Unit Objectives Unit 1 - Meeting People Week 1 1A Where are you from? Greetings Countries and nationalities http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/nationalities.html http://www.better-english.com/easier/nationalities.htm Be (1): positive and Wh-questions; subject pronouns and possessive adjectives; introducing people http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe.html 1B In the coffee break, Numbers 0-20; http://www.languageguide.org/im/num/eng/ http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/numbers_digits.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/numbers1-20.htm phone numbers; jobs http://www.languageguide.org/im/jobs/eng/; http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/jobs1.htm a and an. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/ Be (2): negative, yes/no questions and short answers. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/be.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/be3.htm 1C Personal details: Asking for and giving personal details, asking people to repeat things, numbers 20-100 http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/crossword_numbers3.htm; http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/numbers10-100.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/numbers/index.php age, numbers with –teen and –ty; sentence stress 1D Lost property: personal possessions (1) http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/apostrophe_s.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/apostrophe_s.htm; plurals http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/plural.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/irrplu.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural.htm, http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural2.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural3.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/plural.htmn ; this, that, these, those. Students will learn the basic vocabulary to ask for personal information and possession, using the verb to be and numbers Unit 2 - People and possessions Week 2 2A What’s important to you? Adjectives with very; personal possessions (2); have got 2B Meet the Robinsons – family http://www.lan guageguide.org/im/family/eng/ http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/family.htm How many….?; possessive ‘s; the schwa /∂/ in words and sentences 2C Time and money Talking about times http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/time.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/time2.htm http://www.languageguide.org/txt/time/eng/ http://www.languageguide.org/im/money/eng/ and prices; buying tickets, time words (minute, year, etc.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/954_gramcha llenge16/ How much….? 2D Where’s the baby? Things in a house; prepositions of place http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/prepositions_place_time.htm; http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/grammar/prepo.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/grammar/prepo1.htm Whose….? Students will learn the structure have got for possessions, family and how to say the time. Unit 3 Daily life Week 3 3A A glamorous life? Daily routines; present simple (1) positive and Wh- questions (I/you/we/they) http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres.htm 3B Evenings and weekends: Free time activities (1) time phrases with on, in, at, every Present Simple (2): negative and yes/no questions (I/you/we/they) 330 Grammar: Negatives and Questions in the Simple Present Tense Questions with do you… ? 3C Special Days: phrases for special days; suggestions Students will know about the present simple and the difference between subject and object pronouns. Segundo Nivel Unit 1 - Work, rest and play Unit Objectives Week 1 1A Life Stories day-to-day phrases, question words; review of verb forms and questions http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/question_words.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/question_words2.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/form.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/form2.htm 1B Super commuters: work; questions about travel; subject questions, word stress 1C Time to relax: free time activities; do, play, go, go to; frequency adverbs and expressions; Reading: The British way of life?; Listening: A free time survey, sentence stress (1) 1D Speed dating: Finding things in common Students will review the verb forms and questions Unit 2 - People and possessions Week 2 2A Starting small: irregular verbs; past time phrases; Past Simple 2B First Meetings: relationships (1); Past Continuous: positive, negative and questions http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/past_progressive.htm; http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/past_progressive2.htm http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive.htm http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive2.htm, weak forms (1): was were 2C The 1001 Nights: connecting words (1); Reading: 1001 Nights; Reading and Listening: Shahrazad’s story; weak forms (2): the schwa /∂/ 2D Small talk Starting and ending conversations Students will learn to contrast the simple past and past continuous Unit 3 The world of work Week 3 3A Getting qualified employment; have to/had to; have to and have http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1425_gramc hallenge18/ 3B Job-Hunting: Looking for a job; Present Continuous and Present Simple http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm; http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon.htm activity and state verbs. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/stat.htm 3C Strange jobs: word building; noun endings; Listening: Strange jobs; Reading: A knife-thrower’s assistant; linking (1): consonant-vowel 3D I’m really sorry! Apologies, reasons and promises Students will learn the use of have to and had to and review the present continuous vs. present simple. Unit 4 That’s entertainment! Week 4 4A The silver screen: types of film; past participles; Present Perfect for life experiences (1): positive and negative http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/prperf.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/upperf.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_statements.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/since_for.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/since_for2.htm 4B The rhythm of life: music; Present Perfect for life experiences (2); questions with ever; linking (2); /w/ sounds 4C TV or not TV: TV nouns and verbs; -ed and –ing adjectives ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/934_gramch allenge3/ Listening: Are you a telly addict?; Reading: Kill your TV!; linking (3): /r/ and /j/ sounds 4D What do you think?: agreeing, disagreeing and asking for opinions. Students will learn to use the present perfect for life experiences. Unit 5 Into the future Week 5 5A Man or Machine: verb-noun collocations (1); will for prediction; might, will be able to, ‘ll and won’t 5B Never too old: verb-noun collocations (2); future plans http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1618_gramc Students will learn the different forms to express the future