New Inside Out

Language knowledge and use


Linguistic knowledge:

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  Grammar
  
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    Complex sentences.
    
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    Speculating about the future.
    

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  Vocabulary
  
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    Compound nouns.
    
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    Informal expressions
    
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    Acronyms and collocations
    

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  Pronunciation
  
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    Word stress
    
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    Students learn the right pronunciation in English through the Listening activities, and the use of the Audio CDs.
    
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    Students also practice their pronunciation in English through the Speaking activities.
    

Learning reflection:

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  Talking about mobile phones, future worlds and scientific breakthroughs.
  
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  Writing a discursive essay.
  
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  Reading about mobile phones, teleportation and force fields.
  
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  Listening to people describing a new prototype mobile phone and people on a radio show talking about a gadget.
  
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  Learning useful phrases for discussing implications.
  
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  Reviewing and reflecting on learning.
  
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  Appreciating working in groups as a means of personal enrichment.
  

Socio cultural aspects and intercultural awareness

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  References to a qwerty keyboard. (TB page 74).
  
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  Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities
  
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  Willingness to review and reflect on own learning
  
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  Enjoyment in completing activities
  

LITERARY EDUCATION

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  Assessment and active participation in literary activities in the classroom.
  
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  Appreciation of literature as a source of pleasure showing criticism towards it.
  
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  Development of reading autonomy.
  

E.g.: Reading texts: The future of mobile phones / Teleportation and force fields possible within decades.


CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS

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