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7th Grade Learning Objectives

Unit 1: Identity
What defines us? What is my public & private identity?

​Interpretive:

  • I can understand simple compliments and critiques of people’s clothes and actions.

  • I can understand physical descriptions from a photo.

  • I can understand personal information from captions under photos of athletes and celebrities.

  • I can understand a simple posting on a social media page.

  • I can understand a posted message about interests and routines.

 

Presentational:

  • I can create a social media profile of myself.

  • I can talk and write about my favorite musical group, actor, author, artist, athlete or celebrity.

  • I can talk about a famous person from history.

  • I can introduce myself.

  • I can talk about other people’s likes and dislikes.

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Interpersonal:

  • I can exchange personal information with a classmate.

  • I can ask and answer questions about celebrities, athletes and/or famous people.

Unit 2: A Day in the Life
What events define your life?

​Interpretive:

  • I can identify information from a movie poster/ad.

  • I can understand simple texts about people’s daily routines and activities.

  • I can understand texts and clips about how people celebrate life events.

  • I can understand information in a text or voice message from a friend.

  • I can distinguish the purpose of a card or note about a life event (birthday, holiday, thanks, party invite)

  • I can understand information about a movie or event.

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Presentational:

  • I can talk about what I want and need to do at school, after school and on the weekend.

  • I can describe a school routine, like getting lunch in the cafeteria, arrival, dismissal, X-Block, tutorial.

  • I can invite and make plans with someone to do something or go somewhere.

  • I can write a special occasion message or note (birthday, congratulations, invite, thank you).

  • I can describe what I need for school, for a party or celebration or to participate in activities (sports, clubs).

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Interpersonal:

  • I can invite and make plans with someone to do something or go somewhere.

  • I can ask and respond to simple questions about dates, times, places, and events on publications.

  • I can talk with someone about hobbies, interests, and school.

  • I can accept or reject an invitation to do something or go somewhere.

Unit 3: Culinary Adventures
How does where we live define what we eat?

​Interpretive:

  • I can sometimes understand a simple transaction between a customer and a service professional

  • I can understand an advertisement for a food item or restaurant.

  • I can understand the description of a food item or cuisine (when supported by visuals)

  • I can understand simple texts about hunger, foods and cuisines.

  • I can make a reasoned choice of a restaurant from an online list of local eateries.

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Presentational:

  • I can describe a food item, traditional dish or cuisine from a lesson based on pictures or photos. 

  • I can present what I eat and how it is different from someone from (TL country). 

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Interpersonal:

  • I can order a meal.

  • I can accept or reject an invitation to do something or go somewhere.

  • I can invite and make plans with someone to do something or go somewhere.

  • I can exchange information about a restaurant.

  • I can ask and answer questions related to food, including likes and dislikes.

Unit 4: Living in the City
What makes a city ideal?

​Interpretive:

  • I can follow directions to locate places in a city.

  • I can read informational signs/ads of interest to tourists.

  • I can read tourist brochures and use the information to identify the key attractions and things to do.  

  • I can read informational signs/ads of interest to tourists (parking, bus reroutes, metro closings, hours of operation).

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Presentational:

  • I can share short messages about cities – tweets, captions for images, etc.

  • I can create an informational piece promoting a city.

  • I can describe a famous place.

  • I can express my thoughts and opinions about a city and things to do there.

  • I can write simple directions from one place to another.

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Interpersonal:

  • I can ask and answer questions to make plans for how to spend time in a city.

  • I can explain where I want to go or what I want to do giving simple reasons.  

  • I can make arrangements for where to meet explaining where a place is in relation to other places.

  • I can ask for and give directions to a place.

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