Mind Mapping English Course for Primary - Course Outline

Lesson

Topic

Vocabulary / Language

Skills

Activity

One

Mind Mapping

Introduction to mind mapping

-         Reading

-         Writing

Draw a mind map

Developing ideas: write ideas on different topics

Two

Composition

Learn how to write an articles

Learn about “cliff-hangers”

-         Speaking

-         Writing

-         Reading

Beginning of articles: Read some beginnings

Middle: Read some “middles” and develop your own

Ending: Read some endings, discuss and write

Three

Descriptive Writing

How to write sentences descriptively

Adjectives

To learn how adjectives may affect the atmosphere of the article

-         Reading

-         Writing

Building sentences

Adding colour: read a letter and underline the adjectives

Fill-em up! Choose suitable words from the lists finish the story

Four

Descriptive Writing

Practice on expressing your ideas using a mind map

-         Reading

-         Writing

Choose a nasty situation and write down your thoughts

Five

Writing Reports

More practice on mind mapping

Past tense

-         Reading

-         Writing

-         Speaking

Read an article: Football Frenzy

Write your ideas on a mind map

Read the pictures and the words given, imagine what happened and write a report

Six

Writing Reports

To express your opinions: agree or disagree

-         Listening

-         Writing

Fill in an questionnaire

Write down your opinions

Seven

Writing Reports

Reported speech

-         Reading

-         Writing

Rephrase the sentences in reported speech

 

Eight

Writing Letters

More practice on mind mapping

Language and format of formal and informal letters

-         Writing

-         Reading

Write down your ideas in a mind map

Read the letters and distinguish which is formal letter and which is informal letter

Answer some questions about writing letters

Nine

Creative Writing

Study different kinds of articles you can write

Learn some famous people in the world

-         Reading

-         Writing

Read a mind map and expand your ideas on the topics

Read some diaries

Write your ideas

Ten

Creative Writing

Vocabulary building

 

-         Reading

-         Writing

Write a story about paranormal

 

Eleven

Figures of Speech

Syllables

Similes

Alliteration

Metaphors

-         Listening

-         Writing

Listen to the words and count the syllables

Read some Haiku then write your own

Read and study the usage of similes

Read some alliterations and design a slogan

Match the metaphors with the best sentences or pictures

Twelve

Poetry

Revision on similes, alliteration and metaphors

-         Reading

-         Writing

Read the poems and identify any similes, metaphors or alliterations

 

Thirteen

Descriptive Adjectives

Professionals stars

-         Reading

-         Writing

Study the different kinds of professions

Read and answer the questions

Fourteen

Descriptive Adjectives

Revision

Writing task

-         Reading

-         Writing

Write and articles. Follow the teacher’s instructions