sábado, 5 de febrero de 2011

English Level 1

Unit one: What’s your name?

Class 1

Activities:
Students are going to:

1. Students are going to read a teacher’s biography and ask and answer questions about it
2. Students are going to introduce themselves
3. Ask and answer questions about a conversation
5. Write a conversation using useful phrases from the conversation
6. Study a grammar focus and write questions (Simple Present tense: verb be: affirmative and negative statements.)
Quiz: Students are going to ask and answer personal questions



  • Teacher’s biography 


Hi. My name is Levis Leonardo Lozano. I’m from Sahagún, but I live with my wife, Leonardo José who is my son   and my beautiful baby Hita María in Montería where I work as a teacher. I’m 37 years old. I'm incredibly honest, you can trust what I say. I like to write poetry. I also have a great sense of humor.



  • Let’s pray:

Thanks father for the life gift and thanks for everything you give us in our life, thanks for our family love and health. Help us in our projects and to be a better person every day.

Now let’s pray…. In the name of the father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit, amen…

(Our Father) 

Our Father, 
who art in Heaven, 
hallowed by Thy name, 
Thy kingdom come, 
Thy will be done 
on earth as it is in Heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread, 
and forgive us our trespasses 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation 
but deliver us from evil. 

Amen.







  • Students are going to read a teacher’s biography and ask and answer questions about it


Reading:

My biography

Hi. My name is Levis Leonardo Lozano. I’m from Sahagún. but I live with my wife Claudia and my babies Hita María and Leonardo José  in Montería. I work as a teacher. I’m 35 years old.
My father is Melanio. He is a cook, he has his own restaurant. My mother is Hita María, she is a house wife. My mother is 70 years old. My father is 72. I have 5 brothers. Luis Enrique, Lorenzo, Luis Jose, Melanio, Jorge. I also have 5 sisters: Luzmila, Lourdes, Luz Daris, Deicy and Liliana.


Questions:

1. Who are my family members?
2. What's my father's name?
3. How many brothers and sisters does the teacher have?



  • Students are going to introduce themselves

  • Ask and answer questions about a conversation
Conversation:

Levis: Hello. How are you?
Sebastian: Hi, I am fine thank you.
Levis: Tell me about your family.
Sebstian: I have a beautiful family. My mother's name is Inés. She is very nice.  Look at this picture.
Levis: She is beautiful. How old is she?
Sebastian: She is 30.

Questions:
  • How old is Sebatian's mom?
She is 30

  • What is she like?
She is beautiful and nice

  • Write a conversation using useful phrases from the conversation
Conversation:

Eva: Hello, Juliana
Juliana: Hi Eva. How are you?
Eva: I'm fine and you?
Juliana: I am pretty well. Tell me about your family.
Eva: I have a small family. I have 2 brothers and one sister.
Juliana: What is your brother's name?
Eva: My brother's name is Samuel.
  • Study a grammar focus and write questions (Simple Present tense: verb be: affirmative and negative statements.)
Simple Present tense: verb be: affirmative and negative statements.



Verb be Contractions
I’m not
You aren’t
He isn’t
She isn’t
It isn’t
We aren’t
You aren’t
They aren’t




He is a doctor
She is a teacher. She teaches French
She is a student. He studies English
He is an actor

Affirmative statements

I am Levis Lozano
I’m from Sahagún
I’m 32 years old

Negative statements

I am not married
You are not a teacher
I am not married
You are not a teacher

Familiy members



Complete sentences

Affirmative

I ______ Francisco’s mother
She _______ Carmen's sister
You ______ Cecilia’s brother
She ______ Carlos’ wife
It ____ a dog, it ____ my pet
We _____ brothers
They ____ cousings

Negative

I ______ Francisco’s mother
She _______ Carmen's sister
You ______ Cecilia’s brother
She ______ Carlos’ wife
It ____ a dog, it ____ my pet
We _____ brothers
They ____ cousings


Interrogative

 ______ you  Francisco’s mother?
_______She Carmen's sister?
______ You Cecilia’s brother?
_____ she Carlos’ wife?
____it a dog? , ____it your pet?
_____we brothers?
____they cousings?



Family members


http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/paint-the-words/family

Simple present tense of be

Yes/No questions

Am I happy?
Yes, you are
No, you’re not / No, you aren’t

Are you happy?
Yes, I am
No, I’m not / No, I am not

Is he happy?
Yes, he is
No, he’s not / No, he isn’t

Is she happy?
Yes, she is
No, she’s not / No, she isn’t

Is it happy?
Yes, it is
No, it's not / No, it isn’t

Are we happy?
Yes, we are
No, we’re not / No, we aren’t

Are you happy?
Yes, we are
No, we’re not / No, we aren’t

Are they happy?
Yes, they are
No, they’re not / No, they aren’t


Simple present tense of be

Yes/No questions

Am I O.K?
Yes, you are
No, you're not /You're not O.K

Are you a student?
Yes, I am
No, I’m not / I'm not a student

Is he smart?
Yes, he is
No, he’s not / He's not smart

Is she beautiful?
Yes, she is
No, she’s not / she's not beautiful

Is it good?
Yes, it is
No, it's not / It's not good

Are we shy?
Yes, we are
No, we’re not / we're not shy

Are you interesting?
Yes, we are
No, we’re not / we're not interesting

Are they lazy?
Yes, they are
No, they’re not / they're not lazy

My sister isn’t lazy
My classmates aren’t tired


CONVERSATION

Camilo: Morning María, how are you?
María: Good morning Camilo, I’m fine and you?
Camilo: Pretty well, This is my friend Andrés
María: Nice to meet you Andrés
Andrés: Nice to meet too, María
Camilo: Andrés is 10 years old. He’s new in the school. He’s in 6º too. So, I think he is going to be our classmate.
María: Welcome Andrés.
Andrés: Thanks María. See you later.


Questions:

How old is Andrés?

Who is the new student?


Class 2

Activities:

Students are going to:

1. Students are going to read, listen, repeat and write cardinal numbers (1-100)
2. Complete sentences with grammar rules verb be
3. Ask answer questions and write sentences about some famous people
4. Study a grammar focus and write questions (questions: verb be.)

Quiz:Students are going to ask and answer questions using numbers.



  • Students are going to read, listen, repeat and write cardinal numbers (1-100)


1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
21 twenty- one
22 twenty- two
23 twenty- three
24 twenty- four
25 twenty- five
26 twenty- six
27 twenty- seven
28 twenty- eight
29 twenty- nine
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety
100 one hundred
101 one hundred and one


Dinosaur 1-10

Numbers from 1 to 10

Numbers

We're going to win


  • Complete sentences with grammar rules verb be



She ___ my mother
They ____ my brothers
We ____ friends
I ___ a student
You ___ doctors
He ___ my cousin
It __ my book

Simple present tense of be
Yes/No questions




USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

Formal
A: How are you?
B: I’m fine, thank you, and you

less formal
A: How are you doing?
B: Good, and you?
A: I'm O.K

A: How are you doing?
B: pretty good

Thanks / Thank you

Ways to say hello

A: Hello
B: Hi

A: Good morning
B: Good morning

A: Good afternoon
B: Good afternoon

A: Good evening
B: Good evening

Ways to say good bye:

A: Bye
B: see you,

A: see you later
B: Good bye

A: Good night
B: Good night

In conversations is more common listen to people say yeah than
Yes

A: What`s your mother’s name?
B: My mother’s name is Hita
A: How old is your mother?
B: She is 72

A: Can I borrow your book please?
B: Sure
A: Thank you
B: you’re welcome

A: Thanks
B: Don't mention it.

A: Can I borrow your pen, please?
B: I’m sorry. I need it
A: that’s O.K. Thanks any way

A: How do you call this in English?
B: I’m sorry. I don’t know
A: That’s O.K. Thanks anyway


A: How do you spell apple?
B:It’s a/p/p/l/e/


A: Can I borrow your book?
B: Sure. Here you go

A: What’s the word for this?
B: Dictionary
Hi, This is my favorite pet. Its name is Dockey it is a Dalmata. It  is 6 months. Dockey always goes with me to the park; I play soccer there, soccer is my favorite sport.  

Do you have a pet?
Use of well

A: Are you from Montería?
B: Well, I from Sahagún originally, but I live here

Note: We can start an answer with well when we need time to think or when we do not want to say just yes or no


Titles

She is Mrs. Pérez (married)
She is Ms. Pérez (married and single)
He is Mr. Pérez (married and single)
You are Mr. Pérez
She is Miss Pérez (single)

May I introduce Mr. Bustos? This is Mr. Bustos



  • Ask and answer questions and write sentences about some famous people
Who is your favorite singer?
My favorite singer is Carlos Vives



  • Study a grammar focus and write questions (questions: verb be.)


Class 3

Activities:
1. Talk about favorite
2. Read a conversation
3. Ask and answer questions about the conversation
4. Use some useful phrases to write a conversation
5. Study a grammar focus: prepositions: in, on, above, under,at
6. Complete sentences using prepositions


Quiz: Students are going to complete sentences using prepositions

Warm up: 



Questions

What do you know about preposions?

When do we use prepositions?


  • Talk about favorite

Hi, I am LeonardoThis is my favorite pet. Its name is Dockey it is a Dalmata. It  is 6 months. Dockey always goes with me to the park; I play soccer there, soccer is my favorite sport.  
Do you have a pet?
     
·         Read a conversation: This is Nayerlys

Conversation:

Lisbeth: Hello, Ana. How are you?
Ana: Hi, Lisbeth. I’m fine thank you.
Lisbeth: Ana, this is my friend Nayerlys.
Ana: Hi, Ana, nice to meet you.
Nayerlys: Nice to meet you too.


  • Ask and answer questions about the conversation


  •  What is the conversation about?
Meeting friends.

  • Is Nayerlys Ana’s friend?
Yes, she is.

  •    Use some useful phrases to write a conversation


Hello, _________. How are you?
            Hi, _________. I’m fine thank you.
This is my friend_____________.
Hi, __________, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.

·         Study a grammar focus: prepositions: in, on, above, under,at

PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION:

In, on, above, under, at

Where are my books?
They are in my book bag
They’re in my book bag

Where’s my laptop?
It’s on the desk

My mother is at work
My father is at home
I am at the school
My sister is at the bus station


·         Complete sentences using prepositions

I’m ____ in the classroom
The apple is ____ the table
The cat is ______ the bed
My house is _______ the church
The church is ________ the park
The TV is _______ the desk
I’m at the Universiry

PREPOSITION OF LOCATION



Questions

What is on the wall?
______________________________


What is on the floor?
______________________________

What is under the desk?

______________________________

What is in the closet?
______________________________

What is next to the board?
______________________________

What is in front of you?
______________________________

Where are the students’ book bags?
They’re on the floor________________

Where’s Carmen’s homework paper?
It’s on the desk____________________

Where is the teacher’s book?
They’re on the floor________________

Where are students’ notebooks?
They’re on the floor________________

Where is = Where’s

Carmen’s homework
Teacher’s book
Students’ book bags

Class 4


Students are going to:
1. Study a grammar focus (Possessive adjectives) and practice it in contex
2. See pictures and say their names
3. Ask and answer questions about the pictures
4. Draw the pictures and describe them
5. Study a vocabulary (Day of the week – months of the year?)
6. Say when is his/her birthday

Quiz: Students are going to ask and answer questions about what day do eavery day of the week and count classroom numbers

GRAMMAR FOCUS:

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Activities:

1. Questions

A: What's your favorite day?
B: My favorite day is Monday

A: What do you do on Monday?
B: I go to my English class

A: When is your birthday?
B: My Birthday is in June

2. Study a grammar focus (Possessive adjectives) and practice it in context

Subject form Possessive form
I my
You your
He his
She her
We our
They their

my bookbag is on the desk
your book is on the table
I am a Shakira’s fan
your pencil is on the floor
her laptop is on the table
our bookbags are in the backpack
their pencilcases are behind the chair


My favorite song is Where are the thief

You’re a soccer player
Your favorite sport is soccer

He`s a police officer
His job is dangerous

She`s a musician
her new album is wonderful

We are photographers
our photoes won a prime
They are actors
Their movies are great

2. See pictures and say their names

She’s Shakira
She’s Cristina Aguilera

3. Ask and answer questions about the pictures

A: Is Bretney a singer?
B: Yes, she is.

A: Are they lawyers?
B: No, they are not.

4. Draw the pictures and describe them

5. Study a vocabulary (Day of the week – months of the year?)

VOCABULARY


Day of the week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Months of year
January, February, March, April, may, June, July, august, September, October, November, December

Cardinal numbers
One, two, three…

6. Say when is his/her birthday

Class 5

Students are going to:

1. Write number in a puzzle
2. write numbers in words
3. write the next number in a sequence
4. complete sentences using personal pronouns
5. write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences

Class 6.

Students are going to:
1. read a text: From one country to another
2. ask and anwer questions about the reading
3. write sentences and answer about people in the reading
4. write a short paragraph about themselves and read it in class

Quiz: Ask and anwer questions about their partners writing

Paragraph

My name is Levis. I’m from Sahagùn. But, I live here in Monterìa. My favorite singers are Shakira and Juanes. I like them because they are goog and interesting people and They are also good Colombian Embasadors

Class 7

Activities:
Students are going to:
1. Talk about their favorite sports
2. Match some sports with their names
3. Read a conversation and ask and answer questions about the reading
4. Ask and answer questions about people in the reading
Quiz: Students are going to write a short composition about sports

Activities:
  • Talk about their favorite sports
My favorite sport

My favorite sport is soccer. I belong to a soccer team. It is called “The Best” We play every aferternoon.

  •  Match some sports with their names

do yoga
do weight training
basketball
volleyball
football
karate
bowling
running
biking
walk
Golf
Baseball
Soccer
Swimming
Surfing
Windsurfing

  • Read a conversation and ask and answer questions about the reading
Conversation:

A: Hi, Carlos. How are you?
B: Hello Andrés, I am O.K. Where are you going?
A: I am going to play basketball
B: Basketball, really. That’s my favorite sport
A: Do you want to play with us?
B: Yes, I do.
A: So, let’s go.

Conversation:
Carlos: Hello, Miguel. Whay are you wearing sweatshir?
Miguel: Because I'm going to the gym. To practice weigth training. It's my favorite sport.
Carlos: I would like to practice it to. What do I need?
Miguel: You just need to go to the gym and pay a class. There is a personal trainer.
Carlos: Oh! good. I'll go with you next class.



  • Ask and answer questions about conversation.

Quiz: Students are going to write a short composition about sportsSports:


Class 8

Activities:
Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus: Verb be: Information questions
2. ask and answer information questions

Quiz: complete information questions and their answers

Verb be: Information questions
Wh questions
What is your name? My name is Levis
Where are your friends? They are in class
Who are absent? Administration teachers are absent
When is the English class? It’s at 4:00 P.M
Which is the T-shirt? It’s the blue one
How old are you? I’m 33 years old
Why are you late? I’m late because I was working

Questions

What’s your name?
My name is Levis Lozano
What’s your phone number?
It’s 3215243832
What’s your e- mail address?
levislozano@yahoo.com
at - dot
Class 9

Activities:
Students are going to:
1. ask and answer information questions with be
2. Complete information questions with be

Quiz: Students are going to complete information questions and their answers

Where is Juan?
Juan is at work
He is sick
Juan is not here

Is Juan here?
Yes, he is
No he is not
No he’s not
No, he isn’t

Where is he?
Juan’s sick
He’s at work
He’s at home

Where is María?
María’s sick
she’s at work
she’s at home

María and Juan are late for class
They are late for class
They’re late for class

Are they late for class? Yes, they are / No, they’re not – No they aren’t


Unit 2: This is my friend Carlos


COMMUNICATION:

·                     Introduce people
·                     Where people and things are.
·                     Talk about nationalities
·                     Ask for and give: names, addresses, telephones and numbers.
·                     Talk about pregnancy early. (PESSC)

GRAMMAR:
·                     Plurals of nouns: regular and irregular.
·                     This/that; these/those
·                     Articles. a/an
·                     Use can
·                     Prepositions of time
·                     Information questions with be
·                     This,these, that, those
·                     It´s…/they are… Wh Q:  what?
·                     adjectives
·                     Adjetivos posesivos – ‘s
·                     Preposiciones de lugar (wh Q :where?)
·                     There is there are

VOCABULARY:
·                     Day of the week
·                     Months of year
·                     Cardinal numbers
                      Wh Question: When

Class 1


TOPIC:

COMMUNICATION:
  • Introduce people
  • Talk about nationalities


Activities:

·         read and write the standars, competence and indicators for this period

·         Talk about countries and nationalities

Hello, everybody my name is Levis Leonardo Lozano, I’m from Colombia so I’m Colombian. My first language is Spanish.

Tell me about your nationality.

Imagine you have a friend in other country. Then, introduce him/her to us:

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Sentences:

Affirmative statements                                                       

I’m from Colombia
I am a Colombian person

                                                                                 
Negative statements                                                       

I am not from Venezuela
You are not  Mexican
I am not from Canada
You are not Canadian

  • Match the country with the nationality

        Colum A             Colum B

  1. Venuela           a. Perubian

  1. Perú                 b. Venezuelan

  1. France             c.  Argentinian

  1. Argentina         d. French

  1. Mexico             e. Mexican

  1. United States   f.  American


·         Talk about where people are from

Answer the next questions:

1. Where is Messi from?
____________________________

2. Where is Celine Dion from?
____________________________

3. Where are the members of One Direction from?
____________________________


  • Write a list of 20 countries and the nationality for the people who were born there.


TOPIC:

GRAMMAR:

  • Plurals of nouns: regular and irregular.
  • Where people and things are. Introduce people

Students are going to:

1.     read a dialogue and ask and answer questions about it
2.     use some expressions from the dialogue to write a conversation
3.     study and practice a grammar focus in context: Nouns: singular and plurals

Quiz: Students are going to write the plural of some nouns


Activities:

·         Read a dialogue and ask and answer questions about it

Conversation

María: Hello Juan
Juan: Hi María. How are you?
María: I am fine, thank you, and you?
Juan: I am pretty good. What do you have there?
María: Oh some pencils. This is my pencil and these are Laura’s pencils. She has 8 pencils. I have one

Questions:

1.     How many pencils does María have?
She has 1
2.     How many pencils does Laura have?
She has 8



·         use some expressions from the dialogue to write a conversation

This is a pen
These are pencils

Conversation

Paulina: Hello Jorge
Jorge: Hi Paulina. How are you?
Paulina: I am fine, thank you, and you?
Jorge: I am pretty good. What do you have there?
Paulina: This is my book and these are Camilo’s notebooks. He has 7 notebooks.

·         study and practice a grammar focus in context: Nouns: singular and plurals



Singular noun: just one:
a Chair
a map
a VCR
a board

Plural nouns: more than one:

chairs
two Chairs
some chairs
some dictionaries
some posters

Rules:

1. The most singular nouns, add –s to form the plurals:

Student students
Car cars


2. Singular nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, o add –es to form the plurals:
A tomato tomatoes
Potato potatoes
Bus busses
Kiss kisses


3. Nouns ending in a consonant and –y,
Add –es and change y to i:

City cities country countries

4. Nouns ending in a vowel and –y, add –s:

Boy boys
key keys

5. Nouns ending in f or fe, change f or fe and add -ves to form the plural
Leaf leaves
Wolf wolves

But:
roof - roofs
giraffe – giraffes
cliff -- cliffs

6. Some irregular nouns:

Man-  men
Child-   children
Woman-women
Person -people
Tooth-  teeth
Mouse-  mice
Goose-geese
Foot- feet
Ox-0xen
Sheep-sheep
Deer-Deer

Singular: Plurals:
There is a chair here
There are 50 chairs in the classroom
There is a box here
There are 40 boxes in the classroom
Montería is a city
There are 33 cities in Colombia


Some nouns are only plurals

I have some jeans

Could you lend me your scissors

These are beautiful sunglasses

I need glasses to see well.

Quiz: Students are going to write the plural of some nouns

Class 3


TOPIC:

COMMUNICATION:

  • Introduce people
  • Talk about nationalities
  • Ask for and give: names, addresses, telephones and numbers.

Students are going to:

1.    read a text: Abby’s e-mail
2.      ask and answer questions about the reading
3.      Write an e-mail to Abby’s classmates

Quiz: Students are going to complete a conversation

Activities:

·         read a text: Abby’s e-mail
                   

To:  levislozano@yahoo.com

Subject: Personal information


Hi my name is Abby. I’m 12 years old. I’m from Colombia. My nationality is Colombian. I live in New York. I’m an exchange student. I course 6 º grades. My first language is Spanish and My Second language is English. Write to me soon.

·         ask and answer questions about the reading

Questions:

  1. What is the name of the person who wrote the e-mail?
  2. Who did she write to?
  3. How old is Abby?
  4. Where is she from?
  5. What is her nationality?
  6. What is her first language?
  7. What is her second language?
  8. Where does she live?
  9. What grade does she course?

·         Write an e-mail to Abby’s classmates


Class 4



TOPIC:

COMMUNICATION:

  • Talk about nationalities
  • Ask for and give: names, addresses, telephones and numbers.

Warm up:

  •       What is an exchange student?
  •       Do you know one? 


Students are going to:

1.   read a text: Exchange students
2         2.   ask and answer questions about the reading
3         3.   Write a similar story

Activities:

  •          read a text: Exchange students


Exchange student

Travel abroad is a wonderful experience of life, since people can meet new people, make friends and learn about different cultures; even though, it could be hard as well. My cousin Marcos is an exchange student in United Kingdom. He says that it cost a lot to get use to the cold winter of this country, but the people there is friendly and he is learning a lot about the English Culture.  

  •          ask and answer questions about the reading


1.     Whois an exchange student?
2.     Where is he?
3.     What’s the weather now there?


  •     Write a similar story


Class 5


TOPIC:

  • Ask for and give: names, addresses, telephones and numbers.
  • Grammar:  can and can’t

Warm up:

  • Who’s your best friend?
  • Where does he/she live?
  • Do you know his/her phone number?
  • Does she have a special hability or skill?
  • What she/he can do?

Students are going to:

1.   Study a grammar focus: can/may
2.   ask and answer questions about the use of can/may
1.     Complete sentences using can/may
2.     Write sentences using can/may

Quiz: Students are going to write a composition about sports people can practice in Colombia

Activities:

Study a grammar focus: can/may


Use of can
* We use can for abilities:

I can play the piano

I can speak English

I can’t play the piano

She can’t speak French

* We use can for request

A: Can you stay here for a while?
B: Yes , of course
Why not

A: Can I talk to you?
B: Yes, you can

* We use can to ask for help:

Can you help me to carry this?


*  May for request it is more polite than can

  •          ask and answer questions about the use of can/may


  1. When do we use can?
  2. When do we use can’t?
  3. When do we use May?
  4. When do we use may not?


  •          Complete sentences using can/may


My brother __________ play the guitar
My sister __________ play the guitar
I  __________ swim
My mom and dad  ________ speak English

Questions:

______ I talk to you now?
______ I go to the bathroom?
______ you lend me a pen?



  • Write sentences using can/may

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  • Quiz: Students are going to write a composition about sports people can practice in Colombia



Conversation:

A: Can I go to the bathroom?

Of course

Yes, you can


A: May I go to the bathroom?

B: Of course


Class 6


TOPIC:

GRAMMAR:
Plurals of nouns: regular and irregular.
Reading Activity:  I can read and  write a poem

Students are going to:

  • Students are going to surf the net and read a poem Children of my land in the blog http://levispoesia.blogspot.com/.
  • ask and answer questions about the poem
  • Write the questions and activities in the blog
  • Share their answers in class
  • Memories the poem


Warm up:

Do you like poetry?
What’s your favorite poem?
What do you think about children’s work?



Quiz: Students are going to recite the poem in class and write a short poem in English




Children of my land

Children of my land,
you go to school street,
candies and lottery as a bag you have
as a pencil your sad eyes, a shy smile,
the words please, I need you,
come here.

What do you wait for?
help our children to grow up,
help them to happy and free.

the job is for adults,
let our children play

childhood is just one,
everything has a time,


it is time to study,
it is time to read and write,
it is not time to cry,
it is time to try to make of this world a better place.

Children wake up,
run and go to school,
your second house,
the home of men and women,
the home of people who love freedom,
come and be free.


Now, answer the following questions:

1. What is the reading about?
2. Why do children work?
3. Should they work?
4. Who should have the responsibility to work?
5. What did you learnt from the reading?
6. Write down a composition about children’s problems
7. Send your writing to: levisleonardolozano@gmail.com


  •          Write the questions and activities in the blog
  •     Share their answers in class
  •     Memories the poem



Class 7

Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus: Wh queastions
2. ask and answer information questions
3. Complete sentences using wh questions
Quiz: Students are going to write and answer wh questions
Activities:

1. Study a grammar focus: Wh questions

Information questions with be; prepositions of time: in, on

Questions word be
Who is your English teacher?
Mr. Lozano
What is today’s date?
It’s June 5th
How old are you?
I'm 21 years old
Where are your books? They’re in the backpack
When is your birthday? It’s in January or it’s on January 11th

Use in with months and on with exact dates.

Who is = who’s what is = what’s

2. ask and answer information questions

Verb be: Information questions
Wh questions
What is your name?
My name is Levis
Where are your friends?
They are in class
Who are absent?
Administration teachers are absent
When is the English class?
It’s at 4:00 P.M
Which is the T-shirt?
It’s the blue one
How old are you?
I’m 33 years old
Why are you late?
I’m late because I was working

What’s your name?
My name is Levis Lozano
What’s your phone number?
It’s 3215243832
What’s your e- mail address?
levislozano@yahoo.com

Complete sentences using wh questions

Class 8

Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus: Wh questions and Yes/No questions
2. ask and answer information questions Yes/No questions
3. Complete sentences using wh questions Yes/No questions
Quiz: Students are going to ask and answer wh questions and Yes/No questions

Information questions with be

What’s she like?
She’s very shy
What are their names?
Miguel and Mario
Where are you from?
I’m from Sahagnú
Where’s she from?
She’s from Chinú
Where are they today?
They’re at the University
How are you?
I’m fine, thanks
How are your parents?
They’re great
How old are you?
Twenty
Who’s this?
It’s my grandmom

Class 9

Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus: This/that; these/those - Articles. a/an - Prepositions of time
2. Complete sentences using the grammar patterns study so far
3. ask and answer information questions
4. Write a short compostion using the grammar patterns study so far
Quiz: Students are going to describe the classroom

Articles a/an
We use the indefinite article a/an before countable nouns.

a is used before a consonant sound
a university
a parrot
a house
a USB

an is used before vowel sound
an apple
an hour
an MP3

We use some with uncountable nouns
some sugar
some salt

We use this and these when we want to show something, animals or people that are near to us
This for singular
This is my car
These for plurals
These are my cars
We use that and those when we want to point something, animals or people that are far away
That for singular
That is my car
Those for plurals
Those are my cars


This/that; these/those

Singular

This is my book
that’s your book



Plural

These are my books
those are your books.

Articles a and an

What’s this? What’s that?
It’s a video camera it´s an apple pie

What’s this?
This is a tape recorder
It’s a pencil
It’s an apple
It’s a USB
It’s a MP3 player

What are these?
They are pencils
They are apples
They’re sunglasses

What’s in your back?
I have an umbrella
a pencil
an eraser
a pen
an English book
This is a tape recorder

Is this your laptop?
Yes, It is
No, it is not
No, it isn’t

Are these your keys?
Yes, they are
No, they’re not
No they aren’t

Unit 3: What does your mother look like?

Class 1


Topic:
  • Ask for personal in formation
  • Ask questions: When? What time?
  • Talk about your family

Students are going to:

1. Talk about their families
2. Talk their falmily’s favorite activities
3. Study a vocabulary to describe people
4. Ask what people look like

Quiz: Students are going Draw a family tree and describe their members

My family

Activities:

1. Talk about their families

My family


Hi, my name is Angie. This is my family. My father is Rafael. He is a seller, my mother is Lourdes. She is a teacher. My mother is 30 years old, and my father is 34. I have two brothers. My brothers’s name are Stiven and Jhohan. I have a dog. He´s name is Pepe. There are other people in my family my grandfather, grandmother, my uncles, my aunts and my cousins. By the way, my mother is carrying my cousin Hita in this Photo.

2. Talk their falmily’s favorite activities

I always like to go out with my family
I like to play with my brothers
We like to watch TV together
My sister like to play with dolls
My older brother like to dance

3. Draw a family tree and describe their members

Family Members

4. Study a vocabulary to describe people

My father is smart. He is interesting
My mother isn’t quiet and shy. She is nice and fun
My sisters are friendly
My brothers are outgoing

General appearance

My brothers are Handsome
They are good looking
My sisters are pretty
They are attractive
She is beautiful
Plain (simple)
My cousins aren’t plain.
They are handsome
My uncles are not ugly. They are attractive

Age:

My stepbrothers are young
My great grandfathers are old
My half sisters are middle age
My nieces are in their late thirties
My grandfathers are in their late fifties
My parents are in their mid fifties

Height

My stepsister are tall
My great grandmothers are short
My half brothers are of medium height

Build

My nieces are fat
My grandfathers are plump (overweight)
My parents are well - built
My uncles are slim
My daughter is thin. She is not of medium build

Eyes

My stepbrothers’s eyes are blue
My great grandfathers’ eyes are green
My half sisters’ eyes are grey
My nieces’ eyes are big
My grandfathers’ eyes are brown
My parents’ are eyes are blue

Hair

My stepbrothers’s hair is black
My great grandfathers’ hair is short
My half sisters’ hair is long
My nieces’ hair is wavy
My prandfathers’ hair is curly
My parents’ hair is straight
My stepbrothers’s hair is fair (blond)
My great grandfathers’ hair is short
My half brothers’ hair is light brown
My stepmother’s hair is dark brown

5. Ask what people look like


Do your stepbrothers have beard?
Yes, they do
Do your great grandfathers have moustache?
Yes, they do
Do your half sisters wear glasses?
Yes, they do
Do your grandfathers have broadshoulders?
Yes, they do
Do your parents have full lips?
Yes, they do
Do your stepbrothers have friendlysmiles?
Yes, they do
Do your grandfathers have dark/light complexion?
Yes, they do
Do your stepbrothers have wrinkles?
Yes, they do
Do your grandfathers have freckles?
Yes, they do

Grandma
grandpa
mom
dad
wife
husband
son
daughter

Wrinkle: arruga
Freckle: peca

Quiz: Students are going to ask and answer questions about their family members
A: Where are you from?
B: I’m from Córdoba
A: Really. Where are you from in Córdoba?
B: I’m from Montería
A: I’m from Montería, too
Where are your parents from?
B: They’re from Córdoba

A: What’s your favorite family member?
B: It’s my dad
A: Your dad, really. My favorite family member is my dad too.
B: my dad is a writer
A: Really. What does he write?
B: my dad writes poetry

Class 2

Students are going to:

1. read a dialogue and ask and answer questions about it
2. use some expressions from the dialogue to write a conversation
3. study and practice a grammar focus in context: Possessive of nouns
4. Complete sentence with Possessive of nouns

Quiz: Students are going to complete sentence with Possessive of nouns

The possessive case:

The possessive case is used to demonstrate that something belongs to someone

Carlos’ book
the boys’ bags
women’s dresses
Carlos and Mary’s shop
Carlos’ and Mary’s shop

It is also used to express relationship between people
Levis’ parents Levis’s parents

The possessive case is used to talk about places such as stores or houses
They are at the grocery’s
He is at Marta’s
Questions:
Whose car is this?
It’s Carlos’s
The legs of the desk

Be careful: you should make a difference between be contraction ‘s and the possessive case ‘s
be contraction ‘s the possessive case ‘s
Ana’s my friend Ana’s classmates
Ana’s sick Ana’s workmate


1. read a dialogue and ask and answer questions about it

María: Hi David, Who’s Angela
David: Hello María. Angela is Jorge’s wife
María: Who’s Carlos
David: He’s Jorge’s brother
María: Who’s Carmen
David: She’s Jorge’s brother
María: Who are Mario and Marcela
David: They are Jorge’s son and daughter. All of them are Jorge’s family

Possessive forms of nouns

Singular nouns

Pedro is Carmen’s father
Milena is Carmen’s mother
Carolina’s sisters
Jimena’s brothers
Carmen’s books

Plural nouns ending in s

Josefa is the kids’ sister

Irregular plural nouns

Men’s clothes
Men’s toys
Children’s work

Class 3

Students are going to:

1. ask and answer questions about family possessions
2. Draw home things and tell their owners
3. Write sentences using the vocabulary learn so far
Quiz: Students are going to write questions and answer about family possessions


This is my brothers’ toy This is my uncles’ house



This is my brother’s base This is my uncle’s bus

Class 4

Simple present tense: have.

Students are going to:

1. Study and practice in context a grammar focus: Simple present tense: have
2. ask and answer questions about the use of Simple present tense: have
3. Write an e-mail to a classmate using Simple present tense: have
4. Complete sentences using Simple present tense: have
Quiz: Students are going to complete a conversation using Simple present tense: have

GRAMMAR FOCUS:

Simple Present Tense: Have

Affirmative statements Negative statements


She has a sister He doesn’t have any sister
He has a sister it doesn’t have four bedrooms
It has four bedrooms I don’t have any sister
I have two sisters

He/she/It: has He/She/It: doesn’t
I/You/We/They: have I/You/We/They: don´t

Use any in negative statements

Yes/No Questions:

Does it have any bedrooms? Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t
Do you have any sisters? Yes, I do / No, it don’t


Class 5

Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus: have - Affirmative and negative statements
2. ask and answer questions using have
3. Complete sentences using have – Interrogative, Affirmative and negative statements

Quiz: Students are going to write interrogative, affirmative and negative statements
The simple present of have: Interrogative, Affirmative and negative statements

Affirmative statements

I/you/we/they have two brothers
He/She has a sister

Negative statements
I/you/we/they do not have two brothers
He/She/it does not have a sister

I/you/we/they don’t have two brothers
He/She/it doesn’t have a sister

Interrogative
Do you have any sister?
yes, I do / No I don’t
Does he have any brothers?
yes, he does/No he doesn’t
Does it have any TV?
yes, it does/No it doesn’t

Questions with How many

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
I have 5 brothers and 5 sisters
How many brothers and sisters does she have?
she has 5 brothers and 5 sisters

Class 6
Adjectives for physical descriptions

Students are going to:

1. Students are going to surf the net (go to the blog: http://levisenglishteacher.blogspot.com/ and read the text introduce myself in the blog.
2. ask and answer questions about the text
3. Write the text and underline adjectives for physical descriptions
4. See a word web of Adjectives for physical descriptions
Quiz: Draw a word web of Adjectives for physical descriptions



Class 7
Describe family members

Students are going to:

1. Describe family members using adjectives for physical descriptions
2. Ask and answer information questions about family members using adjectives for physical dscriptions
3. Describe famous people family members using adjectives for physical dscriptions
Quiz:Students are going to write and answer wh questions about famous people and family members using adjectives for physical dscriptions
GRAMMAR: BE + ADJECTIVE

I am smart

be + adjective

My mother is beautiful

be + adjective

My brothers are beautiful

be + adjective

1. Ask and answer questions using Adjectives: be + adjective
2. Complete sentences using Simple Adjectives: be + adjective
3. Write sentences using Adjectives: be + adjective.

My family members
My mother is a good person, she is an intelligent woman.

My father is_____________________
My brother is____________________
My sister is____________________
My grand father is_______________
My grand mother is_______________
My aunt is_______________________
My uncle is______________________
My cousin is_____________________

Questions:
1. What’s your brother like?

He is 31 years old. He is tall and I am in a good shape, because he goes to the gym every day. He is very smart and handsome. He is talkative, sincere, modest and reliable.

2. What’s your sister like?

3. Describe famous people family members using adjectives for physical dscriptions

My favorite actor is _________________________________

My favorite singer is ________________________________

Quiz: answer these questions using adjectives for physical dscriptions:

1. What’s your brother like?
2. What’s your sister like?
3. What’s your father like?
4. What’s your mother like?

Class 8

Students are going to:

1. Read a text in the blog: http://levisenglishteacher.blogspot.com/
2. ask and answer information questions about the text
3. Write a similar text recycling vocabulary from the unit
Quiz: Students are going to spell words

Class 9
Ask what people look like.

Students are going to:

1. write a magazine article about a person he/she like
2. do a poster about that person
3. ask and answer questions about the person
Quiz: Students are going to do a presentation about a famous person

I love Shakira
My favorite singer is Shakira. I really like her. She’s an excellent singer and a songwriter…

Unit 4: Do you like sports?

Class 1
Talk about likes and dislikes.
Students are going to:

1. Talk about music
2. Read a conversation: I’m not cracy about vallenato
3. Ask and answer question about the reading
Quiz: Students are going write a composition about his/her favorite music

1. Talk about music

Questions:

What kind of music do you like?
Do you like hip-hop?

MY FAVORITE SINGERS





Class 2.
Students are going to:

1. Fill out a form with personal information
2. use some expressions from the dialogue to write a conversation
3. roll play the conversation
4. study a vocabulary: physical appearance
Quiz: Students are going to ask and answer questions about his classmates’ physical appearance.

Class 3
Simple present: like.

Students are going to:

1. Study and practice a grammar focus: Simple present: like.
2. ask and answer questions using like
3. talk about grammar rules: simple present
4. Write sentences using Simple present: like.
Quiz: Students are going to write questions and answer using Simple present: like. Yes/No questions
She likes hip hop music He doesn’t like heavy metal
He likes vallenato music It doesn’t like classical music
It likes music I don’t like salsa
I like pop music

He/she/It: likes He/She/It: doesn’t
I/You/We/They: like I/You/We/They: don´t

Remember: to write affirmative statements in simple present follow this structure

S + V + C
I like Harry Potter movies

Activity

Talk about music

Questions:
What kind of music do you like?
Do you like hip-hop?

Class 4
Simple present: like.

Students are going to:


1. Study and practice a grammar focus: Simple present: Yes/No questions
2. ask and answer Yes/No questions using like
3. talk about grammar rules: simple present Yes/No questions using like
4. Write sentences using Simple present: Yes/No questions using like
Quiz: Students are going to complete a conversation using Simple present tense: Yes/No questions using like

GRAMMAR FOCUS: Simple present: Yes/No questions

Yes/No Questions:

Do I like vallenato music? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Do you like salsa music? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Does she like music? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t
Do they like ranchera music? Yes, they do / No, they don’t

Class 5
Simple Present Tense: information questions.

Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus: Simple Present Tense: information questions.
2. Ask and answer questions using Simple Present Tense: information questions.
3. Complete sentences using Simple Present Tense: information questions.
Quiz: Students are going to write sentences using Simple Present Tense: information questions.

2. GRAMMAR FOCUS:

Simple Present Tense: information questions.

Questions Answers


Who does Mary like? She likes Jorge.
Why does Mary like Jorge? because he’s handsome and nice
What do you do on weekends? I hang out at a friend house
When does Mary visit her parents? She visits them after work
What time does the movie start? It stars at 1:00 P.M.

Class 6
Grammar: Adjectives: be + adjective
Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus: Adjectives: be + adjective
2. Ask and answer questions using Adjectives: be + adjective
3. Complete sentences using Simple Adjectives: be + adjective
4. Write sentences using Adjectives: be + adjective.
Quiz: Students are going to complete a word web: be + adjective

GRAMMAR: Adjectives: be + adjective

I am smart

be + adjective

My mother is beautiful

be + adjective
My brothers are beautiful




Class 7
Adjective + noun
Students are going to:

1. Describe family members using adjectives for physical descriptions and the grammar pattern Adjective + noun
2. Ask and answer information questions about family members using adjectives for physical dscriptions and the grammar pattern Adjective + noun
3. Describe famous people and family members using adjectives for physical descriptions and the grammar pattern Adjective + noun
Quiz: Students are going to write and answer wh questions about famous people family members using adjectives for physical descriptions and the grammar pattern Adjective + noun

GRAMMAR: ADJECTIVE + NOUN

I have a beautiful dauther
adjective + noun

Activities:
1. Describe family members using adjectives for physical descriptions
My mother is beautiful, she is short, her skin is brown and she has straight black hair
My father is___________________________________________
My brother is__________________________________________
My sister is___________________________________________
My grandfather is______________________________________
My grandmother is______________________________________
My aunt is_____________________________________________
My uncle is____________________________________________
My cousin is___________________________________________

2. Ask and answer information questions about family members using adjectives for physical descriptions

1. What’s your brother like?

He is 31 years old. He is tall and I am in a good shape, because he goes to the gym every day. He is very smart and handsome. He is talkative, sincere, modest and reliable.

2. What’s your sister like?


3. Describe famous people family members using adjectives for physical dscriptions

My favorite actor is ________________

My favorite singer is _______________

Quiz: Students are going to write and answer wh questions about famous people family members using adjectives for physical descriptions

1. What’s your brother like?
2. What’s your sister like?
3. What’s your father like?
4. What’s your mother like?

Class 8
Vocabulary: More physical description
Students are going to:

1. Read a text
2. ask and answer information questions about the text

Quiz: Students are going to write a similar text recycling vocabulary from the text
Information questions for the reading:

Questions:
What’s the reading about?
What kind of music does he like?
What does he do in his free time?
What is his favorite movie?

Remember: follow this structure to write affirmative statements in simple present

S + V + C
I like Harry Potter movies

Class 9

Students are going to:

1. Ask and answer questions using Simple Present Tense: information questions.
2. Complete sentences using Simple Present Tense: information questions.
3. Write sentences using Simple Present Tense: information questions.
4. write the next number in a sequence
5. complete sentences using personal pronouns
6. write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences
7. Read the text My life
8. Ask and answer questions about the reading
9. Study a grammar focus and practice it in context.
10. Write their daily routine.

Quiz: students are going to write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using the verb be and the numbers


My favorite actor is ________

My favorite singer is _______

Profession

I am a musician
He is a singer
She’s an actor
She’s an actress
They’re soccer player
He`s an artist
I am a photographer

Activities:

For each profession, think of someone you know
María is an interpreter
Carlos is a computer programmer
My father is a chef
I am a sales person
My sister is a manager

Conversation:

A: Do you have a lucky number?
B: My lucky number is 7 / I do not have a lucky number

A: What do you do every day?
B: I go to school and play soccer


Grammar: Simple present statements

I eat fish for breakfast
I don’t eat meat for lunch
You have milk and coffee for breakfast
You don’t have bread
We get up at 4:45 A.M
We don’t get up late
They read the newspaper on weekdays
They don’t read the newspaper on weekdays
He listens to music everyday
He doesn’t listen to music on weekends
She watches TV at night
She doesn’t watch TV in the morning

Don’t = do not
Doesn’t = does not

Look at the following verb endings in third person singular (He, she, it)
Drive-                      drives
Get-                         gets
Kiss-                        kisses
Watch-                    watches
Play-                       plays
cry-                        cries
Study-                      studies
Have-                       has
go-                         goes
Do-                         does

Grammar: Use of Simple present:

• We use the simple present to talk about routines or repetitive actions.
I go there every week

• We use the simple present to talk about permanent states
I live in Montería

• We use the simple present to talk about general truths or law of nature
The Earth Planet goes around the sun

I eat breakfast every day
I don’t eat lunch at home

You have eggs, bread and coffee for breakfast
You don’t have meat, rice and tea

He watches movie on TV
He doesn’t go to the movie theater

She studies English at Sinú University
She doesn’t study French here

It has milk for breakfast
It doesn’t milk for breakfast _________
We get up early on weekdays
We don’t get up early on weekend

They go to school by bus
They don’t go to school by taxi

Don’t = do not
Doesn’t = does not

Sentences:

We form the affirmative statements in this way:

Subject + Verb + Complement

I take the bus to school at 7:00 A.M

We usually add an ______S to the third person singular ( He, she, it)

He takes the bus to school at 7:00 A.M

But :

• We add ___es to verbs ending in sh __ch __x __o __ss __

Kiss-           He Kisses her
Miss-           She misses him
Finish-         finishes
Fish-           fishes
Watch-        watches
Mix-            mixes
Fix-             fixes
Go-             goes

• to verbs ending in y drop the y and add es

Study-   studies
Cry-     cries

He studies English
The baby cries a lot

• to verbs ending in a vowel + y we add s

play-   plays
She plays basketball

We form the negative statements in this way:

• With I/you/we/they

S + do + not (don’t) + complement

I do not work here
I don’t work here

With He /she/it

S + does + not (doesn’t) + complement

He does not work here
He doesn’t work here

Note: We do not add __s to the main verb in negative and interrogative statements

We form the interrogative statements in this way:

• With I /you/we/they

Do + s + complement +?

Do I work here?
Yes, I do
No, I don’t / No, I do not

With He /she/it

Does + s + complement +?

Does he work here?
Yes, He does
No, he doesn’t / No, he does not

Note: We do not add __s to the main verb in negative and interrogative statements

We form the interrogative statements (Information questions) in this way:

Wh question + do/does + s + complement +?

How often do you go to the movie?
I go to the movie once a week

Where do you live?
I live in Florida

Who gets up early?
she gets up early

What do you want?
I want a soda please.

Time markers:

Every day
Every week
Every month
Every year
Every morning
Every afternoon
Every evening
Every night
At noon
At night
At midnight
Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never
On Monday
On Tuesday
On Wednesday
On Thursday
On Friday
On Saturday
On Sunday
In January
In February
In March
In April
In May
In June,
In July
In August
In September
In October
In November
In December
Before lunch
After breakfast

My daily Routine

I'm a hard worker person. So I get up at 5:00 A.M, then I take a shower, I brush my teeth and I have breakfast. I take the bus to work at 5:45. At noon I come back home and I have lunch and go back to work. After my working journal I read a book or watch TV. I go to bed around 11:00 P.M.
On weekend I go to visit my parents in Sahagún. Sometimes I invite my wife to a restaurant or go to dance.

2. Write sentences in simple present
I work in San Jeronimo Hospital every week.

Verbs:
Wake up
take a shower
get dress
eat breakfast
go
play
listen to

I have lunch at 1:00
I Wake up at 5:00
I take a shower at 5: 15
I get dress at 5:20
I eat breakfast at 5:40
I go to school at 5:50
I go home at 12:30
I listen to music at 3:00
I have lunch at 1:00


3. Ask and answer yes/no questions (Simple present)
Do you like pop music?
yes, I do/ No, I don't

Does she cry?
Yes, she does/ No, she doesn't

Information question:
• What do you do on week days?

In the morning:
I do my homework
I watch TV
In the afternoon:
I go to school from Monday to Friday

On Weekend:
I visit my grandparents
• What do you do every day?
I study English

• What do you do in the morning?
I do my homework

• What do you do at 8:00 A.M?
I take a shower

• What’s your favorite food?
My favorite food is_________________

• What do you eat in the morning?
I eat ____________________________

• What do you have for lunch?
I have _______________________

• What do you have for dinner?
I have __________________________

4. Write a conversation using Simple present

Conversation:
Lile: Hello Olga.
Olga: Hi, Lile. What do you do in the afternoon
Lile: I listen to music, I watch TV and do exercise. And you?
Olga: I have lunch at 2:00 P.M

Quiz: Students are going to complete sentences using simple present tense

I Wake up at ____________________
I take a shower at ________________
I get dress at ____________________
I eat breakfas at __________________
I go to school at __________________
I go home at _____________________
I listen to music at ________________
I have lunch at ____________________
I play the piano at __________________
A: Are you from Montería?
B: Well, I from Sahagún originally, but I live here

Note: We can start an answer with well when we need time to think or when we do not say just yes or no

Vocabulary

On average: normal standard

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