CONVERSATION SYLLABUS

Welcome to The conversation section.

Because speaking is limited to a classroom setting, we provide a wide variety of learning experiences and allow students to integrate the language into their daily lives through songs, rhymes, chants, games, dialogues, role play, and mini-plays. They will be asked to speak in English during all their English classes.

CONVERSATION- August- September

Step Up – UNIT ONE

OBJECTIVES: Exchanging personal information, Making introductions, Exchanging information about location, Describing location, Describing ongoing actions, Identifying school subjects and days of the week, Asking about routines, Describing schedules, Expressing likes and dislikes, Giving and following instructions, Giving commands, Making apologies. Talking about school rules.

LANGUAGE: Hi! I’m _____. What’s your name? My name’s ___. It’s nice to meet you. How old are you? I’m ___.

______ is in the _______.

Is there an auditorium?

Yes, there is.

Where’s ____?

(He’s) in the cafeteria.

What’s (he) doing?

(He’s) (eating a sandwich.)

What do you (they) do on Fridays?

I, we (they) exercise in the playground.

What do you have on Mondays?

I (we) have art on Mondays. I like (don’t like) art.

What do they have on Tuesdays?

They have_________.

What’s for lunch? (Spaghetti.)

Do you like (spaghetti.) Yes, I do. I love it.

No, I don’t. I hate (spaghetti.)

Wash your hands. Put (__on the __) Make ___. Bake __. Eat __.

Please, don’t (run in the library.) Sorry.

Don’t (shout in the classroom)

Who’s (eating)? (Name)(is eating).

KEY VOCABULARY:

KEY VOCABULARY: Noun, person, place, thing, teacher, pilot, baby, father, mother, friend, playground, computer room, library, auditorium, music room, art room, cafeteria, office, house, desk, pencil, chair, table, map, doctor, school, circus, garden, classroom, belt, flag, paper, pen, aunt, zoo, apple, flower, common noun, proper noun, sister, uncle, cousin, basket, city, building, umbrella, secretary, ruler, plural, church, foot-feetman-mentooth – teethchild – childrenwoman – women, knife -knives, Paint, read, work, write, gym, pool, art, computer, draw, exercise, listen, make, paint, play, read, sing, watch, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, games,

picture, working, reading, eating, watching, movie, spaghetti, pizza, wash, put, bake, eat, sauce, cheese, mushrooms, pepperoni, elephant, hippo, laugh, shout, talk, jump, tiger, skate, sleep, swim.

SECOND GRADE – OCTOBER

CONVERSATION

STEP UP- UNIT 2 Busy days

OBJECTIVES: Telling the time, exchanging information about daily routines, talking about birthdays, talking about times of the day, exchanging information about daily routines and activities, telling the time, describing daily routines, sequencing instructions, making requests.

LANGUAGE: What time is it? It’s one o’clock.

What time do you __ get up, go to school, do your homework, take a bath, eat dinner, go to bed, watch TV?

What time does he/she __?

When is __ birthday?__ birthday is in (month)

What do you do in the morning /Afternoon/ at night (on/Saturdays) ?

What does he/she do in the morning /Afternoon/ at night (on/Saturdays) ?

Short play- The Little Red Hen

KEY VOCABULARY: bath, breakfast, dinner, get dressed, get up, go, shower, take, TV, watch, bed, eat, homework, school, (months of the year), morning, afternoon, night, games, hiking, make, sing, song, swim, take, tent, sleep, bike, movies, park, shopping, soccer, ride, walk, play, paint, read, get up, make, sweep, wash, work, talk, brush, help, drink, clean, cut, dishes, juice, market, squeeze, farm, hen, duck, cow, pig, sheep, horse, chick, pitcher, knife, oranges

STEP UP- UNIT 3- November

OBJECTIVES: Describing physical characteristics, asking about and comparing physical

characteristics, talking about routine activities, expressing possession, describing

physical states, identifying food, making requests, retelling a story, expressing

possession.

LANGUAGE:

She has blond hair and blue eyes. He has blue eyes too.He wears glasses. She

doesn’t wear glasses. (She) (has) blue eyes. (I) (don’t) wear glasses. (I’m) wearing

a blue skirt and a green shirt.

Is it a man or a woman? Does he have brown hair? Is he young?

What (does) Dad? He (makes) hamburgers.

Who (makes) hamburgers? I’m hungry. Can I have (a) hamburger?

Can I have (some) bread? Yes, of course.Sorry, there isn’t any. Sorry, there

aren’t any left.

Whose house (is) this? Little Red Riding Hood lives with her mother.

Alice has blond hair. Rachel has black hair.They are both girls.Whose shirt (is

it)? (It’s) Mary’s shirt.

KEY VOCABULARY: Aunt, bald, blond, curly, glasses, gray, old, short, straight,

uncle, young, eyes, glasses, hair, long, old, short, young; family members; colors;

suit, tall, tie; clothes; mustache, eat, food, guitar, hamburger, lemonade, make,

picture, play, sing, soccer, take, hat, sunglasses, hungry, thirsty, potato chips,

soft drink, pajamas, teeth, wolf, woodsman, tail.

SECOND GRADE – DECEMBER AND JANUARY

CONVERSATION

STEP UP- UNIT 4

OBJECTIVES: Describing ongoing actions, exchanging information about ongoing

actions, talking about ability, describing animals, identifying bosy parts, stating

facts about animals, exchanging information about facts, comparing and contrasting,

describing real and make-believe events.

LANGUAGE:

What’s the bear doing? It’s riding a bike. The tigers are sitting up in ring one.

Are the monkeys juggling? Yes, they are.

What are the bears doing? They’re dancing.

What can it do? It can swim.Can it run?

It (has) a long nose and big ears.

(Does) it have a long neck? It has big ears and a long nose.It can walk.It

can’t crawl.

What does a dolphin eat?A dolphin eats fish.Where does a dolphin live?A

dolphin lives in the ocean. What do dolphins eat?Dolphins eat fish.Where do

dolphins live?Dolphins live in the ocean.

KEY VOCABULARY: acrobat, balance, clown, eat, juggle, jump, ride, run, seal, stand,

walk, animals, car, clap, drive, fall down, sit up, dance, sleep, talk, bird, climb,

dog, dolphin, fish, fly, frog, snake, swim, big, ear, feet, leg, long, nose, short,

small, tail, toes, diet, habitat, jungle, meat, ocean, plants, savannah, bell,

catch, friend, help, shake, bear, butterfly, elephant, fly, kangaroo, seal, tiger,

make-believe, real.

SECOND GRADE – FEBRUARY

CONVERSATION

STEP UP- UNIT 5

OBJECTIVES: Identifying sports, describing ongoing actions, counting in tens,

talking about ability, giving personal information, describing the weather, making

suggestions, counting to one hundred.

LANGUAGE:

What’s he doing?He’s diving.What are they doing?They’re running.

(Is) (Kelly) swimming?(She’s) running.

Can you swim? (Yes, I can)

My name’s Michael Johnson.I’m from the United States.I’m a runner.What’s the

weather like?It’s sunny.

(She) (isn’t) doing a puzzle. (She’s) swimming.

(Are) (they) playing a game?

KEY VOCABULARY: Basketball, cycling, diving, gymnastics, ice-skating, ice hockey,

running, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball; Olympic sports; numbers 1 to

100; bronze, country, diver, gold, gymnast, medal, runner, silver, swimmer,build,

do, fly, kite, picnic, puzzle, raining, snowball, snowing, snowman, sunny, windy,

bike, book, go, have, picnic, play, read, ride, throw, TV, watch; action verbs;

weather conditions; chore, feed, homework, set; chores; buttons, coins, rocks,

shells.

SECOND GRADE – MARCH AND APRIL

CONVERSATION

STEP UP- UNIT 6

OBJECTIVES: Describing a place,

Exchanging information about location,

locating symbols on a map,

exchanging information about a town,

describing a place, a room and a map,

making comparisons,

sequencing events,

noting details,

asking about what there is.

LANGUAGE:

Where’s the video store? It’s between the supermarket and the bank.

The school is (next to) the park.

Where’s the hospital? It’s (opposite) the church.

Where’s Kelly’s house? It’s on Main Street.

Is there a restaurant in this town?

There are some red flowers in front of the fountain.Are there any red flowers?

Yes, there are. No, there aren’t. There aren’t any red flowers.

Is there a bathtub in room 100? Yes, there is.No, there isn’t.

Are there some books on the shelf? Yes, there are.No, there aren’t.

KEY VOCABULARY: bank, between, church, fire station, hospital, movie theater, next

to, opposite, park, pet store, police station, post office, restaurant, school,

supermarket, toy store, video store; town locations; prepositions, apartment

building, river, tree, bank, book, bookstore, gas, gas station, hamburger, magazine,

money, toy, video, ant, bench, bird, butterfly, fountain, flower, nest, rabbit,

tree, wall, bathtub, bed, blanket, clock, closet, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron,

lamp, pillow, soap, shower, sink, table, towel, vase, chair, clock, computer, desk,dresser, lamp, rug, teddy bear.

SECOND GRADE – MAY

CONVERSATION

STEP UP- UNIT 7

OBJECTIVES:

Identifying professions, stating facts, asking about daily routines, stating safety rules, telling the time, exchanging information about daily routines, alphabetizing words, talking about professions, expressing desire.

LANGUAGE: A doctor works in a hospital.

A mail carrier drives a jeep.

I wear a uniform. A mail carrier works in the post office.  Do you wear a uniform? What do you wear? Does he work in a school? Don’t play with matches. Always wear a helmet. What time is it? Where do you work? Do you wear a uniform? What time do you get up? Where do you work? I work outside.

Which comes first, apple or clock?  What do you want to be? I want to be a nurse. She wants to be a dancer. Women can’t be firefighters. What does your father do? Does your father work inside or outside? He’s a doctor.

KEY VOCABULARY: doctor, firefighter, fire station, garage, hospital, jeep, mail carrier, mechanic, police car, police officer, restaurant, salesperson, waiter, waitress, board, cash register, fire truck, police car, stethoscope, tool, tray, wrench; professions, bus driver, dentist, nurse, secretary, alone, bike, matches, safety, seat belt, stranger, street, quarter past/to, thirty; get off work, get up, go to bed, start work, both, inside, outside, photographer, baker, dancer, business card.

SECOND GRADE – JUNE

CONVERSATION

STEP UP- UNIT 8 All Year Round

OBJECTIVES: Describing the frequency of routines.

Talking about months of the year.

Talking about celebrations and routines.

Describing customs and habits.

Identifying the four seasons.

Describing the weather.

Exchanging information about habits and customs.

Writing a simple poem.

Identifying animals.

Talking about the future.

Asking about and describing ongoing actions.

Asking for help.

Talking about celebrations and routine actions.

LANGUAGE: He never eats fish. How many days are in May?

For Thanksgiving, families eat turkey.

How do they celebrate Christmas? They decorate the tree.

How do they celebrate Christmas in France? They leave their shoes by the

fireplace.

When do flowers bloom? In the spring.

What’s the weather like in the summer? It’s usually hot.

What does Alex do in the spring? He flies a kite.

When do they sit by the fire? They wear boots in the summer.

In January, he met a goat. A silly goat in a silly boat.

You’ll miss drinking hot chocolate.

Look at her. What’s she doing? She’s hugging her friends.

Can you help me?

Every March, we have an International Fair.   There are many shows.

You can win prizes.

KEY VOCABULARY: always, birthday, cake, candle, dance, never, party,

present, show, sometimes; food; months of the year, Christmas, Easter,

Father’s Day, Halloween, Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving,

Valentine’s Day,  card, chocolate, bunny, egg hunt, fireworks, heart, hug,

parade, present, turkey, break, China, decorate, fireplace, France,

Germany, leave paper lantern, piñata, Mexico, autumn, often, season,

sometimes, spring, summer, usually, weather, winter, drink, eat, fly, hot

chocolate, ice cream, kite, leave, pick, puddle, rain, rake, splash, swim,

walk; seasons, backwards, mittens, away, backwards, boat, cake, cat, dish,

fish, frog, goat, hat, log, pig, silly, snake, wig, bird, deer, fire, fox,

groundhog, hot chocolate, rabbit, raccoon, snow, squirrel, her, him, me,

them, us, you, costumes, fair, games, parade, prizes, raffle, rides,

stands, sushi, tea, tickets, trip