A Junior High School ESL Curriculum - Year 3
Speaking/ Communication Component
Unit Lesson Number Topic Example
Review Review Game Questions About Sports A: Do you play baseball?
B: Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Unit 1 1.1 Presentation: Show and Tell This is a picture of my cat.
Unit 2 2.1 Asking About Experience and Abilities A: How long have you played baseball?
B: (I have played baseball) for 10 years.

A: How long has Bob lived in Japan?
B: (He has lived in Japan) for 10 years.
Unit 3 3.1 Asking About Experience -1 A: Have you ever been to Brazil?
B: Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
3.2 Enquires A: Have you washed the dishes yet?
B: Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
Unit 4 4.1 Polite Offers and Invitations Would you like to play tennis?
Unit 5 5.1 Talking About Manga, Music or Video Games A: Are you interested in baseball stories?
B: Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. No, not really.
5.2 Kind Offers A: Would you like five yellow balloons?
B: Yes, please. / No, thank you..
Unit 6 6.1 Asking About Knowledge or Abilities A: Do you know how to play the piano?
B: Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
6.2 It's Easy For Budja. It's Fun For Me. It's fun for him to Budja Dance.
Is it difficult for you to read Budja stories?
Unit 7 7.1 Travel: Asking For Directions at a Train Station Could you tell me how to get to Tokyo station?
Unit 8 8.2 Presentation: Giving Opinions and Reasons. eg. Mobile phones - for or against.
Unit 9 9.1 Presentation: Reporting On eg. Famous people
9.2 Telephone Conversation: Leaving a Message Can I leave a message?
Unit 10 10.1 Skit Making a skit based on a series of images.
Unit 11 11.1 Review Conversation About Experiences. Have you ever been to china?
Unit 12 12.1 Talking About Famous People Do you know who Bob Geldof is?
12.2 Review As needed.

Who cut the cheese?