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GRADE 10, INTRODUCTION

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We present the first seven units of our Grade 10 course at a B1 CEFR level. These

units focus on the United Kingdom, teen life, the Commonwealth, society and politics,

the United States, leisure time, and the environment. They explore issues relevant to

students’ lives and also take an in-depth look at the diversity of the English-speaking

world.

We look forward to getting feedback from teachers on these materials. This will

enable us to adjust and improve forthcoming Grade 10 lessons.

Grade 10 overview

GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING READING WRITING PROJECT

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Multicultural food in London: Present perfect andsimple past

Britain’s Industrial Revolution: A historical documentary

Meeting a UK family: A polite conversation

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: A British novel extract

In response to your advertisement: A formal email

A British sport: A presentation

TEEN LIFE Online bullying: Second conditional

Teenagers and alcohol: A news report

Relationship issues: Giving advice

Body image: A newspaper article

A memorable experience: A personal narrative

Teen pressures: A blog post

THE COMMONWEALTH

What is the Commonwealth?: Phrasal verbs

Canada’s indigenous people: A documentary

Organizing a trip in a Commonwealth country: A telephone conversation

South Africa in the 21st century: A newspaper article

Commonwealth countries: A compare and contrast essay

A Commonwealth country, past, present, and future: A presentation

SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Let’s protest: Past modal verbs

Disability today: A news report

Crime and punishment: A discussion

Immigration and far-right extremism: A newspaper article

I can’t agree: Online comments on an article

Issues in society: A debate

THE UNITED STATES

History and America’s Wild West: Third conditional

Civil rights and segregation: A documentary

Who was the first US president?: A quiz

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: A US novel extract

What’s going on?: An informal email

The story of aUS song: Creative writing

LEISURE TIME Video games now!: Passives

The Jamaican sprint factory: A sports documentary

Choose a movie: A group discussion

Online trends:An article Five stars: A review Watch this!:

A demonstration

THE ENVIRONMENT

Green technology: Future tenses

Save the pandas:A news report

How environmentally friendly are you?: A survey

Climate change:An article

The future of our planet: An opinion essay

Environmental issues: A speech


GRADE 10, OVERVIEW

The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom unit covers the rich variety of life in the British Isles, offering insights into its unique and distinctive food, sports, culture, history, geography, and rules of etiquette.

Learning goals:

• Be able to use the present perfect and simple past tenses

• Be able to discuss international food and food experiences

Language extension:

• Practise using ‘for’ and ‘since’ with time expressions

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to part of an authentic historical documentary about Britain’s Industrial Revolution

• Use a variety of listening strategies effectively

Key language:

• Choose the correct definitions for new words based on their use in the documentary

Language extension:

• Recognize vocabulary related to industry

Authentic video:

BBC documentary

Learning goals:

• Understand the need for politeness in English-speaking countries

• Be able to use polite language to greet, request, offer, and apologize

Key language:

• Recognize phrases commonly used in polite conversations

Skills focus:

• Focus on appropriate and inappropriate behaviour, topics, and language in polite conversations

GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING

Multicultural food in London: Present perfect and simple past

Britain’s Industrial Revolution: A historical documentary

Meeting a UK family: A polite conversation


GRADE 10, THE UNITED KINGDOM

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to the content and language of an authentic novel extract

• Be able to use a variety of reading strategies effectively

Key language:

• Recognize vocabulary in works of fiction

Language extension:

• Practise using nouns to describe feelings

Authentic text:

Extract from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Learning goal:

• Write a formal email asking for information

Key language:

• Recognize phrases for politely making requests, introducing new information, and showing contrast in emails

Skills focus:

• Focus on identifying and using formal structures and language in an email

Learning goal:

• Give a presentation about a sport from the United Kingdom

READING WRITING PROJECT

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: A British novel extract

In response to your advertisement: A formal email

A British sport: A presentation


GRADE 10, THE UNITED KINGDOM

Teen lifeThe Teen life unit covers issues that arise in the move from childhood into adulthood, from worrying about physical appearances to bullying, relationships, and the experiences which often define who we are for the rest of our lives.

Learning goals:

• Be able to use the second conditional

• Be able to have a conversation about online bullying

Language extension:

• Recognize and form compound words related to online technology

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to part of an authentic report on teenage issues

• Use a variety of listening strategies effectively and recognize attitudes

Key language:

• Choose the correct definitions for new words based on their use in the report

Language extension:

• Practise writing definitions for informal American slang terms

Authentic video:

CBS news report

Learning goal:

• Be able to give advice on relationship problems

Key language:

• Recognize language for giving advice

Skills focus:

• Understand the structure of a discussion about a specific topic


Online bullying: Second conditional

Teenagers and alcohol: A news report

Relationship issues: Giving advice


GRADE 10, TEEN LIFE

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to the content and language of an authentic news article on teenage issues


Key language:

• Choose the correct definitions for new words based on their use in the text

Language extension:

• Practise using negative prefixes with different adjectives

Authentic text:

Guardian newspaper article

Learning goal:

• Write a personal narrative

Key language:

• Recognize and categorize phrases for talking about time

Skills focus:

• Focus on sequencing events using time phrases

Learning goal:

• Create a blog post


Body image: A newspaper article

A memorable experience: A personal narrative

Teen pressures: A blog post


GRADE 10, TEEN LIFE

The CommonwealthIn the Commonwealth unit, students learn about the Commonwealth of Nations and Britain’s Imperial legacy through topics such as the lives of indigenous Canadians, the challenges of post-Apartheid South Africa, and Indian tourism.

Learning goals:

• Be able to use phrasal verbs correctly in sentences

• Gain knowledge of the Commonwealth and its purpose in the world today

Language extension:

• Practise forming and using phrasal verbs

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to part of an authentic documentary about indigenous people in the Commonwealth


Key language:

• Choose the correct definitions for new words based on their use in the documentary

Language extension:

• Practise using idiomatic language

Authentic video:

BBC documentary

Learning goal:

• Role-play making a phone call in English

Key language:

• Recognize language for clarifying meaning and checking understanding in telephone calls

Skills focus:

• Focus on improving telephone skills


What is the Commonwealth?: Phrasal verbs

Canada’s indigenous people: A documentary

Organizing a trip in a Commonwealth country: A telephone conversation


GRADE 10, THE COMMONWEALTH

Learning goals:

• Gain an understanding of social issues in a Commonwealth country

• Understand the content, language, and purpose of an article

Key language:


Language extension:

• Recognize different forms from the same word family

Authentic text:

Guardian opinion article

Learning goal:

• Write a compare and contrast essay about two Commonwealth countries

Key language:

• Recognize words that link sentences together to compare and contrast

Skills focus:

• Focus on the structure and language of a compare and contrast essay

Learning goal:

• Give a presentation on the past, present, and future of a Commonwealth country


South Africa in the 21st century: A newspaper article

Commonwealth countries: A compare and contrast essay

A Commonwealth country, past, present, and future: A presentation


GRADE 10, THE COMMONWEALTH

Society and politicsThe Society and politics unit covers key issues that may affect students’ lives in today’s society, such as protest movements, immigration, disability, and crime.

Learning goals:

• Be able to use past modals of deduction and speculation

• Be able to discuss and speculate about different types of protest

Language extension:

• Practise forming and using modal verbs of permission, prohibition, and obligation in the past and present

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to part of an authentic news report about a teenager who has a disability


Key language:

• Choose the correct definitions for new words based on their use in the news report

Language extension:

• Practise forming and using words with the suffixes ‘-ence’ and ‘-ent’

Authentic video:

CBS news report

Learning goal:

• Hold a discussion about suitable punishments for crimes

Key language:

• Identify phrases for giving opinions

Skills focus:

• Focus on disagreeing politely


Let’s protest: Past modal verbs

Disability today: A news report

Crime and punishment: A discussion


GRADE 10, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to the content and language of an authentic news article about immigration and far-right extremism


Key language:


Language extension:

• Practise using verb + noun collocations

Authentic text:


Learning goal:

• Write an online comment on an article

Key language:

• Categorize expressions for strong agreement, partial agreement, partial disagreement, and strong disagreement

Skills focus:

• Focus on the structure and language of an online comment

Learning goal:

• Take part in a short debate


Immigration and far-right extremism: A newspaper article

I can’t agree: Online comments on an article

Issues in society: A debate


GRADE 10, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

The United StatesIn the United States unit, students learn about various aspects of US life and history through topics such as the Wild West and civil rights, and current issues such as gun control, as well as literature through an extract from the classic US novel ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’.

Learning goals:

• Be able to use the third conditional

• Gain an understanding of the expansion of the United States into the west during the 19th century

Language extension:

• Practise using first, second, and third conditionals

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to part of an authentic documentary about segregation in the United States and the civil rights movement


Key language:

• Find and accurately explain the meaning of words used in the documentary

Language extension:

• Practise using verb + preposition collocations

Authentic video:

CBS documentary

Learning goal:

• Take part in a quiz about the United States

Key language:

• Recognize language for expressing certainty, guessing answers, giving yourself time to think, and saying someone is right

Skills focus:

• Focus on working in a group


History and America’s Wild West: Third conditional

Civil rights and segregation: A documentary

Who was the first US president?: A quiz


GRADE 10, THE UNITED STATES

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to the content and language of an authentic novel extract


Key language:


Language extension:

• Practise forming and using words with the suffixes ‘-ful’ and ‘-less’

Authentic text:

Extract from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Learning goal:

• Write an informal email

Key language:

• Recognize appropriate language for an informal email

Skills focus:

• Focus on the structure and language of an informal email

Learning goal:

• Write a short story based on the lyrics of a song


The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: A US novel extract

What’s going on?: An informal email

The story of a US song: Creative writing


GRADE 10, THE UNITED STATES

Leisure timeIn the Leisure time unit, students learn about different ways to spend their free time through topics such as video games, online trends, sports, and movies.

Learning goals:

• Be able to use passives

• Be able to discuss trends related to technology, particularly video games

Language extension:

• Practise forming irregular past participles

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to part of an authentic sports documentary


Key language:

• Write definitions for new words based on their use in the documentary

Language extension:

• Practise forming collocations with ‘go’, ‘do’, and ‘play’

Authentic video:

Guardian documentary

Learning goal:

• Work in a group to discuss and decide on a film to watch together

Key language:

• Recognize and use language for interrupting politely and continuing after an interruption

Skills focus:

• Focus on making decisions together


Video games now!: Passives

The Jamaican sprint factory: A sports documentary

Choose a movie: A group discussion


GRADE 10, LEISURE TIME

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to the content and language of an authentic article on an online trend


Key language:

• Recognize new words based on their use in the text

Language extension:

• Recognize acronyms and initials commonly used online

Authentic text:

Guardian opinion article

Learning goal:

• Write a book, film, or TV review

Key language:

• Identify the function of language used in reviews

Skills focus:

• Focus on the structure and language of a review

Learning goal:

• Give a demonstration about a hobby or interest


Online trends: An article Five stars: A review Watch this!: A demonstration


GRADE 10, LEISURE TIME

The environmentThe environment unit covers key topics such as climate change, saving endangered species, and green technology, as well as actions that students can take to help save the planet.

Learning goals:

• Be able to use future tenses

• Be able to discuss green technology of the future

Language extension:

• Practise using the simple present and present progressive to talk about the future

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to a news report about saving pandas


Key language:

• Recognize new words based on their use in the news report

Language extension:

• Recognize and use language related to wildlife conservation

Authentic video:

ITN news report

Learning goal:

• Carry out a survey about the environment

Key language:

• Recognize language for checking understanding, saying you understand, and saying you don’t understand

Skills focus:

• Focus on writing, carrying out, and answering surveys


Green technology: Future tenses

Save the pandas: A news report

How environmentally friendly are you?: A survey


GRADE 10, THE ENVIRONMENT

Learning goals:

• Understand and respond to the content and language of an authentic news article on climate change


Key language:

• Recognize new words based on their use in the text

Language extension:

• Recognize language for extreme weather events

Authentic text:


Learning goal:

• Write an opinion essay about an environmental issue

Key language:

• Identify the function of sentence linkers used to introduce reasons and results

Skills focus:

• Focus on writing opinion essays

Learning goal:

• Give a persuasive speech about an environmental issue


Climate change: An article

The future of our planet: An opinion essay

Environmental issues: A speech


GRADE 10, THE ENVIRONMENT

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