LEVEL 6: Scope and Sequence

1 Big Question: What makes your region unique?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction Culture Column: Key Words 1: feature, landscape, tundra, tropical, temperate, Passive Voice
Traditional Communities polar, flora, fauna, vegetation, lifestyle Berber textiles are made of sheep’s
Reading Strategy Compare and Key Words 2: rural, merchant, textile, wool, weaving, dwelling, wool.
Contrast nomad, livelihood, cultivate, harvesting Traditions have been passed down.
Fiction Fox Fires, The Song of Key Words 3: dye, stilts, border, cattle Future Passive
the Armadillo Your music will be heard all over
Key Words 4: blanket, spectacular, transform, sparkle,
Bolivia.
Reading Strategy Setting astonish, swish, steam, carve, congratulate, defend, fade, glow

2 Big Question: Why do we seek adventure?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction How to Survive in Key Words 1: extreme sport, motive, adrenaline, location, Defining Relative Clauses Using that
the Wild equipment, destination, reward, kayaking, exhilarating, compass or where
Reading Strategy Point of View Key Words 2: essential, smoke, signal, spark, kindling, tracks, Use material that is dry.
tainted, disinfect, zigzag, shady Climb to a point where you can see.
Fiction The Treasure of Amelia
Island Key Words 3: grazing, prey, edible, landmark Defining Relative Clauses Using who
or whose
Reading Strategy Asking Key Words 4: sand dune, binoculars, metal detector, bulldozer,
He is the man who found it.
Questions supplies, marshmallow, magnifying glass, pocketknife, shortcut,
He is the person whose land it is.
stepping stone, bush, inflate

3 Big Question: How can we understand a work of art?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction The Secret Life of Key Words 1: genre, narrative, tapestry, everyday life, figure, Non-defining Relative Clauses
Paintings still life, arrangement, realistic, background, interpretation I called my mom, whose birthday is
Reading Strategy Annotating Key Words 2: moral, foreground, impact, distorted, curved, today.
blend, skull, symbolize, texture, expressive He is in the kitchen, which is downstairs.
Fiction A Dotted World
Key Words 3: drown, suffering, luxurious, artificial So, such; so … that, such … that
Reading Strategy Analyzing
Oliver was so tired that he fell asleep.
Characters Key Words 4: depict, shade, frown, reluctant, pick, squint, tin,
We had such a fun time that we want
examine, bunch, barn, yawn, moan
to meet again tomorrow.

4 Big Question: How does information technology shape our lives?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction The Internet: Friend Key Words 1: virtual reality, headset, benefi t, drawback, break Reported Commands with tell and ask
or Foe? down, addictive, social media, stranger, password, affect My dad told me to be careful.
Reading Strategy Drawing Key Words 2: foe, access, tool, up-to-date, publish, My teacher asked me to check the
Conclusions cyber-, positive, comparison, download, eyesight facts.
Fiction The Old Me Key Words 3: offline, sociable, variety, company Reported Statements and Questions
Jess explained that she was shy.
Reading Strategy Point of View Key Words 4: anxiety, confident, avoid, busy, blush, throat,
Jess asked Karen why she fainted.
swallow, stammer, dizzy, faint, panic attack, mention
Jess asked if Karen was feeling better.

5 Big Question: How can we save the planet?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar
Nonfiction Is This the City of Key Words 1: natural resource, global warming, ozone layer, Future Progressive
the Future? ice cap, landfill, deforestation, overuse, sustainable, compost, Future cars will be using solar power.
Reading Strategy Rereading aluminum One, ones, some, and any with
Fiction The Seeds Key Words 2: reliable, greenhouse effect, transportation, biofuel, Countable and Uncountable Nouns
urban, cleanse, energy efficient, wind turbine, insulate, straw The road is closed. Let’s try that one.
Reading Strategy Predicting
Key Words 3: dweller, household, vertically, warmth There was metal here. She tried to find
and Setting a Purpose for
some.
Reading Key Words 4: scrap, moss, fern, spring, copper, sandstorm, gas
They needed water, but didn’t have
mask, iron, barricade, vending machine, sprout, squash
any.

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Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Ground Rules Spelling Tip: /ə/ Improve Your Report How can we create Creating a Menu for
Cue Cards: Writing Festivals Around a new festival for a Restaurant from a
1 I think that’s important Verbs Followed the World our region? Different Country or
because … by Infinitives Region
2 I don’t think that’s important Writing Task
because … Travel Brochure

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Respecting and Responding to Spelling Tip: /ər/ Improve Your Interview How can we plan a Passing Through
the Views of Others Writing Wildlife camping trip? Immigration at an
Cue Cards: Reflexive Cameraman Airport
3 Really? Pronouns
4 That sounds like fun. Writing Task
5 That’s a great idea! Diary Entry
6 That’s interesting!

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task
Participating Actively in Spelling Tip: le, Improve Your Interview How can we Collaboration
Discussions el, al, il, ol Writing Modern design a piece of Planning a Class Trip
Cue Cards: Similes and Landscape community art? to Australia
7 What do you think about …? Metaphors Competition
8 Why … ? Writing Task
9 Why not? Poem
10 Do you agree?

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Expressing and Responding to Spelling Tip: Improve Your Interview How can we Solving Problems
Opinions -tion, -sion Writing Making an create our own During an Online
Cue Cards: On the one Online Video instructional video? Video Call
11 I agree because … hand, on the
12 I disagree because … other hand
13 I think … because … Writing Task
14 That’s a good point, but … Balanced
Argument

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission
Listening Actively and Spelling Tip: Improve Your Conversation How can we design Calling a Recycling
Responding Confidently -able, -ible Writing Adopt a Stream an eco-school? Center
Cue Cards: Because and
5 That’s a great idea! since
11 I agree because … Writing Task
15 Yes, but … Explanation of
16 That sounds … ! How Something
Works

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 LEVEL 6: Scope and Sequence

6 Big Question: What makes a good story?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction So You Want to Key Words 1: literature, hero, prove, fantasy, magical, fable, Could have and should have
Write a Story? engage, broaden the mind, relate to, graphic novel The dinosaur could have eaten them.
Reading Strategy Text Structure Key Words 2: version, nursery rhyme, come alive, sibling, The dinosaur should have eaten them.
Fiction Little Red Riding Hood; personality, motivation, villain, resolution, believable, sensibly Past Perfect Simple
Riding Hood, Gran, and the Key Words 3: prehistoric, misbehave, tumble, childhood When the wolf arrived, Grandma had
Wolf left for the market.
Key Words 4: sweet, deceive, cunning, wolf, outwit, defeat,
Reading Strategy Literary instinct, dismay, convince, escape, lock, sack
Genres

7 Big Question: Why do we need medicine?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Beware the Key Words 1: malaria, parasite, treat, virus, polio, symptom, Past Perfect Progressive
Superbugs cure, vaccine, diabetes, insulin Alexander Fleming had been growing
Reading Strategy Cause and Key Words 2: antibiotic, organism, microscope, harmful, bacteria when he went on vacation.
Effect infection, pneumonia, interfere, minor, laboratory, mold Past Perfect Passive
Fiction People of the Forest Key Words 3: single-celled, immune system, antibacterial, I had been told that orangutans love
revolutionize to paint.
Reading Strategy Synthesizing
(Fiction) Key Words 4: influenza, respiratory system, sneeze, cough,
outbreak, fatal, epidemic, risk, shot, injection, spread, tissue

8 Big Question: How do we use money?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Fundraising Club: Key Words 1: cash, credit card, salary, profi t, spend, tax, First and Second Conditionals
May Campaign expense, allowance, invest, interest If I have $10, I will give it to Shivia.
Reading Strategy Quoting from Key Words 2: support, campaign, running water, dollar, If I had $1,000, I would give it to
a Text toolkit, improve, increase, out-of-date, fund, breeding program Shivia.
Fiction A Sweet Start to an Key Words 3: lack, sanitation, maintain, poultry Third Conditional
Artist’s Career If I had had help, I would have
Key Words 4: beekeeper, sterilize, bill, watercolor, easel,
become a successful artist.
Reading Strategy Theme outline, date, fig, cluster, apiary, pearl, necklace
If I hadn’t had help, I wouldn’t have
become a successful artist.

9 Big Question: How can we increase our brain power?

Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Nonfiction Key Words 1: control, cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, base, If only
Your Fantastic, Plastic Brain lobe, logic, process, automatic, function If only I had more synaptic connections,
Reading Strategy Key Words 2: neuron, network, fiber, purpose, plastic, respond, I would be able to build a tower of
Synthesizing (Nonfiction) strengthen, commit, boost, permanent blocks.
If only I had gotten more sleep, I would
Fiction Key Words 3: spinal cord, synaptic connection, neural
have done better.
A Problem Solved pathway, brain-training
Modal Verbs of Deduction
Reading Strategy Key Words 4: intriguing, assignment, riddle, figure out,
It must have fallen out of your books.
Monitoring and Clarifying huff, out of breath, keep up, approach, section, coordinate,
Kate and Kevin might have left this here.
represent, light up
They can’t have been coordinates.

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Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task

Asking Probing Questions Spelling Tip: Improve Your Interview How can we write Discussion
Cue Cards: pre-, mis-, re-, Writing Authors’ Advice our own piece of Protecting a Falling
8 Why … ? sub- Colons and fiction? Egg
17 How … ? Semicolons
18 What does … mean? Writing Task
Micro-story

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission

Engaging an Audience Spelling Tip: Improve Your Science Program How can we invent Going to the
Cue Cards: Prefixes for Writing Future Medical a new medical Hospital
19 Can anyone tell me … ? Opposite Before and after Advances treatment?
20 Why do you think … ? Meanings Writing Task
21 Do you have any questions? Informational
Report

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Speaking Mission

Organizing and Structuring a Spelling Tip: Improve Your Interview How can we set up Buying a Gift at the
Talk Clearly Suffixes: -ful, Writing Young our own business? Department Store
Cue Cards: -less, -ive, -al, -ly Quantifiers and Entrepreneur of
22 We’re going to talk about … Subject-Verb the Year
23 On the one hand, Agreement
24 On the other hand, Writing Task
25 In conclusion, Comparison
Essay

Oracy Skill Word Study Writing Listening The Big Challenge Oracy Task

Delivering a Clear Presentation Spelling Tip: Improve Your Presentation How can we create Presentation
at the Right Pace Suffixes: -ness, Writing The Brain Gym our own brain gym? Design and Present
Cue Cards: -ment, -age, -ist, Reporting Verbs a Game Show for
21 Do you have any questions? -hood Writing Task the Course
26 Can you speak more slowly? Memoir
27 Can you repeat that?
28 Is that clear?