Unit 4 - Myths and legends (T2)

1-. Vocabulary

1.1. Character adjectives

activity 1 http://a4esl.org/a/v3.html

activity 2 Opposite adjectives http://iteslj.org/cw/1/vm-opadj.html

activity 3 Match the adj with its definition 1

http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/intermediate/personality%20adjectives2.htm

activity 4 Match the adj with its definition 2

http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/advanced/personality%20adjectives%20upper%20inter.htm

1.2. Movement verbs

activity 1 Body actions http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/body_actions.htm

activity 2 Transportation nouns (high level)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-transnouns-lb.html

activity 3 Transportation verbs (high level)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-transverbs-lb.html

2A-. Grammar Explanation

2A.1. The past simple

Written explanation http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_simple.htm

Video tutorial

2A.2. The past continuous

Written explanation http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_cont.htm

Video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oRtcfl5Cvo

2A.3. Past Simple VS Past Continuous (aka Progressive)

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

2B-. Grammar Activities

2B.1. The past simple

activity 1 Find the mistake

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

activity 2 Past simple ending pronunciation

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

activity 3 Word order

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_quest1.htm

activity 4 Reasons to use past simple

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_1.htm

activity 5

2B.2. The past continuous

activity 1 Write affirmative sentences using the past continuous http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_cont_1.htm

activity 2 Write negative sentences using the past continuous

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_cont_1.htm

activity 3 Match the sentences

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_cont_2.h

activity 4 Explanation plus 12 activities

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive

2B.3. The idea of past

2B.3.1. Past simple VS Past Continuous

activity 1 Fill in the blanks

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_cont_3.htm

2B.3.2. Past simple VS Present Perfect

activity 1 Fill in the blanks

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

activity 2 Complete with the correct form of the verb "To break"

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

3-. Reading Comprehension

April Fool's Day http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-april-fool-day.php#.U9DjmmMptco

4-. Listening

5A-. Speaking

A narrative (for more info see point 6 below)

Option A: Explain a real story

Option B: Explain a story (real or fiction) that you learnt from a book or a movie

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/

6-. Writing: explain a legend or a myth you know

Tips to write a narrative essay

• Tell a story based on one of your own experiences.
• Use concrete details so that your readers can visualize what is happening. Give as many sensory details and vivid descriptions to involve the reader.
• You may use dialogue.
• Make sure that your narrative essay communicates a main idea or a lesson.
• Spend some time drafting what you can remember about the experience.
• Create an outline of the basic parts of your narrative.
• Write your first draft and don't pay attention to mistakes at this stage.
• When writing a narrative essay you may use the tools of descriptive writing.
• Edit the essay:
  • 1. Does the writing effectively recreates the experience for your readers?
  • 2. Are there any more details and descriptions are needed?
  • 3. Are there any information that has to be removed?
  • 4. Is your narration effectively written to help your readers visualize events?
  • 5. Is there any logical or chronological order in your narration?
  • 6. Are there any grammatical or spelling mistakes?
  • 7. Have you used appropriate cohesive devices?
• Write your final draft.

7. Dictations

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