Unit 5 - School life (T2)

1-. Vocabulary

1. Daily Routines:

1.1. Vocabulary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5tgXrnGjAs&feature=related (it's an interview)

1.2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIe8lwgDcVY

1.3. http://www.montsemorales.com/vocabulario/Spot1vocab2.htm

1.4. http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/primaire/concentration/athome1/athome_.html

1.5. (with audio) http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/routine/index.html

1.2. Many activities and list of words

http://www.inglesmundial.com/B2/vocabularyB2.htm

1.3. School-related words

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/school/

1.4. . Linking Words Explanation

1.4.1. Basic Level (up to minute 1:58 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVoPEKNQV9s

1.4.2. High Level (from minute 1:59 to the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVoPEKNQV9s

1.5. School Vocabulary

http://www.eslkidslab.com/lessons/course2/videos/schoolbag/index.html

1.6. Emotions

1.6.1. Drawing faces (explained) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHetSv5OKuY

1.6.2. A face showing emotions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiuoBiJjGG4&feature=related

2A-. Grammar Explanations

2A.1. Modal verb CAN / CAN'T

2A.1.1. In Spanish http://www.aulafacil.com/CursoIngles/Clase42.htm

2A.1.2. In English http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/English_ESL/Can_English_Verb.htm

2A.2. Adverbs (Basic, Adv of Manner and Adv of Degree)

2A.2.1. Basic Level (Adv) http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/adverbs_function.php

2A.2.2. High Level (Adv) http://esl.about.com/od/grammarforbeginners/a/adverb_use.htm

2A.2.3. Manner http://www.zozanga.com/grammar/adverbmanner.htm

2A.2.4. Degree 1 http://www.zozanga.com/grammar/adverbdegree.htm

2A.2.5. Degree 2 http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/adverbs_degree.php

2A.3. Adverbs of frequency

2A.3.1. Basic (in Spanish) http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adverbs_frequency.htm

2A.3.2. Explanantion in English http://esl.about.com/od/beginningenglish/ig/Basic-English/Adverbs-of-Frequency.htm

2A.3.3. A teacher explains the use of adverbs of frequency as an answer to the question "How often...?" http://www.manythings.org/b/e/3092

2B-. Grammar Activities

2B.1. Modal verb CAN / CAN'T

2B.1.1. Activity 1 http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_canbeable.htm

2B.1.2. Activity 2 (with MUST) http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/401.html

2B.2. Adverbs of frequency

http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/adverbfreq/adfreqz.htm

2B.3. Adverbs (of Manner and of Degree)

2B.3.1. Position of adverbs in a sentence http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/35.html

2B.3.2. Adverbs of degree (High Level) http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/361.html

2B.4. Adverbs of frequency

http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/adverbfreq/adfreqz.htm

2B.5. Habits and Routines

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

3-. Reading Comprehension

4-. Listening

5A-. Speaking

5B-. Pronunciation

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

5B.1. Modal verb CAN / CAN'T

a) Basic Level http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjvUDWymBcg

b) Video focused on the pronunciation CAN/CAN'T http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsKh3JCuPI

5B.2. Daily routines

a) Basic English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIe8lwgDcVY

b) Daily routines (a class of English) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-k6AYIVio8&feature=related

5B.3. Adverbs (of Manner and of Degree)

5B.3.1. "Remember when..."

(Adverbs of frequency) Explanation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jd9vTwV3lU

5B.3.2. Whar are adverbs for? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ

5B.3.3. Manner and Degree adverbs Explanation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTQEZj4pLWE

5B.4. Linking Words Explanation

a) Basic Level (up to minute 1:58 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVoPEKNQV9s

b) High Level (from minute 1:59 to the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVoPEKNQV9s

5B.5. School Vocabulary

http://www.eslkidslab.com/lessons/course2/videos/schoolbag/index.html

5B.6. Prepositions of place:

http://www.multimedia-english.com/contenido/ficha/prepositions-of-place-2/872#ancla01

6-. Writing

6.1. Dictation Exercises

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

6.2. Writing about habits and routines

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

6.3. Linking Words

6.3.1. "And", "But", "Or" and "So" http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/coconj.htm

6.3.2. High Level - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/comments/vocabulary03

Sample Compositions

My daily routine (Sample 1)

(Sent by Angela Enrich, a student from Chillán, Chile)

I wake up at 6:40 in the morning. Then I get up and I take a shower. After that, I go to the kitchen, where I prepare breakfast for my children and my husband, and I have it with them.

After that I take my children to school. I always go to the university by car. I attend classes all morning and when the class finishes I leave university and I come back to my home immediately.

I have lunch alone because, at that time, my children are at school and my husband is working, so I relax and take a nap for one hour.

Later, I go downtown and pick up my children. Then, we have dinner and I study with them. My husband arrives home about ten o'clock. Finally we all go to bed.

My daily routine (Sample 2)

I wake up at 7am every morning.

I press the snooze button five times every morning before I turn off the alarm and get up. I have a cup of coffee and make breakfast. I usually read the newspaper while I have breakfast. My children like to have a shower after they have breakfast but I like to have a shower before I get dressed. My wife brushes her long hair, and I have short hair so I comb my hair. How do you do your hair in the morning? It is important to brush your teeth, and some women like to put make-up on. After I have finished work, I go home to cook dinner. In my house I usually make dinner. The family eat dinner together at 7:30pm. After dinner I make sure that my children do their homework, and then I chill out on the sofa and watch television. On television I usually watch the News. My wife usually comes to tell me to take the rubbish out, or wash the dishes. Our children feed the dog and the cat before they go to bed and I tell them to go to the bathroom too. If I am sick I have to take my medication, but then I get into my pyjamas and set the alarm so I wake up in the morning. The last things I do is lock the door, turn off the lights, and go to bed. It doesn't take me long to fall asleep.

My daily routines (sample 3)

My name is Adam. I always wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning then I wash my face and brush my teeth. After that, I do some exercises then I put my clothes on and prepare my school bag. Next, I have my breakfast and wait for the school bus. At 8 o’clock I go to school and start my first class then I go to the second class. After that, I often take my lunch break and talk with my friends. At around 12 noon I go back home and take a rest. Next, I usually watch some TV and chat with my family then I do my homework and help my mother in the house. At 9 o’clock I read a book and go to sleep.