience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


Three of Mrs. Sullivan’s students talk about presentations

B1 Listening as a member of a live audience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


A presentation on chocolate B1 Listening as a member of a live audience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


Becoming familiar with … Sophie’s presentation



Speaking Discuss suggestions for making a

presentation B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77














Language for discussion: Reacting to suggestions

Writing Writing station: Making a good PowerPoint

presentation B1 Overall written production (can write […] texts by linking a series of […] elements into a linear sequence) p. 61







Becoming familiar with … An article for your school magazine

B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61












Vocabulary Working with words: Elements of suspense B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of


Language booster: Expressing uncertainty

Extras Learning strategies: Preparing a

presentation B1 Addressing audiences (can give a prepared straightforward presentation […]) p. 60











Internet project: A PowerPoint presentation B1 Overall written production (can write […] texts […] linking […] discrete elements into a linear sequence) p. 61












CU 2: GLOBALISATION AND ITS EFFECTS

Listening What does globalisation mean to you? B1 Listening as a member of a live

audience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


A radio debate on globalisation B2 Listening to audio media / recordings (can understand […] audio material […] can identify the speaker’s mood […]) p. 68

Identifying cues and inferring (can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension […]) p. 72

The Clean Clothes Campaign B1 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand the information content of […] recorded […] material) p. 68


Becoming familiar with … Opinions on globalisation



Speaking Talk about the topic: Demonstrators and

demonstrations B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77








Flexibility (can adapt his/her expressions o deal with less routine […] situations)


p. 124





Multinationals B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing […]) p. 77

see above see above

Language for discussion: Debating

Reading There are many players in the globalisation

debate B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Five events that shrank the world A2 Reading for information (can identify specific information in simpler written material)

Identifying cues and inferring (can use an idea of the overall meaning of short texts […]) p. 72

Globalisation = Americanisation B2 Reading for information (can understand articles […] in which the writers adopt particular stances […]) p. 70


Multinationals

Writing Becoming familiar with … An opinion essay B1 Reports and essays (can write […]

essays […] and give his/her opinion about accumulated factual information […]) p. 62


Vocabulary range (has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics) p. 112










Vocabulary Working with words: Modern life B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of


Language booster: Expressions with "money"

B1 Vocabulary range (has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics) p. 112

Extras Internet project: The effects of globalisation

on Austria B1 Overall writing (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61












Internet project: Foreign words in English B1 Vocabulary range (has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics) p. 112

CU 3: WORDS ARE ALL WE HAVE

Listening A lexicographer talks about his job B1 Listening as a member of a live



Becoming familiar with … A dictionary project



Speaking Talk about the topic: Use of dictionaries B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can














Reading Dictionaries in all shapes and sizes B1 Reading for information and argument

(can recognise significant points in Identifying cues and inferring (can identify unfamiliar words from the context on topics


straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70 related to his/her field […]) p. 72

Vocabulary Working with words: Words to describe

words

Language booster: Idioms B1 Vocabulary range (has sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics […]) p. 112


Extras Browsing the Internet for "Fun with English"

CU 4: SITCOMS

Listening My favourite sitcom B1 Listening as a member of a live



An American film critic talking about "The Office"



Speaking Talk about the topic: Sitcoms B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can











Coherence and cohesion (can link a series of shorter […] elements into a […] linear


sequence of points) p. 125



Language for discussion: Talking about TV shows

Reading "The Simpsons" make sitcom history B1 Reading for information and argument

(can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


"The Office": A story of success B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Writing Writing station: An overview page about a

popular sitcom B1 Overall writing (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61





Orthographic control (can produce conti-nuous writing which is generally intelligible throughout) p. 118






The opening scene of your sitcom B1 Creative writing (can write accounts of experiences, describing feelings and

Planning (can work out how to communi-cate the main points he/she wants to get

Vocabulary range (has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on


reactions […]) p. 62 across […]) p.64 most topics) p. 112



Orthographic control (can produce continuous writing which is generally intelligible throughout) p.118

Orthographic control (spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough […]) p.118

Flexibility (can adapt his/her expression to deal with less routine […] situations) p.124

Thematic development (can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward narrative or description […]) p.125

Coherence and cohesion (can link a series of shorter […] elements into a […] linear sequence of points) p.125

Propositional precision (can explain the main points in an idea or problem with reasonable precision) p.129

Vocabulary Working with words: All about the Simpsons B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of


Language booster: Idioms B1 Vocabulary range (has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics) p. 112

Becoming familiar with … Language in use (MC + WF)

Extras Internet project: A page about your favourite

sitcom B1 Overall writing (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p.61

Planning (can work out how to communi-cate the main points he/she wants to get across […]) p.64

Vocabulary range (has a sufficient vocabu-lary to express him/herself […] on most topics) p. 112



Orthographic control (can produce conti-


nuous writing which is generally intelligible throughout) p. 118






CU 5: FROM THE MEDICAL WORLD

Listening An expert answering questions about the

body B2 Listening as a member of a live au-dience (can follow the essentials of lectures, talks […] academic presentation) p. 67

Identifying cues and inferring (can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehen-sion […]) p. 72

A research scientist on biological weapons B2 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand recordings […] encountered in […] academic life) p. 68


Becoming familiar with … SARS B2 Listening to audio media/ recordings (can understand recordings […] encountered in […] academic life) p. 68


Speaking The top five causes of death B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can








Phonological control (pronunciation is clear-ly intelligible […] occasional mispronuncia-tions occur) p. 117


Thematic development (can reasonably


fluently relate a straightforward narrative or description […]) p. 125



Spoken fluency (can keep going compre-hensibly […]) p. 129

A class debate B1 Formal discussion (can take part in a […] discussion of familiar subjects; can put over a point of view clearly […]) p. 78

see above see above

Language for discussion: Making a proposal

Reading Clues in the deadliest flues B2 Reading for orientation (can scan longer

texts in order to locate desired information […]) p. 70

Identifying cues and inferring (can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehen-sion […]) p. 72

Bio terrorism, a subject of medical thrillers B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Biochemical threats B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


Becoming familiar with … Eating disorders

Writing Writing station: The opening paragraph of a

medical thriller B1 Overall writing (can write […] texts on a range of familiar subjects within his/her field of interest […]) p. 61

Planning (can work out how to communi-cate the main points he/she wants to get across […]) p. 64




Orthographic control (can produce continu-ous writing which is generally intelligible throughout) p. 118







Vocabulary Working with words: Medical terms B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of


Language booster: Body parts B1 Vocabulary range (has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself […] on most topics) p. 112

CU 6: STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS!

Listening A radio programme reporting on torture B1 Listening as a member of a live au-

dience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


An interview with a psychologist B1 Listening as a member of a live au-dience (can follow a lecture or talk within his/her own field […]) p. 67


Speaking Talk about the topic: The torturer in me B1 Informal discussion (with friends): (can














Spoken fluency (can keep going compre-hensibly […]) p. 129

Language for discussion: Ways of emphasising

Reading What is an NGO? B1 Reading for information and argument

(can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


All about Amnesty International B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


Torturers all over the world B1 Reading for orientation (can find and understand relevant information […]) p. 70


The torturers B1 Reading for information and argument (can recognise significant points in straightforward […] articles […]) p. 70


Writing Becoming familiar with … An article for your

school magazine B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61












Vocabulary Language booster: Rephrasing sentences B1 Vocabulary control (shows good control of



Extras Internet project: A page about an NGO of

your choice B1 Overall written production (can write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects […]) p. 61

Planning (can work out how to communi-cate the main points he/she wants to get across […]) p. 64










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