← 46-Week English Curriculum

Unit 1 · English Reset & Power Vocabulary

Week 1 · Welcome Back: How Big Is Your English?

Diagnostic speaking + listening; sentence confidence; personal word bank.

Week 1 of 46 60 minutes by Dom Jones

Language target語言目標

Diagnostic speaking + listening; sentence confidence; personal word bank.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

Opening-year intention: establish a joyful, challenging classroom culture. Use this first class as a light diagnostic—not a test. Celebrate what students already know.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 8 words · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

  • introducev.介紹Let me introduce myself — my name is Yi-Chen and I play basketball.introduce → introduction (n.)
  • experiencen. / v.經驗;體驗Tell me about one experience you had this summer.experience → experienced (adj.)
  • challengen. / v.挑戰Speaking English for sixty seconds is my challenge today.≈ difficult task · challenge → challenging (adj.)
  • improvev.進步;改善This year I want to improve my listening.≈ get better · ↔ get worse
  • confidentadj.有自信的She felt confident when she answered in English.↔ nervous, shy · confident → confidence (n.)
  • curiousadj.好奇的Good learners stay curious — they always ask why.↔ bored · curious → curiosity (n.)
  • favoriteadj. / n.最喜歡的What is your favorite food in your hometown?British spelling: favourite
  • discoverv.發現Today you will discover how many English words you already know.≈ find out · discover → discovery (n.)

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動,對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones,包括本週核心字彙的選擇;下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充,讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

Lightning round · Chinese → English

中翻英快問快答

For the 35–50 min speed round. Read the Chinese, students race to say the English. All eight words appear.
搭配 35–50 分鐘的 Speed Round。唸中文,學生搶答英文。八個字全部出現。

  1. 我想介紹我的家人。 → I want to introduce my family.
  2. 那是一次很棒的體驗。 → That was a great experience.
  3. 這對我來說是一個挑戰。 → This is a challenge for me.
  4. 我想改善我的發音。 → I want to improve my pronunciation.
  5. 她說英文的時候很有自信。 → She is confident when she speaks English.
  6. 我對你的暑假很好奇。 → I am curious about your summer.
  7. 你最喜歡的科目是什麼? → What is your favorite subject?
  8. 我今天發現了一個新單字。 → I discovered a new word today.

60-second All About Me · sentence frames

六十秒自我介紹・句型架構

Put these on the board. A1 students fill in two frames; B1 and above should link them into one flowing minute.
寫在白板上。A1 學生填兩句就好;B1 以上要把句子串成流暢的一分鐘。

  1. My name is ______ and my favorite ______ is ______.
  2. One experience I will never forget is ______.
  3. This year I want to improve my ______.
  4. I feel confident when I ______.
  5. I am curious about ______.

Synonym / antonym duel

同義反義對決

Two teams. Say the word, the other team must answer with a synonym or an opposite.
分兩隊。唸出單字,另一隊要接出同義詞或反義詞。

  1. confident ↔ nervous / shy
  2. curious ↔ bored
  3. improve ↔ get worse
  4. discover ≈ find out
  5. challenge ≈ difficult task
  6. favorite ≈ the one I like best

Exit ticket · one line each

出場券・一人一句

Dom's plan asks every student to produce something before leaving. This is the smallest version that still counts.
Dom 的教案要求每個學生離開前都要產出東西。這是最小、但仍然算數的版本。

  1. Today I discovered that I already know about ______ English words.
  2. This year I want to improve my ______.

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. Read the lightning round off the screen. Students need one sheet of paper for their Word Bank.
不必備課。中翻英練習直接照螢幕唸。學生只需要一張紙做自己的單字銀行。

Optional video / media plug-in影片與媒體(選用)

Optional: a short kid-friendly 'back to school' or classroom-tour clip; pause before key words and let students predict.

Homework回家作業 · due next week

Build a personal English Word Bank: 10 words you already know + 5 new words. Write one sentence for 3 of the new words.

CEFR differentiation · 依程度分級

Same lesson, different output

One plan for a mixed class: what each level is asked to produce.
同一份教案帶混合程度的班:各級學生被要求產出的東西。

A1

name/point/use simple sentences.

A2

add reasons.

B1

tell a short story.

B2

compare experiences.

C1/C2

use precise vocabulary and explain nuance.

Next-week routine下週例行

Next Saturday: review this homework first, then move into Week 02.

Teacher principle: Review → Retrieve → Learn → Use → Challenge → Homework. Every week runs on the same routine, so the routine can be predictable and the learning can be creative.