Talking about yourself

Speaking

Number of people: 3
Type of activity: video recording (dialogue)
Deadline: next Friday.

 Imagine you are 18 years old and you are sharing your flat with other students you have just met.

Talk about what your are into, some of your weaknesses/defects, what you can't stand from other people.... Write a dialogue similar to the dialogue in the video.
Then, record yourselves using your mobile (ask a friend to record you while you are performing. Show the video to the teacher from your mobile or upload it to Youtube. Send it to the teacher.

REMEMBER
-Use vocabulary from the worksheet I have given you and the book.
-When you start recording, check that the volume is loud enough right at the beginning, before it is too late.
-Do not talk too fast and use the right intonation. Do not read from any paper: the result will be a disaster and the teacher will notice straight away that your are reading. (The mark will be 0)
-Act it out: make the situation real.
-How long should it be? Similar to the video from the book.
-Use your sense of humour, but not too much.
-If you upload your video, you need to create a gmail account. Aks your parents to do it for you (ask them for permission first).
-When you send the video, remember that it must be "oculto".

Summary Unit 2: Achievements

Contents (The contents in bold are new)

Vocabulary and pronunciation
-Achievements  (SB p. 22)
-Activities at a campsite: (p. 26)
-People's interests; p. 27, ex. 10 + photocopy (likes and dislikes: expressions)

Grammar: Present Perfect

-Present Perfect Simple vs Past Simple.
-Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous.
-Particles:

• already; yet; just; still; ever; never
• lately; recently; so far;
• How long....? ......for......./.....since

Speaking
-Job Interview.

Writing
-Formal letter: Asking for information about a camp or a course.
-Working holidays at a camp: Letter to a friend.

Nujeen Mustafa

DON'T FORGET TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS CORRECTLY.

1.  INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC

Watch this video

And this one    Video 2



2. PROJECT: 


SECTION 1: INDIVIDUAL WORK

Read the extract from her Book (ONLY CHAPTER 1) and answer the following questions:


Chapter 1: "Foreigners In Our Own Land"

-What is Nujeen good at?
-What does "Nujeen" mean?
-Who is Bashar al-Asad? How did people start calling him?
-How many refugees came to Europe in 2015? What parts of the world are they coming from?
-What was the previous largest refugee crisis in the world?
-Who looked after Nujeen? Why? How many brothers and sisters does she have?
-Where did she live in Syria? (Find it in a map)
-Why is the title of this chapter Foreigners in our Own Country?
-Why did her family have to move from her village to Mambij? (Write a summary)
-Write some facts about the Kurds.

SECTION 2

A-Read about Nujeen Mustafa. Find the most important information about her life: Nujeen when she was a child, her country, her journey to Europe, her final destination, her achievements, her life nowadays, her dreams....

Use the following links to get some more information. 

Nujeen Mustafa

The incredible journey...

B-GROUP WORK: Write a project talking about her story.

1. Make a poster, including photographs and a map showing all her journey. Divide your project into sections:
-Part 1: Nujeen in Syria.
-Part 2: The Journey.
-Part 3: A normal life.
-Facts: Include information about the refugee crisis we are going through in Europe at the moment and the Kurds.
(Give an appealing name to your project.)

2. Make a glossary of key words from your project. (One per group)

3. Save a copy of your written project in a doc file. Send it to the teacher, together with the glossary of key words. (One per group)

C-INDIVIDUAL WORK: (EXTRA)
1. Write a short summary talking about what you have learnt from this project. Don't forget to use paragraphs. Use the following questions as a guide.
What's your opinion about Nujeen Mustafa? What's the European people's attitude towards wars in other parts of the world and about the refugees who are coming to Europe, escaping from war?What should Europe do to help these refugees? Should our countries do nothing?

2. Make a mind map of your project. (EXTRA)

3. ASSESSMENT:
-*Relevant information: Did you select the most important information? Did you write a good summary?

-*Processing of information. Did you "cut and paste" or did you rewrite and use your own words?
-Grammar: Did you use grammar studied so far? Did you check there are no mistakes?)
-Vocabulary: (Did you write the glossary of new terms? Are the terms included relevant?)
-Neatness: Is your project clean and neat?
-Originality: Is your project different from the rest? Did you give your project an appealing name?
-Selected photos: Did you search for the best photographs? Are they connected to each section of the project?
-General overview: (Is your poster attractive? Does it draw(attract) people's attention? Would anybody stop to read what it is about?)
-What can we learn from this story? (Don't forget to write your personal opinion about this girl and what Europe should do to solve this problem.)

                   We will display your projects in class!!

Follow up activity
Pairwork: Write an imaginary interview on TV to Nujeen Mustafa:

-Introduce her.
-Ask questions that are relevant in her story (about past, present, achievements and plans for the future)
-Finish the interview in an appropriate way.

   

Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

Watch the PPT for grammar revision. 

1. Choose A or B

2. Type in

3. For more practice go to Revision of Past tenses

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Lower
Exercise 1 multiple choice
Exercise 2 multiple choice

Intermediate
Exercise 3 fill in the gaps
Exercise 4 fill in the gaps
Exercise 5 fill in the gaps

Upper
Complete the text
Translation

Summary unit 1

Contents:

A.Vocabulary and pronunciation:
-p. 10:A journey
-arrive in Spain / Cordoba / Madrid... // arrive at school / the library / ... // arrive home
-p. 14: Feelings
-p. 18 + photocopy: Booking a flight:
boarding card; boarding gate; luggage allowance; scale; unattended; empty; check-in desk; proceed;
availability; available; book a flight; direct; stopover; one way; round trip; departure / arrival; pay by credit card; aisle seat; business
-Expressions of time: At first;  First of all; After a while; After several/a few (days)....; After that; Afterwards; In the end; Eventually; As....; While......; As soon as.....; Before.....; After....; Until (till)...
-Irregular verbs (WB. pp. 107-108)

B. Phonetics:
Learn the following symbols:
ʃ   (she)    ʧ  (chair)       θ  (thin)             ð (the)           ʤ   (just)       ŋ  (thing)
ʌ  (cut)     ɜː (bird)        ə (computer)     ɪə (dear)        əʊ  (go)         juː (useful)       eə  (pair)

C. Grammar:
-Past Simple / Past Continuous
-Used to.

D. Everyday English: 
-Booking a flight (expressions used in the dialogue: See, SB p. 20 + photocopy)

E. Writing:
-Talking about a memorable trip.

(For more practice, go to the label "Unit 1" on the right)

Booking a flight

Here you have extra practice on this topic.

Mixed-up sentences
Sentences and vocabulary matching
Listen and complete the text

used to.....

Exercise 1
Exercise 2

Cuaderno

El alumno….. 

• Mantiene el cuaderno limpio y cuidado, sin tachones.

• La letra es legible, usa signos de puntuación, utiliza mayúsculas correctamente, respeta márgenes.

• Separa las unidades.

• Escribe los resúmenes en el lugar correspondiente.

• Pega las fotocopias en el lugar correspondiente.

• Distingue teoría de práctica, usando cuadros, cambio de color, ….

• Escribe la fecha,  página del libro y nº al que corresponde cada ejercicio. Copia el enunciado.

• Escribe la pronunciación y el significado de las palabras.

• Corrige los ejercicios (corrige los errores con bolígrafo rojo). (Nunca borrar)

• Copia los apuntes correctamente.

EL CUADERNO DEBE ESTAR A DISPOSICIÓN DEL PROFESOR EN TODO MOMENTO PARA SU CORRECCIÓN.

First and Second Conditionals

CHART

	If Clause	Main Clause
First Conditional	PRESENT SIMPLE	WILL + INFINITIVE CAN/MUST + INFINITIVE IMPERATIVE
Second Conditional	PAST SIMPLE	WOULD + INFINITIVE COULD/MIGHT + INF

· First Conditional

It is possible and also very likely (probable) that the condition will be fulfilled.

Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

     Exercise1

• Unless: A no ser que… (Remember it goes with the verb in the affirmative)

Example: 
I won’t call you if it is not necessary.=
 I won’t call you unless it is necessary.

UNLESS

Exercise 1    

· Second Conditional

1. It is possible but very unlikely (improbable) that the condition will be fulfilled (realizada).

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Si encontrase su dirección (veo difícil que ocurra), enviaría una invitación.

2. Hypothetical situations. (Situaciones hipotéticas)

Example: What would you do if you were a millionaire?

3. Advice. (Consejos)

Example: If I were* you, I wouldn’t go out tonight.

Exercises

Exercise 1     Exercise 2         Exercise 3       Exercise 4

First or Second Conditional?

Exercise 1    Exercise 2

Too, too much, too many, enough

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Relatives

PPT with explanations


Can you omit the relative pronoun? (Is it the subject or an object?)

Can you omit the relative pronoun? (2)

When, Where, Why

Multiple choice 1

Multiple choice 2

Revision of verb tenses (mid-term test)

Past Simple (I played) vs Past Continuous (I was playing)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

Present Perfect Simple (I have played) vs Present Perfect Continuous (I have been playing)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

Present Perfect (I have played) vs Past Simple (I played)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Past perfect (I had played) (I had been playing) vs Past Simple (I played)
Link to exercises

Future
Exercise 1 (wiil / be going to)
Exercise 2 (will / be going to)2
Exercise 3 (Present Simple or Continuous)