COURSEBOOK PLANNER 2022-2023

 
Subject: English L1 (EFL)
Teacher: 
Coursebook: Going for Gold Upper Intermediate, Longman Pearson Education Limited
Grades: 9 A, B
No. classes/week: 2
No. classes/year: 68
Class weeks: 34
Doing-school-differently week (Săptămâna Şcoala Altfel): March 27th-31st
Green week (Săptămâna Verde): April 24th-28th
Principal __________________________
 
 
Head of department _____________________
 
 
No. Units Specific competences No. classes Week Obs.
Related content according to curriculum
Module 1
1 Revision / Initial test 2.3, 2.4 2 1 Revision
3.1, 3.4 exercises 
4.4
2 Changing World 1.2 Inferring the meaning of unknown elements by 4 2,3
Educational field: Aspects of contemporary life means of context  
(ecological) 1.3 Identification of details of oral/written messages
· Requesting and providing general information (authentic)
· Describe people, places, events 1.1 Selection of information from several texts for
· Expressing personal points of view the purpose of carrying out a structured work task
The simple present and the continuous present, the 1.2 Identification of key information from authentic
ways of expressing the future, the article texts
2.3 Writing paragraphs /texts on a topic of interest
3.1 Formulating ideas / opinions on topics of interest

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in a discussion / in response messages
4.3 Synthesizing in the form of schema / notes the
content of a written text / oral message
 
3 Turn Up the Music 1.1 Identifying the overall meaning of a 4 4, 5  
Public domain: Media message
· Expressing preferences 1.2 Anticipation of the content of the
· Request/provide information about various a text based on the title / a visual stimulus
events 1.3 Identifying key information from authentic texts
· Provide and request information on where 2.2 Narrating the content of a film / story based on a
different people come from given idea plan
Types of adjectives, the order of adjectives 3.1 Formulating ideas / opinions on topics of interest
in a discussion / in response messages
3.2 Adapting the form of the message to the situation
of communication according to the formal style /
informally used by the interlocutor
3.3 Drafting response letters in
what opinions are expressed about
topics related to young people's concerns
4.3 Synthesizing in the form of a schema / notes the
content of a written text / oral message
4 With Friends Like These 1.1, 1.3 2 6  
  Personal field: Interpersonal/interpersonal relationships 2.3, 2.4  
· Provide and request personal information 3.1, 3.4  
· Expressing personal points of view 4.4  
· Giving reasons    
· Expressing preferences  
Adjective: so+adj+that, such+adj+noun+that,  
the perfect present
 5 Revision 2.3, 2.4 2 7  
Progress check 3.1, 3.4
Units 1-3 4.4
Module 2
6  Dream On 1.2, 1.3 4 8, 9  
Personal domain: Universe of adolescence (sports) 2.1, 2.3
Aspects of everyday life 3.2, 3.3
· Requesting information about what different 4.1, 4.4

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people are doing (currently, in the past)  
· Making proposals
· Give advice
· Giving reasons
Article zero/omission of the article, special cases of use
of the article
7 Things That Matter 1.1, 1.3 4 10, 11  
Public domain: Aspects of contemporary life 2.1
(technical) 3.3
· To express and request an opinion 4.1, 4.3
· To express a wish/necessity
· Give instructions
Modality: modal verbs (systematization), Intonation
 8 My Hero! 1.1, 1.3 4 12, 13   
Occupational field: activities in everyday life 2.2, 2.3
· To say hello 3.1, 3.2
· Make presentations 4.3, 4.2
· Apologizing
Plural of nouns (irregular plurals) (systematization)
9 Revision 2.3, 2.4 2 14  
Progress check 3.1, 3.4
Units 4-6 4.4
10 Moving On 1.1,1.2, 1.3 2 15   
Personal domain: The universe of adolescence (culture) 2.1, 2.2, 2.3  
Landmarks of culture and civilization of the cultural 3.1, 3.2
space of English language  
· Provide and request personal information  
· Draw conclusions
· Making wishes on a certain occasion
· To accept and refuse an offer/ invitation
Formation of adverbs, comparison of adverbs
Module 3
 11 Land of the Pharaohs 1.1, 1.2 4 16,17   
Public Domain: Countries and Cities Travel 2.1, 2.3  
· Expressing preferences 3.1  
· Expressing intention 4.3  

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· Expressing decisions  
· To express the plan of an action
Article zero / omission of the article, disjunctive
questions
12 Talk to Me 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 6 18-20  
  Educational field: Cultural life and the world of arts 2.2, 2.3
(film, music, exhibitions) 3.1
· Offering an object politely 4.1, 4.2
· Describe people, places, events  
· To express and request an opinion
· Expressing preferences
Modality: modal verbs expressing advice (present) and
criticism (past)
13 Revision 2.2, 2.3 2 21
Progress check 3.1
Units 7-9 4.1, 4.2
Module 4
14 More, more, more 1.2, 1.3 4 22,23  
Personal domain: Personal life (leisure activities) 2.2, 2.3
· Provide and request personal information 3.1, 3.3
· Provide and request information about prices, 4.2, 4.3
food  
· Expressing the obligation to do something
Modality: obligation (present and past), too and enough
  Revision   2 24  
15 Water, water everywhere 1.1, 1.3 4 25, 26  
Personal Domain: Personal Life 2.3, 2.4
· Asking for and providing orientation information 3.1, 3.4
in space 4.4
· To express conditionings
· Provide information about the weather
· To express the ban on doing something
Conditional phrase (systematization), conditional
phrase type 3
Doing-school-differently week
27-31 March
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16 Give Us a Clue 1.2, 1.3 2 27  
Occupational field: issues related to professions and 2.1, 2.3
personal future 3.2, 3.3
· Provide and request personal information 4.1, 4.4
· Provide information about your daily/weekly
schedule
· Expressing personal points of view
Modality: modal verbs: modals of deduction (present
and past)
Module 5
17 Revision 2.2, 2.3 2 28
Progress check 3.1
Units 10-12 4.1, 4.2
Green week
24-28 April
18 A long way from home 1.2, 1.3 4 29, 30
Personal Domain: Personal Life 2.2, 2.3
· Asking for and providing orientation information 3.1, 3.3
in space 4.2, 4.3
· To express conditionings
· Provide information about the weather
· To express the ban on doing something
Gerund or infinitive?
Phrasal verbs and expressions with make
19 Just an act 1.2, 1.3 4 31, 32
Occupational field: issues related to professions and 2.2, 2.3
personal future 3.1, 3.3
· Provide and request personal information 4.2, 4.3
· Provide information about your daily/weekly
schedule
· Expressing personal points of view
Comparative and superlative adverbs
Passives
20 Giving something back 1.2, 1.3 4 33
Educational field: Cultural life and the world of arts 2.2, 2.3
(film, music, exhibitions) 3.1, 3.3

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· Offering an object politely 4.2, 4.3
· Describe people, places, events
· To express and request an opinion
·  Expressing preferences
Verbs with two objects
Conditionals
21 Revision 2.2, 2.3 1 34
Progress check 3.1
Units 13-15 4.1, 4.2
 22 Final revision Specific competencies targeted during the school 1 34  
Replays from previous contents. year.
Revision, systematization and consolidation of the
above themes covered in the previous modules.