Course Calendar

• Course Syllabus
• Student Information Sheet
• Introduction to the Course
• Unit 1: pp. 2-11
• Video: Please, call me Dave

• Buy the textbook
• Bring a binder to class
• Write a self-introduction
• Do exercise A on p.2
• Do exercise 5 on p.11
• Do online quiz and dictation and send results to nooyen@un.org
• Do Unit 1 workbook exercises

• Unit 2: pp.12-21
• Pronunciation: Countries, Nationalities & Capital Cities
• Grammar Chants, Unit 1
• Video: Where is it?
• Grammar Dimensions, Unit 1

• Complete the Pronunciation charts for nationalities
• Do exercises on p17
• Complete the Pronunciation chart for capital cities using the online dictionary: www.m-w.com
• Do exercises on p.20
• Do Unit 2 workbook exercises

• Unit 2 trivia quiz
• Presentations about cities
• Unit 3: pp.22-23
• Grammar Dimensions, Unit 1 (continued)
• Video: A Cool Gift

• Prepare a presentation about cities - hometown, before New York and New York
• Do exercises and study pp24-25
• Do Unit 3 workbook exercises

• Unit 3: pp.23-31
• Review: Units 1-3
• Unit 4: pp36-40
• Video: What are you doing now?

• Do the online quiz and dictation for Unit 3
• Do exercises 1-3 in 'Present Progressive' handout
• Do Unit 4 workbook exercises

• Unit 4: pp.41-45
• Unit 5: pp. 46-50
• Example: Jodi's favorite two restaurants

• Do the online quiz and dictation for Unit 4
• Do exercises ex. 10 in 'Present Progressive' handout
• Write about your favorite two restaurants in the New York area
• Do ex. A-D on p.49
• Do Unit 5 workbook exercises

• Unit 5: pp. 51-55
• Video: Takeshi's Food Video
• Unit 6: p. 56
• Presentations about our families
• Video: A Day in London
• Discusssions about family trees

• Prepare a presentation about your family.
• Answer questions about Jodi's family tree
• Draw your family tree
• Do Unit 6 workbook exercises
• Try 'Memorial Day' exercises (optional)

29, 31 May; 1 June

*NO CLASS on 28 May for Memorial Day , a UN holiday

• Song: I'm my own grandpa
• British Royal Family family tree
• Unit 6: pp. 57-65
• Video: Roberto's family picture
• Listening: Numbers & Time

• Do the online quizzes and dictations for Units 5 & 6
• Family tree quiz

• Review: pp. 66-69
• Quiz: Units 1-6
• Simple Present Tense
• Unit 7: pp.70-72
• Video: Mike's Busy Day
• Conversation Practice - with question and answer puzzle

• Handout: Simple Present Tense Do pp117-118, step 2 & ex. 1;
  Do pp119-120, ex. 3 & study

• Do Unit 7 workbook exercises

• Unit 7: pp.73-79
• Unit 8: pp.80-89

• Unit 9: pp. 90-99
• Review: pp. 100-103
• Unit 10: pp.104-108

• Unit 10: pp. 109-113
• Unit 11: pp. 114-123

• Unit 12: pp. 124-133
• Review: pp. 134-137

• Exam Preparation & Review

9, 10 OR 11 July

*Your teacher will tell you the exact date and time later.