English as a Second Language (Core), Grade 3

Unit 1: Contextual and Functional Language

Functional English for real classroom and social situations — the two-column phrase/function inventory (Cycle One Contextual + Cycles Two-Three Functional), pitched for francophone learners.

• Discover: Participates in classroom routines
• Discover: Identifies people, animals, objects, places
• Discover: States others’ capabilities
• Discover: Inquires about agreement/disagreement
• Discover: Expresses personal needs and wants
• Discover: Expresses others’ feelings, interests, tastes, preferences
• Discover: Thanks
• Discover: Contributes to teamwork

• Using English: Uses vocabulary related to objects
• Discover: Uses expressions containing action words
• Discover: Uses personal pronouns and possessive forms in context to ta
• Discover: Uses prepositions and location words required for tasks

Unit 2: Strategies

Learner strategies — communication, learning, self-management and metacognitive moves that help a francophone learner keep going in English.

• Discover: Makes up for the lack of a precise word or expression by sub

• Discover: Questions the pronunciation of new words read or heard
• Discover: Decides to concentrate on the right things
• Discover: Makes use of material resources
• Discover: Dares to use functional language frequently used in class to

Unit 3: Language Conventions

Conventions in the service of comprehensible English — word order, plurals, articles, verb tenses, sound-symbol and punctuation, framed as learner supports (not native craft).

• Discover: Uses knowledge of word order in simple sentences to construc
• Discover: Uses irregular plurals frequently encountered in class

• Discover: Uses intonation and pronunciation that can be understood by

• Discover: Uses knowledge of capital letters, periods, questions marks,

• Discover: Spells words as found in explicit models and resources targe

Unit 4: Text Components

Using the parts of a text to build meaning in English — connecting words, contextual cues, main ideas and events, at a controlled-vocabulary level.

• Discover: Uses knowledge of connecting words to construct meaning
• Discover: Identifies and briefly describes characters, people, animals

Unit 5: Cultural Elements and Cultural Products

Songs, rhymes, stories and cultural references from English-language cultures — the enjoyable, low-pressure input that builds a francophone learner’s ear for English.

• Discover: Texts, media, games
• Discover: Idiomatic expressions