Unit 1
Lesson 1
- Have a look at the picture below and figure out the title of the unit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3 words, 12 letters) ENGLISH AND ME
Source: https://judyannevargas.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/importance-of-english-language.jpg
- Now, have a look at the first frame of the video by the British Council:
To better describe the picture, fill in the table below in your copybook:
Introduction | Description | Analysis/Hypotheses | Conclusion |
---|---|---|---|
Use different structure to express your hypotheses. To help you, have a look at the worksheets and exercices below.
Now write a short description of the picture using the elements you have in your table.
Lesson 2
Watch the first 54 seconds of the video.
- What did you understand?
- Can you verify some of your hypothesis?
- What sort of information do you have in the video? Which type is more relevant?
Create 5 groups (1 for each continent mentioned). In your group, decide who is going to work on what information so that everyone is in charge of a part of the listening.
Take notes on the video but only on the part which has been appointed to you. Once it is done, fill the information in the table given to you and get ready to spread the words around the room.
Rounds | Europe | Africa 1 | Africa 2 | N. America | Asia |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | Asia | Europe | Africa 1 | Africa 2 | N. America |
B | N. America | Asia | Europe | Africa 1 | Africa 2 |
In the end, verify your hypothesis and present the document in a few lines in your copybook.
Lesson 3
Using the arguments from the table above, write a few sentences describing what English is for some of the people interviewed. Try to use different structures following the examples below:
Create a mind map around the theme of the Unit: English and Me.
From this mind map, create a few sentences explaining why you think English is important for you now or in the future. It should last for less than 15 seconds.
Then record a video of yourself and send it to your teacher!
Final Task
Create your own short video (maximum 15 seconds) in order to create your own project.
You have to:
- give 2 arguments and 1 example
- use at least one grammatical structure seen in class