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Festivals and weather - 4 weeks (month 3/4 November - December)

Grade Level:: 8
Subject:: English
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Goal Summary:: Using both My Topics and 'English', students will be able to describe different types of weather ranging from mild to extreme. They will learn different degrees words to describe the seasons such as 'cold, freezing/warm, hot' and will also learn to describe conditions such as windy, breezy, snowy, rainy or cloudy. My favourite festival will be integrated into the lessons to talk about different festivals of the seasons, ending with Christmas and New Year.
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Content Goals:: Students will understand British festivals and seasons/weather. They will be able to describe their favourite festival and use imagination to create their own dream festival.
Skill Goals:: To help students focus on fluency when speaking through mimicking.
To develop students’ communication skills by doing group or pair work.
To develop students’ listening skills through the use of multimedia such as videos or audio.
Other Information:: If content is moving fast, 'My Trip to Dalian' will be added to this month's unit. Students will produce a speech to talk about a trip they went to inside or outside of Suzhou.
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Festivals and weather - 4 weeks (month 3/4 November - December)

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