Year 8 English as a Second Language Musaieva Maryna, Anastasiia
Horbatiuk
British International School Wrocław
Schemes of Work
2023/24
Week Date Unit Title Skills and activities Cambridge Gold
Learning Experience
Objectives B1 student
book pages
1 1 Sept 1.Identity Reading: identities (multiple matching) Reading: 8Rm.01, 9-20
2 5 Sept (personality, Listening: cities (understanding agreement and 8Rm02, 8Rd.01, 8Rd.04,
3 12 Sept personal disagreement, multiple choice) 8Ro.01
4 19 Sept information) Speaking: giving personal information (giving reasons Listening: 8Ld.01,
5 26 Sept and examples, introductions – social interaction) 8Ld.02, 8Lo.01
Writing: a personal profile (getting started, reacting, Speaking: 8Sc.01,
finishing; informal email) 8Sc.02, 8Sc.03, 8Sc.04,
Grammar: talking about the present; adverbs of 8Sc.05, 8So.01, 8Sor.01
frequency, time phrases Writing: 8Wca.01,
Vocabulary: personality adjectives; adjective+ 8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
preposition collocations 8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03,
8Wc.01
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.04, 8Uv.01, 8Uv.02,
8Uv.04, 8Uv.05, 8Us.01
6 3 Oct 2. Get the message Reading: communication (understanding main point, Reading: 8Rm.01, 21-32
7 10 Oc (Communication) multiple choice exam task) 8Rm02, 8Rd.01, 8Rd.04,
8 17 Oct Listening: a summer camp (predicting information, 8Ro.01
sentence completion) Listening: 8Lm.01,
Speaking: communicating (organising a description, 8Ld.02, 8Lo.01
describing a photo) Speaking: 8Sc.02,
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Writing: mistakes (creating atmosphere, using strong 8Sc.03, 8Sc.04, 8Sc.05,
adjectives and adverbs; story 8Sor.01
Grammar: past tenses; gerunds Writing: 8Wca.01,
Vocabulary: language and communication; verb+ 8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
preposition collocations 8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03,
8Wc.01
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.03, 8Ug.05,
8Ug.11, 8Uv.01, 8Uv.02,
8Uv.03 ,8Uv.04, 8Uv.05,
8Us.01, 8Us.04
24 Oct Break
9 2 Nov 4 2 continued continued continued continued
days
10 7 Nov 3 The future is now Reading: the future of music (skim-reading, gapped text, Reading: 8Rm.01, 33-44
DELAYE (Technology) understanding text structure) 8Rm02, 8Rd.02, 8Rd.04,
D TO Listening: buying something new (identifying 8Ro.01
14Nov differences, comparing; multiple choice) Listening: 8Ld.01,
11 14Nov Speaking: the future of technology (giving and asking for 8Ld.02, 8Lo.01
12 21 Nov opinions, agreeing/ disagreeing) Speaking: 8Sc.01,
13 28 Nov Writing: living without technology (giving advice, 8Sc.02, 8Sc.03, 8Sc.04,
making suggestions; email) 8Sc.05, 8So.01, 8Sor.01
Grammar: future forms, modal verbs for advice/ Writing: 8Wca.01,
suggestions 8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
Vocabulary: technology in the home; phrasal verbs 8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03,
8Wc.02
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.09, 8Ug.11, 8Uv.02,
8Uv.04, 8Uv.05, 8Us.01
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14 5 Dec 4 Taking part Reading: unusual sports (identifying phrases with similar Reading: 8Rm.01, 45-56
DELAYE (Sports) meaning, multiple matching) 8Rm02, 8Rd.01, 8Rd.04,
D TO 9 Listening: enjoying sport (listening for the question, 8Ro.01
Jan multiple choice) Listening: 8Lm.01,
15 12 Dec Speaking: watching vs. doing a sport (express 8Ld.02, 8Ld.03, 8Lo.01
16 19 Dec uncertainty, describe a photo) Speaking: 8Sc.01,
3 days Writing: the two sides of sport (linking ideas; article) 8Sc.03, 8Sc.04, 8Sc.05,
Grammar: present perfect 8So.01, 8Sor.01
Vocabulary: sport Writing: 8Wca.01,
8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03,
8Wc.01
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.06, 8Uv.02, 8Uv.04,
8Uv.05, 8Us.01, 8Us.02
26 Dec
Break
2 Jan
17 9 Jan 5 In the spotlight Reading: being famous (signs and notices; multiple Reading: 8Rm.01, 57-68
18 16 Jan (Entertainment) choice) 8Rm02, 8Rd.02, 8Rd.04,
19 23 Jan Listening: music (identifying agreement, multiple 8Ro.01
20 30 Jan Skiped due to the choice) Listening: 8Ld.02,
limited pace of Speaking: live music (using context to understand 8Ld.03
pupils’ progress unknown words) Speaking: 8Sc.02,
and grammar Writing: an evening of entertainment (describing 8Sc.03, 8Sc.04, 8Sc.05,
concept readiness problems, offering positive solutions; article) 8So.01, 8Sor.01
Grammar: 0, 1, 2 conditionals, unless, in case, if I were Writing: 8Wca.01,
you, I wish 8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
Vocabulary: entertainment 8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03,
8Wc.02
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Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.10, 8Uv.02, 8Uv.04,
8Uv.05, 8Us.01
21 6 Feb 6 Down to Earth Reading: our blue planet (referencing in the text; gapped Reading: 8Rm.01, 69-80
DELAYE (Environment) text, understanding text structure) 8Rm02, 8Rd.02, 8Rd.04,
D TO 27 Listening: young people who change the world (avoiding 8Ro.01
Feb distractors; multiple choice) Listening: 8Lm.01,
22 13 Feb Speaking: being environmentally friendly (turn-taking, 8Ld.02
collaborative discussion) Speaking: 8Sc.03,
Writing: a place to visit (thanking, inviting, accepting, 8Sc.04, 8Sc.05, 8So.01,
refusing; email) 8Sor.01, 8Sor.02
Grammar: the passive (present and past), causative Writing: 8Wca.01,
Vocabulary: the natural world; order of adjectives 8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03,
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.02, 8Ug.03,
8Ug.14, 8Uv.02, 8Uv.04,
8Uv.05, 8Us.01
20 Feb Half-Term Break
23 27 Feb 6 continued
24 6 Mar
25 13 Mar 7 Traveller’s tales Reading: ways of travelling (matching details, multiple Reading: 8Rm.01, 81-92
Delayed (travel) matching) 8Rm02, 8Rd.04
to 18th Listening: travelling the world (identifying missing Listening: 8Lm.01,
April information, sentence completion) 8Ld.01, 8Ld.02
26 20 Mar Speaking: travel problems (referring back to what Speaking: 8Sc.02,
27 27 Mar someone said; discussion) 8Sc.03, 8Sc.04, 8Sc.05,
28 3 Apr 2 Writing: holiday tips (creating interest; article) 8Sor.01, 8Sor.02
days Grammar: relative clauses, modal verbs Writing: 8Wca.01,
Vocabulary: travel; verb and noun forms (word 8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
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formation) 8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03,
8Wc.02
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.13, 8Uv.02, 8Uv.04,
8Uv.05, 8Us.03
10 April Break
29 17April 8 Time out Reading: developing patience (finding synonyms; Reading: 8Rm.01, 93-104
30 24 April (Hobbies) multiple choice) 8Rm02, 8Rd.04
31 4 May Skiped due to the Listening: unusual hobbies (avoiding distraction; Listening: 8Ld.02,
2 days limited pace of multiple choice) 8Lo.01
32 8 May pupils’ progress Speaking: talent shows (making and responding to Speaking: 8Sc.03,
and grammar suggestions; collaborative discussion) 8Sc.04, 8Sc.05, 8So.01,
concept readiness Writing: celebrity hobbies (paragraph openers; article) 8Sor.01, 8Sor.02
Grammar: reported speech, indirect questions Writing: 8Wca.01,
Vocabulary: hobbies and interests 8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
8Wor.02, 8Wor.03
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.12, 8Uv.02, 8Uv.03,
8Uv.04, 8Uv.05, 8Us.01
33 15 May 9 Life experiences Reading: summer bucket list (linking; gapped text) Reading: 8Rm.01, 105-116
34 22 May Listening: experiences (advice; multiple choice) 8Rm02, 8Rd.04
35 29 May Speaking: living on a desert island (likes and dislikes; Listening: 8Ld.03,
36 5 June discussion) 8Lo.01
Writing: a day out (ordering events, story) Speaking: 8Sc.03,
Grammar: past perfect, used to 8Sc.04, 8Sc.05, 8So.01,
Vocabulary: feelings, -ing and -ed adjectives 8Sor.01, 8Sor.02
Writing: 8Wca.01,
8Wca.02, 8Wca.03,
8Wca.04, 8Wor.01,
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8Wor.02, 8Wor.03
Use of English: 8Ug.01,
8Ug.03, 8Ug.08,
8Ug.13, 8Uv.02, 8Uv.04,
8Uv.05
37 12June End-of-year assessments
38 19June
End of Term / End of School Year
