Subject / English as a Second Language
Level / CEFR Level A2
IE2
Text: Gateway A2
Examination Aims- KET

G: Grammar, V: Vocabulary, S: Situations, W: Writing

Christmas Term

Week / Topics, Aims for Assessment / Recommended Extra Reading
1 / Introduction to the syllabus and examination targets / Graded readers and recommended web-based articles
VLE resources
Hastings old town and museums.
2 / School Subjects and activities– r – school life in Japan, school routines, an informal letter, g- present simple, l- school lessons, w- school timetables, s- giving opinions, describing a school timetable.
3 / Free time activities, r- hobbies and collecting books, g- present simple with adverbs of frequency, l- free time activities, describing places in a town, w- questions in the present simple, s- comparing free time activities.
4 / Household objects and furniture and rooms- r- houses, rooms, ideal bedrooms, g- there is / there are, prepositions of place, l- furniture and rooms, types of houses, w-describing and asking about a room, jobs around the house, s- describing accommodation, g- present continuous, prepositions of place.
5 / Parts of the body. Physical activity, sport r- exercise and body, music with exercise, questionnaire about a swimming pool, g-can/can’t, adverbs of manner, have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t, l- physical activity, ability, directions, w- rules for sports and games, writing a questionnaire, s- pair interviews, ability, school obligations
6 (A.W) / Revision and review. Assessment week.
7 / Half term
8 / Food and Drink– r- what’s in your food, super foods, café menu, poem, invitations.
9 / g- countable and uncountable nouns, l- ordering food and drink, menus, prices, w- making notes, formal and informal invitations, s- roleplay in a cafe
10 / Places of work, r – periods in music history, g- past simple, l- jobs, classical music, a perfect weekend.
11 / , w- famous musicians, your partners weekend, s- comparing past habits and events, a perfect weekend
12 / Feelings, personality, social problems r- internet comments: teenage life, g- comparatives, superlatives,l- news stories,
13 / , - news stories, describing a phot, w- making comparisons, a formal letter of opinion, s- pair interviews; opinions, describing a photo
14 / ASSESSMENT WEEK Revision and review