INSTITUTO
10th Grade English
Program
Semester IV
North Star Listening and Speaking Intermediate Second Edition
Helen
S. Solórzano/Jennifer P.L. Schmidt
Longman
Unit 6: Culture
and Commerce
Theme: Tourism
Listening One:
Radio News Report (A report on the Pa Daung tribe)
Listening Two:
Town Hall Meeting in
(Two opposing
views on tourism)
Critical Thinking
Skills:
Recognize personal assumptions about tourism
Evaluate the
advantages and disadvantages of tourism
Infer word meaning
from context
Support opinions
with reasons
Hypothesize
outcomes
Compare and
contrast vacation experiences
Listening Tasks:
Listen for main ideas
Listen for details
Interpret
speaker's tone and emotions
Identify
contrasting viewpoints in the listening
Synthesize
information from two listenings
Categorize end
sounds
Take a dictation
Listen to student
presentations and pose questions
Speaking Tasks:
Make predictions
Express and defend
opinions
Use new vocabulary
in an open conversation
Tell a story using
transition words
Interview a
classmate
Summarize an
interview
Outline, rehearse,
and present a three-minute speech
Present a poster
session about a local tourist attraction
Pronunciation:
Past tense endings
Vocabulary :Context
clues
Word definitions
Vocabulary
classification
Grammar : Simple
past tense
Unit 7: Joking
Around
Theme: Humor
Listening One:
What's So Funny? (An interview with a sociologist)
Listening Two:
More Jokes (Eight jokes)
Critical Thinking
Skills:
Interpret jokes
Compare personal
preferences in humor
Infer word meaning
from context
Classify types of
jokes
Distinguish
between ironic and non-ironic statements
Draw conclusions
Evaluate and rank
quality of jokes
Listening Tasks:
Identify main ideas
Listen for details
Interpret
speaker's tone of voice
Compare
observations in listening to one's personal observations
Listen to jokes
and predict punch lines
Decipher words
spoken with reduced pronunciation
Take notes on
student information
Speaking Tasks:
Make predictions
Give examples to
illustrate new vocabulary
Compose and tell
original jokes
Discuss
preferences in entertainment
Ask for repetition
or clarification
Ask and answer
questions in an information gap activity
Practice telling
and reacting to jokes
Pronunciation:
Reduction of h in pronouns
Vocabulary :Word
definitions
Phrasal verbs
Context clues
Grammar: Wh- questions
Unit 8:
Traditional or Trendy?
Theme: Fashion
Listening One:
Interview with Shanika De Silva (A conversation about Sri Lankan fashion)
Listening Two:
Interview with a Fashion Designer (A
conversation about current fashion trends)
Critical Thinking
Skills:
Compare and contrast two types of dress
Compare cultural
norms of dress
Interpret word
usage
Analyze the
advantages and disadvantages of traditional dress
Hypothesize point
of view
Compare and
contrast points of view
Analyze
relationships between words
Interpret the
significance of how a person dresses
Listening Tasks:
Identify main topics
Listen for details
Interpret
speaker's attitude
Relate listening
to personal values
Identify a
speaker's point of view
Synthesize
information from two listenings
Identify thought
groups in speech
Listen to student
presentations and answer questions
Speaking Tasks:
Make predictions
Express opinions
Give impromptu
definitions of new vocabulary
Group words for
appropriate intonation and meaning
Manipulate
intonation to change meaning of a sentence
Describe changes
in fashion using the phrase used to
Outline, rehearse,
and present an introduction to an oral report
Give an impromptu
presentation using an outline to quickly organize ideas and notes
Give an oral
report on research
Pronunciation:
Thought groups
Vocabulary:
Context clues
Definitions
Synonyms
Analogies
Grammar : Used to
Unit 9: To Spank
or Not to Spank?
Theme: Punishment
Listening One: A
Radio Report (A report on spanking)
Listening Two:
Experts opinions (Three experts talk about spanking)
Critical Thinking
Skills:
Recognize personal assumptions about spanking
Infer word meaning
from context
Identify arguments
for and against spanking
Evaluate
persuasiveness of arguments
Analyze strategies
speakers use to support their opinions
Compare and
contrast past and current childrearing practices
Develop arguments
in favor of or against an issue
Listening Tasks:
Determine a speaker's point of view
Identify
supporting ideas
Take notes using a
graphic organizer
Listen for details
Interpret a
speaker's intensity of opinion
Relate listening
to personal values
Synthesize
information from two listenings
Identify end
sounds
Listen for
specific information in student responses
Speaking Tasks:
Share background information
Make predictions
Make impromptu
opinion statements using new vocabulary
Support an opinion
with facts, statistics, examples, and anecdotes
Ask and answer
questions
Conduct a debate
Express and defend
opinions
Use an outline to
organize an argument
Summarize
observations on child discipline
Pronunciation:
Final consonants
Tongue twisters
Vocabulary :Word
definitions
Context clues
Vocabulary
classification
Grammar: Present perfect tense
Unit 10: Before
You Say "I Do"
Theme: Marriage
Listening One: A
Prenuptial Agreement (An interview with newlyweds)
Listening Two:
Reactions to the Prenuptial Agreement
(Five opinions)
Critical Thinking
Skills:
Interpret quotations
Judge the value of
a prenuptial agreement
Infer word meaning
from context
Hypothesize
another's point of view
Support opinion
with information from the text
Develop arguments
for and against an issue
Evaluate the
quality of arguments
Listening Tasks:
Identify main ideas
Listen for details
Determine a
speaker's point of view
Identify
supporting reasons
Listen for
emphasis in speech
Listen for student
interruption strategies
Listen closely to
interpret meaning
Speaking Tasks:
Make predictions
Express and defend
opinions
Perform a role
play using new vocabulary
Use word stress to
change the meaning of a sentence
Practice
interrupting politely
Present a topic
and lead a group discussion
Conduct an oral
history interview
Research a topic
and make a class presentation
Pronunciation:
Contrastive stress
Vocabulary :Word
definitions
Context clues
Grammar : Articles