DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

SC 1. Linguistic competence: Discrimination of linguistic elements through the formulation of simple, short
and correct messages, showing curiosity for the valorization of language as a system.

SC 2. Sociolinguistic competence: Use of linguistic elements, demonstrating creativity for the functioning of
the language within a social contact.

SC 3. Pragmatic competence: Adapting linguistic elements to common / familiar contexts, proving correctness
and coherence in structuring the message.

SC 4. Multi / intercultural competence: Appreciation of the specific elements of the studied foreign language
culture, expressing interest and respect for the values of another culture.

SC Units of competence

1.1. Recognizing sounds and groups of sounds specific to the English language, pronounced in isolation
SC1 and in words, while listening.
1.2. Distinguishing words which contain sounds and groups of sounds specific to the English language in
simple and familiar contexts.
1.3. Understanding the meaning of words in simple sentences while listening.
1.4. Observing grammar structures specific to the English language in simple short sentences.
1.5. Producing certain sounds and groups of sounds specific to the English language in isolation and in
words.
1.6. Using certain intonation patterns and other phenomena specific to the English language in simple
and familiar communication contexts.
1.7. Reading aloud certain simple short sentences, following phonology rules (with appropriate
pronunciation, stress, intonation, sense groups).
1.8. Using words and short sentences, which contain sounds specific to the English language in simple
and familiar communication contexts.
1.9. Using correct grammar structures specific to the English language according to certain models in
familiar communication contexts.
1.10. Applying linguistic norms while reading aloud.
1.11. Recognizing letters, groups of letters, syllables in isolation and in words, in printed and handwritten
texts while reading.
1.12. Recognizing words and simple sentences in printed texts while reading.
1.13. Identifying the contextual meaning of punctuation marks.
1.14. Understanding the meaning of certain words and simple short sentences which describe people,
objects and familiar places while reading.
1.15. Writing punctuation marks in simple and short sentences and texts.
1.16. Writing legibly and neatly, respecting the rules of writing capital and lower-case forms of letters,
making adequate spaces between words, and organizing a message on a page appropriately.
1.17. Using correctly the specific grammatical structures of language in conveying coherent and
appropriate messages.
1.18. Filling out a certain simple form respecting spelling norms specific to the English language.
 2.1. Identifying the meaning of basic formulas of addressing, greeting people and other formulas of
politeness used in simple short messages to establish social contact.
SC2 2.2. Understanding the meaning of certain simple short oral instructions related to classroom activities.
2.3. Understanding the meaning of simple and familiar social contexts, greeting and leave-taking,
confirming and denying information.
2.4. Reproducing simple sentences in formulas of addressing, greeting people and other basic formulas of
politeness to establish social contact in simple communication situations.
2.5. Applying speech acts and non-verbal language in simple social contexts to demonstrate gratitude,
disagreement, regret.
2.6. Using simple formulas of addressing people, formulas of exclamation and other formulas of
politeness corresponding to communication situations.
2.7. Expressing interest, gratitude, affection towards interlocutors.
2.8. Applying nonverbal language to interact in social and familiar contexts.
3.1. Identifying the global meaning of spoken and written messages related to personal information and
SC3 familiar objects.
3.2. Implementing communicative functions and speech acts by using schemes or descriptors of spoken
and written interaction.
3.3. Integrating linguistic structures familiar for students in simple short conversations.
3.4. Organizing language resources to achieve simple communicative functions.
3.5. Integrating the known language structures into short and simple conversations.
3.6. Participating in short and simple dialogues.
3.7. Demonstrating interest in a person.

4.1. Identifying while listening and reading certain elements specific the cultures of the English Speaking
countries (traditional holidays) in the framework of classroom activities.
SC4 4.2. Discriminating some norms of verbal and nonverbal behavior, specific to the allophone culture, in
simple and familiar social contexts.
4.3. Reproducing certain stories, poems, songs, simple rhymes, short dialogues which belong to the
cultural patrimony of the English-Speaking countries, in simple communication situations and in the
framework of the study activities.
4.4. Describing certain elements specific to the cultures of the English speaking countries (the country,
the capital, traditional holidays) in simple communication situations.
4.5. Comparing certain elements specific to the cultures of the English speaking countries and to the
students’ own culture.
4.6. Applying some models of verbal and nonverbal behavior, specific to the allophone culture, in
familiar or immediately necessary social contexts.
4.7. Identifying the causes of cultural communication difficulties (disagreement, problem) in sensitive
situations and misunderstandings / disagreements, with the manifestation of sympathy and respect.
4.8. Applying personal experience to remedy communication, with openness, respect, sympathy.
4.9. Presenting data about people and simple information in informal situations (with friends and
colleagues), in the premise of help from an interlocutor.
4.10. Participating in intercultural dialogue as a mediator, through simple words and nonverbal language
appropriate to the context and interlocutors, in simple current interactions.
 Specific Units of Numbe Date Teaching and Notes
competence competenc r of evaluation strategies
Units of content
s e hours

TERM I – 30 hours
1 Brainstorming
Reviewing Introduction to the Conversation
the Course Dialogues
knowledge Question and Answers
and skills 1 Matching
acquired in Vocabulary Reading
the course Revision
Discussion
of the
previous 1 Fill in – exercises
year. Grammar Revision Multiple Choice
Grammar Exercises
Testing the Initial Evaluation. 1 Fill in– exercises
knowledge Written Test Reading Comprehension
and skills Questions
acquired in Grammar exercises
the course
of the
previous
year.
Revision / Consolidation / Recuperation Plan
Evaluation 1 Chart filling Consolidatio
Analysis Back to Explanation n
school. Grammar exercises
Reviewing Past Simple. Regular
the and Irregular Verbs.
knowledge Affirmative, Negative
and skills and Interrogative
acquired in forms.
the course Summer vacation. 1 Explanation Consolidatio
of the Past Simple. General Grammar exercises n
previous questions.
year.
Plans for the 1 Explanation Revision
weekend. Info graphic
Future Simple. Grammar exercises
Unit I – School is cool – 11 hours
SC1 1.2, 1.3, Lesson 1 Brainstorming
SC2 1.9, Back to school Conversation
SC3 1.14 Greetings Guided conversation
SC4 2.1, 2.6, Formulas Role playing
2.7, Dialogue
1
2.8 Questions - Answers
3.3, 3.5,
3.6,
3.7
4.2, 4.3
SC1 1.2, 1,3, Lesson 2 1 Reading Formative
SC2 1.9, My school True/False Game Evaluation
SC3 1.12, 1.14, Describing school Questions - Answers (Checking
 1.15, 1.16 Guided Discussion Speaking
2.3, 2.4 Role playing Interaction)
space
3.3 Description
3.12

SC1 1.2, 1.3, Spidergram Filling

SC2 1.4, Lesson 3 Reading Comprehension
SC3 1.9, 1.14 School rules Questions - Answers
2.3, 2.4 Present Simple: 1 Guided Discussion
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 specific adverbs Dialogue
Conversation
SC1 1.2, 1.3, Lesson 4 Discussion
SC2 1.4, My favourite Fill-in Exercises
SC3 1.8, 1.9, subject Chart filling
1.10, 1.14 School Timetable 1 Matching
3.1, 3.3, 3.6 It is + Questions - Answers
Adjectives Comparison
SC1 1.4, 1.12, Questions and answers
SC2 1.15, 1.16 Lesson 5 Gap filling Exercises
SC3 2.2, 2.3 A school day True/False
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 Present Simple 2 Narrations
Daily Activities Thematic monologue
Expressing Time

SC1 1.3, 1.4, Questions and Answers

SC2 1.7, Lesson 6 Multiple Choice Formative
SC3 1.9, 1.13, The magic world Exercises Evaluation
SC4 1.18 of books 2 True/ False (Checking
2.3 Some & Any Reading Comprehension Reading)
3.1, 3.3, 3.4 Expressing time
4.1, 4.8, 4.9
SC1 1.2, 1.3, Multiple Choice
SC2 1.4, Lesson 7 Exercises
SC3 1.9, 1.18 Be helpful Gap filling Exercises
1
SC4 2.3 Much, many, Reading Comprehension
3.3 a lot of
4.1, 4.8, 4.9
SC1 1.2, 1.10, Matching
SC2 1.11, 1.12, Reading
SC3 1.14, 1.15, Lesson 8 Discussion
1.17 1 Multiple Choice
Round up
2.3
3.3
Lesson 9 Questions and Answers
Written True/False and justifying
Summative Filling exercises
1
Evaluation. Multiple Choice
Test

Lesson 10 Questions and Answers

Evaluation Chart filling
Analysis. 1 Filling exercises
Time for self- Error Correction
assessment Self-evaluation grid
 Lesson 11 Discussion
Gruop project: Poster Presentation
1 Reciprocal
„My School”.
Poster evaluation grid
Unit II - Family and Friends – 11 hours
SC1 1.2, 1.2, Lesson 1 1 Brainstorming
1.3,

SC3 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, My big family Family tree

SC4 1.18 Possessive Case Guided Discussion
3.3 Simple Present Matching
4.3 Describing Pictures
Gap-filling Exercises
SC1 1.4, 1.9, Lesson 2 Fill-in Exercises Formative
SC2 1.10 An invitation to Sentence Building Evaluation
SC3 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, the village Chart Filling (Checking
2.7, 2.8 Future Simple: 1 Speaking
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, To be going to Interaction)
3.6, 3.7
4.2, 4.6, 4.7
SC1 1.11 Lesson 3 Reading
SC2 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, A weekend in the Questions and Answers
SC3 2.7, 2.8 village 1 Multiple Choice
SC4 3.2, 3.3 Noun Plural True/ False and Justifying
4.3, 4.6, 4.7 Many / Much Guided Discussion
SC1 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, Lesson 4 Reading
SC2 1.9, 1.10, What does he Discussion
SC3 1.18 look like? 1 Charts/ graphs
2.2 Physical Fill-in Exercises
3.1, 3.2 appearance Picture/photo Describing
SC1 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, Lesson 5 Fill-in Exercises
SC2 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, What is she like? Multiple Choice
SC3 1.10, 1.14 Character traits Exercises
2.1, 2.3, 2.4, Can / May 1 Sentence building
2.5, 2.7, 2.8 Guided Discussion
3.1, 3.3
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.8, Lesson 6 Reading Formative
SC3 1.9, 1.10, A good friend Questions and Answers Evaluation
1.11, 1.12, Should & 1 Multiple Choice (Checking
1.18 shouldn’t True/ False and Justifying Reading)
3.1, 3.3 Guided Discussion
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.9, Lesson 7 Spidergram Filling
SC3 1.14, 1.18 Christmas Group project
SC4 3.1 Christmas wishes 1 Questions and Answers
4.1, 4.4, 4.5, Conversation
4.6
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.9, Brainstorming
SC2 1.14, 1.15, Discussion
SC3 1.17, 1.18 Lesson 8 Structured Dialogue
1
2.2 Round up Questions and Answers
3.1, 3.3 Think-Pair-Share
 Lesson 9 Fill-in Exercises
Written Multiple Choice
Summative Exercises
Evaluation. 1 Sentence building
Test Matching
Writing Paragraphs
Comprehension
Lesson 10 Questions
Evaluation Discussion
Analysis. 1 Presenting information
Time for self- Expressing a point of
assessment view
Lesson 11 Error Correction
Individual project: Self-evaluation grid
„My family”. 1 Explanation
Facebook Photo Project Presentation
Album
TERM II – 36 hours
Unit III – Sharing Impressions – 18 hours
SC1 1.2, 1.3, Lesson 1 Video Watching
SC2 1.10, 1.15, A vacation in Sinaia Questions and Answers
SC3 1.17, 1.18 Expressions with 1 Matching
2.2 „share” Describing Pictures
3.1, 3.2 Writing an E-mail
SC1 1.2, 1.9, Lesson 2 Brainstorming
SC2 1.10, 1.14 Sports & Categories
SC3 2.3 competitions Questions and Answers
3.1, 3.3 2 Matching
Personal Pronouns
Forms Describing Pictures
Writing Paragraphs
SC1 1.4, 1.9, Lesson 3 Charts/ graphs
SC2 1.15, 1.16 Christmas in the Venn Diagram
SC3 2.4 USA 2 Discussion
SC4 3.3 The Comparison Describing Pictures
4.1, 4.3, 4.4, Degrees of the Short Sentence building
4.5 Adjectives
SC1 1.2, 1.3, Lesson 4 Video Watching
SC4 1.14, 1.15, Would you like to Questions and Answers
1.16 visit the USA? 1 Matching
4.1, 4.2, 4.7 Expressing wishes Writing Paragraphs Fill-in
using „would” Exercises
SC1 1.3, 1.8, Lesson 5 Fill-in Exercises Formative
SC4 1.14 Val talks about the Multiple Choice Evaluation
4.1 USA Exercises (Checking
The Comparison 2 Describing Pictures Listening)
Degrees of the Long Sentence building Drawing a
Adjectives Drawing after Dictation picture
SC1 1.2, 1.8, Lesson 6 Discussion
SC2 1.14 Springtime Gap-filling
SC4 2.2 Simple Past: regular 1 Reading
4.1, 4.3 & irregular verbs Ordering
SC1 1.4, 1.9, Lesson 7 Listening
SC2 1.14, 1.15, A surprise for Quiz
SC3 1.16, 1.17 mother Multiple Choice
SC4 2.1 Many – few; much 2 Exercises
3.1 little Book Reviews
4.5 Oral Presentations
SC1 1.1,1.2, 1.3 Lesson 8 Making Reading Formative
SC2 1.9, 1.13, invitations Discussion Evaluation
SC3 1.14 Making, accepting, Matching (Checking
SC4 2.4 refusing invitation 2 Gap-filling Speaking
3.1, 3.2 formulas Newspaper Articles Interaction)
4.2, 4.7, Role play
4.10
SC1 1.8, 1.9, 1.13 Lesson 9 Fill-in Exercises
SC2 2.4, 2.6 Andy is going to have Multiple Choice
SC3 3.7 guests 2 Exercises
SC4 4.6 Offering & Thanking Word Formation
SC1 1.2, 1.10, Matching
SC2 1.11, 1.12, Reading
SC3 1.14, 1.17 Lesson 10 Discussion
1
2.3 Round up Multiple Choice
3.3
Lesson 11 Discussion
Written Oral Presentation
Summative Reciprocal evaluation
1
Evaluation. Test grid

Lesson 12 Questions and Answers

Evaluation Analysis. Chart filling
Gruop project: Filling exercises
„Discover the USA”. 1 Error Correction
Scrapbook. Time for Self-evaluation grid
self-assessment

Unit IV – The world we live in – 18 hours

SC1 1.2, 1.3, Lesson 1 Conversation
SC3 1.14 What do you want to Spidergram Filling
3.3 be? Matching
1 Describing Pictures
Jobs vocabulary
Role Playing
Reading Comprehension
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Lesson 2 Questionnaire
SC2 1.13, 1.14 Andy’s town Discussion
SC3 2.4 Place prepositions Role playing
3.2, 3.6, 3.7 2 Fill-in Exercises
Giving / Asking
direction Chart filling
Reading
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Lesson 3 Fill-in Exercises Formative
SC2 1.14 Shopping Multiple Choice Evaluation
SC3 2.2 Shopping expressions Exercises (Role-play
3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 2 Reading Comprehension of a
3.5, 3.6, 3,7 Questions shopping
Debates situation)
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Lesson 4 Word Clouds
SC2 2.2 Great Britain Discussion
SC4 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, Describing a country 1 True/False Exercises
4.5 Matching
Paragraph Writing
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, Lesson 5 Word Clouds Formative
SC2 1.9, 1.14 The sights of London Discussion Evaluation
SC3 2.2 Describing places True/False Exercises (Thematic
SC4 3.1, 3.2 Matching Monologue
4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 2 Role Playing : “A sight
4.5, 4.6 Thematic Monologue of London
Video Watching I would
like to
visit”)
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, Lesson 6 Video Watching
SC2 1.9, 1.14 The animal world Quiz
SC3 2.2 Describing animals Matching
SC4 3.1, 3.3 2 Describing Places
4.1, 4.3, 4.4, Video Presentations
4.5, 4.6
SC1 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, Lesson 7 Quiz
SC2 1.4, 1.9, Are you ready for Matching
SC3 1.14 fun? 1 Describing Places
SC4 2.2 Discourse Markers Paragraph Writing
3.1, 3.3 Dialogue
SC1 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, Lesson 8 Quiz
SC2 1.9, 1.10 Summer vacation Matching
SC3 2.2 Simple Future Describing Places
SC4 3.1, 3.3 2 Questionnaire
4.1, 4.8, 4.9, Guided Discussion
4.10 Fill-in Exercises
SC1 1.3 Brainstorming
SC2 1.11 Multiple Choice
SC3 2.2 Using verbs in correct
2.6 Lesson 9 form
1
3.4 Round up Describing Pictures
Role Playing
Think-Pair-Share
Lesson 10 Conversation
Written Matching
Summative 1 Fill-in Exercises
Evaluation. Multiple Choice
Test True/ False Exercise
 Lesson 11 Discussion
Evaluation Exercises
Analysis. 1 Matching
Time for self- Fill-in Exercises
assessment
Lesson 12 Think-Pair-Share
Individual project: Oral Presentations
1 Dialogues
„My pet”.
Poster Writing Paragraphs
Lesson 13 1 Think-Pair-Share
Final Revision. Dialogues
Round up lesson True/ False Exercises