MAPPING NORMALES CURRICULUM TO COURSE MATERIALS
English language teachers can use a wide range of materials for this curriculum, and suggestions are given in the curriculum document. One course-book that is suitable for this curriculum is called Interchange and we have produced a guide for teachers on how the course-book maps to the new curriculum. For some of the learning objectives, we have suggested other materials that provide better support for teachers than Interchange for that learning objective.
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Semester 1 |
Learning Unit Objectives |
Recommended materials
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CEFR level A1.1 |
Social practice of language (SPL) |
Interchange (IC) Intro Units 1-8 and others |
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Exchange personal information when meeting people (A1.1.1) |
IC Intro: U1 |
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Follow basic directions for transport (A1.1.2) |
IC Intro: U2 IC Intro: U6 (transport vocabulary) |
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Talk about places where people live (A1.1.3) |
IC Intro: U7 |
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Talk about where people come from and their cultural identity (A1.1.4) |
IC Intro: U3 |
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Talk about cultural activities (A1.1.5) |
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/other-cultures
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Describe different environments (A1.1.6) |
IC Intro: U8 (wh-questions + present simple tense)
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Talk about learning activities, times and calendars (A1.1.7) |
IC Intro: U5 http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/animals-around-us.cfm (lesson plans) |
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Describe the classroom and the location of classroom objects (A1.1.8) |
IC Intro: U2 |
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Talk about what makes a good teacher (A2.1.9) |
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Semester 2 |
Learning Unit Objectives |
Recommended materials
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CEFR level A1.2 |
Social practice of language (SPL) |
Interchange Intro (IC) Units 9-16 and others |
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Exchange information about pastimes (A1.2.1) |
IC Intro: U6 |
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Ask for and give directions to get to places (A1.2.2) |
IC Intro: U13 |
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Make plans to do things together (A1.2.3) |
IC Intro: U11, U16 |
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Describe foods and dishes, in your own and other cultures (A1.2.4) |
IC Intro: U9 |
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Share information about handicrafts of different cultures (A1.2.5) |
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Talk about your health (A1.2.6) |
IC Intro: U12
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Record school activities in a daily planner (A1.2.7) |
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Describe how well you and others can do things (A1.2.8) |
IC Intro: U10 (abilities), U14 (past simple tense) |
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Describe personal work expectations (A1.2.9) |
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Semester 3 |
Learning Unit Objectives |
Recommended materials
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CEFR level A2.1 |
Social practice of language (SPL) |
Interchange (IC) Level 1 Units 1-10 and others |
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Exchange information about families and family life (A2.1.1) |
IC 1: U5 (family), U2 (jobs and routines) |
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Describe how to play sports or games (A2.1.2) |
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/card-games Students read how to play a card game, learn expressions for playing games, and write instructions. |
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Give and receive information to buy and sell things (A2.1.3) |
IC 1: U3 |
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Compare manners in different cultures (A2.1.4) |
IC 1: U1 (countries and nationalities) IC 1: U12 (infinitive complements) http://teachmeanenglishlesson.blogspot.com/2010/01/customs-and-traditions.html |
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Talk about movies from different countries (A2.1.5) |
IC 1: U4 (likes and dislikes)
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Describe communities and how they change (A2.1.6) |
IC 1: U8 (descriptions of communities; there is/are) IC 2: U5 (used to) IC 2: U9 (changes to the community with used to) |
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Talk about schedules at school (A2.1.7) |
IC 1: U2 (times and routines) |
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Describe what you have done and learned (A2.1.8) |
IC 1: U10 (past achievements and experiences) |
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Talk about what makes a good teacher (A2.1.9) |
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Semester 4 |
Learning Unit Objectives |
Recommended materials
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CEFR level A2.2 |
Social practice of language (SPL) |
Interchange (IC) Level 1 Units 11-16; Level 2 Units 1-4; and others |
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Describe people (A2.2.1) |
IC 1: U9 |
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Give instructions to prepare dishes (A2.2.2) |
IC 2: U4 |
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Order food and give opinions on dishes (A2.2.3) |
IC 1: U13 |
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Describe and compare countries (A2.2.4) |
IC 1: U14 |
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Describe art and your reactions to it (A2.2.5) |
IC 2: U4 (present perfect) https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/paintings-lesson-plan_1.pdf |
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Discuss different types of transport and their impact on society/environment (A2.2.6) |
IC 2: U2 (transport and problems) IC 2: U6 (conditional sentences) |
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Give instructions on completing class activities (A2.2.7) |
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Write activities for a daily work plan (A2.2.8) |
IC 2: U7 (don’t forget to, be sure to, try to, etc.) |
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Exchange information on different job roles in a school (A2.2.9) |
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Semester 5 |
Learning Unit Objectives |
Recommended materials
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CEFR level B1.1 |
Social practice of language (SPL) |
Interchange (IC) Level 2 Units 5-16 and others |
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Narrate events that happened to you (B1.1.1) |
IC 2: U12 |
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Explain procedures for using technological devices (B1.1.2) |
IC 2: U7 (technology) IC 2: U15 (grammar past modals) |
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Give advice and suggestions, and make requests (B1.1.3) |
IC 2: U2 (make plans, discuss needs/advice) IC 2: U6 (make requests with modals) |
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Exchange information about different ways of communicating, in different cultures (B1.1.4) |
IC 2: U14 http://teachmeanenglishlesson.blogspot.com/2010/01/customs-and-traditions.html |
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Describe the plots of movies or books, and discuss responses to them (B1.1.5) |
IC 2: U13
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Contrast opinions about an environmental issue, in media (B1.1.6) |
IC 2: U11 (vocabulary + passive) |
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Plan a school event (B1.1.7) |
IC 2: U8 (festivals and celebrations) IC 2: U12 (present perfect continuous) |
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Discuss good learning methods and techniques (B1.1.8) |
http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer076/T100-English.htm https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-speaking-unit-5-techniques |
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Prepare for a job interview (B1.1.9) |
IC2: U10 https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/speed-job-interviews |
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Semester 6 |
Learning Unit Objectives |
Recommended materials
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CEFR level B1.2 |
Social practice of language (SPL) |
Interchange (IC) Level 3 Units 1-12 and others |
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Semester 6: B1.2 |
Discuss key milestones in life |
IC 3: U11 |
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Describe how to fix something that is broken |
IC 3: U9 |
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Describe problems and make complaints |
IC 3: U6 |
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Contrast historical aspects about different cultures or countries |
IC 3: U10 |
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Compare music from different countries |
IC 3: U8 (do you prefer / would you prefer) |
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Debate global environmental challenges |
IC 3: U7 IC 3: U15 (discussing pros and cons) https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/environmental-problems |
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Prepare a debate on teaching methodologies |
IC 3: U8 https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-speaking-unit-5-techniques |
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Design a monthly work plan |
https://busyteacher.org/3753-how-to-write-a-lesson-plan-5-secrets.html |
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Discuss career development |
IC 3: U2 IC3: U16 |
Additional Online References
Learning English. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
Teaching adults. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-adults
Adult learners. https://elt.oup.com/learning_resources/courses/adultlearners/
Learning English. http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/
Teacher’s corner. https://americanenglish.state.gov/teachers-corner
Classroom resources (June 24th, 2018). Available on Pearson English Language Teaching. https://www.pearsonelt.com/professional-development/resources.html
Teaching adults (June 24th, 2018). Available on Oxford English Language Teaching. https://elt.oup.com/teachersclub/courses/teachingadults/
For Teachers (June 24th, 2018). Available on BBC Learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teach/
One Stop English (June 24th, 2018). http://www.onestopenglish.com
The Digital Teacher (June 24th, 2018). https://thedigitalteacher.com
Sites with useful activities
- http://visuwords.com/
- www.eslvideo.com
- http://lyricstraining.com/
- www.busuu.com
- http://intermediatelow.blogspot.com/
- www.englishclub.com
- www.topics-mag.com
- www.readableblog.com
- dictionary.cambridge.org
- www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
- www.tefl.net
- www.elllo.org
