UNIT 4. HOLIDAY TIME.
In this unit we will work on:
INTRO.
What are your plans for next Christmas holidays?
You are going away with some friends to a dessert Island, choose three items you are going to take with you. Explain why.
Take a look at the following site and give your opinion about it: http://www.wheretheheckismatt.com/
What is it about?
Do you like it?
How many countries have you seen? name them and say what language they speak
Choose a country other than Spain and investigate the following facts and information:
Before you start, open a google slide (presentación de google), SHARE with your classmates and make it "PÚBLICO EN LA RED". Acto seguido, súbelo a tu google site para tenerlo listo el día de la presentación.
1.1 We are going to talk about... // We have decided talk about ______ because...
1.2 we are going to talk about its economy, culture, literature, etc...
1.3 use a map of the world and place your country in it: As you can see, it is situated in (Asia/Oceania...), to the north it borders
-Population, economy, geography, life expectancy, etc...
In this country there are 10,000,000 inhabitants. They speak English / French..
It is situated in ... (continent, north, south...)
the capital is...
Climate, special characteristics, etc...
The main religion is...
The typical food is...
One important aspect of its culture is that they...
-Main source of income, industry, economy.
The main industry in this country is...
They are rich / poor because...
The richest person is...
One famous person / brand / invention from this country is...
-Historical information, Sites (e.g. The Opera House in Sidney)
The most famous landmarks / sites of this country are...
Every member of the group must at least describe one picture in their presentation. You may use the following sentences to do so:
In this picture you can see the...
in the foreground there is a ....
in the background there is a ...
(CLOTHES) he/she is wearing ...
(ACTIONS) The person / people in the picture are ....(v-ing)
(WEATHER) It is a beautiful day, the sun is shining...
In this country we will.... // we are going to....
we will be eating // we will eat...
we will be visiting // we will visit...
We really liked... // we have learnt many things for example that in ____________ you can...
-Role play:
-At the travel Agency (book a flight) and play role the conversation ( see example on page 18)
-other information that you find relevant and interesting to share.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq_dctfldXw
We are going to talk about _______
It is situated in // it is part of the _________
In this country there are ___________ million people.
The capital is _______ and is well known for its __________
The basis of the economy is...
The most important cultural referent is ...
Its typical music is .... (food, sports, etc.)
In this country you can see...
In this country (place/island) there are...
For your conclusion:
We really liked... // we have learnt many things for example that in ____________ you can...
One thing I've been impressed by is the _______
Something that I don't like so much is ________
I would really like to travel to this country because ...