Scope and Sequence
Level 6
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| Unit 1 (Lessons
1-5) |
| Themes |
Arguments
Regrets
Hopes and wishes |
| Functions |
Debate an issue
Support an argument
Express regret
Talk about hopes and wishes |
| Language |
I'm against/in favor of teaching young children to cook. I
agree/strongly
disagree with that.
A twelve-month school year is efficient. Furthermore, students won't forget
what they've learned.
I wish I'd learned to play a musical instrument when I was young.
I hope I passed that test. I wish I'd passed that test. |
| Forms |
Conjunctions
Hope vs. wish in past time |
| Skills |
Listen for opinions
Write a rebuttal |
| Unit 2 (Lessons 6-10) |
| Themes |
Descriptions
Recommendations |
| Functions |
Describe yourself
Describe someone else
Make a recommendation |
| Language |
How would you describe yourself? I'm a reliable
person. I consider myself
hardworking.
What do you think of him? I can't see him working with kids. He seems
too indecisive.
Why don't you go to Mario Zanelli? Mario always cuts my hair however
I ask him to. |
| Forms |
Verbs followed by direct objects + noun, adjective, or verb
complements
Question words with -ever |
| Skills |
Listen for characteristics of job candidates
Write a descriptive paragraph |
| Unit 3 (Lessons 11-15) |
| Themes |
Shopping
Workplace situations |
| Functions |
Convince someone
Inform someone
Make a purchase |
| Language |
I don't really need a footrest. Even so, I suggest that you
try it out. You
won't find a better buy.
It's important that the boss not realize you're behind.
It's necessary that we finish the work today.
I'd like to think it over. I'd like to think about it. |
| Forms |
Some verbs and expressions that require the subjunctive
Two-word verbs |
| Skills |
Listen to people trying to convince others
Write a letter |
| Unit 4 (Lessons 16-20) |
| Themes |
Instructions
Explanations
Hobbies |
| Functions |
Give instructions
Explain something
Talk about interests |
| Language |
First, you have to make the preflight inspection. Then, you
start the engine.
Once you've started the engine, you continue your checking.
After you start the engine, you contact ground control.
When flying an airplane, you should be careful.
Before taking pottery classes, I used to make things out of leather.
After I took flying lessons, I bought a plane. |
| Forms |
Using time markers to put events in order
General statements with before, after, and when
Specific statements with before, after, when, and while |
| Skills |
Listen to instructions
Write an instructional note |
| Unit 5 (Lessons 21-25) |
| Themes |
Descriptions
Sizes
Comparisons
Problems |
| Functions |
Describe something
Talk about dimensions
Make comparisons
Describe a household problem |
| Language |
What are they like? They were much bigger and heavier than
the ones
we have today.
It's four feet wide and six feet long.
Your dining area is only eight feet by eight feet.
How much did the old glass milk bottles weigh? They weighed about 14
ounces more than today's paper milk cartons.
The linoleum looks so dull and worn. Some of these nice yellow vinyl tiles
would make a big difference. |
| Forms |
Dimensions and weight
Order of adjectives |
| Skills |
Listen to descriptions of objects
Write an answer to a letter |
| Unit 6 (Lessons 26-30) |
| Themes |
Reasons
Consequences
Proposals |
| Functions |
Give reasons
Talk about consequences
Make a proposal
Talk about people |
| Language |
What were your parents like when you were growing up? They
were very
strict with me since/as they believed children needed a lot of discipline.
One of my brothers was near my age, so we played together a lot.
Ms. Abrams, on the other hand, is very friendly and easygoing. Therefore,
I
think she would make a much better impression on clients. I suggest that
we
have Ms. Martin and Ms. Abrams switch jobs.
I don't get along with my older sister.
I try to stand up for myself. |
| Forms |
Connectors (conjunctions and prepositions)
Three-word verbs |
| Skills |
Listen to people talk about childhood events
Write a letter |
| Review of Units 1-6 |
| Unit 7 (Lessons 31-35) |
| Themes |
Identifications
Descriptions
Recollections |
| Functions |
Identify someone
Describe something
Recall something
Describe an activity |
| Language |
Who's the woman (who's) drinking coffee? That's Olga Sandoval.
Do you know what budin de tortilla is? It's a casserole made with
tortillas,
chicken, and cheese.
I've never seen Citizen Kane. What's it about? It's a story modeled
on the life
of the famous newspaper publisher, William Randolph Hearst.
My teacher used to sit at her desk the whole day, waiting for us to do
something wrong.
He sat in his room all morning playing the guitar.
She banged on the wall loudly, making a lot of noise. |
| Forms |
Relative clauses with pronouns as subjects: Reduced restrictive
clauses
Placement of adverbs |
| Skills |
Listen to recollections of the past
Write a newspaper review |
| Unit 8 (Lessons 36-40) |
| Themes |
Judgments
Advice |
| Functions |
Convince someone
Inform someone
Make judgments
Give advice
Ask someone to do something |
| Language |
There's a computer technology conference that I would like
to attend. It's a
very important meeting and I think it's essential that I go.
It is essential for us to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Franco.
Karen just bought a new television and a stereo and now she wants a
personal computer.
You know what they say: The more you get, the more you want.
Speed limits have a purpose, and the sooner you start paying attention
to them, the better for everyone.
Larry, could you help me for a minute, please? Melissa, I'd like you to
help
me for a minute, please. |
| Forms |
Subjunctive clauses vs. infinitive clauses
Double comparatives |
| Skills |
Listen to people make judgments
Write a memo |
| Unit 9 (Lessons 41-45) |
| Themes |
Plans
Predictions
Explanations |
| Functions |
Talk about plans
Give reasons
Make predictions
Imagine something
Give explanations |
| Language |
What are your plans for the future? After I graduate, I'll
get a job and work
for five or ten years. By then, I will have gotten some experience.
I've decided to quit my job. By the end of this year, I will have been working
for the company for four years, and I haven't even had a promotion yet.
Futurist Ronald Herd feels that dwellings will have changed significantly
by
the year 2025.
What do you suppose your life would be like if you hadn't finished high
school? Well, I suppose I'd be working in a boring job somewhere, and I
probably wouldn't speak a word of English.
Whenever I talk to Chris, he laughs, even when we're talking about
something serious. I'm sure if he weren't so nervous, he wouldn't laugh
all
the time. |
| Forms |
The future perfect and the future perfect continuous
Mixed contrary-to-fact continual sentences: Present and past |
| Skills |
Listen to someone talk about his life
Write an answer to a letter |
| Unit 10 (Lessons 46-50) |
| Themes |
Feelings
Complaints
Likes and dislikes
Work |
| Functions |
Talk about feelings
Complain about someone
Talk about likes and dislikes
Complain to someone
Give an evaluation |
| Language |
What do you think of Leslie? I think she's nice, and I appreciate
her always
being so frank. But I'm getting tired of her teasing me about my diet.
I just can't stand being talked about behind my back. I don't like to be
talked
about either.
Not only don't you help me around the house, but you also don't help me
with the kids. I'm tired of your assuming that I'll do everything.
The Wakefield Little Theater either wants to lose money, or it has the worst
luck in the history of local theater groups. |
| Forms |
Infinitives with subjects vs. gerunds with subjects
Either…or, neither…nor, and not only…but
(also) |
| Skills |
Write a letter of complaint
Listen to someone talk about his feelings |
| Unit 11 (Lessons 51-55) |
| Themes |
Possibilities
Descriptions
Reactions |
| Functions |
Speculate about possibilities
Give a description
Tell a story
React to a story
Speculate about possibilities |
| Language |
You know, I tried to get hold of Mike all weekend, but the
phone was always
busy. He couldn't have been talking that whole time. Maybe the phone was
off the hook. I suppose it might have been.
We're looking for a red-haired woman who stole a white Toyota. Did you
happen to see her? I don't believe so. But I did see a gray-haired woman
riding a bike and holding a cat under her arm, which I thought was odd.
The woman we're looking for, who we think had on a black skirt, was very
tall and she was wearing glasses.
The Freeman Gallery, which is located in London, sells paintings and other
art objects.
It seems to me that they must have climbed in through the window. |
| Forms |
Short answers with modal auxiliaries
Nonrestrictive vs. restrictive relative clauses |
| Skills |
Listen to people speculate about possibilities
Write a police report |
| Unit 12 (Lessons 56-60) |
| Themes |
Preferences
Opinions
Reactions |
| Functions |
Talk about preferences
Respond tactfully
Give opinions
Give a reaction |
| Language |
Do you like modern dance? Actually, I'm not all that crazy
about it. What
I really like is folk dancing.
There's a new exhibit of fifteenth-century Italian paintings at the museum.
Maybe we ought to go there sometime. That might be interesting, but
modern art is what I really like.
That sounds good, but what I'd really like to see sometime is an opera.
There's nothing wrong with innovative styles, yet I'm personally more
comfortable with a conservative look. Well, you might like it once you get
used to it.
I love opera, whereas my husband can't stand it. He said he'd rather listen
to a cat fight. How did you react when he said that? I just laughed it off. |
| Forms |
Special word order for emphasis
Connectors in spite of and despite; yet; nevertheless
and nonetheless;
whereas and while; and however and on the other
hand |
| Skills |
Listen for tactful or tactless responses
Write a letter |
| Review of Units 7-12 |
