Temario
Presentación
In this block the learner will consolidate the material from the previous Blocks and begin the transition from a Basic Level to an Intermediate Level. The course content remains functional and focused entirely on improving learners', independence in all areas. In this block the learner is introduced to the contrasting uses of the tenses covered so far such as Present Continuous for future plans with Going to for intentions. As with the other blocks on the course, there is frequent pronunciation practice and the learner has exposure to long and short sounds, correct regular past tense endings as well as general vocabulary and sentence level practice. The use of a variety of exercises encompasses different learner styles as well as guaranteeing thorough coverage of the topics covered. The block is comprised of a series of interactive exercises such as word-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogs and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.
Contenido
Unit 1
Buying the perfect motor home
Aims: To learn and acquire both structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogs and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.
Vehicles
Aims: To introduce and practice the grammar as well as to expand both structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Review: Present simple, present continuous, past simple. Vocabulary: - Travel, means of transport, everyday activities. Activities: - Student-led practice: click on the drawings - Fill in the blanks - Complete the sentences - Association of sentences and words with corresponding pictures: listen and repeat - Student-led listening: click on the vocabulary - Fill in the blanks.
The car doesn',t work
Aims: To review and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Review: Present simple, present continuous, past simple - Review of basic telephone conversations - Personal information. Vocabulary: - Time expressions for the past and present - Travel vocabulary, means of transport, everyday activities. Activities: - Listening practice: listen and fill in the gaps, Pronunciation: listen and repeat (ch/sh), Listening comprehension: select the correct option, Choose the correct option, Fill in the gaps: choose the correct word or option, Make sentences, Choosing synonymous sentences, Real life dialogue: dub the movie.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 2
On vacation
Aims: To learn, practice, acquire and expand both structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogs and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.
We',re off
Aims: To learn and practice grammar, and some useful sentences through a series of interactive exercises. Functions: Present perfect: recent past actions. All forms - Possessive pronouns, question word: Whose?. Vocabulary: - Talking about the weather and temperatures - Travel vocabulary: to pack a suitcase. Activities: Association of sentences and expressions with corresponding pictures: listen and repeat - Listening: fill in the blanks, Pronuncation: listen and repeat (long and short i) and then select the correct sound - Student-led practice: click on the drawings - Fill in the blanks with the right word or option.
Living under extreme conditions
Aims: To review, practice and consolidate both grammar and structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Present perfect: recent past actions. All forms - Possessive pronouns - Interrogative pronoun: Whose?. Vocabulary: - Talking about the weather and temperatures - Travel vocabulary: to pack a suitcase. Activities: - student-led practice: click on the drawings - Fill in the blanks with the correct word or expression - Reading comprehension: true or false - Comprehension exercise: choose the synonymous sentence - Real life dialog: dub the movie.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 3
Let',s go to the Golden Gate Bridge
Aims: To acquire, learn and expand both structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogs and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.
How long has she lived in New York?
Aims: To acquire and practice both the grammar and some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Present Perfect: for and since - Present continuous - Present Simple - Past Simple - Going to + infinitive - Adverbs - Agreements - Prepositions of movement. Vocabulary: - Expressing feelings and emotions - Travel plans - Difference between "gone" and "been" - Public places. Activities: - Association of sentences and words with corresponding pictures: listen and repeat - Fill in the blanks with correct word or option - Student-led practice: click on the drawings.
International human rights
Aims: To review and consoldiate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Present Perfect: for and since - Present continuous - Present Simple - Past Simple - Going to + infinitive - Adverbs - Expressing similarities -Agreements - Prepositions of movement. Vocabulary: - Expressing feelings and emotions - Travel plans - Difference between "been" and "gone" - Public places. Activities: - Pronunciation: listen and repeat, listen and choose the correct sound - Listen comprehension: listen and answer true or false - Fill in the blanks: choose the correct word or option - Student-led activities: click on the vocbaulary, listen and complete the sentences - Listen comprehension: choose the correct option - Real life dialog: dub the movie.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 4
Having a breakdown
Aims: To acquire and learn both structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogs and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.
Fabrics
Aims: To acquire and practice grammar and some more structures through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Present perfect: yet and already - Have you ever..? (past experiences) - Quantifiers: too much, too many, not enough. Vocabulary: - Clothes vocabulary, Cloth material, farewells. Activities: - Student-led prtactice: click on the drawings - Listening - Fill in the blanks with the corresponding word or option - Association of expressions with the corresponding pictures: listen and repeat.
Dry cleaner
Aims: To review and consolidate both structures and vocabulary and grammar through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and Funtions: - Present perfect: yet and already - Have you ever..? (past experiences) - Quantifiers: too much, too many, not enough - Imperatives. Vocabulary: - Common expressions - Clothes vocabulary. Activities: - Association of sentences and words with corresponding pictures: listen and repeat - Listening practice: fill in the blanks- Listening practice: listen and aswer - Pronunciation: listen and repeat and then choose the correct sound - Student-led practice: click on the drawings - Complete the sentences - Fill in the blanks with the correct word or option - Comprehension exercise: choose synonymous sentences - Real life dialog: dub the movie.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 5
See you at home
Aims: To acquire and learn both structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogs and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.
What is it made of?
Aims: To learn and practice grammar as well as some more expressions through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Present perfect vs. Past simple: use of time markers - Present perfect: just - Something / Anything / Nothing. Vocabulary: - Shapes - Materials - Common expressions. Activities: - Association of sentences and words with corresponding pictures: listen and repeat - Choosing the correct word or option - Listen and repeat - Fill in the blanks - Match the question and answer.
I don',t remember the word in English
Aims: To revise and consolidate both structures and vocabulary as well as grammar covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises. Structures and functions: - Describing objects when you don',t know the name - Present perfect vs Past simple: use of time markers - Present perfect: just - Something / Anything / Nothing. Vocabulary: - Shapes - Materials - Common expressions: to look like, to make a decision, to be made of. Activities: - Listening practice: fill in the blanks - Pronunciaton: listen and repeat and choose the corresponding sound - Association of sentences and words with corresponding pictures: listen and repeat - Complete the sentences - Choose the best word or option - Listening comprehension: choosing synonymous sentences - Real life dialog: dub the movie - Choosing synonymous sentences.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
