Tuesday, February 23, 2016

English 英語 7, First Semester 上, "Syllabus" 課程計畫


The syllabus/outline below was taken from the Dino On the Go! textbook published by Han Lin 翰林出版.  Other textbook series will vary, but given the government-mandated curriculum they won't vary much.

Kids in Taiwanese elementary schools have English class at least twice a week.  Each unit would be completed in about a month's time, adding up to the four months that comprise a semester.

The English textbooks start at #1 in grade three, and the numbers advance each semester.  This means that book #2 is for the second semester of grade three, book #3 is for the first semester of grade four, etc.  The numbers for other subject textbooks (i.e. "Social Studies 社會 3上") reflect the actual grade level, and use a 上 or 下 to indicate the semester.



Unit
Title
Sentence Patterns
Key Words
Words of Wisdom*
Phonics
Starter Unit

l   Do you want some noodles?
l   No, I don’t.  I want a hamburger.


-er, -or
Unit 1
Where Are You From?
l   Where are you from?
l   I’m from Taiwan.
l   Is he / she from the UK?
l   Yes, he / she is.
l   No, he / she isn’t.  He’s / She’s from India.
Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the UK, the USA
All roads lead to Rome.
or, or
Unit 2
How Do You Go To School?
l   How do you go to school?
l   I go to school on foot.
l   Does he / she go to school by bus?
l   Yes, he / she does.
l   No, he / she doesn’t.  He /   she goes to school by train.
by bike, by boat, by bus, by car, by MRT / metro, by plane, by scooter, by taxi, by train, on foot
You’re the apple of my eye.
ir, ur
Review 1
Unit 3
What Do You Do After School?
l   What do you do after school?
l   go jogging after school.
l   What does he / she do in his / her free time?
l   He / she watches TV.
listen to music, play baseball, play basketball, play football, ride a bike, surf the Internet, go jogging, watch TV
No pain, no gain.
oi, oy
Unit 4
What Time Do You Get Up?
l   What time do you get up?
l   get up at 6:45.
l   What time does he /she do his / her homework?
l   He / she does his / her homework at 5:30.
get up, go to school, have lunch, go home, do my homework, take a bath, go to bed
Honesty is the best policy.
ou, ow
Review 2
Festivals
Chinese New Year
firecrackers, hot pot, lion dance, lucky money, rice cake, spring couplet**
We have New Year’s Eve dinner together.
We get lucky money.
Culture
New Years Around the World
*This "Words of Wisdom" part is new.  In previous textbooks this section was "Daily Talk."  To the best of my knowledge, I have never once used any of these phrases in my daily life.

**The "spring couplets" or 春聯 are the red papers Chinese people hang on/next to their doorways during Chinese New Year.  They are the two halves of a propitious poem.  I usually refer to them simply as "the red papers that people hang next to their door on Chinese New Year," or "door banners."  Like a lot of things related to traditional holidays, the English vocabulary used is somewhat clumsy.

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