Learning Unit 1: Events, device and advice
Main competences for learning unit 1
Describe people's looks and physical appearance
Give instructions to prepare dishes
Order food and give opinions on dishes
Development of the Learning Unit
-Talk about events that happened to you Discus situations in the past (e.g. I was watching a really good movie, but I fell asleep before it finished/ He was wearing a tie, vut he spilled coffe on it/ Last night I was studying for the exam when the lights went out/ While we were shopping, I lost my cellphone/While we were cooking dinner, we realized we didn't have all the ingredients/ etc.).
-Report what other said (e.g. We were walking down the street when suddenly a policeman told us to stop/ They were walking down the street when a policeman suddenly told them to stop/ Once I lost my cell phone on the beach. Strangely while I was looking for it, I found another cellphone that was the same kind and the same color! Unfortunately, it wasn't mine. Luckily, I handed it in to the police station and they had mine.
Learning Unit 2:
Communication, plots and environmental issues
Main competences for Learning Unit 2
-Exchange information about ways of communicating around the world
-Describe the plots in books and movies
-Contrast opinions about environmental issues
Development of the Learning Unit
- Describe and explain gesture and meanings. Recognize and use verbs for gesturing (e.g., wave, point, shrug your shoulders, hold your nose, tap your foot, raise your hand, cross your finger, rub your hands, bite your fingernails, etc.) and parts of body (e.g., shoulders, thumb, index finger, etc.).
-Talk about situations when people use non-verbal communication (When something smells bad, we hold our nose/ when we see a friend from a distance, we usually wave at them/ we often lift our thumb to wish someone good luck, etc.).
-Ask and answer questions about personal habits regarding emotions and body language (e.g., What gesture do you use when you feel bored? I think I usually tap my feet or I bite my fingernails/ What do you do when you feel nervous? Sometimes I bite my nails.../ How about when you want to say...? Etc.).
Learning Unit 3:
Class activities, work plans and job roles
Main competences for Learning
Plan a school event
-Discuss good learning techniques
-Prepare for a job interview
Development of the Learning Unit
- Talk about school events: Talk about school events, possible venues and dates (e.g., Let´s plan a Science week. We could do it at the end of the semester, before the exams. Good idea! We can use different classrooms for the event so that there is more space for everyone/ We have to organize events for the Day of the Dead and we only have two weeks left! How about setting up a meeting to plan events?etc.).
-Share plans about resources and explain the purpose (e.g., We need to get some long tables, so that students can carry out their the experiments on them. We need poster paper, too, so that students can explain the experiments/ In order to make it easy, let's ask students to bring different things, based on the thypical themes. 1st semester students can bring the flowers, 2nd semester can bring candles, and the rest can bring sugar skulls, etc.).