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1 1 English, please! Pacing GuideFAST TRACK9th Grade MEN ColombiaPG1 Pacing Guide Introduction for the teacherThe pacing guide of the English, please! Fast Track series has been designed to provide you with a realistic guide and timeframe which will enable you to meet your and your students teaching and learning objectives within the class contact hours available to you, whether you have 5, 4 or 3 45-50 minute-sessions a week. The following tips may be useful as you use the pacing guide: Choose the pacing guide which corresponds to the level, module and number of sessions you teach per week (5, 4 or 3). Read through the pacing guide. Select the activities you want to teach and introduce them as presented in the pacing guide, taking into account the amount of time suggested for each activity.
2 In sessions where you have 5 or 10 minutes without a proposed activity, use this time to do a warm up activity, wrap up a previous lesson, reinforce skills that need to be developed or carry out assessment activities relevant to students learning process. Compare your current progress with the pacing guide as you go and adjust as necessary to ensure you meet your teaching and learning objectives. Review your course objectives and adjust as necessary. Complement the use of the pacing guide with the English, please! Fast Track Teacher s hope you enjoy using English, please! English, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes each MEN ColombiaPG2 Module 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meFirst week: Lesson 1 Suggested TimeSession 1 Pages 8-9 Introduction ObjectivesPage 10 Reading / listening / Speaking Activity 1: matching pictures to dialogues Activity 2: listening and repeating Activity 3: reading aloud10 min 5 min10 min15 minSession 2 Page 11 Focus on Vocabulary Activity 4: listening , reading and matching Useful vocabularyFocus on Language Activity 5: matching to complete a conversation Activity 6: ordering sentences in a conversation15 min5 min10 min10 minSession 3 Page 12 listening Activity 7: Multiple choice listening tips Activity 8.
3 Checking answers15 min5 min15 minSession 4 Page 13 Speaking Activity 9: short conversations: meeting people40 minSession 5 Page 13 Writing Activity 10: writing a short dialogue40 minPG3 MEN ColombiaEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes eachModule 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meSecond week: Lesson 2 Suggested TimeSession 1 Page 14 listening Activity 1: matchingFocus on Vocabulary Activity 2: repeat the alphabet Say it Activity 3: listen, choose and spell names Activity 4: Listen and write names 5 min10 min 5 min10 min10 minSession 2 Page 15 Focus on Vocabulary Activity 5: Listen and repeat numbers Useful expressionsListening Activity 6: completing forms15 min5 min15 minSession 3 Page 16 Reading Activity 7: True and FalseFocus on Language Activity 8: full and contracted forms Activity 9: listen and repeat10 min15 min10 minSession 4 Page 17 Writing Activity 10.
4 Full and contracted forms of verb to be Activity 11: Writing a paragraph Writing tip10 min30 min 5 minSession 5 Page 17 Speaking Activity 12: ask and answer questions to complete a chart Useful expressions35 min5 minEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes each MEN ColombiaPG4 Module 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meThird week: Lesson 3 Suggested TimeSession 1 Page 18 listening and SpeakingFocus on Vocabulary Activity 1: saying colours and writing country names Useful Vocabulary Activity 2: matching adjectivesListening Activity 3: listening and matching10 min5 min10 min15 minSession 2 Page 19 Focus on Vocabulary Activity 4: writing nationalities Activity 5: nationalities suffixesReading Activity 6: True and False Activity 7: Completing a chart10 min15 min10 min15 minSession 3 Page 20 Focus on Language Activity 8: Positive and negative forms of be Activity 9: listening and repeatingListening Activity 10.
5 Choosing the correct option15 min10 min10 minSession 4 Page 21 Writing Activity 11: completing the text Activity 12: useful language35 min5 minSession 5 Page 21 Writing Activity 13: completing the textSpeaking Activity 14: Telling about your best friend Speaking tip15 min25 min5 minPG5 MEN ColombiaEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes eachModule 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meFourth week: Lesson 4 Suggested TimeSession 1 Page 22 ListeningFocus on Vocabulary Activity 1: writing family members Activity 2: completing a chart Activity 3: matching sentences to pictures15 min10 min10 minSession 2 Page 23 Focus on Language Activity 4: listening and repeating Activity 5: Completing texts with possessive adjectivesFocus on Vocabulary Activity 6: matching numbers and wordsListening Activity 7: listening and writing numbers Activity 8: answering open questions Say it 5 min10 min 5 min10 min10 min 5 minSession 3 Page 24 Reading Activity 9.
6 Multiple choice Reading tip30 min 5 minSession 4 Page 25 Reading and Writing Activity 10: Completing a chart Activity 12: Writing an email Glossary10 min30 min 5 minSession 5 Page 25 Speaking Activity 13: asking and answering questions Useful language Activity 14: presentation about your family10 min 5 min30 minModule 1: Your WorldUnit 2: My familyEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes each MEN ColombiaPG6 Module 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meFifth week: Lesson 5 Suggested TimeSession 1 Page 26 listening Activity 1: choosing the correct photo Activity 2: completing a chart Activity 3: completing sentences10 min10 min15 minSession 2 Page 27 Focus on Language Activity 4: choosing the correct name Activity 5: answering questions Activity 6: writing sentences10 min15 min15 minSession 3 Page 28 Reading Activity 7: Completing a family tree Glossary Say it Activity 8: listening and repeating 15 min 5 min 5 min15 minSession 4 Page 29 Focus on Vocabulary Activity 10: Choosing the correct wordSpeaking Activity 11.
7 Interviewing a friend10 min20 minSession 5 Page 29 Writing Activity 12: writing about your family40 minModule 1: Your WorldUnit 2: My familyPG7 MEN ColombiaEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes eachModule 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meSixth week: Lesson 6 Suggested TimeSession 1 Page 30 Focus on Vocabulary Activity 1: matching jobs to picturesListening Activity 2. Completing a registration form Activity 3: matching questions and answers Activity 4: asking and answering questions 5 min 5 min15 min20 minSession 2 Page 31 Reading Activity 5: completing a chart Glossary Activity 6: true and false Reading tip10 min 5 min10 min 5 minSession 3 Page 32 Focus on Language Activity 7: ordering words in a question Activity 8: completing questions and answersListening Activity 9: listening and repeating questions Activity 10: listening and ticking Say it10 min10 min10 min10 min 5 minSession 4 Page 33 Speaking Activity 11: asking questions about a famous Colombian40 minSession 5 Page 33 Writing Activity 12: completing the gaps Activity 13: finding the mistakes Activity 14.
8 Writing a short text about someone Writing tips5 min10 min25 min5 minModule 1: Your WorldUnit 2: My familyEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes each MEN ColombiaPG8 Module 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meSeventh week: Lesson 7 Suggested TimeSession 1 Page 34 Focus on Vocabulary Activity 1: Survey on sports Say it Activity 2: completing a school timetable Activity 3: answering questionsSpeaking Activity 4: asking and answering questions on a timetable10 min5 min5 min10 min15 minSession 2 Page 35 Focus on Vocabulary Activity 5: names of classroom itemsFocus on Language Activity 6: A / an Activity 7: finding the mistakes Activity 8: telling about school items10 min15 min5 min15 minSession 3 Page 36 Focus on Language Activity 9: useful languageSpeaking Activity 10: listening and repeating Say it Activity 11.
9 Say what you seeListening Activity 12: matching people to school subjects Activity 13: answering questions5 min10 min5 min10 min5 min10 minSession 4 Page 37 Speaking Activity 14: ordering words to make sentences Activity 15: writing wh questions Activity 16: asking and answering questions10 min15 min15 minSession 5 Page 37 Writing Activity 17: ordering sentences in a letter Activity 18: writing a letter to a friend10 min30 minModule 1: Your WorldUnit 3: My friends and my schoolPG9 MEN ColombiaEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes eachModule 1: Your WorldUnit 1: This is meEighth week: Lesson 8 Suggested TimeSession 1 Page 38 Reading Activity 1: matching texts and photosFocus on Vocabulary Activity 2: completing a chart Activity 3: correcting sentences GlossarySpeaking Activity 4: Multiple choice Activity 5: describing a famous person5 min5 min5 min5 min5 min20 minSession 2 Page 39 listening Activity 6: matching people to characteristics Activity 7: completing questions Activity 8: listening and repeating Activity 9: yes/no or wh questions Say it5 min10 min10 min15 min5 minSession 3 Page 40 Focus on Language Activity 10: Ordering words to make questions Activity 11.
10 Correcting sentencesReading Activity 12: matching paragraphs to photos Glossary10 min10 min15 min5 minSession 4 Page 41 Reading Activity 13: answering questions Activity 14: filling in the blanksSpeaking Activity 15: asking and answering questions15 min10 min15 minSession 5 Page 41 Writing Activity 16: writing an interview40 minModule 1: Your WorldUnit 3: My friends and my schoolEnglish, please! 1 Pacing Guide: Customizing contents to different time needs5 sessions a week: 45 to 50 minutes each MEN ColombiaPG10 Module 1: Your WorldUnit 3: My friends and my schoolNinth week: Let s work together / Self-AssessmentSuggested TimeSession 1 Page 42 Project Work: A family collage Activity 1: make groups of three Activity 2: bring photos Activity 3: choose5 min10 min15 minSession 2 Page 43 Project Work: A family collage Activity 4: write a brief description of photos Activity 5: check language Activity 6: make your collage25 min5 min10 minSession 3 Page 43 Project Work: A family collage Activity 7: Present your collage40 minSession 4 Page 44 Self- Assessment Activity 1: English language skills Activity 2.
