TRUE COLORS 1:
SCOPE & SEQUENCE

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Unit 1: Are you in this class?

Social Language

How to:

• make informal introductions
• talk about occupations
• ask questions / make negative statements
• describe people

Vocabulary

• nouns for talking about people
• occupations
• nouns and adjectives that describe people

Grammar

• verb be--use and form
• subject pronouns
• contractions
• indefinite and definite articles

Listening

Type:

• a TV quiz program

Comprehension Skill:

• focus attention

Reading

Types:

• a photo story
• a newspaper article

Comprehension Skills:

• confirming content
• factual recall

Writing

Task:

• addressing an envelope

Skill:

• capitalization of names of people and places

Pronunciation

• the alphabet

Expression of Opinions

• opinions of occupations and studies

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Unit 2: There's a noise downstairs!

Social Language

How to:

• say the time
• identify yourself on the phone / ask how someone is
• make plans to meet
• describe things and places

Vocabulary

• telling time
• prepositions for times of the day and dates

Grammar

• count and non-count nouns: there is/there are

Listening

Types:

• a recorded announcement
• a phone conversation

Comprehension Skills:

• focus attention
• determine context

Reading

Types:

• a photo story
• short paragraphs

Comprehension Skills:

• factual recall
• identifying the main idea

Writing

Task:

• a short note to a classmate

Skill:

• period and question mark

Pronunciation

• /s/, /z/, and /iz/

Expression of Opinions

• favorite places

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Unit 3: For computer questions, press one now.

Social Language

How to:

• suggest an activity/an alternative
• state address / phone number
• describe family relationships

Vocabulary

• social activities
• machines and appliances
• family relationships
• classroom commands

Grammar

• commands
• suggestions with let's
• possessive adjectives
• possessive nouns

Listening

Type:

• a voice mail message

Comprehension Skill:

• focus attention

Reading

Type:

• a photo story
• advertisements

Comprehension Skills:

• confirming content
• factual recall

Writing

Task:

• phone messages

Skill:

• writing names, times, and phone numbers

Pronunciation

• stress and meaning

Expression of Opinions

• value of certain machines and appliances

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Unit 4: What's Bob doing?

Social Language

How to:

• talk about actions in progress
• apologize
• offer to call back later
• give directions to a place
• talk about order

Vocabulary

• everyday activities
• ordinal numbers
• locations and directions

Grammar

• the present continuous
• object pronouns

Listening

Type:

• a phone conversation

Comprehension Skills:

• confirming content
• determine context

Reading

Types:

• a photo story
• an extended dialogue

Comprehension Skills:

• confirming content
• drawing conclusions

Writing

Type:

• a letter

Skill:

• spelling present participles

Pronunciation

• /i^y/ and /i/

Expression of Opinions

• opinions about lateness

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Unit 5: You lose it. We find it.

Social Language

How to:

• talk about work
• ask about and express likes
• talk about studies
• express dislikes
• talk about habitual activities

Vocabulary

• places to work
• fields of study
• adjectives to describe studies

Grammar

• the simple present tense

Listening

Types:

• a photo story
• a story about detectives
• a conversation in an office

Comprehension Skills:

• confirming content
• determine context
• focus attention

Reading

Type:

• an extended dialogue

Comprehension Skills:

• identifying the main idea

Writing

Type:

• note taking

Skill:

• writing the simple present tense

Pronunciation

• /s/, /z/, and /iz/

Expression of Opinions

• tastes in foods, people, music, etc.

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Review of Units 1-5

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Unit 6: We're going to win.

Social Language

How to:

• make an appointment
• talk about pains / illnesses
• describe plans
• talk about frequency
• describe feelings

Vocabulary

• parts of the body
• general locations
• aches, pains, and illnesses
• frequency adverbs

Grammar

• the future with be going to
• placement of frequency adverbs

Listening

Types:

• interviews

Comprehension Skills:

• determine context
• focus attention

Reading

Type:

• a photo story
• an extended dialogue

Comprehension Skills:

• drawing conclusions
• interpretation and analysis

Writing

Type:

• a business letter

Skill:

• a formal letter style

Pronunciation

• intonation of questions

Expression of Opinions

• good and bad ways to meet people
• opinions about meeting and dating

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Unit 7: Can you dance?

Social Language

How to:

• express obligations / regrets
• make invitations with let's
• ask for help
• express gratitude
• talk about ability

Vocabulary

• leisure activities
• academic subjects

Grammar

• have to / has to
• can

Listening

Types:

• conversations

Comprehension Skills:

• determine context
• focus attention

Reading

Type:

• a photo story
• an essay

Comprehension Skills:

• confirming content
• factual recall

Writing

Type:

• a student newspaper article

Skill:

• developing paragraphs

Pronunciation

• can and can't in sentences (stressed and unstressed)

Expression of Opinions

• reasons why people like or dislike dancing

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Unit 8: Do you want some pizza, Lulu?

Social Language

How to:

• get someone's attention
• ask about price
• agree to buy
• state a need
• express disbelief

Vocabulary

• clothing
• colors

Grammar

• some and any
• one and ones
• this, that, these, and those

Listening

Types:

• a photo story
• a conversation

Comprehension Skills:

• factual recall
• focus attention

Reading

Type:

• an extended dialogue

Comprehension Skill:

• interpretation and analysis

Writing

Type:

• an extended dialogue

Skills:

• use of colon in dialogue style
• writing questions in the simple present tense and the present continuous

Pronunciation

• /A/ and /*/

Expression of Opinions

• problems between parents and children
• how can families communicate better?

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Unit 9: Weren't you at Alice's?

Social Language

How to:

• talk about the past
• give and accept an apology
• confirm identity
• talk about ownership and possession

Vocabulary

• past time expressions
• social and business relationships

Grammar

• the past tense of be
• possessive pronouns

Listening

Type:

• a telephone conversation

Comprehension Skills:

• focus attention

Reading

Types:

• a photo story
• an extended dialogue

Comprehension Skills:

• confirming content
• understanding meaning from context

Writing

Type:

• a paragraph about dating

Skill:

• development of a topic sentence

Pronunciation

• the /r/ and /h/ sounds
• the /r/ and /l/ sounds
• the /r/, /d/ , and /t/ sounds

Expression of Opinions

• who pays on a date?

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Unit 10: My plane just landed.

Social Language

How to:

• talk about past actions and facts
• talk about recent activities
• empathize

Vocabulary

• more past time expressions

Grammar

• the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs

Listening

Type:

• an extended dialogue

Comprehension Skill:

• determine context

Reading

Types:

• a photo story
• a magazine article

Comprehension Skills:

• factual recall
• understanding meaning from context

Writing

Type:

• a description of a person

Skill:

• writing facts about the past

Pronunciation

• past tense endings: worked / played / repeated

Expression of Opinions

• environment vs. heredity

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Review of Units 6-10

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