UNITATEA DE ÎNVĂŢĂMÂNT: ȘCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ „AUREL VLAICU”, ARAD Avizat,

ANUL ŞCOLAR: 2019-2020 Director Flavia Frățilă

DISCIPLINA: LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
CLASA: a VIII-a, L1
NR. DE ORE/ SĂPTĂMÂNĂ: 2 ore Avizat,
PROFESOR: NAN EMANUELA Responsabil Comisie metodica
MANUAL: Highflyer Longman
PLANIFICARE CALENDARISTICÃ ȘI ANUALĂ

Semestrul I - 15 săptămâni
Semestrul al II-lea - 20 săptămâni
Total: 35 săptămâni
Unitate Competeţ Conţinuturi Nr. Sãpt. Obs.
e ore
Semestrul I 30 ore S 1-15
Revision& Initial 2.1;3.2 - previously studied tenses 4 1-2
test 1.3;2.2 - reading&comprehension
3.2;4.2 - indirect speech
-passive voice
A. Journeys Past 2.1;3.2 1. Present perfect: simple and continuous 4 3-4
and Present 1.3;2.2 2. Reading: High Flyers-Journeys Past and Present in London.
B. The World’s a 1.1;1.2 1. Position of adverbials. Verbs followed by gerunds. 2 5
Stage 2.4;3.2 1. Scanning: Oresteia
C. Get Better Soon 3.2;4.2 1. Winter bugs and what to do about them 2 6
2.2;4.3 2. Reading: The Enemy Within

D. Revision 1.3;2.2 1. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? 4 7-8

4.1;4.3 2. Grammar practice: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous, Infinitive or
Gerund.

Unit 1. Crossing 1.2;1.3 1. Past tenses: revision, negative statements and questions. 2 9
Borders 1.3;3.2 2. Predicting style from first paragraph. The structure of an article.
2.4;3.2 3. Reading: The New Speaker of English.

Unit 2. Exploring 3.2;4.2 1. Be/get used to. Clauses of concession: even though, despite. 2 10
the World. 2.2;4.3 2. Reading: Phantom Travelers. An informal letter of advice.

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Unit 3. That’s 3.1;3.2 1. Adjective + preposition combinations. So / such … that. 2 11
What Friends Are 1.1;1.2 2. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 1). The green-eyed monster.
For.
Unit 4. Kicks and 2.1;3.2 1. Indirect questions. Reported speech: revision. 2 12
Thrills 3.3;4.3 2. Reading: Martial Arts. Bungee Jumping.
Unit 5. Parents in 1.2;1.3 1. Reporting advice: advice, recommends, suggest, urge. Preferences and 2 13
the Classroom recommendation.
2.4;3.1 2. Efficient reading. Teenagers and How to Survive Them.
2.1;2.2 3. Reading: Vision of Danger( Episode 2)

Unit 6. Revision 3.2;4.2 1. Reading: The Elephant Princess. 4 14-15

4.3;4.4 2. Grammar practice: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Present
Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect, Reported Speech.

SEMESTRUL II 40 ore S 1-20

Unit 7. Don’t Judge 1.3;2.3 1. Defining relative clauses with prepositions. Non-defining relative clauses. 2 16
a Book by Its 2.3;4.2 2. Books can become addictive. Reading a long text.
Cover 4.1;4.3 3. A summary of Jane Eyre. A contemporary story.

Unit 8. Puzzling 2.1;3.2 1. Past Perfect Continuous. Possessive Forms. Topic sentences. 2 17
Puzzles 1.3;2.2 2. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 3). A dialogue.

Unit 9. Home and 4.1;4.4 1. A, an, the, zero article. Conservation camps: you can make a difference! 2 18
Away 1.1;1.3 2. A formal letter. Discussing foreign exchanges. Countable and uncountable
nouns.
3.2;4.2 1. Expressing purpose: to, in order / so as not to, so (that) too, enough. Finding
Unit 10. Myths and specific information. 2 19
Legends. 1.2;4.3 2. An encyclopedia entry Annie Oakley. A biography.

Unit 11. Rocking 1.3;2.2 1. Phrasal verbs: transitive separable / inseparable. 2 20

’n’ Rolling 4.1;4.3 2. Zooropa and U2; Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 4).

Unit 12. Revision 3.2;4.2;4. 1. Reading: Today’s Cub Reporters, Tomorrow’s Newshounds. 2 21
3 2. Grammar practice: Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple
1.1;1.3 3. Writing: Formal letter, Biographies.
1.3;2.2;41

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Unit 13. What’s On 1.2;1.3 1. Present Simple as Future, static verbs. 2 22
the Box? 1.3;3.2 2. Reviews of television programmers. Types of programmers.
2.4;3.2 3. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 5).

Unit 14. Just the 3.2;4.2 1. Conditional sentences with unless, provided / providing (that), as long as. 2 23
Job Condition in the past.
3.2;4.2 2. Words which avoid repetition.
1.2;4.3 3. Making it as a model. An archaeologist at work.

Unit 15. A Slice of 3.1;3.2 1. Sequence of adjectives. Phrasal verbs 2: transitive and intransitive. 2 24
Life 1.4;1.5 2. People in my life: a story. It’s a funny old world!

Unit 16. Dreams 2.1;3.2 1. Wish/if only past tense, wish + would needn’t, don’t have/need to, needn’t 2 25
and Worries have, didn’t have / need to.
1.1;1.2 2. Dear diary. A Change of Heart.

Unit 17. In the 3.2;4.2;4. 1. Wish / if only + Past Perfect, regret + verb – ing. 2 26 S27-
Dead of the Night 3 2. Reading: Vision of Danger (Episode 6). Scoala
4.2;4.3 altfel
Unit 18. Revision 3.2;4.2 1. Reading: I Can’t Understand What They’re Talking About! 2 28
1.2;4.3 2. Grammar practice: Present Simple or Present Continuous, Conditional.
4.2;4.3 3. Writing: Describe people’s general appearance and character. Summaries.

Unit 19. Hoe Was It 3.1;3.2 1. The Passive Voice: revision, modals and impersonal it. 2 29
Done? 1.4;1.5 2. Reading: The Sony Walkman. Vision of Danger (Episode 7).

Unit 20. Young 1.3;2.2 1. Fixed phrases with prepositions. As, like, as...as, as if / as though. 2 30
People in the News 2.1;3.2 2. Identifying the outlook of a newspaper.
2.1;3.1 3. Reading: The runway. The Junior Golf World Champion.

Unit 21. Behind the 3.2;4.2;4. 1. Participle clauses. See / hear somebody do / doing something. 2 31
Scenes 3 2. Reading techniques to suit your purpose. Good thinking Batman
2.1;3.1
Unit 22. Land of 2.1;3.1 1. Ability in the past and future: could, be able to, manage to. 2 32
the Brave? 1.3;2.3 2. Phrasal verbs 3: review
4.1;4.3 3. Reading: Children of Courage. Vision of Danger (Episode 8).

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Unit 23. let’s Keep 1.5;3.3 1. Future and future in the past. Intentions, decisions and asking for advice. 2 33
Talking 1.4;5.1 2. The writer’s angle. English as a global language.
3.2;4.2;4. 3. A composition based on fact and opinion.
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Round-Up 4 34-35
Final Test

Competenţe
1.1 Înțelegerea unor instrucţiuni detaliate prin executarea lor
1.2 Identificarea elementelor cheie / informaţiilor esenţiale dintr-un mesaj rostit în limbaj standard, cu
viteză normală
1.3 Recunoașterea organizării logice a componentelor unui mesaj audiat
1.4 Deducerea atitudinii vorbitorului dintr-un mesaj audiat
*1.5 Identificarea tipului de relație dintre interlocutori într-o conversaţie

2.1 Oferirea și solicitarea unor explicaţii pe teme cunoscute, referitoare la activităţi, întâmplări și situaţii din universul imediat
2.2 Argumentarea unei idei, păreri, afirmaţii
2.3 Participarea semnificativă la interacţiuni verbale în contexte familiare
2.4 *Exprimarea clară a unui punct de vedere / opinii proprii pe teme familiare

3.1. Recunoașterea legăturii logice (de tip cauză-efect) între secvenţele unui text citit
3.2. Selectarea, din mai multe texte citite, a unor informaţii relevante, necesare pentru realizarea unei
sarcini de lucru
3.3. Identificarea și transpunerea unorinformaţii din texte în tabele, scheme, grafice, diagrame etc.
3.4. Deducerea, pe baza contextului, a semnificaţiei sintagmelor/cuvintelor necunoscute dintr-un text citit

4.1 Redactarea unei povestiri, urmând un plan narativ

4.2 Ordonarea logică a ideilor într-o narațiune
4.3 Exprimarea unor opinii / puncte de vedere /argumente asupra unor tem de interes din universul apropiat
*4.4 Redactarea unor scurte texte structurate (mini-eseuri) de diverse tipuri, pe teme din universul
referenţial