M A S T E R AND

THEMATIC P L A N
th
for the 8 grade

Book: Dream Team

ENGLISH LAN G U AG E
 Primary school Prparimi
Gostivar
2013/2014
Kujtim Musliu

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Srarter Unit to the course
1. Lets remember!

Notes on the Unites

1. New York, New York!

2. An American Diner
3. On Broadway!
4. Champions
5. Rollerblading in the park
6. Graduation day

Notes on bonus units

1. An American tradition: Thanksgiving

2. A British tradition: Wimbledon

Notes on the stories

1. Number One
2. Mountain Mystery

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 September

1 New lesson 2
2. Grammar 0
3. Revision/exercise 9
4. Song 1
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1.Talking about summer holiday

2. Repetition of the material of the 7th class
3. Lets remember! (Starter Unit to the course) Grammar: irregular verbs: past simple
4. Lets remember!-Grammar-Past continuous
5. Lets remember!- / past simple and past continuous
6. Grammar: Comparative and superlative adjectives
7. Grammar: will and going to
8. Present perfect (affirmative, interrogative and negative)
9. Vocabulary: Methods of transport/ Towns and buildings
10. In the restaurant/ Describing people: personality/ Personal computers
11. Skills work: Life after school
12. Song Dancing in the street

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 October

1. New lesson 5
2. Grammar 3
3. Revision/exercise 3
4 .Song 1
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1. Unit 1 Lesson 1 New York, New York!

2. Text comprehension
3. Communication-Possession: whose?/Offers and replies
4. Pronunciation-long vowels /a:/ /;:/and /o:/ - Dictation
5. Grammar- past simple/ Present perfect
6. Past simple and Present perfect
7. Relative pronouns who and which/that/ Relative pronoun whose
8. Vocabulary-British and American English
9. Cultural studies Chicago-My kind of town
10. Writing Building sentences
11. Twenty-four hours from Tulsa-song

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12. Progress Review: Unit: 1

November

1 .New lesson 5
2. Grammar 2
3. Revision/exercise 2
4 .Song (1)
5. Test 2
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1. Test 1
2. Test correction
3. Unit 2 Lesson 1 An American Diner
4. Dialogue reinforcement
5. Communication-Preferences/ Apologies
6. Grammar-Present perfect with for and since
7. Present perfect with just, already, yet
8. Adverbs of manner/ Grammar exercise
9. Study skills-Are you a good language learner?

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10. Vocabulary-Feelings and emotions
11. English across the curriculum-Famous Americans
12. Reinforcement of previous lesson

December

1. New lesson 5
2. Grammar 2
3. Revision/exercise 2
4. Song 1
5. Test 2
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1. Writing-Building Paragraphs
2. Song- What have I done to deserve this? / Progress Review: Unit 2
3. Revision Units 1 and 2
4. Test 2
5. Test correction
6 .Unit 3a, lesson 1- On Broadway!
7. Reinforcement of the text - On Broadway!
8. Unit 3, Lesson 3 Communication-Obligation (have to, must) and prohibition (mustnt)/
Obligation (have to, must) and lack of obligation (dont have to)

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 9. Grammar - Zero conditional
10. Grammar - First conditional
11. Grammar: have to, must and need
12. Vocabulary-Word formation: prefixes

January

1. New lesson 3
2. Grammar -
3. Revision/exercise 2
4. Song 1
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6

1. Cultural studies- Welcome to Oz

2. Writing-Planning and making notes
3. Song-On Broadway / Progress review: Unit 3
4. Revision and reinforcement
5. Oral and written exercises
6. Unit 4, Lesson 1 Champions

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 February

1. New lesson 6
2 .Grammar 4
3. Revision/exercise 2
4. Song 0
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1. Reinforcement of the text - Champions

2. Unit 4, Lesson 3 Communication-Logical deductions: must be, cant be/ Sequence:
firstthenfinally
3. Pronunciation Diphthongs /i!/ /e!/ /u!/ - / The sounds of poetry
4. Grammar- Passive/ Passive with by + agent
5. Grammar exercises
6. Logical deductions: must be, cant be

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 7. Study skills How do you practice English?
8. Vocabulary-Word formation: suffixes
9. English across the curriculum-Science: Genetics
10. Writing Expanding plans and notes
11. Song-Simply the best! / Progress Review: Unit 4
12. Revision Units 3 and 4

March

1. New lesson 4
2. Grammar 3
3. Revision/exercise 3
4. Test 2
5. Song 0
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1. Test
2. Test correction
3. Unit 5a lesson 1-Rollerblading in the park
4. Reinforcement of the dialogue
5. Communication-Good news, bad news! / Reporting opinions

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 6. Pronunciation-Stress and rhythm / Dictation
7. Grammar-Reported speech: with reporting verbs in the present
8. Grammar-Indefinite pronouns
9. Grammar exercises
10. Vocabulary - New sports! Dangerous sports!
11. Cultural studies-The world of sport
12. Writing: Connecting ideas

April

1. New lesson 4
2. Grammar 4
3. Revision/exercise 3
4. Song 1
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1. Song Ill be there for you

2. Progress Review: Unit 5
3. Revision and reinforcement
4. Unit 6, lesson 1-Graduation day

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 5. Text reinforcement
6. Communication-Well wishing / Thanks!
7. Pronunciation-Intonation / The sound of poetry/ Dictation
8. Grammar - Second conditional
9. Grammar - Possessive pronouns
10. Grammar exercises
11. Study skills - How do you revise for tests?
12. Vocabulary - Word families

May

1. New lesson 6
2. Grammar 1
3. Revision/exercise 2
4. Test 2
4. Song 1
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1. English across the curriculum-Language studies: Varieties of English

2. Writing: Sequencing events
3. Song - Money, money, money!/ Progress review: Unit 6
4. Revision Units 5 and 6

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 5. Test
6. Test correction
6. Bonus unit: part one An American tradition: Thanksgiving
7. Bonus unit: Past perfect/ The reporting verbs say and tell
8. Oral and written exercies
9. Bonus unit: part two A British tradition: Wimbledon
9. Third conditional/ too and enough
10. Bonus unit: part three Festivals, celebrations, customs, and traditions!
11. Story - Number one
12. Story reinforcement

June

1 .New lesson 1
2. Grammar -
3 .Revision/exercise 4
4. Test 1
5. Song -
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1. Mountain mystery - story

2. Story reinforcement

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3. Test
4. Repetition and confirmation the marks
5. Repetition and confirmation the marks
6. Talking about summer holiday

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