TRUE COLORS BASIC: SCOPE & SEQUENCE Unit 1: I'm a student. Vocabulary People and Occupations occupations more occupations the alphabet Social Language How to: ask about names talk about occupations ask for reciprocal information Grammar be:statements be: yes-no questions and short answers a and an Listening Types: spelling of names conversations about names and occupations Comprehension Skill: focus attention Expansion Activities Game (reinforces yes-no questions and answers with be) Personal Expression talk about your own occupation Unit 2: Who are they? Vocabulary People and Families adjectives male and female relationships the family numbers 1-10 Social Language How to: greet someone give names and phone numbers express thanks describe people clarify Grammar singular and plural nouns be: statements and questions (plural) questions with who possessive adjectives questions with what Listening Types: statements about phone numbers a phone call to information Comprehension Skill: focus attention Expansion Activities Game (reinforces letters and numbers) Game (reinforces statements with be) Personal Expression talk about your family and friends Unit 3: Where is Bob? Vocabulary Places and Things places places we live adjectives personal items numbers 11-100 Social Language How to: talk about locations give an address give and accept a compliment ask for further information clarify talk about origin Grammar questions with where subject pronoun it be: negative statements Listening Types: addresses a conversation in a classroom Comprehension Skill: focus attention Expansion Activities Game (reinforces adjective use) Reading: business cards Writing: business cards Personal Expression talk about where you live give your classmate a compliment Unit 4: When is the movie? Vocabulary Events and Time events days of the week time of the day time expressions telling time months of the year seasons Social Language How to: identify yourself on the phone ask to speak to someone offer to call back invite someone to an event respond to an invitation ask about the time say good-bye Grammar there is / there are questions with when / what time Listening Types: a recorded announcement at a theater a telephone message Comprehension Skill: focus attention Expansion Activities Game (reinforces asking and answering wh- and yes-no questions) Personal Expression invite a classmate to a real event Unit 5: He's watching TV. Vocabulary The House furniture and appliances other things in the house rooms in the house activities in the house meals Social Language How to: clarify start a conversation interrupt talk about current activities invite someone in agree give a reason Grammar the present continuous Listening Types: descriptions of activities a telephone conversation Comprehension Skills: focus attention determine context Expansion Activities Inter-Action (reinforces wh- questions in the present continuous) Reading: a letter Writing: a letter Personal Expression talk about what your family and friends are doing right now Review of Units 1-5 Unit 6: I like ice cream. Vocabulary Eating and Drinking drinks hunger and thirst foods wants, needs, and likes Social Language How to: talk about what we have, want, need, and like express dislikes express surprise contradict ask for additional information Grammar the simple present tense Listening Types: sentences a conversation about food Comprehension Skills: recognize sounds determine context focus attention Expansion Activities Reading: a menu Writing: sentences about what a partner wants Personal Expression talk about foods you like and dislike Unit 7: Paul always wears jeans. Vocabulary Clothing clothes colors adjectives frequency adverbs Social Language How to: express uncertainty ask about and confirm identity confirm an opinion talk about appearance talk about prices Grammar this / that / these / those the present continuous contrasted with the simple present tense Listening Types: a description of what people are wearing a conversation between two students Comprehension Skill: focus attention Expansion Activities Reading: a description of what someone is wearing Writing: a description of a classmate's style Personal Expression talk about clothes and colors you like and dislike Unit 8: Take aspirin. Vocabulary Health and Fitness parts of the body ailments feelings Social Language How to: talk about an ailment offer advice clarify express sympathy make a suggestion give instructions Grammar possessive nouns subject pronouns and object pronouns imperatives Listening Types: conversations about ailments a conversation with a doctor Comprehension Skills: recognize sounds focus attention Expansion Activities Reading: a chart of health dos and don'ts Game (reinforces health vocabulary and social language) Personal Expression advise someone who feels sick on what to do Unit 9: How was your vacation? Vocabulary Vacations and the Weather past time expressions the weather places to go on vacation vacation activities Social Language How to: talk about the past talk about vacations talk about the weather Grammar the past tense of be the simple past tense of regular verbs the simple past tense of some irregular verbs Listening Types: a description of people's vacation activities a conversation about the previous weekend's weather Comprehension Skill: focus attention Expansion Activities Game (reinforces asking questions in past tense) Writing: statements about classmates' past actions Personal Expression talk about your own weekend and vacation activities Unit 10: I'm going to be late. Vocabulary Time and Activities time words activities future time expressions Social Language How to: suggest an activity agree talk about future activities apologize reassure someone confirm Grammar suggestions with let's the future with be going to Listening Types: a conversation about future activities a phone conversation Comprehension Skills: focus attention determine context Expansion Activities Game (reinforces future with be going to) Reading: a postcard Writing: a postcard Personal Expression talk about your real future plans Review of Units 6-10
