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WEEK | TOPIC (S) | TEXTS/ MATERIAL | WAYS OF WORKING | OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING TARGETS | ASSESSMENT | 34-35 | Introduction | “A Secret for Two” (hand out)“Where Do I Come From?”(Listening Comprehension) | Reading short storyDiscussing text i pairs/ full classListeningAnswering questions afterwards | Practice in informal communicationListening comprehension practice: English accents | InformalVocabulary TestWritten letter about yourself to be handed in | 36 | Starting Out(Chapter 1) | Discovery Trail (Game)Ernest Hemingway:“A Day’s Wait”(pp. 21-24) | GroupsListening/ reading short storyDoing tasks/ discussing in classResearch on Ernest Hemingway | Getting used to talk in EnglishPractice in informal communicationIntroduction to literature and elementary literary analysis | Informal | 37 | Starting Out(Chapter one) | “How Do You Learn Best?”(pp. 14-18)“Getting to Know Your Dictionary”(pp.28-31)Melvin Burgess:“Whose Face Do You See?” (pp. 43-50)Literary Terms: Prose(hand out) | Individual workGrammar lectureDoing tasksListening to short storyDoing tasks in pairsClass conversationLecture | Insight into language acquisition strategiesPractice in the use of monolingual dictionariesLearning precise grammatical terminology and phonetics; grammar and punctuationMore work with literary analysisInsight into literary terminology and how to use terms in written work | Informal | 38 | Writing | “A Day’s Wait” and “Whose Face Do You See?” | Revision of short stories and literary termsWriting in class | Practice in structuring a cohesive essay with focus on linking words and concord | Formal: Two-hour writing session | 39 | PoetryFilm | “An Introduction to Poetry”(pp. 35-39)Literary Terms: Poetry(hand out)“From Film to Literature-Billy Elliot”(pp.53-55) | Reading poemsCreating own poems (in pairs)Understanding poemsWatching the filmAnalyzing it | Introduction to poetry as a genreLearning how to appreciate poetryLearning how to