Communication Language Learning Strategies/Unit Theme Objectives Objectives Thinking Skills

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Backpack 5 Scope & Sequence

1. The Family Circle

families(relationships &events)

• to identify familymembers

• to talk about physicalcharacteristics

• to talk about familyevents

• simple presenttense

• recycling of pasttense, regular andirregular verbs

• recycling ofcomparisons withadjectives: -er/est

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, tocompare and contrast,to figure out meaningfrom context, to usegraphic organizers, tomake inferences

2. What's on TV? TV programgenres;TV viewing habits;programpreferences

• to identify and describe TV programgenres

• to express opinions and tell why

• to talk about viewinghabits

• simple presenttense

• like• adverbs and

expressions offrequency

• (I) think (it’sexciting)

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, to figureout meaning fromcontext, to summarizeinformation, toidentify main ideaand details, to usegraphic organizers

3. Hands On! arts and craftsaround theworld;making things;learning newcrafts

• to identify and describe crafts and craft materials

• to learn about craftspopular in othercountries

• to talk about crafts

• simple presenttense

• possibility withcould

• gerunds assubjects andobjects

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, tocompare and contrast,to categorize, tosequence information,to figure out meaningfrom context

4. I’ll Take It! shopping;outdoormarkets;products;advertising

• to compare and describe clothing

• to express sufficiency• to talk about prices

and preferences

• simple presenttense

• comparative andsuperlative formswith more…thanand the most

• sufficiency(enough, too much+ adjective)

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, to figureout meaning fromcontext, to identifymain idea and details,to use graphicorganizers, to rank

5. Travel Trouble good and badtravelexperiences;weatherconditions;vacation activities and tips;Murphy's Law

• to talk about good andbad travel experiences

• to talk about theweather

• to ask and answerquestions about pastexperiences

• recycling of pasttense

• the pastprogressive tense

• when and whileclauses

• superlatives (bestand worst)

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, to figureout meaning fromcontext, to summarize,to identify main ideaand details, to usegraphic organizers, to rank

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6. In Touch verbal and non-verbalcommunication;communicationtechnology;animalcommunication

• to talk about ways tocommunicate

• to talk about thefuture (makepredictions) and futureevents

• to learn the parts of anonline magazine

• to produce an onlinemagazine page

• simple presenttense

• future tense withwill

• will and won’t tomake predictions

• indefinitepronouns (anyone,someone, no one,everyone)

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, to figureout meaning fromcontext, to doresearch, to identifymain idea and details,to use graphicorganizers, to rank

7. Put on YourThinking Cap

inventions andinventors;what things aremade of;how things areused

• to talk about whatsomething's used for

• to talk about whatsomething's made of

• made of plastic • modals of

speculation: may,might

• be used for • infinitives of

purpose (to cutpaper)

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, to figureout meaning fromcontext, to doresearch, tosummarize, to rank

8. Product andProcess

countries andtheir products;naturalresources;how things aremade;processesrecipes

• to talk about theexports of countries

• to compare thequalities of objects

• to describe steps in aprocess (sequence)

• equativecomparatives, as(expensive) as

• passive voice:present tense

• adjective of origin:Mexican

to use priorknowledge, to make predictions, to sequenceinformation, to figureout meaning fromcontext, to doresearch, to rank

Communication Language Learning Strategies/Unit Theme Objectives Objectives Thinking Skills

9. And the BeatGoes On

world musicgenres;singers andmusicians;musicalinstruments

• to express preferences• to describe the manner

in which things aredone

• to talk about differentkinds of music

• present perfectwith ever

• adverbs of manner(quickly, loudly)

• would rather to expresspreferences

to use priorknowledge, to makepredictions, to figureout meaning fromcontext, to doresearch, to classify, to use graphicorganizers; to rank

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