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8th Grade Content Analysis

Module 1 Fitness and achievement page 5

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Sporting life page 6

Grammar present simple or present continuous; the -ing form of nouns; the infinitive

Functions talking about sports, talking about activities

Vocabulary sport; parts of the body; numbers and dates

Focus on the Olympics p. 10

Reading Links - start doing athletics; Keeping fit; The Olympic Games

Listening favourite sport; radio programme about the Olympics

Speaking sport; the Olympics

Writing a paragraph about a sports event

Pronunciation:  life / thing

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In the past page 12

Grammar past simple revision; past continuous; when, while

Functions talking about the past; talking about what was happening in the past

Vocabulary verbs; products

Focus on an ancient culture

Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 1: The discovery; Hassan's Diary,

The Phoenicians

Listening activities in the past; summer school

Speaking activities in the past; the Phoenicians

Writing what you and your family were doing yesterday

Project My favourite sport

Pronunciation: what, visit

Module 2 Record breakers

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Amazing world page 20

Grammar comparatives; (not) as ... as

Functions comparing things

Vocabulary university subjects; animals

Focus on dry environments

 

Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 2: The boy's story; Strange but true;

Fact or fiction?; Deserts

Listening Andrew's trip

Speaking comparing things; comparing deserts

Writing sentences comparing deserts

Pronunciation:  desert, oasis, Saying sentences

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World records page 26

Grammar superlatives; the most ...; adjective order

Functions talking about the best; describing things; describing objects; talking about records

Vocabulary shapes and materials

Focus on treasures

Reading The most incredible places; Links -explore; Wonderful things

Listening quiz; guessing objects; Amazing records

Speaking talking about objects; talking about records

Writing a report about your classmates

Project World records quiz

Pronunciation: large / old

Module 3 Experiences page 33

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Life events  page 34

Grammar present perfect + ever, past participles; present perfect or past simple

Functions talking about experiences; talking about people

Vocabulary experiences; measurements

Focus on amazing journeys

Reading Have you ever ...?; The Amberson family website; Jamel the runner

Listening Hussein and Ghada's experiences; interview with a long distance walker

Speaking talking about experiences; talking about people's lives;

talking about Jamel the runner

Writing a paragraph about your life

Pronunciation: house, road, Saying sentences

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How we live page 40

Grammar present perfect + for / since; How long...?

Functions talking about how long

Vocabulary museum objects; time expressions

Focus on space

Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 3: The mysterious collector;

Manal's life; Life in space

Listening Rakan's life; interview with an astronaut

Speaking role-playing a journalist and astronaut

Writing interview questions to ask an astronaut

Project The International Space Station

Pronunciation: rubbish, food, visible+ Reading aloud

Module 4

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Ideas and thoughts page 48

Grammar present continuous as future; adverbs; so, neither

Functions talking about future plans; agreeing and disagreeing; making arrangements

Vocabulary describing people

Focus on communication       

Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 4: The thin man; Making plans; Let's talk!

Listening Faisal's plans; Tom's phone messages

Speaking talking about communication

Writing an e-mail to a friend about plans              

Pronunciation: good, can, +Saying sentences

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Messages  page 54

Grammar present passive; past passive

Functions talking about the past

Vocabulary communication verbs; mind and body

Focus on the brain 

Reading How the Internet works; How an e-mail is sent;

 Getting your message across; Brain power

Listening checking answers; radio programme about eating well

Speaking talking about the Internet; talking about intelligence

Writing a paragraph about your friend's interests and abilities

Project Processes 

Pronunciation: brain, can

 

Module  5 Around the world

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The environment page 62   

Grammar that / which, who, where, either.., or..., a/though,

 both ... and ...,after

Functions talking about likes and dislikes

Vocabulary places; animals

Focus on ecosystems              

Reading Island life; Journey north, journey south; Our study of ecology

Listening Jason, Anna and Peter on holiday

Speaking talking about ecosystems in your country; saying sentences

Writing a paragraph about your likes and dislikes; a paragraph

about an ecosystem 

Pronunciation: year, jet

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Explorations page 68           

Grammar somebody, something, somewhere; could, must,

 can't; had to, didn't have to

Functions making guesses; talking about things you had to do

Vocabulary parts of a ship; recycling

Focus on helping the world    

Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 5: Leila's investigation;

The Sindbad voyage; Links -reduce, reuse, recycle

Listening guessing sounds;

interview with Janet and Simon about recycling

Speaking talking about helping the environment

Writing a paragraph of advice about recycling

Project Tropical rainforests    

Pronunciation: ship, which+ Reading aloud

 

Module 6 page 75 Science and discovery          

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Inventions page 76               

Grammar will for decisions; going to for plans; Shall 1...?

Functions talking about decisions; talking about future plans;

making and accepting offers

Vocabulary everyday objects

Focus on inventors

Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 6: The buried treasure;

Electricity; Inventors who lit the world

Listening dialogues in the science lab; important inventions

Speaking discussing experiments;

the most important inventions in history

Writing a summary of the life of Tesla and Edison

Pronunciation: repair, engineer

                                                                                              

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Creativity page 82               

Grammar if he creates ..., he builds ...;

 If you wear..., you will be ...

Functions talking about conditions

Vocabulary nouns and verbs; verbs; experiments

Focus on accidental discoveries              

Reading Be creative; Links - science quiz ,

Seeing the possibilities

Listening explanations for quiz answers;

an expert in creative thinking

Speaking a group story

Writing a story

Pronunciation: work

Project A scientist or famous inventor

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Outcomes

Listening Specific Outcomes

1. recognize how a speaker's emphasis of different sentences

helps identify what is important

2. use the sequence of ideas, words and sentences to identify

the main idea while listening

3. recognize the relationship of intonation to meaning

 (e.g., serious or making fun indicated by tone of voice)

4. follow oral directions (e.g., searching for websites)

5. respond to critical thinking questions before, during, and after listening .

6. respond to an opinion expressed by a speaker *

7. show understanding of information in an oral presentation

 (e.g., summarize  listening material *

8. make inferences and judgments that show an understanding of a presentation

9. show appreciation of the efforts of others after a presentation

 (e.g., write a thank-you note) *

Speaking Specific Outcomes

1. use appropriate intonation for different kinds of moods

(e.g., to show humour)

2. participate in class discussions with peers and teacher about comparisons

and contrasts (e.g., Royal Jordanian Airlines then and now;

good and evil characters)

3. in a small group, discuss a solution to a problem (e.g., earthquakes)

4. interview peers to write a report (e.g., attitudes of adolescent

about some aspect of science)

5. use connecting words (e.g., now and then, however) to help

comprehension of the listener when presenting information

6. speak clearly and interact with the audience effectively

7. role-play a scene from a play studied in class

8. recite orally a simple poem and comment on its theme

9. make suggestions for the improvement of the presentations of others

Reading Specific Outcomes

1. use context (e.g., definitions, comparison/contrast, and clue words)

to guess meanings of new words or phrases

2. skim and scan reading material to identify relevant information

3. use knowledge of word parts, foreign origins, and simple derivations

to understand the meaning of new words

4. use print and electronic dictionaries and glossaries to confirm

 

word meanings, , parts of speech, and clarify meaning

5. outline sequence of events or ideas*

6. summarize a short document*

7. interpret reading material by asking and answering questions*

8. assess the value of reading material .

9. analyze the content of reading material in order to make inferences

10. relate new ideas to previous beliefs, values and experiences while reading

11. read independently short passages from magazines and

newspapers for information and enjoyment

Writing Specific Outcomes

1.locate and use simple English reference materials found in the school and libraries

2. use the Internet to locate specific information and make notes about it

4. use the Internet to investigate a theme related to personal interests

5. summarize information (e.g., facts about an author's life)

6. write a short paragraph based on information extracted from a simple map,

graph or diagram

7. write a paragraph by expanding notes or answering a series of questions 

8.write a short report on the content of a book or short story

9.write two or three paragraphs based on reading (e.g., comparing places.) *

10. fill in forms correctly and neatly, given name, address, date of birth,

nationality, religion, and other essential information

11. write a short letter which has a specific function (e.g., accepting or

not accepting an invitation; giving or requesting information)

12. translate short sentences from English into Arabic and vise versa

13. develop 2-3 paragraphs using organizational patterns

(e.g., compare and contrast, cause and effect)

14. spell correctly learned vocabulary

15. write dictated material using correct spelling and punctuation

16. edit the writing of a peer for spelling, punctuation, organization,

and clarity of meaning