PLAN DE UNIDAD 8vo

8th Grade

UNIT 1
A. General information:

Unit title: People around us

Classroom/ level: 8th Grade
Subject Area: English

B. Communicative Competence Components:

Linguistic Component.
 - Have a very basic repertoire of words and phrases related to their personal and educational
background.
- Have limited control over a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a
learned repertoire, which related to their personal and educational background.
Sociolinguistic Component
-Use basic expressions to impart and elicit factual information as well as socialize (e.g.
greetings, addressing forms, introducing oneself and other, saying ‘good- bye, etc)
Pragmatic Component
-Link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or or

C. Unit rationale:
This unit will benefit students with natural affinities to specific intelligences such as: Kinesthetic, visual, auditory, logical, linguistic, interpersonal
and intrapersonal. Also it helps students to develop skills, values. For this reason they can recognize and react to implicit and explicit values, attitudes
and behaviors in the real life according to the students’ level.

D. Overview/ Goals:
This unit is important for students because they will be able to introduce themselves and others

Objectives Content Learning Activities Days

Students will learn how to:
 Greet formally and
informally
 Ask and answer
personal information
questions
 Introduce someone
Vocabulary.
 Vocabulary: Associating vocabulary with pictures to From September 2nd
 Personal get the meaning of words to October 8th
information  Identifying similar words in English and Spanish to
learn more vocabulary
 Countries and  Reading: Going back to the text to look for specific
 nationalities information
 Listening: Focusing on specific information to get the
 Personal profiles right answers
 Speaking: Following models to make presentations.

 Words related to
personal
 information.

Grammar:
 Simple present
tense with the
verb To be.

F. LIST OF RESOURCES

Teachers and students

G. LIST OF MATERIALS

Teacher`s book, student´s book, board, markers, record player, Cds, dictionary

H. ASSESSMENT

Formal vs. informal assessment

Test design
Oral and written tests
Class participation, homework, oral and writing lessons, individual and group work activities.

I. EXPLANATION OF HOW THE UNIT ADDRESSES A PARTICULAR STUDENT PROFILE

With the students that present elementary level, the teachers will give extra classes in order to obtain the necessary profile.
 UNIT 2

A. General information:

Unit title: People I love

Classroom/ level: 8th Grade
Subject Area: English

B. Communicative Competence Components:

Linguistic Component.
- Have a very basic repertoire of words and phrases related to their personal and educational
background.
- Have limited control over a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a
learned repertoire, which related to their personal and educational background.
Sociolinguistic Component
-Use basic expressions to impart and elicit factual information as well as socialize (e.g.
greetings, addressing forms, introducing oneself and other, saying ‘good- bye, etc)
Pragmatic Component
-Link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or or

C. Unit rationale:
This unit will benefit students with natural affinities to specific intelligences such as: Kinesthetic, visual, auditory, logical, linguistic, interpersonal
and intrapersonal. Also it helps students to develop skills, values. For this reason they can recognize and react to implicit and explicit values, attitudes
and behaviors in the real life according to the students’ level.

D. Overview/ Goals:
This unit is important for students because they will be able to describe themselves and others.

Objectives Content Learning Activities Days

Students will learn how to:
 Describe people`s
physical appearance
 Ask and answer
questions about
physical description
 Reading: Underlining to identify specific information From October 19th to
 Family members  Writing: Using and to connect similar ideas November 27th 2015
 Listening: Getting familiar with the new words before
 Physical listening to the audio
Appearance  Looking at the pictures to predict information
 Speaking: Practicing questions and answers to improve
 Parts of the body. oral skills

Vocabulary:

 words related to
family members
and the human
body.

Grammar:

 Simple present
tense with verb to
be.
 Possessive
adjectives.

F. LIST OF RESOURCES

Teachers and students

G. LIST OF MATERIALS

Teacher`s book, student´s book, board, markers, record player, Cds, dictionary

H. ASSESSMENT
Formal vs. informal assessment
Test design
Oral and written tests
Class participation, homework, oral and writing lessons, individual and group work activities.

I. EXPLANATION OF HOW THE UNIT ADDRESSES A PARTICULAR STUDENT PROFILE

With the students that present elementary level, the teachers will give extra classes in order to obtain the necessary profile.

UNIT 3

A. General information:

Unit title: Leisure activities

Classroom/ level: 8th Grade
Subject Area: English

B. Communicative Competence Components:

Linguistic Component.
- Have a very basic repertoire of words and phrases related to their personal and educational
background.
- Have limited control over a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a
learned repertoire, which related to their personal and educational background.
Sociolinguistic Component
-Use basic expressions to impart and elicit factual information as well as socialize (e.g.
greetings, addressing forms, introducing oneself and other, saying ‘good- bye, etc)
Pragmatic Component
-Link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or or
C. Unit rationale:
This unit will benefit students with natural affinities to specific intelligences such as: Kinesthetic, visual, auditory, logical, linguistic, interpersonal
and intrapersonal. Also it helps students to develop skills, values. For this reason they can recognize and react to implicit and explicit values, attitudes
and behaviors in the real life according to the students’ level.

D. Overview/ Goals:
This unit is important for students because they will be able to talk about cultural events.

Objectives Content Learning Activities Days

Students will learn how to:
 Ask and answer
questions about
schedules.
 Ask for and give
dates.
 Ask for and give the
time.
 Vocabulary. Associating words with sounds to From November 27th
 Types of Movies remember vocabulary. 2015 to January 28th
 Reading: Using images and key words to remember
 Cultural events what you read in the new language
 Writing: Using mind maps to organize information
 Famous Festivals before you write.
 Listening: Focusing in specific information : genre, day
Vocabulary: and hour.
 Speaking: Using “Really?” to show interest in a
 words related to conversation.
festivals and art
events

 Words related to
days, months, and
time.

Grammar:

 Prepossitions of
time
  Wh-questions (
what time7
when).

F. LIST OF RESOURCES

Teachers and students

G. LIST OF MATERIALS

Teacher`s book, student´s book, board, markers, record player, Cds, dictionary

H. ASSESSMENT

Formal vs. informal assessment

Test design
Oral and written tests
Class participation, homework, oral and writing lessons, individual and group work activities.

I. EXPLANATION OF HOW THE UNIT ADDRESSES A PARTICULAR STUDENT PROFILE

With the students that present elementary level, the teachers will give extra classes in order to obtain the necessary profile.
 UNIT 4

A. General information:

Unit title: Street life

Classroom/ level: 8th Grade
Subject Area: English

B. Communicative Competence Components:

Linguistic Component.
- Have a very basic repertoire of words and phrases related to their personal and educational
background.
- Have limited control over a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a
learned repertoire, which related to their personal and educational background.
Sociolinguistic Component
-Use basic expressions to impart and elicit factual information as well as socialize (e.g.
greetings, addressing forms, introducing oneself and other, saying ‘good- bye, etc)
Pragmatic Component
-Link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or or

C. Unit rationale:
This unit will benefit students with natural affinities to specific intelligences such as: Kinesthetic, visual, auditory, logical, linguistic, interpersonal
and intrapersonal. Also it helps students to develop skills, values. For this reason they can recognize and react to implicit and explicit values, attitudes
and behaviors in the real life according to the students’ level.

D. Overview/ Goals:
This unit is important for students because they will be able to talk about your neighborhood.

Objectives Content Learning Activities Days

Students will learn how to:
 Express what people
are doing at the
moment of speaking.
 Describe what people
are wearing..
Vocabulary:
 Vocabulary. Looking at the ending of words toidentify From February 15th
 Street life. if they are singular or plural. to March 31st.
 Grammar: writing the color before the noun you are
 Clothes describing..
 Reading: paying attention to the categories to classify
 Famous the information.
Neighborhood.  Writing: Using so to talk about the result or
consequence of an action.
 Listening: creating mental images to identify activities.
 Speaking: Using pictures to make descriptions.
 words related to
street activities.

 Words related to
cloths.

Grammar:

 Present
Progressive tense.
 Demonstrative
pronouns.
F. LIST OF RESOURCES

Teachers and students

G. LIST OF MATERIALS

Teacher`s book, student´s book, board, markers, record player, Cds, dictionary

H. ASSESSMENT

Formal vs. informal assessment

Test design
Oral and written tests
Class participation, homework, oral and writing lessons, individual and group work activities.

I. EXPLANATION OF HOW THE UNIT ADDRESSES A PARTICULAR STUDENT PROFILE

With the students that present elementary level, the teachers will give extra classes in order to obtain the necessary profile.
 UNIT 5

A. General information:

Unit title: Amazing places

Classroom/ level: 8th Grade
Subject Area: English

B. Communicative Competence Components:

Linguistic Component.
- Have a very basic repertoire of words and phrases related to their personal and educational
background.
- Have limited control over a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a
learned repertoire, which related to their personal and educational background.
Sociolinguistic Component
-Use basic expressions to impart and elicit factual information as well as socialize (e.g.
greetings, addressing forms, introducing oneself and other, saying ‘good- bye, etc)
Pragmatic Component
-Link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or or

C. Unit rationale:
This unit will benefit students with natural affinities to specific intelligences such as: Kinesthetic, visual, auditory, logical, linguistic, interpersonal
and intrapersonal. Also it helps students to develop skills, values. For this reason they can recognize and react to implicit and explicit values, attitudes
and behaviors in the real life according to the students’ level.

D. Overview/ Goals:
This unit is important for students because they will be able to talk about places in the city.

Objectives Content Learning Activities Days

Students will learn how to:
 Identify places in
the city.
 Ask for and give
information about
location.
 Give and follow
instructions to get
to a place. Vocabulary:
 Vocabulary. Using your knowledge to associate From March 31st.
professions and places
 Places in the
city.  Reading: paying attention to the words before or after to
infer the meaning of unfamiliar words
 Tourist places  Writing: Using but to contrast ideas.
 City maps  Speaking: Using new language in authentic situations.

 words related to
tourist places.

 Words related to
places in the city.

Grammar:

 There is – There
are
 Prepositions of
place
 Imperatives.
F. LIST OF RESOURCES

Teachers and students

G. LIST OF MATERIALS

Teacher`s book, student´s book, board, markers, record player, Cds, dictionary

H. ASSESSMENT

Formal vs. informal assessment

Test design
Oral and written tests
Class participation, homework, oral and writing lessons, individual and group work activities.

I. EXPLANATION OF HOW THE UNIT ADDRESSES A PARTICULAR STUDENT PROFILE

With the students that present elementary level, the teachers will give extra classes in order to obtain the necessary profile.
 UNIT 6

A. General information:

Unit title: Daily Routines

Classroom/ level: 8th Grade
Subject Area: English

B. Communicative Competence Components:

Linguistic Component.
- Have a very basic repertoire of words and phrases related to their personal and educational
background.
- Have limited control over a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a
learned repertoire, which related to their personal and educational background.
Sociolinguistic Component
-Use basic expressions to impart and elicit factual information as well as socialize (e.g.
greetings, addressing forms, introducing oneself and other, saying ‘good- bye, etc)
Pragmatic Component
-Link words or groups of words with very basic linear connectors like and or or

C. Unit rationale:
This unit will benefit students with natural affinities to specific intelligences such as: Kinesthetic, visual, auditory, logical, linguistic, interpersonal
and intrapersonal. Also it helps students to develop skills, values. For this reason they can recognize and react to implicit and explicit values, attitudes
and behaviors in the real life according to the students’ level.

D. Overview/ Goals:
This unit is important for students because they will be able to talk about lifestyles.
Objectives Content Learning Activities Days
Students will learn how to: Vocabulary: From March 31st.
 Associating new language with familiar words to
 Talk about  Routines remember vocabulary.
routines and  Analyzing the parts of words to guess their meaning.
lifestyles.  Lifestyles
 Reading: Identifying context clues to organize a text.
 Famous  Writing: Using First, Then, After and Finally to
People connect and give order to your ideas.

Vocabulary:  Speaking: Using What about you? to ask about

people’s activities.
 words related to
lifestyles.

 Words related to
personality.

Grammar:

 Simple present
tense.

F. LIST OF RESOURCES

Teachers and students

G. LIST OF MATERIALS

Teacher`s book, student´s book, board, markers, record player, Cds, dictionary
H. ASSESSMENT

Formal vs. informal assessment

Test design
Oral and written tests
Class participation, homework, oral and writing lessons, individual and group work activities.

I. EXPLANATION OF HOW THE UNIT ADDRESSES A PARTICULAR STUDENT PROFILE

With the students that present elementary level, the teachers will give extra classes in order to obtain the necessary profile.

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