Term 1 Curriculum

Life & Society — 12 weeks · OREO every lesson
AirPangaea
Global Academic Pass Course
TOMODACHI English

Key Points

Lesson S/W Topic Key Concept Prompt (subject to change)
Unit 1 — Foundation
1-1 S Technology & Society OREO Introduction + Academic Vocabulary "What technology do you rely on every day? What would change if you couldn't use it?"
1-2 W Technology & Society Spoken → Written Conversion + Cohesive Devices "Is technology making our lives better, or creating new problems?"
1-3 S Rules & Freedom Making Examples Specific "Choose one rule at your school or home you find hard to accept. Why does it exist?"
1-4 W Rules & Freedom Writing Clear Topic Sentences "Do rules mainly protect people, or limit their freedom?"
Unit 2 — Building Arguments
1-5 S Learning & Success Hedging Language "How do you prepare for an important exam? Describe exactly what you do."
1-6 W Learning & Success Concession Structure "Do exam scores really measure how much a person has learned?"
1-7 S Friendship in a Digital Age Responding to Counter-Arguments "Is it better to stay in touch with friends online or in person? Why?"
1-8 W Friendship in a Digital Age Explaining Your Evidence "Is social media bringing people closer, or pushing them apart?"
Unit 3 — Polishing & Reflecting
1-9 S Media & Information Paraphrasing the Question "Where do you usually find out about things — school news, world events, or things you are interested in? Do you believe what you see?"
1-10 W Media & Information Peer Review Skills "In a world full of information, how can we tell what is true?"
1-11 S Work & the Future Signposting (Discourse Markers) "Should high school students be allowed to work part-time? Why or why not?"
1-12 W Work & the Future Writing Under Time Pressure "Should schools do more to prepare students for work?"

Key Concepts — Quick Reference

Speaking Key Concepts

  • OREO Introduction基本となる型：Opinion（意見）→ Reason（理由）→ Example（具体例）→ Opinion Restated（意見の再提示）。Week 1で導入し、以降すべての週で使用します。
  • Making Examples Specific曖昧な例（"my friend"）を、具体的な例（"my friend Rina chose a local college because her family could not afford the fees"）に変える技術です。
  • Hedging Language断定を和らげ、よりアカデミックな響きにする表現です。例："Online learning is better" → "Online learning tends to be more effective in some cases."
  • Responding to Counter-Arguments「でも〜はどうなの？」といった反論に対し、自分の立場を崩さず冷静かつ論理的に対応するスキルです。
  • Paraphrasing the Question答える前に質問を自分の言葉で言い換えるスキルです。考える時間を稼ぎつつ、理解していることを示せます。
  • Signposting"I have two reasons."、"Firstly…"、"On the other hand…"、"So overall…" のように、話の展開を先に告げて各要点に印をつけ、聞き手が長い回答を最後まで追えるようにする技術です。

Writing Key Concepts

  • Spoken → Written Conversion話し言葉のOREO応答を、書き言葉の段落に変換するスキルです。Firstly, For instance, Consequentlyなどの接続表現（cohesive devices）を加えます。
  • Topic Sentences段落が何について書かれているかを示す、明確な最初の一文（トピックセンテンス）を書くスキルです。
  • Concession Structure"While I understand that X, I would argue that Y." のように、相手の立場を一部認めたうえで自分の主張を述べる構成です。
  • Explaining Your Evidence具体例を挙げたあとに「それが何を示すのか」を一文で述べ、例を単なる話で終わらせず根拠として機能させるスキルです。
  • Peer Review定型フレーズを使い、パートナーの文章に「良かったです」で終わらせない具体的なフィードバックを行うスキルです。
  • Writing Under Time Pressure本番の試験では40分で250語以上を書くため、学んだ技術は書きながら使うしかありません。その中でも最優先で押さえるべき2文（段落の最初の文と、例のあとの一文）を確認します。
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