English 英語 1, First Semester 上, "Syllabus" 課程計畫

For a general overview of these textbooks and how they're used in Taiwanese elementary schools, refer to Elementary School in Taiwan: Overview of Classes and Textbooks Used. 

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 by 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.

After the syllabus/outline below are the vocabulary words for the Phonics (Alphabet) pages.

Unit	Title	Sentence Patterns	Key Words	Daily Talk	ABCs
Starter Unit		l   How are you? l   I’m fine.	one, two, three, four, five		Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee
Unit 1	Hello!	l   What’s your name? l   My name is Dino. l   I’m Dino.	Dino, Danny, Irene, Niki, Owen	Hello! Goodbye!	Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
Unit 2	How Are You?	l   How old are you? l   I’m ten.	six, seven, eight, nine, ten	Happy birthday! Thank you.	Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo
Review 1
Unit 3	What’s This?	l   What’s this/that? l   It’s a book. l   It’s an eraser.	a book, a pencil, an eraser, a bag, a marker, a ruler	Good morning. Good afternoon.	Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt
Unit 4	What Color Is This?	l   What color is this? l   It’s blue.	blue, green, red, black, pink, yellow	Cool! Good job!	Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Review 2
Festivals	Halloween			A bat, a ghost, a jack-o’-lantern, a   pumpkin, a spider, a witch
Culture	Hello, World!

Aa: ant, apple
Bb: bear, boy
Cc: cat, cup
Dd: dog, duck
Ee: egg, elephant
Ff: fish, frog
Gg: goat, girl
Hh: hippo, hat
Ii: ink, igloo
Jj: jet, juice
Kk: key, kite
Ll: lion, lemon
Mm: monkey, mouse
Nn: nose, nurse
Oo: ox, otter
Pp: pig, pink
Qq: queen, quiz
Rr: red, rabbit
Ss: snake, sun
Tt: turtle, tiger
Uu: up, umbrella
Vv: van, vest
Ww: watch, window
Xx: fox, box
Yy: yo-yo, yellow
Zz: zoo, zebra

English 英語 2, Second Semester 下, "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	Daily Talk		Phonics
Starter Unit			l   I’m two years old. l   It’s a blue marker.		eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen			-ad: bad, mad -at: cat, fat
Unit 1	Are You Tall?		l   Are you tall? l   Yes, I am. l   No, I’m not.		tall, short, fat, thin	That’s right. Louder, please.		-ed: bed, red -et: get, pet
Unit 2	Is It a Small Cat?		l   Is it a cat? l   Is it a small cat? l   Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.		big, small, a bird, a cat, a dog, a rabbit	Let me see it. Try again.		-ig: big, dig -ick: kick, Nick
Review 1
Unit 3	Who’s She?		l   Who’s he/she? l   He’s my father. l   She’s my mother.	father, mother, brother, sister, grandpa, grandma		Nice to meet you. I don’t know.	-op: hop, mop -ot: cot, hot
Unit 4	Is He a Teacher?		l   Are you a student? l   Yes, I am. l   No, I’m not. l   Is he/she a teacher? l   Yes, he/she is. l   No, he/she isn’t.	a cook, a teacher, a student, a doctor, a nurse		How about you? Me, too.	-ub: cub, rub -ut: cut, hut
Review 2
Festivals		Mother’s Day		a card, a flower, a gift, a heart, love		Happy Mother’s Day! This is for you.
Culture		How to Say Thank You

English 英語 3, 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		Daily Talk		Phonics
Starter Unit			l   Is your brother a cook? l   Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.		sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty				-am: ham, jam -an: fan, man
Unit 1	Are You Happy?		l   Are you happy? l   Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. l   Is he/she sad? l   Yes, he/she is. l   No, he/she isn’t.		angry, bored, happy, hungry, sad, sick, tired		Watch out! Are you OK?		-en: hen, pen -ell: bell, sell
Unit 2	Can You Swim?		l   Can you swim? l   Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. l   Can he/she sing? l   Yes, he/she can. l   No, he/she can’t.		dance, draw, fly, jump, read, sing, swim		Help! Of course.		-ip: lip, sip -it: kit, quit
Review 1
Unit 3	What Are These?		l   What are these/those? l   They’re papayas. l   Do you like papayas? l   Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.	apples, bananas, grapes, oranges, papayas, watermelons		Yummy! Yuck!		-og: hog, jog -ock: lock, rock
Unit 4	What Do You Want?		l   What do you want? l   I want a hot dog. l   I want two eggs. l   I want some juice.	a hot dog, an egg, bread, juice, milk, a cupcake, tea		Here you are. Hurry up!		-ug: bug, mug -un: fun, run
Review 2
Festivals		The Moon Festival		a moon cake, a pomelo, eat, Chang-O, Jade Rabbit		Look at the moon. Let’s eat moon cakes.
Culture		Food Around the World

English 英語 4 , Second Semester 下, "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		Daily Talk		Phonics
Starter Unit			l   He can sing and draw.		twenty-one to thirty				-am: cap -a_e: cape
Unit 1	What Time Is It?		l   What time is it? l   It’s ten o’clock. l   It’s eleven thirty.		twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, twenty-five, thirty-five, forty-five, fifty-five		Time for lunch. Hooray!		e: pet e_e: Pete
Unit 2	What Are You Doing?		l   What are you doing? l   I’m eating. l   What’s he/she doing? l   He’s/She’s swimming.		drinking, eating, sleeping, running, swimming, writing		Take a rest. Come and join us.		i: kit i_e: kite
Review 1
Unit 3	Where Are You?		l   Where are you? l   I’m in the bathroom. l   Where’s Danny/Niki? l   He’s/She’s in the dining room.	bathroom, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, living room, yard		Wake up! Wait!		o: not o_e: note
Unit 4	Where’s My Kite?		l   Where’s my/the kite? l   It’s in/on/under/next to the box.	a ball, a box, a chair, a desk, a key, a kite, a table		It’s here. It’s over there.		u: cut u_e: cute
Review 2
Festivals		Easter		the Easter Bunny, a basket, color the eggs, go egg hunting		Let’s color the eggs. Let’s go egg hunting.
Culture		Houses Around the World

English 英語 5, 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		Daily Talk		Phonics
Starter Unit			l   Where’s Dino? l   He’s reading under the table.		ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred				l: lamp, pool, seal r: rope, deer, flour
Unit 1	How’s the Weather?		l   How’s the weather? l   It’s sunny. l   We can / can’t go fishing.		cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, go camping, go fishing, go shopping, go swimming		Good idea! Have a good time.		th: bath, teeth, three th: that, this, those
Unit 2	Where Are You Going?		l   Where are you going? l   I’m going to the park. l   Where’s the supermarket? l   It’s on Blue Street.		bank, bookstore, hospital, library, park, post office, supermarket, zoo		Sorry, I’m late. Follow me.		wh: whale, when, white ph: dolphin, Phil, phone
Review 1
Unit 3	How Many Lions Are There?		l   What do you see? l   I see a monkey / some turtles. l   How many horses are there? l   There is one horse. l   There are two horses.	bears, elephants, horses, lions, monkeys, tigers, turtles, zebras		Be careful. Can you give me a hand?		ch: chair, church, lunch sh: fish, shop, short
Unit 4	What’s Wrong?		l   What’s wrong? l   My / His / Her leg hurts. l   I have a headache. l   He / She has a toothache.	arms, ears, eyes, foot, hands, legs, headache, runny nose, toothache		Calm down. Take care!		ng: king, ring, sing nk: bank, Hank, pink
Review 2
Festivals		Christmas		a bell, a candy cane, a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, a star, a stocking		Merry Christmas! Let’s open the gifts.
Culture		Wonders of the World

*...and a couple notes here.  I really don't understand why the Taiwanese educational authorities mandate this "What's Wrong?" unit in every textbook series.  It's SO HARD to have any meaningful/interesting conversation regarding this topic, and a unit on body parts would make so much more sense.

Also, differentiating between the "th" sound in "bath" and the "th" sound in "that" just confuses people.  It's similar to the distinction made between "this/that" and "these/those" in the same textbooks.  Yes, a distinction could be made, but if you say it wrong who's going to know?