Summary unit 4

VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION
-Places in Town (p. 50 + photocopy "The Inner City/ In a Suburb)
-Around Town (p. 54)
-Adjectives describing a place (See blog entry)

GRAMMAR
-1st, 2nd and 3rd Conditionals.
-Unless

SPEAKING
-Giving directions (See blog entry)

WRITING
(See contents for unit 3 for the writing section)

A description of a place (Only Bilingual group)

- Read model text on page 56 (Student's Book)

-Go and ask Marisi for a photocopy I have given her for you. Do all the activities.
For exercise 3, choose a beautiful city in Spain or any other enchanting town in the world that you have visited and write about it.

Giving directions

LEARN THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS

Language for asking directions
Can you tell me Do you know Where is	the way to how to get to	the	(nearest)	post office? bus stop? toilet?
		Covent Garden? Trafalgar Square? Bush House?

Language for giving directions
Left turn left at / past / into it's on the left take the second (turning) on the left
Right turn right at / past / into it's on the right take the second (turning) on the right
Ahead go straight on Go along / down the street It’s ...on the right / on the left ...on the corner of.....and.... ...at the end of the street ...opposite / next to / between...and...

Travel Survival Sentences

EXERCISES

1. Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

2.  Listen to the conversations and complete the information:  (HOMEWORK)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yACFNlua10

1 Conversation 1:

Excuse me, is there a ________  _________ near here,  please?

Take the next road ______   _____   ________, walk for about _______   ________and the _________  ________is ____   ______   ________

Conversation 2

Excuse me, can you tell me ______   _____   ________to the nearest pharmacy, please?

Turn left _____  _____  _____________   _______________then take the second right and the pharmacy is ____  ____ ___________.

Conversation 3

Excuse me, do you know the ___________  _____the station please? I need to take the train

Sorry, I don’t know this area very well. Wht don’t you ask that ____________over there?

Good idea

Conversation 4

Excuse where is the ______________    ______________,  please?

There is one on Smiths street, __________________   _____  _____________

And where is Smiths Street?

Oh it’s the main road that goes through the town. It’s also called the high street.

Conversation 5

Excuse    ____________  _________  _______   _______to belina restaurant, please?

Go to ______   __________of this road then turn __________ at the traffic lights.I thinkBbelina is an Italian restaurant _______   _______  ___________of Harris Road and Carter Avenue.

Writing Unit 3

Write a letter to a friend in response to his/her last letter.

Imagine it is June and you (and your family) have planned your summer holidays. (Choose from one on the holidays in the PPT)

-Write an introduction.
-Mention the last letter your friend sent.
-Talk about your life lately.
-Talk about your plans for your summer holidays: Your holidays last year were a disaster (everything went wrong-explain why) and this year you are planning something different. You have already arranged everything.
-Invite your friend to go with you.
-Finish the letter.

YOU MUST USE ALL VERB TENSES STUDIED SO FAR THIS YEAR. ALSO TRY TO USE VOCABULARY LEARNT IN THE FIRST TERM.

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.