English Level 5

Unit 1: Welcome to Montería

Content:

COMMUNICATION:

• Welcome and know your school
• Introduce someone to a group
• Make suggestions
• Express preferences

GRAMMAR:

• Present Simple contrasted with present continuous tense
• Position of adverbs of frequency
• The simple past tense: regular and irregular
• Like/love/hate/don’t mind + verb –ing
• Can/could

VOCABULARY

• Teens activities
• Review of common adjectives: antonym 

Class 1:

Welcome and know your school - Introduce someone to a group 

Activities: 
Students are going to:

1.     Read the school living together rules

2.     Ask and answer questions about the school living together rules

3.     read and write about what they are going to learn in this period

4.     surf the net and go to the blog http://levisenglish teacher.blogspot.com and read a teacher’s biography

5.     ask and answer questions about the teacher’s biography

6.     introduce themselves

7.     read and write about what they are going to learn in this period

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz:  Students are going to write their profile

Class 2:

• Introduce someone to a group 

Present Simple

Activities:
Students are going to:

1. Read a dialogue related with the topic: We usually play at 4:00
2. Ask and answer questions about the reading.

1. What are the boys and girls doing?
2. Where are they?
3. What are they studying?

3. Practice pronunciation and useful phrases.
4. Write a similar conversation and role play it.


QUIZ: Complete the sentences with the verbs:

Play surf watch

1. ______________ a musical instrument

2. _______________ on the internet

3. _______________ TV

Class 3: Present Simple contrasted with present continuous

Activities:

Students are going to:
1. Write a short paragraph suggesting ideas about places to go on vacation
2. Study a grammar focus and practice it in context: Present Simple contrasted with present continuous tense
3. Ask and answer questions about famous people.
4. Read a text related with the topic and insert adverbs of frequency.
5. Ask and answer questions about the reading.
6. Listening Activity

Quiz: complete a text using verbs giving.

QUESTIONS:

What do you know about simple present tense?

What do you know about present continuous tense?

When do we use them?



SIMPLE PRESENT
I usually study English until 11:00
She always visits her mother on weekend

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I’m studying French now
She is visiting some friends right now

THE PRESENT SIMPLE: QUESTIONS

YES/NO questions
Does he live in the city?
Yes, he does/No he doesn’t
Do you visit Italy?
Yes, I do/No I doesn’t


THE PRESENT SIMPLE: NEGATIVE STATEMENT

I don’t like that movie

She doesn’t visit her uncle

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS: QUESTIONS

YES/NO questions
Is he living in the city?
Yes, he is/No he isn’t
Are you visiting your friends in Italy?
Yes, I am/No I am not

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS: NEGATIVE STATEMENT


I am not watching that movie

She isn’t visiting her uncle

Class 4
• Express preferences
• Position of adverbs of frequency

Activities:

Students are going to:

1. Read a text related with the topic
2. Comprehension Activity: Ask and answer questions about the reading.
3. Study a grammar focus and practice it in context: Position of adverbs of frequency
5. Express preferences about free times activities

Comprehension Activity:

Who is the family in the reading?

What are the children’s names?

Why did the family move to other city?

Why is the better for them now?

Grammar: Position of adverbs of frequency

I always go to school early
I never fail classes

Class 5: The simple past tense: regular and irregular

Activities:

Students are going to:
1. Study a grammar focus and practice in context:Simple past be (was, were)
2. Correct error in some sentences
3. Write a paragraph about a person lifestyle.
4. Students are going to read the description of a person and ask and answer question about it.
5.Study a grammar focus and practice in context:Simple past regular and irregular verbs


Grammar:

Simple past be (was, were)

Affirmative Statements
I was at home yesterday
You were at home yesterday
He was at home yesterday
We were at home yesterday
You were at home yesterday
They were at home yesterday

I wasn’t at work yesterday
You weren’t at work yesterday
He wasn’t at work yesterday
She was at home yesterday
She wasn’t at work yesterday
It was at home yesterday
It wasn’t at work yesterday
We weren’t at work yesterday
You were at work yesterday
You weren’t at work yesterday


Yes/No questions Affirmative answers Negative answers

Were you at the library yesterday?
Yes, I was / No, I wasn’t

Was he/she/it at the library yesterday?
Yes, he / she / it was
No, he / she / it wasn’t

Were you/we/ they at the library yesterday?
Yes, you / we / they / were
No, you / we / they / weren`t


Grammar focus: Simple past regular verbs

I played volleyball
I didn’t play volleyball

You studied English
you didn’t study math

He watched TV
He didn’t go to the cinema

She stayed home
she didn’t go to the beach

We cooked Colombian food
we didn’t cook Mexican food

They chatted yesterday
they didn’t chat today

Past tense endings
Play - played
Cry - cried
Shop – shopped


Affirmative statements

I studied English in the school
He/she learnt English years ago.


Negative Statements

He/she didn’t learn art
I didn’t study art


Yes/No questions

Affirmative answers Negative answers


Did I study English?
Yes, you did / No, you didn´t


Did he study English?
Yes, he did / No, he didn´t


Information questions Answers

Where did you study English?
I studied English in the school


Past time markers

Last year
Last month
Last Monday
Yesterday
Ago

Paragraph

When I was in high school I used to hang out with my friends. We used to study on the weekend and played our favorite sport: soccer….




INTERVIEW

A: Did you use to thin when you were a kid?
B: No, I didn’t. I used to be a little fat
A: Did you use to be shy when you were a kid?
B: No, I didn’t. I used to be outgoing

Class 6

• Position of adverbs of frequency
• Like/love/hate/don’t mind + verb –ing


Activities:

Students are going to:

1. Study a grammar focus and practice in context: Position of adverbs of frequency
2. Study a grammar focus and practice in context: Like/love/hate/don’t mind + verb –ing
3. Write a short composition about a popular festival.
4. Make a presentation about a popular festival.
5. Surf the net to find out information about Corralejas and write a paragraph about it.
6. Read a text: Corralejas and ask and answer questions

ADVERS OF FREQUENCY

Always
Almost Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Hardly Ever
Never

• I always go to bed at 8:00 PM
• I don’t usually have dinner at home
• She is always late for work
• They can never stay out late on weekdays
• Sometimes I eat out (The use of sometimes is more frequent in this way)
• I sometimes eat out

Corralejas of Cotorra

There are a lot of festivals in Córdoba, but Corralejas are one of the most popular. This is one of our region celebration and passion.
The word Corraleja is not in the Spanish dictionary. This word is part of the Caribbean’s dialect. Its root yard and for people from the Caribbean means timber yard where people fight with bulls.
The Corralejas festivals are inheritance of Spain. But its origin is in Greek's Culture. The Greek has a God that was middle human - middle bull and they have a special ceremony to adore it.
The Main Character of the Corralejas Festival are the bull, los garrocheros (men who ride horses and spear the bull in Corralejas and the banderilleros (men who spear the bulls using banderillas) There are many towns in Córdoba that are famous for the way they celebrate their Corralejas. These towns are:
Ciénaga de Oro; (They celebrate this festival at King Saint Day in January 6th) Tierra Alta in the Up Sinú, Palo de Agua in the Down Sinú, Ayapel, Chinú, Cereté, Sampués, Cotorra, Sincé, Sucre, Betulia, Corozal, Colosó, Montelíbano and Sahagún mainly.
During The Corralejas people have good times. They listen to Papayeras (Papayeras are Typical Musical Groups that play some interesting musical instrument such us the trumpet, clarinet, drum, etc. People like to organize fandango which is a special party where they dance porros around the band or papayera group.

Class 7

• Position of adverbs of frequency
• Like/love/hate/don’t mind + verb –ing

Activities:

Students are going to:

1. Read and listen some adjectives given
2. Study a grammar focus. Can/could
3. Study a grammar focus The order of adjectives
4. Students are going to write sentences using the order of adjectives explained in the grammar focus.
5. Write a composition using adjectives
6. Listening activity.

QUIZ: Given some adjective students are going to organize them in a sentences.
Can/could

1. Read and listen some adjectives given
2. Study a grammar focus. Can/could

Can you remember how much your cell phone cost?
Could you remember how much your cell phone cost?


Can you swim? now
Could you swim when you were a child? past

I can’t skate
I couldn’t skate when I was little


3. Study a grammar focus The order of adjectives
How good? How big? How old? What shape? What color? Where from? Made of What kind?
What for?


A big green leave
An interesting old pink Japanese car
A nice metal ring
A wonderful old city
The amazing Japanese Technology

Class 8: Teens activities


Activities:

1. Students are going to read and practice vocabulary related with Teens activities
2. Students are going to read an interview
3. Conceptualization how to make an interview
4. Read an interview and answer questions about it.
5. Do an interview to a classmate about his/her teens activities

Quiz: students are going to plan and interview an important person in their community and dramatize it in class

October 15th, 2009

Interviewer: LEVIS LOZANO HOYOS
Interviewed: ROSA PÉREZ

Interview

Interviewer: How old are you Mrs. Pérez?
Interviewed: I am 86 years old

Interviewer: How long has you lived in our community?
Interviewed: I have lived here for about 86 years

Interviewer: So you were born here
Interviewed: Yes, I was


Interviewer: How was our community when you were a child?
Interviewed: It was a small town, it has 4 houses


Interviewer: The interviewer asked more question…
Interviewed:

Class 9: Review of common adjectives: antonym


Activities:

1. Students are going to review of common adjectives: antonym
2. Students are going to read a conversation
3. Students are going to complete a conversation using common adjectives
4. Students are going to write a similar conversation in Present Simple contrasted with present continuous

Interesting boring
Beautiful ugly

An incredible big new oval red Colombian wooden photo Portrait


Simple present tense



Order of adjectives



GRAMMAR PRACTICE:

make an interview to an old person in your community:



Class 10

Review Unit 1

Activities: 

Students are going to:

1.     Students are going to complete some sentences (Present Simple contrasted with present continuous )

2.     Students are going to complete a conversation (Present Simple contrasted with present continuous)

3.     Students are going to write a pragraph in Present Simple contrasted with present continuous

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

DESARROLLO DE LA  CLASE ACTIVIDADES DE INICIACION: Reflection and speech about the topic QUESTIONS: What do you know about simple present tense? What do you know about present continuous tense? When do we use them?

Unit 2

What Do I have to do?

Content: 

COMMUNICATION:

• Talk about obligations
• Talk about what someone
• has just done
• Express opinions
• Express future plans

GRAMMAR:

·                    Have to

·                    Present Simple

·                    Simple past forms

·                    The present perfect questions

·                    The present perfect with ever, never and just.

·                    The present continuous to express future plans

VOCABULARY

• House hold chores
• Adjectives suffixes: -ful and less

Sports and sport locations

Class 1

COMMUNICATION:

• Make suggestions
• Express preferences

Students are going to:

1.      Read some postcards from Tom’s mom

2.     Ask and answer questions about the reading

3.     Study a grammar focus and practice it in context. (The simple past tense regular verbs)

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Class 2

GRAMMAR:

• The simple past tense: regular and irregular 

Students are going to:

1.     Study a grammar focus and practice it in context. (The simple past tense regular verbs)

2.     Write yes/no questions using information 

3.     Write a short paragraph Mr. Bryan trip 

4.     Read a dialogue and ask and answer questions

Simple Past tense: irregular verbs

Go – went 

I went to the beach last sommer

Simple Past tense expression:

·         Last summer, last week, last year

·         yesterday

·         ago

Class 3

Communication

·         Talk about obligations

•         Talk about what someone
•         has just done

•       Students are going to:
  1.     Read a dialogue and ask and answer questions
  2.     Comprehension activity: read questions and circle the correct answer.
  3.     Read a dialogue and ask and answer questions
  4.     Write a similar dialogue using his/her own information
  
  
  Class 4:
  
  
  
  
  GRAMMAR:
  •      The simple past tense: regular and irregular 
  
  

  
  

  Students are going to:

  1.      Students are going to study a grammar focus and practice t in context (The simple past tense: regular and irregular)
  2.      Make a list of regular and irregular verbs (based form and past form)

  3.     Write sentences in past simple.

  4.     Write a paragraph in past

  
  

  
  

  Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.
  
  
  
  

  •       The simple past tense: regular 
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  Play      –       played

  Stay      -        stayed

  Want     -        wanted

  
  

  The simple past tense: Irregular verbs

  
  

  Sleep    -              slept

  Write    -              wrote

  
  

  Class 5

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  •      Simple past forms 
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   Students are going to:
  
  
  1.     Read a story 
  2.     Ask and answer questions about the reading.
  3.     Circle the best word to complete sentences about the reading.
  4.     Correct error in some sentences about the reading.
  5.     Study a grammar focus and practice in context.
  6.     Write the best .form of the past participle of some verbs given
  7.     Write a paragraph about a person lifestyle.
  8.     Students are going to read the description of a person and ask and answer question about it.
  
  
  Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Class 6

Speaking and writing

www.cotorra-cordoba.gov.co                                                                       Corralejas of Cotorra

There are a lot of festivals in Córdoba, but Corralejas are one of the most popular. This web side was created to tell the world about our region celebration and passion.

The word Corraleja is not in the Spanish dictionary that is an indicator that this word is part of the Caribbean’s dialect. Its root yard and for people from the Caribbean means timber yard where people fight with bulls.

The Corralejas festivals are inheritance of Spain. But its origin is in Greek's Culture. The Greek has a God that was middle human - middle bull and they have a special ceremony to adore it.

The Main Character of the Corralejas Festival are the bulls,, los garrocheros (men who ride horses and spear the bull in Corralejas and the banderilleros (men who spear the bulls using banderillas) There are many towns in Córdoba that are famous for the way they celebrate their Corralejas. These towns are:
Ciénaga de Oro; (They celebrate this festival at King Saint Day in January 6th) Tierra Alta in the Up Sinú, Palo de Agua in the Down Sinú, Ayapel, Chinú, Cereté, Sampués, Cotorra, Sincé, Sucre, Betulia, Corozal, Colosó, Montelíbano and Sahagún mainly.

During The Corralejas people have good times. They listen to Papayeras (Papayeras are Typical Musical Groups that play some interesting musical instrument such us the trumpet, clarinet, drum, etc. People like to organize fandango which is a special party where they dance porros around the band or papayera group. 

Class 7

Simple past forms

Students are going to:

1.     Study a grammar focus and practice in context. Simple past tense

2.     Write the  past simple of some verbs given

3.     Write sentences in simple present and in simple past

4.     Write short composition in simple past.

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Class 8: ICFES TEXT PRACTICE : Reading

Students are going to:

1.     Read some text about American Parks

2.     Read some questions about the text and select the best answer

3.     Check and compare students answers

4.     Explain why is that the answer

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Class 9: Simple Past Tense: Reading 

Students are going to:

1.      Read a text: San Antonio Past and Present

2.     Ask and Answer questions about

3.     Check and compare students answers

4.     Do a progress check about the unit

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Class 10

Review – exam and reinforcement 

Students are going to:

1.     Talk about topics they have studied so far

2.     Write a text using grammar and vocabulary studied so far

3.     Take a test

4.     Check the answers and do a reinforcement if they need it

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Unit 3: I will take your order

Content: 

COMMUNICATION:

1. Order food items and drinks
2. Talk about what someone has just done
3.  Express opinions

GRAMMAR:

1. Will and won’t for desitions, promises and future predictions
2. The present perfect questions, The present perfect with ever, never and just.

VOCABULARY:

3. Food items and drinks
4. Dance and exercise verbs

Class 1: Order food items and drinks - Food items and drinks

The teacher is going to:

1.      talk about Unit 3 and tell students a general idea what are the topics about

Students are going to:

1.     Ask and answer questions about they know about the unit topics

2.     Study a grammar focus and practice it in context: Will and won’t for decisions, promises and future predictions

3.     Write a conversation about their obligations at home

4.     Write and - role play a conversations how to order food items and drinks

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz: Write and - role play a conversations how to order food items and drinks

Questions: What do you know about the topics? When do we use simple present?

Class 2: Order food items and drinks

The teacher is going to:

1.     Order food items and drinks

Students are going to:

1.     Ask and answer questions about Order food items and drinks

2.     Study a grammar focus and practice it in context: Will and won’t for decisions, promises and future predictions

3.     Write a composition about their obligations at home

4.     Read their composition to their partners

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz: Read and ask and answer questions about their composition

Questions:

How do we form sentences in simple present?

Affirmative sentences?

Negative sentences?

Interrogative sentences?

How do we form sentences in simple present using have to?

Composition about obligations at home:

My mother and fathers work hard. So I have to help them with the house hold chores. I always have to ……

Class 3: 

1. Order food items and drinks
2. Talk about what someone has just done
3. Express opinions

The teacher is going to:

1. Ask students to scan a text to find out specific information

Students are going to:

1.     Read a text and identify grammar patterns: Present Perfect

2.     Ask and answer questions about the reading

3.     Study a grammar focus and practice it in context.

4.     Write a composition using The present perfect with ever, never and just.

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz: Students are going to read their composition to their partners

Questions:

What is the reading about?

How do we form sentences in present perfect? Affirmative sentences? Negative sentences? Interrogative sentences?

Present Perfect                                                                                             

Information questions                                                                                    

Wh- word         +          Aux (have/has) +          subject    +      verb (past participle)   

What                            have                            you                  done?                         

Long answers

subject    +      Aux (have/has)             +          verb (past participle)        +     complement

I                         have                                           finished                                  homework

Class 4: 

• Talk about what someone has just done
• Express opinions

The teacher is going to: Give a vocabulary and ask students their meaning

Students are going to:

1.     Ask and answer questions about how they can use the vocabulary in context

2.     Write a conversation  using the vocabulary to express opinions

3.     Say what they would  do if they had their life to live over

4.     Make questions using the grammar pattern if I ______ I would

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz: Ask and answer questions about their lives

Vocabulary:

Live over:

Dare: challenge

Limber up: practice/ prepare – flexible

Sanely: rationally /normally

parachute

drop: go down

barefoot not to wearing shoes

daisy: flower

merry-go-rounds

live over: in excess of more than

regret: be sorry/ feel sorry

QUESTIONS: What is regret? Why do people have regrets about things in their life? Do you have any regrets? Could you tell us about it?

Class 5: The present perfect questions, The present perfect with ever, never and just.

The teacher is going to:

1.     Write a vocabulary on the board and introduce the topic.

Students are going to:

2.     Read a vocabulary and say their meaning

3.     Write sentences using a vocabulary given

4.     Ask and answer questions about home entertainment using the vocabulary given

   Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz: Write a composition about home entertainment using the vocabulary given

Present perfect: 

Questions:

What is a review?

Where can you read movie and CDs reviews? On line, magazines

What other kinds of review do you read?  Has a review ever persuaded you to buy or see  something?

Vocabulary:

Hijack: take control

Lead: guide

End up: finish

Wash up

String: rope/   treat: pleasure  /coming

Harp  /  tune: melody

Lute  

Class 6: The present perfect questions, The present perfect with ever, never and just.

The teacher is going to:

1.     Talk about movies and introduce the topic.

Students are going to:

1.     Talk about movies they have seen recently

2.     Write sentences using a vocabulary given

3.     Ask and answer questions about movies?

4.     Read a text: cross talk

5.     Ask and answer questions about the reading

6.     Study a grammar focus and practice it in context.

7.     Write a composition about their obligations

8.     Review: Study a grammar focus and practice it in context. (Simple present: yes/no questions )

   Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz: Write a composition about a movie they have seen recently Ask and answer questions about they know about simple present rules

Questions:

What is the reading about?

Who are you agree with, parents or kids?

What chores do you have to do at home?

How do we form sentences in simple past? Affirmative sentences? Negative sentences? Interrogative sentences?

How do we form sentences in simple present using had to?

Class 7: 

• Talk about what someone has just done
• Express opinions

The teacher is going to:

1.     Ask students to give their opinions about some statements

2.     The teacher is going to tell students some expressions to soften things they say if they want to sound less direct or definite

Students are going to:

1.     Ask and answer questions about people’s relationship

2.     Study a vocabulary and practice in context

3.     Write a composition using the vocabulary given.

Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point.

Quiz: Students are going to read their composition to their partners

Questions: What's happening in your life these days: Have you done anything special? Been out with someone? Had a party at home? Gone dancing to Sun Passage? Vocabulary: Grab: to eat something quickly Bite: taste Complete the sentences: I’ve been _______________________, so I haven't ______________________________ I’ve been ________________________________________________________________ I’ve been _____________________ for ________________________________________ I’ve known __________________ since I was __________________________________ I haven’t seen ___________________________ in / for ages. Things to explain: The present perfect continuous is use to talk about an activity we’ve done more than one in the past and that we will probably continue to do. Catching up: it is when you ask a persn about what he/she has done recently. or what’s happened in his/her life since the last time you saw him/her Class 8: Talk about what someone has just done -  Express opinions The teacher is going to: 1.     read questions and says that that intonation generally falls at the end of the sentence. When the information questions are long the intonation will falls and rise in other parts of the sentence. Students are going to: 1.  Ask and answer questions about imaginary  situations (questions about imaginary situations begin with the question word + would) 2.    Give negative answers to the questions about imaginary situations (The contraction‘d is usually used in affirmative answers. When the answer is negative wouldn’t or would not is usually used) 3.     Write a conversation  asking about imaginary situations. 4.     Make questions with would using some ideas given. Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point. Quiz: Ask and answer questions about imaginary situations. Class 8: Express opinions- Dance and exercise verbs The teacher is going to: 1.     Say what he would do if he had last year to live over again. Students are going to: 1.     Study a vocabulary:  dance and exercise verbs 2.     Ask and answer questions about what they would do if they had last year to live over again. 3.     Write a conversation  about things they want change in their life 4.     Say what they would  do if they had their life to live over    Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point. Quiz: Ask and answer questions about thing they want to change  If I had last year to live over again, I would definitely spend more time with my family, and I would not spend much time at work, I would organize more family parties. What would you do? I would definitely get more exercise I definitely would not watch so much TV  Class 10: The present perfect questions, The present perfect with ever, never and just.  The teacher is going to: 1.     Ask some questions to students about what happening in their life these days and introduce the topic. Students are going to: 1.             say what kind of relationship they have with their neighbors. 1.             Study and practice in context a grammar focus 2.             Write sentences using the vocabulary given 3.             Ask and answer questions using how long have you …? 4.             Complete some sentences with the appropriate form of a verb. 5.             Ask and answer questions about their neighbor 6.             Add some expressions to some comments to make them softer 7.             Write a composition about their neighbors using some vocabulary given Note: The teacher is going to give instruction, check and explain each point. Quiz: Write a composition using present perfect We use  the present perfect to show the results of an action or how many times this action has occured We use the present perfect continuous for an ongoing or repeated activity that started in the past  and continues in the present What projects have you made so far? What have you been doing recently? Vocabulary: See                    saw              seen Make                  made          made Go                      went            gone Present perfect:  Questions: Who’s seen a good movie lately? What movie did you see? Who’s seen a bad movie lately? What movie did you see? Vocabulary: Do you like movies? What kind of movie do you like?  Movies An action movie, a biography, biopic, documentary, a drama, a family movie, a fantasy, a martial arts movie, a suspense movie, a western, Which kinds of movie do you like the best? Horror movies? An animated film A romantic movie A musical Can you think in other kinds of movies? Sentences: I have seen that  romantic movie three times this week It is an interesting comedy about an American couple A science fiction movie A thriller