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FIRST YEAR (UNITS 1-3)
UNIT 1
1.1 The ULAT’s symbolic directions 1.2 Verbs 1 – 5 1.3 Singular personal pronouns 1.4 Present simple conjugation1.14 Vocabulary review and weather expressions
1.16 Negation and question formation1.17 Vocabulary and definite and indefinite articles
1.19 Numbers 1 – 29
1.22 Interview summary and self-presentation no. 2
1.26 Question formation and negation
1.27 Verbs 1 – 32 in context – Part I
1.28 Use of the infinitive
1.29 Expressing the idea “to be”
1.31 Vocabulary for Verbs 33 – 44
1.33 Vocabulary related to the school environment
1.34 Question and answer regarding the school environment
1.35 Verbs 1 – 44 in context – Part 2
1.37 Verbs 53 – 60 and supplementary vocabulary
1.43 Present simple conjugation with Verbs 1 – 11
1.44 Present simple conjugation with Verbs 12 – 23
1.45 Present simple conjugation with Verbs 24 – 34
1.46 Present simple conjugation with Verbs 35 – 45
1.47 Present simple conjugation with Verbs 46 – 53
1.48 Present simple conjugation with Verbs 54 – 60
1.50 Concluding Language Pals activity for Unit 1
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UNIT 2
2.1 Presentation with interrogatives
2.2 Drills with interrogatives 2.3 First reading selection, Phonics 1 and the alphabet
2.4 First reading selection, Phonics 2 and the alphabet
2.5 First reading selection, Phonics 3 and the alphabet
2.6 First reading selection, Phonics 4 and the alphabet
2.7 First reading selection, Phonics 5 and the alphabet
2.8 First reading selection, Phonics 6 and the alphabet
2.10 Oral response to written questions and the alphabet
2.12 Conjugation of daily routine verbs
2.13 Expressing need and purpose and the specificity of articles and adjectives of quantity
2.14 Drills regarding the expression of need and purpose and the specificity of articles and adjectives of quantity
2.15 Expressing time and one’s daily routine and the specificity of articles and adjectives of quantity
2.16 Drilling the expression of one’s daily routine
2.17 Weekly and monthly activities vocabulary
2.18 Language Pals: Discussing your mutual weekly routines
2.19 The present progressive tense
2.21 Alphabet review and numbers to 9,999
2.22 Presenting modals and the near future
2.23 Drilling modals and the near future2.24 Professions, modals and the verb “to be”
2.25 Phonics review and practice reading aloud
2.27 Using interrogatives in discussing the second reading selection
2.28 Oral summary of the second reading selection
2.29 Interpersonal relationships
2.30 Problem-solving situations
2.31 Interpersonal relationships vocabulary review
2.32 Problem-solving vocabulary review
Supplementary reading for Units 1 and 2
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 1
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 2
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 3
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 4
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 5
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 6
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 7
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 8
Supplementary reading: “The Old Man, the Boy and the Bridge” – Part 9
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UNIT 3
3.1 Adjectives of physical description
3.2 Adjectives of physical description with the verb “to be”
3.5 Sentences with multiple adjectives
3.7 Clothing and colors
3.9 Health and physical condition
3.10 The vocabulary of family relationships
3.11 Phonics review and practice reading aloud
3.13 Written questions on the third reading selection
3.14 The use of the relative pronouns “quien” and “que”
3.15 Presentation of possessive adjectives
3.16 Drills with possessive adjectives
3.19 Demonstrative and possessive pronouns
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SECOND YEAR (UNITS 4-6)
UNIT 4
4.1 Prepositions4.2 Exterior of the home and synony of Verbs nos. 1 – 23
4.3 Exterior of the home and synonyms of Verbs nos. 1 – 23
4.4 Interior of the home and synonyms of Verbs nos. 1 – 23
4.5 Interior of the home4.7 Frequency of household chores
4.8 Adverbs of frequency
4.9 Alternative means of negation
4.18 Food vocabulary (fruit and vegetables)
4.19 Food vocabulary (meat, seafood and dairy products) and restaurant expressions
4.20 Food vocabulary (beverages and condiments) with emphasizers and clarifiers
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UNIT 5
5.1 Phonics review and the use of accent marks
5.3 Verbs 1 – 60 in their infinitive form
5.4 Present simple verb conjugation with Verbs 1 – 11
5.5 Present simple verb conjugation with Verbs 12 – 23
5.6 Present simple verb conjugation with Verbs 24 – 325.7 Present simple verb conjugation with Verbs 33 – 44
5.8 Present simple verb conjugation with Verbs 45 – 60
5.9 Present simple verb conjugation with Daily Routine Verbs
5.13 Language Pal letter no. 1 (self-presentation)
5.19 Expressing need and purpose
5.20 Oral summary of the Richardsons 1 (based on written text)
5.23 The Richardson Family – Part 2
5.25 “What makes a good father and a good mother?”
5.26 Interpersonal relationships and problem-solving vocabulary
5.27 Problem-solving with modals, the near future and “one another”
5.28 Language Pal letter no. 2 (daily routine)
5.30 Adjective agreement and the verb “to be”
5.31 Double-adjective sentences and emotional responses5.31 Double-adjective sentences and emotional responses
5.32 Clothing and colors
5.36 Miscellaneous sentence structures
5.42 Prepositions of spatial relationships
5.43 Sample sentences with prepositions
5.44 Describing the exterior of a house5.47 Household chores and expressing frequency
5.49 Objectival pronouns5.50 Food preparation (cookies)
5.51 Food preparation (pancakes)
5.52 Food preparation (sausages)
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UNIT 6
6.5 OPEN6.6 Giving and receiving directions
6.7 Giving and receiving directions
6.8 Stores, shops, institutions and the passive voice6.9 Describing a town and familiar commands
6.10 The simple past to describe the author’s personal history
6.11 Time expressions to use with the simple past
6.12 Simple past with Verbs 1 – 11
6.13 Simple past with Verbs 12 – 226.14 Simple past with Verbs 23 – 33
6.15 Simple past with Verbs 34 – 446.16 Simple past with Verbs 45 – 52
6.17 Simple past with Verbs 53 – 60
6.18 Simple past with Daily Routine Verbs
6.21 Irregular simple past forms
6.24 Direct object pronouns referring to people
6.25 Direct object pronouns referring to people and things
6.26 Direct and indirect object pronouns
6.30 Object pronouns with all verb tenses and negation
6.31 Verb tense and object pronoun review
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THIRD YEAR (UNITS 7-9)
UNIT 7
7.1 The solar system, the Earth and comparatives and superlatives 7.2 Comparatives and superlatives
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UNIT 8
8.1 Tools, their use and the passive voice 8.2 Gardening and yardwork
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UNIT 9
9.2 Commands 2 9.3 Commands 3
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UNIT 10 (under construction for the 2021-2022 school year)
10.1 Reading no. 1 10.2 Reading no. 1 vocabulary review and question response 10.3 Reading no. 1 vocabulary test, written summary and personal writing assignment 10.4 Reading no. 2 10.5 Reading no. 2 vocabulary review 10.6 Reading no. 2 vocabulary test 10.7 Reading no. 3 10.8 Reading no. 3 vocabulary review and question response 10.9 Reading no. 3 vocabulary test, written summary and personal writing assignment