Unit 1

Building personal interaction at the company

Task 1

task 2

Pronouncing Would

Watch the video. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of WOULD. Then, practice the tonguetwister that follows. Have fun :)

Read the tonguetwister three times. Try to do it better every time.

task 3

Watch the following videos attentively. Repeat after the teacher the examples she gives you. Try to imitate her pronunciation, intonation and fluency.

task 4

TELLING THE TIME

task 5

Let´s put everything together and do the listening practice on the right.

TASK 6

DAILY ROUTINES

-What time do you...?

-How often do you...?

-Once / Twice / Three times a week

TASK 7 - REVIEW

TASK 8 - H deletion

WHAT DOES HE DO AT MIDNIGHT?

Native speakers usually reduce the H in He when it follows a word that finishes in a consonant. For instance:

What does he do? becomes What "doese" do?

So, does is linked to "e"

Other examples are: Did he go? / Does he need that?

Ask the questions above, reducing the pronunciation of the ¨H¨ sounds.

Let's practice:

What time does he usually party on weekends?

After partying, what time does he go home?

Be creative in your questions. Ask the teacher if you don't know how to use expressions you've used before.

task 9

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Take a look at the following examples:

I am always on time.

They are usually great.

Charlie is never upset about anything

I always go to class on time.

They usually do a great job.

Charlie never complains about anything.

Pay special attention to the position of the frequency adverbs in the sentences on your left.

Are they before or after the verb?

What happens when the verb is BE?

What happens with other verbs?

task 10

Choose three of these questions. Spend 7 minutes to organize your ideas to give your classmates a small talk about them.

Do not read the questions, just tell us a little story :)

What is something you always do when you study for a test?
What is something you usually do in your free time?
Where do you often go in summer?
Where do you sometimes go with your friends?
What is something you never do around your parents?
What do you usually do in the morning to get ready?
What restaurants do you seldom eat at?
What is something you rarely eat during the winter?
What type of music do you normally listen to?
What time do you generally get up?

Task 11

Task 12

Agreeing and Disagreeing

Task 13

Do you agree or do you disagree?

Read the following statements. Do you agree? Do you disagree?

Notice that with the verbs "Agree" and "Disagree," we NEVER use the verb "to be." If you need an auxiliary to make questions or to say a negative sentence, make sure to use "DO" or "DOES."

You need to support your opinions on facts and examples. In other words, say why you think like that. You are free to repectfully disagree with your classmates and debate with them.

Useful expressions:

I think... / I consider... / I agree with you because... / I disagree with you because...

English is easy to learn.
Money is more important than love.
Students should be required to study English in elementary school.
Violence is sometimes necessary.
Personality is more important than beauty.
People who live in apartments shouldn’t own pets.
No job is perfect.
You can know a lot about a person from the clothes he or she wears.
Global warming isn’t real.
What goes around comes around. (If you do good, good will come to you / If you do bad, bad things will happen to you.)

Task 14

People's Titles

Watch the following video carefully. Pay special attention to the intonation and pronunciation you hear.

Task 15

Making detailed descriptions is an advanced skills. Not because of the amount of vocabulary and number of grammar structures you should know, but because of the number of ideas you should have.

Let's get down to describing some common professions and occupations using common and simple vocabulary, shall we?

Take turns to describe what the people in the pictures do. Your speaking partner guesses what profession or occupation you are describing.

Task 16

How Important is intonation in Engish?

Mmmm.. A LOT!!!

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