This document outlines the annual curricular plan for an English as a Foreign Language class in 2016-2017. The plan includes 6 teaching units covering topics such as breakthroughs in science and technology, travel and adventure, hobbies and leisure, amazing facts around the world, jobs and occupations, and lifetime achievements. Each unit lists specific learning objectives, content, methodological orientations, and assessments. The plan was created by teacher Henry Guatemal and approved by administrators Lic. Aida Castro and Lic. Cesar A. Cruz.

1. "URCUQUÍ" EDUCATIONAL UNIT
ANUAL CURRICULAR PLAN 2016-2017
1.INFORMATIVE DATA
AREA ENGLISH AS A FOREING LANGUAGE SUBJECT ENGLISH
Teacher's name: HENRY GUATEMAL
CLASS/YEAR: 2nd Year of Baccalaureate EDUCATIONAL LEVEL BACHILLERATO
2. TIMING
Weekly periods 5 hours N° of Weeks to Work 36 Evaluation 4
Total of
Periods
40
3. GENERAL AIMS Objetives of the grade/course
OG.EFL1 O.EFL 2.1
Identify some main ideas and details of written texts, in order to develop an approach of critical inquiry
to written and oral texts.
Encounter socio-cultural aspects of their own and other countries in a though
manner, maturely, and openly experiencing other cultures and languages
standpoint of their own national and cultural identity.
OG.EFL2 O.EFL 2.2
Assess and appreciate English as an international language, as well as the five aspects of English that
contribute to communicative competence.
Draw on this established propensity for curiosity and tolerance towards different cultures to comprehend the role of div
OG.EFL53 O.EFL 2.3
Independently read level-appropriate texts in English for pure enjoyment/entertainment and to access
information.
Access greater flexibility of mind, creativity, enhanced linguistic intelligence, and critical thinking skills through an appreciation of linguis
for communication and learning.
OG.EFL4 O.EFL 2.4
Develop creative and critical thinking skills to foster problem-solving and independent learning using
both spoken and written English. Deploy a range of learning strategies, thereby increasing disposition and ability to independently access further (language) learnin
communication process, cultivating habits of honesty and integrity into responsib
OG.EFL5 O.EFL 2.5
Use in-class library resources and explore the use of ICT to enrich competencies in the four skills.
Directly access the main points and important details of up-to date. English language texts, such as those published on the web, for
reference tools where required.
OG.EFL6 O.EFL 2.6
Write short descriptive and informative texts and use them as a means of communication and written
expression of thought.
Through selected media, participate in reasonably extended spoken or written dialogue with peers from different L1 backgrounds on
opinions effectively and appropriately.
OG.EFL7 O.EFL 2.7

2. Appreciate the use of English language through spoken and written literary texts such as poems,
rhymes, chants, riddles and songs, in order to foster imagination, curiosity and memory, while
developing a taste for literature.
Interact quite clearly, confidently, and appropriately in a range of formal and informal social situations with a limited bu
4. TRANSVERSAL AXIS:
Intercultural
Democratic Citizenship
Environmental Protection Peace Culture
5. TEACHING UNITS
N.º Title of the Unit Unit Specif Objectives Content/Skills
Methodological Orientations (Skills
and Strategies)
Methodological Orientations (Sk
1
Breakthroughs
in Science and
Technology
You will learn how to
• talk about achievements.
• Technological and Scientific Breakthroughs
Think-Pair-Share Identifies specific details regarding people, places, times and
• use reference words to aid reading
comprehension and achieve cohesion in
writing.
Inventors and Inventions Conversations in groups Uses background knowledge to aid comprehension.
• give accounts of past events. Facebook
Observation of pictures Explores visual aids before listening with the purpose of activ
• ask for and give information about the
past. Household Inventions
Reading a text and using the
previous knowledge
Locates main ideas and relevant details in a text.
• use time expressions when giving
accounts of past achievements.
Accidental Inventions
Filling frames Predicts the content of a reading by taking a look at vocabula
•describe people’s personal
characteristics and abilities
The Simple Past tense (affirmative, negative,
interrogative)
Project Work about an invention Answers information questions.
Regular and Irregular Past tense verb endings
Discussions Recognizes the structure of an encyclopedia entry.
Time Expressions for the Simple Past tense
Fill of Worksheets Gives a presentation about an inventor or invention.
Listening an audio recording Plans what to say and rehearses after collecting relevant info
1
Asks and answers questions about people and their achievem
2
Uses idioms to talk about everyday topics.
3
Uses wh-questions to obtain extra details in dialogs.
4
Writes an encyclopedia entry.

3. 5
Narrates and connects ideas chronologically when describing
2
Travel and
Adventure
You will learn how to
• narrate personal experiences.
Holiday Activities and Places
Think-Pair-Share
Catches the gist of a recorded text by associating it to a corre
• narrate past experiences.
Extreme Vacations Conversations in groups Follows a text transcript to identify specific words in a recordi
• describe places. Anecdotes and Unfortunate Happenings Observation of pictures Understands the meaning of a number of expressions presen
Simple Past tense, Reading a text and using the
previous knowledge
Identifies the chronological order of a number of events, acco
of sequence and time conjunctions.
Past Progressive tense Filling frames Identifies details in a narrative by answering whquestions.
There was/there were Project Work about an invention Uses vocabulary knowledge to aid reading comprehension.
Sequence connectors Discussions Uses words with similar meanings to summarize information
Time conjunctions Fill of Worksheets Answers wh-questions to help with comprehension of details
Listening an audio recording . Identifies the main elements of a narrative: beginning, mid
1
Gives an account of a vacation experience in the form of a pe
2
Uses idiomatic expressions to talk about traveling experience
3
Maps the events of a narrative into a story map.

4. 4
Writes a personal narrative in his/her own words by following
3
Hobbies , leisure
and
entertainment
You will learn how to
• talk about hobbies and leisure
activities.
Hobbies and Entertainment Think-Pair-Share Listens for specific information.
• express agreement or disagreement
about controversial topics.
• Leisure Activities Conversations in groups Follows a text transcript to identify specific words in a recordi
talk about rules, express advice and
emphatic opinions.
• Commitment in Leisure Activities Observation of pictures Transfers information from a passage into a chart.
determine main ideas, supporting
information and examples in a reading.
Imperative Mode
Reading a text and using the
previous knowledge
Follows speakers turn-taking in conversations.
talk about rules, express advice and
emphatic opinions.
Filling frames Uses vocabulary knowledge to aid reading comprehension
talk about rules, express advice and
emphatic opinions.
Project Work about an invention Determines main ideas and supporting information, such as e
Discussions Uses the dictionary to find meanings of new words.
Fill of Worksheets Identifies discourse markers that establish the relationship am
Listening an audio recording Asks and answers questions about people´s hobbies and leis
using dictionaries
Uses idiomatic expressions to talk about free time activities.
making a Scrapbook
Gives a presentation about a hobby or favorite pastime.
3
Writes a suggestion for a hobby, based on a student’s profile
4
The World is the
limit
You will be able to
make comparisons about places and
people.
Amazing Facts around the World Think-Pair-Share Identifies specific details that describe places, landmarks and
• talk about landmarks and compare
them.
• Some Countries and their Records Conversations in groups Understands the development of a conversation based on tur
•make comparisons in terms of
superiority
• The Guinness World Records graphic organizers to summarize
information
Transfers information to complete charts or specific texts.

5. •have an informal dialog making
comparisons
Success Reading a text and using the
previous knowledge
Categorizes words based on specific criteria.
Comparatives and Superlatives Filling frames Identifies cognates as a vocabulary aid in reading comprehen
have an informal dialog making
comparisons
Uses graphic organizers to summarize key information from a
Discussions Answers information questions to establish the content of a r
Fill of Worksheets Summarizes the contents of a paragraph.
Listening an audio recording Asks and answers questions about places, landmarks and pe
Write profiles
Creates dialogs based on language prompts.
making a Scrapbook
Uses idiomatic expressions to talk about everyday topics.
making groups of words around
a central concept
Asks and answers questions about general knowledge topics
Recombines language elements to create new ideas and dia
Writes a profile of a celebrity from the sports world.
5
Jobs and
Occupations
You will learn how to
• talk about occupations and
professions.
Odd Jobs and Occupations Think-Pair-Share
Listens for specific information such as words, numbers or pa
make predictions and plans regarding
career choices.
Career Choices of the Future building conversations using sets
of ideas or formulaic expressions
as cues
. Follows conversations and provides specific information th
read graphs and tables to help your
reading comprehension.
Career Choices in the Job market graphic organizers to summarize
information
Predicts the content of a reading by working on word associa
• write a career prospect.
Creative Thinking Reading a text and using the
previous knowledge
Pays attention to words and/or expressions that facilitate the

6. making groups of words around a
central concept
• Compound Words transferring information from
graphs and texts to aid
comprehension
Is able to use synonyms to facilitate reading comprehension.
• Future tense predictions and intentions with
“will” and plans with “going to”
developing texts following key
concepts or ideas to focus the
content of the message
Reads graphs and tables to aid his or her reading comprehen
Discussions
Gives information about people´s jobs or occupations.
Fill of Worksheets
Describes jobs
Listening an audio recording
Uses idiomatic expressions to talk about everyday topics.
Write profiles Asks and answers questions about career choices and occup
making a Scrapbook Uses formulaic expressions to keep the flow of a conversatio
A Poster Presentation Writes a career prospect.
6 Lifetime
Achievements
You will be able to talk about people and
their achievements.
Present Perfect tense Think-Pair-Share Listens for specific information such as names, verb forms or
talk about achievements. Time Expressions with the Present Perfect tense associating words with pictures Follows conversations and provides specific information to co
describe people’s personal
characteristics and abilities.
Past Participle forms of regular and irregular
verbs
using reference words as
cohesive devices in texts
Predicts the content of a reading by working on knowledge ac
use reference words to aid reading
comprehension and achieve cohesion
in writing.
Inspiring Young People using reference words to keep
track of ideas
Understands the subject being talked about in a reading by c
reading passage.
A Life of Achievements linking words to help people
produce connected speech
Uses reference words to keep track of ideas in a reading.

7. Inspirational Lifelong Learners developing texts following key
concepts or ideas to focus the
content of the message
Infers information from facts presented in a reading passage.
Success Stories Discussions Describes talents and abilities for particular jobs or occupatio
Vocabulary related to achievements categorizing information to aid in
comprehension
Uses idioms to talk about life achievements.
Words about personal characteristics and
abilities
Listening an audio recording Asks and answers questions about career choices and occup
using charts to transfer
information
Uses formulaic expressions to keep the flow of a conversatio
work in groups to make a
timeline presentation of a Nobel
Prize
Writes a short composition about the achievements of a famo
A Poster Presentation
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 7. OBSERVATIONS
Student’s textbook by Ministry of Education, teacher’s guide by Ministry of Education, and a dictionary. https://www.duolingo.com/.
http://educacion.gob.ec/curriculo-fortalecimiento-del-ingles/. http://www.examenglish.com/CEFR/cefr.php.
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