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)
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