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
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Title
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Sentence Patterns
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Key Words
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Words of Wisdom*
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Phonics
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Starter Unit
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l Do you want some noodles?
l No, I don’t. I want a hamburger.
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-er, -or
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Unit 1
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Where Are You From?
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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.
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Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the UK, the USA
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All roads lead to Rome.
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or, or
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Unit 2
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How Do You Go To School?
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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.
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by bike, by boat, by bus, by car, by MRT / metro, by plane, by scooter, by taxi, by train, on foot
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You’re the apple of my eye.
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ir, ur
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Review 1
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Unit 3
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What Do You Do After School?
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l What do you do after school?
l I go jogging after school.
l What does he / she do in his / her free time?
l He / she watches TV.
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listen to music, play baseball, play basketball, play football, ride a bike, surf the Internet, go jogging, watch TV
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No pain, no gain.
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oi, oy
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Unit 4
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What Time Do You Get Up?
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l What time do you get up?
l I 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.
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get up, go to school, have lunch, go home, do my homework, take a bath, go to bed
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Honesty is the best policy.
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ou, ow
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Review 2
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Festivals
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Chinese New Year
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firecrackers, hot pot, lion dance, lucky money, rice cake, spring couplet**
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We have New Year’s Eve dinner together.
We get lucky money.
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Culture
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New Years Around the World
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*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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