Unit 2 - Adventure (T1)

1-. Vocabulary

States and feelings http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/sw-feelings.html

2A-. Grammar Explanation

2A.1. Present Simple

2A.1.1. Written explanation

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm

2A.1.2. Video tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q3jVyLaVdE

2A.2. Present Continuous

2A.2.1 Written explanation 1

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_cont.htm

2A.2.2. Written explanation 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iHS54H-pD8&list=PLAD4A4CB21F73B485

2A.2.3. Video tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCY4J4UmSA

2B-. Grammar Activities

2B.1. Present Simple

activity 1 (Low Level) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_1.htm

activity 2 (Low Level) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_2.htm

activity 3 (Low Level) Negative sentences http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_3.htm

activity 4 (Low Level) Questions http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pres_simple_quest1.htm

activity 5 http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/habits.htm

activity 6 (High Level) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_4.htm

2B.2. Present Continuous

activity 1 (affirmative) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_cont_1.htm

activity 2 http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_cont_2.htm

activity 3 http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pres_cont_quest1.htm

activity 4 http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_cont_3.htm

2B.3. Present Simple or Present Continuous?

activity 1 (Low Level) http://www.isabelperez.com/prs-prc.htm

activity 2 http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_5.htm

activity 3 (Hig Level) http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_6.htm

3-. Reading Comprehension

Have a look at this blog. Its name is "Cervelló-Kerteminde" and it was made by the students of SI Cervelló while visiting Denmark.

School Year 2012-13 http://cervellorevningefriends.blogspot.com.es/

School Year 2013-14 http://cervellokerteminde2014.blogspot.com.es/

4-. Listening

4.1. A day in the life of a pupil at a boarding school

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNKzYY_aWio

4.2. A day in the life of a child with autism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO1W7iXTSQE

4.3. A day in the life of a teen guy (it was a school project)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqav6ZDjbsE

4.4. A day in the life of a teenager in ancient Rome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juWYhMoDTN0

5A-. Speaking

Instead of writing a blog / a diary you are going to prepare a powerpoint presentation / a poster / some pics on the digital whiteboard showing a typical day in your life (weekdays or at weekend or on holiday)

5B-. Pronunciation

5B.0. Listen and repeat to improve your intonation (Daily updated) http://www.manythings.org/lar/

5B.1. Listen and find the correct word (High Level)

http://www.manythings.org/pp/

5B.2. The pronunciation of the 3rd person singular (present simple)

Third person "-es" pronounced as "-z" http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/pronunciation/es01.html

Third person "-es" pronounced as "-s" http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/pronunciation/es02.html

Third person "-es" pronounced as "-iz" http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/pronunciation/es03.html

6. Writing

6.1. Writing 1 (Low level - Standard)

My life: speak about the things you usually do on weekdays, what you like doing

at the weekend, things you hardly ever or never do because you don't like, etc.... What would a perfect day be for you? Have you ever had one? When was it? What happened to be consideres as a perfect day?

Lou Reed - Perfect Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaS_ZVJOVyY

VVAA - Perfect Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN90xB7DswE

6.2. Writing 2 (Standard - High Level)

A blog written on holidays. Imagine that you are on holidays in a summer camp in USA and you have a blog where you write all the things you do, as a sort of diary. You have to write an entry explaining some of the things you are doing so that your family and friends in Spain get news from you.

7. Dictations

http://www.rong-chang.com/eslread/eslread/dict/contents.htm

7.1. Activity 1

http://www.dictationsonline.com/english/1elementary/8text.html

7.2. Activity 2

http://www.dictationsonline.com/english/1elementary/9gist.html