Themes / Topics

(i)

Attainment targets

(ii)

(Language skill)

Language focus*

(iii)

(Language knowledge)

1. Personal information

- Friends

- Clothing

- Home village

Speaking

- Make and respond to introductions

- Ask and respond to questions on personal preferences

- Ask for and give information about  the geography of one’s home country

- Talk about a picnic in the country

- Describe directions / locations

Listening

Listen to  a monologue or a dialogue of 100-120 words for general or specific information 

Reading

Read a dialogue or a passage of 150-180 words for general or specific information

Writing

- Write an argument letter with a frame using suggested ideas or word cues

- Write an exposition  of 80-100 words from picture and word cues

Grammar:

- Tenses: past simple, past simple with wish, present perfect

 - Used to

- The passive

- Prepositions of time

- Adverb clauses of result

Vocabulary:

- Words to describe the geography of a country: climate, population, religions, languages, social customs, habits

- Words about clothing: types/ styles, colours,

   fashions, material, designs

- Words to describe the country/ a trip to the

   country: natural landscapes, location, direction, outing activities

2. Education

- Learning a foreign language

Speaking

- Ask for and give information about language study /

  language courses

- Express opinions / preferences

- Talk about methods of study

Listening

Listen to monologues or dialogues within 100-120 words for general or specific information 

Reading

Read a dialogue or a passage of 150-180 words for general or specific information

Writing

Write a letter of enquiry within 80-100 words following a model and an outline given

Grammar:

- Direct and reported speech

- Reported questions,  here and now words with reported speech

- Modal verbs with if

Vocabulary:

- Words to describe school settings, study

   courses, school life

- Words to talk about language study: timetables, courses, subjects, ways of learning, learning activities

3. Community

- The media

Speaking

- Ask for and give opinions

- Express agreement and disagreement

- Talk about the development and the use of the media, especially the Internet

Listening

Listen to  a monologue or a dialogue of 100-120 words for general or specific information 

Reading

Read a dialogue or a passage of 150-180 words for general or specific information

Writing

Write to express opinions based on a model and guidelines given within 80-100 words

Grammr:

- Tag questions

- Gerunds after some verbs: like, love, enjoy, dislike,  hate, …

Vocabulary:

- Words to talk about the media: history,

   development, different uses

- Words to express opinions about the media: like, dislike, advantages, disadvantages

4. Heath

- Healthy

environment

- Saving energy

Speaking

- Ask for and give reasons

- Persuade

- Show concern

- Make and respond to suggestions

- Talk about the problems of environment pollution

and solutions to the problems

- Talk about the problems of energy waste and solutions to the problems

Listening

Listen to  a monologue or a dialogue of 100-120 words for general or specific information 

Reading

Read a dialogue or a passage of 150-180 words for general  or specific information

Writing

- Write a letter of complaint of 80-100 words using frame and idea cues

-Write a speech of 80-100 words based on suggested frame and idea cues

Grammar:

- Conditional sentences:  type 1

- Adjective + that clause

- Adverb clauses of reason: as, because

- Connectives: and, but, because, or, so,

  therefore, however

- Phrasal verbs

- Suggest + verb-ing

- Suggest (that)+ subject + should

Vocabulary:

- Words to talk about the environment around students' life: problems, conservation activities, solutions, activities to protect the environment

- Words to talk about energy waste problems    around students’life and solutions to save energy

5. Recreation

- Celebrations

Speaking

- Give and respond to compliments

- Describe events

- Talk  about popular celebrations in Viet Nam and in

  other countries

- Express opinions on different events

Listening

Listen to  a monologue / dialogue of 100-120 words for general or specific information 

Reading

Read a dialogue or a passage of 150-180 words for general  or specific information

Writing

Write a letter to a pen pal within 80-100 words based on a suggested outline and ideas cues

Grammar:

- Adverb clauses of concession: although / though

- Relative pronouns and relative clauses (defining and non-defining)

Vocabulary:

- Words to describe popular celebrations in

different countries: Tet, Easter, Christmas, Mid-Autumn Festival, Wedding, Passover, Father’s Day, …

- Words to express compliments, feelings and opinions on related topics

6. The world around us

- Natural disasters

- Life on other planets

Speaking

- Make predictions

- Talk about the weather forecast

- Describe events

- Talk about assumptions

- Talk about possibility

- Name and describe natural disasters

Listening

Listen to  a monologue or dialogue of 100-120 words for general or specific information 

Reading

Read a dialogue or a passage of 150-180 words for general or specific information

Writing

- Write a story of 80-100 words based on picture / word cues or prompts      

- Write an exposition of 80-100 words based on pictures / word cues or prompts      

Grammar:

- Relative pronouns

- Relative clauses (defining and non-defining)

- Modal: may / might

- Conditional sentences: type 1 and type 2

Vocabulary:

- Words to talk about natural disasters: earthquakes, tidal waves, typhoons, volcanoes, tornadoes, snow storms, …

- Words to talk about the weather forecast and preparations for natural disasters

- Words to talk about life on other planets

- Words to describe UFOs and other alien events on the Earth and other planets