English II · II PAC
Move around the city, describe places, find a place to stay and go shopping. May – August: the grammar is the same in every period; the Cultural Corner of each lesson follows the events of this period.
Unit I · Routes and Journeys in the City
25% of the final gradeWhere is it?
I can say where places are on campus and in the city.
FA Cup Final
Visual art: The Hay Wain
How do I get there?
I can ask for and give simple directions and talk about transport.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Film: Paddington
Unit II · Portraying Cities
25% of the final gradePlaces to visit
I can recommend places to visit and suggest a plan.
Royal Ascot
Literature: Sherlock Holmes
Unit III · Personal Spaces and Accommodation
25% of the final gradeMy home, my space
I can describe my home or my study space.
Wimbledon
Literature: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · the tea party
Hotel, hostel or rental?
I can compare accommodation options and say what I'd like.
Wimbledon
Theatre: The Mousetrap
Unit IV · Shopping and Consumption
25% of the final gradeShopping for clothes
I can talk about clothes, sizes and what people are wearing.
The Open (golf)
Visual art: William Morris patterns
The best product for me
I can describe, compare and choose products.
National Eisteddfod of Wales
Visual art: The London Underground map
Your assignment chain
Each assignment reuses your earlier products, and each unit video joins them. At the end you have a portfolio of your career in English.
- Act. 3 · Mapping my campus or my workplace (3% · reuses previous course)
- Act. 7 · Guide a visitor: a message with directions (3% · reuses Act. 3)
- Act. 11 · My Safe Route: guided route video (6% · reuses Act. 3, Act. 7)
- Act. 14 · City profile card (3% · reuses Act. 11)
- Act. 18 · One-day itinerary for a visitor (3% · reuses Act. 14)
- Act. 22 · My City Guide: video (6% · reuses Act. 14, Act. 18)
- Act. 25 · Describing my home or my workspace with a floor plan (3% · reuses Act. 3)
- Act. 29 · Comparing three accommodation options (3% · reuses Act. 25)
- Act. 33 · Booking and Check-in: role-play video (6% · reuses Act. 29)
- Act. 36 · Shopping list for my work outfit (3% · reuses Act. 33)
- Act. 40 · Product card for an online catalog (3% · reuses Act. 36)
- Act. 44 · At the Store: shopping role-play video (6% · reuses Act. 36, Act. 40)
Map by activity type · II PAC
Read a column to follow one type of activity across the course. The last column is the Cultural Corner of each lesson in this period.
| Lesson | 1 URA + SofIA | 2 Forum | 3 H5P | 4 Assignment | 5 Quiz | Cultural Corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 Where is it? | URA + SofIA there is / there are and prepositions of place | Act. 1 · 2% My favorite place on campus: where is it? | Act. 2 · 1% Finding places on a map | Act. 3 · 3% Mapping my campus or my workplace | Act. 4 · 2% There is / there are and prepositions of place check | FA Cup Final |
| L2 How do I get there? | URA + SofIA directions with imperatives, «How do I get to…?» and transport | Act. 5 · 2% How I get to the university every day | Act. 6 · 1% Following directions on a city map | Act. 7 · 3% Guide a visitor: a message with directions | Act. 8 · 2% Directions, transportation and How do I get to…? check | RHS Chelsea Flower Show |
| L3 Moving safely | URA + SofIA signs, rules with can / can't / must / mustn't and imperatives | Act. 9 · 2% Signs in Honduras and in the U.S. | Act. 10 · 1% What does this sign mean? | Act. 11 · 6% My Safe Route: guided route video | — unit project | Spring bank holiday |
| L4 My city | URA + SofIA adjectives for cities, comparatives and superlatives | Act. 12 · 2% My city in five words | Act. 13 · 1% Describing cities: adjectives and superlatives | Act. 14 · 3% City profile card | Act. 15 · 2% Adjectives, comparatives and superlatives check | Trooping the Colour |
| L5 Places to visit | URA + SofIA can for possibility, suggestions and dates | Act. 16 · 2% A must-see place in my city | Act. 17 · 1% Reading about tourist attractions | Act. 18 · 3% One-day itinerary for a visitor | Act. 19 · 2% Can, suggestions and dates check | Royal Ascot |
| L6 Life in the city | URA + SofIA present continuous for actions now | Act. 20 · 2% City life here and there: customs and services | Act. 21 · 1% What are people doing? Public spaces | Act. 22 · 6% My City Guide: video | — unit project | Glastonbury Festival |
| L7 My home, my space | URA + SofIA rooms and furniture, there is / are, some / any and possessive pronouns | Act. 23 · 2% My favorite room or study space | Act. 24 · 1% Rooms and furniture: where is it? | Act. 25 · 3% Describing my home or my workspace with a floor plan | Act. 26 · 2% There is / are, some / any and possessive pronouns check | Wimbledon |
| L8 Hotel, hostel or rental? | URA + SofIA would like, comparatives and uncountable nouns | Act. 27 · 2% Hotel, hostel or rental? My choice | Act. 28 · 1% Reading accommodation ads | Act. 29 · 3% Comparing three accommodation options | Act. 30 · 2% Would like, comparatives and uncountable nouns check | Wimbledon |
| L9 Booking and check-in | URA + SofIA polite requests: Could I…? Can I have…? I'd like to book… | Act. 31 · 2% What I need in a good hotel | Act. 32 · 1% At the front desk: polite requests | Act. 33 · 6% Booking and Check-in: role-play video | — unit project | BBC Proms |
| L10 Shopping for clothes | URA + SofIA clothes, this / that / these / those, object pronouns and present continuous | Act. 34 · 2% What I wear to class and to work | Act. 35 · 1% Clothes, colors and sizes | Act. 36 · 3% Shopping list for my work outfit | Act. 37 · 2% Demonstratives, object pronouns and present continuous check | The Open (golf) |
| L11 The best product for me | URA + SofIA describing products: materials, size, comparatives and superlatives | Act. 38 · 2% The best product for my career | Act. 39 · 1% Product descriptions: comparatives and superlatives | Act. 40 · 3% Product card for an online catalog | Act. 41 · 2% Describing and comparing products check | National Eisteddfod of Wales |
| L12 At the store and the market | URA + SofIA How much / How many, quantities and prices | Act. 42 · 2% Shopping in Honduras and abroad: markets, malls and online stores | Act. 43 · 1% How much? How many? Prices and quantities | Act. 44 · 6% At the Store: shopping role-play video | — unit project | Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
