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